Week 2 = done! It was a lazy weekend, so I didn’t do this on Friday like I should have. Had I done that, I would have been able to do my week 2 stress test yesterday. But I didn’t do anything all weekend except enjoy some downtime with the wife (yay!), so I did something unprecedented – I worked out in the morning! And honestly, I didn’t even think about it until my alarm went off this morning. I thought, “I don’t want to fall too far behind – let’s do pushups!” So I got up after only one snooze (another unprecedented action) and did my pushups downstairs. A very solid set too:

12, 13, 10, 10, 26 (max set – minimum of 15)

My triceps were pretty sore, otherwise I think I might have been able to hit 30 on my max set. But I felt good and I felt pretty good going into work after working out too – a good way to start the week.

But that’s not all – I still didn’t want to fall too far behind, so I did my Week 2 Stress Test tonight! That way I can take off tomorrow night and get right back at it on Wednesday. Since the stress test is just one max set, I also added in a little bit of light weights as well. I figured I should work on my triceps a little since they were a little a tender, and I also did some bicep curls and side laterals (you can view the whole custom workout if you check out my DailyBurn account – I think you have to be logged in to view the whole thing though) I completed a max pushup set of 24, so I will be in the second column for Week 3 of the program. This is about the point that I fell off the wagon the last time around, so I am excited to power through and get to the halfway point. I feel great every time I work out and Kirsten even said that just seeing me stick with it is getting her motivated to start working out, so that is a very good thing!

The only downside right now: my weight. Now I understand that is totally fluctuates and as I said last week, I am still not entirely convinced by my scale, but it is just odd. Granted I could be gaining tons of muscle, but I doubt I’d be gaining 3 pounds a week But I tell you this – I am not going to let my weight get in the way of keeping this up. I am doing this to get into shape, to feel better about myself, and to tone the weight I do have. I am sure I will eventually start losing it, but I need to work out the stuff I do have! And I just need to continue to eat better as well, which will really help.

February 1, 2010: 203.8 lbs.
February 8, 2010: 206.4 lbs.

Current weight: 209.4 lbs.

Difference from last week: +3.0 lbs.
Overall difference: +5.6 lbs.