DavidMunoz

I had to postpone my routine in order to have some previously planned surgery. Nothing too terribly serious, but not having the procedure was not an option. The healing is coming along quite nicely, but I’ve only recently been cleared by my doctor to continue my normal routine. (The surgery was in my left ear, so there were pressure and wound issues to consider.)

SO…. I began my P90X routine again this morning. I won’t bore everyone with the details of each move, but I got through the entire routine with very little problem. Of course, I also reduced reps to a beginning level and made sure I paid attention to the body’s cues.

Cranked up the Flobots on my computer’s iTunes,  and away I went. Feels good!

I want to thank those who have kept in touch with positive messages and good thoughts. Really appreciated, and you can all count on the same in return.

Oh, by the way…one benefit of having surgery is the body will cannibalize itself some to heal the trauma. I lost five pounds without even trying. I wouldn’t recommend that as a weight loss technique, though. Hah!

Now I’m off to go about the rest of my day in this BRUTAL Texas heat. We broke 105 couple of days back, yesterday topped out at 103, and we’re looking at more of the same today. I’m goin’ to the lake to eat BBQ.

More later.

The forces of inertia have begun their wicked siren song already. Today, though, I prevailed.

With the ability to sleep in due to the holiday, I was up late last night working on photographs. Got my regulation nine hours (I awoke at my regular ‘get yourself ready for work’ time but smiled and rolled back over), and then debated whether the workout should happen immediately or later in the afternoon. The dialogue went something like this:

ProcrastinatorDavid, stretching: “I have ALL DAY  to do this.”

PlannerDavid: “Not really. Lot’s on the plate today. Want to see Star Wars today; that’s 3 hours. Plus there’re more photos to work, and that’s at least another hour, maybe two. Don’t forget there are errands to run, cleanup here and prep for the workweek…plus we’re out of town next weekend.’

ProcrastinatorDavid: “I hate you, you know that? You have no sense of spontaneity AT ALL.”

PlannerDavid: “If by spontaneity you mean laying on the couch like a slug watching the NCIS marathon all day, then no, I have none. Let’s take a look at those ‘before’ pictures again, shall we?”

ProcrastinatorDavid, lacing up the shoes and loading up the DVD: “You are a brutal, heartless aspect of our collective personality.”

PlannerDavid:”Perhaps, but because of me we get to places on time and get things done. Complain to me when we’re a ripped mofo and unashamed  to take our shirt off in public.”

ProcrastinatorDavid, fading and defeated: “Just push the button already, smartass.”

It was plyometrics today, jump training. Fairly high intensity, but P90X illustrates modified moves for different fitness levels, and I took advantage of that. Also took advantage of the miracle of modern technology known as the ‘pause button,’ a wondrous thing. We muddled through.

I’ll not detail every move, but the workout’s broken out into segments containing four high intensity moves each, with three lasting 30 seconds and the fourth lasting a minute. Two rounds of each, with a 30 second water break every two rounds. I don’t own a heart monitor, but I was feeling it, folks. Glad that one’s over.

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Happy Memorial Day!

This is the first day of my P90X training; I’ve done the workouts before up to about 65 days with very good results. During those attempts, I modified the workouts a bit, skipping the yoga and cardio/kenpo days and focusing on the resistance and plyometric exercises. I got down to about 170 and felt fantastic. Alas, I fell off the horse. To continue the Texas metaphors, I’m back in the saddle again.

The workout today  focused on chest and back, using pushups, pullups, and some free weight exercises. It’s basically a circuit training routine with two rounds of each exercise, alternating chest and back. Started off with pushups alternating with pullups, using different pushup widths and pullup grips. It added back flys, back rows, and alternating one-arm back rows. Here’s the routine and my reps:

Standard pushups-12

Wide front pullups-10

Militiary pushups (close width)-12

Reverse grip pullups-10

Wide fly pushups-12

Closed grip overhand pullups-10

Decline pushups (feet elevated on a chair)-12

Standing back rows-12 using 20 pound weights

Diamond pushups (wide feet stance, hands close at chest level)-10

Alternating one-arm rows-12 using 20 pound weights

Dive-bomber pushups (I hate these damn things! A wide legged stance, rump up in the air, then gliding the chest down and back up)-10

Seated back flys-12 using 20 pound weights

The workout is two rounds of this series; as strength improves the reps and weight increase.  Takes about an hour; I’ve done this particular series so much I didn’t even use the DVD.

Resistance days also add a 15-minute ab workout. I’ll do that this afternoon.

Comments and thoughts are welcomed; I appreciate people who’ve checked out my blog so far. Also…how does one post before/after pictures?

Thanks for reading.