P90X, anyone?

KarenBorter

Stu, In other words you are saying that I should ONLY do P90X and not go to the gym to do the elliptical I have been doing. That this will burn more calories then I will know what to do with? I am doing Classic

rebeccacaldwe

I just started the P90X program today and for my first attempt at one of the videos it wasn't too bad. I mean it kicked my butt but I survived. I am starting with the lean version because I really want to get some weight off. Everyone has been saying you need to eat a lot but the program is telling me I should eat 2400 calories a day compared to the 1200 on this website. I feel like 2400 is a lot and I don't even think I could eat that much. I'm 5 1 and 191 lbs and I was just wondering if 2400 calories is too much? For those who have done this program before would you recommend eating that many calories?

edorice

Stu, In other words you are saying that I should ONLY do P90X and not go to the gym to do the elliptical I have been doing. That this will burn more calories then I will know what to do with? I am doing Classic

In my first round of P90X I walked a mile in the afternoons with coworkers. Then by the 2nd phase I started doing double workouts like jogging after work. I lost 24 lbs. during the 1st round. The program recommends that if you want faster results you can do doubles with Cardio X or other cardio.

edorice

I just started the P90X program today and for my first attempt at one of the videos it wasn't too bad. I mean it kicked my butt but I survived. I am starting with the lean version because I really want to get some weight off. Everyone has been saying you need to eat a lot but the program is telling me I should eat 2400 calories a day compared to the 1200 on this website. I feel like 2400 is a lot and I don't even think I could eat that much. I'm 5 1 and 191 lbs and I was just wondering if 2400 calories is too much? For those who have done this program before would you recommend eating that many calories?

During my first round I ate between 1700 and 1900 calories. Many people that have done the program agree that the calories laid out by P90X is way too high. I wouldn't recommend eating 2400 calories.

kuntrygurl

I just started the P90X program today and for my first attempt at one of the videos it wasn't too bad. I mean it kicked my butt but I survived. I am starting with the lean version because I really want to get some weight off. Everyone has been saying you need to eat a lot but the program is telling me I should eat 2400 calories a day compared to the 1200 on this website. I feel like 2400 is a lot and I don't even think I could eat that much. I'm 5 1 and 191 lbs and I was just wondering if 2400 calories is too much? For those who have done this program before would you recommend eating that many calories?

During my first round I ate between 1700 and 1900 calories. Many people that have done the program agree that the calories laid out by P90X is way too high. I wouldn't recommend eating 2400 calories.

I, too, was wondering about calories.
Life hasn't been the nicest to me this last week, so I am not even hungry.
I was hoping that it wouldn't make me eat that much.
But, 1700-1900, I can do.
But, I guess it is different with everyone, huh?

KarenBorter

I just started the P90X program today and for my first attempt at one of the videos it wasn't too bad. I mean it kicked my butt but I survived. I am starting with the lean version because I really want to get some weight off. Everyone has been saying you need to eat a lot but the program is telling me I should eat 2400 calories a day compared to the 1200 on this website. I feel like 2400 is a lot and I don't even think I could eat that much. I'm 5 1 and 191 lbs and I was just wondering if 2400 calories is too much? For those who have done this program before would you recommend eating that many calories?

During my first round I ate between 1700 and 1900 calories. Many people that have done the program agree that the calories laid out by P90X is way too high. I wouldn't recommend eating 2400 calories.

Thanks for clearing up both of my questions: I think that perhaps for the first couple of days I am going to just do the P90X and see how exhausted I am. I have a 1200 calorie base but I do eat 75% of my exercise calories and will be getting a whey protein supplement for after workout recovery. I am getting EXCITED!

KarenBorter

My program delivered today. I came home and opened the package to get the manuals so I could read them while I was waiting for my oil change at the dealership ... I was able to read thru both of them. I did some calculations and I too am supposed to consume 2400 calories/day on the program. I don't know about that. Currently, with exercise calories I am between 1700 and 1900/day. I am going to see how things go. I am definitely going to get IsoPure which is a whey protein powder I have used in the past for recovery.

On first impression, I don't think I am going to have much issue with any of the stuff. The plyometrics, however, is sketchy. I am going to have to brace my right knee and I have a neoprene knee support that I will wear on those days and just ice after. My old personal trainer would have me do some of those moves and, in fact, most of the moves in P90X I have done at one point or another in my many years working with a trainer. The next thing, the nutrition plan. While I am not planning on following that program exactly, I am certainly going to utilize many of the recipes in the book as they are nutritious and I love LOVE to cook. This will help my meal planning and give me some great options away from the relatively mundane menu I have been utilizing over the past 60 days.

I suppose I will wear my HRM strap to bed tonight so I can at least get my RHR tomorrow in the morning. I will likely have to get a caliper for body fat or use a tool online. I would rather get a caliper. Are they easy to use (for those of you who have used them)?

Tomorrow I am going to do my regular cardio and then come home and pop in the stretch x dvd. Sunday I am going to do the fit test. Question: should I do this before I go out and do cardio or is it okay to do any time of the day?

missmaya24

The beachbody website has a body fat calculator. There's alot of cool tools on there.

tondalea

You can do cardio X instead of Plyo....

KarenBorter

You can do cardio X instead of Plyo....

Thank you I may have to try that if I find the plyo too much for my knees I am glad there are modifications for this stuff!