p90x - Round 1 beginners

halphord

Im doing P90X lean program. I'm on day 9 now. Love it!

chelios7

Oh, before I forget...I know I should be using some kind of recovery drink, but I really hate creamsicle/orange flavored anything and can't bring myself to buy the BB one. Any other suggestions?

I use Dark Matter fruit punch. I think it tastes pretty good!

kamikazikelli

I am starting this week. Today was Day one. Mondays are my off days.

Amairee

Week 1 Day 5:

Bit of a later reply here, but I did my workouts earlier. First time doing the Legs and Back routines and I really liked it, although my legs still kill hours later haha. Really hated/loved those tippy toe lunges and the wall presses, they certainly do a number on you.

Also did Ab Ripper of course, still going well. Hope everyone else's workouts went great!

j3nic3

I thought today was my Yoga day, so I got up at 4:50am, only to find out it was Shoulders n Arms. Now I have all this extra time I coulda been sleeping! lol. I guess I could get on my bike, but my legs are pretty much spent from last nights Plyo workout.

Amairee

Week 1 Day 6:

First day of Kenpo X and I LOVE IT! That's a really amazing style of cardio that's incredibly enjoyable and so much fun. My dog even managed to enter into the room and hop along with me haha. And thus tomorrow is my rest day, although I'll be trying the Stretch X, but my first week of P90X is almost completed and I'm more than excited to keep at it!

How's everyone else's workout gone?

dukwia

Just started P90X Lean and today is day6 of week 1>>Kenpo X.

Fav workout so far is Yoga X as a beginner and very unflexible person it's almost impossible for me to do most of the moves correctly but when i finished the dvd i was surprised at how good i felt.
i enjoy reading all the encouraging post. It does make it easier for me to stay modivated

wsheaf82

Week 3 Day 1 completed yesterday. On to plyo tonight. Ready for a killer calorie burner.

Anyone noticing some good results?

chelios7

Legs and Back and Ab Ripper tonight for me, I have tomorrow off from work so I am going to try to do Kenpo in the morning which is different for me. Will be interesting to see what it does for my energy for the remainder of the day.

Yoga last night wasn't bad, I really wish the first section was 15 minute shorter, so repetitve, but I still stuck with it. I love the last 45 minutes. I was surprised at my cal burn,643 calories, but it might be right, I sweat more this time than the first two times. I could almost do the Wheel! I could do the move but not arch myself as much as they all do. That's big progress for me.

Overall, after nearly 3 weeks of doing the exercises and diet I've noticed it a lot of difference in my body. My belly fat has noticeably shrunk (the wife even asked if I was sucking in when I flexed for her and I wasn't, so I'll take that as a compliment!), my sides have really tightened up around the rib area and I can see and feel the muscle development there. My shoulders and arms have always been somewhat developed form weight lifting off and on before but I can see a difference there too. I'm also noticing much better flexibility in my streches and yoga. It's still early in the program but seeing this much change already is extremely encouraging. I'm excited to see the 30 day comparison photos.

Keep pushing play!!

Amairee

Week 1 Day 7:

Last day of the week, so I did Stretch X for the first time today. I liked it, it really worked the kinks out of my body from the weeks worth of exercise. I especially liked the bow move, that was just an amazing all over stretch for me.

I'll probably do some light cardio later, but an hour long stretch session has really got me feeling good lol.

wsheaf82

Overall, after nearly 3 weeks of doing the exercises and diet I've noticed it a lot of difference in my body. My belly fat has noticeably shrunk (the wife even asked if I was sucking in when I flexed for her and I wasn't, so I'll take that as a compliment!), my sides have really tightened up around the rib area and I can see and feel the muscle development there. My shoulders and arms have always been somewhat developed form weight lifting off and on before but I can see a difference there too. I'm also noticing much better flexibility in my streches and yoga. It's still early in the program but seeing this much change already is extremely encouraging. I'm excited to see the 30 day comparison photos.

Keep pushing play!!

