Day 402 - X2 Yoga

I was at an all-day company meeting, so eating healthy was harder than normal today.  I did well at avoiding all of the sweets, but the food options were limited, so I ended up going over on calories (2500) a bit today.  Also, my protein level (173 g) is a bit down from where I would like it, so tomorrow I need to get back to my normal routine of eating.  Yoga was pretty easy tonight and it went quickly. 

Day 401 - Run & Push-up ladder

I got in a nice 5k run during lunch today.  The legs felt good throughout the run.  Tonight is a rest night from X2 for me, so I decided to try something that I saw on the internet called a push-up ladder.  The idea is to do a series of pushups in a row with decreasing and then increasing reps.  I set up my own series that went like this:

50-45-40-35-30-25-25-30-35-40-45-50

I set it up that the start of each set was 5 minutes apart so that the total routine can be finished in 60 minutes.  Tonight I got all the way down and then back up through 45 (for a total of 400 push-ups) before running out of gas.  That was fun.  Calorie burn for today's workouts totaled out to about 700 calories.  Luckily I've been able to get my protein level up to about 200 grams again today.

Day 400 - P.A.P. Upper

I had to get through the workout tonight with minimal breaks in order to be done in time to get my son to his orchestra concert.  I was happy that my chest was not too sore to get through this.  I'm continuing to us 25 lb dumbbells for row and press moves.  It was a bit easier this time around.  Protein is at 207 today.  I'm hoping the weather will allow me to go for a run tomorrow.

Day 399 - P.A.P. Lower

After the Super Bowl pushup marathon yesterday I decided that I wanted to focus on legs tonight (go figure). So,  I did P.A.P. Lower. I was expecting my pecs to be really sore today.  They're a little sore, but not nearly as much as I would have guessed after doing 600 pushups last night.  Could be the worst is coming tomorrow.  We'll see.  I got my protein up over 200 grams today and total calories are under 2300, so I'm getting back on track with eating.

P.S. I still hate side bridge leg lift, but I got through it.

Day 398 - Rest Day - Not

Sunday is usually not an exercise day for me, but the group on Facebook decided to have a challenge to see if we could do pushups for every point scored in the football game.  The challenge was 10 per point.  The first 300 were fun, but when I got to a total of 540 I had to switch to 5 per point.  I ended up doing a total of 595 based on points scored and I threw in an extra 5 to make it an even 600 for the day.  Ouch.  I made up a protein shake in the 3rd quarter in hopes of helping my muscles to recover tomorrow, but my protein level today is way down from previous days.  I ended up at 135 grams for the day.  That's probably not enough considering the impact the pushups had.  I calculated that just doing the pushups burned 495 calories (600 * .825), so that's pretty similar to the calorie burn I get from an X2 workout.

Day 397 - Base + Back & X2 Ab Ripper

I got through Base + Back & X2 Ab Ripper early today because I knew I would not have time later today.  Great idea, but doing it so soon after completing X2 Yoga last night made for a challenge.  I got through it, but wow I'm feeling it.  Gotta keep bringing it.  I got my protein up to 190 grams today.

Day 396 - X2 Yoga

Ah, yoga.  Love it.  I'm feeling strengthened and relaxed.  I hit 197 for protein today, so I'm trying to keep up the push to get to 200 per day in hopes that it will help me to put on some muscle while doing the workouts.  I also continue to keep calories in check.  Today I totaled out at 2300 today, so not bad considering the amount of protein I took in.  I got in 15 good quality chin-ups before starting yoga tonight.  Things like chin-ups continue to get a bit easier, so I'm looking forward to Base + Back tomorrow.