Who am I and where am I going?

Welcome! Thanks for joining me in a journey of sweat & transformation. I've decided to give the P90X workout program a try for the next 90 days and you're all invited to watch. If you haven't seen the infomercial, here's the the short of it:

Work out for 90 days following their DVD workouts & nutrition guide. You follow a specific training guide working 6 days in a row followed by a day of rest. The idea is total muscle confusion to avoid the dreaded workout plateaus.

Who am I?
I am the 29 year old father to a beautiful 7 month old girl Evalyn. I am husband to a gorgeous personal trainer. I am a graphic designer for Kohl's department stores. I hold a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo. In my spare time I make customs football figures for fans & athletes all over the country - check out www.4StarCustoms.blogspot.

How did I get here?
I am no longer in great shape. Was I? You bet I was. Freshman & sophomore year of college was my peak. I was hitting the gym 1-2 times a week and martial arts training 6 hours a week. My strength was great and my endurance even greater. I was competing in the taekwondo nationals & junior olympics. I won two bronze medals. In 2000 I took the gold at state by beating the reigning national champion. I was sure favorite to take the gold at nationals. Unfortunately, just a month after state, I tore my ACL. I passed on surgery because it would mean missing nationals. Instead I competed with a torn knee. I held my own for the first two rounds but by the third I could no longer stand. I came back home and had surgery.

The long rehab brought my activity level to an all-time low. My partying however didn't slow one bit. I continued to indulge in our fine Wisconsin brews and kept Toppers, Papa Johns & Dominoes in business. I quickly went to from a 145lb. mean middleweight fighter to a 210lb. out of shape heavyweight joke. Sure, I can still kick above my head, break bricks with ease and hold my own in the ring but I know there's a better fighter inside.

Where am I going?
I'm now on a journey to get back in shape. My goal is not get my college sophomore body back - it's to get an even better body back. I'm done with excuses: bad knee, long day at a desk job, no time, sore this, sore that. I'm ready for a new me, a better me.

How will I get there?
Hopefully P90X will the answer. It seems like a varied enough workout to keep me interested. I'll be heavily relying on my wife Christy. As a personal trainer, she will be my guide. She'll be helping me with my form, my nutrition and my motivation. Hopefully those of you reading will follow me and keep me motivated - comment, critique, harass me & encourage me.

All right, let's get transformed!

Note: I do not work for P90X, I'm not sponsored by P90X and my results are indicative of what I put into my workouts and my nutrition. If I fail, I'm not going to blame the program, I only have myself to blame. It's merely a tool that works as good as the person wielding it.