P90X - Anyone try this? (1 Viewer)

[goldenchild]

OK, I started week 2 last night, so I did chest and back for the second time. While I certainly have soreness again this morning, I didn't have any trouble washing my hair or brushing my teeth like the day after the first time. I tried to pace myself better for the first set of 12, and go all out for the second set. I'm wondering if I didn't push myself hard enough, or if this level of adaptation is normal. I probably did significantly more total reps, but more paced through, and didn't feel as wasted immediately after as I did the first time. Anyone else have comparable experience?

Same happened to me. Week 1 kicks your ### so much I almost felt like I was slacking in Week 2. I'm now in Week 6 and while I'm dripping at the end of a workout (like Plyos last night) the next day I feel no ill effects from the workout. On the workouts with weights I'm being really careful to make sure I push my self with more reps and/or more weight than I did before.

The bolded portion sounds VERY encouraging for me. I’m about to start another season of weekly flag football in two weeks and one of my concerns was being too sore to play from these workouts kicking my butt.

 

[Third]

i still havent gotten it. i have pretty much platued at my regular (half assed) work out. I went from 237 in november to 222 now and cant get anymore off.what kind of results did you see in week 4? like how much weight or inches did you lose?

FWIW I didn't really start seeing noticeable changes until after week4. I didn't really track my weight much, though. Just talking about physical changes that I can see in the mirror. The diet is as important as the workout...

Agree about the diet, I can't imagine working this hard 6 days a week and then minimizing the results by not following the diet at least to some degree.

 

[mistersmith]

i just tried the p90x stretch. i wasn't going to do it at first but i had the time. it takes an hour but a lot of the soreness and aches are gone. its actually pretty relaxing.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

What would this program do to a golf swing? I am really interested, but need to lenghten and strengthen my muscles rather than bulk up. It sounds like there is quite a bit of stretching and flexibility in it, but all the pull ups and push up type stuff spooks me some. Any trainers out there have an opinion?

 

[goldenchild]

i just tried the p90x stretch. i wasn't going to do it at first but i had the time. it takes an hour but a lot of the soreness and aches are gone. its actually pretty relaxing.

I didn't even realize there was a stretch dvd until I read this I knew the day off was for stretching, but I thought it was our own stretching. I can't wait to do this.

 

[kjberry]

What would this program do to a golf swing? I am really interested, but need to lenghten and strengthen my muscles rather than bulk up. It sounds like there is quite a bit of stretching and flexibility in it, but all the pull ups and push up type stuff spooks me some. Any trainers out there have an opinion?

There is a "lean" version of this program that might be better suited for you.

 

[goldenchild]

How is everyone holding up?

Just finished Week 2. My favorite workout up to now is Kenpo X, although it could be b/c I know it's my last workout for the week before the day off

I have been really good with the diet... up to last night I told myself that my cheat day would be the rib spot they featured on that TV show Man Vs. Food in San Jose, CA. I had eaten there a couple of time in the past so I already knew how good the ribs were.

Of course I regretted it, and it wasn't as enjoyable as I thought it would be. After eating healthy for the last 2 weeks, I almsot felt sick eating that crap.

Still can't get through all 330+ reps on the Ab Ripper

 

[Third]

Starting Phase 2 today. Plan on taking 30 day pics tomorrow. Didn't eat that great this weekend, so I'm ready to hit it really hard again starting today.

 

[Bull Dozier]

Today is my "rest" day for the second week, though I'm actually counting it as my first week. My wife wants to do it with me now, after watching me most nights the first week sitting on the couch. Either we're off a week the whole program, or I re-do week 1 again. I can't imagine it would be that bad for me to do week 1 twice, so I'm adding another week on before I hit the rest week.

I've been doing OK on diet most days, except dinner is a problem. With 3 kids, it is near impossible to have a good dinner with the program that the kids would eat, so dinner has been a problem. I also had a bad weekend. We went to some friends house for a St. Patty's Day party, and had more than I should, and plenty of stuff I shouldn't have had to begin with.

After almost 2 weeks, I went down from 185 to 182.

 

[Bankerguy]

I missed some time with a work trip. Will jump back in tonight.

 

[Thorn]

I have a question about hamstring stretches. I am pretty darn flexible for a guy, except hamstrings. It's ridiculous. All the other stretches, I'm at least as flexible as the people in the videos, and more often than not moreso.

