frogmanjared

I'm in the crazy schedule boat... I work 6 days a week to get close to 40 hours, and Mon-Fri I watch my 6 month old during the day... doesn't give me very much time to be with my family. I really don't get a day of, but I've gotten into decent shape in the last few weeks, and now I'm on day 3 of P90X... which I usually…

I'm in the same boat... 6'3" 147 pounds. I've been trying my whole life to gain, in the last 2 years I've put on 4 pounds... the progress rate is very depressing. The one thing that also worries me is having to little body fat, 6 years ago I only had 5%... I'm not an athlete and therefore I should be over 10% if I want to…

Wow, it feels like a long time... the last time I worked out was 4 weeks ago!!! How did this mess happen... well, as some of you might recall, I had to take a break because mid-workout migrane, and there were plenty of heat headaches that followed in a week of record-breaking heat in WI. I tweaked my knee up by hitting it…

Ugh, what a bad week it has been! I had to take 6 days off P90X! Last Thursday I nearly made it through Chest and back... then I felt a migrane starting. I stopped immediately, drank a ton of water and meds... thankfully it was only a terrible headache. The last time I had a migrane I was dehydrated so bad because of…

Hydration sounds like the cause. Instead of just drinking water during a workout, dilute a glass of juice with water 50/50 or dilute even more and add a little pinch of salt... it makes a very healthy drink, better than "sports drinks" you can buy. This way you're sure to get hydrated along with electrolytes and it won't…

I also did Kenpo today. The first time didn't really feel like much of a workout, more cardio than I would like, so I decided to bulk it up a bit. Today I wore 2.5 lb ankle weights for the entire workout, and used 3 lb dumbells for all the punches. That made a huge improvement, I could keep up with the dvd, it just took a…

I've got a question for everyone. What time do you do your P90X workout, morning, or night? I usually do mine a few hours after dinner, that way I can eat another meal before bed. Workout out in the morning would have its advantages, like having an extra hour and a half free time at night. The only bad thing about a…

As someone who's been underweight my entire life, I can say that I am not happy about the way I look, nor have been treated my entire life. Both sides have it rough, even the gym rats get crap from other people... nobody's safe. I'm finally not underweight anymore, but because I have very little body fat % I still look…

Note to self... don't try yoga after beer! We won our softball game again tonight (3-0), I only gave up 2 runs (first runs given up this season) so we won free beer... again! They made me drink some since I was the pitcher. I only had 2 glasses, then left for home, made a pit-stop to pick up ice cream for the wifey that…

I love Saturdays... that means I actually have a day off tomorrow! My P90X schedule is a little messed up, since I started on a Wed and wanted my day off to be Sunday. It actually helped me out a lot, 4 days on, 1 off, 6 days on, 1 off (tomorrow) so now I'll be on a regular 6-day workout routine. This means that I start…

Good progress! WI right? If so, running 300 miles so far with the winter we had is insane!

Chest & Back , and ARX tonight... and I'm down for the count! I couldn't get through this one the first time around because of a migraine, made it through tonight!

Its a slowpitch coed league. I play for my the restaurant I work at. The last 2 years I've only played a total of 8 games at SS, so this is my first time pitching, I guess I'm good! Everytime we hold an opponent to 3 runs or less, we get free beer! Today I have Kenpo + ab ripper since I skipped the abs last night in a rush…

Just finished day 5 yesterday, I couldn't squeeze ab ripperX inbetween work, dinner, and softball so I'm doing it tonight. It's not like my abs didn't get a workout at the game. I did the legs and back before the game so I was stretched out, but sore. Surprised I could still run as fast as I did, and still managed to pitch…

I'm going to be taking day 5 off, then starting the 6day/week since I couldn't wait to start on Monday. I need today to rest for my 6 day workweek, and I have to be able to move for softball tomorrow night! It probably doesn't help that today is my first day off in 13 days either. I actually enjoyed Yoga X. It was very…

I'm on the first week, first time through. I'm using P90x to bulk up a bit, so I don't go quite as high with the heart rate as they say... going for an hour at my cardio target heart rate would make me lose weight, which I barely have any to lose in the first place. Today is day 4, so I can't wait for work to be done and…

Thanks whyflysouth! 27 waist!?! I don't think wrist is a very good place to start, unless I measured wrong, just above the bone, not on it. According to this I have to lose 1.3" off my hips and 6.8 off my waist! My waist is 31.5" which, according to BMI charts, and all my biology friends/doctors is about perfect for my…

I have a mac and can't use excel, can you tell me the ideals a 6 1/8" wrist would give?

When's the best time to take protein? I'm currently using body fortress whey protein, and have been taking it after my workouts. Last night I worked out right before bed and feel that it worked really well. Is it better to take it in the morning, afternoon, before workout, after... what do you guys do?

Thanks for the tips! Iron gym is the pull-up bar that fits on a doorframe, has about 6 gripping areas to work different muscle groups. I don't know what it is exactly, I call it a slant board, but its an angled board to do situps on. Its really nice because my tailbone hurts if I do them on the ground, and I can get a…

Wow, you guys have a system in place! I'm not sure how much I'll be able to do, since I don't have access to a gym, and can't gain weight easily, probably won't gain more than 1 pound a month, but I'll keep updates and listen to all your advice! My home gym consists of: perfect pushup, iron gym, slant board, a few sets…

I'm in. Its hard to find advice on this since there seems to be very few people trying to gain. It will also help me keep on track. I'm also in the same boat... wife trying to lose, I'm trying to gain. Sometimes I have to snack while she's in another room, or working out so she doesn't feel the urge to cheat!

Make a homemade pizza with a tortilla as the crust, and cut back on the cheese, load it with veggies and spinach!

It's better to eat most of your calories while your most active, for most people, breakfast and lunch. Its more easily said than done, but just cut your dinner portions down, and try to eat larger breakfasts and lunches. If you eat a lot of calories right before bed, you don't do anything with them and is a common cause of…

Here's the website I got the base idea from... http://www.joyfulabode.com/2008/04/11/homemade-granola-bar-recipe-no-high-fructose-corn-syrup-in-these-bars/ I haven't made it with peanuts, because I don't like them in my granola bars. It goes really well with mixed fruit or cranberries, I usually add more that it says. Very…

So there are some people on here like me! Just signed up today. I'm 8 lbs underweight according to bmi charts... hoping to gain at least that, 20 in the long run. My favorite post-workout snacks are peanut-butter toast, parmesan noodles, and homemade granola bars. What do you eat after you work out?