Back & Bi’s – I had a solid workout this morning. It’s funny, I can do 20 pull-ups on my first set but I would be lucky to do 6-8 every set after that….some sets just 3-4 pull-ups.  I am not sure where P90X found the people in the videos but they all seem to be pull-up freaks. I have to laugh when Tony claims during the last set of max pull-ups, “if you feel good, do the one you don’t like”…I still have not met a person that feels good at the end of this workout as far as pull-ups go…I guess I am just jealous!

I had about 15 minutes to spare before getting ready for work so I went for a quick 2 mile run. I was toast by the end but I am glad I did it. I am still taking the P90X Recovery Drink and there is nothing better to have when you feel wiped out. I honestly think it’s legiate and it does help me get ready for an intense workout the following day.

Best tri-workout to-date! I completed a 9 mile bike, 3.1 mile run, and 1/3 swim in 1 hour 8 minutes and 45 seconds…shaving about a minute off my previous best time.

I do expect to make improvements every time I complete this routine but the last two attempts I had on this exact workout, I either cut it short from feeling fatigue or my time was off as my 4 year old saw me in transition (run to swim) and wanted to talk to me for a bit. My plan is to do P90X Back & Bi’s tomorrow and I may piggyback another swim onto it if I feel up for it…

26 days to go, BRING IT!

Chest, Shoulders, & Tris -  I did not wear the exercise vest this morning so I was able to bang out a lot more reps than I normally do. I am going to start switching up my P90X routines weekly now. I am going to do “Chest & Back” next week and then this one the following week after that. I have been committing myself to a specific workout 3-4 weeks  in a row which is fine but I decided to change it up a bit and alternate every week. I am going to do the same with the “Back & Bi” and “Shoulders & Arms” routines…

I swapped out ARX with swimming this morning. I hit the pool following chest, shoulders, and tris routine and swam 1/3 mile…which only takes 10 minutes or so

Again ,my goal is to get in 5 great workouts this week…one down, four to go!

I did not have a chance to post yesterday but I did do a tri-workout.

9 mile bike – 3 mile run – 1/3 mile swim

On my way to the pool from my run, my 4 year old saw me as I was walking on the deck right outside my kitchen. He’s too young to understand that I was in the middle of exercising so I could not just ignore him without feeling guilty about it so I ended up taking a 5 minute break to talk to him…then finished my workout in the pool.

I am not planning on exercising today (Sunday) but my goal is to have 5 solid days of intense workouts starting tomorrow…

My workout defeated me this morning. My plan was to do another tri-workout (9 mile bike, 3 mile run, and a 1/3 mile swim). As gratifying as this workout is when it’s over, it’s tough to motivated myself to get out of bed early to do it. Let’s face it,  I can think of thousands of things I rather be doing than wake up at 5am and do a bike/run/swim workout…

I did get up and started my bike ride which went well. I then started my 3.1 mile run loop. I felt like I hit a wall after the first mile or so and was actually thinking about stopping….but quickly thought to myself it was not an option so I continued on. The 3 mile loop I usually run passes my house at the two mile mark but I usually continue on and run another mile to make it 3 miles…not this time, I just stopped at my house. Even though I completed a 9 mile bike ride and a 2 mile run, I did not reach my goal so I was disappointed with that. I always have a whey protein shake before the P90X workouts so I am going to start having one before my bike/run/swim workouts with hopes that I will have enough energy to always complete it. I am not sure if that was the reason why I had no gas in the tank or not as I completed this same workout on an empty stomach twice in the past. At the end of the day, I am satisfied that I did do something…but I am determined to complete this workout from start to finish asap.

Game 7 is tonight and I am definitely watching the whole game no matter what the score is. Knowing it’s going to be a late night, I am not even going to pretend that I might exercise so I am going to call tomorrow a rest day.  I hope to get in a good workout on Saturday morning (maybe bike/run/swim)…