But I've noticed something about hamstrings doing all these different stretches. With my knees locked, I look like Johnny stiff, and try as I might, I make very little progress. And I don't feel any stretch in my hamstrings. I feel a dull pain at the back of my knee joint and top of my calves. However, if I let myself "cheat" and pop the knee to maybe 10 degrees short of perfectly straight, my range of motion is excellent - I can put my head right to the top of my thighs - and I feel the stretch in the hamstrings.

Anyone know why this is? Am I doing it wrong? Am I taking the straight leg thing too literally? It seemed like Tony was pretty specific about that...

 

[goldenchild]

I have a question about hamstring stretches. I am pretty darn flexible for a guy, except hamstrings. It's ridiculous. All the other stretches, I'm at least as flexible as the people in the videos, and more often than not moreso. But I've noticed something about hamstrings doing all these different stretches. With my knees locked, I look like Johnny stiff, and try as I might, I make very little progress. And I don't feel any stretch in my hamstrings. I feel a dull pain at the back of my knee joint and top of my calves. However, if I let myself "cheat" and pop the knee to maybe 10 degrees short of perfectly straight, my range of motion is excellent - I can put my head right to the top of my thighs - and I feel the stretch in the hamstrings.Anyone know why this is? Am I doing it wrong? Am I taking the straight leg thing too literally? It seemed like Tony was pretty specific about that...

I assume you're talking about the stretch where you have one foot in front and one in back (with both legs straight) and you lean over your front foot (grabbing your ankle/touching the floor)?Are you keeping both feet flat on the floor and squaring up your hips? It's really important to square up the hips and drive them down towards your front foot as you lean over. You should feel a nice stretch in your front hammy.

 

[Thorn]

I have a question about hamstring stretches. I am pretty darn flexible for a guy, except hamstrings. It's ridiculous. All the other stretches, I'm at least as flexible as the people in the videos, and more often than not moreso. But I've noticed something about hamstrings doing all these different stretches. With my knees locked, I look like Johnny stiff, and try as I might, I make very little progress. And I don't feel any stretch in my hamstrings. I feel a dull pain at the back of my knee joint and top of my calves. However, if I let myself "cheat" and pop the knee to maybe 10 degrees short of perfectly straight, my range of motion is excellent - I can put my head right to the top of my thighs - and I feel the stretch in the hamstrings.Anyone know why this is? Am I doing it wrong? Am I taking the straight leg thing too literally? It seemed like Tony was pretty specific about that...

I assume you're talking about the stretch where you have one foot in front and one in back (with both legs straight) and you lean over your front foot (grabbing your ankle/touching the floor)?Are you keeping both feet flat on the floor and squaring up your hips? It's really important to square up the hips and drive them down towards your front foot as you lean over. You should feel a nice stretch in your front hammy.

Any type of hamstring stretch I've ever done has always felt this way with my knees locked. Before p90x, I had always allowed them to be (very slightly) bent to get a good stretch, but Tony seems insistent that legs be totally straight.

 

[Bull Dozier]

I have a question about hamstring stretches. I am pretty darn flexible for a guy, except hamstrings. It's ridiculous. All the other stretches, I'm at least as flexible as the people in the videos, and more often than not moreso. But I've noticed something about hamstrings doing all these different stretches. With my knees locked, I look like Johnny stiff, and try as I might, I make very little progress. And I don't feel any stretch in my hamstrings. I feel a dull pain at the back of my knee joint and top of my calves. However, if I let myself "cheat" and pop the knee to maybe 10 degrees short of perfectly straight, my range of motion is excellent - I can put my head right to the top of my thighs - and I feel the stretch in the hamstrings.Anyone know why this is? Am I doing it wrong? Am I taking the straight leg thing too literally? It seemed like Tony was pretty specific about that...

I assume you're talking about the stretch where you have one foot in front and one in back (with both legs straight) and you lean over your front foot (grabbing your ankle/touching the floor)?Are you keeping both feet flat on the floor and squaring up your hips? It's really important to square up the hips and drive them down towards your front foot as you lean over. You should feel a nice stretch in your front hammy.

Any type of hamstring stretch I've ever done has always felt this way with my knees locked. Before p90x, I had always allowed them to be (very slightly) bent to get a good stretch, but Tony seems insistent that legs be totally straight.

He says multiple times you should work on straightening your legs "over time." Do your best, and forget the rest.

