Any one else doing Tapout Xt?

Modify your planks if they are too hard. I couldn't do planks on day 1. I could barely move in pushup position. My gimpy shoulder and elbow are starting to come around after four weeks. I go to my knees and reduce range of motion, but try to stay with the timing of the video to keep my heart rate up. Try watching the video, any of them, when not working out to see what is actually going on when you would normally be struggling. It may help.

Good luck, stick with it!

Mark

My wife and I are on day 53 (W8D4) of TapouT XT. To everyone starting this and to those who are struggling - KEEP AT IT! Starting was the hardest part and sticking with it is a close second. After 52 days I still struggle with some of the side planks and the grinder, what masochist invented that. Take it one day at a time, it's helps me to look at it as a 90 (84) round fight. TapouT wins some and so do I. At the end, who cares what the score is. We won't be pros when we reach the end, we already know we'll need to do it at least one more time to meet our fitness goals so don't pressure yourself. Trust me, there will be days you'll feel unstoppable and TapouT will just beat you to the ground. Pace, persistence and most importantly fun is what it takes to get through it. When you are getting stuck or feel like you can't continue, go watch the infomercial on youtube or any success story from regular people, there is no greater a motivational power.

If you need a push, I can be reached through our website: http://www.johnandmandi.com

In short - YOU CAN DO IT!

I am now on my 9th day of Tapout XT and the last time I weighted I was down 11 lbs. I have been following the 10 day kick off plan and it has been hard because I did not want to spend too much on so much variety and have been eating a lot of the same foods, this is my fault. Food portions are small and some days I have troubles with feeling as though I am crashing or low blood sugar and other days I am o.k. I have learned to spread out my meals, like eat half my breakfast earlier and the other half a couple hours later and this is something I very much recommend to help you from crashing. I have been doing the workouts as per the sheet. My husband tried the workout the 1st day, didn't make it through the 1st workout and has not done anything since except the diet plan and is only down 4 lbs. I have already become stronger with the workouts but have to modify a lot. I was pretty much taking anti inflammatories around the clock the 1st few days for some arthritis but this has all got better too. I do have an old ACL repair that is feeling really tight and limits the workout some but I have started to think 'no pain, no gain.' I am really excited to see the results. I am not gonna lie, have been eating whatever I want for a few years and not exercising so this has been so hard but this is my fault. Good luck to all!!

I have done some of the cardio videos off and on for the past couple of months but I never really followed the program. That is going to change! I will be starting the actual Tapout XT plan starting Monday April 1.

Day 2 Strength & Force. I had a little trouble with the bands, trying to get the right resistance.

Logging it as General Circuit Training showed 508 calories burned which seems really high.

I've been mixing it with Insanity and TurboFire for about a month now. I LOVE this workout - it's probably my favorite of the bunch. The Muay Thai (sp?) video was a surprise to me, I've never done any sort of workout like that and wish I could find other videos similar to it. It was my workout today and the 40 minutes flew by while I drip with sweat and feel stronger!

I've seen comparisons to Insanity but, at least in my opinion, they're completely different. I feel much stronger in my arms and legs after starting the program.

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I looked at this. For those who are doing this, how bad is it on the knees? I know Insanity is supposed to be very hard on knees, so I thought I would ask.

I just finished my first week of Tapout XT and I feel great! Lot´s of sweat, lots of pain because I didn´t excersise for over 4 month so every single muscle in my bady was in pain, but it really makes you feel awesome.

I already can do a lot more than the first day and I know if I keep going like this I´m sure I´m going to be able to do the complete excersie in the second month.

Usually I eat light after the workout, egg white omelet, tuna salad, chicken breast green salad, fish with vegetables. The cool thing about this is that I´m a chef so I can cook almost anything I want the problem is that I´m so tired after the workout that I have no energy to cook hahahaha...

there´s only one more thing I can tell you: DON´T QUIT!!!

OMG after being to bootcamps and boxing classes, Tapout XT takes the lead. It has only been Day 3 for me and my husband. We wanted to work together at home and this challenges us, and gets us out of our Comfort zone. Its so intense, and when we want to Quit we think of Day 30, 40, 50 and 90. We know we can do it and as we work hard it will get better with our endurance and strength levels. Looking forward to mesaurments day 10 and forward.

I just ordered my tapout xt workout dvds today, and after reading all your posts i cant wait to get it! hopefully i dont have to wait too long before i can start!

I dont follow the meal plan (way too hard with food aversions and time) but eat healthy and good and have had great results!!! Its so hard but so worth it!!

Can anyone tell me how to log the exercise? What do you put it as so I can get an accurate calorie burn??

Thanks!!

Planning to start tomorrow!!! ????wish me luck!! I hope i make it to day 90!