P90X (NOVEMBER 1) - BRING IT
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Decided to post my measurements etc. I know I am down 2lbs so I am going to put my weigh in weight for tomorrow morning today (confusing?).
11/3/10 Measurements/Stats
Weight: 160
Waist at belly button: 34.5
Hips: 39
Chest (below bustline): 32
Right arm: 11.5
Left arm: 11.5
Right thigh (at mid point): 23.5
Left thigh: 23.5
Body fat 25% (using a caliper)0 -
Please hold on body fat. I am going to do it again. According to the other site I may be less body fat when measuring the folds.0
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I must say, I don't think I'd have stood a chance with this workout if I hadn't been doing all of Jillian's DVD's for so long.
I TOTALLY agree. I did 30 Day Shred before starting, and I feel way more equipped to handle this stuff!
Just finished Plyo, day 2. I LOVE THIS PROGRAM. I feel like a million bucks! I'm on the sore side from chest/back/abs yesterday, but the blood flow during plyometrics is definitely helping that.
Have fun everyone!0 -
Please hold on body fat. I am going to do it again. According to the other site I may be less body fat when measuring the folds.
Its amazing the variations one gets regarding the different formulas. I think I may take the three different numbers and average them out.0 -
okay im doing insanity just started today also got my *kitten* kicked im in for a treat muhahah
feel great now does anyone else cough up tons of mucus?
Did my second morning of Insanity. It is tough. I don't feel sore like I did with p90X but man I sweat so much. I am already sweating by the second round of warm ups. So how are you logging exercise calories? I don't have a HRM that monitors calories?
Is any one else in the thread doing Insanity?0 -
okay im doing insanity just started today also got my *kitten* kicked im in for a treat muhahah feel great now does anyone else cough up tons of mucus?
Did my second morning of Insanity. It is tough. I don't feel sore like I did with p90X but man I sweat so much. I am already sweating by the second round of warm ups. So how are you logging exercise calories? I don't have a HRM that monitors calories?
Is any one else in the thread doing Insanity?
I didn't have a hrm my first month doing Insanity. I highly recommend it. Wal-mart has the Sportline for $30. Keeping track of the different workouts and the different calorie burns will help you customize your daily diet needs.0 -
Please hold on body fat. I am going to do it again. According to the other site I may be less body fat when measuring the folds.
Its amazing the variations one gets regarding the different formulas. I think I may take the three different numbers and average them out.
that's a good idea ... I am going to make the stuffed bell peppers tonight for my dinner tomorrow but I am doing a slight variation and using turkey.0 -
Plyo is no joke!!! I am dripping sweat. Can't wait for tomorrow!0
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Am I the only one who hated Plyo? lol
I was in a bad mood to begin with, so I think that gave me some bad "vibes".
My daughter kept moving my chair, trying to take out my legs and getting into things. I did all but the last 20 minutes... but I had to go into work 2 hours early and I did a 10 minute KettleWorx workout when I got home.0 -
I wish I had more time in my day.. I bought this at the end of the summer, and with full-time work, full-time school, clinical rotations, projects, and papers, I barely have time to sleep!
I may try to squeeze a workout in here and there.. Couldn't hurt, right? As long as I eat well, it may benefit me.. Even if it's sporadic. Which workout would I benefit from the most, in your opinion? Or should I try to rotate them out as I find the time to fit them in?
[I live in an apartment with really creaky floors.. My downstairs neighbor would not like me anymore. Haha.]
I have a measuring tape coming in the mail soon.. I will take measurements sometime in the next week and add my stats.
Good luck, everyone!!0 -
Plyo is no joke!!! I am dripping sweat. Can't wait for tomorrow!
How was the knee impact?0 -
There's one exercise where you hop on one leg, 30 seconds each. I think that one is hardest on the knees. There are various jumping exercises but the goal is to minimize the impact and land softly. There's a girl that does modified versions of alot of the exercises.0
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Good, just make sure it has the all important 4 to 1 ratio of Carbs to Protein. Most people don't realize how important a recovery drink is. Speaking of drinks, I tried the new Gatorade pre-work out drink. Didn't really notice much of a difference. Was expecting some huge energy burst, but nada.
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I drink Accelerade after workouts. I'm probably going to start drinking it during workouts, especially plyo.0 -
P90x Lean Day 3: Arms & Shoulders, Ab Ripper X
Glutes and hamstrings very sore when getting up this morning, but OK once I got warmed up.
