Friday, October 31, 2008

P90X Day 12 Legs&Back

So about 3:30am last night I'm dreaming I'm at sea and the boat I'm in is sinking. Then I wake up to find that my son had gotten into bed with my wife and I and had brought his water cup - which had leaked all over my side of the bed and puddled around me.
That was fun.

Anyway, rocked AbripperX and Legs and Back, the morning was shot so I only got Abripper done then, Legs and Back had to wait until lunchtime, but that was okay. Didn't hold back and performed all the reps for all the exercises as well as adding 20 lb weights to the exercises that used them. Cranked out a lot more pullups today as well. Things seem to be WORKING this round.

Today is Halloween, deliver me from candy. Ate like crap.

Sleep today? no idea.


Thursday, October 30, 2008

P90X Day 11 YogaX

Oh man, another screwed up night. Ended up spending about 5 hours in a kid's bed after finding it impossible to ignore the snorts/wheezes/coughs and hacks emanating from the TB ward of a bed that I was occupying at the time.
I feel like I've been beaten with a 'stupid bat'. Usually I'd say this is a job for coffee, but I don't drink that any more. Green tea here we go.

YogaX today, I don't like it but I'll do it.

9pm
Got YogaX done today, getting better at it. Ate okay I guess, upper body is a little sore but not bad.

Sleep total 6:23


Wednesday, October 29, 2008

P90X day 10 Arms&Shoulders Round 2

5:45 am
I'm up. So is sick son. Guess we'll see how the morning goes.

4:15pm
Well the morning didn't go to well, but I got AbripperX done (25 to go!) and Shoulders&Arms got the dumbells upped by 5 lbs. Good workout.

Haven't felt that great today, wondering if I'm picking up what son has. Didn't help that work started early and it was 11 when I realized I had yet to fix breakfast.

Green smoothie w/ 2 scoops of Whey and popcorn for lunch, Lasagna for dinner, not great on the nutrition front today.

Sleep total: 6:23 (estimating the core since it was up and down all night)


Tuesday, October 28, 2008

P90X Day 9 Plyo round 2

5:15am
I'm up.

8:00am
Plyo went well today and I'm not feeling any soreness in the upperbody (yet?) from yesterday's chest&back. I won't complain - got more than I bargained for with the salsa yesterday anyway.

Breakfast:
8oz 1% milk, 1 scoop Whey protein, 1 banana, 3/4 oz walnuts
8oz lsV8, 12oz green tea
Snack:
Popcorn
Lunch:
Green smoothie
Snack:
Yogurt
Dinner
Chicken wrap from Chic-fil-a and side salad

9pm
Feeling pretty good, tired and hope everybody sleeps tonight - interruptions are killing me.

Sleep total: 5:26 (5 hour core, 26 min nap)

Monday, October 27, 2008

P90X Day 8

5:10am
I'm up.

9:55am
Busy morning today. The boy has a fever so he'll be staying home today. Hate it when the kids are sick.
Knocked out Abripper and Chest and Back this morning. Abripper was a little more of a struggle today but I did all of it. Chest and Back was a good workout, showed good gains in 90% of it.

Breakfast:
8oz 1%milk, 1 scoop whey, 1 banana, 1/2oz walnuts <--This makes a great shake, try it!
4.5oz of apple, 12oz tea (hot), 8oz LSV8 (put too much hot sauce in today, but still good)

7:52pm
Lunch/dinner/snacks, pretty much standard fare, check the dietpower outputs below if you're really interested. Did upgrade the 'bad end salsa' with a 1/4 pound of habaneros. Pretty sure that's going to end up being 'DEAD END salsa'. After a few bites I could feel the insides of my ears sweating. I'm afraid this one may leave a vicious exit wound.

Dang, I just realized I missed my nap.
Sleep total 7 hours.


Sunday, October 26, 2008

P90X Day 7 StretchX

7:00am
Slept in, sue me.

9:00am
Knocked out XStretch and a green smoothie w/ whey for breakfast. Also had half a bagel and a little cream cheese. 16oz of hot green tea.

Here's the X Stretch routine, do it, you'll feel great afterwords.

