Day 46 - Back, Biceps and Ab Ripper

Today I flipped things around on my cardio. I thought about the P90X program and decided that after running over 60 miles over the last 3 weeks, I'd treat this as a recovery week from running and hit the Cycle 60 class again. It was rough, though I completed strong in a 5:30 am class. I stepped into the Core class at 6:30 am and decided that I would not continue.

After work, I knocked out Day 46 with low energy. I worked hard sometimes with higher weights and lower reps, sometimes I had to go down weight on the dumbbells and still only accomplished the amount of reps compared to my last similar session with higher weights.

Bottom line, Friday starts my recovery week and hopefully my muscles grow and grow during this time. 60 Day photos coming in 14 days.

Day 45 - Week 7 Phase II - Half Way There!

Tempus Fugit, Latin for "Time Flees" (yes, I studied this dead language in high school and though it is commonly translated into "time flies", that's not the correct translation.)

I am half way through P90X and it is really taking it's toll on me. My body is definitely changing. People at the gym who see me daily comment on my arms and legs, what they can see. People I haven't seen in months that I encountered over the last 30 days are amazed in the changes and some were even inspired to check it out for themselves.

One thing is certain, I have combined P90X with my Isagenix nutritional system and highly tweeked cardio program and the results are evident so far. If I have come this far in 45 days, with this progress and momentum as a base, I know that I will have great results when this is all over.

I've decided to make a change in Phase III to satisfy my desire to impact supplemental muscle growth. In Phase III, the last 30 days, I will add a very heavy and focused lifting routine to immediately follow the daily routines for:

Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
Back & Biceps
Legs & Back

for the entire three weeks.

Instead of rolling right into the recovery week to end on Day 90, I am going to add one final week of the exact same (i.e. going 97 Days) then flowing into the recovery week to end this process on 8/6.

Why am I making this change? I believe that I can really add mass by making this slight change at the end. Clearly this adds to my muscle confusion. Tony Horton encourages some modification and the mods I am planning are complimentary and won't take away from my progress.

I will take Day 90 and Day 97 photos for truth in advertising, but since my efforts on my continuous improvement will not end in 45 days, I feel very comfortable making these changes for me. In August I will continue to follow a process of super heavy lifting combined with heart rate zone fat burning cardio for 3 weeks. I'll take a week off to recover, just like in P90X, and in September I will start this up all over again. I'll be stronger, bigger and leaner but I will be using P90X Plus. This next 90 session will end after Thanksgiving. Then finish the year the way I did in August, modifying the program to meet my specific goals.

That's my plan and I believe I can pull it off and receive great dividends in low fat, lean muscle, increased flexibility and a better understanding of what I'll have to do in 2009 to go further.