P90x Day 12: Shoulders & Arms and Ab Ripper X

Ricky and I really pushed ourselves tonight. I have increased my weights double what I started with (from 5lbs to 10lbs) and I was still able to increase my reps to 15 or stay close to 15 for each set. My arms are on fire! I know I'm going to be feeling the burn tomorrow and I LOVE it!

Round 1:
Alternating Shoulder Press: 15 using 10lbs (R:12 using 15lbs)
In and Out Bicep Curl: 16 using 10lbs (R:16 using 15lbs)
Two-Arm Tricep Kickbacks: 16 using 8lbs (R:16 using 10lbs)

Round 2:
Alternating Shoulder Press: 15 using 10lbs (R:10 using 20lbs)
In and Out Bicep Curl: 16 using 10lbs (R:7 using 20lbs)
Two-Arm Tricep Kickbacks: 16 using 8lbs (R:16 using 10lbs)

Round 1:
Deep Swimmers Press: 15 using 10lbs (R:10 using 15lbs)
Full Supination Concentration Curls: 15 using 10lbs (R:16 using 15lbs)
Chair Dips: 25 with knees bent (R:10 with legs straight)

Round 2:
Deep Swimmers Press: 15 using 10lbs (R:15 using 15lbs)
Full Supination Concentration Curls: 15 using 10lbs (R: 10 using 15lbs)
Chair Dips: 25 with knees bent (R:15 with legs straight)

Round 1:
Upright Rows: 15 using 10lbs (R:15 using 15lbs)
Static Arm Curls: 16 using 10lbs (R:16 using 15lbs)
Flip-Grip Twist Tricep Kickbacks: 10 using 8lbs (R:7 using 10lbs)

Round 2:
Upright Rows: 15 using 10lbs (R:13 using 15lbs)
Static Arm Curls: 16 using 10lbs (R:16 using 15lbs)
Flip-Grip Twist Tricep Kickbacks: 10 using 8lbs (R:10 using 10lbs)

Round 1:
Seated Two-Angle Shoulder Fly’s: 8 using 8lbs (R:10 using 10lbs)
Crouching Cohen Curls: 15 using 10lbs (R:10 using 15lbs)
Lying-Down Tricep Extensions: 13 using 10lbs (R:8 using 15lbs)

Round 2:
Seated Two-Angle Shoulder Fly’s: 10 using 8lbs (R:12 using 10lbs)
Crouching Cohen Curls: 15 using 8lbs (R:15 using 10lbs)
Lying-Down Tricep Extensions: 15 using 8lbs (R:15 using 10lbs)

Bonus Round 1:
In and Out Straight-Arm Shoulder Fly: 16 using 8lbs (R:12 using 10lbs)
Congdon Curls: 15 using 8lbs (R:8 using 15lbs)
Side Tri-Rise: 10/10 (R:5/10)

Bonus Round 2:
In and Out Straight-Arm Shoulder Fly: 16 using 8lbs (R:10 using 10lbs)
Congdon Curls: 15 using 8lbs (R:10 using 10lbs)
Side Tri-Rise: 15/15 (R:10/10)

Ab Ripper X stats:
In and Outs: 25 (R:25)
Seated Bicycles: 25/25 (R:25/25)
Seated Crunchy Frog: 15 (R:10)
Crossed Leg/Wide Leg Sit Ups: 0 (R:25)
Fifer Scissor: 14 (R:20)
Hip Rock and Raise: 25 (R:20)
Pulse Ups: 25 (R:15)
Roll Up/V-Up Combo: 0 (R:20)
Oblique V-Ups: 0/0 (R:10/10)
Leg Climbs: 12/12 (R:12/12)
Mason Twist: 30 (R:50)

P90x Day 11: Stretch X

Our schedule is a bit off. Tonight we were going to do Yoga X but Ricky asked if we could substitute Stretch X instead. (He really hates Plank and Downward Facing Dog.) He actually said he liked this one a lot. It helped loosen up all the tension we were carrying from the past few days and it felt so great.

