Real Life Fitness – Getting Fit With Brent

Today began P90X Phase 3 for me.  It also began a determination to push harder and do more to shed more fat before I begin round 2 in late June/early July.  So I’m doing an extra Cardio X on resistance days.

Today was Chest & Back.  I have not done this routine since week 3 (day 22).  I was absolutely amazed by how much my strength had improved.  Last time I could only start with 15 push-ups.  Today I did 20 and had more left in me, but wanted to pace for round 2 of this exercise.  Round two I still did 15.

And I could do declines!  Last time I was lucky to squeeze out 3, today I did 8 and 7.  So big improvement there!

Ab Ripper was a challenge as I used a LOT of energy doing Chest and Back.  I did have some improvements in a lot of the routines, but I was very, very tired.

After going through my day, it was time for Cardio X.  This was my first time on this routine.  This is an excellent cardio routine.  My heart rate stayed in the 150′s and lower 160′s during most of it.  I plan on doing this 3 times a week for phase 3.  This will assist in fat burn.  I’ve added some calories to offset a bit.

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Ahhh….so good to be back home and on my normal P90X routine (well, as normal as P90X can be).

This morning was the start of week 3, the week just before recovery week, so it was time to BRING IT!

I pumped out more reps of push-ups than last week and went to my knees a LOT less.  Pushed myself hard and feel good about it.  Problem is, I bonked during Ab Ripper X.  Going to have to work on getting enough energy out of the diet to be able to handle that routine.

And it was nice to be back on the diet today.  I did not hit everything perfect, but ate well, ate healthy, and feel good.

Tomorrow is Plyo X.  Going to push myself through the zone for all 60+ minutes.

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