- Sun Salutations
- Neck stretch
- Back-up-the-car stretch
- Head Rolls
- Upper back & chest stretch
- Topas Shoulder Stretch
- Wrist-forearm flex
- Dreya Forearm Stretch
- Seated Spinal Stretch on each side
- Cat Stretch
- Glute stretch
- Arm Circles
- Shoulder-Tricep Combo stretch
- 30 Seconds Ballistic Stretches
- Wide-feet forward hamstring stretch
- Side twist
- Camel
- Standing side stretch
- Rolling like a ball
- Shoulder Stand to Plough pose
- Back Hero
- Kenpo Quad stretch
- Bow pose
- Low Squat
- Frog-One hands and knees
- Seated Single-leg Hamstring stretch
- Seated Two-Leg stretch
- Ballistic Hamstring Stretch
- Standing split leg Hamstring Stretch
- Toe Flexor
- Downward Dog with calf stretches
- Upward Dog with Ankle stretch
- Child's pose with right and left side stretches

8:10pm
Fairly uneventful day, mowed the grass did some grocery shopping. Lunch was a slice and a half of leftover pizza and an apple, dinner was a chicken stirfry w/ brown rice. Drank a tankload of tea today.

First Week Down! Feeling pretty good, been off coffee and even remembered to floss. :)
Sleep total today: 7.5 hours core. Back to Biphasic tonight.


Saturday, October 25, 2008

P90X Day 6 KenpoX

5:29am
Hiya, going to be a busy day, so I'm glad I took the extra hour of sleep. Plan to do KenpoX, build a workbench for the garage, and cut down a tree in the back yard. Scads! of! excitement!

7:15am
That was the first KenpoX I've done in a very long time. Worked up a good sweat but it wasn't as hard as I remember it. I felt in much better control of my body and actions, not like I was flailing all over the place as I remember feeling in the past. All in all it was a fun and sweaty workout. Here's the layout for anyone interested:
1. Twist & Pivot
2. Twist & Pivot with Hook & Uppercut
3. Jabs
4. Jab/Cross
5. Jab/Cross/Hook
6. Jab/Cross/Hook/Uppercut
7. Cardio Break
8. Step Drag/High-Low Punch
9. Jab/Cross Switch
10. Hook/Uppercut Switch
11. Knee Kick
12. Ball Kick
13. Side Kick
14. Cardio Break
15. Back Kick
16. Three-Direction Kick
17. Side Lunge With High Sword/Low Hammer
18. Step Drag/Claw/Low Punch
19. Cardio Break
20. High Block
21. Inward Block
22. Outward Block
23. Downward Block
24. Star Blocks
25. Cardio Break
26. Front Shuffle with High Block/Low Punch
27. Knee/Back Kick
28. Front & Back Knuckles/Ball Kick/Back Kick
29. Hook/Uppercut/Low Side Kick
30. Elbow Series
31. Vertical Punches

Breakfast:
2 eggs, 8oz V8, 12oz tea. 8oz 1% w/ 1 bananna and 1/2oz walnuts (this was good!). 1/2 bagel w/ light cream cheese.

Dropped the tree in the backyard and carted it out. Missed my snack, built a workbench in the garage and completely rearranged it into a more usable space. Hung some more shelving in the laundry room. Missed my morn and evening snack as well as my noon nap.

Lunch was a six inch chicken breast sammich from Subway. Dinner was 2 pieces of Papa John's pizza. Eating like crap this weekend, have to do better tomorrow.

I am dog tired but the kids are ready for bed, I'm showered and ready for bed and looking forward to sleeping hard and a rest day tomorrow. I do plan to do stretchX, I think that makes me feel a lot better than simply doing nothing.


Friday, October 24, 2008

P90 Day 5 Legs and Back

6:05am
I'm up, terrible night. Soldier on. AbripperX on deck.

7:30am
Went straight from AbripperX to Legs&Back, throttled back a little bit on the reps for some of the leg exercises since in previous rounds this workout is the one the hurts worst and for the longest. I went into it still sore from Plyo from 3 days ago, but now after finishing and a hot shower I'm feeling pretty dang good. Time for Breakfast.
3 Abrippers down, 27 to go!

Breakfast
Eggs & salsa, 8oz 1%milk w/ whey protein, 8oz V8 and 12oz hot tea

Snack/lunch/snack
popcorn, green smoothie, v8, chocolate chip cookie
26min nap at lunch. I'm sore, but not nearly as sore as I thought I'd be.

Also, it's been a week without coffee, haven't notice difference except I seem to be on a more even keel and less likely to get irritated or lose my temper.

Dinner
Oh man, I torpedoed the diet this evening. Two soft tacos and two bean burritos from Taco Bell. Was pretty tasty though!