 

[kjberry]

Rocked the hell out of Plyos tonight. Looking forward to recovery week next week.

 

[Third]

With some apprehension, here are my 30-day pics. Not remarkable, but definitely noticeable progress. I'm down about 7 lbs. and 1 inch in the waist for the first 30 days. The angles on these aren't perfect, so it's not an exact comparison, but it's good enough to see the difference, I think.

Day 1 - Front

Day 30 - Front

Day 1 - Arms

Day 30 - Arms

Day 1 - Back

Day 30 - Back

 

[kjberry]

With some apprehension, here are my 30-day pics. Not remarkable, but definitely noticeable progress. I'm down about 7 lbs. and 1 inch in the waist for the first 30 days. The angles on these aren't perfect, so it's not an exact comparison, but it's good enough to see the difference, I think.

Day 1 - Front

Day 30 - Front

Day 1 - Arms

Day 30 - Arms

Day 1 - Back

Day 30 - Back

Well done. I forgot to do 30 day pics but next week is the end of Phase 2 for me so I'll do 60 day pics when the time comes. How well are you doing on the diet aspect of the program?

 

[goldenchild]

With some apprehension, here are my 30-day pics. Not remarkable, but definitely noticeable progress. I'm down about 7 lbs. and 1 inch in the waist for the first 30 days. The angles on these aren't perfect, so it's not an exact comparison, but it's good enough to see the difference, I think.

Day 1 - Front

Day 30 - Front

Day 1 - Arms

Day 30 - Arms

Day 1 - Back

Day 30 - Back

Nice job. You can definitely tell that you're a bit more lean. I'm also interested how well you've stuck to the diet. Sticking to the book is pretty tough. Seems like the Portion Approach is too much of a hassle to figure out everyday, so I tried to stick with the Meal Plan approach. I'm 3 weeks in and I've just decided to be more aware of the things I eat (rather than stick to the suggested meal plans). Also, have you skipped any or "dogged" any of the workouts? I've stuck to the diet fairly well and yesterday was my first skipped workout (Arms and Shoulders Week 3) but only because I'm just starting up my weekly flag football league in a few hours and I didn't want to be overly sore. Once my body is used to this abuse, I'll be able to do it all.

I think we have a very similar body frame. I'm 5'8" and 162lbs (Day 1). The last time I weighed myself a couple of days ago I was down to 158.8. I'm pretty excited to take my 30 day pics next week.

Keep it up!

 

[Pick]

I bought the program and was about to start but then started weight lifting as school 4 days a week. So the P90 stuff just sits there with dust on it. But I friends who do it and all like it. I've heard nothing but good things about this program.

 

[Third]

With some apprehension, here are my 30-day pics. Not remarkable, but definitely noticeable progress. I'm down about 7 lbs. and 1 inch in the waist for the first 30 days. The angles on these aren't perfect, so it's not an exact comparison, but it's good enough to see the difference, I think.

Day 1 - Front

Day 30 - Front

Day 1 - Arms

Day 30 - Arms

Day 1 - Back

Day 30 - Back

Nice job. You can definitely tell that you're a bit more lean. I'm also interested how well you've stuck to the diet. Sticking to the book is pretty tough. Seems like the Portion Approach is too much of a hassle to figure out everyday, so I tried to stick with the Meal Plan approach. I'm 3 weeks in and I've just decided to be more aware of the things I eat (rather than stick to the suggested meal plans). Also, have you skipped any or "dogged" any of the workouts? I've stuck to the diet fairly well and yesterday was my first skipped workout (Arms and Shoulders Week 3) but only because I'm just starting up my weekly flag football league in a few hours and I didn't want to be overly sore. Once my body is used to this abuse, I'll be able to do it all.

I think we have a very similar body frame. I'm 5'8" and 162lbs (Day 1). The last time I weighed myself a couple of days ago I was down to 158.8. I'm pretty excited to take my 30 day pics next week.

Keep it up!

As for the diet, I've not stuck to the portion approach to the letter, but I've been pretty close. On the down side, I'm not eating as much protein as I need to, but on the positive side, I've not been eating anything that doesn't fit into the plan - no crap, no fast food, no complex carbs, etc. As for the program, I've stuck to it everyday almost without exception. I think I skipped yoga one week because of work, but that's about it.

I'm 5'11", currently 166 - down from 173 on Day 1, down from 184 on Jan. 1, 2009.

