The Original Power 90 Check In?

Stehanie-everyone is different and moves to the next phase at different times. I just moved to 3/4 this week and I did 1/2 for an entire month. I still felt the burn though. If it is too easy for you feel free to go ahead and move up. One might be different on where they are on the sculpt video versus the cardio. You can move up on one before the other as well. You can try moving up and if you realize you shouldn't have that soon you can always go back to 1/2. Good luck with whatever you decide.

this is going to seem like a bad idea to most, but my new goal is losing 7lbs in 18 days... I know from past experiences that my metabolism can be very fast if I eat strictly correct and work out perfectly without a miss...I know I can do this I just have to stick with my regimen.......well here goes my all!

oh yeah, and on the voting as to most torturous p90 exercises:

1. Run lunges - %@#% wtf, these things kill me, I'm sure I must be doing these wrong or something b/c they're impossible to keep going for more than 20 seconds.

2. X Cross Hops - "hoppin around like a bunny rabbit," can't keep this one up long but it's nowhere near as bad as the run lunges, at least you can cheat in this one by doing that alt move.

3. Ab ripper more specifically the bicycles and the full body crunch - really it's the bicycles that are killer, basically after that I'm like a limp rag so my full body crunch attempts are just pathetic at that point. I always start Ab ripper with energy thinking, "yeah this ain't bad I'm gonna get through this one" and then the bicycles kill me.

whyflysouth are you alternating the sculp and cardio each day instead of doing them both in a day?...I think the whole process of not letting your muscles rest is the "muscle confusion" that tony is talking about...your muscles want rest but they arent sure whats going on and it makes them speed up in a sense....almost like the reverse starvation mode of exercise i'd like to call it... and 10-12 reps is fine for just starting out...he says in it that anywhere from 8-15 is good so long as you feel the burn...Don't over strain yourself tho, i think soreness is normal the first few days/weeks depending on your body and what its used to...as far as missing days go I have the fat burner dvd...(dont know if u received that with your package) but I do that and then do the sculpt ...you can pretty much go about it anyway you want tho...we're all human and arent perfect so I think missing a day or two here so long as it isnt a complete habit is fine...as far as gaining mass muscle I can't help you with that one =/ I just know the last time I was pretty "ripped" in a female sense I was actually doing work outs just like power90 except I had my cardio 7 days a week (almost same moves that he shows) I would run in place trying to hit my knees on my chest then do inside kicks followed by outside kicks and running outside...then the next day would be my weight lifting day where I would target every muscle that I could think of with the weights....(I'd do this every other day aside from the 50 pushups a day)...thats about all I can help you with as far as muscle growth guys...but its alot diff for guys than it is girls id imagine...

The running lunges are by far the most difficult I think....and with enough time and practice they'll get easier where you'll look back and go ..."Wow 20 secs is a walk in the park" well that pretty much goes with all of those that u listed off

Just keep your head up and do as best as you can...you'll get there :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:


p.s. I hope that helped some

Day 16! I actually am feeling a difference in how my clothes are fitting me! It feels good to know I am actually losing inches. But I am not going to check for sure until the 30 days mark. I just have this fear of stepping on the scale and it saying that I either gained or stayed the same! :ohwell:

Yea ab ripper 200 gets me at the ab bicycles. Then the full body crunch is nearly impossible for me. If I slow down and breathe more I find that I can do more. Almost trance like. I have tried different things to control my asthma and this seems to work best. Find those walls and knock em down people!!!

I've been doing power 90 here or there and been running mostly....But i'm down to 120lbs....only 10 more to go woohoo!

Im on week 9 of the Power 90 program! Feeling great! I can now see alot of definition in my shoulders and arms as well as my legs! Doing great! Hope everyone else is doing the same!

Sorry must have missed it, but what is FBE?

Doing great some more! Just tired from working too hard.

OOOOOOooooo! 4 more weeks of Power 90! Then P90X!! Hooaah! Can't wait! I am brimming with self destructive energy! Thats the good stuff removing the bad! Sounds bad but thats what Im doing! Destroying my self to build myself new again. Stronger, faster, better. I challenge you all to do the same!

still here day 33 is today I'm in it for the long haul

Good to hear from you guys! Thought I was alone! Can't wait for P90X!

You'll probably love the P90X results. I lost 33 lbs and went from XXL to L shirts and tight 36 inseam jeans to a 33 when I did my first round of the X.

I'm doing things a little backwards. I just ordered P90 today and am looking forward to it. I completed 90 days of P90X back in early 09.Got into the best shape of my life. Then I hurt my shoulder, unrelated to P90X btw, and stopped everything except golf. My eating also went back to my old habits, so i gained all the weight back and then a few more pounds.

I've tried to do a second round of P90X a few times now and the best I did was making through about 8 weeks before falling off the wagon. No idea what my issue is but I'm hoping that P90 being less intense will help me get back in shape a bit and let me go on and do P90X again. I know what P90X is like and made it through 1 time, so I should be able to handle P90.

It's all about attitude. I just gotta get my head screwed on right for this.

Back in the fight!

Hi Everybody,
Glad there are others doing this workout to check in with - on day 4! Did Cardio 1/2 + Ab Ripper 100 this am and i'm lovin the workout itself and how fast the time goes. I plan on doing Fat Burner when I get home. I too was not sure if I should try the X- version or not because I can't invest an gour to an hour and a half everyday for the next 90 days right now. But I can do 40 minutes once (or twice a day) if energy level and time permits. started out with only 5lb weights but might need to go up to 7-10lb on some of the exercises. it's weird - when I'm working out i'm not straining a but I sure do feel it later on or the next day. I can tell somethings working :laugh:
Looking forward to sharing the journey with you guys and our results!

Make it a great day,
Janet