Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Day 80: Yoga X

Tonight is Yoga X. I am really starting to enjoy Yoga X. It's hard in the beginning but I can do all of the pushups now and do upward dog the whole time instead of going into cobra. I still can't do any of the shoulder stand stuff but I can do crane for almost a minute at a time and I can do wheel the whole time. I'm feeling pretty good. I have ten days to go and the progress I've seen has been incredible. I have lost 50 lbs. Lost in places I needed to lose and gained in places I wanted to gain. Twelve more pounds and I will weigh what I did when Brandy and I got married. My arms are the biggest they've ever been. I can feel my abs underneath the fat and skin left over and can't wait to start the next 90 days to go ahead and rid myself of that. I am up to about 40 pullups per workout now. I started at 1 pullup in the beginning. I'm doing around 20-25 pushups per set unless they are diamonds or dive bombers and then it is more like 10-15. I'm really stoked about going through again. I don't think the results will be quite as drastic the next time around but even if they are a shadow of the first time it should be awesome.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Day 66: Back and Biceps

Man, this workout is still awesome! I feel like my arms are going to tear out of my skin after this workout. I was able to do most of the bicep stuff with 35's last night @ 8-10 reps. Any of the biceps I couldn't do with 35's I went to 25's @ 12-15 reps. I did the strip set with 45, 35, 30, 25 @ 8 reps each. I am able to do 3 pullups on all of the back stuff now without a chair. I do as many as I can which hasn't reached 4 yet and then finish the ten out with a chair. Also, I'm able to do all of the ab ripper stuff now. It's not perfect form but I'm getting there. Yoga X tonight. Should be good stuff.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Day 65

Well, I haven't posted on here in a long time but I am having great results. I restarted in May and have really stuck with it this time. Any days that Dad and I missed we made up. Jared has started working out with us. I think this is his second week and he hasn't missed. I have lost a total of 45 pounds. I can tell such a huge difference in my arms and chest and stomach area. I don't think I'm going to get my six-pack this time around but I know I will next time. I am going to start over immediately at the end of this 90 days. Bran is going to start with me then. I can make it through every workout now. I can't always do the stuff they are doing, but I can try to get close. Yoga is still tough for me but every time we do it I can do more. I started at 272 this time around and am now at 225. I think at 200 I will be in the best shape of my life. I originally wanted to get down to 185 but my muscle mass has increased so much that I don't know if I can get that low. My pants size has gone from a tight 40 to a baggy 36. I tried on 34's yesterday and they fit but were really tight. I have NEVER been skinnier than a 34 in my adult life. I am really stoked about getting to day 90 and starting again.