First Round P90X-ers
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MegKat: I would agree you don't want to burn out and get your self sick. Maybe try some extra immune booster vitamins and get some extra sleep? I wouldn't skip the workout though. In the past when I have decided to take it easy on long work days I would get too out of sync and would go down hill from there....Just my opinion though! Good luck to you!0
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Corbeya, I know! I don't want to loose the good rhythm I got goin', I will just have to work, workout, sleep. And one of them is a rest day so thats a good thing!0
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Hey there folks
So today is day 3, Shoulders and Arms, Ab ripper x. This will be my bf and I first workout together. Should be interesting! We have both done great for the first two days, last night was our first night of true soreness! Its great having each other to feel each others pain! I've been doing really good with the nutrition plan. I started the plan 2weeks before starting the workouts so my body could adjust to one thing @ a time. The biggest challenge for me is carbs! and getting in enough protein. We purchased Muscle Milk protein plus @ costco and found that if you get the chocolate and warm up the water just a bit, its like drinking hot coco! Tastes great and has 26g protein and only 3g carbs. I went out to target and got a hand blender for $20 it works great @ mixing the powder.0 -
Kaleysmom71
Sounds like you got a good plan going, the P90x nutrition plan is really great because it has so many variations and approaches to fit ones needs. Depending on what you are going for( weight loss or gaining muscle) and your own bodies needs, you can adapt it to fit you. I am looking for weight loss and my boyfriend is looking to gain, so my ratios of protien/carb/fats is 50/30/20, by bf has a high metabolism so he can eat! Lucky
his ratios allow for more carbs and more calories. But really, i think listening to your body, being aware of calories, portions and using MFP is the best way to go. 0 -
Hello! Today was my day 3! O man do my abs hurt!! They hurt yesterday so bad from my first workout on Tuesday... every time I laughed or coughed it was pain. But I know it's good pain. Hopefully. So today was rough doing the Ab ripper x again, but I made it through as much as I could. I'm interested to see how Yoga x goes tomorrow. I've heard some people like it and some don't... hopefully I like it.
So far i've been somewhat trying to follow the nutrition plan but I'm also having problems getting enough proteins and having problems only eating one carb a day. I like my carbs, sadly enough. I'm just trying to eat smaller meals with snacks in between. .. sometimes hard to do when working. But I'm trying. It's only day 3... so I have 87 left to get it down right. haha.0 -
Just wanted to pop in and say "GOOD JOB EVERYONE!!!!"
I'm in the first week of Round 3 of the X myself, so it's kinda' nostalgic to read all of your posts and how excited you are. It's great! I remember "those days" (yeah, talking like an old-timer, when "those days" were in August.....) of feeling so sore and exhausted, not being able to climb stairs or get into the car without wincing.
Actually, two days after Legs & Back, I still get that even now.
Kenpo-X DOES get easier as long as you keep trying every week, or practicing with the smaller subset in Cardio-X. The combo moves are a little tough to get used to (and it's hard to get adjusted even if you've been in martial arts before, like I was; it's a different sort of routine) and you feel like your arms are just flailing around in the wrong order during "jab, cross, hook, upper-cut" but it's natural, and it'll get smoother as you go.
Just like with Yoga-X, it'll get easier the more you do it. It's just tough at first because we're not used to it.
Speaking of Yoga-X, don't get discouraged if you can't hold the Half-Moon series. After 25 weeks, I still can't do it very well. 0 -
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MY BODY IS SCREAMIN! I am sore on every part of my body! LOL It feels good though and I 'spose it's working if I am thins sore! I am loving P90X. I am having trouble on my pushups. I have good form but have to do them on my knees and can not get my chest that low. So I guess my question is...Should I go really low on push ups even if I can only get out two. Or just go half way so I can do 10-12 reps?0 -
Hi guys! I am new to P90x also, and am about a week or so in. I say about a week or so, because my first week was messed up with my rest days. I had serious pain in my one elbow tendon, and decided to take a day off from the workouts to prevent injury, and did stretch instead. Today should be a rest day for me, but since I already had one... I don't know if I should rest today. It's also very nasty and rainy here today, so my joints are achey. I am also really torn over whether to continue with classic or switch to lean. I have a lot of weight to lose, but I really would like the muscle definition.
Corbeya, it's important to only do as many as you can with proper form. At least, that's what Tony says! I have the same problem too. Even on my knees, push ups are so hard for me!! My mom suggested trying to do push ups leaning against the wall. Then you are not using your full body weight, but are still keeping your form correct until you get stronger. I think I am going to try this next time I do chest and back.0 -
Corbeya, do them on your knees and go as low as you can. If 2 are all you can do, don't worry. Shoot for 3 next week! The strength and endurance will come with time, and the more you do continue to do it.