Total sleep 6 hours + 26 min core nap


Thursday, October 23, 2008

P90X Day 4 (BD8) YogaX

4:30am
I'm up. Went to bed at 10:30, so call it a 6 hour core sleep.

8:51am
Been a busy morning, did a truncated YogaX before the kids got up. I know I said I hated YogaX and wasn't going to do it but I've been pleased and surprised at how well this week is going and think it has a lot to do with previous weeks of AbripperX and YogaX. So I came to a compromise. I did the beginning yoga moves to the first break (first half hour) then skipped the advanced moves to the balance postures at 42:30 and did the rest from there. By the end of this round of P90X I want to be able to rock YogaX like I do Abripper now, so I can't stay negative about it. Fact is, I respect YogaX. I suck at it, and it is difficult for me, but there is no doubt in my mind that it does good things to my body. For anyone interested, here's a breakdown of the routine:

Yoga X Sequences

5 breaths in mountain pose
Wide leg hamstring stretch
Wide leg bent over torso stretch
Split leg hamstring stretch
Standing side stretch
Astanga sun salutations (3 Vinyasas)
1:20 Vinyasa Runners pose R, Vinyasa Runners pose L
1:17 Vinyasa Crescent pose R, Vinyasa Crescent pose L
1:15 Vinyasa Warrior one R, Vinyasa Warrior one L
1:13 Vinyasa Warrior two R, Vinyasa Warrior two L
1:11 Vinyasa Reverse Warrior R, Vinyasa Reverse Warrior L
1:09 Vinyasa Triangle pose R, Vinyasa Triangle pose L
1:05 Vinyasa Twisting triangle pose R, Vinyasa Twisting triangle pose L
1:02 Vinyasa Chair pose
1:00 Twisting chair pose

59:30 FIRST BREAK

59:20 Downward dog with leg raise
Vinyasa into this sequence:
Downward dog with leg raise
Warrior 1 then 2 then reverse warrior then 2
Right angle pose
Extended right angle pose and grab
Right angle pose
Warrior 2 then reverse, 2, 1 and out
= repeat series on other side =

53:10
Vinyasa Prayer twist
Side arm balance to
Vinyasa… and repeat on other side

49:42
Vinyasa to:
Crescent
Warrior 3
Standing Splits
Half moon
Twisting half moon
Crescent
Runners pose to
Vinyasa… and repeat on other side
One final Vinyasa
----------------------

42:30 Balancing postures begin:
Tree
Royal Dancer
Standing leg extensions with 3 variations
Crane (child’s pose is the alternative)
**brief water break**
Seated spinal stretch
Cat stretch
Frog
Bridge or wheel to knee hug to bridge or wheel
Plough to shoulder stand with leg variations
Table
Cobbler pose
One legged hamstring stretch
Two legged hamstring stretch
----------------------
17:30 Yoga Belly 7
Touch the sky
Boat
Half boat
Open scissors
Torso twist hold
Deep torso twist hold
Touch the sky - 3 parts
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9:35 Feel good stretches
Side twist
Glute stretch
Happy baby
Child’s pose
Corpse shavasana
Fetus pose
Lotus pose
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Couple of things about this workout. I recommend doing all the pushups when transitioning from plank to downdog. Yoga belly 7 is tough coming between two AbripperX days, fair warning!


Breakfast:
Same as yesterday, 2 eggs, salsa, 8oz 1%milk, scoop of Whey protein, 8oz V8, 12oz green tea (hot).

Snack:
Popcorn, serving of salsa

Lunch:
23 min nap then Green smoothie w/ 2 scoops of protein. 12oz hot green tea

Afternoon Snack:
8oz lsV8

Dinner was left over chicken pot pie and a few chips and a lot of salsa. 16 oz green tea. Sugar free popsicle for desert.

Total Sleep: 6:23



Wednesday, October 22, 2008

P90X (BD7) Arms & Shoulders

5:00am
I'm up. Took an extra hour to sleep, then another 15 minutes to talk myself out of bed. My glutes and calves have joined in the pain party with a vengeance, upper body is back to a dull roar. AbripperX time now.

5:23am
Can check off AbripperX the list for today, 2 down and 28 to go! Going to chill out for a few then start the main workout at 6.

