Day 16 - Plyometrics

The third round of plyometrics for this iteration of P90X was not too bad, but still not awesome. I did it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach again, figuring that would maximize my calorie burn. The workout is supposed to burn 700-900 calories, so if I have zero carbs in my stsem when I start, that should be a total fat burn. You have to weigh that sort of thing against how intense you can make your workout on a carb deficit, but I still seem to be hitting it pretty hard. I do suck down a recovery shake (not a P90X brand) immediately after the workout.

A friend of mine had some whey protein that he got sick of and he gave it to me. I've been using it for post workout and it is delicious. He had been using it for a year and suddenly got sick of it immediately after buying a 5lb canister. I had generally been using EAS Chocolate Pure Whey protein in my shakes and it was getting the job done, but this stuff is just plain good. It's Dymatize Berry Blast and I am a convert for now. I'm curious to find out if they make more flavors. My shakes consist of 8oz skim milk, 1 scoop of berry blast, 1 tsp (5g-ish) of creatine, and 1 tsp of table sugar. I know, I know. I should use some other form of sugar for my insulin spike, but I'm not going to research the ideal sugar and go buy something freaky. I have table sugar and it works. It's not the most efficient, but it's fine for me. Some people say the fructose portion of the disaccharide slows down the insulin spike but others say it doesn't. I'm lazily siding with the people who make my life easier in this regard.