I definitely fell off the wagon a bit. I was doing pretty well through June. I had a personal record 5K time and I got down 214 lbs. In July I somehow fell out of my groove. I put all my weight back on and my cardio has definitely regressed. I think taking a vacation in late June combined with a few other factors messed me up. Mostly, I wasn’t sleeping enough so I couldn’t make my morning working. I still wanted to work out, but I wasn’t keen on strolling into work at 11:00am. That’s enough stalling, now onto my numbers:
Current State of Affairs:
Height: 5’11”
weight: 227
P90X Fit Test
| Test | Day 1 | Day 90 (July 17th) |
| 0. Resting Heart Rate | 82 bpm | 55 bpm |
| 1. Pull Ups | 0 (used to be 4) | 1 |
| 2. Veritical Leap (Earth gravity) | 16 inches (used to be 22) | skipped (lost yard stick) |
| 3. Push Ups (max til failure) | 35 | 42 |
| 4. Toe Touch | +3.5 inches (that’s right, I can touch my toes!) | +5.0 inches |
| 5. Wall Squat | 179 seconds (aka 2:59) | 185 seconds (3:05) |
| 6. Bicep Curls (max til failure, no time) | 20 reps, 25 lbs | 23 reps, 25 lbs |
| 7. In & Outs (ab exercise, max til failure) | 35 | 39 |
| 8. Heart Rate Maximizer | 0 min: 163 bpm
1 min: 124 bpm
2 min: 109 bpm
3 min: 96 bpm
4 min: 97 bpm | 0 min: 162bpm
1 min: 116 bpm
2 min: 104 bpm
3 min: 99 bpm
4 min: 93 bpm |
As you can see, I made slight strength and cardio gains. If I hadn’t fallen off the wagon 2/3 the way through, I’d have slight weightloss gains to match.
It’s a journey, not a one time photo shoot. So I’m going to pick myself up and get back in it. I did a full P90X workout day for the first time in a few weeks. I’m gonna do another P90X/Insanity round for the next 30 days, combined with clean eating, then its on to Asylum for me.