P90X3 - Who's with me?!

i follow the cals as well but not the plan. too hard in my house to do something so very different from everyone else... so i just do my best!

Just started Block 2, between Eccentric Upper 2 days ago and Triometrics yesterday pretty much my whole body is sore today. I'm thankful it's just yoga today.

BLOCK ONE COMPLETE! Down 6.5 inches and 3 pounds. I loved all the workouts during block one and I am excited to start block two. For anyone who is onto block two, which block do you prefer?

I liked block 1 better personally. I was a big fan of Agility X and the Warrior so I missed those workouts a lot.

Just checking in. I did eccentric lower today, but I missed the past 3 days, and skipped the triometrics and the yoga. I had a stomach flu started at the middle of my triometrics workout 3 days ago, so I didn't't finished the workout. The day after I didn't eat anything and skipped yoga. Yesterday things were better a bit, but were still weak to workout.
Today finally I had lunch and dinner without either of them coming back, so I was finally strong enough to workout. I wasn't really sure where should I pick up, so did the eccentric lower, because I didn't want to miss strength training days, but also didn't want to restart the week.

I personally prefer block 2 by far. Yes , I agree that the cardio was away more fun in block 1 and I miss them. But the strength training makes up for it. I finally getting sore, and it is a good feeling .

I do not think I will restart p90x3, but I can see myself putting together my own routine with block 2 strength training with block 1 cardio .

Started block 2 today. Down 10 pounds. I also do bikram yoga 5 nights a week. The stretches and range of motion have really helped my hamstrings and is a good compliment to bikrams. I have done bikram for over 1.5 years and hit a wall. Been a good combination since my low back gets really tight.

Been doing all 7 days. Dynamic is not as intense and the range of motion exercises are good for me.

His calorie numbers on the meal plan are too high for me. I just got down to 199. I do between 2000 - 2300 calories a day. I have a sedentary job. Id bet that most people who are dieting while doing this have sedentary lifestyles other than the exercise. If you want to lose weight effectively, lower the calories some.

How many people do cold start? Anyone do the original p90x. Trying to figure what they did to get this down to 30 minutes. I would guess that pulling the warmup out to a separate video was one thing.

Doesnt look like decelerator is even in the classic or did i miss simething?

Has anybody placed the calories per workout in the MFP system yet? Feel free since I'll need it

Not sure how accurate this is, but my heart rate monitor indicated I burned the following:

Total Synergistics - 436
Agility X - 602
The Challenge - 390
CVX - 520
Warrior - 475

Hope this helps.

Completed the Warrior this afternoon. The workout incorporates a lot of cardio mixed with pushups and core work. I always love pushups, so that was a bonus for me, even if I am still a little sore from the Challenge workout. The cardio portion involved a lot of leg work, which I had to ease into since my hamstrings are still a little sore from Agility X. I don’t know why this is so, but my hamstrings take forEVER to heal! Maybe I need to use the foam roller more often or immediately after a leg workout. Either way, my hamstrings are my slowest muscles to heal.

Mike

Hi Mike. Have you ever tried Insanity?

If anyone is familiar with the P90x programs from some of the previews that I saw of P90x3, much of the routine remind me a lot of the P90x + PLUS package that was put out. For those not familiar, they are a more controlled (less intense version of Insanity - In My Opinion).

I know P90x 3 incorporates a lot more compound movements which have your entire body pretty much engaged throughout the entire workout. But what I was wondering is what the impact levels are? Meaning Insanity has a lot of exersices where the intensity and impact impact really kill the joints if you arent careful, fatigue gets the best of you or have bad form. Just curious. Thanks.

How many people do cold start? Anyone do the original p90x. Trying to figure what they did to get this down to 30 minutes. I would guess that pulling the warmup out to a separate video was one thing.

I do cold start every workout except the stretching dvds like Yoga, etc. I also tend to cool down a little longer, so the workouts are pushing an hour for me - so not much of a time saver from P90X for me.

Did eccentric lower for the first time yesterday and it flew by. Might be one of my favorites so far. Definitely feeling it today.

Still haven't really lost any weight yet, but that wasn't necessarily one of my goals for the first month. Now I'm thinking for blocks 2 and 3 I'm going to adjust my diet a little bit and try to cut some fat.

yup i did 30 days of lean and had no results so i switched to classic too

Just starting week 7, and for the first time, I thinking about just returning the program for a refund. I have lost 4" and NO pounds over the last 6+ weeks. My eating is decent. Not great, but decent. I supplement with walking a couple miles a day and Barre and yoga classes 3x/week. In fact, I think the 4" I lost was from when I added Barre to my weekly routine

Anyone else? I actually really like the workouts themselves, but the scale just isn't moving after a month and a half, so it doesn't seem like this is the workout for me.

