Another 40 minutes.  This time, roughly the same cardio circuits, but with pushups and other shoulder and leg exercises thrown in for good measure.  I’m thinking P90X may be easier.

If I send in before and after pictures, they say I can get a T-Shirt for completing INSANITY.  I’ma get my damn T-Shirt.  I’ll post them here…if I have the courage to do so.

Should sleep well tonight.

I started a new workout today.  Another Beachbody workout called INSANITY. 

Based on the way I felt after the fit test, I think I know where the name came from.  It appears to be 60 days of INTENSE cardio exercise, which will (hopefully) help me lose the nearly 20 pounds I’ve added since the Chicago Marathon.

My intent is to write about this on a daily basis to let the internets know how it’s going and also as a sort of accountability to myself.  The Fit Test was difficult.  I was ready to puke on the spot.  Tomorrow’s workout is called Plyometric Cardio Circuit.  It looks really intense.

More tomorrow…if I’m able to move.

We got a visit from Skyelar the other day.  It’d been a while since we’d seen her and she’s now crawling…sort of.  She was well on her way to crawling to get some coasters until I dug the camera out to get the event on film.  Dawn eventually had to go grab some toys that she wanted even more.

I found a way to put video online, so maybe I’ll be adding more of these soon.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted some pics of the kids and grand-kid.  Here are a few of the recent ones.  There are a ton more, but I figured I’d get some up so I wouldn’t feel so bad about how lazy I’ve been.

I’ll get some more pictures up later.  Hopefully I’ll have the online photo album up soon.  Too many things to do and not enough time to do them.

However, the Godfather of sim racing, Dave Kaemmer, teamed up with John Henry (principle owner of the Boston Red Sox) to create the most epic online racing service ever - iRacing.  After spending time behind the wheel of the many cars iRacing has to offer, none of the other sims I used to frequent feel the same.  The level of realism and attention to detail is amazing.  All the tracks are laser scanned, so all bumps, small and large, are there.

Anyway, here are the rides I’m running for this season.  The Riley is assuming I can get my Safety Rating up high enough to be able to run in that series (here’s hoping).

Formula Mazda - Star Mazda Series
	Chevy Impala SS – NASCAR Sprint Cup
Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype - Rolex Sports Car Series
	Radical SR8 – Various International Series

I mentioned it yesterday.  I spent last night and this morning trying to figure this one out.  Check it out, but be forewarned – You may not be able to stop doing these GROW mazes.

GROW CUBE

Tycho from Penny Arcade posted about it the other day and I checked it out on a whim.  He mentions how much he craves them, and after messing around with a couple of them for a while, I certainly understand what he means.

I really encourage everybody to try out the newest GROW called GROW TOWER EYEMAZE.  The goal is to flip the switch WAAAAAY up there.  In order to get there, you must stack each item in a certain order.  It’s sorta frustrating and very rewarding when you figure it out.  After you complete the GROW TOWER, check out some of the others at the bottom of the page.  They are completely addictive.

Speaking of addictive, You might want to check out Defense Grid:  The Awakening on either Steam or Greenhouse.  It’s basically a 3D Desktop Tower Defense clone.  If you are looking for time a time waster, this is definitely one of them.

I’ve been into weightlifting, running, and fitness in general for several years now.  Last year, after watching the Infomercial Channel (they really have one!), I bought P90X.  Seems like an impulse buy at first, but I’d heard a lot about it for several years and decided to give it a go.

This is week three of the 12 week program and I’m really enjoying the workouts.  They are extremely challenging and very satisfying after you make through each workout – especially Yoga X, which I consider to be the most difficult workout by far.

Today was one of my favorite workouts, Shoulders and Arms.  It’s nothing but raw, good old fashioned weightlifting.  Tomorrow is a martial arts inspired workout called Kenpo X.  There is a lot of punching, kicking, and heaving breathing.

If you are into fitness and looking for something new, I highly recommend P90X.  I’ll post the results after 90 days.