7:20am
Shoulders and Arms, how I've missed thee. Didn't go heavy today and I'm glad - was work enough just getting through it all. Started out with the same weights as I started with on the last round but had a boatload more stamina and rocked the bonus section which I didn't touch until 3-4 weeks in last time. Drinking 16oz of Lipton Energize green tea during the workout vs just water seems to help a lot too.

Breakfast:
2 eggs microwaved, 1 serving of salsa, 8oz 1%milk, 1 scoop of protein, 8oz lsV8, 12oz hot green tea.

10:00 Snack:
1.25oz plain popcorn

Noon
23 min nap and a green smoothie with 2 scoops of Whey protein for lunch. More lsV8 and tea.
Legs and back are SCREAMING at me, stairs are a physical challenge.

Dinner
1 Serving of chicken pot pie, green tea and a cupcake for desert

Sleep total: 7:23

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

P90X day 2 (BD6) PLYOMETRICS

5:55am
I'm up, I'm SORE. I saw 3:45 come and go as and then 4:45, I hurt and kept shutting off the alarm clock for another hour of rest. Probably would have been fine getting up and getting started, on the other hand, maybe the rest was for the better... Plyo, here I come!

7:55am
Well, I have to say, I knocked Plyo OUT! That was the most fun workout and best sweat I've had in a good while. I'm not nearly as sore as I was when I got up although I still feel tender in my lats, pecs, triceps, and abs. Strong workout and hot shower FTW!
Breakfast time, bbl.

Breakfast:
2 microwaved eggs (scrambled) with serving of 'bad end' salsa
8 oz low sodium V8 (wit a couple of splashes of Habanero Tabasco -TRY IT!)
8 oz 1%milk w/ scoop of EAS Whey protein mix
12 oz green tea (hot)

BAD END SALSA
1/2 pound raw jalapenos (mix/add habanero or other pepper to match your sadism level)
1 pound red tomato
3/4 medium onion
3 garlic cloves
1/2 large red pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
-Blend. Eat. SUFFER!


The Plyo workout
The exercises are grouped into rounds, and each round gets repeated once. The breakdown is as follows:
1) Jump squat, run stance squat, airborne heisman (lateral leaping), swing kick
2) Squat reach jump, run stance squat with direction switch, double airborne heisman, circle run
3) Jump knee tuck. jumping lunge, leapfrog squat, twist combo
4) Rock star hop, gap jump, squat jack, military march
5) Run squat with 180 jump, lateral leapfrog, monster truck tire, hot foot
6) Bonus round: pitch & catch, jump shot, football move (60 seconds each)
Good Sweat!

10:15 Snack
1.75oz plain popcorn, 1 serving of salsa, 1 diet pepsi (I know, should have had tea)

Lunch
20min nap, green smoothie
8 oz V8
16 oz green tea (hot)

2:00pm Snack
1.75oz plain popcorn, more salsa, 16oz green tea (cold)
1 Snickers bar (3 funsized bars, damn Halloween candy)

Dinner
1 Serving of Garlic Chicken Voila with added vegetables. Green tea to drink. 0 cal popsicle for desert.

Already feeling some soreness in my glutes to go with my upper body pain, looking forward to rounding it out with Arms and Shoulders tomorrow. :)

Sleep for today: 8:05 (7:45 core and 20 min noon nap)



Monday, October 20, 2008

P90X Begins - Chest and Back (BD6)

3:45am
I'm up. Abripper time.
****
WooHoo, knocked AbripperX OUT, did 25 reps of all exercises and all of the Mason twists! Need to work on my form but I'm starting this round of P90X with better Abripper performance than I've ever finished other rounds of P90X before. 1 down, 29 sessions to go!

I case you are curious what Abripper looks like:

In and Outs (Hip Flexors) (25reps)
Bicycles Forward (Hip Flexors) (25reps)
Bicycles Back (Hip Flexors) (25reps)
Crunchy Frog (Hip Flexors) (25reps)
Cross Leg/Wide Leg Situps (General Core) (25reps)
Fiffer Scissors (Hip Flexors/General Core) (25reps)
Hip Rock and Raise (Hip Flexors/General Core) (25reps)
Pulse Ups (Hip Flexors/General Core) (25reps)
V-Up/Roll Up (General Core) (25reps)
Oblique V-Ups (Obliques) (25+25)
Leg Climb (General Core/Obliques) (12+12)
Mason Twists (Obliques) (50 Reps)


349 Reps total!
AbripperX is done three times a week during the non rest weeks of P90X (10 out of 13) for a total of 30 sessions.

