I was up in the middle of the night last night with a bad cough and did not sleep well enough to get up in time for my morning P90X2 workout. So, I did my workouts back to back when I was done working for the day.

These workouts fit very well back to back. The TUY Yin Yoga workout is an “easy” practice where you hold deep stretches for 3 to 5 minutes. And after P90X2 Total Body I was ready for some deep stretching.

I am still letting the P90X2 workouts grow on me. Many of the balance moves feel very awkward. I understand that Tony is getting us to engage our core and other muscles while working the primary muscle, but wow is it awkward. I will go with the flow and trust Tony and let the results speak for themselves.

I have been doing great with my nutrition. No alcohol this week, no cigars, no sugar and no processed foods. I am tracking everything I eat. I feel better already.

During my post workout shower (where I do some of my best thinking) I was noticing how good I feel and that I don’t get the 2:00 sleepy time feeling in the afternoon. I know that when I eat good I feel better and have more energy. I have made this observation numerous times in my life. But for some reason I let myself slip into bad habits over and over again. These things creep up on you. Like that saying, “how do you boil a frog? Very slowly.” These bad habits, and the way they make you feel, happen so slowly that you don’t notice. Until it’s too late.

In your life and in your workouts… Bring it!

And still going strong! I’m feeling VERY good lately and I contribute 90% of that to my nutrition and 10% to exercise. But that’s just my wild guess. I have known this for a long time but so much of fitness is diet/nutrition. I have laser like focus on my diet right now and it’s really paying off. I feel so much better and I am losing body fat.

I read a great blog post by Tony Horton (P90X guy) the other night and I think that he is on to something. He wrote about how good his life is when he is eating right and exercising. When staying on track good things seem to happen. And not just good things related to fitness. Your whole life reaps the benefits. It’s a great read. Check it out here.

That’s all for now. I need to shovel some snow!

Till next time… Bring it!!

Day 56 marked the start of Phase III and I rested. I was supposed to do the KenpoX workout that I skipped the day before but I never got around to it. I’m still working out but I feel very off track. I’m reminded of something A friend of mine used to  say about situations like this. He would say “Uh o, the wheels are coming off.” He explained it by saying to imagine a stage coach rolling down a very steep hill bouncing high in the air as it rolled faster and faster. And just before it began tumbling out of control and finally breaking into a million pieces… the wheels would come off. That’s a bit how I feel right now.

It always amazes me at how little it takes to knock me off track. Just two weeks ago my diet was great, I was logging every morsel I put into my mouth. I was working out twice a day a few times a week, I was keeping up with my P90X worksheets, and then it happened. I had to travel for 2 weeks. It totally took my momentum away. And just like a big bolder, once it stops rolling it is hard to get it started again.

Like I said, I am still working out. But my diet is not great. I did Day 57’s chest and back workout and felt great. As a matter of fact, it has been 2 days now and I’m still sore. And then on Day 58 I really brought it for Plyo. That was yesterday and I can barely walk today. Today was Day 59 and I did one of my favorites, Shoulders and Arms. But… I have not done Ab Ripper X in about a week and a half. :o( I have been sleeping in too late to fit it in during my morning workout. Now that the time has changed I am finding it harder to get to sleep early enough to wake up on time.

So I have to get my momentum rolling again. Unfortunately I have some more travel coming up soon and it will probably set me back again. It’s a real bummer. I often dread even going to visit family for a day or two because I know that it has a good chance of derailing me. It has happened before. I’m great if I can just stay at home and do my daily routine. I guess that is just not realistic.

I’ll continue to fight the good fight.

One thing that I have stopped doing is logging into WOWY.com for my morning P90X workouts. I really only did it in an attempt to win the daily prize but I recently found out that you have to be a paying member to win now. Well, you don’t HAVE to be a paying member to win. You can complete the “short” online entry form every day for a chance to win. But I’ll tell ya what, they really want to give you some incentive to be a paying member and made that form a giant pain in the butt! So I’m done with WOWY.

I’m hoping that after this next trip that I’ll be back on track. Diet and all.

On a positive note I was pleasantly surprised to see that @Tony_Horton is now following me on Twitter. How cool! You can follow me to.. @Dugrhill

Till next time… Bring it!!