 

[mistersmith]

I'm about to hit week 4 of the program. Just finished Kenpo today. To me, it's definitely the easiest of the programs. Pylo still kicks my ###, but I can definitely do a lot more of it compared to before.

Still cannot do all of AbRipper X. Pullups/pushup numbers are increasing slightly. I've noticed that the numbers are not changing much in the beginning of the workout but they are improving noticeably at the end.

My body is getting wasted - the only time it hasn't been hurt/sore is after I do Stretch X on my 'rest' day. I also tweaked my hamstring doing one of the kicks on Kenpo X. Other than that, no other injuries suffered.

I finally broke down and bought some protein powder somewhere around the end of week 2/beginning of week 3.

Overall it's a great program but it's definitely a lot tougher than I thought it would be to set aside 1 1/4 hours for a workout. For some reason...I keep getting interrupted. But the workouts are definitely getting easier. So that's progress.

I haven't stuck to the diet, but I don't eat junk food or soda anyways. I'm sure results could be even more impressive. But the fat around my abdomen is definitely shrinking...looking forward to seeing what will happen in the next 30 days.

 

[kjberry]

On vacation with the family and luckily on a recovery week but still sticking to the schedule. Have to do 60 day photos at the end of this week. Diet is less than stellar but I've bulked up on top and my legs are in much better shape. Looking forward to phase 3.

 

[Bud Kilmer]

We (my wife and I) finally got back into week 5. I was gone for work a few days and then we had went to vegas for 4 days so our week 4 "easy" week took more like 16 days. Oh well, that's life just happening I guess.

Week 4 comments: It was nice to work on the cardio a bit but even thought I'm not muscular by any means, I did miss the strength training. Also, Core Synergies is a !$%#&@^. Wow, that destroyed us both times.

Week 5, Workout one. I couldn't keep up with the push ups last night. It was absolutely brutal. I just had to laugh at the end when I tried to do the 1-arm push ups and fell flat on my face. Oh well, I'll give it hell again next week.

Also, for those asking for protein drinks/recovery drinks. I didn't want to spend a ton of money on it so I went to the beachbody boards and asked how to save a bit of cash. I was told to get a protein powder, take one serving and mix with 8 oz water and follow that up with 8 oz grape or apple juice. Apparently the biggest deal is keeping the 4:1 ratio and the juice does that. I bought a big tub of powder off amazon or something and it works well.

 

[Bull Dozier]

Also, for those asking for protein drinks/recovery drinks. I didn't want to spend a ton of money on it so I went to the beachbody boards and asked how to save a bit of cash. I was told to get a protein powder, take one serving and mix with 8 oz water and follow that up with 8 oz grape or apple juice. Apparently the biggest deal is keeping the 4:1 ratio and the juice does that. I bought a big tub of powder off amazon or something and it works well.

I'm surprised grape and apple juice are recommended. I've always looked at those as pure sugar sources, with minimal real nutritional value.

 

[Bud Kilmer]

Also, for those asking for protein drinks/recovery drinks. I didn't want to spend a ton of money on it so I went to the beachbody boards and asked how to save a bit of cash. I was told to get a protein powder, take one serving and mix with 8 oz water and follow that up with 8 oz grape or apple juice. Apparently the biggest deal is keeping the 4:1 ratio and the juice does that. I bought a big tub of powder off amazon or something and it works well.

I'm surprised grape and apple juice are recommended. I've always looked at those as pure sugar sources, with minimal real nutritional value.

Again, I don't understand it all but it keeps the 4:1 ratio between protein and carbs work well for a recovery drink. there was lots of talk about chocolate milk in that forum as well but they kept going back to this if you didn't want to spend the money on "their" recovery drink.

 

[goldenchild]

Also, for those asking for protein drinks/recovery drinks. I didn't want to spend a ton of money on it so I went to the beachbody boards and asked how to save a bit of cash. I was told to get a protein powder, take one serving and mix with 8 oz water and follow that up with 8 oz grape or apple juice. Apparently the biggest deal is keeping the 4:1 ratio and the juice does that. I bought a big tub of powder off amazon or something and it works well.

I'm surprised grape and apple juice are recommended. I've always looked at those as pure sugar sources, with minimal real nutritional value.

Again, I don't understand it all but it keeps the 4:1 ratio between protein and carbs work well for a recovery drink. there was lots of talk about chocolate milk in that forum as well but they kept going back to this if you didn't want to spend the money on "their" recovery drink.

