Round 5 is in the books. I’ve got my progress pics for y’all to check out below. I’m roughly 550 days into my new way of life. I’ve done 3 straight 90 day rounds of P90X and various hybrids (see the “Workout Zone” tab for details). I’ve done 60 days of a bulking round in Round 4. I’ve done a month of prep for P90X2 filming. I then finished the last 30 days of the bulking round. I then did Asylum. Then I went into my 4 month long hybrid for Round 5. And today, October 10th, I start P90X Classic for Round 6, getting back to the basics along with over 200 Misfits who are doing it along side me in the Misfit Challenge.
The Round 5 was my experiment with using minimal supplements. I only used Shakeology (every day), Results /Recovery formula (just 1 scoop and only on the hard workout days — 5x per week), and whey protein (just one scoop per day along with my Shakeology). I called it my “Simple Plan”. Could keeping it simple on supplements still allow me to stay muscular, ripped, and increasing in strength. I haven’t used a PWO (pre-workout) since April. I haven’t used creatine since April. I am in a pretty “natural” state at this point. And I’ve done pretty well.
And as for my conclusions about the “simple plan” I took in Round 5 — I’d say it’s a GREAT way to maintain your results and see steady increases in health, fitness, strength, and wellbeing. But looking back, I still think there is value in the supplements I took before (like creatine and a pre-workout) for building muscle mass and strength more rapidly, and for maintaining muscle mass when on a calorie deficit. But it’s nice to know that you don’t have to stay on some of those supplements forever (good to know for health reasons as well as budget reasons!).
My weight has stayed relatively constant. I’m 212, right about where I started this round. My body fat is pretty steady in the 6.6% range. It’s not quite as low as it was at Day 180 when I was 208 and 5.5% body fat, but I also feel like I have more steady energy and strength at this more “comfortable” body fat (just a bit of reserves when I need it).
As I go into Round 6, I’ll not only be going back to the beginnings with P90X Classic (which I’m actually excited about since I haven’t done a round “by the book” in a while), but I’m also going to be experimenting with a whole new diet (those of who who read about the vegan challenge know that). My goals for Round 6 are to see if I can go a whole round on a vegan diet (which by nature will be whole foods, plant based, and low in protein but high in complex carbs), and see how it affects my body fat, my strength, and my muscle mass.
I even took the whole Day 1 fit test just like I was starting this whole thing over (which I haven’t done since starting Day 1 of my first round), so it was fun to get a new baseline for where I score on the fit test. I came up with:
Weight = 212
Body Fat = 6.6%
Resting HR = 46 beats per min.
Pullups = 28 reps (wide grip)
Vert Jump = 26″
Pushups = 76 reps (standard width)
Toe Touch = 0 (my flexibility stinks!! Gotta work on that!)
Wall Squat = 5:11
Bicep Curls = 17 reps @ 50 lbs.
In & Outs = 106 reps
HR Maximizer = 176 bpm, 127 bpm, 114 bpm, 98 bpm, 89 bpm (at Time 0, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, and 4 min)
You can download this P90X Fit test by clicking HERE
Most of my Misfits will still be following my traditional nutrition plans, but I want to get out ahead of the curve and play with a vegan diet since the P90X2 nutrition guide will have an entire vegan plan. I want to know how it will affect elite athletes like us.
And during Round 6, not only will I be going vegan, I will even be cutting out the Results / Recovery drink altogether and the whey protein. My only supplement of any kind will be Shakeology. So by process of elimination, I continue to show that with Shakeology, you may not need ANYTHING else in your supplement plan. For a recovery drink during the vegan challenge, I will be avoiding processed items and thus I am replacing my delicious R/R formula with a less tasty concoction of 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 scoop hemp protein, 1 tablespoon maca powder, 1 tablespoon acai powder, and 1 tablespoon chia seeds (cha-cha-cha-chia LOL!).
I will of course keep y’all posted on my progress with both the Misfit challenge, Round 6 results, and my vegan experimentation. Keep bringing it gang!
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