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Oct
ARX/ARX2 Hybrid version 1.0
As many of you know, I’m a sucker for a killer ab/core routine. I like finding them and I like making them. Last night, after I wrapped up with Back & Bicep at the gym here at Hallmark, I got down on my mat for some Ab Ripper X, but ended up tweaking it slightly as I went. I subbed out some ARX moves for some ARX2 moves with some pretty wicked results! As you all know, muscle confusion is key to progress, [Continue...]10
Sep
Defying Stereotypes & The Compliments That Ensue
“Men aren’t flexible.” “I can’t do that.” “Of course she can do that, she’s a dancer.” “I better not. I don’t want to pull something.” Sound familiar? These are all phrases I used to say all the time, even while I was doing P90X. I would make strength gains, flexibility gains, endurance gains, etc, etc, and I always knew in the back of my head [Continue...]18
Jun
Eating Poorly: A Nutritional Experiment
So a week ago, I set out on a journey. An experiment, if you will. There’s been a lot of talk lately amongst the good people of Twitopia about the validity and the benefit of clean eating. People began to ask questions like, “Is it really that important?” and “What if I just work out extra hard? Won’t that take care of things?” The truth of the matter is a resounding, “NO!& [Continue...]6
May
A #P90X Graduate’s Look Back….and, oh ya, my stats.
A few days ago, as many of you might recall, I tweet blasted the world (read: my twitter followers and facebook) that I was officially a graduate of P90X. (cue monty python cheer). Needless to say, it was a big day for me. I had a huge feeling of accomplishment all day. Though it took me a little longer than 90 days (I think the grand total was 102), my deviations from the schedule were unavoidable and being able t [Continue...]17
Apr
