P90X, Week 6

This past week, at least the latter part of it, proved to be a tough week. Week 7 will prove to be the most difficult week of this cycle; this is my Holy Week, and there are a lot of Church services that I go to, some early, some late. I’ll just have to suck it up and deal with it…next week (Week 8) is a recovery week. And my whole family is back in town, adding some much needed normalcy to life. So, focus and discipline are the keys of this week. But back to last week:

Tuesday: Chest/Shoulders/Tris & Ab Ripper X
While this day wasn’t easy, it went better than Week 5. I realize that in this phase, my chest (or back for that matter) doesn’t get the work it needs because I’m stressing my arms so much. By the middle of the workout, my shoulders and tris are so fried that I can barely do 10 push ups. Still, an overall decent day. Completed the full Ab Ripper. Overall, No major gains, no major losses. Thanks to a full Ab Ripper routing, this is a small positive gain.

Wednesday: Plyometrics…ACTUALLY SWIM
Decided against Plyo today with my sore calf. I didn’t want to take any chances in re-injuring so I went to the pool in the am to get in a good workout. Not quite as intense as plyo, but got the job done. Funny, I missed Plyometrics…or at least the challenge of trying to finish it. This is my first workout that I’ve “missed” up to this point.

Thursday: Back/Bis & Ab Ripper X
This day is brutal for me. Basically, curl-curl-pull up-row. Do that 4 times, and that’s this workout. I again used the gardening gloves and this helped. I didn’t lose any ground on the pull up exercises, and upped the arm weights a bit. But again, the back was sacrificed a bit by the arm workout. Am having some serious pain in my right birdie finger. Tough to grip anything. Unsure if it’s the gloves or something else. Looking back, I had some small gains here. Overall, a gain here.

Friday: Yoga X
Did whole routine in the evening. No back discomfort. Yoga Belly 7 sucks. Overall, a positive gain.

Saturday: Legs/Back
I think this day is the hardest for me. As I type this (Monday), my glutes are still sore. Made progress on pull ups (total of 8 sets of pull ups), and I did ~10 per set (some assisted). Had to pause the tape a couple of times. Did NOT do calf raises. Birdie finger still hurts really bad. Was gassed…did NOT do Ab Ripper. Overall, a positive gain.

Sunday: Kenpo X & Ab Ripper
Again, in garage with fan only. Sweat up a storm, and HR was elevated. Completed all Ab Ripper. Good day.

NUTRITION
Ate out once or twice and had some home cooked meals. So, while the numbers are what they are, I’m not as confident that they’re accurate. Still, they are ball park figures, so while I'm trying to be anal about it, it's difficult when I'm not totally sure what ingredients (was it butter or oil?) make up the menu. Bottom line is that I need to continue doing what I’m doing. While ~200g of protein is my goal, if I’m close, I’m not going to sweat too many bullets about it. I'm feeling pretty good, and losing fat, while beginning to see some muscle definition. And when I start tri-training again, all calorie intake will need to increase. Fat was elevated because of two specific days that I ate out…but those meals were so good!! Averages:

Total calories: 1970
Carbs: 174
Fat: 68
Pro: 168

Got to get through this week to the recovery week.