Today’s workout was all about Yoga, but before I dive into that let’s take a look at what I had for breakfast.

Breakfast – English Muffin + Garden Veg. Patty and Mozzarella Cheese

I started off this morning by making an English Muffin with a Garden Vegetable Pattie and Mozzarella Cheese.  The veggie patty was from a company called Yves, and it’s made out of ingredients like soy protein, brown rice, onions, carrots, peas etc.  At first when I went to make the breakfast I wasn’t sure I was going to like it, but it was actually really good.

The melted mozzarella cheese kind of brought it all together.  I made a bit of a goof up because I was supposed to make the muffin with three soy protein patties, not just one but I didn’t notice that until after breakfast was already made.

I took a picture, but the camera focused on the glass of orange juice instead of the English Muffin so it’s a bit out of focus, but you get the idea of what it looked like.

The great thing about this breakfast was that it only took about an hour or less for me to feel like it has been digested and wasn’t sitting on my stomach anymore which is important because today’s workout was Yoga and you do not want to be trying to do Yoga on a full stomach.

The Workout – Yoga X

I’m trying to think of how to describe Yoga X.  It’s like showing up for your first ever Yoga class, having no idea what’s what and realizing that you’ve accidentally stepped into an advanced Yoga class. 

The first 45 minutes (out of 90mins) of this workout were killer today.  Of course all my muscles are still hurting me from the last three days of workouts, and Yoga stretches and pushes those muscles to their limits.  There’s just no way to describe it in words.  Just try to imagine 45 minutes of slow, repetitive movements which test your balance, strength and patience.

From a distance Yoga doesn’t look very strength intensive, because you’re not using any weights or resistance bands or anything like that, but if you knew how much it makes your muscles burn you’d have a new respect for it.  I was sweating like crazy on this workout and the first 45 minutes were brutal because they seemed to drag on forever.  Whenever your in a position where your muscles are burning and you have to hold it for a few more seconds, it’s like time slows down.

At the 45 minute mark, Tony Horton said something along the lines of “Boy’s and Girls, the hardest part is over.”  I didn’t know what that meant, but I was so happy to hear that because I was wasted and did not want to go through another 45 minutes of what I just went through.

Luckily the second 45 minutes was totally different.  It switched over from the moving/flowing forms into stretching and poses which were WAY easier to do than the rest.   Don’t get me wrong, they were also challenging and not easy to do for someone who isn’t very flexible like me, but they didn’t put so much strain on the muscles anymore – instead focusing on stretching and improving flexibility.

The last 10-15 minutes of the 90 minute session was spent on deep relaxation poses and I just loved that part.  By the time the session was over I wanted more.  

I started off hating today’s session because it was so difficult, but I ended up loving it.  Maybe by the time I do it again in a week, I’ll be more flexible and my muscles won’t be so sore.

Recovery Drink with Strength and Muscle Formula

Yesterday I talked about the Beach Body Supplements that came in and the only supplement I didn’t get to try out yesterday was the Beach Body Strength and Muscle Men’s Formula powder which is basically a high quality Creatine supplement.  Today after my Yoga X workout I decided to mix the Strength and Muscle Men’s Formula  with my after workout Results and Recovery Formula and drink them together.

They two mixed perfectly together and tasted great so two thumbs up on both of them.  Also, unlike some other Creatine powders I’ve tried in the past, I experienced no stomach bloating or any negative side effects of drinking the Creatine.

By the way, most people don’t know this but besides a lot of scientific proof that creatine helps to enhance muscle mass & strength, creatine is also beneficial for the heart.  People with chronic heart failure have low levels of creatine in their heart.  There are a lot of other benefits to supplementing with creatine, but most people don’t know about it except in the bodybuilding and athletic circles, or if your doctor prescribes it to you as a way to strengthen your heart.

Lunch – Steak on Arugula Salad Greens with Orange Peppers

Today I finally had my schedule organized enough to eat lunch.  It was late, around 3:30pm but still at least I ate lunch.  For lunch I had a Top Sirloin Steak on top of Arugula Salad Greens and diced Orange Pepper.  I think this is the first time I’ve ever had Arugula Salad Greens and they were pretty good.

The steak honestly wasn’t my favorite.  The recipe book suggested Top Sirloin Steak, but I think the next time I’ll pick up a Tenderloin cut or something as I prefer that over Sirloin.  It didn’t taste bad or anything, but I just prefer how tender a tenderloin steak is.  For dressing I used a low-fat vinaigrette dressing.

Here’s a picture of what it looked like:

For dinner today, the meal plan called for Chicken Breast on Quinoa and Green Beans, but I forgot to pickup Quinoa when I was at the supermarket and I had some Asparagus left over from a meal I missed on Monday so I ended up having Chicken Breast on Rice (Uncle Ben’s Converted Rice) and Asparagus.

I baked the Asparagus in the oven, drizzled with some Olive Oil and Garlic.  It tasted really good.  The whole dinner tasted really good.  Took about 30 minutes to prepare and I didn’t have to cook the rice as I had some leftover from yesterday’s meal.  I also had a glass of 100% Grape Juice with dinner.

Here’s a picture of what it looked like.  My wife arranged it to look nice like that for the picture.

Later on after dinner I had one of the Protein Bars that I got yesterday and it was really good.

Here are my nutritional stats for today:

Calories: 2003
Fat: 35.12g
Carbs: 252.41g
Protein: 147.59g

If you’re enjoying these daily updates and pictur
es of the meals I’m eating on the P90X program, let me know by leaving a comment.  If you have any questions, or suggestions on what else you’d like to know about the workouts or the diet plan, let me know as well and I’ll try to include more information in my updates.

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