5:30am
Lousy night sleep last night, estimate I only got 4 hours of actual sleep time. Pretty dead right now, going to take a 26Min polynap.

7:45am
Just got showered up and cooled off from Chest and Back. That's a great workout. Looking back I've definitely lost some strength, but I'm starting out much stronger than I started out last time. I followed Tony's advice and paced myself first round and pretty much did reps to failure on the second round. Using push up bars this round too, that seems to make push ups more intense.
Drank 16oz of the Vita Splash tea during the workout. Time to rustle up some breakfast now.
Breakfast:
1 Egg scrambled, cooked in Microwave and seasoned with Tabasco
8oz 1% milk w/ 1 scoop EAS Whey protein
8oz Low sodium V8 (w/ Tabasco)
12oz Slim life green tea (hot)

Chest and Back
This push and pull workout is two rounds of the following exercises with water breaks every 4 exercises.
Standard Push-Ups
Wide Front Pull-Ups
Military Push-Ups
Reverse Grip Chin-Ups
Wide Fly Push-Ups
Closed Grip Overhand Pull-Ups
Decline Push-Ups
Heavy Pants
Diamond Push-Ups
Lawnmowers
Dive-Bomber Push-Ups
Back-Flys

10:15am
Morning snack
1oz plain popcorn, 8oz LS V8 w/ Tabasco
16oz cold green tea.

Noon
20min nap, then green smoothie time! 3.5oz turnip greens, 8.5oz apple, 4.5oz banana, 4.5oz mixed frozen fruit, scoop of whey protein, 1.5 cup of water, 1 cup ice.
12oz of Green tea (hot) later.

2pm
Afternoon snack
Need to go shopping, yogurt had expired. Had 1oz peanuts (salted) and a diet pepsi.
Starting to feel a little sore, may need some yoga tomorrow on wake up.

5pm
Dinner
Left over Caesar salad and chicken, made some salsa to go with it. Probably hear more about that later, gotta love recipes that start with 1/2lb of jalapenos...

9:45pm - Evening Report
Did pretty well, walked away from the laptop and hung out with kids then made a quick run to the grocery store for a few items. Pretty sleepy now. Did remember to floss!

Total sleep for today: 5 hours (4 core + 2x 26 min naps)



Sunday, October 19, 2008

Ground Rules/Goals

100% attendance to all P90X workouts including AbripperX.

All calories consumed will be logged, blogged, and accounted for. If I gorge on Halloween candy, I promise you will get an accurate account of it. I'm counting on you to be my backup self control.

Alcohol is allowed in moderation on Saturday evenings in the presence of other imbibers ONLY.

Abripper workouts get done as soon as I roll out of bed, P90X workouts are scheduled for 6-7am.

The evening is laptop-free FAMILY time. I fear I'm going to struggle with this one.

Everyday after dinner I'll post my diet-power calories in/out results to this blog.

Floss every night.

I'm sure there will be more.

Burning Ring of Fire

3:45am
I'm up!

So yesterday I took a pound of jalapenos, 1/4 pound of habinaros, and a white onion and fed it all to the food processor (out on the deck, do NOT do this in your house). About half of the result was then put aside covered with boiled cider vinegar to ferment for about 2 weeks. Later we'll run that through a blender and add some everclear and hopefully end up with some awesome hot sauce.

The other half pretty much got eaten on chips and on a burger at dinner. It was a lot of pepper relish. This morning has been.. Painful.

Later today I'll be doing the fit test, measurements, and pictures. Tomorrow, P90X!

Breakfast: Green tea, 8oz V8 (low sodium - add Tabasco for spicy!), 2 scrambled eggs from the microwave.

Lunch:
Buffalo Chicken wrap from Jersey Mikes. Not part of the diet but I figured what the heck, one last hurrah.

Dinner:
Grilled chicken (6.5oz) & light caeser salad, lots of green tea today. One cupcake and one Reese's peanut butter cup.

7pm
Fittest results were not too surprising, other than I realize just how un-photogenic I really am. Yeesh. Images to frighten children. I'll get them online for the more sadistic of you later.

Sleep total: 6:05 (5:45 core, 20Min nap)


Saturday, October 18, 2008

BD4

5:40am
Well, I guess I didn't turn on the alarm or turned it off without waking up. Just woke up on my own and checked the time. Overslept by 2 hours. Oh well.

