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...]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...]26
Feb
#P90X Day 29: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps…
Grrrrrrr. Bring it. WELCOME TO WEEK 5 First off, let me explain that this post is a little long. The day was full of insight and wonder as I geared up for the first day of Week 5: Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. I’ve recently been in contact with two different Independent Beachbody Coaches. If you’re on twitter and are looking for a good resource for support/information @shandal and @fitdadpdx are two gr [Continue...]16
Feb
P90X Day 20: Kenpo X
Tony H. & Wes Idol, the Kenpo guru Not much to say about this workout. Thing went great. Having done this last week with a black belt in Kenpo, I felt much more confident in doing all the moves to get the most out of them. My wife did it earlier in the day than I did and she texted me at work telling me how much fun she had. And I thunk shes right – it really is a fun and energetic workout. Not difficult, [Continue...]15
Feb
