P90X - Scared

I just finished my 9th week of P90x CLASSIC schedule today. I've done several rounds about 4 years ago....LOVE it! It works! Chics get the best results after 120 days (in my opinion).

You don't eat 3000 calories.

I'm eating 1700 per day average (zig zagging thru the week).

Do the classic schedule. You'll need some whey protein to help hit the macros.

First month (Phase I) - 50 / 30 / 20 (protein /carbs /fat)
Second month (phase II) 40 / 40 / 20 (protein / carbs /fat)
Third month (phase III) 30 / 50 / 20 (protein / carbs / fat)

Use the calculator here: http://www.teambeachbody.com/eat-smart/nutrition-tools/caloric-needs
Choose "loose SOME weight", and choose what is your activity BEFORE doing p90x (without exercise)...then your daily calories will come up as TO HIT YOUR GOAL.... (the other number is to maintain your weight).

Use MYfitnesspal under GOALS / CUSTOM and put in the first month macros percentages and your daily calorie goal. Do NOT use the exercise thing in myfitnesspal === just track the food. Eat what you want as long as it fits your calories and macros.

Equipment --- light and heavy dumbbells, yoga mat, pullupbar

Stay tough, and you will be amazed --- your scale might not move until week 5-ish....don't freak out The scale does catch up. Write everything down on the worksheets. Try to beat your numbers from the previous week. Modify where needed until you get strength in a particular move.

Good luck,
Karen

Don't get discouraged if you can't keep pace or complete the exercise exactly like it shows in the video. As long as you're moving, you're burning calories. The endurance and stamina will come with time. Just stick with it and you'll succeed.

I'm in Week 3 of P90X3 now. I haven't had a change in weight, but I'm noticing I'm a little more toned around the waist. I just push myself as hard as I feel comfortable, you don't have to do everything they way they do it in the video and they always provide modifications. I'm noticing with each of the workouts that I've done that they get easier each time I do it. He's good about warming you up, though I would recommend using the Cold Start warm up for some (such as Agility X). Just do the best you can and you'll be amazed how quickly you see improvements!

3000 calories seems pretty high to me. I would question her on that one.

Yeah...where is she getting 3,000 calories from. I'm a male and I'm very active and I maintain around 2800 or so. I'm pretty skeptical of that calorie goal.

I've done P90, P90X and P90x3. Add me if you need support. There is a chart on page 18 in the nutrition guide to tell you how much to eat.

It is an excellent program. 3k calories might seem high, but you'll be burning a LOT during those workouts. You might try eating fewer than 3000 calories, but your body will tell you during the workouts if you're eating enough. One of the big focus points of P90X that most people skip out on are the specific nutritional information covered in the program. It is pretty easy to eat 3k calories when you're eating junk. If you're following good nutritional advice, it might be difficult to eat 3k calories due to being so full with such good food.
Nontheless, I started this program weighing nearly 280 lbs. Good coaching will assure that you scale the workouts accordingly. The first week may be miserable, but I can tell you first-hand that you'll really start feeling better in no time after that.
I wish you the best of luck! Though with enough hard work & dedication in this program, you simply won't need any luck :-)

I'm on my second round of P90X3, starting month 2 - I skipped the last week of the first month. I mostly follow the program, although I have subbed a few workouts from later in the program for workouts that I hate. Seriously, The Warrior can kiss my behind, there's a reason that sucker doesn't appear throughout the program. And I don't hate CVX but I'd rather just do cardio than cardio with a weight, that's just a recipe for disaster for my clumsy self. I would recommend following the schedule if you're doing the program for the first time.

I would also recommend watching the workouts before you do them to get a sense of how the moves are done. Tony is kind of hit or miss with how well he explains the moves and sometimes won't give tips until you've already done 8 reps, plus the workouts can move pretty quickly. He also thinks he's the funniest person he knows and tends to get distracted, which means he misses cues. And yes, that Tracy Morrow chick is some kind of robot. A bouncy, chipper robot. It's ok to want to punch her.

3000 cals sounds like a lot to me for this program. Unless your niece has some training in nutrition, I would run your TDEE to find out how many calories you need. Yes, you'll burn calories, but it's a 30 min workout and none of the workouts are steady-state, you're taking breaks or pauses between movements the entire video. I'm not saying you won't get a workout, I wouldn't waste my time with another round if I didn't feel like I was getting a decent workout, but 3000 seems high.

I would say do what you can. Even if you cant do as many reps as the people on the videos you're still going to get a great workout and over time you will improve