Week 9... through day 61... it's getting closer

3-5-10
Well, another hell week at work didn’t allow me to update the blog this week. I will say that if I didn’t get up in the mornings to work out, I would have never been able to pull this off. So, even though this is Friday, I’ll give you the recap of week 9.

Week 8 Yoga: Same as below. Starting to love this one.

Chest and back: I really like this workout. I remember how bad it sucked the first three weeks, but I am so much stronger now. I now keep up with “the kids” on everything except for the pull ups (I’m getting better at those too). The big “ah has” from this workout is that my body wasn’t quite ready to go after the recovery week when it comes to recovery, but I’m stronger and I could push myself much farther than I’ve been able to do before. I’ve been really sore all week from this workout. I do my pull-ups down the hall from the living room in the door way to the bathroom and I have a huge mirror at the end of the hallway. My arms and chest were so flexed out, I looked HUGE in the mirror. Results are coming and coming fast.
Plyo: This work out was something to be proud of. My wife and I decided Monday to drive 5 hours (each way) to buy a car. We wanted to leave before 5:00 so I got up at 3:00 and got busy. Yea buddy. Sweating profusely before 4:00 is pretty special. Just the sense of accomplishment got me through this one. I’m in good enough shape to just will myself through this one, but it’s still very tough.

Shoulders and arms: More of the same here. I’m really working hard this week and I’m starting to get winded on the strength days. It was nice to see this workout come back. It’s not too bad and it’s the glamour muscle workout. Always nice.

Yoga X: This is becoming soothing for me. I’m not saying it’s easy but it’s not too bad. It’s just really long. I can now consistently do a pushup before every upward dog without really struggling. Getting strong is pretty nice. Grrrrrrrr…..

Legs and Back: I hate this workout. I really do. The legs make me feel sick and the pull-ups just kill me. This is simply a push play and pray for it to end. I still really hate the chair salutations. I can get through it easier now, but it is just really tough and painful. I think this might be the most beneficial workout (I’ve always believe that results and performance are in the legs). I’m sure this is a bigger calorie burn than the upper body workouts, but it remains to be extremely tough. I just love that the workout I dislike the most is one that you have to do every week. It does feel good when it over….