First Round P90X-ers

marksball

Good afternoon ladies.

I am here toooooooooooooooooooooo = ) lol

Went to the gym today to lift weights. Have not done this for two weeks (since I started p90x). I am pleased to announce that I was much stronger then I was a few weeks ago. This psychs me up because I was born and raised on the traditional mentality of benching and squatting big and being a muscle head. P90X has made me stronger! I love it. I can't wait for day 90. This summer is going to rock.

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon ladies.

I am here toooooooooooooooooooooo = ) lol

Mark, I'm sorry. You're absolutely correct you are a part of this thread and offer great insight. Don't hold it against me :flowerforyou:

jfilon

Good afternoon ladies. I'm happy to report that the procrastination is over and the workout is complete. Everytime I thought about working out today I found something else to distract myself. Finally I said enough is enough, press play and BRING IT! I did just that and 58 minutes later Kenpo X is done. I usually attend a Saturday morning kickboxing class but since it snowed last night I decided to stay in today.

I hope everyone else is having a wonderful Saturday and has completed or is about to complete their workout.

Hahah, your post is yet another reason I should stop focusing on vacuuming behind my refrigerator.

jennyco

I will do my work out tonight...I will do my workout tonight...I will do my workout tonight...


thanks for the inspiration everyone

Emilydmo

Haha, I actually got on MFP to procrastinate my workout a little longer, but you guys got me convinced to just go ahead and get my workout done first. I love this thread! :flowerforyou:

Chocolickkyss

Happy Valentine's ladies and gents (Mark I'm trying really hard to get better at remember there is a man participating but in all the threads that I post in you're the only guy which makes you special), I hope your weekend is coming along well!

I've been up since 5 am b/c my best friend who have not spoken w/since X-mas gave me a call and we talked until about 7 am and then another good friend call right after and talked for another 2 hours. I told myself that before I got too comfortable I was going to get my workout complete and I have succeeded. As always, Sunday is my light day so I decided to complete the 58 minutes of the P90X stretching dvd. I know stretching is an essential piece of working out to help w/flexibility and preventing injuries but i'm not sure 58 minutes of it is necessary. I kept telling myself I was only going to do 30 minutes but then when 30 minutes passed I said 45 minutes and then here comes 45 minutes and I finally said just suck it up and do the entire thing and I did. Glad it's over and it was not as bad as I had anticipated although I still don't think I need 58 minutes of it.

Now that the workout is complete I can spend the rest of the day relaxing.

Hope everyone's valentines weekend was spend w/that special someone. Have a great day all!

kairose

happy monday all...getting ready to hit it with chest and back...i used to hate this work out because of pull ups i tried on my pull up bar for a few rounds of p90x and kept hurting my shoulder...then i got go fit bands at sports authority they have a device to just put in your door jamb and it is so stable and i love that they have pound resistence on the box.. iam using 20's and they are very hard...i can do about 6 to 8 pull ups in bicep hand grip but it stresses my body so now i am using the bancs and look forward to pull ups...i am going to give the bar another try down the road but feel i am working out my back really well with the bands...i am doing work both directions...sometimes you just have to do your own thing and what is best for your body...i am off to have my Shakeology shake before my workout and then off for a good one...i didnt loose much this week not because i ate the wrong things but because i ate too much...i have to get the portions down a bit...working out makes me so hungry..

kairose

happy monday all...getting ready to hit it with chest and back...i used to hate this work out because of pull ups i tried on my pull up bar for a few rounds of p90x and kept hurting my shoulder...then i got go fit bands at sports authority they have a device to just put in your door jamb and it is so stable and i love that they have pound resistence on the box.. iam using 20's and they are very hard...i can do about 6 to 8 pull ups in bicep hand grip but it stresses my body so now i am using the bancs and look forward to pull ups...i am going to give the bar another try down the road but feel i am working out my back really well with the bands...i am doing work both directions...sometimes you just have to do your own thing and what is best for your body...i am off to have my Shakeology shake before my workout and then off for a good one...i didnt loose much this week not because i ate the wrong things but because i ate too much...i have to get the portions down a bit...working out makes me so hungry..

AwMyLoLo

I finally decided to switch to Classic, and want to add some outdoor jogs to kinda mock the "Doubles" schedule. I just have to figure out how to work it into my schedule. I would like to do 30 minute jog in the mornings but will only jog on the road in daylight and have to leave for work by 7am, which means my run would start no later than 5:30am. So, I gotta think about it.

