Day 40 – Legs and Back / Ab Ripper X

Had a really hard day today. But I hit another high on total unassisted reps for pullups: 72. That averages out to doing 9 pullups per set. Awesome! If I’m able to do multiple sets of between 7 and 10, then that means my max must be doing really well! I’m very excited about that. [...]

Day 38 – Back and Biceps / Ab Ripper X

Kicked some butt today. I got through today in far better shape than last week. In other words, I could actually lift my laptop bag with one arm at the end of it. All 10 pounds.
Ab Ripper X was still really hard. I don’t think it will get much easier in the next week [...]

Day 36 – Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps / Ab Ripper X

Kicked a lot of butt today. I made some good progress on a few exercises, which felt great. Even the extra reps on Ab Ripper X wasn’t as terrible as I thought it would be. It was tough, and I definitely made friends with the pause button. But it still went well.
Here are the [...]

Day 33 – Legs and Back / Ab Ripper X

Tough day today. I felt pretty good through the Legs an Back, but once I hit Ab Ripper X it went downhill fast. I’m not sure why. But my pullups were awesome once again! I managed to do 64 unassisted repetitions today! I’m really excited about that! Especially considering how sore my biceps and forearms [...]

Day 31 – Back and Biceps / Ab Ripper X

I forgot how hard the new workouts for month two are. The reason they’re so difficult is that as opposed to the first month, where you work opposing muscle groups in the workouts, this month every workout focuses on hitting the same muscle group over and over in the same workout. It’s brutal. And effective. [...]

Day 29 – Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps / Ab Ripper X

Wow! Hello Month 2! I forgot how much of a monster the new workouts were. I got my butt kicked. It was awesome! Tony’s so mean with the pushup moves! The One Arm Pushups two-thirds of the way through the workout? Ending on Plyo Pushups? Starting with the Slow Motion 3 in 1? Heartless!
My entire [...]

Day 23 – Core Synergistics

Remember back when I said that my Kenpo workout was great? Today was even better. All of the Ab Ripper X work really improved my performance in this workout. I still was exhausted at a few points in the workout, but when it ended and I had cooled down, I felt fantastic. At the end [...]

Day 19 – Legs and Back / Ab Ripper X

Went in soon after waking up this morning. Big mistake. I felt pretty blah throughout the entire workout. I maintained my great number of pullups in the workout. I just felt really exhausted the entire time.
Ab Ripper with 21 reps was okay. Except for Fifer Scissors. That move is terrible! Especially considering that during most [...]

Day 17 – Shoulders and Arms / Ab Ripper X

I felt great when I went into the gym today. It was a nice change since the last two days weren’t spectacular. I felt so good I decided to really ramp up my workout.
I’ve never been so tired from the Shoulders and Arms workout. I added weight in several exercises, really making them much [...]

Day 15 – Improvisation / Ab Ripper X

Had the gym accommodation issue as I mentioned yesterday. I still managed to get in a little work though.
I went down to the pool. I did sets of regular, military, wide, diamond, and plyometric pushups. I managed to do 25 per set except for the final set. I did 15 plyometric pushups (coming off the [...]