Arms & Shoulders: I guess I have more strength there than I thought. I started low on the bands and upped them half way through...but next time I need to start with a higher resistance and go for it even more. Don't feel like I got the workout I should have out of it.
Ab Ripper X: This one I went for as hard as I could...and I have a long way to go before I can even get close to keeping up with those guys! Very tough.0 -
P90x Lean Day 3: Arms & Shoulders, Ab Ripper X
Glutes and hamstrings very sore when getting up this morning, but OK once I got warmed up.
Arms & Shoulders: I guess I have more strength there than I thought. I started low on the bands and upped them half way through...but next time I need to start with a higher resistance and go for it even more. Don't feel like I got the workout I should have out of it.
Ab Ripper X: This one I went for as hard as I could...and I have a long way to go before I can even get close to keeping up with those guys! Very tough.
Chris, my thoughts exactly. I didn't feel like the arms and shoulders were that big of a deal. I only have 5# and 10# weights and I don't really like the bands but maybe I will use them next time anyway. Ab ripper killed me! I could only do about 1/3 of them!
A possible tip that might work for some of you...for me this works really well. I simply cannot eat a bigger meal before exercising but I find that nibbling on an apple during these workouts gives me just the right amount of carbs and sugars to keep going strong.
Hope this helps someone.
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Please hold on body fat. I am going to do it again. According to the other site I may be less body fat when measuring the folds.
Its amazing the variations one gets regarding the different formulas. I think I may take the three different numbers and average them out.
I am using the least effective method and going by what is on my scales. What I am really looking for is a decrease. I know the number isn't accurate but at least it should show if my body fat is decreasing, right?
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I did the cardio workout last night. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I was still panting pretty good.0
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It's the day after Plyo and I have that special feeling in my legs. You know the one where they could give out at any minute? I'm wearing heels right now but I think I'll be in flip flops by the end of the day!0
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I did the lean program for a month once before but quit. and im back again to do the classic version this time around. today is day 1. everyone else is posting their measurements.. i dont overly want to but i think it would be a good motivator lol so here i go..
height: 5' 6"
weight: 161.8
chest: 41
natural waist: 32
waist at belly button: 38
hips: 41
thighs: 23.5
arms: 120 -
Plyo is no joke!!! I am dripping sweat. Can't wait for tomorrow!
How was the knee impact?
I don't haave knee issues but it didn't seem bad at all. I think the real trick is landing softly. Even though they are football and soccer type moves if you think grace and dance you will be fine. Probably why football players take ballet.0 -
Day 3 finished, abx, shoulders/arms...I used 15#'s on most...except deltoid work and on the second sets of the tris I dropped to 11#. I had the grandkids today and it was a challenge but I got it finished...just hit pause and came back . I also did 500 step-ups on my 8" step box. I had been wanting to do that since I seen the biggest loser contestants try...it was a good little extra burn at the end.
My stats..
217.4 #
Bust at band line 38" High bust 45 3/4"
Natural waist 37 3/4"
Belly button 41 3/4"
Hip 45 3/8"
Thighs 22 1/2" both
biceps 14 1/8"
calf 16"
Still haven't taken photos...but I do have some that I took in September...I haven't lost that much the past month...so if I don't get them taken soon...I'll use those.0 -
Shoulders and arms done this morning. I did lighter weights with high reps and it was easy breezy - so next time I am going to increase the weights slightly. My goal is not to get buff - I prefer more of the long lean muscle type so I am not going to increase that much.
ABX was a challenge today. I could feel it in my lower deep core -- but I loved it nonetheless. Anything worth having is worth the effort. It is hard to keep up with them but I am happy with what I did for the first week.
Im doing my beloved Arc Trainer for 45 minutes today on my lunch break to keep the cardio going.
I downloaded the P90X excel spreadsheet and I love it. It took me a few minutes to figure out the recording for the nutrition but it was suprisingly pretty close to what I ate in the calorie count that I monitor the actual food on here vs the category of food on the spreadsheet. I also like all the measurements and graphs. It also monitors and charts your progress on all of the exercises too. I am a data geek so it all really appeals to me.
