So in the P90X nutrition plan it talks about recovery drinks and supplements, which is very important for any work out program. But my friends Brian Hin (http://hinhealthandfitness.blogspot.com/) which I also mentioned earlier introduced me to Shakeology, its really a nutritional protein shake, but not only does it have protein it has a Ton of other vitamins and supplements which are good for you. The idea is to just drink 1 shake in place of 1 meal every day.
I am also 1 week into taking Shakeology, and I feel great -- not to mention how good it tastes if you have the correct recipe. :)
If you want to check it out, you can also get it through Brian Hin's blog or go to this link -- http://myshakeology.com/esuite/home/brianhin
Great stuff!
I see it... do you?
-Nathan
Monday, March 8, 2010
P90X Day 4 to 7 and 1 week down.
This week was a busy week so I did not have much time to blog. Got my finals in for my last two classes, they took a lot of time so lets hope I did well!
Day 4 to 6 included the work outs Yoga X, Back and Legs and Kenpo X. Out of the three, the one I had the most difficulty keeping up with was the Yoga work out. I've always heard Yoga is a lot more difficult than it looks, so i was a little prepared mentally but it still was very difficult, but I felt amazing the morning after.
Really looking forward to improving in this area.
Day 5 was Legs and back, it was a lot of different lunges and leg work outs as well pull ups for the back, again a very hard work out, I did not enjoy this one like the others but I'm sure I'll grow to like it.
Day 6 was Kenpo, which is a type of karate, I guess if you picture the kick boxing work outs, its some what similar with some very unique moves and work outs -- I love this work out, I was able to keep up the entire time which made me feel good!
Day 7 was a welcome rest day, which I needed the entire day to complete my homework so that worked. :)
Now its the start of week 2, which is a repeat of week 1, I don't think I'll update every day but we'll see!
Until then!
I see it... do you?
-Nathan
Day 4 to 6 included the work outs Yoga X, Back and Legs and Kenpo X. Out of the three, the one I had the most difficulty keeping up with was the Yoga work out. I've always heard Yoga is a lot more difficult than it looks, so i was a little prepared mentally but it still was very difficult, but I felt amazing the morning after.
Really looking forward to improving in this area.
Day 5 was Legs and back, it was a lot of different lunges and leg work outs as well pull ups for the back, again a very hard work out, I did not enjoy this one like the others but I'm sure I'll grow to like it.
Day 6 was Kenpo, which is a type of karate, I guess if you picture the kick boxing work outs, its some what similar with some very unique moves and work outs -- I love this work out, I was able to keep up the entire time which made me feel good!
Day 7 was a welcome rest day, which I needed the entire day to complete my homework so that worked. :)
Now its the start of week 2, which is a repeat of week 1, I don't think I'll update every day but we'll see!
Until then!
I see it... do you?
-Nathan
Thursday, March 4, 2010
P90X Day 3
After the first 2 days I thought my whole body was sore, but I was wrong. The shoulders and arms work out proved to me once again I had muscles I didn't know existed, and they are also sore. :)
Day 3 also included Ab Ribber X, which is a mean mean ab work out, its only about 15 min, but in that 15 min. you do over 300+ moves. Insane!
First the shoulders and arms consisted of an hour work out working nothing but your triceps, biceps and shoulders. I did pretty good keeping up here, but of course have a lot of room to improve, I can feel the progress coming and am excited to prove it.
The Ab work out was crazy, some of the moves consisted of holding your legs 1-2 inches off the ground while doing some type of sit up -- My legs are still sore from plyometrics so this proved very difficult and I could barely keep up with most of this work out. Every set I always made sure I felt the burn before I had to break.
My abs also have a lot work to go, but again I can feel the progress in the pain and am excited for it!
I see it... do you?
-Nathan
Day 3 also included Ab Ribber X, which is a mean mean ab work out, its only about 15 min, but in that 15 min. you do over 300+ moves. Insane!
First the shoulders and arms consisted of an hour work out working nothing but your triceps, biceps and shoulders. I did pretty good keeping up here, but of course have a lot of room to improve, I can feel the progress coming and am excited to prove it.
The Ab work out was crazy, some of the moves consisted of holding your legs 1-2 inches off the ground while doing some type of sit up -- My legs are still sore from plyometrics so this proved very difficult and I could barely keep up with most of this work out. Every set I always made sure I felt the burn before I had to break.
My abs also have a lot work to go, but again I can feel the progress in the pain and am excited for it!