I've been using Organic 1% Chocolate Milk for my recovery drink and it's been doing the job.

 

[goldenchild]

I'm digging the Core Synergetics session

This was my first time doing this so I didn't push myself as much as I think I should have (still got a nice sweat in though).

I have an appt here at work to get my body composition measurements done this afternoon. I was at 17-18% body fat a little over a month ago. Hopefully that number has gone down

 

[goldenchild]

I'm digging the Core Synergetics session This was my first time doing this so I didn't push myself as much as I think I should have (still got a nice sweat in though).I have an appt here at work to get my body composition measurements done this afternoon. I was at 17-18% body fat a little over a month ago. Hopefully that number has gone down

Down to 12.7% Although, I'm sure the girl that did the measurement last time wasn't as accurate. The dude that did it today busted out with the tape measure to determine where to pinch with the calipers (the girl estimated last time).I can't wait to see the end results! Though I am planning to run past the 90 days by a couple of weeks or so. This should account for those days that I half-assed it or didn't do thing properly.

 

[Balance]

I'm digging the Core Synergetics session This was my first time doing this so I didn't push myself as much as I think I should have (still got a nice sweat in though).I have an appt here at work to get my body composition measurements done this afternoon. I was at 17-18% body fat a little over a month ago. Hopefully that number has gone down

Down to 12.7% Although, I'm sure the girl that did the measurement last time wasn't as accurate. The dude that did it today busted out with the tape measure to determine where to pinch with the calipers (the girl estimated last time).I can't wait to see the end results! Though I am planning to run past the 90 days by a couple of weeks or so. This should account for those days that I half-assed it or didn't do thing properly.

Is there a simple and reliable way to measure body fat?

 

[Balance]

We (my wife and I) finally got back into week 5. I was gone for work a few days and then we had went to vegas for 4 days so our week 4 "easy" week took more like 16 days. Oh well, that's life just happening I guess.Week 4 comments: It was nice to work on the cardio a bit but even thought I'm not muscular by any means, I did miss the strength training. Also, Core Synergies is a !$%#&@^. Wow, that destroyed us both times. Week 5, Workout one. I couldn't keep up with the push ups last night. It was absolutely brutal. I just had to laugh at the end when I tried to do the 1-arm push ups and fell flat on my face. Oh well, I'll give it hell again next week.Also, for those asking for protein drinks/recovery drinks. I didn't want to spend a ton of money on it so I went to the beachbody boards and asked how to save a bit of cash. I was told to get a protein powder, take one serving and mix with 8 oz water and follow that up with 8 oz grape or apple juice. Apparently the biggest deal is keeping the 4:1 ratio and the juice does that. I bought a big tub of powder off amazon or something and it works well.

Can you guys expand on this 4:1 ratio stuff?

 

[goldenchild]

I'm digging the Core Synergetics session This was my first time doing this so I didn't push myself as much as I think I should have (still got a nice sweat in though).I have an appt here at work to get my body composition measurements done this afternoon. I was at 17-18% body fat a little over a month ago. Hopefully that number has gone down

Down to 12.7% Although, I'm sure the girl that did the measurement last time wasn't as accurate. The dude that did it today busted out with the tape measure to determine where to pinch with the calipers (the girl estimated last time).I can't wait to see the end results! Though I am planning to run past the 90 days by a couple of weeks or so. This should account for those days that I half-assed it or didn't do thing properly.

Is there a simple and reliable way to measure body fat?

I think the most accurate way to measure it is the "pool" method, but I'm not sure.I also have the calipers they sell at GNC and there are instructions on how to do it, but I'm not confident in my measuring skills. I just decided to take advantage of the free screening they had at the gym at my work... assuming they know what they are doing.

 

[jurrassic]

I am pretty intrigued by this program and was thinking of starting it. I am big believer in muscle confusion. That being said, I have 2 questions.

I am currently 5' 10" 170 and don't necessarily want to lose 10 pounds, it that inevitable with this program?

I also hit the gym 3-4 days a week and lift weights. Has anyone incorporated this program with their normal weight lifting routine?

 

[goldenchild]

I am pretty intrigued by this program and was thinking of starting it. I am big believer in muscle confusion. That being said, I have 2 questions. I am currently 5' 10" 170 and don't necessarily want to lose 10 pounds, it that inevitable with this program?I also hit the gym 3-4 days a week and lift weights. Has anyone incorporated this program with their normal weight lifting routine?