Saturday, I bought a pair of 8 pound weights, but they didn't have any 12's. Need to get some. I also bought a cheap full-length mirror so I could watch and make sure I am doing the moves correctly. That's helped a lot so far! What's even better is the mirror is so cheap, the way it boes makes me look super slender! I was laughing at myself Saturday because I was telling my husband that all the other mirrors in the house were misleading and this one shows what I actually look like... Until I squatted down and my neck looked like it is 2 feet long!

KenpoX today will end Week 5 for me (rest tomorrow of course). I am so sore from Shoulders, Chest & Tri from Friday, Yoga was even more difficult on Saturday. Still no changes in weight or measurements (no changes at all since I last measured in July and I am up about 4 lbs since my wedding Sept 26.) I can't complain. Hubby says I am starting to look "athletic".

Looks like everyone here is kickin butt! Keep up the good work!

XFitMojoMom

I'm finally back from a week at Disney - I'm so glad to be rid of that place... "Have a Magical Day!!" - here's what will be "magic" - you take my kids through the parks for 8 hours at a time while I sit and get my *kitten* pampered!!
But seriously - I've never seen so many people using scooters in my life... Of course you are morbidly obese!!! You never use your legs to move yourself, clusterF---!
:explode:

I'm going to have to go back to day 1, week 1 I think. I've got a big heart exam tomorrow (where they inject radioactive dyes to see where blood is flowing), so I cannot exercise today (or drink caffeine :sad: )
And while I wore my HRM the whole week while away, I was burning between 2500-3000 calories per 8 hour days walking and pushing strollers through the park. I managed to gain 6 pounds back :brokenheart: Oh well, suck it up and BRING IT!

Good job everyone. I can't wait to be back to "routine" here.

Chocolickkyss

Today is week 3 day 1 of the P90X series and I was able to rock out the chest and back dvd after procrastinating the entire morning. I really don't know what's going on w/me but my desire to exercise daily is waning terribly. I'm finding myself procrastinating more and having to really talk myself into "bringing it" during my workouts. I'm fearful that I will eventually say "forget it" regarding daily exercise and will just watch my caloric intake since I've already hit my goal weight. I know why I need daily exercise but I'll admit it's getting harder by the day. Anyway, 52 minutes later the workout is done and I'm happy about it.

Tomorrow is Plyometrics and hopefully I can get up and get it in.

Have a great day all!

SaraWo24

Hey everyone! I really hope it's not too late to join this group, because I DEFINITELY need the motivation! I started P90X a few months ago, but only made it through 2 weeks (I sprained my ankle running on the dumb treadmill!). After recovering, I am back and ready to bring it! I decided to go the P90X Lean way for my first "real" time doing this program, because I'm still a little iffy on how the plyo and some other moves will be on my ankle. I did Core Syn. yesterday, and it was just as hard as it was the first time I did it!!! Today is Cardio X, so I'm really excited because I remember how much I liked that one.

I can't wait to see how everyone progresses. You are all my motivators! :flowerforyou:

marksball

Hey Choco exercising becomes VERY HARD when you no longer have a clear goal. Now that you have met the weight you were shooting for you need to establish a new one. I don't think most people can work out consistently unless they have a really good reason. Before it was so you could get down to a certain weight. Try to think of a goal that pertains to your work outs. Maybe for plyo it will be to make it through the entire workout with out stopping. Maybe your goal is to do so many pullups in a week. Try to think of something that will give you motivation to work out. As Tony would say, "Get your mind right, think about what you are doing and what you are trying to achieve."

Chocolickkyss

Hey Choco exercising becomes VERY HARD when you no longer have a clear goal. Now that you have met the weight you were shooting for you need to establish a new one. I don't think most people can work out consistently unless they have a really good reason. Before it was so you could get down to a certain weight. Try to think of a goal that pertains to your work outs. Maybe for plyo it will be to make it through the entire workout with out stopping. Maybe your goal is to do so many pullups in a week. Try to think of something that will give you motivation to work out. As Tony would say, "Get your mind right, think about what you are doing and what you are trying to achieve."