Day 56 marked the start of Phase III and I rested. I was supposed to do the KenpoX workout that I skipped the day before but I never got around to it. I’m still working out but I feel very off track. I’m reminded of something A friend of mine used to  say about situations like this. He would say “Uh o, the wheels are coming off.” He explained it by saying to imagine a stage coach rolling down a very steep hill bouncing high in the air as it rolled faster and faster. And just before it began tumbling out of control and finally breaking into a million pieces… the wheels would come off. That’s a bit how I feel right now.
It always amazes me at how little it takes to knock me off track. Just two weeks ago my diet was great, I was logging every morsel I put into my mouth. I was working out twice a day a few times a week, I was keeping up with my P90X worksheets, and then it happened. I had to travel for 2 weeks. It totally took my momentum away. And just like a big bolder, once it stops rolling it is hard to get it started again.
Like I said, I am still working out. But my diet is not great. I did Day 57’s chest and back workout and felt great. As a matter of fact, it has been 2 days now and I’m still sore. And then on Day 58 I really brought it for Plyo. That was yesterday and I can barely walk today. Today was Day 59 and I did one of my favorites, Shoulders and Arms. But… I have not done Ab Ripper X in about a week and a half. :o( I have been sleeping in too late to fit it in during my morning workout. Now that the time has changed I am finding it harder to get to sleep early enough to wake up on time.
So I have to get my momentum rolling again. Unfortunately I have some more travel coming up soon and it will probably set me back again. It’s a real bummer. I often dread even going to visit family for a day or two because I know that it has a good chance of derailing me. It has happened before. I’m great if I can just stay at home and do my daily routine. I guess that is just not realistic.
I’ll continue to fight the good fight.
One thing that I have stopped doing is logging into WOWY.com for my morning P90X workouts. I really only did it in an attempt to win the daily prize but I recently found out that you have to be a paying member to win now. Well, you don’t HAVE to be a paying member to win. You can complete the “short” online entry form every day for a chance to win. But I’ll tell ya what, they really want to give you some incentive to be a paying member and made that form a giant pain in the butt! So I’m done with WOWY.
I’m hoping that after this next trip that I’ll be back on track. Diet and all.
On a positive note I was pleasantly surprised to see that @Tony_Horton is now following me on Twitter. How cool! You can follow me to.. @Dugrhill
Till next time… Bring it!!

Day 40 was Legs and Back and Ab RipperX. I felt great that morning and my lower back pain was even gone. I am so blessed that I heal quickly. It seems that whenever I get a small injury that it’s gone in a couple days. In the afternoon I ran 4 miles. I had planned on doing some of the P90X Upper Plus exercises but my schedule got rearranged and I ran instead.

Day 41 and I feel like I’m coming down with something. AGAIN!!! Man, I work at home and never leave the house. How do I keep getting sick?!?! It must be due to the fact that I have a pre-schooler in the house. She’s always bringing stuff home. And by stuff I mean germs! Ugh! I really can’t afford to be sick right now so I went out and bought some ZiCam. I usually don’t believe in the stuff but right now I’d try just about anything because I CAN’T be sick!

And because I was sick today I craved junk like you would not believe. Carbs, carbs, carbs! I’m surprised I only ended up at 350 calories over what I burned for the day.

I was scheduled for KenpoX today but was really dragging. I was going to skip it altogether. Then I decided to try one of the oldest tricks in the book. I told myself that I would go downstairs (to my workout area) and put the heart rate monitor on, and just workout for 10 minutes. Ha! Try it. Once you start you can’t stop! I started working on the heavy bag. I did that for about 15 minutes and had a good sweat going. Then I did my own cardio routine. I just made it up on the spot. Once you’ve done P90X and P90X + a few times you have an arsenal of awesome exercises to draw from. Thanks Tony! I just started doing some of my favorite moves. Super Skaters, Pike pull-ups, jumping jacks, prison cell push ups, and so on and so on. I even made up some of my own moves. What a great workout. By the time I was done 45 minutes had passed my heart rate was way up there and I had burned 550 calories.

I do feel a little pain in my right collar bone after my heavy bag work. That happens to me often when I over do it on the bag. Hopefully it will be like the rest of my injuries and go away quickly.

Tomorrow is a rest day but I plan on doing a long/slow run. I am only running 2 days a week now. One day for intervals and one long run.

Till next time… Bring It!!

Total body Plus was the workout of the day and I can’t say enough how good it feels to have worked out. My motivation was lacking a little bit this am but Tony has a knack for motivating people. Before I knew it the workout was over.

I had a LOT going on at home yesterday so I skipped my run for the day and took the afternoon off. I look forward to running later this afternoon.

Till next time… Eat Clean and Bring It!

Happy Thanksgiving! Today marks the 200th time that I have done the P90X workouts. I started started P90X 303 calendar days ago. Not bad.

I woke up fairly early and did my YogaX workout. I felt GREAT! Stronger and more flexible that I have in a long time. I attribute this to my clean eating challenge and consistently working out. I can’t express how good I feel right now.

I will splurge today. I’m trying to lessen the impact by eating low carb this morning because I know I will be eating things like stuffing and pie later.

I also hit a new low weight today and don’t want to sabotage my success.

Well that’s about it. But before I conclude this post I must say that I am very thankful today. Thankful for my health, for my great family and friends and their health. And when I say that I am thankful for my health I want you to know that I do not take that lightly. I am so blessed that I can get up every morning and workout without pain. Many of my 40 + year old friends and family can’t do what I do. Many due to joint or back pain or lack of fitness. I love the fact that I can roll around on the ground like a child, do push-ups, pull ups, crunches, run, things our bodies were meant to do. I think about how lucky I am often. And I’m thankful to Tony Horton for sharing this life changing gift with us all. Thanks Tony!

Till next time… Bring It!