FuZZ's Journal

[fuzz_e_bizkitz]

So I am starting up P90x again tonight and wanted to keep somewhat of a journal more so for myself than anything else. I was doing well last time and was going into the recovery week of Phase 1 before having a PE and being hospitalized for a week. My lung capacity was not harmed to drastically but it was recommended I refrain from physical activity for 4-6 weeks. I have still have minor pain now and then but nothing unbearable. During the 4-6 week period I not only gained what weight I lost the first time but added some I never had. I haven't weighed myself yet but have to be close to my heaviest.

I do plan on taking it somewhat easy on myself until I know I can handle it at 100%, hopefully this isn't my 'last will and testament' also.

Decided on After Max as a recovery type drink and will journal that as well i guess.

*I very much feel like the Axl picture in the Random thread and I hope to stop it.

Weighed myself in at 208, overall goal of 185 and 200 by end of week. Here we go!!!!

**Day 1 - Chest & Back: I hate Tony Horton, doesn't seem like it is that bad of a workout until you puke. At least it was only once. I pushed it pretty hard just to see my limits and while I did notice a little extra shortness of breath it didn't limit me too much. I was more limited by overall lack of strength and muscular endurance. I lost everything I gained last time. Plyo should be the real test.

**Day 2 - Plyo- Wow noticed a big difference from last time I did this. Definitely lost some oxygenation capabilities when actually exerting myself. Still made it through just couldn't go as hard as I wanted. Weighed 206 this morning, was 204 yesterday so hopefully getting into a routine will stop the fluctuation and I'll now what I am dealing with. 200 by the end of the week is still a reasonable goal I think. Tried the After Max last night and it was not nearly as tasty as the reviews led me to believe but I did not pick it for taste really so I will reserve judgement until I see how I feel later this week. I did the 16 oz.s of water it recommended, may go with 12. I did blend in a banana also but the blender whipped it to such a froth I had to wait to drink it and it was still thinner than I wanted. Shoulders & Arms tonight!

**Day 3 - Shoulders & Arms- Not too bad really. I did well endurance wise and hit my goals. Ab ripper was easier compared to Monday. I am sore all over but not a bad hatin life sore which I did go through last time. Maybe the recovery drink is working. I did mix up the recipe a bit. Only 12 oz. of water, still added a banana, but I mixed before my workout with more ice and kept it in the fridge. It was a little bit better. I am going to try Almond milk with it I think and see how that goes. 205.8lbs this morning was a little disappointing, when I start dropping though it usually drops fast so while not looking good to hit 200 by weeks end I am still shooting for that. Yoga today which sucks ass I hate Yoga.

**Day 4 - Yoga- Sucks ass for 1.5 hours straight

**Day 5 - Legs & Back- Seems like my legs held up better than the rest of me did these past few weeks. Not too bad and no major soreness which always sucks about Legs. I hate the day after of hobbling around. It may have to do more with the recovery drink but hanging in there.

**Day 6 - Kempo- Easily the most fun workout there is. Punch and kick the air for an hour. Constant movement and goes buy quickly.

Week 1 review: Feeling pretty good overall and I attribute that to the After Max I think. All major muscle groups got worked well and even though I didn't hit 200 I did get to 203. Not focusing on weight this week for 1 reason really, I don't have a scale with me on the road. Did Chest & Back in the hotel room today with bands. Missing out on the pull bar but did a ton of reps and my back has that watery feeling after a good workout, so I am happy. No point in repeating daily updates it the same workout for three weeks. Will do a week 2 review Sat./Sun.

[fuzz_e_bizkitz]

SO I guess I am going to start this up again. Today will be Day 1 of Rushfit. Seems to be a poor man's P90/Insanity mix based on the reviews I have read. By that I mean, it was only $80 but got really good reviews. Workout are shorter and more cardio than p90 but still has weights which were my two main deciding factors.