Mark, you make an excellent point and I never thought about it like that. I will have to think about some new goals. I thank you for this advice b/c I needed it.

jfilon

Hey guys! Today is Week 4 Day 1 for me. I honestly can't stand Yoga X for the life of me (I'm a cardio addict), so I did 30 mins on the bike and 20 mins rowing + Stretch X later tonight. Haha. That's actually a light day for me, so I'm not going to worry about it being my recovery week. It's all good.

PS: Watching the Olympics on a stationary exercise machine is an AMAZING motivator! I just think about how dedicated those athletes are and how much they push themselves - comparatively, why should I be pushing myself any less?

jennyco

Hi everyone. I managed to get through the chest shoulders and tris today. I'm having a hard time getting motivated to exercise too - but am always glad after I've finished a workout. I do still have a goal (lose another 15 lbs) and I'll just try to keep that in mind.

Jfilon - I can't stand yogaX either - I usually try to replace it with cardio - at least it has 20 mins of yoga as warm up.

SaraWo - I'm in the final phase of the lean - I really liked it. I've managed to lose 14lbs so far (and that's not always getting all six workouts done in a week - always did 4 though). Good luck!!

Mojogurl - a vacation isn't quite the same with the kids is it? those 6lbs will fall off quickly I'm sure.

I'm going on vacation in the dominican with my family on Saturday. I am supposed to do one more week and then have a recovery week. I was thinking of trying to get some jogging in, do some ab work, push ups, squats and lunges each day and then repeat the work out week and then do a recovery. does that make sense? is that what you guys would do? I should be burning calories from pushing strollers and carrying baby ( I carry the 9 month old - 19lbs- in a sling a lot).

marksball

Got through Chest and Back today. That workout always works my lower back pretty good which makes the ARX workout kind of painful. I will do ARX tomorrow morning. I've decided that I am going to revise my program a tad. I am going to do Yoga X tomorrow night rather than Plyo.

Plyo is an excellent workout however I can not do it at home. The Y thing is not working out either because the weather has been severe and the Y I am a member of is part of the college I attend. When the college is closed due to severe weather so is the Y.

I love Yoga X. I have become so limber. The recovery week has Yoga twice a week anyways so I don't feel too bad about it. Once the weather clears up I will be able to take my portable dvd player outside and do plyo again. Actually that is something that really excites me. I can't wait to be able to do my workout OUTSIDE!!!!

Living in Ohio has its ups and downs. In November/December the snow is pretty and exciting. January snow is tiresome. February snow is annoying. March snow is disgusting. I am praying for no snow in March and things to get warm FAST in April.

jfilon

Jennyco: Glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't exactly care for an hour and a half of yoga, hahah. I'm already flexible (I've done dance for a long time), so cardio is definitely more of what I should be doing to reach my fitness goals of slimmin' down.

Marksball: Amen to working out outside! I feel trapped in the gym sometimes when all I went to do is go out for a run. Too bad ice/ snow/ cold-induced asthma/ really bad Flagstaff drivers don't help with that. Soon though!

I think I'm going to get bored very quickly with 'recovery weeks'. I know my body needs the rest, but c'mon. . . let's get by to plyo already!

. . . and never thought I'd say that before.

laurabelle25

Well, just finished Week 3 Day 2 (CardioX). I still can't believe that i've exercised nearly every day for the last 2.5 weeks! Well I had a shock last weekend. woke up on Sat. and my weight had dropped 3lbs! Yes good news, but wait. then I went out for dinner Sat. night. (and drank plenty of brewski's) woke up Sun. and gain the 3 back plus 3! I know it was probably due to the sodium and alcohol. but i was pissed. So I brought it yesterday and today, took measurements this morning...and.....I lost 2 INCHES off my waist! Plus 1 in. off my hips, and .5 in on my legs!!!!!!!!!!! (plus I'm back down to 150, which is really a loss of 2 lbs since i started P90X!!!!!)

I'm sooo excited! I can't wait to take measurements at the end of this 1st phase and see more progress! I feel stronger. i feel more engergized. i love this!

Keep it up ya'll!

SaraWo24

Hey everybody! So yesterday I did my Cardio X workout...one day I WILL master those dumb Dreya Rolls! Those suckers are tough! I have to do what Tony suggests, and push off of the ground with my hands...I'll get there! Tonight is Shoulders and Arms, and ARX. I remember how tough those were, so I'm trying to fuel up throughout the day. I forgot to mention that I'm also training for my first half-marathon in May (here in Cleveland), so I had my 2 mile training run this morning already.

