Ripped 4 Life

Youtube account

webbbl01 — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:47:48 +0000

So my Youtube account has been compromised and they won’t give it back to me, no clue why……

Update

webbbl01 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:25:56 +0000

Just to let everyone know I broke my hand and consequently am out for 4-6 weeks. I’ll make sure to keep everyone updated on my progress!

Starting of a new diet

webbbl01 — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:50:06 +0000

Just to let you know I am starting a new diet that is a 2 month process, I will post photos after the first month as well as after 2 months. I am still doing P90x along with following a different nutrition guide then the one provided.

The guide I follow is called “Muscle Chow”, which you can find on Amazon.com for about $12-$15.

I also am now consistently taking creatine (currently in a 15-20 gram loading phase)

As always please post any questions you may have as I will be happy to answer them!

Day 2-3 – Cardio and Shoulders/Arms

webbbl01 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:40:58 +0000

So I didn’t get around to writing a blog yesterday, but still got a workout in. Yesterday was a pretty jam packed day as I had to work until 5 and got a quick workout in right after that, then it was off to a relatives house for the night!

Yesterday’s cardio consisted of a 2 mile run to start it off ( first mile was at a 6 min pace and the second mile at an 8 minute pace).
I was completely dead after that but followed it up with the other following cardio workouts.
50 speed box jumps
10 hanging up-and-over ab workout
25 speed box jumps
10 hanging up-and-over ab workout
25 speed box jumps
10 hanging up-and-over ab workout

2 sets of 35 lb lunges

and lastly finished it off with a half mile run.
…….Very, Very tough workout because I tried to do it at the pace of the 300 workout(a workout you can google that has about 10 lifts all in a row that you do as fast as possible).
It’s a shorter cardio workout, but I’m not here to burn any muscle. When trying to put on mass, you need to cut your cardio in half and work twice as hard when doing your workouts!

So give it a shot and let me know what you think of it!
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Also I just did my next workout of shoulders and arms off p90x and finished up with ab ripper x. WOW that killed me, but I’m still able to push the ab workout getting every rep in. Just a mental thought to go along with ab ripper x, just imagine how you won’t feel any additional pain a couple of hours later if you happen to squeeze in a few extra reps here and there. Those few extra reps will go a long way! I promise!
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Lastly I ended up purchaseing “Mass Ultimate” from Nutrishop and let me tell you it tastes amazing! I got the Mint Chocolate chip flavor and if you take 3 servings(2 scoops) every day, it will last a month and a half! So I’ll keep up with this supplement and let you know how its working throughout the program!

Thanks for checking in( Come back tomorrow!)

A New Start – Day 1 Chest and Back

webbbl01 — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:10:13 +0000

Welcome back P90x…. with a few additions! First off I want to start by saying this will once again be a committed round of P90x with a hybrid form. I will run through what will be taking place in a little bit. Lets just say for right now day one kicked the heck out of me! I’m ready to start back up mainly because I’ve been eating semi unhealthy lately and haven’t worked out a whole lot over Christmas break! But here we are again starting a new round of P90x!

Goals for this round:
Current weight 165
Current Body fat (according to a scale that I’m skeptical of because sometimes my body fat fluctuates about 5% from day to day):12%
Main goal: Put on 15 lbs of mass

How this will be accomplished?
Weights will increase by 10-15 lbs from what I left off at and reps will be only 8-10.

Nutrition: Also will play a role as I will resume my healthy style of eating(more on this and what I eat in later blogs)

Also I’ve been tempted to try creatine but really I might just see the results of this round and take it from there.

Next- I plan on purchasing a post workout drink from NutriShop preferably AfterGlow or Pro5(Both Great Selections!)
(Also the reason I might not go with AfterGlow is because it does contain small amounts of creatine)

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So, with that all out of the way, I’ll start off by saying the progress I’ve made from day 1 on this very same workout almost a year ago to what I am at now is pretty amazing.
I remember the first time doing this workout it was about 4 pullups max and I wouldn’t even be able to do any pullups by set 3! Also I remember starting out at a consistent 10-20 pushups for each workout(meaning round 1) but round 2 was something in the ball park of 5-10)
ALL OF THESE NUMBERS HAVE TRIPLED!

So as always remember to write down your numbers and track your improvements! ( It creates a mental image of success which also leads to satisfaction and creates the desire to want to workout more!)

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Next a basic overview of what is going to take place throughout the next 3 months.

I’ll first start off by saying I do plan on doing every yoga session this time around because in my opinion it’s one of the best workouts for you in P90x.

