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Saturday, November 15, 2008, I played soccer for only 15 minutes. I was nervous, and excited. I didn’t know what to expect. It’s being a long time since I played soccer. I did one round of P90X, and for the last 50 days I’ve being doing P90X and P90X+. I’ve also ran 2 or 3 miles for 2 or 3 days a week for the last 3 months.
After I played those 15 minutes, I found out that I needed to do more in order to get lighter and faster, and at the same time keep doing P90X and P90X+. So I started doing some soccer drills and sprints.
Finally, I started playing soccer again!

When I was 18 years old, my dream was to become a professional soccer player, I’m 38 years old now, we’re talking about 20 years ago. I only got very close, but my biggest dream didn’t become true.

I’m originally from Mexico, so then I decided to come to USA, that’s when I stopped chasing my dream, I gave up, I quieted.
For nights before I went to sleep I used to cry. It was like a nightmare.
For the first years when I got into the USA, I kept playing soccer, but it just wasn’t the same. I wasn’t practicing anymore, I was in a different place, different people, it just wasn’t the same for me.

In the last 12 years, I’ve only played like 3 games and for only a few minutes. Every time I played I got injured. I’ve being jogging here and there, but not enough to be in good shape.

One thing I can say for sure, in all these years, this dream has kept popping up, and asking me, when are you going to start chasing me again, and I used to think, this is just crazy, it’s impossible, this will never happened, that’s long in the past. But the dream kept on popping up.

So, one day I just got tired of it. I just got tired of that dream always bothering me. Something else that was bothering me was that I wasn’t happy with my life; I wanted to do what I love, what I enjoy most. So then I made up my mind, I said OKAY! That’s enough! I will go after what I love most, and soccer is number 1 in the list.

So my plan was to start running until I get in really great shape and then start playing again.

And then I found P90X, and I said wow! I wonder in what kind of a shape I could get if I do something like that.
I ordered P90X, read everything, ordered supplements, yoga mat, yoga block, got me some dumbbells, ordered chin up bar. I just got ready to do it.
Only thing I found some problem with was with the diet part. I don’t cook, my wife doesn’t cook.
I spent one week thinking about it, and I got frustrated. Then I decided to start, I started eating salad, veggies, lots of water and my supplements and eating outside. Then a friend recommended me to try some food for a few months, and I did. After 3 months I stopped eating that food. I got good results. I don’t cook yet. But I’m working on it right now, and my wife is helping me a lot.

This Is why I’m doing P90X and P90X+, I want to be in really great shape while I’m chasing my dreams. And I will continue working out until the Lord calls me home.

Those 90 days went by fast. I got hurt during the process.
I have a weak lower back, but that didn’t stop me,
I got some help, rested for 2 days and got back at it.
Some days I didn’t want to workout,
some days I didn’t want to get up early from bed,
some days I didn’t feel that motivated,
some days I didn’t feel that excited, and didn’t have that much energy,
but that didn’t stop me either,
I just kept on going.
Kept on showing up and pressing play.
I’m very happy so far about my results.
And I’m very, very excited and pumped up about playing soccer again.
I’m already noticing progress in the soccer field.

The best is yet to come!

BRING IT!!