Jennico (I'm sorry if I spelled that wrong...I'll get it!): That is amazing news! Congratulations on losing the weight. I'm really excited to see how this program works out. You are great motivation!

Marksball: Where in Ohio are you at? I'm up north, by Cleveland, and the snow is disgusting here. I definitely feel your pain about wanting to get outside (in nice weather of course)!

Chocolickkyss

Good morning ladies and gents, today was a better start than yesterday in terms of putting off the workout. It's week 3 day 2 of the P90X series and I was suppose to complete the Plyometrics dvd but b/c I didn't feel like putting my bum knee through all the brutal jumping today I substituted the Jillian Michael's Blast Fat/Boost Metabolism dvd for Plyo. While Jillian has you doing quite a bit of jumping she does break it up and add in some kickboxing and floor work. All in all it was a great workout and 50 minutes later I'm done.

XFitMojoMom

Just tried to complete Core and died 40 minutes into it - a combination of having to fast this morning for my myocardial perfusion test, and the phone ringing constantly.
But at least back in the saddle again. Feeling jelly - off to eat a banana.

marksball

Sara I'm in the Lima area! Everything was closed yet again today due to MORE SNOW. Sick of it.

Well, since the Y was closed on today I chose to work on my ninja skills with Tony. Kenpo X followed by ARX. I didn't do ARX last night because my back was feeling a little tender after the chest and back workout. Keep up the good work everyone!!! = )

AwMyLoLo

I am the most sore I have been since starting P90X! L&B really kicked my BUTT this time! It definitely has to do with the negative pull ups, and pushing really hard to get low in the lunges and squats. I still couldn't do more than 2 of the negatives per set, but, man, I am feeling it! Also, during the pull up breaks, I will go do what I can on the bar and come back and do about 5-6 pushups (on my knees of course). Tonight is Chest, Shoulders, Tri, ARX :sick: I'm really going to have to warm up and stretch out my upper body beforehand. I can't wait until Spring gets here, I really wanna get out and jog!!

Have a great day! :flowerforyou:

Chocolickkyss

Good morning ladies and gents! Today is week 3 day 3 of the P90X series and 59 minutes later the shoulders & arms dvd is complete. Instead of doing the ballistic stretching during the breaks I did speed jump rope as a means of getting my heart rate up and getting in a tad bit of cardio.

carpediem13

Last week was absolutely miserable for me and P90X was not always a priority. I won't get into the details but boy when bad stuff happens it always has to happen at the same time! Last week was week 3 on Lean for me and I felt like I was stepping it up each workout and could see clear improvements. I was a little disappointed that I wasn't losing any weight/inches/body fat though. Part of me doing P90X was to get out of a plateau and mix up the gym. Now I just miss the gym and want to continue losing weight. I had the exercise and food part down and now I'm all over the place. Eating a butt load of protein and even less processed food I thought I'd do better but nothing seems to change. I can't figure out if I'm in starvation mode because I'm eating around 1700-2000 because of P90X which wanted me at 2400 but I don't feel like I"m working that hard and before P90X I was eating 1200-1600 and working hard. I think I may kick it up a little and go to the gym again and do P90X and eat around 1600 total. Sounds crazy but I think that's what my body needs. Any suggestions or thoughts would definitely be welcomed and probably helpful. I'll also point out I've been drinking water like crazy, close to 100 ounces a day. (I'm turning into that girl on Signs who leaves water glasses everywhere and some I drink others I don't I just keep filing glasses lol)

Anyway, sorry for the long post. After all the bad life stuff was happening I was hoping my exercsie/eating would keep me positive and it didn't. I ended up missing two days so I did Yoga and Legs/Back on Monday...Ouch. Then Xstretch yesterday bc I was supposed to do Yoga but wasn't happening 2 days in a row. Today I'll do Core and tomorrow Yoga again. Mixing up my recovery week but I figure if I get all my workouts in it's better than nothing. Glad to hear everyone else is staying strong and keeping one another motivated. I'm certainly glad to have come back and read stuff that will keep me going. Sorry for the long post I'll try not to capture a week at once again.

Last thought- I've been eating Chobani vanilla yogurt with chocolate protein powder in it and it has almost 30g of Protein and it has no fat and little calories. Just a thought for people looking for a sweet treat that will help with protein too!

tattoodfreek

Evening all! I am so upset that I didn't get my p90 in today. I was running and running and running all day long. Did not even have a moment to sit down until now at 11 at night! I guess tomorrow's another day, but I hate missing a day when it's not by choice!

