Tomorrow the confusion phase begins! I am so jacked that I almost started today!!! Pictures after plyo on Sunday..

Anyone with me??

Get my certificate ready... Hear that Addict??? That's me on your heels brother!!!

Can you heaaaaarrrr what lskarp is cooking??? It is a low sodium Tomato Basil !!

The journey continues...

QUOTE:
Can you heaaaaarrrr what lskarp is cooking??? It is a low sodium Tomato Basil !!

LOL!!!! Omg ha ha ha, your totaly ripping my abs up with that comment.

OK, OK... I am here to say that Phase 3 is like starting P90 for teh first time. I thought I already did Chest and Back??? I felt like I never worked out before!!

But I did press play, I did get through it and ripper as well!!

Now I am really learning the full muscle confusion effect...

LOVE IT!!!

Plyo this morning!!!! Man did I miss this one!!! Unfortunately it came after going out to an amazing dinner last night at a top 10 steakhouse with a group of friends!!!

Amazing how much you appreciate every bite when you have been eating clean. They had these deep fried lobster 'nugget' things. Unbelievable!! Back in the day I would have had like 10 of them. I was more than satisfied with sharing 1 with the wife. You can be on this or any other program, and splurge within reason. Have ice cream. 1 or 2 bites, not 1 to 2 quarts!! It's cool if you do it once a month.

This morning, though, the kids wanted to get breakfast on teh way to Sunday school. I had an English muffin and ice coffee. Dropped them, then Plyo. Like Anchorman said, "It's so hot, milk (ice coffee) was a baaaddd choice" No cramps, but I am still feeling the effects an hour later.

Feeling sore from Chest and Back.. Can't wait to see how I feel the day after Shoulders and arms!!! I love the confusion thing. This is the real deal!!!

Skipped working out early this AM as I was in a Church Poker tourney last night. Good news, I finished in the $$, bad news, I finished in the money at 11:00PM!! I am going to try to squeeze in Shoulders and Arms tonight. It is one of my favs so I should be able to get a good one in!! with Yoga tomorrow, I should be fine with the short rest.

Still a bit sore from Chest/back, and Plyo did the trick as I am sore in the legs as well!!

Phase 3 is the shizzle!

I remember Phase 3, ah the beautiful sky , the smell of spring, fish jumping in and out of the creek, the dog is chasing the cat which is chasing a chipmunk and then....

Chest shoulders and triceps.
super slow push up, one arm push up
dips that bring fire to your triceps, (you glad you didn't pick up that 45lbs plate)
congdon locomotive: you remember how it felt last time and you were supposed to go low on the weight because 75lbs in each hand is murder, but you've already done 15 reps so you refuse to switch weight because you have to start all over again.

come on brother, the gates of Sparta await us

Man, the polio is setting in. Yoga was sooooo nice this morning!!! Strrrreeeeeccccchhhhh, that does feel glorious.

My legs still hurt from Plyo on Sunday, my chest still hurts from Saturday (Chest and Back), and my biceps are burning from the late afternoon Shoulders and Armfest!!! Yoga was like the friendly Oasis on the road to Spartaville, USA! Tomorrow....

Back on the road with Legs and Back!!!

Pics are scheduled tonight, but I may do them tomorrow as I am taking my little girl to the Marlins / Dodgers tonight!! GO BLUE!!!!

So crazy day at teh baseball game on Tuesday. If you watch SportsCenter and saw the plays of teh day, I made #1!! Really, Dan Uggla did when he fell into my lap catching a foul ball!! It was awesome. My buddy's son is a little sore, but totally worth it! They are getting him a signed ball and everything.

Anyway, with that late night, I did not work out in teh AM on Wednesday, I did it in the evening.. Legs and back. I shattered my old record of 100 pullups and I banged out 120!!! Total progress. Earlier in the week, the pullups were like my feet were in concrete!! Last night, like they were being lifted up for me.

This morning, KempoX. I was pretty happy to see Kempo on the schedule today as it is one of my easier workouts. I sweat quite a bit, but I am better at cardio than resistance. It was tough going on 7 hours rest though.

What are the 3 best numbers to a guy like me??? 1 9 9!! That's right, I went under the bar this morning!!! I guess that is what I get for not getting on the scale for 3 days...

Phase 3 in effect y'all!!

Yoga... Yoga... Yoga, this morning. Great stretch!! Loved it. Tonight, i will do the balance and belly postures.

Progress is still coming. The weight is still a bit too stable for me. I would like to lose 5 more down to 195 by the 22nd. I think that I may mix in some 3-5K runs as I streak towards the finish line.

VEGAS, HERE I COME!!

the 3-5K ought to do it.

You could try and tweak you're protein intake

Up or down on the protein?? I am definitely looking to lose fat, not muscle.. I was thinking by adding some cardio at the margin, I could drop 2# per week if I keep everything else the same.

I am definitely happy with the muscle and tone progress, but would like to lose some fat in the midsection to start 'popping' the abs.

i was going to suggest down on the protein but that will affect your muscle gain.

stick to your initial plan of 3-5k

I was literally loosing up to 2 lbs after each Plyo session, granted it's more water that anything else by with that much calories burn some fats are helping fuel the fire.

Yeah, I think that I will just keep the fire burning more during the day by running and keeping my fuel intake the same.

Legs and back this morning. The pull up record fell again!!! I am right at 120 now!!! Hard to believe it, but I am there. The biggest problem now, is the tore up hands from the bar. Abs tonight and Kempo tomorrow. I will probably double up with a run tomorrow depending on the smoke situation down here. There is a fire around lake O and the smoke is nasty!

you do 120 pull ups?

Not all at once man... I am doing approx 15-20 chin ups and wide grips per set, and 12-15 closed grip and switch grip per set. 8 sets adds up. I started at about 5-10 per set initially.

My biggest problem now is not my back giving out, but my hands are blistering/callusing at the base of my fingers/palm. But the grip feels slippery with gloves on as I cannot close my hand fully around the bar.

I hear you on the blistering/callusing. I post it about that awhile back but no one I didn't get a reply.
my new gym as a foamy grip and although i only used it once I think it helped a lot. my issue is that i do the crossfit way of pull up (do a search on youtube) which involves the full body and especially the abs from bringing my knees up on my way up.
No pain no gain I guess

I got the beachbody bar and it has the foam grip on it. I guess I have to man up and let the hands blister a bit and callous over.

Kempo this morning.. Too EZ now. Any suggestions on how to kick it up to get teh HR moving?? Almost considering doing Plyo on Thursdays in place of Kempo to get the cardio I need to lose teh fat.