I noticed some of this as well. Body lines appearing in places there wasn't any. My body overall just feels different. More energy and not as weak or bogged down. Hard to explain. The scale says i've lost almost 5 pounds since starting p90x. My wife poked me in my stomach area while walking by and went "Oh! I'm definitely doing Ab Ripper X over the summer." Still get that beer belly fat over it but my stomach definitely feels tighter. My measurements says I've lost an inch around my waist measuring at my belly button each time for reference. And I feel like my lats "believe that's the correct muscle" are building the fastest. That also might be cause I just did week 3 day 1 (chest and back?) last night.

I have a feeling I'm going to regret not taking the day 1 photos.

Edit: On a side note, how great would it be if beer was considered healthy food and helped with losing weight or building muscle?

angryguy77

After 90 days, do you start over or do a maintenance routine?

wsheaf82

After 90 days, do you start over or do a maintenance routine?

Not sure yet. Haven't completed first 90 days. I think what you want will determine the answer though. Personally, I'm over weight. I was dumb and let myself go. So I'm trying to lower my body fat %. Once it's down to an acceptable level, I might try to put on some muscle or maintain what I got depending on if I like what I see or not. If my body fat % isn't down to an acceptable level after the first 90 days, I might add another 30 days to the P90X and see where my % is then.

chelios7

After 90 days, do you start over or do a maintenance routine?

Yeah, it depends on you. I really can't say at this point either what I'll do. I'll evaluate as I get to the end of the 90 days. My thought right now is trying a P90X/Insanity hybrid or go right into Insanity. Not sure yet!

LOVINLIFEGUY

Week 3 started with chest/back, I was proud how well I improved since last week! Today I did max plyo interval from insanity to mix my cardio up. It went well and I feel greeeat so far!

As far as what to do when you are done doing the 90days... Well, after my first 90 days I went from 226 lbs down to 180.. I lost 46 lbs and was in the best shape of my life. I was so happy with the results that I just started from day 1 and did it again, I even followed the diet the same way for every month. I did that for a couple years and I liked the results.

In Jan I did insanity for the first time and even though I had a few pounds to lose from the holidays, I did not like all the cardio and I lost some strength. Now Im back here doing p90x and loving it again. I do plan on switching every other week from plyo to max plyo.. just to keep it fresh.

I just love the p90x workouts

Vibette

Hey Gals & Guys....

I just started the Lean Version.... a few days into Week 1.

Feel free to add me if you want -- I'm not around the forums all that much!

chelios7

As far as what to do when you are done doing the 90days... Well, after my first 90 days I went from 226 lbs down to 180.. I lost 46 lbs and was in the best shape of my life. I was so happy with the results that I just started from day 1 and did it again, I even followed the diet the same way for every month. I did that for a couple years and I liked the results.

In Jan I did insanity for the first time and even though I had a few pounds to lose from the holidays, I did not like all the cardio and I lost some strength. Now Im back here doing p90x and loving it again. I do plan on switching every other week from plyo to max plyo.. just to keep it fresh.

I just love the p90x workouts

Wow, I'm not so sure I could do P90X for years, that takes some committment, you probably had the dvds memorized by then!

j3nic3

Yeah, it depends on you. I really can't say at this point either what I'll do. I'll evaluate as I get to the end of the 90 days. My thought right now is trying a P90X/Insanity hybrid or go right into Insanity. Not sure yet!

I'll be doing this too. Insanity or the hybrid. :-D Can't wait!!! Do you have Insanity? I wanna try to do the fit test this weekend.

wsheaf82

Another day done. Tough work out today. My wife and child passed on their illness to me. Still pushing play though.

Amairee

Week 2 Day 1:

Start of week two! Great Chest and Back workout, followed by Ab Ripper X and Cardio X. Trying to burn a lot these next few days to make up for what I know will be an indulgence come Easter dinner haha.

Had to make cheesecake today for said dinner (my all time favourite sweet) and managed to not eat a single piece as of yet. Go me! Lol

LOVINLIFEGUY

As far as what to do when you are done doing the 90days... Well, after my first 90 days I went from 226 lbs down to 180.. I lost 46 lbs and was in the best shape of my life. I was so happy with the results that I just started from day 1 and did it again, I even followed the diet the same way for every month. I did that for a couple years and I liked the results.