Carpe, are you sure you have your calorie counts correct? Are you weighing and measuring your foods? Are you possibly eating more than you realize, or not burning as many calories as you think you should be during your workouts? I know I personally have to weigh and measure everything, or I will under estimate what I am eating. I know the plan says we are burning an average of 600 cals per workout, but I really don't believe I burn that many. I am getting a bodybugg (hooray!!) and am anxious to see what I actually burn. But on the positive side, you are clearly getting healthier, because you are seeing an improvement in your workouts, and that is so awesome! Nothing better than feeling strong and healthy and ready to take it on!! BUt regardless, p90x has me supposed to be eating 3000 cals. I am steadily losing weight and inches. I don't believe for a minute that I would be if I were eating that many! I am eating about 1200 on non exercise days, and 1400-1500 on workout days. And I don't find myself "bonking."

On a side note, stress does awful things to the body. I have read it increases the production of cortisol, the hormone which makes us store fat around the waist. It also impedes weight loss. If you had a really stressful week, that could definitely be to blame.

I'm with you Lolo, I cannot wait to get out and run!! I need that to work my calves. Nothing else seems to have any impact!

Mojo, is everything alright that you are having the testing done?

Chocko, good for you for sticking with things today. Did you set your new goal yet?

Mark- you didn't say anything I could comment on, but I don't want to leave ya out so I'll just say hi!

Laurabelle- congrats on the two inches! Super job!! And great job for sticking this out!!

Sara- those darned Dreya rolls!! I hate those things (as I have said before, LOL). I asked my 9 year old the other day, as I was doing the video, if she could watch and do one. I failed to believe that they were actually possible. So pop, there she goes, and hops right the heck up. She did like 3 or 4 in a row, and I stood there with my mouth hanging open. She starts laughing and says, "these are fun mommy." FUN??? Is this kid mental AND athletic or what? I thought watching her do them might help me figure out why I can't do them. But nope, I'm still flopping and getting stuck. Dern it.

jfilon

Those darned Dreya rolls!! I hate those things (as I have said before, LOL). I asked my 9 year old the other day, as I was doing the video, if she could watch and do one. I failed to believe that they were actually possible. So pop, there she goes, and hops right the heck up. She did like 3 or 4 in a row, and I stood there with my mouth hanging open. She starts laughing and says, "these are fun mommy." FUN??? Is this kid mental AND athletic or what? I thought watching her do them might help me figure out why I can't do them. But nope, I'm still flopping and getting stuck. Dern it.

I did those for the first time today. I'm convinced that as soon as I will be ready to do all of them, I'll be ready for the olympics. Ha.

jennyco

Those darned Dreya rolls!! I hate those things (as I have said before, LOL). I asked my 9 year old the other day, as I was doing the video, if she could watch and do one. I failed to believe that they were actually possible. So pop, there she goes, and hops right the heck up. She did like 3 or 4 in a row, and I stood there with my mouth hanging open. She starts laughing and says, "these are fun mommy." FUN??? Is this kid mental AND athletic or what? I thought watching her do them might help me figure out why I can't do them. But nope, I'm still flopping and getting stuck. Dern it.

I did those for the first time today. I'm convinced that as soon as I will be ready to do all of them, I'll be ready for the olympics. Ha.

I was really hoping they were impossible! I have to admit that I don't love the bow to boat either. Having said that - I can actually reach back and hold my feet - I couldn't do that when I started. Maybe I need to try another dreya roll again...

SaraWo24

I seriously don't know how they do them! hahaha

I will conquer them eventually.

On a better note, I am really proud of myself. Yesterday was a very long day at work: I leave my house at 7 a.m. and I didn't get home until 7 p.m. Even though my BF wanted to just veg out on the couch, I told him that I HAD to do my Yoga X workout first....and I did!!!! This is the first time that I've actually passed on just sitting around, and working out instead! It feels so good. To top it off, this was the first time that I've actually COMPLETED the Yoga X DVD...Holy crap! I've never actually done the balance moves before, and I actually REALLY liked them! Who knew those fun little moves were at the end of that DVD...haha, I didn't! So, today is the day of Legs, and I'm actually looking forward to it. I love doing legs.

Well, I hope everyone's day is going well...Keep pushing play!