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I'm drawing a blank...voting is just not that funny

I forgot to thank everyone who voted "Yes" in my Poll that's been festering over there on the right-hand side of my blog. I guess I appreciate those who took the time to vote "No" as well, but really...you shouldn't have bothered, I'm rolling! I never thought I'd say this but even with a third of the program to go I really feel like the end is in sight. Now that I've nearly completed Phases 1 and 2 I know for a FACT I'm going to finish and now it's just a matter of bearing down in the details to make sure I'm not wimping out anywhere, especially in my diet.

My weight's staying the same and while I still feel trim and lean (all my pants have gotten looser and I've switched pant sizes from 32-34 to size 30's) I don't feel quite as strong as I was during my conventional weightlifting days prior to P90x. I guess this is to be expected with the decrease in muscle mass and lack of heavy lifting, but while I should know better than to get discouraged at this point in the program...I'm still feeling a little bit wimpy. P90x claims you can build mass with proper nutrition and focusing on 8-10 reps per exercise but with the reduced calories and sheer amount of cardiovascular intensity involved, there isn't much extra nutrition to build your muscles unless you're a genetic freak who gets big no matter what he does. I'm realizing that P90x is PERFECT for the middle-aged dude or overweight guy who wants to shed some pounds, especially since they can dedicate themselves 100% to losing weight as their main goal without having to be worried so much about muscle mass.

While I appreciate the program and what it's doing for me, I find myself yearning for the day where I can settle under the flat bench and smash millimetres off my teeth as I grit out my last set of bench-presses. I'll be smarter with my cardio and with my diet, and if P90x has taught me anything so far it's to keep my intensity level up while at the gym. Having Tony holler at me has done WONDERS to keep me focused and zeroed in on the task at hand, and I'm hoping I can apply this same focus to life AFTER P90x.