Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Day 1 - Chest and Back / Ab Ripper X

Ok, so yesterday was Day 1 and it went well.  I am using the "portion" approach to track my food intake throughout the day.  This document is very helpful as I simply have to check the boxes throughout the day.  The excel file can be found here: http://www.thefitclubnetwork.com/2009/01/p90x-nutrition-plan-made-easy/.  On this same website, there is a Word file under Step 2 that shows what you can have for each food group.  I'm trying to get used to not having a check box for chips or cookies :)  Yesterday, here was my menu:

Breakfast: Pure Protein Bar - 20g protein, 200 cal
Snack: Pure Protein Bar - 20g protein, 200 cal
Lunch: Ultimate Grilled Chicken Sandwich (threw away the top bun) and a small chili from Wendy's
Snack: 17 Turkey Pepperonis
Dinner: P90X Turkey Chili with peppers, onions, beans, and tomatoes w/ 2 cups of steamed veggies
Snack: All natural Dreyers frozen strawberry bar - 80 cal
Post-Workout: Body Fortress Protein Shake - 26 g protein, 105 cal

Total Calories: 1,675
Calories burned from P90X: 600
Net: 1,075

The workout for Day 1 was Chest and Back with Ab Ripper X.  The total workout time for this was 1 hr. 15 min.  I gave it all I had for the entire workout hammering out push-ups and pull-ups to absolute failure.  By the end, my body was shaking and I was drenched in sweat.  I came out of the workout absolutely exhausted and my muscles were like jello from the beating.  The great thing about it is that I know I shredded some muscle fibers and now they are in the process of getting larger.

2 comments:

  1. Suck it up and quit whining.

    I did about 30 days of P90x this time last year. Hardest thing I've ever done. I can't do push-ups or pull-ups to save my life.

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  2. I am proud of you and thanks for helping me try to get one...and as for Brett's comment...he is a pansy and you aren't so I know that you can do this...prove it to yourself and to him!!!!

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