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 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 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 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 [...]

Day 12 – Legs and Back / Ab Ripper X

Tough day today. After saying bye to my girlfriend very early this morning, I’ve felt pretty blah all day. Definitely wasn’t in the mood for a workout. But that didn’t stop me. I went and put in my time.
Did really solid again today on my pullups. Managed 58 unassisted, plus 2 more using the [...]

Day 5 – Legs and Back / Ab Ripper X

Tough day today. But I hit a huge goal, and I’m really excited about it! Today, I managed to do over 50 pullups total! I did 7 reps per set!  That’s pretty huge. I felt great, and that’s the kind of workout that’s going to boost my max reps in a significant way. My max [...]

Day 1 – Chest and Back / Ab Ripper X

What a great workout! This is what I’m talking about! I worked so hard today. My chest, arms, shoulders, back, abs… Everything is feeling sore already. Tomorrow I’m going to be in some glorious pain. This is the kind of workout I was missing in P90X Lean. All my major upper torso’s muscle groups got [...]

Day 12 – Legs and Back / Ab Ripper X

Today was a busy day. I woke up at 7:30 for a doctor’s appointment, where I had some blood drawn for tests. I ate breakfast afterwards at about 9 or 9:30. Then I did a bunch of other stuff (No meal) until 7 when I went to finally do my workout.
Needless to say, it was [...]