Day 8 P90X-Chest/Back/Abs

I didn't get to sleep until after 10pm last night...I really didn't think I would perform that well this morning but I did fairly well. Most of my numbers on Chest & Back were the same...a couple were up but most just matched last week. :) I am happy with it for now. :)

I continue to use the bands to perform my "pullups". I will start doing chair assisted pullups in Phase II.

Ab Ripper X was great...well I didn't make it through 25 of each set but I did focus on my form and I completely feel it in my abs....I think I missed this during my first round of P90X! Thanks to ChaLEAN Extreme and Insanity I have learned a bit more about form when it comes to doing ab work. Nothing against Tony but he doesn't focus on teaching much about the form when it comes to the ab routine. Maybe it was covered in P90 but I didn't do P90 so it didn't really help. ;)

Form is everything with these workouts...when the form starts to go south then you are pretty much done with that set. Take the break and come back...if your form is still shabby then move to the next exercise. :)

Equipment needed:

• Chest & Back/Ab Ripper X
• Dumbbells or Resistance Bands for lawnmowers, back flys, etc (amt of weight depends on your abilities)
• Pullup Bar or Resistance Band attached to something above head
• Mat (Ab Ripper X will put you on the floor...you may or may not need this...just depends on your preference)

My daily eats for today are as follows:
2 poached eggs
1/2 cup uncooked oats w/1 scoop van. whey & Cinnamon
1 cup black coffee
1/4 cup dried fruit
1 small apple
1 Chicken sausage link (120 cals, 5 g fat)
1 serving carrots
24 almonds
1 cup non fat plain yogurt w/1 tbs agave
1 serving Shakeology w/1 scoop vanilla whey & a few drops of peppermint extract
6 oz baked chicken w/sesame ginger dressing
1 cup steamed veggies

As promised here is my weigh-in numbers for this week's start
158.5 (sadly I gained quite a few lbs over the holidays :( )