SBSD Mud Run

It was crazy hot, but the mud was nice and refreshing. It was hard as shit and my sprained ankle made my achilles feel like it was going to snap several times, but I kept going. Oh yeah, and Chris kicked my ass again. It was probably about a 2 minute gap but he took an early lead and I could never catch up. He's just better than me, what can I say? We did get some awesome footage though - go check it out now!

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.

Go get your P90X.

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.

P90X Day 91 (Day 105): Day 90 Pictures + Fit Test

This is where Chris calls it quits. He did the 90 days and is quite happy to have gotten through it. I, on the other hand, plan to continue. I also plan to up the level quite a bit in the next month. I have some ideas of how to push the envelope even more, inlcuding incorporating some Gym Jones workouts. I'm still going to do P90X, but just add a whole bunch more for the final push.

Weight: 193 lbs. (P90X Day 1: 210 lbs., Overall Day 1: 215 lbs.)







Measurements (Numbers in Parentheses are Day 1):
Chest: 39.5" (42")
Waist: 34" (38")
Hips: 39" (39")
Right Thigh: 26" (25")
Left Thigh: 25.5" (23.5")
Right Arm: 14.75" (15")
Left Arm: 14.5" (15")

Stats (Numbers in Parentheses are Day 1):
Resting Heart Rate: 63 bpm (67 bpm)
Pull-Ups: 7 (4)
Vertical Leap: 21.75" (19.75")
Push-Ups: 50 (30)
Toe Touch: +9 (+5)
Wall Squat: 4:03 (1:39)
Bicep Curls: 25 x 25 lbs. (18 x 25 lbs.)
In & Outs: 101 (35)

P90X Day 82 (Day 96): Random Pics

Just a couple of snap shots before I headed to Vegas. P90X is coming with me. That's what laptops are for.

P90X Day 60 (Day 74): Day 60 Pictures

Weight: 197 lbs.

P90X Day 28 (Day 42): Day 30 Pictures

Weight: 202 lbs.

I took these pictures a couple of days early, but for all intense and purposes these are my day 30 pictures.

Day 14: P90X Day 1 Pics + VB Tournament

Chris and I played in a beach volleyball tournament all day today. It was an Unrated and we won it, earning our B Rating. We didn't lose a single game all day. We won a whole bunch of cool stuff, including power bars, shirts, desk fans, power gels, and plaques. As far as workouts go, it was a pretty good one. We played 7 total games and that's a lot of running around on the sand.

I also took my P90X Day 1 pictures.
Weight in these pictures: 210 lbs.