I was in a similar situation as I began the program at 162 (5'8")... Here I am 4 weeks later and I'm down to 157.8. I will note, however, that my initial body fat % was at ~17% and now I'm down to 12.7 (assuming the caliper method is acceptable). So although you don't want to lose 10 lbs, it might be a good thing to shed some body fat off.Before I started this program, I hadn't hit the gym in over a year. I would guess that you should replace your gym sessions with this program (if you decide to go with it). There is plenty of work to keep you busy with p90x.Good luck!

 

[jurrassic]

I am pretty intrigued by this program and was thinking of starting it. I am big believer in muscle confusion. That being said, I have 2 questions. I am currently 5' 10" 170 and don't necessarily want to lose 10 pounds, it that inevitable with this program?I also hit the gym 3-4 days a week and lift weights. Has anyone incorporated this program with their normal weight lifting routine?

I was in a similar situation as I began the program at 162 (5'8")... Here I am 4 weeks later and I'm down to 157.8. I will note, however, that my initial body fat % was at ~17% and now I'm down to 12.7 (assuming the caliper method is acceptable). So although you don't want to lose 10 lbs, it might be a good thing to shed some body fat off.Before I started this program, I hadn't hit the gym in over a year. I would guess that you should replace your gym sessions with this program (if you decide to go with it). There is plenty of work to keep you busy with p90x.Good luck!

Thanks for the reply. I agree I could afford to lose 5-6 pounds of body fat. I may try this program for a few weeks and then see if I can still incorporate weight lifting 3 days a week.

 

[Third]

I am pretty intrigued by this program and was thinking of starting it. I am big believer in muscle confusion. That being said, I have 2 questions. I am currently 5' 10" 170 and don't necessarily want to lose 10 pounds, it that inevitable with this program?I also hit the gym 3-4 days a week and lift weights. Has anyone incorporated this program with their normal weight lifting routine?

I was in a similar situation as I began the program at 162 (5'8")... Here I am 4 weeks later and I'm down to 157.8. I will note, however, that my initial body fat % was at ~17% and now I'm down to 12.7 (assuming the caliper method is acceptable). So although you don't want to lose 10 lbs, it might be a good thing to shed some body fat off.Before I started this program, I hadn't hit the gym in over a year. I would guess that you should replace your gym sessions with this program (if you decide to go with it). There is plenty of work to keep you busy with p90x.Good luck!

Thanks for the reply. I agree I could afford to lose 5-6 pounds of body fat. I may try this program for a few weeks and then see if I can still incorporate weight lifting 3 days a week.

You will lose some weight, but it levels off if you are already pretty lean (which it sounds like you are). I started at 5'11" and 173 and am down about 8-9 lbs, midway thru week 7. A little more weight than I wanted to lose, but I expect to put a little back on as I add muscle mass.I would not expect to keep lifting 3 days a week while on P90X. The workouts are exhausting, and you will not be giving your body enough recovery time if you try to lift on top of it. You may have to try it and see for yourself, but I can almost guarantee you won't want to lift in addition to the program. I think it is a terrific program to cycle in with a heavy lifting program twice a year. Basically 3 months on, 3 months off . . . repeat. I'm planning on lifting heavy for a month (still working in the CardioX workout 3x per week) when I finish the first 90 days, then going back for another 30 days of P90X before the trip to the beach in July.

 

[Bull Dozier]

I've had a rought time keeping on track over the last week. My wife and I have been doing it together, but she's been busy, and when she hasn't been doing it with me I had a hard time motivating myself. Finally got back on track and did legs and back last night, and my legs are sure feeling it this morning.

One problem I've noticed thats going to be an issue long term is that I absolutely hate Yoga. It's long. It's boring. I don't feel the workout (primarily because I'm not flexible and can't do a lot of what they are doing).

 

[jurrassic]

I tried to download the torrent and had issues. Hopefully I can get the thing to work.

 

[goldenchild]

I am pretty intrigued by this program and was thinking of starting it. I am big believer in muscle confusion. That being said, I have 2 questions.

I am currently 5' 10" 170 and don't necessarily want to lose 10 pounds, it that inevitable with this program?

I also hit the gym 3-4 days a week and lift weights. Has anyone incorporated this program with their normal weight lifting routine?

