Day 485 - Double round of X2 Ab Ripper

Today is supposed to be a rest day for me, but I wasn't able to get Ab Ripper done on Monday after Chest + Back + Balance and tomorrow I plan to go for a run during lunch, so doing Shoulders + Arms and then Ab Ripper after doing a run during the day seems like a bit much. Sooooooo I decided to do a double round of Ab Ripper tonight. I did one round, took a break for about 20 minutes and then did it again. Wow, that second round was not fun, but it got the job done.  I'm feeling pretty happy about not skipping any workouts so far this week.  I'm trying hard to stay fully committed.

Day 484 - Plyocide

I pushed hard tonight and I could definitely tell by the time I was done because the towel I use to wipe away the perspiration was rather heavy.  This workout is less than an hour, but it pushes me hard for the whole time.  I continue to be able to get through it without having to add in any breaks (which is more than I can say for other workouts like Base & Back).  My chest and arms are sore today from the workout last night, so I know I did it right.  Getting back into the groove with phase 2 workouts feels really good.

Day 483 - Chest + Back + Balance

I got home pretty late from work, so by the time I had dinner and got around to starting my workout it was already almost 7:00.  I brought it pretty hard, so by the time I was done I was pretty wiped out, so I couldn't bring myself to adding in Ab Ripper tonight.  I will be making sure to add it in for the other two days this week.  My reps tonight came up a bit short of the previous time, but I'm not too surprised by that since I haven't been spending a lot of time on the chest lately.  I need to make sure to not skip this workout in coming weeks because it is one of the few workouts in phase 2 that does a lot of good for the chest.

482 - Rest Day

I went to breakfast with my Dad and got an omelet,  home-fries, toast and some of Ashley's pancake, so breakfast was a lot of calories today.  I kept lunch in check pretty well and did well with dinner, so hopefully I'll stay within calories today.  I'm still light on protein.  Right now I'm at 110 grams for the day.

Day 481 - P.A.P. Upper

I got my workout in before having breakfast today so that I could leave myself time to do all of the other things that were planned for the day like cutting grass, going to a friend's ring ceremony and picking Kristi up from the airport.  I'm not a fan of working out in the morning, but it was a good idea to get it done early.  I'm also staying with my healthy eating today, so all is well.

Day 480 - Run Day

I started the day with a 5k run before work in place of doing P.A.P. Lower.  I was not comfortable doing both in the same day, but it works out well since I need to do tomorrow's workout in the morning because the rest of the day is booked.  I went out running at 6:30 today.  It was a beautiful morning.  It was a bit chilly out there, but not too bad.  I went at a bit slower pace than some other runs, but really enjoyed the chance to get out and run in the early morning for the fun of it.

Day 479 - X2 Yoga

I got a bit of a later start tonight than normal because Ashley was making dinner, so I decided to eat and then work out after dinner.  As I sit here, it's almost 9:00 and I feel really refreshed after that Yoga workout.  I'm doing very well with my eating today.  I'm only at 2100 calories for the day and I'm not hungry at this point.  I hit 190 grams of protein, so that is also good.  I'll probably have a few crackers or something and call it a day for eating.  Tomorrow I'm hoping to go for a run in the early morning before starting work since I won't have time during lunch to do it.  My hamstring has been bothering me over the last couple of day, but seems better today, so as long as it feel good in the morning I plan to get the run done.