P90X Day 132 (Day 146): Sunny Day

Today was much sunnier and I wasn't absolutely sure that we got the final picture in yesterday's shoot. So we went out and shot again. This time I didn't do any crazy run to remove all the water (and beer) from my body. In essence I wanted to shoot again after the party last night. After I ate a bunch of junky fried food, drank beer and had some sodas too. I thought it would put an exclamation point on what I was trying to prove here. I worked my ass off for almost 5 months and didn't have to change what I eat to get the body I always wanted.

And in this shoot we got the final shot. The first one shown here was the winner. It was tough to choose as there were a few decent contenders.












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P90X Day 131 (Day 145): Shoot Day

The day has come and gone. The volleyball tournament didn't go so well, but it wasn't the focus of the day. The tanning was gotten and I was ready for my run home from the beach.

In order to sweat everything out I wore a wife beater, 5 t-shirts and a hoodie (with the hood up). It was a 5 mile run which should have taken me about 40-50 minutes. I did it in about 51 minutes. It was one of the dumbest things I've done since that 60 mile bike ride. Again I didn't have water, but really the mistake was to run in that much clothing. I felt like I was really over heating by the end of the run. But I did make it and I was ready for the shoot with little to no water weight left on me.

Unforunately the sun was not cooperating and it wasn't optimal conditions. We still took a bunch of pictures.

Giannina later surprised me with an awesome birthday party at Mr. Pockets. It's a local sports bar with pool tables, ping-pong and a whole bunch of other fun activities. I had a few beers and ate a ton of awesome bar food including potato skins, buffalo wings and other such delicious treats. It was fun to let go a little and I really felt relieved that the bet was over. I had no intention of stopping the workouts, but I certainly was excited to have a little pressure off.

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P90X Day 130 (Day 144): The Night Before

I'm all set for shooting the final shots tomorrow. I bought some tanning lotion and am playing in a volleyball tournament with Chris all day. That should get the tan going good for the final shots.

I'm also planning to run back home from the beach and drop what ever water I have left in me. I've been following a water drinking regimen which bodybuilders do in order to prepare for a competition. I increased my water consumption gradually all week up to 3 gallons on Wednesday and have gradually been decreasing my water intake since. Tomorrow I'm down to about a half gallon. It will be tough with a volleyball tournament, but I think it could help a little bit. I won't let myself dehydrate, but I'll certainly push the envelope as I have thus far.

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P90X Day 125 (Day 139): 1 Week to Go

I wanted to take some pictures a little early to see how close I was.

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P90X Day 121 (Day 135): Day 120 Pictures

Weight: 192 lbs.

My weight the rest of the way pretty much stays around 190 - 195 lbs. so I won't be updating that anymore. The pics do dramatically change though. The core based workouts I began to incorporate at lunch time seem to be paying off.