I was in a similar situation as I began the program at 162 (5'8")... Here I am 4 weeks later and I'm down to 157.8. I will note, however, that my initial body fat % was at ~17% and now I'm down to 12.7 (assuming the caliper method is acceptable). So although you don't want to lose 10 lbs, it might be a good thing to shed some body fat off.Before I started this program, I hadn't hit the gym in over a year. I would guess that you should replace your gym sessions with this program (if you decide to go with it). There is plenty of work to keep you busy with p90x.

Good luck!

Thanks for the reply. I agree I could afford to lose 5-6 pounds of body fat. I may try this program for a few weeks and then see if I can still incorporate weight lifting 3 days a week.

You will lose some weight, but it levels off if you are already pretty lean (which it sounds like you are). I started at 5'11" and 173 and am down about 8-9 lbs, midway thru week 7. A little more weight than I wanted to lose, but I expect to put a little back on as I add muscle mass.I would not expect to keep lifting 3 days a week while on P90X. The workouts are exhausting, and you will not be giving your body enough recovery time if you try to lift on top of it. You may have to try it and see for yourself, but I can almost guarantee you won't want to lift in addition to the program.

I think it is a terrific program to cycle in with a heavy lifting program twice a year. Basically 3 months on, 3 months off . . . repeat. I'm planning on lifting heavy for a month (still working in the CardioX workout 3x per week) when I finish the first 90 days, then going back for another 30 days of P90X before the trip to the beach in July.

This sounds like a great plan, and also keeps up with the "muscle confusion" theme.

 

[goldenchild]

I've had a rought time keeping on track over the last week. My wife and I have been doing it together, but she's been busy, and when she hasn't been doing it with me I had a hard time motivating myself. Finally got back on track and did legs and back last night, and my legs are sure feeling it this morning.One problem I've noticed thats going to be an issue long term is that I absolutely hate Yoga. It's long. It's boring. I don't feel the workout (primarily because I'm not flexible and can't do a lot of what they are doing).

I am with you 100% on the yoga. I think I've gotten through the entire session just once. The other times, I either stop halfway or half-### it the whole time until I get too frustrated and just stop all together. It's not that I'm not flexible (certainly not as flexible as the ppl on the vid), but it's just long and boring to me. I've heard yoga is a lot of fun from people, but this advanced stuff is a little much for me.Unfortunately for me, I'm not sure how much longer I will be able to continue. I'm bummed b/c I am excited about the results thus far, but my schedule just won't allow me to do it all and get enough rest to enjoy the benefits. I have 2 young children (5mo and 23 mo). My wife has been on maternity leave since Oct and she returns to work in less than 2 weeks. I'll spare the details, but with her 7pm-7am shift, I'll be the one waking up 2-3 times/night to feed the youngest. Add in the fact that the only time I have to do it is 5am, that looks like a recipe for disaster as far as my mood and energy goes.I'm going to try and heavily modify the workout schedule (like tone it down to 2-3x a week), but we'll see how that goes. I figure once the kids are a little older I can re-commit to the program at a time that I will be able to do the sessions when I get home from work (and won't have to worry about my oldest climbing up my back during pushups, or picking up my youngest when she starts crying - all during my workout sessions).

 

[Thorn]

Yoga is more of a chill-out workout for me. If I'm in a pinch I do the first 45 min or so, stopping right before they get into balance poses. It definitely works you differently. I went skiiing for the first time in a couple years and I skiied faster, skiied tougher terrain, and for the first time ever had no soreness the next day.

 

[kjberry]

I've had a rought time keeping on track over the last week. My wife and I have been doing it together, but she's been busy, and when she hasn't been doing it with me I had a hard time motivating myself. Finally got back on track and did legs and back last night, and my legs are sure feeling it this morning.

One problem I've noticed thats going to be an issue long term is that I absolutely hate Yoga. It's long. It's boring. I don't feel the workout (primarily because I'm not flexible and can't do a lot of what they are doing).

I had the same issue. I have since removed Yoga and replaced it with the Cardio X DVD. There is about 10-15 minutes of Yoga on the Cardio X then a bunch of other stuff.

 

[Edgefan]

someone help me out with p90 torrent....not p90x. PM.

 

[Thorn]

I do love Kenpo

 

[goldenchild]

I do love Kenpo

I really like Core Synergetics and Kenpo... I also dig the Chest, Triceps, and Shoulder day.

 

[Third]

I missed two workouts (Yoga and Kenpo) during Week 7, so I'm doing a repeat of Week 7 before continuing to my Phase 2 rest week. I'm currently on Day 52.

