$&#*, $*#&ity, $@#@, !@&$, @*##!!!!

First off, to quell the discontent that is all three of our blog readers, I know. I know I haven't blogged in two days, but I have very good reasons. First off, Sunday I decided to take the day off... no Stretch X for me. I'm sure you didn't want to hear about me sitting around in my PJs, eating salad, and playing Age of Conan. None of that really makes for good reading. Second, I was going to write last night, but I started my workout late, a buddy came over, and before I knew it I was, uhh, well... playing Age of Conan again. C'mon... gimme a break, I am a geek! The thought of slitting the throats of those that have caused injustice in the world of Hyboria was much more appealing than sitting down and writing a blog entry - especially because my workout sucked.

I had originally planned on writing a cool little piece on Monday morning highlighting the beginning of the third week. I planned on having a nice little picture of Captain Picard with the headline "Engage (week three)!" I wanted to say how happy I was that I managed to stick through two weeks of diet and workout, but alas, it wasn't to be. As you can tell though from what I wrote, I was THINKING about writing. And as they say, it's the thought that counts - right?

So for the task at hand, yesterday's workout. Monday was back to the familiar chest and back routine. I've gotten much more acclimated to the workouts in general, and I do look forward to them each day (well, except for yoga, but you all know how I think about that). Well, this workout definitely wasn't something to look forward to or be proud of. If you haven't seen the South Park movie the headline won't make much sense, but if you have - it's one of Cartman's lines after getting in trouble for saying "F--K" (makes sense now, right?). Well, that's how I felt about the workout. When I finished and looked at my numbers I was either at the same number or reps or maybe even a little bit higher than last week, but I felt so week. Every set seemed like a struggle, and the whole time I just wanted to lay down and go to sleep. I think for some reason I'm being punished for having a good workout last week. Either that or Tony Horton has cursed me from whatever "glorious" place he lives because I called him a douche. If I have to suffer for my comment, that's fine - it's still true. But, I digress...

So the workout just felt "blah." I can't think of any other way to describe it. I got through Ab Ripper X as well, and if anything I did a little better than last time. However, I still felt like my body was ready to shut down. Maybe it was a test of my willpower, maybe I was tired, or maybe all this protein is killing me. Who knows - at least I managed to suck it up and get through it.

The one part of my workout that was a bit new was the effects creatine had on my body. I understand the science behind how it works, so I've been expecting the volumization of muscles as the cells start to take in more water. What I wasn't expecting was the absolutely insane muscle pump that I got just a few minutes into my first set of push-ups. My entire upper body, especially my forearms, biceps, and triceps, were completely rock hard, and they stayed that way for quite a while. It was almost comical because it was difficult to put my arms all the way. It wasn't because it was sore... they just didn't want to relax!

One could argue that my lack of energy in yesterday's workout could've been from the creatine since it's the only thing different in what I've been doing. Personally, I just think I had a bad day, and if anything it was a bigger test of my willpower. You can't have great workouts everyday... every now and then you need to have a bad one that brings you down and makes you, "alright, now you need to work hard." That was definitely yesterday. The grunts, groans, and eventually frustrating yelling emitting from my house were expected at some point in this entire process.

So here I stand, 15 days completed. This is by far the best I've been on either a diet or workout program. Believe it or not, it's easier to stick to the program know that I have to workout and eat well every day. When you only have three or four workouts to worry about, or a cheat day diet wise to look to, I don't think you take it as seriously. However, for P90X I don't have a choice. Every day is a diet/workout day, and I need to be on my game the entire time.

Tonight is plyo, and you'll hear me bitching about that later. My goal tonight is to run myself into the ground. I'm mad about yesterday's workout, so I'm going to make up for it today. Lookout Tony, here I come! add to del.icio.us saved by 0 users