Still going strong on Week 5... day 30 and beyond

2-2-10
OHHHHHHH!!!! I don’t know if it was the two days of shoveling snow off the driveway, or the new Chest, Shoulders and Triceps workout, the freshness I have after recovery week, or just getting to the point where I can push it (Tony would say “Bring it!”) harder than I thought I could go, but I’m hurting today.
Today was the forever favorite Plyo X. I pushed it hard. I actually had the thought towards the end of “what if I just do this plyo x twice in a row”… then I realized I was crazy and didn’t have enough time and moved on. I can say that I did the “hard way” hands up… double time… etc. for the entire workout. Grrrrrrrrr… Brrrrring It!

2-3-10
Before I talk about the new Biceps and Back work out, I have some thoughts. I was hit with some pride this morning. 31 days in. That feels good. Most people don’t make it this far. And the changes are happening. Certainly stronger, but things are tightening up as well. For the first 30 days, I just tried to watch what I ate and hoped the results would fall in place. Now that I’m seeing my body start to transform (and respond directly to my diet), I’m starting a food diary. I read on a message board that livestrong.com has a cool exercise/food diary and they were right. I’m focused on cutting out more carbs and getting more calories from protein. My body continues to function pretty well on a calorie deficit, but I think those days are numbered. I’m working out harder and pushing myself more than ever. I just want a freaking 6 pack… ok?
Biceps and Back.
So, this was not that exhausting for the whole body, but this was glamour muscle builder. The back exercises seemed to just be designed to give you a break on the 50 minutes of destroying your biceps. Not going to get out of breath here, but definitely putting the arms to failure. This is going to be the workout that makes the arms big. No doubt. Not sure why this didn’t come out earlier because it’s not anymore intense that the other workouts (and the chest and shoulders – day 1 - workout is, in my opinion significantly harder). I’m starting to love the ab ripper x. That’s because I getting good at it. And Tony’s right… I hate it… but I love it…