Next I recently just received a Nike + ipod chip for running for Christmas and also will be working that in. It’s actually a pretty cool device that tracks your calories, stride length, distance traveled, and so on all to the tee!
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So, make sure you check back every day to track my progress and I also will provide pictures as well throughout the way!

Lastly– my products page isn’t working right now because I currently am not a beachbody coach because I could not afford the investment early on. This deadline of 3 months I have leads up until the next time I will pick back up on being a coach. But if you have any questions about any of the programs please feel free to email me!

Blaine

Update

webbbl01 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:29:47 +0000

Hybrid will restart after basketball, until then and since the last post I have been doing a metabolic workout. I will begin my hybrid journey and will post on it starting next week so check back often!

Also, thanks for all the questions! I’m very busy but I’ll always make sure I get to each and every question!

Day 21 – Legs

webbbl01 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:50:51 +0000

So I’m going to first apologize about the last post. I wrote about a 3 paragraph post in which when I tried to post it wordpress had a server error and it didn’t even save it so I just posted what was in the first paragraph.

But onto today, I ended up getting both 2 hours of basketball in and my legs workout. Mainly my legs workout after basketball was extremely tough because I had been running for the last 2 hours. But basically I know it was a good workout because I’ll be in awkward walk mode tomorrow when I wake up!

Also for an update- Ever since I began this somewhat of a “hybrid” workout and my creatine cycles, I’ve put on 2 additional pounds and am only 3-5 away from my goal with over 2 months left! Also I’ve noticed since taking creatine I recover a lot quicker in between pullups and other p90x lifts. So before when I wasn’t taking creatine I was able to do about 12 pull ups on the first set in back and biceps then it just completely tailed off to the point where I was struggling to do 3-4 because my arms were toast. Now I stay paced and get a minimum of 6 per every set of pullups. More reps means more results so I’m pretty happy about this accomplishment.

Also I just want to run down what my hybrid consists of. It’s not really a hybrid tailored to a strict schedule of doing 6 of the same workouts a week and do it 3 weeks in a row. Mine is more designed to what is going on in my days and if I can afford to have no legs (after a military leg workout). Basically on Sunday’s and Monday’s I wont be doing any leg workouts because of basketball. Also the Insanity cardio’s haven’t really came into play as much as I’ve wanted it to. But with only a month left of our basketball season, I will have a more defined hybrid in which I won’t have those days of thinking “Hmmmm should I do Plyo-Cardio circuit”.

Lastly, I’d like point out that none of the links on my product page work. Basically as of right now I’m not looking to really profit off of this, because I don’t really have the proper cash in flow to fund it. But by all means if you have any questions about products, nutrition, or anything else please feel free to shoot me an email! I’ll gladly answer any questions or concerns you may have!

Day17-20th

webbbl01 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:37:15 +0000

Sorry for the delay on these. Although I’ve been occasionally missing posts, I haven’t been missing workouts. So as of right now I’m still on pace for completing the hybrid. Also, another thing I’ve noticed is I’ve been doing more of a fine tuning my workout to my schedule instead of doing a set hybrid in general. Meaning I haven’t really thrown in many Insanity workouts.

Day 16 Legs Military PT Workout

webbbl01 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:01:58 +0000

For this hybrid workout I decided to throw in actual leg weight lifting exercises. So today the Leg workout was a Military style PT workout (as per Military.com which displays many of the requirements for those wanting to complete Physical Training bootcamp, also it includes a wide variety of training programs such as for triathlons, marathons and so on)

My workout looked like the following:

Run 1/4 mile

Squats for 8-10 reps depending on when I start to struggle

Lunges

Calf Raises

Then repeat 3 more times.

This workout will be occasionally used instead of Insanity to help build muscle because of the resistance it provides.

Day 15 Chest and Back- Creatine extra

webbbl01 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:50:44 +0000

Today was yet another Chest and Back Workout of the P90x Variety and also was my first loading day of creatine. What does loading mean? During the loading phase, you will take more creatine than usual to get your body ready for it. During my loading phase I am taking in 10 grams (2 teaspoons powder) of creatine per day for the first week. Then for the next three months I will taper down to 5 grams (1 teaspoon powder). After that 3 month period (also the end of my hybrid) I will completely stop taking in creatine period to end my cycle of it. The reason people take creatine in cycles is because they want to get the “first month results” or the initial increase in mass and weight that most people experience when first starting creatine. People also cycle because if you take creatine for a long period of time, your body shuts down it’s natural creatine production.

By the way, as of result of taking in creatine I will begin to add leg workouts and lifts into my hybrid to get a more even distributed weight gain rather then getting more of a triangular look by only doing upper body lifts.