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I am still on a quest to answer - Does P90X Work? Only 68 more days to go!

It's nearly 2am...

But that didn't stop me from pushing play - I was faced with two options, I could skip my workout and just go to bed, or I could push my limits and dig deep into my will to succeed.

We are faced with this challenge every day - To Push Play or not. The Key to your success is over coming your thoughts that hold you back and finding that power within to complete your task.

I easily spent 3 hours in front of the TV today surfing pointless channels, melting my brain and becoming soft. I had little drive and focus - It took a lot of digging but I have overcome my laziness and Pushed Play. Today may be a little extreme because it got so late but my message is this.

Don't let yourself get in a rut - Working out really is not that challenging and it takes up a very small portion of the day. Yes it's hard to push yourself some days and stay focused but that's when you reach out to others for accountability.

I received an email today - It basically said that my videos and pushing play every day was this individuals reason for starting their own journey. This was a powerful message to me, how could I let this person down? It's not just about me because we are a community of people seeking better health and fitness.

It's amazing how empowering a simple email can be.

Push Play my friends and don't let yourself fall - Reach out. After all, Beachbody is people helping people to succeed.

Never let your dreams fade, never stop reaching for the stars, but most importantly never stop living life - It's this very gift we share that brings us together.

Wow it's been several days since my last update! Between work at Red Robin and the holidays I haven't had time to blink. Most of my days I spend over tired and don't get online to update this blog.

However with that said, just because I'm to busy to update doesn't mean I haven't been completing my exercise! I am still bringing daily though the time varies a lot. Sometimes I work out in the early A.M. and other times its late at night.

I added Creatine Mono hydrate and 100% pure Whey Protein to my diet starting Dec 30th. I decided it was time to start supplementing, Even with my high protein and relatively healthy diet I found I wasn't getting the desired level of protein. The general rule is 1g of pure protein per 1lb of body weight. Last I checked I was roughly 150lbs so I should be consuming no less than 150g of Protein, My goal is 150g-200g/day. 2 scoops of my protein powder adds a quick and easy 52g without requiring time to plan and cook a good meal. This works very well to compensate for my work schedule and the restrictions it causes on my diet.

Yesterday started week 4 with Yoga and today will be day 23 with Core Synergistics. I can't tell you how excited I am for this workout! I don't have time this morning as I have to work... Again; but I should have decent time this afternoon once I get back.

Expect a blog update and perhaps a video when I complete today's workout. I want to tell you how it went and how it felt because this is a new video in my journey.

Stay tuned...

*New! I haven't given in to the pressure. Or have I?

Starting over again! I have made it to week 2 without straying from my plan. My nutrition is still being incorporated into my daily routine and it's going pretty good. I will say my biggest obstacle right now is my daily job at Red Robin. The shifts I work really interfere with my eating routine and make it hard to get 5 good meals in. Often times I find myself running 8 hours with no food which in turn makes me crash hard with low blood sugar and little energy. I'm trying to find ways to curb this, but for anyone that works in the food service industry they understand how hard it is to actually take a moment to eat. I hope my Beachbody coaching business will soon replace the hours I need at Red Robin which will allow me much more freedom and a more consistent diet. With that said, I have been eating a very well balance and nutritious diet without going astray. I haven't had beer and wings, though I miss the occasional after-work outing; I know what I really want in life and in Beachbody and I won't let anything get in my way!

On day 7 I chose to take a day off and rest (Though I worked a full shift at work). I may add X stretch next week though as I think it is necessary.

Today started with a bang as I jumped into my Shoulders and Back workout. It was ofcourse the same as last week though I notice I had much more energy and I didn't get the sick feeling. I actually felt ontop of my game! I followed the video with Ab X which is getting better and better everytime I complete the video. I hardly struggled through the Mason Twist at the end, the first day I fell over after the first 10 and had to jump in and out periodically; today I stuck through to 30, took 8 off and finish strong to the end.

I have tomorrow off from work and plan to add two more dumb bells, 10lbsx2 will be a good combo to mix with the 15lbsx2 I have now. I can use them independantly or combine for 25lbsx2. This should be good for now until I get stronger in weeks 3 and 4.
I will also be getting a yoga mat tomorrow as this will help alot, my current mat is an old camping air mat that is really unsuitable.

Shoulders and Back:

Nothing really to add from last week except I noticed a much better result, no feeling natious at the end and I still had the ability to make a good effort in Ab X which immediately followed. My numbers for each set were about the same though in some I was able to do alot more reps. If you would like numbers please just ask in a comment and I'll be glad to post them!

Tomorrow is Plyometrics and I must say I am very excited, Cardio is my favorite exersise and Plyometrics never leaves me dissapointed!

Good afternoon!

Today was very difficult, I had nearly zero motivation to workout and my body was incredibly sore. I had a very hard time waking up this morning, I really think all the hard work is catching up to me. I actually slept from about 11:30pm last night to 8:30am this morning, I then fell asleep on the couch around 8:45am until somewhere around 10:30am. The sleep was very well worth it though, minus a small headache I felt a little more aware and awake.

Well today consists of just one workout which is Yoga X. I have been very excited for this video as my flexibility is terrible and I think this will be a great tool for me!
Meditation is key to keeping balance in your life, whether its troubles at work or at home, taking an hour and a half out of your day to do Yoga X will make all your troubles disappear.

Yoga X:

I just completed the workout after trying my best to get motivated, I started out rather sore and wasn't sure how it was going to go. But I did it and that's the important thing. Day 4 is done and I feel very proud of myself for sticking to my goal and staying driven.
The video IS NOT easy, I was stumbling on a couple poses i.e. Warrior 1,2,3 etc... At the end my quads were cramping which made some things difficult but I completed what I could non-the-less.
I feel like a million bucks now which will make my work shift at Red Robin go by much better than it would have without the workout. Not to mention i'm in a euphoric state of mind from the overall relaxation from completing the video.

My advice is definitely get a yoga mat as I don't have one and had to keep wiping sweat off the floor to keep myself from slipping during the downward dog motions.

Other than that, thanks for reading and stick to it!!!