-BritneyMarie

P90x Day 10: Rest Day

Ricky and I are taking a rest day today. It's been mentally and physically exhausting for both of us. The kiddos have just been put to bed and we still haven't started on our dinner yet. I feel a little guilty about skipping out today, but not guilty enough to not do it. I plan on making time tomorrow to get today's workout done while the kiddos are at school.

-BritneyMarie

P90x Day 9: Plyometrics

Tonight Ricky and I got ready for our most intense workout of the week. We were determined to get all the way through it this time. We started out hard but not so bad that we would pass out half way through. My favorite move on this one is definitely the Heisman. I feel like I could do those all day. Not that I would really want to!

I remember having a bit of trouble on the Swing Kicks the first time around. This time it was hard, but I was able to keep up and complete the whole time. I wasn't going very fast, but I did keep moving for the full time. I'm counting that as a win!

When we first started the Military March I remember thinking how easy they were. They get harder. Much harder the longer you do them! Very deceiving at the beginning!

One thing that I haven't been able to do are the moves where you spin around. I get dizzy very easily and those mess me up every time. Right now I'm taking a water break during them, but I am going to do some sort of exercise during them next time. Jumping jacks or something similar. I had the same problem during Zumba. If there were moves that required spinning, I rarely did them. I hate that I have this problem.

-BritneyMarie

P90x Day 8: Chest & Back

Round 1
Standard Push-ups: 10 on knees (R:10)
Wide Front Pull-ups: 5 with chair (R:2)
Military Push-ups: 5 on knees(R:4)
Reverse Grip Chin-ups: 5 with chair (R:10)
Wide Fly Push-Ups: 5 on knees(R:8)
Closed Grip Overhand Pull-ups: 5 with chair (R:2)
Decline Push-ups: 0 (R:5)
Heavy Pants: 15 with 8lb weights (R: 20 with 15lb weights)
Diamond Push-ups: 5 on knees (R:0)
Lawnmower: 15 with 10lb weights on each side (R: 20 with 15lb weights on each side)
Dive Bomb: 3 on knees(R:3)
Back Flys: 15 with 10lb weights (R: 15 with 15lb weights)

Round 2
Wide Front Pull-ups: 5 with chair (R:2)
Standard Push-ups: 7 on knees (R:5)
Reverse Grip Chin-ups: 5 with chair (R:5)
Military Push-ups: 4 on knees(R:4)
Closed Grip Overhand Pull-ups: 5 with chair (R:2)
Wide Fly Push-Ups: 5 on knees(R:10)
Heavy Pants: 15 with 10lb weights (R: 15 with 15lb weights)
Decline Push-ups: 0 (R:1)
Lawnmower: 15 with 10lb weights on each side (R: 20 with 15lb weights on each side)
Diamond Push-ups: 5 on knees (R:0)
Back Flys: 15 with 10lb weights (R: 15 with 15lb weights)
Dive Bomb: 3 on knees(R:2)

Ab Ripper X
In and Outs: 25 (R: 25)
Seated Bicycles: 20 forward & 15 backward (R: 25 forward & 10 backward)
Seated Crunchy Frog: 2 (R: 2)
Crossed Leg/Wide Leg Sit Ups: 0 (R: 20)
Fifer Scissor: 8 (R: 10)
Hip Rock and Raise: 25 (R: 15)
Pulse Ups: 25 (R: 20)
Roll Up/V-Up Combo: 0 (R: 6)
Oblique V-Ups: 3/5 (R: 5/5)
Leg Climbs: 5/5 (R: 10/10)
Mason Twist: 20 (R: 25)

P90x Day 7: Kenpo X & Ab Ripper X

Technically, Ab Ripper was supposed to be done two days ago. Technically, Kenpo X was supposed to be done yesterday. And technically, today was supposed to be a Rest Day. But this week we had to do a little flip-flopping.

