New Round of P90X!

ddavies919

OMG! OMG! OMG! I'm soooo excited to start another round of P90X! This program is where it all started for me! It's my go to program! And I need to be beach/bikini ready in about two months! Yes, I plan to finish all 90 days!

Anyone else out there looking to start and need some extra motivation and support? Or maybe you're already doing it! Everyone's welcome!

Let's BRING IT together!!!!!

Oh, sorry, I got all caught up and didn't mention when I was starting! lol I plan on starting February 1st!

Let's do this!

watergallagher

Add me im dumb.. i did day five and then day three rightafter. Tommorrow ill do a 45 3 mile run, then plyo.... i started 2 weeks @ago but i skipped last week. Im back on today and beat. But i still did extra leg extensions and leg curls. And ummm military presses... no extra back stuff really... always skip ab ripper x cuase im self sabotaging.

I mean i did legs and back and then arms and shoulders with extra stuff.

CookieGem

Im starting on Sat for the first time and would love some support too

skylark94

I finish round one on February 2nd and will be jumping right back into a new round on February 4th (I always rest/stretch on Sunday). I love it!

Agirard25

ok, here is my deal...i like the kenpo, the cardio x, the plyo and the yoga, and core syner but I don't like the lifting discs...i feel akward and like i don't do the moves right....should i give it another shot or just stick with the 4 discs that i love?

Agirard25

correction, 5 discs...it's early and my coffee hasn't kicked in yet

skylark94

ok, here is my deal...i like the kenpo, the cardio x, the plyo and the yoga, and core syner but I don't like the lifting discs...i feel akward and like i don't do the moves right....should i give it another shot or just stick with the 4 discs that i love?

If you feel like your form is bad you're probably trying to lift too heavy. Stay light or use bands until you get it right so you don't hurt yourself.

I personally love to lift and hate the other stuff. I don't to ab ripper at all. The core gets enough of a workout during the other activities. Yoga sucks! For my next round I plan to sub cardio for yoga.

Ultimately, choose a workout that YOU enjoy and will want to do! What you do isn't as important as just doing something.

bcassill2013

The best exercise is the one you'll do. Do the ones you like, and don't worry about the others. IMHO

I just do normal weight lifting with dunbbells for upper body and do P90X Plyo for lower body.

Agirard25

thanks for the input all! I welcome your advice and am going to stick with the ones i like...when i get bored, I will give the other ones another shot!

ddavies919

ok, here is my deal...i like the kenpo, the cardio x, the plyo and the yoga, and core syner but I don't like the lifting discs...i feel akward and like i don't do the moves right....should i give it another shot or just stick with the 4 discs that i love?

Ok, I along with skylark love lifting!!! I much rather do that than cardio any day. But, everyone is different. I will say this. Last September, I actually became certified in P90X (very cool and anyone can do it!). I learned a lot! I do agree with skylark in that if you feel awkward, then you might be lifting too heavy. Remember, form is MOST important! You don't want to injure yourself and you want to be getting the most out of the exercise. Try using lighter weights or bands are great too, sometimes better! I will also say that the set up of the program and the rotation of the discs is somewhat important as you're using different muscles on different days etc. So, I would give it another shot and try to stick with the rotation. If you skip a day, pick up where you left off, don't double up! If there's anything else you need tips or pointers on, let me know, I'm happy to help!

With that being said, I am soooo excited to start you guys! Usually, I start my programs on Mondays with Sundays being my rest day. However, a friend of mine is starting on Saturday too and I told her that I want to be able to chat back and forth and compare notes! lol

I may sub out some of the plyo and cardio x for some Les Mills Combat as I feel it gives me a little more of a push for cardio. I am going to really try this time to stick with the yoga. I do have his Fountain of Youth yoga which is only 45 min! But, I do know that I need to work on my flexibility and the yoga, although most don't like it, is necessary!

I'm glad to see so many X'ers out there! Woo hoo!!!!

AmyEm3

I did 1.5 rounds last spring and I am in week 3 of a new round. I love it (except yoga--don't have the patience for that for 1.5 hours--I do the yoga in Cardio X though).

