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OldManAndy
I'm a 54 year old Electrical Engineer with a wife of 27 years, 2 childen (27, 22)
and a granddaughter (3). I've pretty much been physically active a good
portion of my life. I was a scholarship college athelete and even tried
pursuing a professional tennis career for 4 years (not good enough but it was
quite the experience). When I was young and in playing shape keeping 140
lbs on my 5'7"
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My Fitness Goal: Tone Up

Transformation Story

There's a Chinese proverb that says, "...when the student is ready the teacher
will appear..." In January 2008, this student was definitely ready.
Unknowingly, everything I had done to More...
There's a Chinese proverb that says, "...when the student is ready the teacher
will appear..." In January 2008, this student was definitely ready.
Unknowingly, everything I had done to this point was getting me ready for
the infomercial I was watching one Sunday afternoon about some in-home
fitness program called P90X. I was working out hard which was a prelude to
the extreme P90X workouts. Three times a week I'd lift weights for ~ 45
minutes then do 30 minutes on the eliptical trainer at my tennis club...then
play tennis another 2-3 times a week. I had been logging my food and
exercise which is another P90X requirement so I was already well on my way.
As I watched the infomercial I noted that most of the folks looked pretty fit to
begin with but their results were phenomenal! I also noted that all the people I saw were much younger than
me...by some 15 years or so. But I figured if I could get half their results I'd
be golden. Then, of course, a 50 year old guy came on and I was sold and it gave me lots of hope. I also liked the fact
that the program was based on hard work, not some gimick or gadget and
that the hard work used all the same type of equipment I grew up with. It's
good to know that the old standards still work well. So I ordered my kit and
when it arrived at my house I was excited and scared. At 53 I wasn't sure if I
had bit off more than I could chew but I wanted to give it a try. As the typical
engineer I studied everything. Went over the videos, the workout book the
nutrition book and then waited for about a week and a half so that I could set
up my workout room. I purchased a set of Bowflex dumbells, got a new TV
for that room, a puzzle mat to put on the floor, yoga blocks and other
essentials. Because of my tennis schedule I waited to start my workouts on a
Wednesday so that I would only have to do one 5 am workout instead of two. On January 30, 2008, I started the program in earnest. In 90 days
only missed one workout (and fretted about it for a week) and kept close tabs
on the diet using my Palm program...see I told you EVERYTHING I had done in
the past was leading up to this! Week 1, phase 1 I was doing all my workouts,
eating 50% protein, 30% carbs and 20% fat (tracked by my Palm program)
played tennis 3 days and I gained 1/2 a pound...darn...I was about to shoot
someone! I was beside myself, very frustrated and wrote my coach a very
lengthy e-mail giving him my daily calorie intake, percentages, what I had to
eat and every possible detail I could. When I didn't get an answer from him
for several days I figured I must have overwhelmed him and was just going to
continue because I had noticed a looseness in my pants that I hadn't felt
before. When he answered he let me know that he had passed on my e-mail
to a nutritionist friend of his so that he could get the best answers for me. In
essence, he wrote that I was doing the right thing, to stay the course and to
have a little faith, oh yeah, and reminded me that muscle weighs more than fat. The next week I got an e-mail from a female co-worker that said, "WOW, YOU look GREAT!!!", I still have that e-mail. After that it seemed like I was being stopped by people on a weekly basis asking me what I was doing. Talk about
motivation, at one point, my wife of 27 years said she never thought she'd see me like this again, referring to how I looked when we met. No I don't look like I looked when I weighed 140 lbs, had a 43" chest and 28" waist but her
point was well taken and much appreciated. For a 53 year old that was all the motivation I needed to complete the program. Fast forward to April 30, 2008...I only lost 11 lbs but people thought I had lost 25 - 30 lbs. I did lose 4" off my waist, went from 32% body fat to 20% body fat and weighed in at
183 lbs. I started going to the doctor again, too. My last physical (Sept. 08) I surprized my doctor not only with my looks but with my
numbers. The previous visit he put me on a blood pressure beta blocker and wanted to put me on Lipitor for cholesterol. I let him do the BP but not the Lipitor. This visit my cholesterol dropped 48 points and my HDL, the good stuff is at 60, so no Lipitor for me. He's also looking to wean me off the BP medicine if I can keep this up until my next visit. 2009 is coming to a close and I'll be 55 in two months. I've been very sporadic with my workouts this year and have a new goal to show people what a 55 year old can really look like. You see my white hair and say old guy but I want people to look at all of me and say, must be premature grey. I've got a great base going and have started my P90X routine in earnest again. You'll be seeing lots of good updates and I'm sure I'll be looking for motivation from you. Today I'm pretty sore from starting over again but I feel great. I'm looking forward to showing you what a 55 year old can really look like.

Programs
Meal plan:
Your current meal plan is: 2,000 Calorie Balanced Slim Down
Workout programs:
P90X® - primary program
10-Minute Trainer®
Cardio / Aerobics
Gear:
P90X Chin-Up Bar
Heart Rate Monitor
Resistance Bands
Supplements:
ActiVit® Multi-Vitamins
Whey Protein Powder
P90X® Peak Health Formula
P90X® Peak Results and Recovery Formula
Performance Formula
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