wormywyrm Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 This is a journal about me trying to feel healthier and happier. Today I am starting the P90X work-out, which I have heard some good things about. I decided to do this mostly because I did not want to pay for another gym membership to go to the gym and do all the same exercises I used to do and get all the same results, but I don't know enough exercises to feel like I am getting a full work out at home. So these videos using free weights + pull up bar seemed like a really good idea. I am pretty excited about it. I have gone through phases where I work out in the past... but I have always avoided doing pull ups so I wasn't too disappointed that I only did 18 during the whole hour. Exercise Day 1: Chest/Back + Ab Ripper X61 push-ups various kinds18 pull upsother interesting things like 'heavy pants', 'lawn mower', 'dive bomber', 'back flys'.I could -almost- keep up with the ab ripper X video which I was pretty proud of. I feel very good!! After my work out I went to class and for the first time in a long time I felt great. I looked around at my classmates who, like me, have been doing nothing but studying pharmacy drugs for the last week, and I thought about how great I feel right now and how they all look so worn out and tired. It was a feeling I haven't had for at least 5 months now. FoodI had 2 large meals (2 avacado + boca burger then 2 tofurky sausage + bread + veggies), 1 protein shake, 1 vega shake and 4 slices of bread before bed. I think I need to be eating more but right now I am already pushing feeling queezy so I am going to ease into it. SleepI really want to get my sleeping habits back in line. About 2 years ago I used to wake up every morning at 8 AM wide awake and feeling excellent regardless of what I did the night before or if I set an alarm clock. Now I sleep in whenever possible, feel terrible all the time, hate waking up, and worst of all it takes me 2-4 hours to fall asleep (over half the nights in the last 2 weeks). It has slowly been getting worse over time and I feel that it is indicating some onset of depression. To try and encourage better sleeping habits, I am using 4 alarm clocks and trying to get up each morning at 7:30 to build good habits. So far I have failed miserably... Even with 3 alarm clocks this morning I turned them all off and when I finally did wake up at 12:30 PM with a feeling of regret and helplessness. Part of me wants to say it is out of my control but that sort of thinking would only make it worse so I am trying to take responsibility and stay positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Nice, please keep posting about how the P90X training is going. A few others are doing it and a lot of us that aren't doing it are interested. Also your section on sleep is an important reminder. I sometimes forget how important sleep is towards energy levels and fitness progress. -Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormywyrm Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Cool. I will have to browse for them and see if any are trying to modify it to add bulk like I am. I think that my recent problems with sleep + P90X will help encourage me to work harder than I ever have before so I am a bit thankful for the sleep problems. P90X Day 2Shoulders / Arms. Normally someone on P90X would be doing cardio on day 2, but since I want to bulk up and I am not eating a ton of calories yet I decided to use a modified P90X as explained here: http://www.dostrong.com/blog/build-muscle/how-to-bulk-up-with-p90x-for-skinny-guys/ The cardio has been cut out completely, and theres more of everything else, but still with 72 hours between working a specific muscle group. Diet Taco bell... Oops. 1 vega shake. 2 smart dogs. 1 protein shake. ?dinner? and ?snack? planned for later. SleepIt took me about 40 minutes to fall asleep last night, which I consider pretty good!! I got about 8 hours of sleep and woke up at 8:30 AM. I have a very important test tomorrow so I might stay up despite efforts to keep up with studying I still am not as far as I should be to get good sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormywyrm Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 I missed a day yesterday because I had a really big exam. On the night before yesterday I slept 3 hours + 4 hours nap that afternoon. I didn't eat well. Today: P90X: Legs / Back / AbsThis went well. I was planning to just do Legs and Abs on Wednesdays but since I'm doing Wednesdays work out on friday I decided to throw back in too. I was able to do almost twice as many pull ups than last time, wow. DietI didn't do great with food today... 1/2 a vega shake. chipotle. protein shake. 2 english muffins and starbucks chai tea. I have a bad habit of not eating... On a normal day I would do this minus the shakes and english muffins. It is bad I know... SleepLast night I slept 7.8 hours and woke up at 9AM. I have been using a cool app called sleepbot to keep track of my sleeping, it is rather good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormywyrm Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 This weekend I was very sore. I didn't do well with food or sleep. P90X: Chest / Back / AbsMade improvements since last time. DietNot well today. Del taco. For dinner I had fried rice (not much protein). Then a shake, a smoothie, and 4 pieces of PB&J toast. SleepWoke up very late today. Tomorrow I have an exam so I have to stay up until 4 or 6 AM tonight because I slacked a lot over the weekend. But I think tomorrow I can get my sleep back on schedule and wednesday I should get a full nights rest and wake up at a good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Hey Wormy how have you been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 DelTaco! Haven't been there since college. But, what are you getting there that's vegan?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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