Agirard25

thank you! I am going to give it another shot--i did kenpo yesterday and loved it! I need to find the calander of what to do when?!?!?

skylark94

thank you! I am going to give it another shot--i did kenpo yesterday and loved it! I need to find the calander of what to do when?!?!?

http://www.p90xworkoutschedule.org/

ddavies919

Good morning! I keep thinking I'm starting this weekend but it's next weekend. Anyway, I'll be starting now on Sunday of next weekend. I just can't wait to get back to my heavy lifting!

Who here would rather lift than do cardio? Me!!!!!!!

Have a great Friday everyone! Keep on bringing it!

ddavies919

Correction!!!! I am starting this Sunday! Woo hoo!!!!! Let the Tonyisms begin!!!! :bigsmile:

razor_fever

I'm starting up again on 2/1. I've been doing the 10 Minute Trainer due to time constraints, but have adjusted my schedule to make room for P90X. I can usually zip through the workouts in a half hour or so since I take minimal breaks. I'm going to do some of the P90X Plus DVDs until 2/1.

ddavies919

Ok, tomorrow's the day! I can't wait!!!! Lots of push ups and pull ups tomorrow! Chest and Back baby!

watergallagher

ok, here is my deal...i like the kenpo, the cardio x, the plyo and the yoga, and core syner but I don't like the lifting discs...i feel akward and like i don't do the moves right....should i give it another shot or just stick with the 4 discs that i love?

U ccould try doing the standard lift for a while for practice. Like instead of doing alternating standing shoulder presses(lots of room for interpritation) you could do seated barbell miltaryy presses behind your head.(little room for interpr i tation) then when u go back to alternating standing shhoulder presses it will feel more natural.

watergallagher

Yoga x to hard.

ddavies919

Today's the day! OMG, I have to admit, not looking forward to all of those push ups! lol But first, I'm off to teach Turbo Kick! I swear, between P90X and my teachings, I better be beach ready!

How's everyone else doing?

ddavies919

Chest & Back done! I did my Turbo Fire abs instead of ARX because I feel it more! It's 10 min of pure core/abs work! I love it! Anyway, 89 days left! Woo hoo!

razor_fever

Chest & Back done! I did my Turbo Fire abs instead of ARX because I feel it more! It's 10 min of pure core/abs work! I love it! Anyway, 89 days left! Woo hoo!

Question for you, if you don't mind. Do you put any calories burned down in MyFitnessPal for the P90X? I know the strength days are not considered aerobic. But I figure I have to be burning some extra calories. When I do the P90X strength days, I end up fast-forwarding a lot because as soon as I am done with one exercise I move on to the next. Sometimes on the DVD there is a wait of 30 seconds or so while someone finishes up, or while Tony is talking. I skip all that so I figure it's a slightly more intense work out.

I know since I have started using MFP, I feel like crap on my strength days because I don't get any "extra" calories to eat.

Thanks,

ddavies919

razor_fever: I usually wear my Body Media and I don't burn a ton of calories with my weight days. However, keep in mind that with weights, you're still burning calories for hours after! My suggestion is maybe to have your weight days be a lower cal day and so on. For me though, on some of my weight days, I also teach P90X and Turbo Kick. I teach 4 days per week so on those days where I'm basically working out twice, I eat more.

Does that help a bit?

razor_fever

razor_fever: I usually wear my Body Media and I don't burn a ton of calories with my weight days. However, keep in mind that with weights, you're still burning calories for hours after! My suggestion is maybe to have your weight days be a lower cal day and so on. For me though, on some of my weight days, I also teach P90X and Turbo Kick. I teach 4 days per week so on those days where I'm basically working out twice, I eat more.

Does that help a bit?

Thanks. I'll have to play around with my diet some. I don't follow the P90X program 100%. I've done it a few times and tweaked it a little. Basically I do two strength days (an upper body and a lower) followed by a cardio day, repeat, then take a day off. 3 weeks of that, then a week of P90X Plus.

ddavies919

Day 2 in the books!!! Man, I don't know why but the 2nd day of starting any program is tough. I didn't sleep well but once that alarm went off at 4am, I was up and moving! I pushed play and once I started going, it felt great! I actually subbed out plyo for my Combat! Great sweat fest!

