P90X

klouttit I have read that a 4 to 1 (carb to protein) food is good for recovery from a workout. Not sure how peanut m&m stack up but I bet they are close.

AJCM I noticed the same thing but I am a guy and that's nothing new. Anyhow, my wife went 5 wks thru the program and nothing for her. Maybe a combination of weight loss and feeling great about yourself and what you have accomplished.

AJCM I noticed the same thing but I am a guy and that's nothing new. Anyhow, my wife went 5 wks thru the program and nothing for her. Maybe a combination of weight loss and feeling great about yourself and what you have accomplished.

So this seems to be mostly ladies sharing their P90x experiences but I thought I'd chime in and share! So I convinced my 3 roommates to start the program with me last night...after about 2 hours at work this morning I had received the following texts from them...

a) "I'm at work and it hurts so much to type and use the phone that I feel like vomiting"
b) "so who else feels like they got hit by a train this morning?"
c) This one I won't type out but you get the idea...

Anyway, that was just Day 1 - Chest and Back with Ab Ripper X so hopefully they're ready for Plyometrics tonight!

I never thought that it was possible to get that kind of a workout from a DVD program so, I'm really excited to keep it going!

OH...and those comments are reflecting a workout in which we didn't even have a pull-up bar! Next week should be interesting...

So this seems to be mostly ladies sharing their P90x experiences but I thought I'd chime in and share! So I convinced my 3 roommates to start the program with me last night...after about 2 hours at work this morning I had received the following texts from them...

a) "I'm at work and it hurts so much to type and use the phone that I feel like vomiting"
b) "so who else feels like they got hit by a train this morning?"
c) This one I won't type out but you get the idea...

Anyway, that was just Day 1 - Chest and Back with Ab Ripper X so hopefully they're ready for Plyometrics tonight!

I never thought that it was possible to get that kind of a workout from a DVD program so, I'm really excited to keep it going!

OH...and those comments are reflecting a workout in which we didn't even have a pull-up bar! Next week should be interesting...

we didn't have a pullup bar until about the 2nd or 3rd week, we were using bands....i though we'd be ok, oh how sadly wrong i was!! i'm still using the chair lol!! good for you and your buddies for starting!! hang in there, the results are well worth it!!

So it's day 3 and the Arms and Shoulders dvd skipped out on us!!! I was so disappointed since we were only about 15 minutes into it...

Anyway, we decided to do each of the workouts that we could figure out through googling them or through lifts we had done in the past and got about 6 of them and just did extra sets of each (trying to balance the focus between muscles).

I'm disappointed that we weren't able to stick 100% with the program but we ended up pushing ourselves through ab-ripper x and I can definitely feel it (although nowhere near as bad as plyo yesterday :-D)

How's everyone else doing!?

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to say hello! I'm new to this thread. I just got my P90X this week, so I have been reading your thread and seeing what I have in store for me!

My friend let me borrow her DVD's for a week first so I could try them out before I got mine. I think I have been thru all of them except Plyo (which I'm nervous about that one!) and stretch. Ok, I attempted to do Yoga...but it was so slow, and I was really tired from my first attempt at running since about nine year ago...so I didn't finish the Yoga.

I did Kenpo and AbX last night. Those two are my favorite! I am always just dripping with sweat when I am done. I am always amazed with Audra in Ab Ripper X, she does most of the moves the hardest way to do them...and makes it look easy. She must have some strong abs!

I still don't have an HRM or pull up bar yet. I need to get on the ball. I have heard good things about the Polar F7. Which one do you all have? I was looking at the one on Beachbody...the bowflex one with the strap? Do any of you switch out the stretch or yoga dvd? Just wondering...I have heard some say not too because you'll need it or will look forward to it. But I heard others say they just run or do the elliptical instead. Any thoughts?

I thought the libido comment was funny. My hubby and I were just agreeing with that comment. hahaha. I'm embarrassed admitting that...but it's true. :blushing:

I haven't taken any before pictures yet, or figured out which program I'm doing. I think I'll do classic seems to be suggested by most. (Thanks AJCM for your advice) :flowerforyou: I'm just dreading the before pictures...I'll feel silly "posing" in front of the camera and showing skin. So I'm putting it off.

After reading the nutrition guides, I'm just nervous about that part of it. Is anyone else feeling the same way? I'm kind of a picky eater....so there is no way I can follow the scheduled meals where they plan it out for you. But I'm hoping I can follow what they say by just picking good things that I like? Is anyone having trouble with that part of it?

I'm so excited I was introduced to this website. My co-worker told me about it at the end of January and I've been counting calories and started working out for the first time since I had kids....I lost 22lbs so far...and I am hoping P90X will help me on that last 8-10lbs and that tummy pouch from having two kids!

FAIL!

I missed my cardio workout last night and I feel bummed! Life happens, I know, but what do I do? Should I do two workouts today? Can I count today's run as my "Cardio X" and then do my regular scheduled workout tonight?

Help!

