P90X Review Shoulders & Arms / Ab Ripper X (Day 24 - Phase 1)
Today was Shoulders & Arms along with everyone’s favorite - Ab Ripper X. Shoulders and Arms went well and now that I have two sets of dumbells, I can use the heavy weights on the curls and the presses and the lighter weights on the triceps moves. My reps went down by about 5%, but the weight I was using was almost twice the weight I was using before so I felt like I was in the right reps/weight ratio for building mass. I can tell I really worked the arms today. I felt like I did the first day I completed this P90X routine, very sore in my arms and shoulders.
Completed Ab Ripper X. It’s still a challenge for me to complete all the reps of all the exercises. That’s a good thing. I’m out of shape and if it was easy, I’d be disappointed that the program wasn’t tough enough. My nine year old son did the entire Ab Ripper X workout including the bonus Mason Twists last night without much effort until he finished the last couple Mason Twists. He said he wanted to turn his four pack into a six pack. I remember those days. He has the same build and metabolism that I had when I was his age.
Wow…less than a week now and I’m at the 30 day point. I told my wife that I was going to go out clothes shopping to reward myself for doing P90X for 30 days and eating clean the whole time. I need new pants, the pairs I have now are getting too big - that’s a good thing! Over the years I’ve been buying pants with slightly larger waist every once in awhile. Then I discovered men’s maternity pants. You guys now what I’m talking about? They have the hidden waistband that expands. Instead of the waistband pinching into your gut and telling you that you’re getting chubby, it just grows right along with you. It’s time to say good bye to those khakis and donate them to charity.
Here are some other posts you might be interested in:
- P90X Review Shoulders & Arms / Ab Ripper X (Day 17 - Phase 1)
- P90X Review Shoulders & Arms / Ab Ripper X (Day 10 - Phase 1)
- P90X Review Shoulders & Arms (Day 3 - Phase 1)
- P90X Review Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, Ab Ripper X (Day 29 - Phase 1)
- P90X Review Chest & Back / Ab Ripper X (Day 8 - Phase 1)