How is everyone? Kind of quiet in here!

Hope you're all bringing it! Go get those results! They belong to you!

Have a great day!

ddavies919

Day 3, Shoulders & Arms done! Oh yeah and of course, abs! WOW!!! Speaking of, my abs/core is tight!!! I love that feeling! I've actually been subbing out ARX for Turbo Fire abs because it absolutely kicks my butt! I feel every single move!

Today will definately be a high calorie day as I still have to teach my P90X class tonight! Whew! I already had my whey protein this morning after my workout and will keep up the energy all day!

Hope everyone is bringing it! Make it a great day!

razor_fever

I am getting anxious to start. I'll be starting on 2/2 with Chest & Back. I did Kenpo Cardio Plus today. Tomorrow is Upper Plus and Friday Night Arms ( from 10 Minute Trainer). Interval X on Thursday then Friday is an off day.

timeasterday

Did week 2 of Chest & Back yesterday. Kind of disappointed that some of my reps went down from week 1 on the pullups and many of the push ups. Anything with dumbbells I did the same or improved. I ran out of strength on a lot of exercises.

I really need to figure out how to build more strength for pullups without trying to do pullups. By that I mean if I can only do 4 pullups the first round and maybe 1 the second round, that's not going to do much for me. I might have to wrap a resistance band around the pullup bar and sit on the floor. And as of late last year I was easily doing 35 pushups but slacked off around the holidays. I can do 30 for the first pushup exercise but the rest of the workout my numbers quickly fall off. So frustrating!

Besides that I love the Arms & Shoulders and Legs workouts. I'm not doing plyo right now due to tendonitis in my leg (from running too much). I hate the yoga workout (too long) and hate yoga in general. So on plyo & yoga days I get on the elliptical and will continue that until my leg heals (when I can resume running). I do a longer elliptical run on Saturday along with the Kenpo.

ddavies919

Did week 2 of Chest & Back yesterday. Kind of disappointed that some of my reps went down from week 1 on the pullups and many of the push ups. Anything with dumbbells I did the same or improved. I ran out of strength on a lot of exercises.

I really need to figure out how to build more strength for pullups without trying to do pullups. By that I mean if I can only do 4 pullups the first round and maybe 1 the second round, that's not going to do much for me. I might have to wrap a resistance band around the pullup bar and sit on the floor. And as of late last year I was easily doing 35 pushups but slacked off around the holidays. I can do 30 for the first pushup exercise but the rest of the workout my numbers quickly fall off. So frustrating!

Besides that I love the Arms & Shoulders and Legs workouts. I'm not doing plyo right now due to tendonitis in my leg (from running too much). I hate the yoga workout (too long) and hate yoga in general. So on plyo & yoga days I get on the elliptical and will continue that until my leg heals (when I can resume running). I do a longer elliptical run on Saturday along with the Kenpo.

Nice job on starting week 2! Don't be disappointed. Remember, like Tony says, "Don't get all jacked up about the numbers." This is so true. What's important is that with every move, ever push up, you ARE getting stronger and it will lead to more reps; plain and simple.

For me, pull ups work best and I feel them best when I use a band. Sometimes, bands work best!

If I can, I highly recommend doing some of the yoga. I know, I know...it's long and boring. But, it's important and will help with all of the other workouts, I promise! Do you have his Fountain of Youth yoga? That one is only 40 min and covers everything!

Hang in there and keep going!

timeasterday

If I can, I highly recommend doing some of the yoga. I know, I know...it's long and boring. But, it's important and will help with all of the other workouts, I promise! Do you have his Fountain of Youth yoga? That one is only 40 min and covers everything!

Hang in there and keep going!

Thanks! I don't have the Fountain of Youth yoga. I tried my wife's Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown and it was a little better (and shorter). I'll keep trying and maybe one day I'll learn to like it.

ddavies919

Uggghhh....it caught up with me. Today was supposed to be yoga. But I was beat last night! I not only did my shoulders & arms in the morning but then taught my P90X group class in the evening! I know that's not an excuse but I feel like a walking zombie this morning! lol I will at least come home and do a 20 min stretch video and then I'm off again to teach Turbo Kick!

How's everyone else? It's sure quiet in here!