Day 45: am: cardio x; pm: back+biceps, ab ripper

Good day! did cardio x first thing in the morning. felt good. saw the orthopedic surgeon who didn't say a whole lot about my ankle... ate well, and was all set to do back and biceps after work around 9, but had to wait for my girlfriend to get home. we finally started around 10:30 and powered through, i upped the weight and had a good tough workout. strained my neck a little yet again! how am i doing this??? also, i noticed for the first time that i'm slightly cheating on some of the ab ripper exercises by resting my feet on the floor between reps (on obliques, and hip raises). fighting to get better....

Day 44: am: plyo; pm: chest/sh/tri, ab ripper

Did plyo x this morning after getting up super late. Tried to push it, but my heart rate is not averaging as high as it used to. Worked late, watched a bit of tv, and finally got around to doing chest around 11pm. I was feeling pretty bad, sick to my stomach and a headache, but i took some advil and tums and sucked it up. This workout felt particularly hard tonight. By the end, through ab ripper and afterward, my arms were shaking (still shaking a bit now). Ab ripper was also really tough, i really felt it in my hip flexors; barely made it through some of the moves tonight. Crunchy frog is the only one i can't do the full 25 reps for now (although i still have to cheat a bit by leaning or bending on a few moves). Phew. Hopefully this week will get easier.

Day 43: delayed flight...

was supposed to get back into town at 9pm tonight and do the workout, but thanks to bad weather my flight was delayed and i didn't get home until after midnight. just didn't have the energy to do the workout so i made up for it today (day 44)

Day 42: rest

rest day-- on vacation for the weekend. not a great day for food... knocked some hush puppies back with a couple of beers.

Day 41: kenpo x

Woke up late this morning but had to start kenpo, as i'm leaving for a weekend trip tonight. Kenpo was good as usual, although i felt like i had less energy this time. Week 6 is done!

Day 40: legs & back, ab ripper

Woke up late today and didn't get a chance to do cardio x this morning-- disappointing! i was late for physical therapy so i ran over there. Got a good 15min on the bike as well as a tough leg workout at PT this morning, as well as some stim and ice. Had a clif builder bar for breakfast-- pretty tasty and more protein than regular clif bars. Nice salad with some grilled shrimp and chicken, and fruit for lunch; clif bar, nuts, and tea for a snack. Had dinner at work: seafood soup and more fruit for dinner. Watched the red sox get hammered by the yankees, and then we finally started the workout around 11pm. I don't like working out so late at night, but that's the price you pay for getting up late and working late. Felt sluggish during the workout and i snuck a little recovery drink in my water half way through. During ab ripper I actually threw up a little bit too. Yum. Pullups are slowly getting better!

Day 39: yoga x

Went to the hip surgeon today and got the "all clear." He said there was a slight tear in the labrum but that he didn't think it warranted surgery given that it doesn't usually bother me. Afterward went to footy practice. Did a little bit of running, which was good, but turned my ankle a bit and had to stop. Came home, watched the red sox lose, ate my salad, and really felt like going to bed. Somehow we managed to hit play around 11pm. Yoga felt tougher than usual for me today-- perhaps because i usually do it before footy practice? Warrior one felt very hard on one side, and my legs didn't feel as strong as usual. It always seems to last forever. 1am now and off to bed...

Day 38: cardio x, back + bicep, ab ripper

Woke up and did cardio x this morning. Great way to kick off the day-- it's a fun 45min workout. Ran over to PT and worked out again there. At PT i usually do squats, balance lunges, "skaters", calf raises, toe raises, one leg presses, and stretching, and then get a 15-20 min session with the therapist who does massage and tries to work on range of motion. Worked a full day, and stopped by GNC on the way home from work. Picked up a multi-vitamin and some Endurox R4. I'm going to try the R4 as a cheaper alternative to the p90x recovery drink. It has L-glutamine, which i like, but no creatine; it also has more calories and sugar than the p90x recovery drink or Accelerade, which i was also considering. It tastes good-- as good as the p90x drink i think-- less creamy and a bit more tangy. Started back&biceps around 11pm (ouch). Got through it, but it was awkward because my black band had only one handle, as i broke the other handle last week. Luckily a new band is coming next week. Ab ripper was good again but i was dead afterward.

Day 37: plyo

My favorite, plyo x. Too lazy to get up early enough so had to do it this evening after work. I upped the ante this week and did the second round of knee-tucks at full speed with along with "Dom" in the video. Ouch. Ankle was a tad sore but not bad. Good day for food, had the "usual": protein shake for breakfast; salad with chicken for lunch; clif bar and nuts; recovery drink after workout; chicken and veggies for dinner.

Day 36: cardio; chest/shoulders/tri; ab ripper

Started off this sunday morning with cardio x. First time doing this one, it was great! it's the shortest workout, only about 45min, and flies by. I liked the variety-- yoga, kenpo, core, plyo all in one. Nice. A bit of excitement when I jumped up and knocked off our ceiling light fixture in the living room during the basketball jump. Oops. I think some wires got ripped out because now the light switch doesn't work. I started looking at it but don't know much at all about wiring...

Went out to sunday brunch with some friends, had a very healthy omelet and fruit. Bummed around, did some shopping, and then we did chest/shoulders/tri around 9pm. Man, what a hard workout. My arms were seriously shaking after this one was over. I even threw up in my mouth a bit at the end. Did much better on one-armed pushups but didn't get as much weight on some of the shoulder routines. Did ab ripper right away afterward, as usual-- i did the full set of scissors for the first time, yeah! Top leg isn't straight and doesn't go very far but i managed to do it. Bring it!

tweaked my neck a bit again at some point tonight... so painful. i'll try to get them to work on it at physical therapy this week.

Day 35: rest

Rest day. Ok day for food actually-- went out with the boys and only had one beer. So sore!! it feels like week 1 just finished. bring on week 6...