With respect to HRM questions asked, I have a Sportline HRM/pedometer and other tricks wrist watch. I check my HR after the warm-up then on the breaks (immediately after the exercises) and make notes of that with my reps. I then average it out and check the calories burned here (using the VO2 of 35 as recommended).
http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/calculators/calories-burned-calculator-based-on-average-heart-rate/
Thank you to all for participating I really enjoy reading everyone's info. Keep up the good work!0 -
I went out at lunch and bought a heavy band to do assisted pull ups with and I got new weight gloves ... because they were pink 0
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With respect to HRM questions asked, I have a Sportline HRM/pedometer and other tricks wrist watch. I check my HR after the warm-up then on the breaks (immediately after the exercises) and make notes of that with my reps. I then average it out and check the calories burned here (using the VO2 of 35 as recommended).
http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/calculators/calories-burned-calculator-based-on-average-heart-rate/
Thank you to all for participating I really enjoy reading everyone's info. Keep up the good work!
I use the Timex Ironman Men's Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor with Data Xchanger Watch that I bought from Amazon. It allows you to upload the data to a website that graphs the BPM over time and other things. Here's a link to my Day 2 workout BPM graph.
http://www.trainingpeaks.com/sw/WRCNVAWPHLXPVSQRSIGOY6CBIU
I use a similar site as you do for calculating calories, different place but they both give same numbers.
I take my avg BPM for the workout, subtract my resting BPM and use that number in the calculator. Then I round down to the nearest 50's. So 672 would be 650 and 637 would be 600, and so on. Just my way of making sure I am not over estimating the calorie burn.0 -
I went out at lunch and bought a heavy band to do assisted pull ups with and I got new weight gloves ... because they were pink
They would match my water bottle, HRM watch, the accent color on my Asics cross country shoes, and yoga mat! I have no idea how I ended up with so much pink workout stuff since my favorite color is green... I think it was going to be an accent color for me and then I went overboard... as either the Herb-N Kitchen Fairy or my inner preppie kid...0 -
I went out at lunch and bought a heavy band to do assisted pull ups with and I got new weight gloves ... because they were pink
They would match my water bottle, HRM watch, the accent color on my Asics cross country shoes, and yoga mat! I have no idea how I ended up with so much pink workout stuff since my favorite color is green... I think it was going to be an accent color for me and then I went overboard... as either the Herb-N Kitchen Fairy or my inner preppie kid...
I definitely buy new workout things based on how pink they are I had to restrain myself from buying a new pink yoga mat the other day, since I was buying for the boyfriend! LOL
I'm off to do arms 'n' abs. Hope it goes smoothly!
OH! I just got my body fat caliper in the mail, and it said 29%. But it also said not to measure if you're overheated, and I had just come in from a drive in an un-air-conditioned car on a 95 degree day... so I may do it again. Sara or Karen, what sites are you using for different statistics?0 -
Hi, can I join you guys? I am on day 3, did shoulders and arms and abs today. I also went for a 3 mile run after, I was feeling pretty good. I have been doing ab ripper for the past couple weeks so it was not as hard as it was when I first started. I didn't think shoulders and arms was too bad, but I am sure I will be saying something different when I wake up sore tomorrow! I am going to try to run 2-3 times a week as well, I am still out on maternity leave so I have more time.. when I go back to work in a few weeks, though, that might be harder.0
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OH! I just got my body fat caliper in the mail, and it said 29%. But it also said not to measure if you're overheated, and I had just come in from a drive in an un-air-conditioned car on a 95 degree day... so I may do it again. Sara or Karen, what sites are you using for different statistics?
Initially, I used this site: http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/body-fat-percentage-calculator and it gives the US Navy and the YMCA methods (USN usually shows at a higher body fat). I have one of those hand held ones that I measure and compare as well.
I just discovered that the P90X excel spreadsheet on the BB page (free to download) has the measurements and the capliper (3 point and 7 point) and will calculate it for you.0 -
I used the chart that came with the caliper and I also entered my info into the tool on the beach body website. But I just discovered that the waist measurement I was doing (across the belly button) isn't the one they want. They want the higher point so I have to do that measurement again tomorrow morning in order to get the right body fat %. Man I hate math LOL0
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Hi guys!
Did I miss something in the P90X books that has the worksheets they are recording their numbers on in the DVD? Just wondering. I'd love to have that since while I'm working out there is NO WAY I can write down the names of the moves. Is this the spreadsheet you are all talking about?
So, I didn't do p90x today because I had my weekly slide class. Well, this morning the coach must have been able to smell the soreness in my legs because she made us do every squat imaginable! Oh, the pain! Ha ha! It was good though!0
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