[fuzz_e_bizkitz]

Day 1 - Strength and Endurance - 10 minute warm-up, 30 minute workout, 5 minute cool down. Workout is 5, 5 minute rounds with a 1minute break in between. Starts of with basic body weight exercises and some Isometric type stuff, adds in light weights in the later rounds. I used 8 lbs dumbbells and felt the burn, used 15 lbs on the final round when it required slightly heavier weights. I really don't see myself needing more than 20 lb weights.

They say the exercises are designed to target the muscles that you would use in a MMA fight. I can see that, but that would be true of any sport really. I did some exercises I had never done before which was cool. Your core is always targeted while you get a overall total body workout. Back, Shoulders, Chest, Bis, Tris, Quads, Glutes; all got attention. The only group that didn't was my calves which I am thankful for because that is were I would always wind up with problems with Insanity. Fat kids shouldn't be jumping around that much, it just leads to injury, and happened each time I tried to do it in my case. Also having started P90x and Insanity a few times each it was nice to see a new routine and face telling you what to do.

Production value isn't on par with the Beachbody products in my opinion, but I am completely good with that. I always have wanted to kick Tony Horton and Shaun T square in the face anyway. The lack of production in no way takes away from the workout and is actually slightly comical and enjoyable. Rushfit has George St. Pierre's (referred to as GSP from here forward) name stamped on it but it's his trainer's workout. It is evident GSP is there just for some sort of star quality. He occasionally chimes in with a few words of wisdom in his very thick accent and almost broken English. Eric, the trainer has to cut him off a few times to move on to the next exercise. It was also nice to see him and his background people struggle on some of the moves (Isometric Squats) and get out of sync. It didn't seem like a choreographed event to make you feel better about yourself and they all came across as real people.

From my knees to my neck, every part of me feels weak (the good kind) and/or sore. I had seen in a few reviews where people had said Rushfit was a combination of P90 and Insanity. I can see that I just don't know if I agree with it yet. After Day 1 I would say it is more of a P90 and Crossfit mashup. Right now I am enjoying it more than either one of the other products but it is only Day 1 so I am holding out on my full verdict still.

[rabb]

Damn bro awesome, that sounds brutal...anxious to see you progress here!

[ptrain86]

I want updates on your thoughts please sir! Might be a purchase for me. I don't know if I really give enough of a shit to pound out what the p90x has, but a kick ass power 35-45 minute workout that's a step up from p90 would be perfect... especially if its a bit cheaper. I'm a tight ass.

[fuzz_e_bizkitz]

Day 2 - Abdominal Strength & Core Conditioning - First thing I noticed was that used the same Warm Up segment from yesterday and same was true for cooldown. I am going to assume that every workout will do the same. Not necessarily a bad thing since its a decent warm up and all but variety being the spice of life...

I should also mention I am using the Intermediate Workout Schedule.

Same basic setup for the workout, 5 5 minute rounds. I found a couple youtube vids of this one that will show you better than I can describe. Round 5 kicked my tail.





This one is the warm up (which I think is the same for all videos) and the 1st minute of round 1:



Actual time of workout is closer to 50 minutes with breaks added in.

[fuzz_e_bizkitz]

Day 3 on the Intermediate Schedule is Cardio and/or Stretching for Flexibility. Cardio is a choose your own adventure type of thing, as there is no "Cardio" workout it just mentions to do 30 minutes of it. I decided to do the stretching routine followed by a run. Not being the most flexible and wanting to loosen up after just starting a new plan I did the whole thing but skipped the cool down and went to the treadmill. GPS was probably at his most awkwardly amusing and good for a few chuckles.

[fuzz_e_bizkitz]

Day 1 all over again. The thing I hate about these scheduled workout routines is if you miss a day or two. I mentally can't just skip the days I miss and will force myself to repeat the week. Which is what I am doing now. See above, replaced 8lb dumbbells with 15s. I still enjoyed the workout after convincing myself to do it. So there is that I guess.