RippedNRich.oRg

Well, I’ve been awfully busy lately working on RippedNRich.oRg and other related projects behind the scenes… so busy that I neglected to announce…

Mission Accomplished! P90X Complete!

That’s right, I have completed my first round with P90X and I loved it!

I’ll get to my pics, numbers, etc., in a second. First, I have to say that the physical transformation and the numbers you are about to see were accomplished with a rather poor Phase III. A few things really knocked me off my P90X stride.

The first was a weekend long wedding, where I danced the night away (embarrassing myself at times… or so I’m told), and received two huge blisters on my big toes. As a result, I missed 5 days of workouts.

The second was that I hurt myself… no, not working out… sleeping. One morning I woke up and my neck was all tweaked out. I had some pretty intense dreams that night, so I imagine I hurt my neck while dreaming. I actually thought I was going to be laid up for awhile, but my neck was feeling better again in two days time. I have to credit my new level of physical fitness and P90X for my quick recovery.

The last thing that knocked me off my P90X stride was the desire to improve my workout area. I used the B-lines resistance bands during my first round with P90X, and they work great (as my results prove). However, I can’t help but conclude that certain exercises are certainly better with dumbbells and that, overall, it is best to use both dumbbells and bands… this is right in line with the “muscle confusion” concept that is central to P90X. So, I purchased some dumbbells. (I don’t want to disclose which dumbbells I purchased just yet as I have not had enough experience with them, but let me just say that they are not your average dumbbells.) However, with my new dumbbells on there way, I didn’t have room for them in my workout area, so I needed to make some room. Now, my exercise area is in the garage, the garage is quite messy, and I’ve been cleaning it bit by bit… as it turned out, making some room for the dumbbells required 5 days of cleaning and organizing before I had my workout area back (and a cleaner garage).

Throw all those days in with a couple other days that I just kinda missed and, all told, I missed 14 days of Phase III, which runs for 35 days… so I missed 2/5 of my Phase III workouts and still got fantastic results!

With that said, here are my Round I P90X results:

First, check out my gallery (these are the poses they recommend, although I wish I had had a little more fun with the poses and am thinking of throwing a few more poses in the mix for Round II): CoachJames.name/gallery

I was also quite pleased with my numbers:

Test: Day 0 / Day 90
Body Fat %: 11% / 8%
Weight: 153 lbs. / 160 lbs.
Chest: 37” / 41”
Waist: 32” / 32”
Hips: 35” / 38.5”
Thighs: 18” / 21”
Arms: 12” / 14”
Resting Heart Rate: 53 bpm / 50 bpm
Pull-Ups: 5 / 12.5
Vertical: 21” / 26”
Push-Ups: 18 / 44
Toe Touch: +5” / +10”
Wall Squat (min): 2:00 / 5:00
Bicep Curls: 45 (orange) / 16 (25 lbs)
In & Outs: 50 / 100

But, most of all, I am pleased with the way I feel, emotionally, mentally, and physically. I remain on a more even keel throughout the day. I focus more easily. And, the neck and shoulder problems I have been experiencing as a result of sports injuries in high school are practically gone!

This is not the last you will hear about P90X from me… in fact, this may just be the beginning! Nevertheless, I hope my success with my first round of P90X inspires you to “Bring It!” with P90X too!

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