So here are the teas I've got so far:

Yogi Tea - Slim Life
I drink this one hot, throw a bag into a cup of water and nuke for 2:30. It's okay, have started experimenting with adding milk with drinkable results. This tea has 35mg of caffeine.

Bigelow - Earl Grey Green
An Earl Grey and Green tea mix, tastes pretty good and is a nice change up when I get tired of the Slim Life tea. Not sure about the caffeine content. I also drink this one hot.

Vita Splash Green Tea with Goji, 60mg caffeine
Lipton Energize to go (Blueberry Pomegranate), 50mg caffeine
Lipton Green tea to go (Citrus), caffeine not listed.

I drink these teas cold. They're in individual serving packages and very quick and easy to use. Add to a 16.9oz water bottle or tall water glass, mix and add some ice cubes. Also great for taking to restaurants.





Sleep total: 7:40

Friday, October 17, 2008

BD3

3:45am
I'm up. Culled 15 minutes off the core nap. It died hard.

7:59am
So I'm attempting to switch off coffee to Green Tea. Yeah, I know what you're thinking. Forget the insane physical challenges, forget the sleep experiments, forget the rest of the nutty life modifications. No COFFEE? YOU... MAD MAN!

Other acceptable answers would include "Won't someone think of the children?!" and "Meh."

The above may or may not make sense. I'll try reading it later when my brain a'worky again.


Sleep total: 6:05 (5:45 core & 20 min nap)

Thursday, October 16, 2008

BD 2

4:00am
I'm up.

7:15am
Feeling good right now, took probably 30-45 minutes to perk up and I caught up on some research and a movie that came in via Netflix. (The Contract, pretty meh, oh well). Got some coffee on now and ready for the day.

Got Abripper (23Reps) and StretchX knocked out.

Sleep Total: 6:26

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Biphasic Day 1

4:05 am
I'm up and other than a strong reluctance to get out of bed I feel fine.

6:30pm
All in all it's been a pretty good day, work was a zoo but I definitely felt more alert if not a bit grouchy in the morning. Around 11:30 I went for a 3 mile run and got it done in under 25 minutes. That's pretty fast for me. One thing I have noticed this past 7 days is that physical exercise like cycling and running seem much more intense - I feel a lot more aware of myself. It's like the sleep dep strips away some of the comfort we usually exist in and everything is a little more raw.

Then again, maybe I'm just talking out my wazoo.

Grabbed a quick shower and took a 20 minute nap. Will probably do another 6 hour core tonight with the 20 min nap tomorrow as well then start tweaking down a little and see how it goes.

A quick note on naps. I use the MP3's found HERE for a 20, 23, or 26 minute nap. They're white noise until the end where various farm animals and such bring you out of the nap without being obnoxious. I sleep on my back and drape a black sock over my eyes for a poor man's sleep mask. It works great (THANKS SEAN!).

***
I've been tapped to go to a conference for work in Dec so yesterday I laid out P90X so that I'm out of town over a recovery week. That pushes my start date up two week and I kick off next Monday. I guess Sat and Sun will be fit test and pictures and setting up some rewards for different achievements (not missing a single workout, not missing a single AbripperX, etc). I'm pretty stoked about this round. I do plan on making one minor modification however. Over the last few weeks I've tried to get into YogaX. I really, really have. I've pretty much got the entire routine memorized at this point. Unfortunately, I HATE IT! Yesterday I did StretchX and enjoyed it so I'm seriously considering replacing the weekly YogaX's with either a different routine or StretchX.

Sleep Total: 6:20

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

9 hours later...

7:15am
I hit the reset button on sleep last night, intended to do a 5 hour core nap which turned into 9. I feel mildly hung over with a fair amount of muscle soreness. I believe StretchX is on deck for today, maybe ride the trail with Tim also. Think I'll start Biphasic tonight with a 6 hour core sleep and TBD nap around lunch tomorrow.

9:29pm
Knocked out Abripper (23reps w/50 mason twists) and StretchX today. Not a bad day, busy and no nap at all. Going to bed down at 10 and get up at 4 with a nap sometime tomorrow.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Monday

2:56am
Hey there, had a nice 4 hour core nap. Up and am ready to rip now.

Later.
Not a good day, been fuzzy headed and sort of out of it. Forgot to weigh in this morning, didn't get any exercise done, and missed the evening nap entirely because of work. I don't think this schedule is working out as a long term solution.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

2:35am
Having a hard time getting going this morning, added an hour of sleep at 1:30am instead of getting up then. Feeling the last few days of exercise today too, calves are sore and abs are a little tender from Friday's AbripperX.

