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P90X Insanity Week 2 Phase 3 Update | 3 Weeks to go

Begin Week 10! Although I’m getting closer to the end, it also feels like it’s a mile away. It’s weird how you can be so close yet so far. Either way I’m still pressing play and going for it on each rep. Including this week I have 3 weeks to go!

W10D1 – P90X Chest Shoulders & Triceps ARX (Softball Game) – No time to petter out here. Went intense today and it felt great to get back to work after the weekend.
W10D2 – Cardio Recovery – I went with a different workout today. Still went with Insanity, but not an intense cardio workout but the recovery workout. Still a hard workout just no plyo.
W10D3 – P90X Back & Biceps ARX – I really like this workout, but I think I have established that by now. Upped my weight were I could once again and now I feel I’m where I need to be. I’ll probably be at this weight for a bit before I can up it more but only time will tell.
W10D4 – P90X Cardio X (Softball Game) – Last week I was thinking of swithcing this workout out for anotther just for some variety. Well I didn’t switch it, but I did cut out the 9 minutes of Yoga. (Still cant stand yoga..ugh!)
W10D5 – P90X Legs & Back ARX – Leg crusher today, I can definitely feel a difference today with doing Insanity Cardio Recovery on Tuesday (which is mostly legs). I probably won’t do that again, but I was looking for some variety. Still trying to decidew what to donext week on my cardio days.
W10D6 – OFF – My back started to spasm again yesterday evening and is really sore today. I’m taking today and tomorrow off to let it rest and hopefully it will be fine by Monday.
W10D7 – OFF

Week in Review:
Awesome week this week. Getting even closer now. 3 weeks remain of this 90 day routine. I decided to weigh in today even though I was trying to make it to the end before my next weigh in. I simply couldn’t wait, lol. Today’s weight was 186 pounds, which is down another 2.4 from my last weigh in. And only 1 pound from my goal weight! My only issue is that my back started to spasm again this week and as I sit here typing this pain is still present. I have been taking some over the counter medicine to try to alleviate some pain so I can get back to “work” tomorrow. Stay Tuned…

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P90X Insanity Week 3 Phase 2 Update

by Rob Humphrey

Week seven and I’m ready to Go! This will be my last resistance week of this phase. I will also reach the half way point this week on Wednesday. I feel real proud of myself sticking to my diet, getting all my workouts in each week. It’s hard to believe I’m only half way, honestly I feel like I’ve been on this track for months. I have been religiously writing down everything regarding my workouts and I will try to up my weight and reps of each workout where possible. This is something I started to do at the start of this phase and I can’t wait to see where it takes me. I continue to drink Shakeology everyday, wow what a difference it makes. I also drink the Results & Recovery after each workout as I am pushing pretty hard everyday now. Bring It people!

W7D1 P90X Chest Shoulders & Tri ARX – I increased weight and reps again today where I could and man I tell you what it’s making these workouts harder than ever for me. Almost exhausted when I complete a workout (not quite). I almost look forward to cardio days to give my muscles a break from pushing them so hard.
W7D2 Insanity Cardio Core & Balance – I know I may sound like a broken record each time I do this workout, but I increased my intensity once again. I like to gradually increase my intensity output so I don’t crash. I know it’s time to switch this workout out for a much harder one. Probably something like Pyometric cardio circuit.
W7D3 P90X Back & Biceps ARX – Day 45! Well I have made it half way through this round of P90X Insanity hybrid. Being that I write down everything I do during a workout in regards to weight and reps I know when and where to up my intensity. In doing this I increased weight again today, sometimes I even surprised myself with the amount of weight I’m lifting. The selecttech’s help in the fact that they go in 2.5 pound increments. I weighed in today and my weigh has dropped down to 191.2 down 1.8 pounds from my last weigh in. I feel that I’m on pace to get where I want to be (185) by the end of my 90 days.
W7D4 P90X Cardio X – Another awesome workout today. Still going strong here. One of the reasons I stick with Cardio X is that it has a bit of everything in it. Including Yoga, which I’m not a fan of. I have tried to wrap my mind around yoga but I just can’t seem to enjoy it, it’s just to boring. Cardio X has about 10 minutes of Yoga in it and I can’t hardly wait for it to end. That being said I understand the importance of Yoga and I’m happy to get the 10 minutes per week in that I do.
W7D5 P90X Legs & Back ARX – Toast! I upped my reps in today’s routine. If your familiar with P90X and the Legs % Back routine you know they pretty much do 25 reps of each move. Week one I started with only doing 10 reps. By the start of phase 2 I was doing 15 reps, so feeling energized I went for 20 reps today…whoa! I guess I wasn’t ready for 20 yet as I started to get nauseaoius about half way through this workout. By the time I finished I was begging for my Results and Recovery drink.
W7D6 – 2 Mile Run – I was contemplating on taking today and tomorrow off. Mainly due to the fact the I have be going at these workouts hard for 9 days straight without a break. When I woke up today I really felt energized so I did my run. I know 2 miles is no big deal for a runner, but I’m happy to do 2 miles as I am in no way a runner.
W7D7 – OFF – Much needed!

