Archives for October, 2009
This is a review of the X Stretch workout, part of the P90X program. To learn more about the program and see reviews of the other workouts in the program, click here. The X Stretch, unsurprisingly, involves a lot of stretching. In fact, it’s the only non-workout in P90X. Designed to be done on your resting [...]
If you’re a regular reader, I like to make it clear to you that I enjoy reading and learning. The advantage to this blog is that I also have the opportunity to share with you what I learn while engaged in my reading. A few days ago, I finished a book entitled “Scratch Beginnings: Me, [...]
This is a review of the Cardio X workout, part of the P90X program. To learn more about the program and see reviews of the other workouts in the program, click here. In the world of P90X workouts, Cardio X is quite unique. In fact, many people working through the program will never even do this [...]
For those of you who are interested, I wrote an article that is featured today as a guest post at ChristianPF and I’m pretty stoked about it. Feel free to go check it out and let me know what you think. If you read the article there and are visiting this site for the first time, [...]
Marty, a regular reader of this blog and a blogger in his own right at Coffee With Marty, recently asked, So, in the past, I have tried to come up with a budget and always failed. Is there some kind of guidelines out there for a 20 year old college student? Well, my first thought when I [...]
This is a review of the Core Synergistics workout, part of the P90X program. To learn more about the program and see reviews of the other workouts in the program, click here. Core synergistics, as the name implies, is a pretty intense core workout designed for the recovery week component of the P90X program. It goes [...]
The longer I do this blog, the more I learn that what looks great at first doesn’t always really look as good as I once thought. So, I’ve spent my valuable time tonight involved in another site re-design. Unforeseen circumstances aside, this should be the last major change for a while. I will probably still [...]
To start of with, let me say that I really don’t like spending money I don’t have to. Call it an effect of my frugal, saving mindset, but even the smallest unnecessary expenditure has a way of eating away at me until I can find a way to rid myself of it. I have recently experienced [...]
This is a review of the Back and Biceps workout, part of the P90X program. To learn more about the program and see reviews of the other workouts in the program, click here. Back and Biceps is the second new workout introduced in Phase II of P90X. It, like many other workouts in the program, has [...]
I recently picked up a copy of “The Millionaire Next Door” by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko from my local library. Ok, so I actually got the audio book so I could listen to it while driving. Have I mentioned that I love the library? There is nothing like finding a great book, [...]
This is a review of the Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps workout, part of the P90X program. To learn more about the program and see reviews of the other workouts in the program, click here. Chest, shoulders, and triceps is the first workout you will do in the second phase of the P90X program. After a few [...]
ING Direct is an online bank offerings accounts in a category usually referred to as online, high yield savings accounts. I have personally had an account with ING Direct for almost 5 years now and have really enjoyed my experience with them. ING Direct is different than your average bank or credit union. It doesn’t have [...]
This is a review of the Kenpo X workout, part of the P90X program. To learn more about the program and see reviews of the other workouts in the program, click here. Kenpo X is, along with Plyo X and Cardio X, a cardio workout. It’s one of the workouts of the P90X program that is [...]
It seems like there is rarely a day that goes by that I don’t hear an ad on TV or the radio for ways to “save money” on your TV service by switching either to cable or satellite. Offers to switch to this bundle or that package abound. Ignoring the fact that it’s impossible for [...]
This is a review of the Legs and Back workout, part of the P90X program. To learn more about the program and see reviews of the other workouts in the program, click here. In order to put the Legs and Back workout into perspective, you need to first imagine how tired you likely are from doing [...]
Something interesting happened to me the other day. I was sitting down to read my Bible the other day and noticed that my reading plan called for me to read 2 entire chapters… at once. Sure, I had read about 120 pages from a textbook the night before without a problem, but, for some reason, [...]
This is a review of the Yoga X workout, part of the P90X program. To learn more about the program and see reviews of the other workouts in the program, click here. If you’re like me, your first thought of doing a workout called Yoga X isn’t all that pleasant. Before doing P90X, I had tried [...]
My name is Branden. I am a high school teacher, a track coach, and a fitness and finance junkie who happens to think that life is pretty rough without viewing it through a spiritual lens. On this site, I hope to help you explore how to get into peak physical and financial shape while serving others, growing spiritually, and giving both time and money.
