Round 3 / Day 90: 2K4 Turbulence Training Workout B + RKC Get-Ups + P90X Ab Ripper X

This morning, for the first time in a week, I really enjoyed working out. Part of it, I think, is that I wasn't sweating alone -- M was next to me, lifting weights in sync with her ChaLEAN Extreme Push Circuit One video. Even though we didn't say a word to each other, it was great having company.

Another reason I dug my morning workout: I didn't have to turn on the TV to do it.

Round 2 / Day 90: P90X X Stretch

Round 2: Done and done.

Post-Day 90 Fit Test Results

My pre-P90X fit test results (the ones I remembered to write down, anyway) were as follows:

Pull-ups: 7

Vertical leap: 20 inches

Push ups: 45

Toe Touch: +2 inches

Wall Squat: 2 minutes, 30 seconds

Bicep Curls w/Dumbbells: 13 reps @ 30 pounds

In & Outs: 25

Now, one day after finishing my first round of P90X, my results are:

Pull-ups: 18

Vertical leap: 21 inches

Push ups: 100

Toe Touch: +5 inches

Wall Squat: 3 minutes, 39 seconds

Bicep Curls w/Dumbbells: 33 reps @ 30 pounds

In & Outs: 77

My vertical leap didn't change much, but I'm pretty happy with my other numbers. I hope to God, though, that I'll never again have to perform 100 push-ups in a single set. My arms feel like they're going to fall off, and I already know I'm going to have trouble brushing my teeth and combing my hair tomorrow.

Day 90 Photos

Today's the day: P90X graduation day photos!

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First, given that I posted just yesterday about photo fakery, I feel obligated to provide the following disclaimer: The dim lighting in the front profile shot (due to the camera flash not firing) makes me look more ripped than I actually am. (You can tell the difference when you compare the above photo against one taken with the flash on.) And yes, I'm totally sucking in my gut.

Still, thanks to P90X, I'm certainly in better shape than I was just 90 days ago, when I looked like I was wearing a sweater:

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For side-by-side progressive comparisons with my Day 1, Day 30 and Day 60 photos, click here and here.

So that's it. Please rest assured that I have no plans to further embarrass my family and friends by posting any more shirtless photos of myself.

[UPDATED: Well, a year later, I was persuaded to put up one more photo to show that I haven't become Jabba the Hutt despite my high-fat caveman diet and dialing back my workouts to just three brief CrossFit sessions per week.]

Day 90: Yoga X

Not even Twisting Half Moon could stop me -- I'M DONE!!!