Day 3 - Shoulders & Arms + Ab Ripper x

Great workout. Period. Funny how today's session ACTUALLY felt GOOD. I wasn't as tired as I was after Plyometrics or Day 1! I don't know if this is because of my mindset about my upper body. Perhaps I am so very focused on building my upper body that the usual punishment from P90X does not feel like enough. This video is definitely good for your arms, especially your triceps.

I made a huge mistake though. I began the session with my brother-in-law's 25 lb monster dumbbells. And that was why my reps suffered MAJORLY. I was only able to put out 2-3 reps where I could've done atleast 10-12 with my usual 20 lb weights. This sucks.

Here are my stats for Day 3, Dec 29 2010:

R : REPS . W : WEIGHT . MOD : MODIFIED . B : BAND .

01. Alternating Shoulder Presses -  R 0 , W 25 | R 14 , W B
02. In & Out Bicep Curls -  R 3 , W 25 | R 3 , W 25
03. Two-Arm Tricep Kickbacks - R 12 , W 25 | R13 , W 25
04. Deep Swimmer’s Presses - R 3 , W 25 | R 3 , W 25
05. Full Supination Concentration Curl - R 4 , W 25 | R 4 , W 25
06. Chair Dip -  R 15 | R 15
07. Upright Rows - R 10 . W 25 | R 6 . W 25
08. Static Arm Curls - R 2 . W 25 | R2 . W 25
09. Flip-Grip Twist Tricep Kickback - R 4 . W 25 | R 5 . W B
10. Two-Angle Shoulder Flys - R 4 . W 25 | R 5. W 25
11. Crouching Cohen Curls - R 8 . W 25 | R 10 . W 25
12. Lying-Down Tricep Extensions (MOD) - R 12 . W 25 | R 8 . W 25

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BONUS ROUND

01. In & Out Straight-Arm Shoulder Flys - R 10 . W 25 | R 10 . W 25
02. Congdon Curls - R 2 . W 25 | R 2 . W 25
03. Side Tri-Rises -  R 15 ea side

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The exercises that required me to raise the monster 25 lb dumbbell over my head with my left hand were pretty scary. So I modified them with a band.  Since my balance issues have not been rooted out completely as yet, I have no intention of conking myself on the head with a 25 lb monster dumbbell. Let's admit it - THAT would be DUMB. & the ONLY weights available in the house were the 25 lb weights. I had NO OTHER CHOICE! I'm going to get me my 20 lbs soon so I can atleast do some honorable 10-12 reps!

I'm just posting this photograph because I feel like it. It has nothing whatsoever to do with P90X but I took it! I took it in Dhaka, Bangladesh during the scorching summer of 2010.