I’ve completed five weeks of P90X…which puts me at just under the halfway mark. I would venture to say that this is further than I’ve gotten in the past (technically, I did more than five weeks last time, but I didn’t do it properly, so I don’t count it). This was also the first time I’ve completed the Phase 2 full week (minus a day of yoga, which we’ll talk about later).
Results so far
No pictures this week, but here are the measurements:
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3/13/2011
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3/20/2011
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3/27/201
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4/3/2011
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16
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16
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16
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16
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18
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21.5
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18
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18.5
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43
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41
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42
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41.5
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42.5
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41.5
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40.5
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41
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45
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44
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43
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42
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44.5
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43.5
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44
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43
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24
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24
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26
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24
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16
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14.5
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14.5
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14.5
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16.35
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15.5
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15.5
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15.25
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9
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14.5
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13.75
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14
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14.25
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10.5
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11
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11
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11.5
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6.75
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7
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6.5
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7
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0.94827586
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0.92045455
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0.95348837
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| Date |
| Neck |
| Shoulder |
| Chest |
| Waist |
| Abdomen |
| Hips |
| Thigh |
| Knee |
| Calf |
| Ankle |
| Bicep |
| Forearm |
| Wrist |
| Waist-Hip Ratio |
No weight loss to report – I’ve been wavering with a plus/minus of two pounds since I started (never going over 2 pounds more, or 2 pounds less, than my starting weight). Since the tale of the tape is showing reduction in inches, I’m not too upset about it. Well, a little, but not a lot.
P90X Stats
This was the first week of Phase 2, which changes two of the resistance workouts.
Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps
Definitely a boost in intensity in this workout compared to the previous weeks. Loved not having to do pull-ups, but the pushups are rough in this one (especially the clap pushups). Tricep work is also more intense than in the Shoulders & Arms routine as well. This being the first time I’d done the routine, I held back a little bit, since I didn’t know how to do the pacing. My thought was to bring more intensity in Week 6, which I sort of did (that was this morning, and you can see that in the chart).
Ab Ripper X continued to be an improvement, as I got myself up to 216 total reps.
Plyometrics
Nothing super different to report from this week. I pushed a little bit harder, but I still falter trying to make it through all 30 seconds of each exercise. My goal for Week 6 is going to be to focus on duration and not intensity – modify some of the exercises so that I can hang through the full 30 or 60 seconds for all of them.
Back and Biceps
Wow, what a killer of a day! Basically, it’s all pull-ups and curls. Over and over again. I love bicep work, so this was a fun day for me (minus the pull-ups). The killer was at the end, with the strip set of curls. I started with 25 pound dumbbells, and dropped five pounds with each 8 reps. By the time I got to the 10’s, I could barely lift my arms! Felt great though.
Once again, improved reps on Ab Ripper X to a total of 227.
Legs and Back
The ultimate killer workout – since it’s two large muscle areas, I burn crazy calories on this day (always in excess of 1,000 calories). No major milestones this week, with the exception of adding a few reps to a couple exercises. This was the day that I managed to put a dent in our wall from workout out, however.
Boosted up the ARX reps to a total of 241, which I think is pretty impressive.
Kenpo X
As before, my goal during the breaks is to do all of the jumping jacks (20 seconds worth) and the ten “X Time” jumps that Tony does.
I continued to accomplish that this morning, as well as gain a little bit more height in my kicks. One change this week – I didn’t shut the curtains of the patio door, so I had a bit of a reflective surface to see myself in, and I can see that my form is NOT as good as I might have hoped. Gives me something to work on going forward.
Yoga X
Skipped Yoga this week. My plan is to swap Yoga (Thursday) with the rest day (Sunday) since it’s such a long workout. However, I wasn’t able to do Yoga yesterday since Saturday ended up being a long night, since the boys were up sick for most of it. No excuses this week, though!
The week ahead
Plan for Week 6 is more of the same. I am going to try to focus a bit more on my diet – one goal is to limit myself to one major carb a day, and boost protein a bit more. And also to be more conscious of eating “junk”. Other than that, I’m going to just KPP (Keep Pushing Play) and hammer through Week 6 of P90X!