Well, I started the P90X program officially today.
Going into my first workout, I weighed 198 lbs, and am only 'acceptable' in terms of my overall fitness. I plan to do the full 90 days of the 'normal' P90X workout program. I am using resistance bands instead of either dumbbells or a pull-up bar (I don't want to hang one in our apartment).
Today's workout was Chest & Back and then Ab Ripper X. The Chest & Back workout was really tough. The pull-downs weren't that bad, and I was able to do some respectable reps with the 40 lb band, but all those pushups were pretty killer. The first exercise is pushups, and I went and did my max not realizing what was coming. In the future I will pace myself a lot better.
After Chest & Back it was time for the Ab Ripper X workout. I did this one once last week (the day the DVD's came but before I had the rest of my equipment), so I knew going in that it was tough. I am happy to report that I did better this time, which I attribute to hydration and eating well today in addition to just being more aware of how my body moves through these exercises.
The addition of the recovery drink has an extremely noticeable difference, and there is no way I could do this workout without it.
I stuck to the meal plan today (Level II of Phase 1 based on my weight). I ended up short 1 protein, but other than that I nailed the portions exactly. I expect my protein bars to arrive on Wednesday and that will help with the portions.
I can tell it is going to be a crazy 90 days. This program is absolutely not for the faint of heart. I really can't wait to see my results though!
12 April 2010
Me and My New Mac, Part 3
This is the third in a series of posts exploring my ongoing experience with my first Mac. For the first entry in this series, click here. For part two, click here.
Let's talk about the facts of life - iLife. For those who don't know, iLife is the suite of software included with every mac that is comprised of iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes, iChat, etc. At the end of my last post I promised a review, and here it is: this software is absolutely incredible. iPhoto has a feature that identifies the faces in a photo, and once you've given names to a few of them, the software can go through your entire photo collection and identify with some accuracy who is in the photo. This has got to be the most useful feature in the history of photography. Well, ok, maybe second most useful behind only the camera.
If you've used iTunes on a PC, you may have had the same experience I have - iTunes on the PC is buggy, likes to crash for no apparent reason, and takes forever to run. iTunes on the Mac suffers from none of these issues, and is a very stable and snappy program.
I could continue on about iLife for pages. I could tell you about the awesome experience I had with iMovie the very first time I used it, or the Places feature of iPhoto, or the amazing clarity through the iSight camera in iChat. The bottom line, though, is that Macs have a huge leg up over windows machines when it comes to out-of-the-box functionality. Every piece of software I just mentioned is free and comes pre-installed on every Mac. Until I used them myself, I never would have believed that this software would be this much fun to play around with.
This will likely be the last in this series for a while. At this point the Mac is an integral part of my technological suite at home. The effect the iMac has had on my technology usage is that my very nice laptop is used only at work and for gaming now. I have a feeling that in the coming years, we will likely move from a home with several PC's and an iMac to a home with a bunch of Macs and one or two gaming PC's.
It's official, I've converted.
Let's talk about the facts of life - iLife. For those who don't know, iLife is the suite of software included with every mac that is comprised of iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes, iChat, etc. At the end of my last post I promised a review, and here it is: this software is absolutely incredible. iPhoto has a feature that identifies the faces in a photo, and once you've given names to a few of them, the software can go through your entire photo collection and identify with some accuracy who is in the photo. This has got to be the most useful feature in the history of photography. Well, ok, maybe second most useful behind only the camera.
If you've used iTunes on a PC, you may have had the same experience I have - iTunes on the PC is buggy, likes to crash for no apparent reason, and takes forever to run. iTunes on the Mac suffers from none of these issues, and is a very stable and snappy program.
I could continue on about iLife for pages. I could tell you about the awesome experience I had with iMovie the very first time I used it, or the Places feature of iPhoto, or the amazing clarity through the iSight camera in iChat. The bottom line, though, is that Macs have a huge leg up over windows machines when it comes to out-of-the-box functionality. Every piece of software I just mentioned is free and comes pre-installed on every Mac. Until I used them myself, I never would have believed that this software would be this much fun to play around with.
This will likely be the last in this series for a while. At this point the Mac is an integral part of my technological suite at home. The effect the iMac has had on my technology usage is that my very nice laptop is used only at work and for gaming now. I have a feeling that in the coming years, we will likely move from a home with several PC's and an iMac to a home with a bunch of Macs and one or two gaming PC's.
It's official, I've converted.
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