The Results!

 Here are pics and measurements from the P90X cycle.  Before and after photos of each pose.  I couldn't get the pics to line up right.  I will post more about the process another day.

 

Chris Curry P90X cycle 2010
	Day 0	Day 90
Weight	162.2	152
Waist	35	33
Hips	38	37
Chest	38	37
Bicep	13.5	14
Neck	15	14
Calf	15	15
Resting Pulse	52	50
Chin-ups until fail	2	4
Vertical Leap	17"	26"
Push-ups until fail	23	40
Straight Leg Reach past toes	1"	7"
Wall Squat Time	3:06	4:20
Biceps Curls at 20 lbs until fail	17 reps	30 reps
In & Outs Feet off ground	53 reps	116 reps
Heart Rate Maximizer 2 min jacks	140	150
After 1 minute rest - pulse	124	134
After 2 minutes rest - pulse	92	98
After 3 minutes rest - pulse	84	86
After 4 minutes rest - pulse	80	78

One Week Left!

I only have a recovery week left and I will have completed the P90X cycle.  I am excited to take the post workout test and plan to do that next Sunday.  

I weighed in at 154.6 this morning.  I weigh myself every day and had a new low of 153.6 on Wednesday but Thanksgiving involved a few too many carbs to stay there.  Stuffing out of the bird is just so good.  

I did some extra cardio X workouts this week.  This video will be in my post P90X life.  It involves a little bit of everything and is a super calorie burn.  I want to make a plan and post the plan so you readers can keep me accountable.  Right now I am thinking three days a week hour workouts, three days a week ab ripper X (16 minutes)  I am not sure how it will eventually look but if I can keep putting in videos six days a week, I won't get out of the habit of working out.  152 lbs by the new year is my new goal.  If I can settle in weight wise in the lower 150s, I will feel pretty good.  The wii said I should be 145 but it also said I was 27 years old the last time I was on it.  

Next week's post.  Post test results and pictures!

muscle mass vs. fat

I have leveled off with my weight loss.  I know I could consume less calories but sometimes you just need an oatmeal raison cookie or two.  I also feel that as I continue to gain muscle mass it makes up for the fat that I have burned off.  I am starting to notice more definition in my arms and shoulders.

I made it through six workouts this week and have two weeks left.  I stand at 156.0 lbs. as of this morning.  This week will be an easy work week so I am going to try to throw in some extra cardio just for fun. I also plan on eating normally/excessively for Thanksgiving.

The hardest workout of the week was legs and back.  My hamstrings are still sore from Thursday morning's workout.  The stretch video helped this morning but they still tighten up after I am sitting down for awhile.  I felt very good doing chest and back last Sunday with much more endurance than two weeks earlier.

I haven't decided what to do yet when I end the P90X series.  I have talked to others that have completed the series and they are trying to do two or three days a week just try to stay near the level they ended with.  It was nice to put the suit on that I purchased 9 years ago for my Brookville interview on Thursday.  I am starting to get excited about the fit test in two weeks.

Three more weeks

Three more weeks to go until the fit test.  Last week I purchased two pair of pants that are 2 inches in the waist smaller than what I have worn for the the last three years.  I also had a little bit of a scare on Wednesday with the neck.  I was pounding out wide front pullups and the left side of my neck grabbed pretty hard.  I did not finish the pull up section of the workout and did not do the workout the next day as I was very sore.  I am feeling better today and will begin week 11 this afternoon.

I ate terribly this week.  March of Dimes fundraiser was on Monday where I pigged out.  I bought a school lunch on Friday and I ate out yesterday afternoon at the County Seat.  Needless to say I gained a pound this week.  I now stand at 155.5 as of this morning.

Back to chest and back today with ab ripper x included(still not fun and I am still not good at it).  Football season is done so I hope to have more energy for the weekends.  I would like to start playing racquetball again soon.

Week 10

I had a good week of workouts and feel ready to take on Week 10.  I weighed in at 154.6 this morning, a new low.  My legs were very fatigued last night standing in the rain for three hours at Karns City.  Today week 10 begins so I go back to chest, shoulders and triceps video that destroys me.

I feel like my appetite has finally decreased so I am not ravenous after eating smaller amounts of calories.  My goal of losing 10 pounds during the 90 day training is only 2.4 pounds away.  I am pretty confident I will get there in the next four weeks.

My big goal for the week is to do the ab ripper x video every day that I am supposed to.  I only completed it once last week out of the three times I was supposed to do it.  It is only 16 minutes, but it is extra in additional to the hour long videos that you complete.  Oh, by the way, I stink at it.  That is probably the reason I avoid it.

Week 9

I began with week 9 this morning after an 8 day recovery week.  Chest and back this morning and the Diamond push ups kicked my butt.  I really like this workout and plan to do the abs ripper after honors band auditions tonight.

There is halloween candy all over my house and I have been unable to resist.  Malted milk balls taste way too good.  I been afraid to step on the scale the last three days due to the candy consumption.  I am planning on taking some photos for day 60 in the workout cycle.  Congratulations goes to Bob Rizzo for finishing the P90X series.  I will be there in a month.

recovery week - Day 50

It is technically past day 50 but that is where I am in the P90X routine schedule after repeating a week and missing a few days here and there.  156.2 this morning.  This is a new low.  I haven't been this light in over five years.

I am currently baking apple muffins from scratch.  Honey has replaced sugar and whole wheat flour and chopped apples are the main ingredients.  I will let you know how they taste.

I made it through yoga twice this week.  Today is Core Synergystics.  I haven't done this workout in a month.  It will be fun to get back to it.

I am getting to a crisis point in my dress pants.  I do not have any that fit and all three belts that I own have become obsolete.  I am happy about this but it will cost me money.