WORK-IN DAD: Archive

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Jul 15th

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Jul 14th

Jul 6th

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Being Lazy

Man, I’m off my P90X routine and it is killing me. I haven’t done a proper workout since Wednesday of last week (though I did play a solid hour of Ultimate Frisbee on Saturday) and I am having difficult time motivating myself to get moving. I’ve an epic excuse: I did the Shakeology three-day cleanse on Thursday-Friday-Saturday and, even with added fruit and the permitted...

May 11th

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Yoga X Soundtrack: Avant-Garde Version

For Yoga X tonight, I’m listening to Chris @schlarb’s beautiful album Twilight & Ghost Stories, Steve Reich’s Music for a Large Ensemble, Violin Phase, and Octet, and Philip Glass’s The Grid from Koyaanisqatsi as performed by his ensemble and the LA Philharmonic last summer. Download that last one here.

Apr 30th

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Apr 29th

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PHASE 1: How I Did

Last week I finished up Phase 1 of P90X. It was tough, but I made it through. You could even say that maybe I enjoyed it a little bit. (Which is actually a HUGE step for me, Mr. I-Hate-Sweating.) I’ve progressed in every single one of my workouts. I’ve kept track of my reps and weights for the M-W-F lifting workouts and have improved each time I’ve done the workouts....

Apr 28th

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Apr 21st

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Apr 18th

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Make your P90X lifting workout (e.g. Legs & Back) go quicker with some progressive metal from Mastodon.

Apr 18th

Disabled Explorers In the World's Most Badass... →

prestigeformat: It’s cool to see people put technology to good use.

Apr 17th

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Apr 14th

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Chest & Back Progress Spreadsheet →

One of the things I was worried about when I started P90X was not getting any better. I worried that I wouldn’t push myself hard enough and I would just be doing the same number of repetitions with the same weight every time I did a workout. So I took Tony’s advice in the DVDs and started making notes during the lifting workouts (Monday-Wednesday-Friday). Being the nerd that I am, I...

Apr 12th

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Apr 11th

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Apr 9th

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It’s been a full week since I blogged here. I’ve been doing alright this week on workouts and food. Except for yesterday—it was a hectic day with very little sleep the night before or after. I didn’t get my workout in and didn’t have much control over my meals (though even when food choices were mine to make I ate terribly). I made it through a similarly crazy day...

Apr 9th

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Tough Day: Yoga X (thanks @FitDadPDX)

Today was my fourth day of phase one of P90X—Yoga X. Honestly, this was the toughest workout so far. I’m not a very flexible guy, so lots of the poses (even with a yoga block) were frustratingly difficult. I even fell down a few times. Also frustrating was my lack of yoga knowledge. I’ve done the Power Yoga when I tried Tony Horton’s Power 90 a year or so ago, and...

Apr 2nd

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Apr 1st

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Today for Arms & Shoulders, I went for some mellow, mechanical music with a solid beat that I could synchronize my movements to.

Mar 31st

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Mar 30th

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Cut Copy - So Cosmic mix →

One thing I learned yesterday during my first P90X workout is that the music, well, sucks. I’m a former college radio DJ and I’ve been called a “music snob” more times than I care to admit. So today, for Plyometrics, I put the DVD on no music and blasted this fantastic mix from my laptop speakers. Cut Copy is an electro-rock band from Australia and they released this mix...

Mar 30th

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First Day of P90X

I did it. One day of P90X. I survived Chest & Back and pushed through Ab Ripper X (you could say it ripped through me). I mostly stuck to the Level 3 menu—I woke up late and ended up being a meal short. I’m sore. My shoulders, chest, and back are weak. My legs are still sore from paintball Saturday, and they’re more worn out from Ab Ripper X today. Plyometrics...

Mar 30th

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Mar 29th

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Hello World: I'm Ready to Get Fit

I should introduce myself and explain the purpose of this blog. Hi, my name is Ryan Ruppe. I’m a late-twenties, recently unemployed dad. I’ve got a two year old daughter and an amazing wife who’s lost 60+ pounds since she had our baby. (Her blog is fatmomtofitmom.com and she’s on Twitter too.) I also gained some weight when we had the baby (my doctor replied, when I went...

Mar 29th