Big Daddy makes a video......

They don't call me Speilberg for a reason. I decided to chronicle my journey through p90x on www.youtube.com/bgdaddy55 I thought that it would be a good idea if you could see the transformation. I love the idea of 100's of people cheering me on as I work off this big belly. I have to tell you that there has been some learning curve on the cinematography, but I do find the results speak for themselves. I am, at best, mediocre.

However, I have several subscribers and plenty of postiive comments, which is what I was looking for. There is a guy on youtube that has been doing p90x videos for about a year now. His first video has been viewed 10,000 times. I'm not looking for exposure (wink wink), but I am looking for 10,000 reasons to stick with it.

Take a moment, peruse the video catolgue that I have put forth. I'll continue to catch this blog up until they coincide.

Until then...............have a great day and back away from that cookie.

In the dark, late at night, with the computer on.....

Hmmmm? I know what you're thinking! SICKOS! When I got home from the restaurant, after seeing my friend Jason, I had to learn more about p90x. My wife and I have date night on Fridays, so I had to wait until she went to be.

I jump on the computation machine (Brian Regan reference: if you don't know Brian, go to youtube.com and type in his name; you won't be sorry) and search Google (FREE PLUG, as if they need it). First site is www.p90x.com. Sounds logical; let's check it out. After searching for about 45 minutes, I decide that I really like this program. It's got 12 different DVD's including weights, yoga (huh?), and plyometrics. When I played football, we did plyometrics all the time. Plyometrics is a fancy word for "jumping exercises." It turns strength into power. I LOVE me some plyometrics. What was real funny was that I had just went to the gym and felt like a freak for stacking layers of step aroebics boxes on top of each other so I could do them. I just missed when working out was both challenging and fun.

So, after 45 minutes of seeing guys with rock hard abs, I asked myself the question: "Where are the fat guys?" Well, I'm a bit of a cynic, in general, but after seeing the results of my friend Jason, I had to know what this might do for a lard butt like me. This is what lead me to Youtube (gratis; no problemo). I looked for Big p90x video posts. I found like 3 dudes. One guy went pretty far into it. He was on like his 3rd 90 day session. He looked 100% better than he did, but I was not ultra-impressed. After watching several of his videos, I noticed that his work had immense amounts of travel and he liked the malted beverage. Hey man! Thanks for the honest. Seriously! Give the guy credit for not "faking" it.

This lead me to my revelation. I will do p90x! I will not only do it, but I will try to be a shining example of a big guy. I don't work out of town and I don't drink beer (mostly). I'm going to see what happens AND I'm going to put it all on Youtube.

Up next..............how do I work this stinkin' video camera?

How I met my tormenter....

So....here I am, minding my own business in Red Robin eating grilled chicken (excuse me, that's a blue cheese burger and 2 baskets of fries) when I see this friend of mine from a church that me and my wife used to go to (long story). Anyway, my friend, Jason, is looking so slender. He was already what I considered to be fit/skinning/little. I mean, after all, I'm 6' 250 lbs. (258 lbs.), so anybody under 185 looks little to me.

I walk up to Jason and I say, "Dude, you lost weight. I mean, not like you had any to lose, but you are definitely smaller. What's the deal?" I have to be honest, in the back of my head, I thought he might be seriously sick or something. He says, "I'm doing p90x!" (Of course, drugs...that figures).
So, I say, "What's that?" Jason begins to explain to me about a fitness regimen that includes 12 DVD's, a pull-up bar, some resistance bands, a couple of dumbbells and a yoga mat. OK?! You have my interest.

I then begin to notice that Jason isn't sick at all. HE IS RIPPED! He doesn't have a lot of weight to him (I'd guess 165 lbs.), but what he has is muscle. He takes a few more minutes to explain to me more about it, but it goes in one ear and out the other. I must do my own research.

Stay tuned for.................youtube and google research!

p90x Big Daddy Challenge BEGINS

Hi There!
I'm Chris and this is my new blog. This blog is dedicated to overall fitness of a BIG DADDY. I am not a male model who gained a few pounds and now I'm trying to get my 6 pack back. I have NEVER had a 6 pack! I basically have always had a keg! If you are a big person, please join me on this journey into complete fitness (diet, exercise, yoga, stretching, and more).

The main means of achieving fitness for me is through a tremendous workout regimen called p90x or Power 90 Extreme. This workout is not for everyone. I am a former middle linebacker from a small college in Southern California. I was going to the gym 3-4 daysa week and I HATED EVERY STINKING SOUL-DRAINING minute of it.

Until that one day, I figured I was just going to have to keep walking on that imaginary street (aka the treadmill of horror) until the day I croaked. I never thought I'd be a "Cardio Queen," but when you're a good 40 pounds overweight, it doesn't seem logical to keep lifting weights. Boy, was I stupid.

Up next....how I discovered p90x.