First Round P90X-ers

Hey to all! I'm finishing up my first week and I like it pretty well. It's not as challenging as I thought it was going to be. I might try switching from the lean to the classic version. I've been taking kickboxing classes for several years and I thought the cardio x and kenpo were pretty mild. I wear and HRM and am burning less calories with p90x than my other workouts. I like all the strengthening workouts! I've done all the Jillian Michaels DVDs and find them to be more challenging. I was curious if anyone else has the same thoughts as I do?

I think I'll continue the program for the full 90 days and possibly supplement more cardio on my own.

Great thread! I'm glad I found it! Keep up the hard work!

Tattoodfreak, it sounds like you are ready for the pullup bar. Do negatives if you can't pull yourself up. For anyone wondering a negative pullup is when you hop up so that your chin starts above the bar and you slowly lower your self down being sure to count to 4 before you have reached the bottom, hop back up and repeat. Do as many as you can . Before you know it you will be doing regular pullups. = )

Good morning ladies! I decided to forego the P90X Plyometrics dvd and went w/Jillian Michaels' Blast Fat/Boost Metabolism for a total of 50 minutes. I really like this dvd b/c it incorporates some Plyometric moves, kickboxing and a lot of ab work. I have to admit that since I've hit my goal weight it has been a little harder to get motivated to workout everyday but b/c of my new found friends on MFP I keep pluggin away at it. You don't know how many times over the last few weeks that I've said "I'll skip the workout today" only to remember my dedicated friends here on this site and think to myself "If they can do it, then so can I". I'm not sure how long this will last but I'll take it for now.

I will resume P90X tomorrow w/the Shoulder & Arms dvd.

I've been taking kickboxing classes for several years and I thought the cardio x and kenpo were pretty mild.

That's actually a common observation from those of us who have experience in full-fledged kickboxing or martial arts already. A while back, I tried Tae Bo, and just got too confused. My experience is in Tang Soo Do, so pulling back the moves and turning them into exercises rather than sparring or form was difficult.

Kind of like trying to play Guitar Hero or Rock Band when you're already a guitar player

Kenpo-X is pretty much a lower-intensity version of Tae Bo, but considering all the other exercises that Tony has you doing the rest of the week, a lower intensity exercise can actually be beneficial, even if you're not maxing out your endurance.

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a good Tuesday! Just finished my second Yoga-X and I'm not sure if it's because I was kind of aware of what was going on and could focus more on my poses or what but I noticed some definite improvement! The big thing for me was keeping my knees up on those last few upward dogs, but I think I had knees down on only three total, so I'm pretty happy with that! Even though it's been said many times on this thread that not all the work-outs feel SUPER butt-kicking, I think the system as a whole will definitely improve my functional fitness and flexibility and I'm happy with that. Today was my first day doing Yoga-X with my new body bugg and it told me I burned 300cal, less than what I want in a 90 minute workout but I'll take it, considering that the payoffs in my flexibility and sanity should be pretty good.

Speaking of the bodybugg, they always say that fidgeting is one of the top habits that naturally skinny people have because they can burn more calories a day that way so today I did a little experiment in class. I sat as normal for the first 1hr and then fidgeted for the whole second hour. I bumped my calorie burn from 1.2 to 1.3 cals/min and probably annoyed the heck out of the people siting next to me, haha.

Hi everyone,

I guess I'll just jump in on this thread. I won't officially start my P90X until 2/15 but this is my 3rd weed of doing P90X workouts. I am 6'3" and my beginning weight on January 25th was 235 lbs. I started the first week by just doing Cardio X for 5 straight days and then I walked/ran on the treadmill 4 miles for the next 2 days. I haven't really been on a nutrition plan other than following what MFP suggested for me in order to lose 2 lbs a week. I count my calories, carbs, fat and protein.

During my second week of preparation for starting P90X I actually followed the classic schedule except for Yoga. I could only do 4 or 5 reps of each ab workout though. This week I am going to bring it a little bit harder and do the Yoga. I'm glad someone posted that the first 45 minutes would be the toughest. I can make myself do that. I really want to work on my flexibility. I haven't started charting my #'s during the workouts but I plan on doing that when I officially start next Monday.

My goal was to be 220lbs on my start day. I am sitting at 224 as of this morning and I feel like I can do it. So far my diet has been fruit in the morning, a light lunch of either muscle milk or a turkey sandwich and then I'll have some sort of meat and a salad for dinner. I snack on protein bars and fruit during the day. I have been under my calorie count every day and it really hasn't been that hard to do it. I don't know if what I'm doing is the best way to go about it but the weight is coming off and I can tell my body is getting in much better shape.

I can't wait to pop my shirt off when lake season rolls around!

Good luck everyone! I'm looking forward to keeping up with this thread and everyone's progress.

Good afternoon ladies/gents, my day has blown past me and I'm finally at a point where I can take a break and check in w/my girls. My day began w/an early morning workout. I completed the P90X "Shoulders and Arms"w/o the ab ripper portion of the dvd for a total of 45 minutes and then I practiced my lapdance routine for another 20 minutes. I am not counting the lapdance as part of my official exercise diary but I did get the heart rate up a little. Once the workout was complete I had to shower and get dressed so I could pick my car up from the mechanic. My baby was out of commission for a few days but she's purring nicely right now. Once the car was in my possession I had to head into the office to get some work done. I stayed there for a little bit and then met a friend for lunch. After lunch I returned to my home office and continued working and have FINALLY been able to take a break.

Good morning ladies/gents! Another day closer to the weekend, Woo Hoo! My workout is complete for today. I decided to do 40 minutes of the Cardio X dvd and 10 minutes of the "Melt It Off" dvd for a total of 50 minutes. Lately i've been feeling like I've not gotten in enough cardio so I'm going to have to think about what can be done about that. I really don't like exercising so the thought of doing 2 workouts a day (P90X dvd and additional cardio) is not very appealing.

Laurabelle: I do understand your frustration b/c I was in your situation back in December. I was attending boot camp 3 days a week (the trainer always worked us hard) and completing the cardio homework assignments the boot camp instructor gave out. Initially I dropped 7 lbs in the first 2 weeks and then I would gain a pound and then another pound. I was steadily losing body fat % so my boot camp instructor was not worried at all. She stated my body would eventually catch up w/my workouts and to just continue doing what I was doing which was working out daily and eating as healthy as possible. It took about 2/3 weeks of pure frustration before the scale started reflecting what I was doing in the gym and at home. I've now attained my goal weight of 125 lbs and am trying to tone/gain definition. KEEP THE WORKOUTS UP, YOU'LL SEE RESULTS!

Happy Thursday all!

Hey, guys! I've avoided posting on these until I truly committed to the 90 days of P90X. I've had a lot of false starts (mainly lasting less than a week), but as of today I am on Week 3 Day 4 and have yet to miss a single workout! That may seem trivial to some of you, but from the perspective of a commit-a-phobe in every aspect, following through this time is huge for me.

Well, today I did Shoulders and Arms for the first time at the university rec center rather than in front of the tv in my dorm room. I had to go up in weights but couldn't afford to buy need dumbbells/ bands. College budget, what can you do. But with my class schedule, I had to work out at 6am right when they opened. And let me tell you - I lost count with how many confused looks I got from the buff superjocks for doing an hour's worth of shoulder/biceps/triceps work. Hahaha, I think it was probably odd to have a woman on their turf that early and for that long.

Anyway, I hope to get to know all of you a little better over the coming weeks! Keep it up!