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10
Sep
hamstring-stretch

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
graduate

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-chest-shoulders-and-triceps

#P90X Day 29: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps…

Grrrrrrr. Bring it.

[/caption] 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 [Continue...]
16
Feb
kenpox

P90X Day 20: Kenpo X

Tony H. & Wes Idol, the Kenpo guru

[/caption] 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 righ [Continue...]
15
Feb
yoga_warrior_one_pose

Day 18: Yoga X

"Git low..." - Lil' Jon

[/caption] Saturday was a big day for P90X – my wife was finally back in the game! She joined me for the Yoga X workout and it was a really great time. It was my weakest endeavor into Yoga, and I was still incredibly sore from Plyometrics. My hammies were super tight and, my wife (a dancer and instructor) who is just [Continue...]
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