Team Beachbody - Member Profile

Before:	After:
Report an Image You are about to report a violation of our Terms Of Use. All reports are strictly confidential. Reason for the report: Please specify: Copyright infringement?	Report an Image You are about to report a violation of our Terms Of Use. All reports are strictly confidential. Reason for the report: Please specify: Copyright infringement?

My Photos

My Buddies (217)

sawoobley

More ...

My goal is to increase functional strength and flexibility and loose weight in the process. To accomplish this I have started out with the P90X program and I am a few weeks away from its completion.

Basically, I slowly gained weight while in school and sitting at a bench at work. I think it was due to a sedentary lifestyle and a stressful schedule. I occasionally got some exercise by playing basketball and volleyball but it was too infrequent to be effective. Eventually, I felt like my physical performance in sports was suffering and later at work when I entered a more physically demanding job. I really started to notice how lazy I was getting when I started getting into fishing again with a inflatable pontoon boat at the local lake and at Newport bay. Suffice it to say that I really wanted to go fishing often but the thought of building and transporting the pontoon to the lakes edge or walking the bay at Newport Beach with my gear made me tired just thinking about it. This never would have happened before. The point when I decided to change my lifestyle habits came at work one day when I ate out for the second time in a week. One of those days I ate way too much food and way too quickly. Afterward, I was just thinking about all the crud I just ate and said to myself: no way, I cannot keep going like this, it just is not right.

Later that night I jumped on the internet and started searching for fitness programs and other products that I could use to get back into shape. A few days later I came across P90X through both youtube and amazon. I read nearly all the reviews and I knew it was for me. It had everything I was looking for. Intense cardio, strength training, stretching, variety, and a nutritional plan.

Since I started I have had no desire for fast food or even desert for that matter. I eat much more healthy food and my energy levels are definitely increasing. The most important think I have done is to modify the program using the principles it teaches to something that fits me, my budget, and something that I am likely to continue for a very long time. Fortunately, I have been loosing weight and inches in the process.

I finished Round one of P90X lean. 20.2 lbs lost and 5 inches off the waist.

I finished Round two of the classic version of P90X. I lost 14.2 lbs and another 2 inches off my waist.

34.4 lbs lost so far!

Bring it!

My Progress

My fitness goal: Lose Weight

Transformation story

Before I started P90X my fitness level was quite low. The one thing I had going for me is physical strength relating to push-ups and some residual strength which I have retained from doing one handed push ups many years ago.

If you look at my fitness test I barely passed most areas of the test. To some people this may not seem like a big deal, but I have always enjoyed staying somewhat active with sports and have made several attempts over the years to remain active. I really pushed it hard to do the wall squats for 60 seconds. When I was testing myself to determine my maximum heart rate I did jumping jacks to get my heart rate up and they killed my calves. This was a cause for concern for me because I have been fit in my life before and then to go so far backwards was not acceptable. My other truly weak spots were pull-ups, core, cardio and endurance. When I say endurance I mean the ability do cardio for sustained periods and the ability to hold yoga poses and do strength training without taking a lot of rests. I have started out with more than average upper body strength, in some areas, for someone that does not workout but I could not do exercises that require endurance rather than a quick lift or a few reps.

Since I have been doing P90X my thighs have gotten much stronger. I get down into my squats lower and for longer. I have increased in strength and endurance in all areas. I am interested to see how my fitness test will improve at the end of the 90 days.

I finished Round 1 of P90X

20.2 lbs lost

17.5 inches lost (5 inches off the waist)

0.75 to 5.5 pull-ups

-1 inch to +7 inch toe touch

+3 inches on the vertical leap

UPDATE: I am currently on phase 3 of Round 2 of the classic version of P90X. Pictures are forthcoming.

Programs

Workout programs:

P90X® - primary program

INSANITY®

Running

Cardio / Aerobics

Yoga / Pilates

Gear:

P90X Chin-Up Bar

Heart Rate Monitor

Supplements:

Whey Protein Powder