Just starting week 7, and for the first time, I thinking about just returning the program for a refund. I have lost 4" and NO pounds over the last 6+ weeks. My eating is decent. Not great, but decent. I supplement with walking a couple miles a day and Barre and yoga classes 3x/week. In fact, I think the 4" I lost was from when I added Barre to my weekly routine

Anyone else? I actually really like the workouts themselves, but the scale just isn't moving after a month and a half, so it doesn't seem like this is the workout for me.

If all you're worried about is a number on a scale than you should focus more on your diet and less on what workout plan you're doing. It's only a half hour of exercise a day, it's not going to make you magically drop 20 lbs unless you change your diet also.

I'm in week 6 and I've lost maybe a pound or two. But I can definitely see more muscle definition, my pants fit better, I can balance longer, I'm more flexible, I feel better, and I don't get tired as easily. I just know that in order to drop more weight I need to eat a bit better as well.

I'm certainly not looking to drop 20 lbs overnight. I AM expecting to drop pounds when I'm working out and tracking my intake, though. A "decent, not great" day for me is still under 2k calories, so there's really no reason 30 min of working out, an hourish of walking, and yoga and Barre aren't enough activity to help me lose weight.

I know I didn't mention it above, but I've already completed previous Beachbody programs, all with pretty great results. This is the first time I've got a big fat 0 to show for my efforts.

I'm certainly not looking to drop 20 lbs overnight. I AM expecting to drop pounds when I'm working out and tracking my intake, though. A "decent, not great" day for me is still under 2k calories, so there's really no reason 30 min of working out, an hourish of walking, and yoga and Barre aren't enough activity to help me lose weight.

I know I didn't mention it above, but I've already completed previous Beachbody programs, all with pretty great results. This is the first time I've got a big fat 0 to show for my efforts.

At the end of the day, the only thing that matters for weight loss is calories in versus calories out. If you're not losing weight you're probably underestimating your intake or overestimating your exercise calories.

You are right about that if no weight loss, it means the person is not in calorie deficit. However, if you follow program nutrition plan, you supposed to lose fat. The problem is the P90x3 nutrition plan is screwed up big time. The calories it suggests to eat is probably the MAINTENANCE calories with no deficit, but that is not what the guide say.

I started as a 206 lb female with sedentary job. The plan suggests 2400 cal for over 200 lb, and 2100 calories under 200 lb. I decided not to eat 2400, because that sounded ridiculously high, and I ate around 2150-2200 in the first 3 weeks totally compliant with the nutrition plan.
Result 2lb gain on 1st week, 1 lb gain on 2nd week, and half lb gain on 3rd week. I dropped 200-250 calorie on the 4th week, and voila the gain stopped. Nevertheless block 1 resulted almost 4 lb GAIN, because I followed the nutrition plan.

I got an accurate RMR testing, and a chat with a dietitian who almost laughed at the nutrition plan suggestion. From the begin of 5th week I reduced my intake with another 250 calories, and finally I started to lose. Now I eat ~1700 , which is more than 500 less than the plan suggested. I am starting block 2 transition week tomorrow, and finally today was the first day since I started that I went below my starting weight. .

The workout itself is good, but it is disheartening, that all my hard work in block 1 went for nothing. I obviously was overeating because of the flawed nutrition plan. Plus the entire block 2 effort was for recover the damage I did by following the plan in the 1st block. I could have lost 7-8 lb by now just following MFP guidance to lose a moderate 1 lb per week.

Lesson learned: do not follow anything blindly! If a calorie intake sounds high, it is high!

I just started. Day 2 for me. So far so good.

Very true, I skimmed through the nutrition plan and the calorie range seemed a little high so I just decided to keep within the same range I've had luck with on MFP.

I think that's set up for people who have no idea how to eat healthy or what calorie range to shoot for, but if you've been on MFP for a while and know how to eat right you shouldn't have to change much.

I am on MFP for quite a while, but prior to the program I was breastfeeding for 14 months, and prior to that I was pregnant for 9 months. Those thing require 3-500 calories extra a day , plus your priority is obviously not weight loss. I just weaned my baby on the first week of the program, and I was a bit lost about how much to eat and I thought following beachbody to the letter is the sure thing.
Plus those flashy claims of participants burning so high amount of calories ( a youtube video mentioned thousand! ) made me believe that the calorie allowance is justified.

Anyway , It is in the past now, at the end I figured it out and adjusted accordingly. I really hope I dip below 200 lb by the end. Thankfully block 2 really picked up the pace and all 3 strength training days were awesome. I am looking forward block 3. I probably add some strong lift for my transition weeks .