In Jan I did insanity for the first time and even though I had a few pounds to lose from the holidays, I did not like all the cardio and I lost some strength. Now Im back here doing p90x and loving it again. I do plan on switching every other week from plyo to max plyo.. just to keep it fresh.

I just love the p90x workouts

Wow, I'm not so sure I could do P90X for years, that takes some committment, you probably had the dvds memorized by then!

I would not be honest if I said I followed the diet to a T every round. I lasted about a year with the diet and then gave into some of my wants.. I also stopped doing the x for about 3 months last fall. I do a lot of upland hunting and I am out of town for about a month and a half hunting. I put on 15 lbs in that 3 months, so I gave insanity a try. I lost the lbs, but I just didnt care for it.

I have several guys I work with that have been doing it as long as I have..... Yes, we can pretty much go back and fourth saying a whole dvd. We call them Tonyisms.

capoeirista

I started on Tuesday(4/19) with Plyo and I finished legs and back yesterday (4/23) it all seem great so far. I just hope I could be like my 9yr old daughter she does ab ripper when she gets home from school then plyo and ab ripper after she takes a nap and home work "she's a beast" I don't let her do any of the strength training but she loves everything else.

chelios7

I started on Tuesday(4/19) with Plyo and I finished legs and back yesterday (4/23) it all seem great so far. I just hope I could be like my 9yr old daughter she does ab ripper when she gets home from school then plyo and ab ripper after she takes a nap and home work "she's a beast" I don't let her do any of the strength training but she loves everything else.

Kids just have way too much energy! I'm certain my son burns off anything he eats because he never sits still. I always tell him I'm jealous of his abs, haha, he's only six.

chelios7

3 weeks down, 10 to go. Love to see the changes in my body so far, love the extra energy I have, eating better, feeling better. 30 day mark is just around the corner. Woo-hoo! Keep it going everyone!

LOVINLIFEGUY

Yoga went well today. It really is a nice mix up in the middle of the week! shoulders and arms yesterday. Very happy that I was able to do all the ab ripper with the extra mason twists, starting to feel good at that again.

Lovin life and pressing play :happy:

Amairee

Week 2 Day 2:

Amazing Plyo workout, didn't have to pause once and was able to do just about everything at tempo with the rest of them. Still find those high knee jumps and rock star jumps difficult, typically have to rely on my arms to get the height I need, but I'm improving! Definitely the most kick-butt workout of them all thus far, but I love it for how many calories it burns and for how great I feel once I finish.

Glad to see people here posting about the results they are getting, or have gotten, with P90X. It's really a great motivator to hear that other people are achieving their goals and really loving the program. Thanks for sharing everyone!

markymark39

3 weeks down, 10 to go. Love to see the changes in my body so far, love the extra energy I have, eating better, feeling better. 30 day mark is just around the corner. Woo-hoo! Keep it going everyone!

same here - just finished week 3 and enjoying the program. down over 10 lbs so far and hoping to drop 30 by the end of 90 days.

bring it everyone!

SatelliteCrush80

Week 2 Day 1 in the bag! Had a really great Chest/Back workout...now that I have the pull-up bar to use, I feel like I'm going to get a lot more out of it. Also got in the AbRipper X..that's brutal, but I just did what I could and took the breaks. Eventually it will get easier. I hope. :laugh:

I was able to find a recovery drink that isn't orange flavored, so I'm set on that front too. Good times.

Happy Easter to those who celebrate, and a great Sunday to all! Keep pushing play!

B3Streeter

Today is Day 30 for me! Although I missed my workout yesterday, so today I have to do arms, and plyo. Do any of you do that? Double up on workouts when you miss a day? Do you think it makes a difference in the long run?

markymark39

Today is Day 30 for me! Although I missed my workout yesterday, so today I have to do arms, and plyo. Do any of you do that? Double up on workouts when you miss a day? Do you think it makes a difference in the long run?

yes, sometime life gets in the way and you have to be flexible. i haven't doubled up any workouts yet as i've been luck enough to do this in the morning before my day gets away from me. i doubit it matters in the end for you...the important thing is staying on plan and not letting missing a day throw you off track. sounds like a brutal "doubles" workout for you...