Beachbody programs - Share your results with me!

tynger112

Did insanity and lost 27lbs, before and afters are on my profile if you wanna check it out

astheygrowup

I did 30 days of Brazil Butt Lift but that program just wasn't for me. I did see a little change but not much at all. After that I completed Chalean Extreme (loved the program) and walked away with pretty good results. I will be wrapping up Les Mills Pump on Friday of next week but below are my results from start to the end of month two. I have gotten the best results from this program. I am going to follow this program with P90X. My husband and I have had this program for about 4 years now and never completed it. I feel I have reached the point that I can do it with ease at this point to where before it was a struggle and I gave up.

Les Mills Pump start and end of second month since this was one of the programs you were interested in.

crystallight711

Bump, so I can find this thread again and post my results. I will finish up 12 weeks of Turbofire on Sunday!

lafilleavectoi

bump

fallonrhea

In any case my perspective on these programs comes from the perspective of someone who cares more about being able to DO more than seeing the number on the scale move or looking better with their shirt off. So if you only care about how you look and not seeing gains that translate to better athletic performance you might want to ignore what I have to say because it doesn't apply to you.

I have SIGNIFICANTLY better athletic performance snowboarding now that I've completed P90X and a P90X/insanity hybrid. I did these programs solely to improve performance in my winter sports - and I can ride moguls for 4 days straight without getting tired...

I agree with you that if you want to see muscle growth and bulk, these programs are not necessarily the best fit - lifting heavy will benefit you much more. However, I do not think it is fair for you to generalize that it is not possible to become stronger and perform better athletically using these programs.

I was in fantastic shape before I started this program. I did not start them to lose weight or look better with my shirt off. I continue to get what I need out of these programs. You may not - and that's totally okay, but this program HAS worked for me and many others...

If you read the whole posts I didn't say you can't, I just said they aren't the most efficient about it. They use bodyweight exercise in P90X to try to make up for the fact that the isolation training alone yields no functional strength gains. That all comes from the bodyweight training. But compounds > isolation any day of the week. Just compounds require way too much weight compared to what most people have at home, or have room for.

I don't disagree with your efficiency argument. But I do not necessarily agree that it is always more efficient for better athletic performance. Doing heavy deadlifts and squats in the gym would give me bigger and stronger leg muscles, yes - but will it give me the endurance and agility necessary to ride a straight line of moguls from top of the mountain to the bottom without getting tired? No.

I'm not completely disagreeing with you - I just think you're generalizing a little too much.

I wasn't simply referring to squats and deadlifts or that style of heavy lifting either I'm talking a little bit more outside the box. Try sandbag workouts, suspension training, stuff like that.

Still keep in mind though that looking for the most "efficient" workout (meaning gaining more strength less time) isn't necessarily the best route for ALL aspects of athletic performance. Another part of athletic performance other than strength is endurance - which requires longer periods of exercise. The functional strength gains (yes, mainly from the bodyweight exercises, I agree) that I have a acquired through these programs have also manifested themselves alongside an incredible cardiovascular and endurance strength that I feel I wouldn't have gotten better otherwise. For example, forcing myself to jump up and down for an hour really helps when I have to be essentially jumping and turning 180s to make mogul to mogul on a snowboard down a slope.

My point: The efficiency argument only depends on what KIND of athletic performance you want.

contingencyplan

Even then, you can challenge endurance with timed set training. Not without spending forever on it. That's the point behind Crossfit/HIIT

fallonrhea

Even then, you can challenge endurance with timed set training. Not without spending forever on it. That's the point behind Crossfit/HIIT

I think we just need to agree to disagree =/. What is better for you is not necessarily better for me. I enjoy these workouts and I get a lot out of them. It trains me properly for the sport that I do. I mean...in both plyometrics and the insanity videos, I have to spend time squatting down like I'm on a snowboard then jumping and turning a 180. It directly translates. Plus, I like pushing myself for longer periods of time. I'd rather be up and moving for that extra half hour than not. Working out isn't really a chore for me. It's my "me" time. I'm not really looking to do a 20 minute workout and be done.

I've done HIIT, and honestly it wasn't until I did my hybrid that I really started to notice my improved abilities on the slopes. Why that is true for me and not for you, I'm not sure...but I can't be convinced this is the end all be all for everyone when my personal experience suggests otherwise.

My point this entire time has been that you can't generalize that one type of workout is "better" than another. Or is going to give you "better" or "more efficient" methods of achieving true performance. Or is going to get you to "DO" more as you said. It really depends on the person, how much they enjoy what they're doing and how much of their effort they're going to put into it.

Making gross generalizations about what exercise regimens are best worries me that someone may be discouraged from trying something new that they could have potentially fallen in love with and gotten great results from. That's all...

crystallight711

I just finished 12 weeks of Turbofire!




Starting measurements

*Waist - 34"
*Hips - 38"
*R Arm - 11"
*L Arm - 11"
*R Thigh - 24"
*L Thigh - 25"
*Chest - 36"
Weight - 161


Week 12 Results

*Waist - 28" (-6")
*Hips - 36" (-2")
*R Arm - 10" (-1")
*L Arm - 10" (-1")
*R Thigh - 22" (-2")
*L Thigh - 22" (-3")
*Chest - 33" (-3")
Weight - 142 (-19lbs)

southernchick417

Wow, you guys are all awesome!! Wonderful results, too! Thank you for sharing! I think I will finish up with Turbo Fire and when I get home from vacation, I'm thinking P90X! I really appreciate everyone's help, feel free to keep posting results!

keshiabug1

I just started Insanity this past Monday and these are my results.. after one week!

julesxo

I am doing Insanity right now, in week 2 here are my results so far...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/879144-insanity-shakeology-week-2-progress