Freak, if you have a rest day out of order, shift the remainder of your week by 1. Go through what you're doing for at least another week or 2 and reevaluate how you feel then. The first week is really difficult to evaluate because you're doing something your body isn't accustomed to, so it's going to be screaming and complaining at you.
Muscle definition will come AFTER fat loss, but in the beginning, you're going to concentrate on dropping the fat and fluid weight (which is why the nutrition program is tailored the way it is in the beginning).0 -
Thanks weird for the advice! I thought I sort of sounded like I was making excuses for not working out today, so I did day 1 of the lean program (core syn). (I hate excuses, LOL). I may decide to take the rest day tomorrow, and then continue with day 2 on Wednesday.
It make sense what you're saying about the muscle definition, so I am going to do the lean program this round, and then maybe round 2 I will do the classic if I have hit my weight loss goals.0 -
I started! I came back from my week away where I ate horribly in comparison to how I have been eating for the past 3 months. Lol I ate better through the entire holidays than I did this past week. But P90X came while I was gone and I did the fitness test this morning...went to work came home and did Core Synergistics. There were def parts that I thought were difficult but over all I thought it was doable. I'm just afraid of some of the others and what people have said like Yoga and Kenpo. My favorite part of the whole video was when Tony says, "Banana-Superman-Banana-Superman" with almost no pauses in between...I was all over the place!
Anyway I'm excited everyone on here seems to be doing well and I look forward to what comes in the future!
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Hi! Hope it's not too late to join this thread - I just started Monday and I'm also doing the Lean. I was about to die doing core synergistics - bow to boat and those darn banana rolls... and my durned gut is the bane of my existence doing Dreya Rolls. I was okay with CardioX, but waking up this morning - oh, my hammies and inner thighs beg me for mercy everytime I sit :sad: (especially on a hard surface!) - I know, suck it up, right?
I didn't bother with doing the fitness test - I have a PT that comes once a week and he said I could do this program.
I'm also supplementing these workouts with 25-30 minutes cardio on my elliptical. Last night my legs were screaming NO! So I took a break. Hopefully today Shoulders, Arms and Ab Ripper, I'll be able to get some cardio in... just please - no more squats, lunges or warrior 1 poses!!:sick:0 -
I started! I came back from my week away where I ate horribly in comparison to how I have been eating for the past 3 months. Lol I ate better through the entire holidays than I did this past week. But P90X came while I was gone and I did the fitness test this morning...went to work came home and did Core Synergistics. There were def parts that I thought were difficult but over all I thought it was doable. I'm just afraid of some of the others and what people have said like Yoga and Kenpo. My favorite part of the whole video was when Tony says, "Banana-Superman-Banana-Superman" with almost no pauses in between...I was all over the place!
Anyway I'm excited everyone on here seems to be doing well and I look forward to what comes in the future!
Goodluck and keep up the good work!
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Superman-Banana!!! 0 -
Hello...Posting to keep the thread...Doing P90X after ChaLean Extreme....
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Hello...Posting to keep the thread...Doing P90X after ChaLean Extreme....
Thanks!
What is ChaLean Extreme like?0 -
Really wanted to skip and stay in bed this morning...but we have decided to take a trip to Mexico in 2 months and I really wanna look good in that bikini!!! So I got my *kitten* outta bed and did Arms and Shoulders! BURN BURN BURN!!! Abs tonight! Eating clean and healthy all day! Get in my water! GO GO GO! How is everyone else doing this week?
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I just finished Shoulders, Arms - which wasn't too bad. Yeah, definitely a burn...
but then I followed up with ARX - INSANE! I could barely keep up, no where near doing the same reps as "the kids", but I did it at my pace. I can't wait until I get stronger and I can do the whole thing!0 -
Pam, I LOVE your signature at the end of your posts....."demonseed daughters" LOL gave me a chuckle!0
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Arms and shoulders and ARX for me today too. I'm with you mojo, ARX kills me. I am 5 months out of pregnancy and have zero muscle tone in my stomach.
