I have a weekend getaway planned this week so I will be leaving Friday afternoon and returning on Sunday. I will be unable to do P90X (plyometrics) on Saturday and I have a very busy day on Sunday so I decided to complete plyometrics this morning. I had “interval training” scheduled for today but I squeezed in a 20 minute interval training workout yesterday and my plan is to piggyback another 20 minutes of interval training after tomorrow’s  routine.

Plyometrics– I wore the 40lb weighted vest throughout the first sixteen exercises this morning. My legs started to burn during the first exercise but I knew my plan was to take it off before the “jump knee tucks” so I sucked it up and continued to wear it up until that point. The “jump knee tucks” are hard enough without the vest so I figured that would be a good time to call it quits. Not sure if it’s from taking the vest off and feeling 40 pounds lighter or the fact that I am just getting stronger but I was able to do double-time during the whole “jump knee tuck” routine…I have never been able to do that. My goal is to be able to wear the vest throughout this whole routine while maintaining perfect form…I am far from achieving this right now but I know I will get closer every week.

Nutrition  – Both the wife and I are meeting up with two more couples this weekend so I know there is going to be a fair share of eating and drinking going on. My kids are staying at their favorite place (grandparents) so there are no worries there. So needless to say, I will be increasing my calorie intake this weekend with low quality and/or empty calories but I am very much looking forward to that! Then, back to being strict on my nutrition on Monday…

Tip of the day – If at all possible, try to be as strict as you can during phase 1 and 2 of the program (I allowed myself about 3 cheat meals during the first 60 days). If you are going to cheat, you are better off cheating during phase 3 when your metabolism is at an all-time high. I am not encouraging cheating but sometimes there is no way around it. I found that scheduling a cheat meal weeks in advance kept me motivated to maintain a strict nutrition plan up until that point.