I see it... do you?
-Nathan
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
P90X
For what I can remember, and for that I feel I can safely say this, there's only ever been one work out program that's really caught my attention; be it from late night infomercials to dvd's at the local Walmart. From my experience of talking aloud of P90X most people have at least heard of it by now, and most people chuckle when I say "I'm gonna give it a shot".
So there it is - P90X - yes I am currently giving it a shot. For the last 6 weeks, for my lunch break at work, I've been hitting the gym to prepare my body, mainly cardiovascular, for the upcoming 90 days of intensity. My first few days on the elliptical at the gym just about killed me, only the gods know how many continuous days I've been inactive sitting in front of various cubicles around Utah. Alas, I've been very proud that now i can maintain a healthy heart rate, push it for 30 minutes, and want to go longer, although my lunch break would never allow it. I wanted to catch my self before it got more difficult to overcome my lazy past few years. I found my hidden motivation(s) (which we all have) and now I'm doing something about it.
Its amazing what the last 6 weeks alone have done for me, my attitude, my energy, my motivation, my view on life, has really all changed. I can actually stay awake and alert in meetings and concentrate on the dull aspects of my job, and I'm definitely a lot more confident in my self.
But I'm not done here, this is a new me, this is a me who wants to inspire you.
Anyhow, lets move on to P90X.
The methodology, muscle confusion, always did make sense to me, but I was never a real believer until I met and saw a real before and after -- Brian Hin, one of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet. Very inspiring to me when I actually saw an incredible before and after and met someone who really did it, and really did it 100% naturally on his own. Then I figured out I could do it on my own as well -- So here I am.
You can check his (Brian Hin) story out on his blog -- http://www.hinhealthandfitness.com/
Day 1 of P90X, Monday, March 1st 2010.
The day started off early, 6am for my first Chest and Arms work out. It started rough as I downed some milk and cheerios before the work out, which I tell you this now, I will never do again in my entire life. You should eat at least 1 hour before any of these P90X workouts unless you are looking for the meal to quickly come back up.
It was a very very hard work out, consisted of mainly different forms of push ups after pull ups after push ups. Now normally I can do a decent amount of push-ups, but at the quick rate of this work out it proved increasingly difficult to do 10 reps of each -- not to mention, but i will, the churning milk in my stomach did not help my goals.
Since I've been so used to heading to the gym at lunch time during work, I decided the head to the gym and try to repeat the work out i just partook in at 6 am earlier that morning. I didn't realize how sore I was just from the morning and pushed it pretty hard again. Trust me, I was paying for it later that night. Then I forgot I commited to a indoor soccer game the same night, and this game happend to be at 11 p.m.
Needless to say i definetly over did it this day, and my body gave out during the soccer game.
Day 2 of P90X, Monday, March 2st 2010.
This day was my first experience in a work out technique called plyometrics, for those of you who don't know what it is this is quoted from Wikipedia --
So tonight is day 3, I believe its shoulders and arms but i'm not fully sure until I check my calendar. I'm tired and I'm sore but I'm not going to stop -- Tomorrow I'll report on the work out and also talk a little on Shakeology.
In 90 days i'll post my before and my after pictures -- Get excited, because I am!
I see it, do you?
-Nathan
So there it is - P90X - yes I am currently giving it a shot. For the last 6 weeks, for my lunch break at work, I've been hitting the gym to prepare my body, mainly cardiovascular, for the upcoming 90 days of intensity. My first few days on the elliptical at the gym just about killed me, only the gods know how many continuous days I've been inactive sitting in front of various cubicles around Utah. Alas, I've been very proud that now i can maintain a healthy heart rate, push it for 30 minutes, and want to go longer, although my lunch break would never allow it. I wanted to catch my self before it got more difficult to overcome my lazy past few years. I found my hidden motivation(s) (which we all have) and now I'm doing something about it.
Its amazing what the last 6 weeks alone have done for me, my attitude, my energy, my motivation, my view on life, has really all changed. I can actually stay awake and alert in meetings and concentrate on the dull aspects of my job, and I'm definitely a lot more confident in my self.
But I'm not done here, this is a new me, this is a me who wants to inspire you.
Anyhow, lets move on to P90X.
The methodology, muscle confusion, always did make sense to me, but I was never a real believer until I met and saw a real before and after -- Brian Hin, one of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet. Very inspiring to me when I actually saw an incredible before and after and met someone who really did it, and really did it 100% naturally on his own. Then I figured out I could do it on my own as well -- So here I am.
