Thursday, August 5, 2010
Fitness Test (Day 1)/Goals
Hello everybody, here are the results from my pre-P90X Fitness Test.
Measurements
Weight-193 Pounds GOAL- 180
Body Fat %- Around 20% (estimated measurement from a free calculator online, I wouldn't trust it completely if you choose to go that route.)
Chest-40"
Waist-37"
Hips-37"
R Thigh-23.5"
L Thigh-23.5"
R Arm-14"
L Arm-14"
*I did all of these measurements myself with a tape measure, so I'm not 100 percent certain that all of my measurements are exactly perfect, as I may not have been pulling the tape tight enough, or was holding too loosely.
Athletic Testing
Resting Heart Rate- 56BPM
Pullups- 8 GOAL-25
Vertical- 27.5" GOAL-32
Pushups- 36 (without a bar)GOAL- 50 (without a bar)
Toe Touch- +5.75" GOAL-6.25"
Wall Squat- 1 minute 25 seconds GOAL-2 minutes
Bicep Curls (with 25 LB dumbbells)-16 GOAL- (with 35 LB dumbbells)-16
In and Outs-40 GOAL- 100
I'm not going to include my post-jumping jack heart rates because I think I terribly fudged up the numbers because I'm not all that adept at checking my heart rate
Advice
A few things of advice for you here...
1.) Buy a heart rate monitor. It will be very helpful not only for the fitness test, but also during the exercises so you can know if you are really pushing yourself enough.
2.) Don't fudge your numbers here. If you only did three pushups before you started cheating, then only write three. There is no shame at all in not being able to perform up to an extreme level. You are just starting a new, intense program and you will get the results in time. Also, if you cheat on your numbers at the beginning, it may cause you to cheat on some of your reps during the actual workouts so you meet your (incorrectly written) Fitness Test level. Honesty here will get you better results later on.
3.) Go absolutely all out the entire Fitness Test. The only person you are negatively affecting if you do not push yourself as hard as you can is YOU! Only doing 5 Pull-ups when you are capable of doing 9 will allow your mind to later on think that doing 6 or 7 is all you can do because that is still an improvement over your Fitness Test's numbers. Don't cheat yourself. Nothing good will come of that.
4.) As will be mentioned in every day's advice, you MUST maintain good hydration in the days leading up to, including, and after your P90X journey. You also need to be very well stretched before (and after!) every workout.
Measurements
Weight-193 Pounds GOAL- 180
Body Fat %- Around 20% (estimated measurement from a free calculator online, I wouldn't trust it completely if you choose to go that route.)
Chest-40"
Waist-37"
Hips-37"
R Thigh-23.5"
L Thigh-23.5"
R Arm-14"
L Arm-14"
*I did all of these measurements myself with a tape measure, so I'm not 100 percent certain that all of my measurements are exactly perfect, as I may not have been pulling the tape tight enough, or was holding too loosely.
Athletic Testing
Resting Heart Rate- 56BPM
Pullups- 8 GOAL-25
Vertical- 27.5" GOAL-32
Pushups- 36 (without a bar)GOAL- 50 (without a bar)
Toe Touch- +5.75" GOAL-6.25"
Wall Squat- 1 minute 25 seconds GOAL-2 minutes
Bicep Curls (with 25 LB dumbbells)-16 GOAL- (with 35 LB dumbbells)-16
In and Outs-40 GOAL- 100
I'm not going to include my post-jumping jack heart rates because I think I terribly fudged up the numbers because I'm not all that adept at checking my heart rate
Advice
A few things of advice for you here...
1.) Buy a heart rate monitor. It will be very helpful not only for the fitness test, but also during the exercises so you can know if you are really pushing yourself enough.
2.) Don't fudge your numbers here. If you only did three pushups before you started cheating, then only write three. There is no shame at all in not being able to perform up to an extreme level. You are just starting a new, intense program and you will get the results in time. Also, if you cheat on your numbers at the beginning, it may cause you to cheat on some of your reps during the actual workouts so you meet your (incorrectly written) Fitness Test level. Honesty here will get you better results later on.
3.) Go absolutely all out the entire Fitness Test. The only person you are negatively affecting if you do not push yourself as hard as you can is YOU! Only doing 5 Pull-ups when you are capable of doing 9 will allow your mind to later on think that doing 6 or 7 is all you can do because that is still an improvement over your Fitness Test's numbers. Don't cheat yourself. Nothing good will come of that.
4.) As will be mentioned in every day's advice, you MUST maintain good hydration in the days leading up to, including, and after your P90X journey. You also need to be very well stretched before (and after!) every workout.
Why am I doing P90X?
Hello everyone, my name is Eric Palmer, and I am one of the newer members of the P90X workout group. (Is it just me, or did that sound slightly..."Alcoholics Anonymous"?)
A little about myself. I am 5'10", a 19 year old college sophomore, attending the University of North Texas. I plan on majoring and getting a teaching certificate in kinesiology and becoming a football coach. I played sports throughout high school, including football, basketball, and baseball, and have always been an above average athlete.
After high school though, I fell into the trap of maintaining my outrageous eating habits, only now I wasn't working out since my athletic career was over. In a little over a year (January 2009 to March 2010) I ballooned from my playing weight of a very fit 186 pounds to a revolting blob of around 228 pounds. In about 4 months (March 2010-July 2010) I managed to cut my weight back down to 193 by simply eating less/healthier, and not being completely immobile. Still though, I wasn't happy with my physical appearance as I was still very flabby and had lost nearly all of my muscle definition.
P90X had been around my house for a few months, but every time I would nearly get motivated enough to start the program, I would find some sort of ridiculous excuse (I'll start tomorrow, I'm too tired, I have to hang out with the girlfriend, etc), but finally I convinced myself to man up and just go for it.
Anyways, I'm starting this blog for two main reasons;
1.) So I will better stay with the program, since I have additional reasons-aside from trying to improve my body and be as healthy as possible, and
2.) So I can help others out there by providing support, and some additional tips as well.
I'll be sure to keep everyone posted (hopefully daily) on my progress through out the P90X journey, and will
A little about myself. I am 5'10", a 19 year old college sophomore, attending the University of North Texas. I plan on majoring and getting a teaching certificate in kinesiology and becoming a football coach. I played sports throughout high school, including football, basketball, and baseball, and have always been an above average athlete.
After high school though, I fell into the trap of maintaining my outrageous eating habits, only now I wasn't working out since my athletic career was over. In a little over a year (January 2009 to March 2010) I ballooned from my playing weight of a very fit 186 pounds to a revolting blob of around 228 pounds. In about 4 months (March 2010-July 2010) I managed to cut my weight back down to 193 by simply eating less/healthier, and not being completely immobile. Still though, I wasn't happy with my physical appearance as I was still very flabby and had lost nearly all of my muscle definition.
P90X had been around my house for a few months, but every time I would nearly get motivated enough to start the program, I would find some sort of ridiculous excuse (I'll start tomorrow, I'm too tired, I have to hang out with the girlfriend, etc), but finally I convinced myself to man up and just go for it.
Anyways, I'm starting this blog for two main reasons;
1.) So I will better stay with the program, since I have additional reasons-aside from trying to improve my body and be as healthy as possible, and
2.) So I can help others out there by providing support, and some additional tips as well.
I'll be sure to keep everyone posted (hopefully daily) on my progress through out the P90X journey, and will
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