Hello all... Hoping I am welcome to join this thread. I am new to the site and to online message boards altogether. No Facebook here! Anyway, I just finished week 3 of p90x Classic. Prior to starting this program I was averaging about 4 days a week at the gym, 60 to 90 minutes at a time, a combo of cardio and weight training. Over the last year or so I've probably gained about 5 pounds, which is a lot for my frame. I'm having a real hard time getting it off and am a little discouaraged I am not feeling/seeing the results that some people are already. I do have to admit that I probably only followed the diet about half the days thus far. I think it will really help to track my food intake on this site and also to work on staying in the correct range for proteins, carbs, etc. I LOVE CARBS and I am definitely having a hard time cutting down. I've never had this hard a time toning up or shaking my "winter weight" - seems that since I turned 30 by body COMPLETELY changed. Anyway I am really just looking for a community of support and encouragement and advice along the way...Today is my Rest/Stretch Day and I start my first recovery week tomorrow. From what I've read and heard that does not mean it is time to take it easy. Good luck everyone!

ErinCatherine congrats on your progress so far. Hope you make it all the way. So what do you think of p90x and how does it compare to the gym? What's been the hardest routine for you? I ended up almost dreading Yoga but really liked Plyo. It is tough trying to eat a lot of protein the first few weeks. but diet is very important. Those last few pounds to lose always seem to be the toughest. When I got to my lowest wt, I still had what I thought was belly fat but it was just some loose skin. Anyhow, keep up the good work and keep us informed on your progress.

I'm with ErinCatherine, I don't understand how anyone has energy to do other workouts! I have my pilates class 2 days a week, but if it weren't for the fact I'm taking it for a grade that I'd still go now that I'm doing P90X.:laugh: .. not just because I'm tired but also because my shoulders and wrists are taking a beating with so much planks, holds, pushups, etc.:ohwell: :frown: Especially since I spend so much time typing and writing for school, the wrists never get a break.

Also to ErinCatherine-I feel your pain. I am a carb-atarian. Definitely a meat and potatoes girl, very hard to limit myself!!:flowerforyou:

Klouttit, yay for you!! Keep up the great work!!:drinker:

Oaker, my hubby and I do the same thing on Yoga days, either rest or do X Stretch, or I do one of my yoga videos I actually like. We don't like the Yoga X either, for several reasons (which sucks, because I love yoga) I'm glad to hear that worked for someone else because I've been nervous that that will seriously affect our results.

ErinCatherine yoga is just plain hard and long. Glad you found something to make it thru. Don't worry about the pullups. I started using the chair ( I think I could do 2 without) but kept working toward doing more and more. Try pulling up normal then go back down slow. Also, I would do as many as I could til failure take a break and do it again. Had plenty of time cause failure did not take long. When I got better and could do them without, I hit pause to get as many as I could, then ran the dvd and did another set. I then hit pause again to try and recover. Got up to 14 reverse curls and 12 regular. Not many compared to the boys on the dvd, but I felt good from where I started. I used to use a heart rate monitor but not to track calories, just to see how high I could get it during plyo and insanity. I think I used to put down 100 to 150 calories for yoga and stretch X, but it was a guess.

KaitieBug the biggest thing that will affect your results will be diet. Missing a workout here and there is nothing compared to binging for a few days. I still think everyone needs to look at this from the long haul and not 90 days. Granted you will be in great shape if you follow the diet and do every workout for 90 straight days, but what comes next? Do the program for 90 take a week or two off and begin again. Should be p90 yrs X.

klouttit - I was sore after every single workout the first week! Actually I think the second and third week too... To me this is a good sign because it is proof you are working muscles in new and effective ways. From my experience with weight size, I decided that if I made it to 15 reps and wasn't at "failure," then I needed to go up. The next time I did the workout I used a higher weight but had the other one available if I needed to go back down. I don't think 7lb to 10lb is too big a jump but I am not an expert there... as for the sore knees, it is possible that you are putting too much pressure on them in things like lunges and squats if your knee is extending out over your toes. if you haven't already, try using a mirror when you do these execises to make sure your form stays good.

oaker thanks as always for the diet advice. I really think this is going to make a huge difference.

KaitieBug - I'm with you on the wrists!!! Definitely during yoga and also with push ups my wrists are very sore. If anyone has any tips for this it would be appreciated!

Thanks Oaker, you are so right! Nutrition/binging isn't a problem for me. Granted I'm not following Tony's guide to a T, so I know I would get better results if I did, but I eat pretty healthy overall (especially compared to a year ago!!:laugh: ) so I'm not concerned about limiting what kinds of food groups I eat daily. When I was seeing one, my nutritionist told me not to limit my fruits and veggies anyway. Carbs, now, that IS problem for me! Not bad carbs, just too many, so I'm working on lowering the amount I consume every day. Next time I do the program, however, I intend to give Tony's diet guide a go!

ErinCatherine, you can stretch your wrists, that's the only thing that helps me at all. It hasn't made the pain stop completely for me, but the pain's worse if I don't stretch them. If you google "wrist stretches" you can see pictures of some good ones and see if any work for you!

I am new to this site, just started yesterday and I have purchased the p90x and am not meeting the minimum physical requirements. Does anyone suggest I start them anyways?

klouttitt: I can do very few of them but i can do some