Week in review
I had another good week this week, getting in all of my workouts and keeping my diet clean with no cheats meals. Next week is my second recovery week and honestly I think it has came at a good time. I’m pretty tired and feel my muscles could use a bit of a break. With that said, I still would like to continue to do the resistance workouts because I prefer them over the cardio, but I know the recovery week is a must. I will complete my recovery week and weigh in again on Sunday before heading into phase 3. I’m hopeful I can get my weigh into the 180’s before the start of Phase 3, which would make me only 5 pounds short of my goal with 5 weeks to go. Stay Tuned!

Rob Humphrey
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P90X Insanity Week 2 Phase 2 Update

by Rob Humphrey

The start of this week was a little different from my last 5. We left Sunday on a mini vacation to Orlando, just to get away. I did take my dumbbells, workout DVD’s and Shakeology, but the time really didn’t reveal itself and on top of that I ended up getting a migraine. But I did drink my Shakeology everyday.
We returned home Wednesday afternoon tired and craving our own bed. I honestly did not feel like working out and argued with myself most of the afternoon. About 6:30 pm my conscious won me over and I went to push play. So glad I did, now I can get in all five of my workouts this week.

W6D1 – Vacation
W6D2 – Vacation
W6D3 – P90X Chest Shoulders & Triceps – Like I said before I really didn’t want to work out today but my conscious won me over and I went at it. I even increased weight or reps on each move. Doing this workout in the evening made it hard on me, mainly because I’m use to working out in the morning. I ended up feeling weak the rest of the evening, probably didn’t get enough calories for the day on top of everything else.
W6D4 – Insanity Cardio Core and Balance – I can start to feel a difference every time I do this routine. I try to raise my intensity each time and I can just about keep up with the crew speed for speed.
W6D5 – P90X Back & Biceps ARX – Still a favorite of mine. I went a bit heavier again today.
W6D6 – Cardio X – With this week being off a bit, doing Cardio X on Saturday was a little weird. I like to sleep in on Saturday’s but I’m committed to this and I’m NOT going to start to slip after 40 days of going for it. So I got up at my normal “week day time” and did it hard and heavy.
W6D7 – P90X Legs & Back – Another good workout today, I did today’s routine in the evening because we go to church in the am as a family. I don’t really like to workout in the evening but had to do it twice this week. All in all this was a good week for me, I got all my workouts in and was able to up weight and reps respectively. Ready for more

Week in review:
Had a different kind of week, I don’t like changing things up. The start of this week I was on a mini family vacation. Like I mentioned earlier I did take the DVD’s and dumbbells, but it just didn’t work out for me. So I had to start my week on Wednesday. Nevertheless I have got all my workouts in and kept my diet in check for the most part. I did have a bit of a hic-cup during my vacation but it was less than a cheat meal, more of a cheat item lol. Next week is the last resistance week of this phase. I decided not to weigh in this week. I’m going to wait until day 45, which is next Wednesday. Whether my weigh goes down more or not my clothes are getting looser everyday. I’m already in need of some new workout shorts, mine are falling off during the Insanity routines. I’m feeling great and starting to see a bit of definition in different areas of my body. I attribute the way I feel and the weigh loss a lot to drinking Shakeology. If your interested in learning more about Shakeology click here.

