Back to back......and chest

Two days into my last training phase of P90X so I only have a little more than 4 weeks to go. The last phase starts by doing the first set of workouts the first week then switches to the second set of workouts the second week and back and forth for four weeks. I started the weekend looking forward to yesterday because I wanted to see if at all how my numbers compared to the last time I did the exercises since I had a month of weight training under my belt since doing them last. I am happy to say that all of my numbers went up for the most part. I think on one the number of reps I completed stayed the same and on one they went down like one rep but  I think it had more to do with how hard I pushed myself in the exercises leading up to it.I took my pictures on Sunday and was happy with the results, I am still not quite where I want to be yet buy I have another 4.5 weeks to get there so I am confident I will be even closer when I finish this last set of workouts and take my final after pictures. Tomorrow is arms and shoulders and I plan to really bring it on that exercise as well. One more thing to mention is that I have also upped the intensity level on Ab Ripper X. I did the first four moves holding 5 lb weights in each hand (not all the bad on the in and outs and bicycles but really hard on the crunchy frogs) and held a 5 lb weight during the last exercise, the mason twists. I tell you what, 5 lbs in not a heavy weight when you are just holding them but using them with Ab Ripper X they feel like some of the heaviest things I have ever held. That does not phase me thought I plan on doing it again tomorrow but this time since I have finally got to 25 reps with the wide leg sit ups I am going to switch to cross legs so I know I won't be able to do as many but yet again it is raising the intensity bar and I can work to get to 25 by the time I am done with the program. This morning when I was getting ready I was seeing the muscle definition that I have been hoping for and yet again had wished I had not let myself get as heavy as I did otherwise I think I would just about be at the body that I want. Not that I am all that far away from it now but I would be even closer if I didn't let myself get so fat. I made a mistake on when the Tom King run is, it is actually next Saturday so I have an extra week to get ready for it so I am trying to do some running when I can to get prepared because I am still a bit worried that I am not going to make it through. Yesterday I got a late start on my day so I couldn't do my Ab Ripper at the end of chest and back so I had to do it in the office. I used the time to run a mile to warm up and get the heart rate going then I did the workout with the weights like I mentioned and ran another half mile to finish up the workout. All that really did was remind me how much I am not a fan of running on a treadmill, it feels like I land harder and it adds much more stress to my feet and legs. Tomorrow I am not going to the office so I might have time to get my workout done then do a short little run before getting ready for work and starting my day. Keep an eye out for a post tomorrow on how arms and shoulders went and if I was able to run, and just hope with me that I will be ready for the Tom King next weekend.