8:30am
Uhh, the 5:30 half hour nap lasted until 8am. That was strange. Having some coffee, probably skip the 10:30 nap. Just chilling out today as far as I know. Wife may have other plans. She's commented on me slipping off for naps but I don't think she's realized I'm polyphasic again. I'm attempting to see if my routines are disruptive enough to be noticed.

Later...
Well, mowed then seeded the yard then cut the hedges. Showered then helped clean up the house some. So much for chilling out!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Day 3 Poly sleepy thingy

2:10am
Hello Sports Fans, welcome to the show.
Hard to perk up right now, but I'm awake and that's gotta count for something!

7:10am
Been an odd 'day' so far, crashed hard at 5am and ended up taking two 20min naps back to back. Not sure if that was a good idea or not, feeling okay but sort of out of it right now. Enjoying some coffee and oatmeal w/ whey protein now, getting ready to go meet Rico for the Autism Ribbon Run.

2:40pm
Good run, good shower, good nap. Looks like we're hosting some of the neighbors tonight for dinner, we'll see how that goes. Been out and about for provisions for this evening. Am looking forward to the 4pm nap.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Day 2 Polyphasic

It's 2:33am.
Rough 4 hours, lots of interruptions and I had a serious what the 'heck is going on' moment when the alarm clock went off.

Around 6:15am
Feeling pretty good. Got some work done and watched a movie, had my nap at 5. Going to crank some music (headphones) and see what's up.

7:10am
Little behind on my workout schedule but did knock out AbripperX, 22 reps of everything and all of the Mason Twists. Feel much more awake now than I did yesterday at this time.

3:20pm
Been a good day so far, feeling good/awake but weary enough to be looking forward to the next nap. Rode the trail with Mighty Tim and enjoyed a green smoothie (added whey protien today) for lunch. Today has been quieter so far than the rest of the week. I'm thankful.

7:45pm
Still feeling good, cut the naps to 20 minutes each and feel like I'm starting to get back into the groove of them.

Sleep today: 5 hours (4 hour core + three 20 min naps)

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Well Hey There!

It's 4am, do you know where YOUR children are?

Let's see, where to begin - I finished the 100 day drinky-dink challenge without incident and finished just in time to go on vacation to see the other side of the family in AZ. Got to take in the Grand Canyon while we were there which absolutely floored me. Did you know there's no air there? Diet and exercise took a pretty good hit while we were gone but I stuck with the Hacker's diet 'ladder of life' 15-20 minute workout in the hotel and at least tried to moderate myself. Only gained about a pound surprisingly enough but it looks like I may also be dehydrated. Since we've been back I've been drinking water like crazy.
Plan is to keep on track with YogaX, AbripperX, and nutritional focus for the rest of October. The Halloween cookies and candy onslaught started yesterday and I was caught flat footed. Glad I've only got two hands or things could have gotten ugly.

Newest Challenges:
Starting today I'm going to record EVERYTHING that I eat or drink as accurately as possible at http://fitday.com . This should help keep me from going crazy with the Halloween junk and nip the annual fall weight gain trend in the bud.
Also starting today I'm going to BLOG everyday multiple times during the day. I feel like I've been letting you down and by extension, letting myself down. I've come to enjoy and depend on this accounting of myself and need to be better with my attendance. Like confession I guess.
Lastly, I'm kicking off another round of polyphasic sleeping! I started last night with a 5 hour core nap from 10pm-3am which will eventually be closer to 10-12:30 then 1/2 hour naps at 5, 10:30, and 4pm. This is a modified everyman polyphasic routine custom fit for my daily obligations and I'm pretty excited about it.

All for now!

5:31am
Up from first 1/2 hour nap, will call it semi successful. Not sure if I actually went to sleep, was too worried about getting the nap. Feel a little odd now. Not bad, just fuzzy. Going to get some water and start YogaX.

7:40pm
Been a long day and I'm getting pretty tired. 10:30 nap got pushed back until 12, made the 4pm one on time. Work has been a zoo for the last two days and I found myself pretty grouchy by the end. I believe I'll be ready for my core nap tonight. Think I'll do 10-2am this time.

I'm noticing my eyes are feeling pretty gritty, may need to take more frequent PC breaks and/or get some drops.

Sleep today: 6.5hours (5hour core, 3 half hour naps)