D-Day (P90X)

Wow! Just completed day 1 of the programme and it hurts so bad! Literally by the end of the warm up I was already breathing heavy. In the middle of the workout, all I could think about was when will this end.

Then it did. Big smile on my face...Instructor says, lets do that all again...smile turns to anguish!

However after finishing day1, I feel great!! only 89 more days to go, this should be interesting. To be honest, during my hour of punishment, I came to understand body extremes a little more. It is so easy to say "Im tired of this one exercise, I'll skip on to the next one." However, setting a target of repetitions per exercise is a great way to motivate you. I don't know why, but when the finish line is in sight, it makes it easier to push harder. At this point I felt so good that I continued doing repetitions to the point that my muscles couldn't take it any more and I collapsed.

So today's exercises and results were as follows:
Chest and Back.
01 Standard Push-Ups 54
 02 Wide Front Pull-Ups 33
 03 Military Push-Ups 33
 04 Reverse Grip Chin-Ups 40  
 05 Wide Fly Push-Ups 36
 06 Closed Grip Overhand Pull-Ups 33
 07 Decline Push-Ups 26
 08 Heavy Pants 28
 09 Diamond Push-Ups 29
 10 Lawnmovers 23
 11 Dive-Bomber Push-Ups 25
 12 Back Flys 25

Yes and this beast of a work out was only Day1. After this we had to do half of ab ripper which involved 150 stomach moves (ill explain this in detail on the dedicated stomach day!)

Massive training comes with a good and strict diet. First you need to look at your lifestyle and decide how many calories you burn in a normal day. In university I was very active however since graduation this has decreased massively. So I am aiming to hit about 1900 -2000 Calories.

Calories are the body's energy currency. Food brings them into your body as you digest and activity burns them. What is not burned is converted into fat and stored in your body. This is why big late dinners are such a bad idea. The trick is to eat little, often!
I am not a fan of dieting, I believe that this is torture and without militant discipline, you will never achieve lasting results. I think its best eat wisely, allowing your self a treat once in a while and timing your meals so that you do not crave anything and your body can perform like a machine. In the end its a simple question. Yes fatty food tastes so good, but will the world end if you slow down on the doughnuts? Start slow, remove 1/4 of your daily intake for a week...go up to half. Before you know it you will only think about them when they are in front of you.

So today's meal:
Breakfast: 09.00 - Oatmeal porridge, sunflower seeds, honey, protein powder
Snack: 11.00 - Banana
Lunch: Spaghetti with corn and noodles
Snack: Apple
Dinner: well I don't know yet, but I'm seeing Superwoman tonight and she has promised me a Lentil stew (Delicious!).

All the best and I'll talk to you tomorrow!