Mini vacation

Well its been a little while since I last posted something here, but the situation is still the same.  My foot is recovering from injury and I haven't done a whole lot of exercise.  Right now I am on a mini vacation with my wife, who is actually doing some training/orientation for her job.  We are on the Washington/Oregon border, and I'm having a great time.  No kids and a hotel room, its nice.  I do miss my boys though, and soon we'll be home to see them.  Can't wait! 

I did do a workout in the fitness center of the lodge, but mostly upper body so that I didn't aggravate my foot.  It felt pretty good to do something again.  We have also spent some time in the hot tub and the swimming pool.  That was great.  Oh, and I also got to hit some golf balls on the driving range :)  I haven't hit a ball and years, and the first half-bucket of balls could tell you that story.  But by the time my second bucket came around I wasn't doing too bad.  Couldn't play a round of golf because the weather has been rainy and a little chilly.  Still had a fun time though.  Now I sit and wait for my hotness to finish training for the day so we can spend some time together this evening! 

That dang foot :(

The P90X program is still in effect, but I have to take a short hiatus from it.  I reinjured my foot/toe again during taekwondo, and am super upset that I can't workout or spar for a little bit.  I think it's time to finally let the foot heal properly and let workouts go for now.  Hopefully I heal quickly and things work out ok. 

Crazy week!

Well I have been working on week one of P90X again, and I forgot how intense the first few weeks were!  My butt and legs are sore, my shoulders are sore, and I can't WAIT to do some serious stretching tomorrow lol.  I've been doing some extra stretching here and there, but it still hurts to sit down and my leg muscles are not liking me again.  I'm trying to focus on some real strength training this time, now that I've got most of the exercises and routines down.  I'm happy with the direction things are going in.  I've dipped below 160 pounds now - barely, but still under - and most of my jeans are too big now.  This is good and bad; now I need to get some new jeans or pants.  I would love to buy some yoga gear, but dang that stuff is expensive.  So I'll have to stick with my old taekwondo pants for that.  Other than that everything is going great so far.  Week 14, or 1, is about over and I'm ready for more! 

P90X complete!

Yesterday I finished my first P90X run!  90 days of intense workouts in the books.  The first weeks seemed to go by so slow because I didn't look forward to doing most of the routines.  But as time went on and my body adjusted, I started looking forward to most of the exercises.  I'm happy with where I am today, as far as fitness is concerned, but now I want more!  Today I started the program all over again.  I've come this far so why stop now?  There is still so much I can improve on, and things that I am still learning.  Oh, a couple days ago I did another weigh-in and finally got under 160 pounds.  That made me extremely happy because I was worried that I wasn't making any improvements in the last week or two.  I want to stay around 160 pounds or so, mainly for taekwondo purposes, and because I feel I'm at a comfortable weight and fitness level.  Eventually I will start (or hope to start) gaining a little bit in the way of muscle mass, but not a lot.  Round two, here I come lol. 

Oh Em Gee

It was only a stretch day in my last week of P90X and it was much needed.  I tried to focus on more on the leg muscles, especially after yesterday evening's sparring.  I didn't do any sparring today, but chose to observe and do extra stretching before the extended class.  Master Martin was in town (my instructor's mentor) to do some special classes and seminars over the weekend.  Tonight he led most of the extended class, which was friggin awesome.  We went over a few good kicks for sparring, and some techniques to land them quicker.  We also did grappling for the second half of the class and that was a blast.  Despite how much fun we had, my muscles are exacting revenge on me and my chest is terribly sore.  I'm doing some extra stretching tonight to try and help out my legs, but I think they are just sore and need a break.  Got the weekend to rest, that's good.  I'm caught up on classes now and next week I'll be starting the P90X all over again.  Time to get healing!

Kenpo and Sparring

Today I was a little wary about the kenpo workout, but it worked out okay.  Just kept my kicks a little low and did the best I could.  It went much better than I anticipated.  I had a great evening of sparring, and tried to be more aggressive tonight.  That tactic really paid off because I think I did very well.  Usually I am more on the defensive/counter attack and I do alright with that strategy.  All of the working out and training has paid off a lot.  I'm able to keep my wind more, go longer rounds, and kick with more ferocity.  One thing that I really need to work on more is my reaction time.  I'll have to work on that somehow. 

Nearing the finish...

I  can see it... the light at the end!  Its almost the end of my first 90 days of extreme workouts, and I can say I really enjoy working out now.  Some days are harder than others when searching for that extra bit of motivation, but when all is said and done I feel good about it.  I won't be trying to post every day now, but maybe every other day.  Doesn't seem necessary to post every day now, because I'm sure I'll still miss a day or two every once in a while. 
So today was the second day of week 13, and another great core workout.  Did all of the bonus segments, all of the required reps, and went for maximum reps on individuals exercises.  I sweat like crazy, burned a bunch of calories, and not really looking forward to taekwondo tonight.  On Monday night I pushed my hamstrings a little too far and I'm still feeling it.  My groin is also sore too, so that may pose a problem.  I think I may have to take it easy tonight, despite how much I don't like doing that.  I was hoping that yesterday's yoga routine would help my legs out, but that didn't happen.  So I'll do some extra stretching and lighter-than-normal warmups this evening.  Gotta get better before the tourney next month!