P90X – Kenpo X – When it starts to feel too easy »

On a popular P90X thread on bodybuilding.com, some posters were venting that they thought Kenpo X gets too easy over time. It’s one of the few workouts that you do every single week, no matter what phase or recovery week. Here are some pointers I gave in that thread and they were well [...]

Starting a new diet – CKD aka Cyclical Ketogenic Diet »

I have come back and re-visited this post with some more details. I started this diet a week ago, and have much more that I can share at this time than I initially could at the time I originally posted it. Some learnings I have so far:

CKD is not easy for those [...]

Inspiration: If you can’t find time to exercise »

I came across this the other day and it has stuck with me ever since. It’s from Tony Horton, the trainer from P90X. Yes, it’s an informercial.
Life with exercise creates a completely different journey than a life without it. Making the time for exercise means that you’re setting an intension to have a [...]

P90X Progress — My back is strong! »

Wow. I can’t even believe my progress on legs and back this morning. But that is why you write it down!
The assisted pull ups are with feet on the chair.
Reverse grip chin ups Week 3 11 unassisted, 20 assisted (1st set, 2nd set)
Week 5 18 unassisted, 25 assisted
Wide front pull ups Week 3 3 unassisted [...]

P90X Phase 1 completed! Phase 2 begins… »

I am officially done with P90X phase 1 as of today. Today is my last day of the recovery week and I am ready to get back into the workouts. I only have 1 week left before I fly home for the wedding. So I will have some sort of intermission in [...]

Taking things to the next level »

I started on the P90X workout plan today. It’s a serious ab workout above all. Oh and I needed to get a pull up bar so I went and got one.