Day 15 - Fit Test #2

Progress!
I was a little weary going in to the second fit test because I was worried that I wouldn't improve and that all the work I've put in over the last two weeks would be for naught.  I had nothing to worry about.  Lets just get into the numbers.

Move	Day 1	Day 15	Day 36	Day 50	Day 63	Change
Switch Kicks	62	65				+3
Power Jacks	38	51				+13
Power Knees	70	102				+32
Power Jumps	23	37				+14
Globe Jumps	7	9				+2
Suicide Jumps	11	16				+5
Push-Up Jacks	16	22				+6
Low Plank Obliques	37	47				+10

As you can see I had improvements in all of the moves, though some are much greater than others.  The switch kicks could have been a larger increase but I caught myself in "pace yourself" mode that I've been doing to get through all the regular workouts.  About halfway through the minute I remembered that I'm supposed to be going for speed.  I could have done them over but I don't care enough.  I am satisfied as long as there is some improvement.  I was going full throttle for the second half of the switch kicks and all of the power jacks and power knees.  It wasn't until the power jumps that I needed a break.  Even still, 14 more of those is huge.  The increase in globe jumps doesn't look that impressive but keep in mind that 2 more reps is equal to 8 more jumps.  Same goes for for suicide jumps since each rep is down, back, forward jump.  The biggest thing holding me back for the push-up jacks and low plank obliques was my abs.  I think I pull an ab muscle or something during a workout last week and it is causing discomfort while in the plank position.  Also, I forgot to protect my elbows again during the low plank obliques so I've got a rug burn to the bone.  All in all I am very happy with my results.  Going forward, I don't think the changes will be quite as substantial but as long as I show improvement, I'll be happy.

One sign of progress that you can't measure is how I felt after I was finished.  After the first one I thought I was going to barf and/or pass out.  Today I feel like I could go on and do another workout.

Now for my measurements

	Day 0	Day 15	Day 36	Day 50	Day 63	Change
Chest	41	39.5				-0.5
Waist	38	36.5				-1.5
Hips	36.75	36				-0.75
Biceps	12	12				0
Weight	176.9	174.4				-2.5
BMI	25.4	25				-0.4
%Body Fat	27.6	24.5				-3.1

Some of the lost weight is just water, which I was expecting, so it's nice to see the loss of inches in my hips and waist and boobs chest.  My BMI is still considered overweight but it is at the very low end so next time I post my measurements I'm expecting to be in my normal range.

That's all for today.  I've got another early morning workout tomorrow with Plyometric Cardio Circuit!