How is everyone else doing? My left knee is giving me some minor problems, so I'm having to go a little lower impact on a few of the Plyo exercises. Weight loss has leveled off (thankfully) - down 10 lbs. overall.

I agree that the Chest, Shoulders and Triceps is a great workout. Back and Biceps is not as good to me, because I think your back gets shortchanged due to the fatigue in the biceps. I have to use a chair quite a bit on the pull-up sections for that workout.

 

[goldenchild]

I missed two workouts (Yoga and Kenpo) during Week 7, so I'm doing a repeat of Week 7 before continuing to my Phase 2 rest week. I'm currently on Day 52.How is everyone else doing? My left knee is giving me some minor problems, so I'm having to go a little lower impact on a few of the Plyo exercises. Weight loss has leveled off (thankfully) - down 10 lbs. overall.I agree that the Chest, Shoulders and Triceps is a great workout. Back and Biceps is not as good to me, because I think your back gets shortchanged due to the fatigue in the biceps. I have to use a chair quite a bit on the pull-up sections for that workout.

Just started Week 6 today. I'm glad you brought it up (missing workouts), b/c I missed a couple of them last week as well. I think it's a good idea to repeat that week (I was planning to just move on). I think I'll do the same.For some reason it's the back of my neck that is giving me issues. I am always cracking it doing the neck crank thing so it could just be that, but I noticed it started since about 3-4 weeks in to this program.Off topic: My wife has tried a couple of the workouts and said it's too extreme for her. So the other night we're flipping through channels and see the commercial for Tony Horton's 10-minute trainer. It's sort of p90x'ish but only requires 10 minutes per day (although to get the best results they recommend a stacking method which is basically 3 of the 10 minute workouts per day (30 minutes).... she ordered it last night. I'm interested to see how this is going to work out.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Starting this up next Wednesday (after my first two softball games and between our 2 week layoff). I'm definitely looking forward to it, especially with beach season coming up. I'd like to get rid of some of the doughy middle and add some definition and strength.

Is the yoga mat actually necessary? What kind of benefits does it provide over just a carpeted floor?

 

[Balance]

Starting this up next Wednesday (after my first two softball games and between our 2 week layoff). I'm definitely looking forward to it, especially with beach season coming up. I'd like to get rid of some of the doughy middle and add some definition and strength.Is the yoga mat actually necessary? What kind of benefits does it provide over just a carpeted floor?

My wife and I will be starting this next wednesday as well.p90x, pull up bar, dumbells, band, mats... we are in for $500+.For this much dough, it better work for my wife.

 

[goldenchild]

Starting this up next Wednesday (after my first two softball games and between our 2 week layoff). I'm definitely looking forward to it, especially with beach season coming up. I'd like to get rid of some of the doughy middle and add some definition and strength.Is the yoga mat actually necessary? What kind of benefits does it provide over just a carpeted floor?

I think the yoga mat is necessary (esp for hardwood floors). I do this on carpet, and for me the Abs portion alone is reason enough to have a mat. I've tried it without a mat early on and it killed my tailbone.Good luck! I can tell you first hand that you will get results! Just be sure to follow the diet as closely as possible. The diet is just as important as the workouts.

 

[goldenchild]

Starting this up next Wednesday (after my first two softball games and between our 2 week layoff). I'm definitely looking forward to it, especially with beach season coming up. I'd like to get rid of some of the doughy middle and add some definition and strength.Is the yoga mat actually necessary? What kind of benefits does it provide over just a carpeted floor?

My wife and I will be starting this next wednesday as well.p90x, pull up bar, dumbells, band, mats... we are in for $500+.For this much dough, it better work for my wife.

I feel you on the initial startup costs. I hope you didn't spend much on the heavier dumbells. These workouts don't require heavy dumbells at all. The heaviest I got is 20lbs and I think I can maybe spring for 25s (30s would be too much for me IMO).I didn't do the bands. You can get away with either bands or dumbells (hope you saved your receipts!).As for your wife doing it... how'd she do on the recommended fit test? If she got through it in one piece, then she's good to go.See my response a few posts up... you may want to look into the 10-minute trainer for her (www.10minutetrainer.com). It's also done by Beachbody and even has the same instructor (Tony). I think it's more geared for slimming down rather than bulking up... depending on what her (or your ) goals are.