It Arrived P90X......

rogers8702

i got my kit in the mail last night. i am so excited. i read through the books last night and cant wait to get started.
Anyone else starting this week?
any helpful hints to a newbie Xer?

tcac

you will do it! Believing it is more than half the battle, and on this site when we cannot believe there are so many believing for us. Enjoy the rest of your journey.

mommyhof3

Just keep hitting play NO MATTER HOW SORE YOU ARE. Not to scare you off but the first week is hard. It gets way easier as the weeks go on so don't stop no matter what

And join us here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/90538-join-me-in-a-round-of-p90x-beginning-4-26-10 Very supportive and helpful

CreativeRedhead

I just got mine yesterday too! So I'm starting on Monday! I'm super excited!!!

sweetbn

I'm starting next week, June 14 after my 5k Good luck to us!!

hiddensecant

I think we were about the same weight when I started my first round. Here are some things I learned along the way.

1. Eat your calories. It's tempting to eat less but intense exercise regimens work best when you keep your muscles fueled. Some weeks I ate the full 1800 calories while other weeks I zig-zagged down to 1600 on rest days, yoga days, and stretch days. Any less and my workouts suffered to the point where my changes were happening less dramatically. If I doubled, I zig-zagged up to 2000 calories.

2. Take photos/measurements and keep off the scale. It's a fat loss program, not a weight loss program. Yes, you'll lose weight but the scale will try to lie about it every once in a while. Not weighing will help you keep your sanity and the photos will keep you motivated. If you do weigh yourself, don't stress about what it tells you!

3. Go Classic. It burns more calories and you'll end up with faster results.

4. Go heavy. If this is your first time with weights, start off in the 10-12 rep range. On the last week of Phase 1 and 2, go heavier ... 8-10 reps to failure. In Phase 3, try to be at failure by 8 reps.
If you're familiar with lifting heavy, 6-8 reps to failure at first and switch to 10-12 for brief periods (one week per phase).

5. Do your yoga. If you don't like Yoga X, find another yoga video that you can/will do. Without yoga, you can be susceptible to muscle imbalance and injury. It strengthens the little weak spots you may neglect or can't reach by simply lifting weights or cardio. You don't need 90 minutes of yoga ... go for 40-60 minutes. Also, if you double, don't double on yoga days.

6. Struggle. Don't worry, you'll find plenty of struggle when you first begin. But there is a point where you start to get familiar and certain things can start to feel easier if you're using the same weight or working out the same way. Go for the more advanced versions of the workout once you feel comfortable, even if it's just an inch further. Make yourself struggle for those last reps or those last seconds ALWAYS. Finishing strong is nice but thriving to find the struggle will create the most amazing changes.

7. Every week, take a look at your foods and clean up 1 thing. If it means using whole grain instead of white, reducing dairy, swapping ranch for olive oil, getting rid of that bag of whatever ... clean 1 thing every week.

One thing that might help but not necessary ... I would high-carb on plyometric days. It helped me get a better workout and kept me from going crazy during those lower-carb months. Some people do it, some people don't. I also had a high protein day when I switched to the high carb meal plans (on the weekend). I liked having something different each week and the rest of the time I was eating more or less the same things.

Anyway, good luck newbies!

I'll be finishing up Round 2 on saturday and will be moving onto Insanity. But this is the P90X thread that I'm using:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/94614-p90x-starting-a-new-thread?page=20#posts-1389474 We actually have a handful of members that just started this week (about 5 I think).

rogers8702

Thank you Ghanie, i love tip #7.

i am struggling getting my carbs lowered. i seem to keep going over. i am definetley working on that this week.

protein owder i use is kind of high in carb need to find a lower one.

last night i did plyo and i think i burned more calories laughing than the actual work out. LOL. but in all seriousness i loved it even though i can't jump. but in 90 days i will be a frog.

hiddensecant

last night i did plyo and i think i burned more calories laughing than the actual work out. LOL. but in all seriousness i loved it even though i can't jump. but in 90 days i will be a frog.

Yeah, my feet didn't leave the ground for a while, hehe.

You don't have to stress about the carbs too much. Just do your best in getting as much protein as you can tolerate and meet that calorie goal.

Here's an old menu from my Phase 1 in case you need some ideas: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/ghanie?date=2010-03-29 ... whey protein will be cheaper; I went with egg because whey makes me sick.