We had our Bad Movie Night on Friday and our friends came over a little earlier than usual so we could get a movie in before I had to go to bed early. When the two of them showed up, I wanted to turn off Legs & Back and just get on with our movie, but I thought about how important it was to finish what we start so we postponed our movie for 15 minutes and we finished. One of our friends, Mitch, who is working his way down from 380lbs (he's already down 36lbs to 344lbs!) joined in a bit at the end of our workout for pull-ups and squats. I did feel guilty about holding off movies another 15 minutes for Ab Ripper so Ricky and agreed to do it the next night. We all watched Chillerama, but I had to go to bed half way through at 10:30pm.

The next morning I got up at 3:30 am and met another friend outside for our yard sale. We did pretty good, about $350 between me, my friend, and her mom. I came out with $52 but that was awesome since everything I put in there was from the previous two yard sales. This time everything that didn't sell was hauled away so it is no longer cluttering my garage. Oh, the garage is still a disaster zone, but it just needs to be reorganized, which I plan on doing this week while the kiddos play outside.

We packed up about noon and at 3pm I was exhausted. Ricky watched the twins so I could take a nap, and I woke up at 5:30pm. A few hours later, Sam called and let me know about some late-night babysitting. It worked out perfect since I had gotten my nap in! Between the time the kids went to bed and the time I needed to head out the door, we just had an hour, so Ricky and I agreed to switch our workout to Sunday and have our Rest Day early. I headed over to watch the kids and got home a little before 2am.

Today has been pretty lazy. Ricky let me sleep in, then I let him go back to bed while I took the kiddos over to my mom's house for a few hours. We watched some television and then had dinner at Mom's. After the kiddos went to bed we put in Kenpo X and got to work. The first half is tough! We got just under 30 minutes into it before we had to pause it for an extended break. But after a couple minutes, we pressed play again and finished it up. I really enjoyed it. I knew that I would have a bit of trouble with it because when I went to a Kickboxing class at the Wellness and Fitness center I could only last 30 minutes before I wussed out and left. I had quite a bit of trouble keeping up with the pace/speed on the dvd, but I did get all the reps in. I assume the speed will come with time.

Directly after Kenpo X, we put in Ab Ripper X to finish off the night. Here are our stats for our second attempt.

In and Outs: 30 (R: 25) (We each improved by 10 from last time!!!)
Seated Bicycles: 25 forward & 0 backward (R: 25 forward & 25 backward) (Ricky improved by 5 in each direction from last time!!!)
Seated Crunchy Frog: 10 (R: 5)
Crossed Leg/Wide Leg Sit Ups: 10 (R: 22) (I improved by 10 and Ricky by 2!!!)
Fifer Scissor: 10 (R: 10)
Hip Rock and Raise: 25 (R: 25) (I improved by 5 and Ricky by 10!!!)
Pulse Ups: 25 (R: 25) (We both improved by 10!!!)
Roll Up/V-Up Combo: 3 (R: 10) (I improved by 3 and Ricky by 5!!!)
Oblique V-Ups: 10 (R: 20)
Leg Climbs: 10 on left, 10 on right (R: 10 on left, 10 on right) (I improved by 2 on left and 6 on right!!!)
Mason Twist: 20 (R: 20)

I can't believe that we've improved in just 7 days! I didn't think we would be seeing results like that that fast! I have felt a lot more flexible lately so I decided to see if I had improved any in the Toe Touch since my Fit Test in January. January 17th I could just barely reach my toes so it was 0. Tonight, I got +6! I can hardly believe it! This makes me want to do Stretch X while the kids are in school a few times a week to see how much more I can improve my flexibility.

-BritneyMarie

P90x Day 6: Rest Day

Today I had a yard sale so we moved our Rest Day. I assure you, I am in no mood to do any kickboxing tonight.

-BritneyMarie