I saw this was asked on the other thread about how to log calories for these workouts. I did buy a HRM, and it is garbage. I spent about $45. I just don't have the $$ to spend more. I know everybody works out at different intensities, and has diff burn, but what are you guys seeing on the average, or how are you entering your workouts? Strength training only shows 269 cals in an hour for me, and I would like to think I am burning at least a little more than that!0 -
Aww - Thx Corbe! They are the little sparkle in my eye - you know the one you get before you murder someone?!!:glasses:
Tattoed - I'm not 5 months out of pregnancy - and kudos to you for doing this program 5 months out! But I had 2 c-sec's and the second one I had a lot of difficulty in healing - I still have pain. When I did my physical, I placed pretty high on that test and my flexibility and strength test. OMG - though! those leg climbs at the end?! Who in the right mind can do those!
I have been wearing my HRM - Day 1 Core, yielded 610 cal, Day 2 CardioX 530 cal and today, for both Shoulders, Arms ARX 587. I'm sure it would have been higher if I could do half the ARX workout.0 -
In regards to the heart rate monitors and weight lifting there was an interesting post in another thread. Unfortunately I don't know what thread it is but I think I know who said it and might be able to find it. Anyway this guy seems to know what he's talking about and he mentioned that HRM's don't work while weight lifting because of aerobic vs anaerobic activity. I'm not really able to explain it all but he said that the HRM won't be able to measure it. Which doesn't mean that you didn't do a ton of work because weight lifting expends a ton of calories and will continue to do so even hours later which is why it is so great. As for how to log...that parts tricky and you might just have to go by MFP's calculations and play around with it. I've heard a lot of people say that they do some cardio to supplement the weight lifting days. Tomorrow is my first day lifting with P90X so we'll see how that goes.0
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I'm bumping this thread b/c i plan on beginning P90X on Monday and would love the support. I've hit my goal weight but would like to tone and was told P90X would be a great way to do this. Based on the little bit that I've read of the book (plan to finish reading up before next wk) it looks like the classic version may be my best bet to accomplish my goal (toning/definition), what do others think?0
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Morgan - I saw that post by ADZAK too. I was thinking about that while I was working out, but when I saw my heart rate up at times near 84%, If figured this has to count toward something. I also read a post from Banks who said doing cardio and weights on the same day may negate each other too... Some weird cutting edge, but still unproven science behind it.
Good luck tomorrow!
I meant to ask WWYD? (what you would do) - I'm going on holiday with my family for a week (to disney). Should I bring P90X and continue my workouts, or miss a week? If I miss a week, do I come back to week 1? I know I'll be getting long days of walking miles and miles through the parks, but that won't be the same as the intense training I am used to now.0 -
Pam, thank you for your post! (LOL at the murder comment btw). I knew that I read in the nutrition guide that it should be about 600 cals, but since I am fairly early in the program I didn't think I was working at that high of an intensity yet! But I am glad to hear you are getting such great results! That is fantastic- and makes me hope I am doing just as well!
Carpe that is an interesting thought. I would be interested in reading that if you do happen to find it!
Boy oh boy that's a tough call on the Disney. If it was ME (and I am not the best one to ask or I wouldn't be having to lose all this weight myself!) but I would probably not take it along. With all of the walking you will be doing, I would hate to see you exhaust yourself with trying to do the workouts too and then not enjoy your vacation, or not have the energy to do things with your demonseeds. When I came back, I would pick up where I left off (muscles have great memory and a week's not going to put you back to square one I wouldn't think). Then, if at the end of phase 1 you didn't feel like you were ready to proceed, extend it by a week. I would just be careful to watch your nutrition and don't let yourself fall totally off the wagon.0 -
Yay day 3! Haha that seems so funny in the big picture. So today I did Arms and Shoulders which went well...I think I need a few more dumbbells with some weight variety. Probably 8's, 12's and 15's. So I was pretty tired after the workout and was going to wait awhile before I put in Ab Ripper and as I was sitting on the chair recuperating Tony showed up again lol! I tried to do my best and was failing miserably and then when I had just about said enough my computer battery died and Tony was gone!!! HAHA! I did continue later and then my dog started getting sick...I did finish it though!
Overall I didn't feel like the arms and shoulders gave me a full workout so I pulled out the training guide and jotted down a few of the exercises from cardio. I ended up doing a small warm up and stretch followed by Wacky Jumping jacks, Steam Engine and Airborne Heisman. I did two rounds of a min each and by then I knew I was done!
Feels great and I can't wait to keep going! So many people told me this was going to be soooooo hard and I'd want to die. I feel completely opposite! Let them see what happens in 90 Days!
Lot's of exclamation points because they are so true. Hope everyone else is doing well and enjoying it like I am!0 -
Morgan - ARX WAS INSANE!! That last one - the leg climber? who in their right mind?!! I was pretty surprised how easy it was to do Shoulders/Arms too - I got on my elliptical for 30 minutes just for a little extra burn.
