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P90X wk 10 + progress report
Week 10 of 12 weeks, then week 13 is the final stretch with a different set of workouts/structure. I started this program at 142 lbs, currently weigh 132 as of this morning. (And I'm all bloaty from my cycle, too.) I've gone from a size 12 to a comfy 6, 4 in some things. It's not about the scale, it's about looking at myself and seeing strength. It feels awesome. I'm strong, I know I'm strong, I know I'm healthy, and if I want to do something physical, then I know I can do that, too. THAT is what it's all about for me, yo.
I wrapped up Ab Ripper after doing Back & Biceps and I can get through Ab Ripper with almost no problems. The oblique V ups still continue to wear me down, but I realized today that I wasn't angled like they are, so I've been making it harder on myself. D'oh! So here's my progress chart from Week 1 to Week 10. Note on pull ups/chin ups with the chair: I started off with my whole foot on the chair, and kept it fairly close to the bar to counter balance. Now, if I use it, I have it a good foot and change out and only have my toes resting on it. I pull myself up the final four inches (to get my chin over the bar) with my feet dangling, no support. I cannot tell you how good it feels to be able to pull myself up unaided. NEVER have I been able to do chin ups. Never. Not anymore!
| * | Wk 1 | Notes | Wk 2 | Notes |
| Wide front pull ups | 8 | Chair for help, 6 inches out | 16 | Chair 1ft. out on last 6 |
| Lawnmower | 10 per side | 6 lb weights | 20 per side | 15 lb weights |
| Twenty-One | 6 lb | Took breaks after each 7 | 10 lb | No breaks |
| 1 arm cross body curl | 6 lb | Maxed at 10 per side | 15 lbs | 20 per side |
| Switch grip pull up | 8 | Struggled, used chair 6” out | 14 | Used chair last 2, ft out |
| Elbow out Lawnmower | 6 lb | 8 per side | 15 lb | 20 per side |
| Standing bicep curl | 6 lb | 10 both sides together | 10 lb | 18 both sides together |
| 1 arm concentration curl | 6 lb | 12 per side | 15 lb | 16 per side |
| Corn cob pull up | 6 | chair for all, right under | 8 | Chair 1ft away for ½ |
| Revrse grip bentover row | 6 lb | 4, crap form | 10 lb | 20!! |
| Open arm curl | 6 lb | 10 per side | 15 lb | 16 per side |
| Static arm curl (16) | 6 lb | Dropped weights for last 4 | 10 lb | No prob, up to 15 next time |
| Towel pull up | 2 sets of 3 | Used chair underneath | 4 sets of 3 | Chair 1 ft out, toes only |
| Congdon locomotive ( | 6 lbs | Struggled through the 40 | 15 lbs | No prob, up wt for next |
| Crouching Cohen curl | 6 lbs | 10, both together | 10 lbs | 20, both together |
| 1-arm corkscrew curl | 6 lbs | 12 per side | 15 lbs | 20 per side |
| Chin up | 6 | Chair right under | 10 | No chair, bitches! :) |
| Seat/bent over back fly | 6 lbs | 4, horrid form, hurt, too | 10 lbs | 18, great form |
| Curl up/Hammer down | 6 lbs | 10 per side, struggled | 10 lbs | 16 per side |
| Hammer curl | 6 lbs | 12 per side | 15 lbs | 18 per side |
| Max-rep pull up | 5 | totally wasted, chair used | 10 | Chair on last 2, ft out |
| Superman (5 for 10 sec) | All | Struggled to get chest off grnd | All | Rocked on hip bones only |
| In-out hammer curl | 6 lbs | 8 per side, almost quit | 10 lbs | 16 per, can do more |
| Strip-set curls | 10, 6 | Cheated, did 10s 2x, 6s 2x | 20, 15, 10, 8 | Mommy. Did 4 each weight/set |
In other news, for anyone that's in Austin, Texas this Thursday night, the Alamo Drafthouse is hosting a special screening of my movie Blood on the Highway, with also features a relative unknown actor named Nicholas Brendon and another called Tom Towles. :D Should be loads of fun, the majority of the cast will be there for a Q&A afterward, and watching movies at the Alamo Drafthouses is the bomb. Come check it out! Tickets are four bucks, too. NICE. Go to Blood on the Highway's website for more info. (And check out all of the awards we've won! We'll be coming to DVD this fall, courtesy of Time Warner, I'm being told. AWESOME.)
And I'm really looking forward to looking healthy and fit for the Q&A afterward. (New folks: I was 35 lbs heavier for the role.) It's pretty sweet when people don't recognize you because you don't look, and I quote from a prior screening, "like a skeevy trailer whore in real life." Aww, so sweet! LOL.
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*g*
Go you!!!
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I'm looking forward to hanging out with the cast and crew again - such fun people.
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HEHEE!!!
Wow! You are so in shape! I watched the infomercial for this thing and got tired.
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See, I'm wanting to look like a FIT skeevy trailer whore...
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The movie looks like it's just my thing.
BTW, how tall are you?
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The movie is hilarious and naughty - my favorite kind.
I'm 5' 6".
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I start my new job next week. It's a mile and a half away, so that's three miles of walking per day (plus it's up Capitol Hill which adds a degree of difficulty). I won't get your results, but it's a start. *G*
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Good for you with the walking! I have to say, it's my favorite form of exercise. You can see everything around you, unlike running, where you focus on what's in front.
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oh! **FANGIRLFAINT!*
wow - is awesome in real life? he's so *funny*. i am jealous. my only fame-thing is a commercial i did with Marie Osmond when i was 9. and i didn't know who she was until a couple of years later.
i wish i could be as awesome as you. or at least as in-shape as you lol
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internet, why do you om nom nom my pronouns?
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b) YOU ROCK!! I have no idea how you could be wearing a 12 at only 142, but it's your body so you should know. :P Anyway, again, YOU ROCK!! I've never been able to do a chin-up in my life, even as a nimble, monkey-bar-rockin' little kid.
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and yay for personal goals!