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Tapout/P90x Idea

StencilChild
StencilChild Posts: 60 Member
edited January 10 in Fitness and Exercise
So, I did 3 months of p90x, and got in pretty good shape. Got a new job, started going back to school, tons of energy, stopped p90x...lost job, was in culinary school (lots of eating!), got pretty big again...found tapout, gave it a go, saw pretty awesome results (not the muscle building like from p90x, but more energy/weightloss). Ended up tweaking my knee from jogging about 6 months ago, so stopped working out...after some life drama, made 1 bad food choice after the other, which ended up in me gaining more weight...I am now 260lbs, 32 years old, looking back at pics of me from when I was in the Army, and wow! 3-4 years, and a 40lbs gain. Alright, time to do something!

As of last Sunday, the 20th, I started doing Tapout XT again, but here is the idea....

Week 1 = Tapout XT Week 1
Week 2 = P90x Week 1
Week 3 = Tapout XT Week 2
Week 4 = P90x Week 2
etc
etc

They are both 90 day programs, and switching it up should also help not get overly bored w/ doing the same program, over and over and over again...

Thoughts/Suggestions/Ideas?

Replies

  • wordena
    wordena Posts: 177 Member
    Looks good. But I might look at some exercises to help your knee if you keep injuring yourself and become sidelined.
  • StencilChild
    StencilChild Posts: 60 Member
    Word: I do stretches at least 3-4 times a day....don't track it, but I do do them! Currently having to modify alot of the exercises, but I can still feel it in my muscles and it is elevating my heart rate...so cannot complain!
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    Exercise is good, but you probably need to focus on a sustainable eating plan that won't make you have many bad choices...You can do P90X three times a day, if your eating is over the top, nothing will change...
    Good luck!
  • StencilChild
    StencilChild Posts: 60 Member
    astrampe: Of course. W/ me though, I notice the more I engage in actively working out, the more focused I am on what I eat. Definitely not a health-nut, but smaller portions of meat, larger portions of veg...and since I am an (unemployed) cook, I know I can make some pretty yummy semi-healthy food lol
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    LOL...Same here...I somehow get the idea that if I don't exercise, I can pig out...When I do, it's harder to justify the extra slice of pizza, I just have to remember how much work I need to do to "earn" that!
    Good luck!
  • StencilChild
    StencilChild Posts: 60 Member
    You too! You'll nail that 5kg in no time!
  • StencilChild
    StencilChild Posts: 60 Member
    Ended up finding someone who did the same thing, he was amazed at how fast he saw the results...so hey, here's to hoping!
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