Surfing

I think I might be taking it easy with the workouts for a little bit. Probably going to ramp back up in November with some craziness. At least that is the plan right now. And in the mean time, I plan to do a whole bunch of surfing. I want to get out just about every day.

Recovery + Surfing

Today's workout:

Ab Ripper
Kenpo X
Surfing

Possibly best surf session yet. Starting to figure some shit out, and I'm also just much more comfortable out there.

3/8 Yoga and Super Fun Surfing

I didn't get going this morning too good. I pushed through the first half of Yoga (but barely pushed), then did some Yoga Belly 7 and the last part which is super relaxing. Skipped all that good for you stretching stuff.

Then went surfing which was awesome. Waves were pretty small and rolly and I figured some shit out. Got some good rides. Might have turned a corner.

Yoga
Surfing

Recovery Week

I've decided to do a recovery week. Pretty arbitrary actually, but I always found they were helpful in some way while I was strict in my P90X regimen. But just to spice things up a bit I preceded Core with an Ab Ripper:

Ab Ripper
Core Synergistics

New Pool

So Equinox finally finished the pool on the roof. And I had a chance to check it out. Pretty sweet. It's supposedly salt water, but I couldn't tell the difference. Here's what I did while I was there:

30 min. of swimming
15 min. run :: 1.9 miles
KB Swings :: several sets at 40 lb.
Dumbell Flat Bench :: 10 x 50 lb., 7 x 60 lb.
Dual Pulley Lat Pulldown :: 8 x 60 lb., 6 x 70 lb.
Bicep Curls :: 6 x 35 lb., 8 x 30 lb.
Tricep Pull Downs :: 20 x 50 lbs., 7 x 65 lbs.

Ab Ripper + Kenpo

I've been trying to kick it up a notch, so preceding Kenpo with Ab Ripper seemed to make sense. I also counted how many reps I do in my full strength Ab Ripper. The norm is 349, and I do 470. That's a pretty solid increase. Kenpo was fun as always.

Ab Ripper
Kenpo

More of the Same

Some P90X and surfing. Surfing session was pretty rough. It was a bit windy and choppy. And it's not like I would know the difference much except that it was much harder to get out. Legs & Back was also especially hard. I had some awesome numbers in the Back portion, but I was struggling with Legs.

Ab Ripper
Legs & Back
Surfing

Sports Day

Today was a day full of good stuff:

Yoga X
Surfing
Basketball

P90X + Surfing

Enough about the damn Sandwich already. At least that's what I keep thinking when I read how many times I've mentioned it in the last couple of weeks. So today was a regular old P90X workout followed by some Surfing.

Ab Ripper
Back & Bis
Surfing

Weak Sauce Sandwich

Today was the first time I did some P90X Legs & Back in over a month. Because of my sprained ankle I've been taking it easy on the lower half. But I'm at about 80-90% in terms of strength (though still pretty swollen), so I figured it was time to bring it back in to the mix. I forgot how hard I find that workout. The Ab Ripper Sandwich was tougher than ever. I would barely even call the 2nd one a full one. I half assed a few of the exercises.

Ab Ripper
Legs & Back
Ab Ripper

Oh yeah, and after all that, some surfing

Surf + Ride

I was going to do Yoga X, but had to do some shit in the morning. Plus we were trying to get our surf on a bit earlier. So did the surfing thing then the biking thing.

7.40 mile ride :: 28:39 :: 15.5 mi/hr
7.40 mile ride :: 29:27 :: 15.0 mi/hr

Not all Ab Rippers are Created Equal

Today was going to be a huge day and it got off to a great start. Unfortunately car issues caused a bit of a slow down, but not enough to make a fuss about. Woke up at 4a and did some work. Followed it up with another sandwich:
Ab Ripper
Back & Bis
Ab Ripper

I rocked the first Ab Ripper. Did more reps than I might have ever done (I do extras in just about every move), and all real solid too. The Back & Bis was good too, but I had very little energy to do the 2nd Ab Ripper. I still got through it, but stopped short a couple of times.

And when that was all done I had to take my car in to get fixed which made the Surfing start a little later than anticipated. And that caused no biking to work. It would have been a sick day to do all of that, but surfing and P90X is pretty solid (especially with a sandwich).

Another Sandwich

Ab Ripper
Chest & Tris
Ab Ripper

14.02 mile ride :: 53:36 :: 15.6 mi/hr

Sunday Kenpo

Ab Ripper and Kenpo X to start the day. The new schedule has some serious advantages. More day = More working out potential. After my workouts I spent a good part of the day working the yard. Cleaned that shit up good.

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)

Day 10

The P90X workout program arrived today. Chris and I are going to start it on Monday. We're very excited about trying something new. The program looks very thorough and tough. It has a fit test you must complete to see if you're 'P90X Ready'. We're planning to do that on Friday after the bike in to the gym. They also recommend taking pictures, which I will do before Day 1 of P90X (4/16/07). I'll also post all of my numbers from the fit test.

7.00a -> 14.5 mile bike ride, 55 min.
8.10a -> Legs, Shoulders, Abs (LA Fitness)
6.40p -> 15 mile bike ride, 62 min.

Day 9

6.40a -> 14.5 mile bike ride, 50 min.
7.35a -> Back, Biceps, Abs (LA Fitness)
6.30p -> 15 mile bike ride, 59 min.

Day 8

6.30a -> 14.5 mile bike ride, 56 min.
7.45a -> Chest, Tris, Abs (LA Fitness)
6.30p -> 15 mile bike ride, 60 min.

Day 7: Sports Day

8.00a -> Tennis
10.00a -> Beach Volleyball

Day 5

Weight: 213 lbs.

6.30a -> 14.5 mile bike ride, 55 min.
7.40a -> Back, Biceps, Abs (LA Fitness)
6.15p -> 15 mile bike ride, 65 min.

Day 4

6.30a -> 14.5 mile bike ride, 56 min.
7.40a -> Chest, Tris, Abs (LA Fitness)
6.30p -> 15 mile bike ride, 59 min.

Day 3

7.15a -> 14.5 mile bike ride, 57 min.
8.20a -> Legs, Shoulders, Abs (LA Fitness)
6.30p -> 15 mile bike ride, 57 min.

Day 2

6.40a -> 14.5 mile bike ride, 56 min.
7.45a -> Back, Biceps, Abs (LA Fitness)
5.50p -> 15 mile bike ride, 58 min.

Day 1: The Workouts Begin

Weight: 215 lbs.

6.40a -> 14.5 mile bike ride, 55 min.
7.45a -> Chest, Tris, Abs (LA Fitness)
6.15p -> 15 mile bike ride, 61 min.