You can check his (Brian Hin) story out on his blog -- http://www.hinhealthandfitness.com/
Day 1 of P90X, Monday, March 1st 2010.
The day started off early, 6am for my first Chest and Arms work out. It started rough as I downed some milk and cheerios before the work out, which I tell you this now, I will never do again in my entire life. You should eat at least 1 hour before any of these P90X workouts unless you are looking for the meal to quickly come back up.
It was a very very hard work out, consisted of mainly different forms of push ups after pull ups after push ups. Now normally I can do a decent amount of push-ups, but at the quick rate of this work out it proved increasingly difficult to do 10 reps of each -- not to mention, but i will, the churning milk in my stomach did not help my goals.
Since I've been so used to heading to the gym at lunch time during work, I decided the head to the gym and try to repeat the work out i just partook in at 6 am earlier that morning. I didn't realize how sore I was just from the morning and pushed it pretty hard again. Trust me, I was paying for it later that night. Then I forgot I commited to a indoor soccer game the same night, and this game happend to be at 11 p.m.
Needless to say i definetly over did it this day, and my body gave out during the soccer game.
Day 2 of P90X, Monday, March 2st 2010.
This day was my first experience in a work out technique called plyometrics, for those of you who don't know what it is this is quoted from Wikipedia --
"Plyometrics is a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports. Plyometric movements, in which a muscle is loaded and then contracted in rapid sequence, use the strength, elasticity and innervation of muscle and surrounding tissues to jump higher, run faster, throw farther, or hit harder, depending on the desired training goal. Plyometrics is used to increase the speed or force of muscular contractions, providing explosiveness for a variety of sport-specific activities."Tony Horton said this work out is the X in P90X and he was not kidding. The pace and movements of this work out is crazy, and my legs are still burning a day after doing it. I must say I had a ton of fun doing it and I think everyone should try it! :) I took a little longer breaks than Tony Horton did on the work out dvd, he only gives you 30 sec. but allows you to take 45 to 1 min with hitting the pause button of course, and trust me I did. So I hope next week will be easier, from what I read it should be.
So tonight is day 3, I believe its shoulders and arms but i'm not fully sure until I check my calendar. I'm tired and I'm sore but I'm not going to stop -- Tomorrow I'll report on the work out and also talk a little on Shakeology.
In 90 days i'll post my before and my after pictures -- Get excited, because I am!
I see it, do you?
-Nathan
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
7 Months old.
Riverse 7 Months old
Originally uploaded by Nathan See's It!!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Dear Trust,
Hello my strange and unknown friend. I write to you today in need of advice.
Remember years ago, I wrote your friends, one of them being Time. Last i knew, he was your starting point, your structure, the nail to your hammer.
Tell me, what makes your heart beat? What makes you so hard to obtain, yet so easy to lose?
Like a young boys very first puppy, like a revived blood flow of a loved one....
Tell me, what makes you smile? and what makes it so unforgettable?
Tell me, Mr Trust, how sweet was the wine? how sweet was the opium feathered soul?
I lost control.
Am i the only one who let you down?
Tell me, what makes your daisy bloom in the middle of a rain storm? what makes you get up and walk again when you've stubbed your toe?
What makes you nervous? what makes you afraid? what chaps your lips? what inspires you to have a line rehearsed?
When you have time, please let me know... I thought I had you figured out, but now I think you took a different route.
I'm not the only one who let you down....
Until then, Mr. Trust, Until then...
I see it... do you?
-Nathan
Remember years ago, I wrote your friends, one of them being Time. Last i knew, he was your starting point, your structure, the nail to your hammer.
Tell me, what makes your heart beat? What makes you so hard to obtain, yet so easy to lose?
Like a young boys very first puppy, like a revived blood flow of a loved one....
Tell me, what makes you smile? and what makes it so unforgettable?
Tell me, Mr Trust, how sweet was the wine? how sweet was the opium feathered soul?
I lost control.
Am i the only one who let you down?
Tell me, what makes your daisy bloom in the middle of a rain storm? what makes you get up and walk again when you've stubbed your toe?
What makes you nervous? what makes you afraid? what chaps your lips? what inspires you to have a line rehearsed?
When you have time, please let me know... I thought I had you figured out, but now I think you took a different route.
I'm not the only one who let you down....
Until then, Mr. Trust, Until then...
I see it... do you?
-Nathan
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