Day 22: So maybe I was just dogging it.

Given the musings of my last post, I decided to change it up a bit and see if the problem was not pushing hard enough. I honestly think it was. I feel really good after this workout.

I forgot to consider that back in middle and high school, I used to walk a mile to school with 30 pounds of weight (books and instrument), march after school with an 8 pound instrument for 1-3 hours, and then walk a mile back home with the 30 pounds of weight. I used to be in really good shape. I think back on it now and I always thought I was too big and out of shape. The reality was, I was in kick butt shape.

I jumped on the scale today and saw 292 pounds. My waist measured 45 inches. For a 27 year old male per the Beachbody body fat calculator, that puts me at 23% body fat, which drops me into the average category from the over-fat category. The calculator estimates me to be at 224 pounds of lean weight and 68 pounds of fat. I started this journey 209 pounds of lean weight and 96 pounds of fat, 305 pounds, 52 inch waist. In 3 weeks, I've gained 15 pounds of lean weight and lost 28 pounds of fat. 225 pounds is starting to look like a pipe dream too.

So what's the change?

I decided to see if I could handle the X. It seems that I could, for the most part. I found myself able to do a grand total of 96 different push-ups. I could get the first one from my toes. I got the black 50 pound resistance band together and it's still not enough resistance for my back exercises. Despite that, I needed to use a chair for pull-ups. I am a big guy after all.

Plyo tomorrow. This should be interesting.

Stats

Routine P90X Chest and Back

Push-ups R1: 1 toes, 17 knees R2: 13 knees
Wide Front Pull-ups, assisted R1: 6 R2: 5
Military Push-ups, knees R1: 10 R2: 6
Reverse Grip Chin-up, assisted R1: 5 R2: 5
Fly Push-ups, knees R1: 10 R2: 10
Closed Overhead Pull-up, assisted R1: 4 R2: 3
Decline push-up (modified to on ground, core too weak) R1: 10 R2: 5
Heavy pants, 50 lbs band R1: 15 R2: 12
Diamond push-up, knees, hands a little wider R1: 8 R2: 4
Lawnmowers, 50 lbs band R1: 15x2 R2: 10 right, 8 left
Dive-bomber push-ups R1: 2 R2: 0 (more like a half, fell trying to complete first movement)
Back flys, 50 lbs band R1: 10 R2: 12