Running And P90X Week 9 Chest & Back

Tonight was my weekly run with my brother / nephews / friends. There were 7 runners tonight and I'm still at the back but I kept up MUCH better than either of the past 2 weeks.

Came home, watched a tv show with my daughter, and then pressed play for the P90X Chest & Back workout. I'm starting week 9 and it's hard to believe I haven't done that workout since week 3. If you haven't been following along, Chest & Back is pretty much full of nothing but push-ups and pull-ups for an hour.

As a testament to my improved strength, I matched or beat my previous max reps on ALL 12 exercises, both times through!

Finished the night with Ab-Ripper X.

P90X Day 1 - Chest & Abs

Stretching, then 2 sets of 12 different exercises, mostly push-ups & pull-ups, a few creatively named bent over rowing exercises "heavy pants" and "lawnmower". Followed by ab-ripper, which was 25 reps of I think 14 different ab exercises. I didn't get near 25 on most of them.

I'm doing the nutrition plan too.

Protein bar & milk for breakfast.

Turkey sandwich & apple for lunch.

Ham, green beans, & milk for dinner.

Gold's Gym Long Tube Workout - Chest

After some stretching, this workout starts with the chest (or shoulders?). The first exercise is a chest fly, standing with your back leg on the cord and bringing your arms up and together at the top.

The second exercise is very similar, a press, still standing with the back leg on the cord but this time bringing the arms straight up over your head.

Admittedly I have done almost nothing since my hernia last spring, but I am really feeling like this is a decent workout for me.