Power 90 Day 23 – My Pre-Workout, Workout

Well this morning I experienced one of those days where I remember why I try to wake up early to workout.  This morning I thought I would sleep just a few extra minutes, which turned into a few extra hours which turned out to be 10:00 am.  I got myself ready to work out and grabbed my phone where I had a message waiting.  It was a request for me to help move drywall.  They wanted to move the drywall between 10:30 and 11:30 which was enough to keep me from having time to work out first.  By the time we started moving drywall it was noon, and drywall is heavy. We worked for about an hour, and I was sore and wore out, but still had to go work out.  

I hit the gym about 1:30, it was a good thing it was a cardio day because there is no way I could have done all the lifting after that.  And cardio was rough enough.  I got through it without puking, which I felt was an accomplishment.  I also had my second day of 100 crunches in Ab Ripper 100.  I even did the bicycle, which is intense.  For a comparison, on day 2 I did 40 crunches with several breaks and could only do 3 of the styles of crunches.  On day 23, I did 100 crunches with 8 of the styles of crunches.  

To be honest, I was feeling pretty good about myself after powering through Ab Ripper 100.  And while I was lying on the ground afterwards clutching my gut and drinking my protein I had the idea to watch Ab Ripper 200 since is wouldn’t be long before I started it.  Ab Ripper 100 is 100 crunches in 4 minutes, so how much worse could Ab Ripper 200 be?  It’s worse.  Ab Ripper 200 is 200 crunches in 6 minutes, basically double the crunches with only 2 more minutes.  So I guess I still have a long way to go. 

Oh and on a good note the scales moved for the first time in two weeks.  Sure it is only ½ a pound, but 301.4 is a lot nicer than 302 so hopefully I will get a couple more half pounds this week, and things will open back up, I still really want to see a number with a 2 in front of it.  Hopefully it’s not far off.  

Here’s a look at my Food Journal for Tuesday, I went with Subway again because it seemed to do the trick yesterday:

Post Workout:  Protein Drink (1 scoop protein powder, 8 oz skim milk ) (220 Calories)

                        Breakfast:   Kashi cereal, milk, (275 Calories)

Lunch: Tuna on Slimwich with Cottage Cheese (1 can tuna, light mayo) (335 Calories)

Afternoon Snack: String Cheese, banana (165 Calories)

Dinner:  Subway - Oven Roasted Chicken Breast Sandwich on Wheat Bread with Light Mayo and Provolone, Spinach, Olives 12 inch (830 Calories)

Evening Snack: Strawberries (140 Calories)

Well that about covers today.  Needless to say I am less excited about moving to the 3-4 level of Power 90 as it looks like a big jump forward.  That being said, the fact that I am this much closer to being able to do it I find exciting.  So we will see what things look like in a couple weeks.  I may move to the 3 – 4 level one workout at a time, as I have the extra 30 days now.  But we will see… Till Later…