I failed to do YOGAX yesterday - I had my personal trainer come yesterday and we had a pretty intense workout. The plan was to do Yoga at night, but I've been a single parent all week (husband is traveling on business) and by the time I got the girls in bed, I was ready too.
So, YogaX today and if I'm not too wiped, legs, back and ARX. If I'm done (which I've heard Yoga is one of the toughest) - maybe just cardio for 30 minutes.0 -
Yay day 3! Haha that seems so funny in the big picture. So today I did Arms and Shoulders which went well...I think I need a few more dumbbells with some weight variety. Probably 8's, 12's and 15's. So I was pretty tired after the workout and was going to wait awhile before I put in Ab Ripper and as I was sitting on the chair recuperating Tony showed up again lol! I tried to do my best and was failing miserably and then when I had just about said enough my computer battery died and Tony was gone!!! HAHA! I did continue later and then my dog started getting sick...I did finish it though!
Overall I didn't feel like the arms and shoulders gave me a full workout so I pulled out the training guide and jotted down a few of the exercises from cardio. I ended up doing a small warm up and stretch followed by Wacky Jumping jacks, Steam Engine and Airborne Heisman. I did two rounds of a min each and by then I knew I was done!
Feels great and I can't wait to keep going! So many people told me this was going to be soooooo hard and I'd want to die. I feel completely opposite! Let them see what happens in 90 Days!
Lot's of exclamation points because they are so true. Hope everyone else is doing well and enjoying it like I am!
I know what you mean! I am so surprised that I'm not dying! I'm on week 3 now and I can tell a huge improvement from week one on each workout. Yesterday I had a few too many cals at lunch so I decided to do my scheduled CardioX then popped in Kenpo. It was great! I read through the book again because I was considering switching to Classic (from Lean) after Phase 1. Looking at that, there seems to be more I would struggle with (like a million and a half different kinds of pushups). I think I'll stick to Lean for the full 90 days and then do a round of Classic.
I remember reading BiloxiBelle's post that she didnt start to see major changes until Day 47. While I was reading the book, it actually says that Phase 2 is when you will start to see your body changing. That is great motivation to just keep going!
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I'm beginning the P90X series on Monday and I already know I can't do any pull ups and don't even have a pull up bar and wanted to know if anyone has suggestions on how I could possibly modify the chest and back dvd since I don't have a pull up bar? Any suggestions would be extremely appreciated.0
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I'm beginning the P90X series on Monday and I already know I can't do any pull ups and don't even have a pull up bar and wanted to know if anyone has suggestions on how I could possibly modify the chest and back dvd since I don't have a pull up bar? Any suggestions would be extremely appreciated.
I can't do a pullup either. I can't do more than 1 real pushup. The point is eventually you will be able to. I tried getting out of the pullups before I started too. But, from what I understand there's no alternative. I bought my pullup bar from Walmart for $20. It's a Gold's Gym thing that just sets on your door frame. Really easy to use. I have to run to another room to use it, but that's okay! I know there is something you can do with the door frame and bands, but the bar is less complicated. HTH0 -
Good morning everyone!
I did the yoga yesterday, and yeah, the first 45 minutes was killer, and the second 45 minutes was no problem. Getting through the vinyasas (sp?) was killer. I am in serious need of greater upper body strength. But, I guess that will come in time the more I do it.
I too feel like you guys, that I was expecting to be dying, and I just am not. I have had one or two days with a little stiffness, but overall I just feel pumped and ready to go. I am worried that means I am not pushing myself hard enough during the workouts. It's certainly not because I am in stellar shape!
I am in agreement that the arms and shoulder workout was not challenging enough with the weights I have. I too will be picking up heavier ones.
I don't find the leg climbers to be that difficult, but the first few exercises in ARX just kill me! Maybe I am doing the leg climbers wrong? LOL
Choco, I started with the classic my first week, but switched to lean on the advice of another member. So, my first workout was chest and back. Well OMG, that was by far the hardest workout for me. I am terrible at pushups (again, that poor upper body strength). What I did for the pull ups was to use the band. To start I laid on my back with my legs up in the air and hooked the band over my feet. (Be careful the band doesn't slip off and whack you in the face!!) Then I decided I thought my form was too far off, so I hooked the band around my bannister and got on my knees. The one side is exposed, so this allowed me to get the band up high enough. If you don't have something like that, you may need to get more creative.0
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