If “LOL AWW!” had a face, there it was, replacing my friend’s after I told her I’d begin the P90X home exercise system. She knew the indifference I had toward my body and what I put in it over the years, so I expected it. It’s the same reaction I gave my 8-year-old cousin when he told me he was going to go to Pakistan and “make it good”. That face = dream shatter..er. It’s like, not only do I not believe you, but I will take this opportunity to also laugh at said belief. But nay, this belief can not be shattered. It’s unbreakable. Well not really, but DVDs are pretty much impossible to break. I mean even if I succeeded I bet I’d still get a decent work out, so point made.

If an actual consideration for my health is what’s happening here, I’m one of my own biggest skeptics. Knowing this, I thought holding my self-respect hostage on this site might encourage me to take it a bit more seriously. I’ll be posting my weight, body fat %, visceral fat, skelatal muscle %, resting metabolism and body mass index for each day as I go along. I’m getting these measurements with my Omron Body Composition Monitor & Scale. If I’m feeling a little crazy I might just put these babies in Excel and create some charts too, so we can better visualize my success or failure as a human being. Pressure? WATS THAT LOL.

Remember your first week in school? You didn’t really know what was ahead of you, you just knew that you wanted it. You were innocent, naive, ambitious. Quickly thereafter you more or less got a slap across the face, knocking off those rose-coloured glasses. In P90X, they call this The Fit Test, which basically reiterates that yes, you are a loser, and you obviously need the program. I’m tempted to just put zeroes in here as if I’m filling out income levels on an OSAP application, but I really want to be shortchanged on the improvement this program gives me. CUE DARTH VADER MUSIC:

The Fit Test:

• Pull-ups prior to Day 1: 2.5
• Pull-ups after Day 90:
• Vertical leap prior to Day 1: 17 inches
• Vertical leap after Day 90:
• Push-ups prior to Day 1: 24
• Push-ups after Day 90:
• Toe touch prior to Day 1: 0 inches (Note: This is not fail. It means I’m able to just reach my toes. The P90X minimum is -6.)
• Toe touch after Day 90:
• Wall squat prior to Day 1: 1:06 min
• Wall squat after Day 90:
• Bicep curls prior to Day 1 (10 lbs): 34
• Bicep curls after Day 90 (10 lbs):
• In & outs prior to Day 1: 28
• In & outs after Day 90:

So there you have it, the benchmarks from where I’ll be judged. I’ll most likely start the program tomorrow, and will include my body monitoring measurements from then on.

Obviii I wanna have fun with this, but I’m hoping this little journey o’ mine will encourage some of you to start something on your own, whether it’s this program or a daily jog around your neighbourhood (which I tried and failed BTW). Don’t hesitate to comment if any of you are on P90X or another program and let me know how it’s working out for you.

Here are the links to my updates:

Phase 1 (April 27-May 24)
Phase 2 (May 25-June 21)
Phase 3 (June 22-July 26)

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