Yesterday afternoon I was hit with the sad news that a family friend had passed away suddenly. It was a sad moment and, as I rushed away from work to be with my wife and her family, I was fully prepared to just take a day off from P90X and be the support that I [...]
This morning, the stretch was just what the doctor ordered. I was uber sore from Legs & Back still — which I didn’t mind a bit, but wanted to get a good stretch in, hoping that by tomorrow’s Chest, Shoulders & Triceps I’d be refreshed and ready for action.
I’m still sore, but it’s only 8am. [...]
My apologies for such a scary sounding post title. No real pain involved, per se, but definitely a tough workout! Doing such a muscle intense workout @ 4:45am is a chore no matter how you look at it. I chose to eat the bulk of my calories later in the day, as I was hoping [...]
This morning I got up, against my sleepy judgment, and did X-Stretch. I am FEEEEEELIN’ it from Legs & Back yesterday, so I’m glad I did the stretching. It was tough going at first. My body was tight as a drum. But by the end, my downward dog pose had my heels at the floor [...]
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 great resources. I picked both their brains about, specifically, the recommended adjustment to the P90X diet for Phase 2 (which is the next four weeks).