Week 13, Day 6
Workout:
None.
I bought a book, from Border's, "ChiRunning". I've started reading a little of it. (I'm still working my way through "Lose the Fat, Feed the Muscle", too!)
I am still liking the idea of being a runner. I'd like to be a runner with less pain potential, though. Injuries are a pretty good risk, as a runner, which means, I can't stay consistant with any exercise program. So, I thought I'd give this book a try ... see what I can do to decrease my chance of injury, and increase my speed & distance.
I did some experimenting with my measurements this week. Plugging the information into different programs. It made me realize that I had a very poor sense of myself when I began these BeachBody programs. In the past, I've always used the body fat calculator at
biofitness, it seemed most consistent with what the calipers from the personal trainer at the gym showed. It's a difficult link to find, so when I was trying to search for it, I came across the
BodyTracker software, which gave me a number about 10% more (or so) than what I was used to getting. And, since I was feeling very fat, I accepted those numbers!!
Since starting the P90X program, I had begun reading Tom Venuto's book, "Lose the Fat, Feed the Muscle" and he recommends the
AccuMeasure caliper device, as a fairly consistent, accurate way of measuring body fat. Bill Phillips, of
Body-for-Life also recommends the AccuMeasure (another program I have had good results from). I started using the AccuMeasure calipers, partly to get used to using them (your results are only as good as the person taking them), and I discovered, that these numbers are significantly lower than the BodyTracker numbers ... within 2 % of the BioFitness calculator.
I realize that the actual number isn't what matters, so much as that those numbers go down. For ease of use (I'm planning on using the AccuMeasure weekly in my next round of workouts), I will be switching over to the BioFitness calculator. Obviously, I don't want to skew my numbers (inconsistency between the numbers & pictures), so, for this last measurement for the current round of P90X, I'll continue to use the "old" way that I was ...
Measurements:
...................................... Day 0 ........ Day 30 ....... Day 60 .... Day 90
Neck .............................. 13 ............... 13 ................. 13 .......... 13
Chest ............................. 38 ............... 38 ............. 38 1/2 ...... 38
Waist ............................. 32 ............... 34 ................ 34 .......... 34
Hips ............................... 41 ............ 42 1/2 ............ 42 ........ 43 1/2
R. Upper Arm (flexed) .. 12 1/4 ..... 12 1/4 ........ 12 1/2 ......... 13
L. Upper Arm (flexed) .. 12 1/4 ..... 12 1/4 ........ 12 1/2 ......... 13
Right Forearm .............. 10 3/4 ..... 10 1/2 ........ 10 1/2 ..... 10 1/4
Left Forearm ................ 10 3/4 ..... 10 1/2 ........ 10 1/2 ..... 10 1/4
Right Thigh .................... 23 1/2 ....... 24 ................ 24 .......... 25
Left Thigh ...................... 23 1/2 ....... 24 ................ 24 .......... 25
Right Calf ....................... 15 ............... 15 ................ 15 ...... 14 3/4
Left Calf ......................... 15 ............... 15 ................ 15 ...... 14 3/4
.................................................................................................................
Weight ........................... 162 ............ 162 ............ 165.6 ...... 166
BF % ............................... 36% ......... 40.8% ......... 40.2% .... 49.3%
BMI ................................. 29 ............ 29.6 .............. 30 .......... 43
Lbs. of Fat .................... 59.5 ............. 66 ............... 66 ............ 82
Lean Body Weight ...... 102.5 ........... 96 ............... 99 .............. 84
I don't actually believe those body fat percentage numbers, but, it's because my waist went up, that they went up. I honestly can't believe that 49% of my weight is fat. However, it does show the trend that I wasn't nearly as consistent with my work-outs as I should have been, so, the numbers stayed the same, or went up.
Pictures have been taken. I'll be posting them here a little later ... they're still on the camera.
P90X fit-test results:
Fit Test Results:
Resting HR: 80 ........................ 76
Pull-Ups: 1/2 (unassisted) ....... 1/2 (unassisted)
Vertical Leap: 8 inches ....... 8 inches
Push-Ups: 10 (guy style) ...... 12 (guy style)
Toe Touch: + 6 inches ......... + 6 inches
Wall Squat: 27 seconds ........ 39 seconds
Bicep Curl: 15 lbs., 13 reps .... 15 lbs., 14 reps
In & Outs: 31 .......................... 35
HR Maximizer: 158-124-111-108-102 ..... 163-129-121-118-108
Goals:
- Enjoy another home game ... 49ers play the Eagles @ home.
- Drink 6 bottles of water.
- Write down everything I eat.
- Eat 5-6 small meals every day.
- Not completely blow my eating-plan.