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P90X Insanity Week 1 Phase 2 Update

by Rob Humphrey

I have been waiting for this week to get here it seems like forever. I have been doing a little bit of research and talking to other coaches who had amazing results with P90X. I’m not really looking to be “ripped” in these 90 days but rather lean out lose some fat then maybe try to add bulk in the coming rounds. I went through month 1 without missing a workout and I brought it each day, but I did focus more on good form than I did on weight and reps. I tend to get nasuseas very easily so this was a precautionary thing too. I start “Phase 2” and will be going for it, upping my weight in each exercise and or course “writing it down” so I can up it when I’m ready. Like Tony says “How do you know what to do…if you don’t know what you did.” So my tip for you is WRITE IT DOWN. Anyways back to what I was talking about. Since I decided to go for broke this phase I was looking into taking a pre-workout supplement. I found a lot of people raving about JACK3D. So I decided to try it myself. According to some of the people I talked to about it, it helps you increase your muscle pumps and increases your indurance as well as giving you incredible focus. Needless to say I was excited to use this stuff. I was told by another coach to cycle the Jack3d and to use it 2 months on and one month off. So that’s why I didn’t start phase 1 with it. Now that phase 2 is here I am excited to get going, using Jack3d and my brand new SelectTech’s I ready to crush it everyday.

W5D1 – P90X Shoulder Triceps and Chest w/ARX – Today was the first day I got to take the Jack3d supplement. I can actually say I could feel a bit of a tingle prior to working out. Once it was time to go I went for it. Now, I’m not sure it was the supplement or the fact I was ready to “Bring It” but I got numbers and reps I had never reached before today. Could of been the placebo effect, but I don’t care. I had to use the Results and Recovery drink today, I was so exhausted I was craving it.

W5D2 – Insanity Cardio Core & Balance – I had been told not to use Jack3d for cardio but I figured I’d try it after all it’s Insanity. And to go back a bit I had a weird feeling in my stomach for most of the day yesterday, not sure what that was from. So today I went at it and pretty much kept up with the crew on this workout. But I got that weird feeling again, maybe it’s the Jack3d, I will try tomorrow without it.

W5D3 – P90X Back & Biceps w/ARX – Holy crap am I sore! Today I went without Jack3d and still made sure to up my weight in each exercise. I love to work my biceps hard, they are the one muscle I’d like to see some size at. The workout went by fast and by the end I was toast. Having the R&R formula is a must if your going for broke, but maybe that’s just me 😉

W5D4 – P90X Cardio X – I have to admit that I am starting to feel tired, Maybe it’s from pushing harder this week. Maybe from not getting the best sleep. Either way I am really feeling it. Both sides of my arms are extremely sore even to the touch, but that’s a good thing. Cardio X was a bit harder today being tired, but I went at it and tried to clear my mind. It went well and I will probably be taking it easy today to gear up for tomorrow’s Leg routine.

W5D5 – P90X Legs & Back w/ARX – TGIF! I have really brought it each day this week. And I am feeling it today. I am exhausted, but still excited at the same time. Today was Legs & back and I upped my reps today a bit more from the last time I did this routine (week 3). Depending on how sore my legs are tomorrow I may increase my reps next Friday as well. I went back to taking Jack3d today. Still can’t tell if it’s helping or not, but I will continue it’s use for a few more days.

W5D6 – Softball Tournament – Today was my softball tournament, and lucky me it was over 100 degrees out there today here in Florida. We didn’t technically play very well as a team so we were eliminated before we melted away. Because of the tournament I will be passing on my 2 mile run today. I feel great and I’m pretty sure I’ve lost more weight. I weigh in tomorrow to see where I’m at.

W5D7 – OFF – Today was my rest day, which I plan to enjoy. I weighed in today at 193, which is the same as my last weigh in so no weight loss for this week, although my clothes are fitting much looser on me. No worries, I’m still sore so I’m sure that accounts for some of it. (Muscle retains water when they are sore) I have kept my diet in check and have now been 5 weeks without a “cheat meal”, many thanks to having Shakeology everyday. I’m looking forward to next week and I’m ready to rock it.

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