The Fitness Ninja

What happened? I’m still here.

Fitness Ninja — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:50:32 +0000

I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. It’s just that the motivation to blog (as so many bloggers know) falls off when life gets busy. I was on vacation last week and so I didn’t write anything down then. I have kept up with Chalene Extreme and am now in the second phase...

Chalean Extreme Day 17, 18, 19 – Really blew it today.

Fitness Ninja — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:00:19 +0000

Oh geez. Today was going well up until this afternoon. I walked in the sweltering heat for about half an hour to get to the barber’s. Then another 30 minutes to get home. By the time I finally arrived at my house I was ravished. I just pigged out and had like 4 granola bars...

Chalene Extreme Day 13, 14, 15 & 16 – Busy!

Fitness Ninja — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:38:32 +0000

Things at work and at home have been kind of a whirlwind these past few days and that’s why I haven’t been blogging as regularly. To be honest, entries will probably trail off a bit more in the coming week and a half as I finally have some summer vacation booked off! WOOOT! I plan...

Chalene Extreme Day 11 & 12 – Running in the heat = not fun.

Fitness Ninja — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:42:43 +0000

Oh boy… still roasting here in Southern Ontario. Geez, when is this heat gonna let up? It’s been steady days of mid-30s (but with the humidity it feels like it’s clocking in the low 40s). I won’t lie to you. The heat makes it tough to work out at times despite being in an air...

Chalean Extreme Day 9 & 10 – Soooo hot.

Fitness Ninja — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:55:58 +0000

No I’m not referring to Chalene. I’m referring to her younger sister. Heh. Just kidding… kinda. I’m actually referring to the weather in Southern Ontario where I live. It’s been brutal this past holiday weekend with temperature reaching the low mid 30s (centigrade) but with the humidex feeling like it’s in the 40s! Yikes! Thank God we got the...

P90x Insanity Hybrid Review

Fitness Ninja — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:22:51 +0000

Before I get to the body of the review, here are a few links which may be of interest. *This is a review of my initial run of Classic P90x. Learn of my love / hate relationship with Tony and company. * This link conveys my thoughts on Insanity after having completed the 60 day program. *Finally, here...

Chalean Extreme Day 7 & 8 – Bad eats.

Fitness Ninja — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:19:35 +0000

So yesterday was my first rest day in Chalene. Honestly, I didn’t feel like I needed the rest as I wasn’t too sore from the week’s workouts. But, being lazy, I decided to take it anyways. What’s worse… I was doing really well with my nutrition right until after dinner. I came home from work...

Chalean Extreme Day 6 – Happy Canada Day!

Fitness Ninja — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:23:40 +0000

Happy Canada Day to all my Canuck peeps! This isn’t going to be a long entry as I have stuff to do… just wanted to say that yup, I finished my first week of Chalene Extreme. Overall, I think it’s ok. Definitely easier on the body than Tony or Shaun’s stuff which means starting Saturday I...

Chalean Extreme Day 5 – Lotta shoulders.

Fitness Ninja — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:33:58 +0000

Almost didn’t do the workout today. Didn’t sleep too well last night for whatever reason (tummy was doing barrel rolls) so today felt like I was walking through mud the entire time. When I got home, I spent about an hour looking after the baby as my wife packed for their trip to the lake. ...

Chalean Extreme Day 4 – Surprisingly deceptive.

Fitness Ninja — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:57:46 +0000

You know… to be totally honest with you, I went into Chalean Extreme thinking this would be a cake walk as I’ve done both P90x and Insanity (the programs Beachbody seems to push as ‘hardcore’). I thought “This is the girls’ routine… piece of cake”. Yet, I find my ass being kicked by Chalene...