Day #10 - Shoulders & Arms

Good workout, needed the P90X recovery drink aftewards.

Had to skip the Ab Ripper X to get to the air port to pick up my brother.

Day #9 - Plyometrics

With weight gloves again. Plyo-X is a hardcore workout.

I love the Myoplex protein supplements I have been drinking. They're not dessert material, no, but they are plenty edible and pack 87% of your Daily Allowance of Protein, and it is not all soy based.

Stayed really intense through the core of the exercise routine, but ran out of steam for the bonus...

Day #7 - Yoga X

Yoga X rocks me. I struggle with it every time.

Today, I just ran out of steam after about 50 minutes. I started at 12:12am though, which is a little late for me.

This is my makeup for that skip day I took mid week, and I am going to trade Yoga today for rest that previous day.

Day #6 - Kenpo X

Welcome to Kenpo-X ...
It is your enemies that it wrecks

I love Kenpo-X because it flies by so fast.

To add intensity to Kenpo-X, go at your own pace on all exercises (maximum reps in allotted time) and use weighted gloves, like the 1.5 pound ones I am wearing.

Kenpo-X always flies by for me, and while I get a great burn from it I always have tons of energy left over at the end (it must be all the yelling and punching!) so I knocked out an extra Ab Ripper X today.

+1 Ab Ripper X

Day #5 -- Legs & Back

Let me say that I love Legs and Back. It killed me the first time I tried P90X but now it is one of my favorites, and you get to do it every single week for the entire program. Tony loves this workout and so do I.

Today I did 100 pull up / chin up moves and weighed in at 144 pounds.

Love that Ab Ripper X.

Need the P90X Recovery drink after this one.

Legs & Back

I am really happy about it.

Today, during Legs & Back (P90X, Phase 1) ...

I did 101 pull-up and chin-up moves.

When I started the program months ago I was unable to do pull-up and chin-up moves during the 60 minute workout.

It took me a week or working at it before I could do two of them and three weeks before I could do 20 in the workout.

This is progress and it really shows on my workout logs and when I step on the scale. I weighed in at 144.7 pounds this morning when I woke up (dehydrated and unfed!)

Big improvement considering I started the program under 130.

Saturday was "hell day" on my training schedule, and I was looking pretty rough this morning. Went out to breakfast with my family, and of course, in my filthy exhausted state I run into an old friend who probably thinks I'm falling apart -- disheveled, unshaven and bleary eyed.

I really am OK everyone -- I am just pushing.

Day #4 - Rest

Already? I just didn't have time today, but I resolve to go after it tomorrow.

Day #3 -- Shoulders & Arms

Shoulders and Arms is dumbbell city and this is one workout where I really appreciate the rapid change features on BowFlex Select Tech dumbbells.

I am careful not to work out to the breaking point (dropping point) so they work well for me. I also really like being able to hit odd weights like 22.5 and 12.5, which provide easier transitions upward as you get stronger.

Ab Ripper, again, rules.

Day #2 -- Plyometrics X

Plyometrics, or "Jump Training" is a hardcore cardio workout. If you perform the first 30 minutes at high intensity, you can easily hit your max limits in the second part. Look for your second wind during Military March ... you'll need it.

In an effort to up the game here, I perform this entire workout (warmup and cooldown excluded) in 1.5 pound weighted exercise gloves. This really adds a lot of upper body toning in addition to the lower body pounding Tony will put on you in Plyo-X.

Day #1 -- Chest & Back

My first workout of P90X (for real this time!) starting with Chest & Back.

This is a great workout -- simple and engaging. Pull ups, push ups and lawnmowers.

• I need more weight in Heavy Pants and Lawn Mowers.
• Ab Ripper X rules, great core