Day 74-Hitting a wall!

Today, I hit a huge wall about 2/3 through Legs/Back.  Yesterday, I played softball in the morning and some pickup basketball in the afternoon.  This was in addition to Max Recovery in the morning before softball.  After getting back from basketball, I was so sore I made myself do the X-Stretch.  And on top of all that, I didn't sleep very well (surprisingly, considering how exhausted I was physically).

I woke up stiff, but not as sore as I was expecting.  I got to the gym in the afternoon, and was going strong through the workout, upping my numbers on the pull-ups and feeling great.  Then right around the second round of wide grip pullups, I felt my energy plummet.  Legs got a little shaky and I lost a lot of strength in a pretty short amount of time.  "Bonking" is what Tony Horton calls it.

I bonked.  Big time.

I realized that I really hadn't taken advantage of the RECOVERY part of yesterday.  Bad idea.

BUT.  The upside was that doing these workouts has truly made me more durable, just like Tony talks about.  Next time, I will take a little more care to actually recover.

After getting home, I decided to attempt to weigh myself and measure my body fat.  Results are

Weight-177
Body fat-I'm getting low to the point that I"m going to have to start having someone else help me because my readings are too low to get results from the equation I've been using.  Translation-I use the calipers on my chest, abs, and thigh.  I won't be able to reach behind me...go go Gadget arms!

I'm almost to the end, having 2 more weeks plus the last recovery week!  Now it's about getting super strict with the diet.  I'm beginning to eliminate carbs after lunch.  That's kind of rough.  Breakfast is becoming the biggest meal of the day.  Also, with ASYLUM came a sample of SHAKEOLOGY.  I sampled it a couple of times, and it's actually really good.  Chocked full of vitamins and nutrients, and the chocolate flavor is really good, it's a nice meal replacement or last meal of the day if you need a 6th meal after lots of activity.

Anyway, that's where I am.  I will have lots of pics to put up at the end, especially from Broadway Bares, so stay tuned!

Stay strong, dig deep and BRING IT!

Scott

Week 10, day 2

Today is the day I've dreaded for a while-Max Interval Circuit.  But, I will win today!  It's coming down to the end, and I will say that there is some muscle overlap in this month.  A lot of push ups and abs yesterday, and I know there is some chest/ab work in the workout today.  We shall see how it feels tomorrow!

Wish me luck!

Stay strong, dig deep, and bring it!

Scott

Day 68

It's Saturday, and I've got Max Cardio Conditioning later today.  I weighed in the other day at 176.4, which is the lowest I've ever been in my adult life.

I did the Harris Benedict Equation yesterday to refigure what I'm needing calorically everyday, since I've hit this last hard stretch.  I wanted to make sure that I am getting enough food everyday.  According to the equation, I need 3300 calories every day JUST to maintain my weight.  Wow.  If I knock it back to 2700, i'm in weight loss mode.  So I figure for Bares, I will stay between those two numbers.  But that is a lot of eating!

I can't believe I am getting so close to the end!

Stay strong, dig deep, and Bring it!

Scott

Broadway Bares XXI!

So, the thing I've been working my butt off all year for is HAPPENING!

I WILL BE SINGING IN THE FINALE OF BROADWAY BARES XXI!

This last month of PNASTYX will be crucial!  I'm so excited and feel that my hard work is paying off now!  I'm attaching the link to my fundraising page for the event.  Please pass the word on to everyone and I encourage everyone to give what you can, even if it's a dollar, IT ALL ADDS UP!  My goal is to raise over $1,000 this year and I would love to surpass it!

My fundraising page

Today is Max Recovery (AMEN!) and I'm really excited because I am SOOOOORE from this past week. Yesterday I danced for an hour and a half on top of my workouts, so needless to say, I was pooped.  I'm loving this workout though!

Bring it and Dig deep!

Scott

Week 9, day 3

Hey all,
    Sorry I've been slacking on the updates.  Last week was recovery and was not my best diet week due to my birthday celebration(s).  I didn't really overdo it everyday, it was just the collective effort.  I'm back now and am in the hardest phase of the 90 days.  Month 3...is exhausting already.  Monday was Chest/Back/abs and yesterday was Max Interval Plyo.  I was totally spent after the workout.  Today is Shoulders/Arms/Abs and tomorrow is Max Recovery.  At least a little relief is in sight.

I was talking with my wife yesterday about the best way to handle the diet in this month.  In month 2 of Insanity, you're encouraged to add 100-300 extra complex carbs a day to fuel the longer workouts you are doing.  Since i'm only doing 3 days of Insanity a week, I've decided to forgo the extra carbs except on the harder days.  Maybe an extra 100 at breakfast to give me extra fuel for the day.  We will see how that goes.

In other news, I ordered Insanity Asylum yesterday and will be doing it after this workout ends next month!  I'm excited for something new and totally different than what I have been doing over the past year and a half!  A little nervous though, not gonna lie...

Off to rock some Shoulders/Arms/Abs!

Dig deep and Bring it!

Scott

Day 48-Month 2 numbers

Here's the results for month 2 (I like to take them before the recovery week, since that week isn't as hard):

Last measurement at 31 before my bday this week!

Lbs-177
Body fat %-6.65
Lbs of body fat-11.77
Lbs of lean mass-165.23

Getting closer!  Month 3 I'm gonna have to bring it to get down to that goal of 5%!

Bring it/Dig deep!

Scott

Day 47-over halfway!

Well, I'm heading into the recovery week of month 2 and I'm great.  I know that month 2 has been a bit of a struggle to keep strict to the diet with Easter and my birthday coming up, but I know month 3 will be more stringent.  I went to the Broadway Bares meeting on Wednesday and feel really good about my chances to be in it this year.  The whole reason I have been pushing myself as hard as I have this past year has been Broadway Bares.  For those who don't know, Broadway Bares is a one night only fundraising event to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.  We raised over a million dollars last year, which was my first year to participate.  The show is a night of dance, song, acrobatics, and aerial performed by singers/dancers/actors/celebrities in New York City.  It's a total volunteer effort that also involved hundreds of technicians, make up artists, and other volunteers to work in the house, selling tickets, serving drinks, and even dancing in costume in the house.  It's a very 'sexy' event, in that the costumes and choreography are very skimpy and adult themed.  You can always tell when it's time for 'Bares' when you see other actors who have gotten tan and skinny.
I had just finished round 1 of P90X when we started rehearsing, and felt I was in the best shape of my life. Well, when I showed up to Bares, I had a bit of a rude awakening.  Seeing some of the physiques on the men made me realize I had a long way to go.  I acknowledged my successes along the way, but definitely challenged myself to push myself harder over the next year to look even better in 2011.  So, here we are, a month away and I'm ready to finish out PNastyX solid and strong.  I will keep you all posted with details of Broadway Bares XXI, which will be on June 19th...which just happens to be day 90 of PNastyX...the PERFECT way to finish this crazy workout!

Dig Deep and Bring it!

Scott

Day 43-Plyo pushups!

Just had to write that Chest, Shoulders and Triceps was an AWESOME workout today.  I finally attempted the Plyo pushup!  I felt such a sense of accomplishment after just doing 10.  Great feeling!

Keep digging and bringing,

Scott