p90x - Round 1 beginners

Anyone having trouble getting all the protein that the nutrition guide calls for?

I'm under my calorie goal (1800) for today, but my food diary is showing that I still need 100+ grams of protein! Maybe I just need to eat more? Especially if I'm making it out under 1800 calories by the end of the day...

Yes, it's tough, my daily goal is 225g based on 1800 calories a day. I eat 6 egg whites for breakfast, a greek yogurt and string cheese for morning snack, 3oz of chicken of turkey at lunch, a protein bar and sometimes turkey jerkey for afternoon snack and then anoth 4-6oz of meat for dinner. These are all loaded with protein and I still fall short each day. Luckily there is whey protein powder which I use to make up the difference. If you are struggling to reach your daily protein intake, I can't recommend whey protein enough.

Chelios7: I bought some whey protein powder last week, so I'm going to bring some into work. It's nice to know that I'm not alone with the protein issue! Lol...hopefully tomorrow I can sneak more in. What brand of protein powder do you use?

Dawn: I'm sure that P90X will help you get rid of those last 5 pounds and replace it with MUSCLE! There is a plyometric DVD where you jump around for 60 min, but there are plenty of modifications you can use when you need to to decrease the impact.

Chelios7: I bought some whey protein powder last week, so I'm going to bring some into work. It's nice to know that I'm not alone with the protein issue! Lol...hopefully tomorrow I can sneak more in. What brand of protein powder do you use?

Optimum Nutrition 100% Gold Whey Protein. It's about $40 for a huge 5lb tub. 24g protein per scoop. I like the Vanilla Ice Cream flavor because it mixes pretty much with anything, I'd get sick of chocolate flavored shakes or drinks every time but a lot of people like the chocolate flavors too.

My husband has a titanium ankle, he tried insanity and it killed him. We are on day two of p90x and so far he is having no trouble at al.

Hey everyone!!
I just ordered p90x and cant wait to start!! I just did 6 weeks of Insanity (beachbody video) which is high intensity cardio, but because of all the jumping it really bothered my knee so I had to stop. I normally do alot of running, so I was surprised that the Insanity bothered me, yet running never did.
I have been in a "plateau" for about 4 months and hoping that the p90x will finally help bust that. I only have about 5 pounds to go and judging by the posts, it looks like p90x will help?!?!?

Does anyone have any problems with knee pain with the p90x? Is there alot of jumping?
Can I join in when I get the discs??

I burned more cals during Core Synergistics. There is less standing around than in Kenpo where you are just throwing punches and kicks but not really moving and getting your heartrate up. Also, like I said it's go go go, Tony barely even takes the time to show you how it's done except on a couple of the moves, it's mostly "okay, here we go!" The rolling banana, superman banana and the Dreya rolls were the toughest for me, I liked the moves but I couldn't flip around that fast! It's a fun workout nonetheless and the time went quick.

Those bananas had me going bananas! It was definitely fun :-D

Were you able to do the Dreya roll with a twist?

Week 3, Day 2 for me. Just finished Plyo for the day and I am beat. In a good way of course. I don't have a monitor so I am estimating calories burned. Off to make a great lunch based on the nutrition plan.

Have a great day everyone.

I have the P90X dvd's. However, I read from a bunch of people online that you need to slim down before you tried it out. I currently weigh 295 down from 345. At what weight would you guys recommend I start this program?

Ignore those people. There is no reason you can't do it at your current weight, however you will likely have to modify some of the moves. For pull ups, maybe that means using a chair or doing them with resistance bands instead. You may have to take more breaks. All of this is fine, it'll push you hard, but Tony shows how you can modify the moves if you can't do them fully. If you can't keep up with the people on the video, just do the best you can. I know for a fact several people who did P90X at 300+ lbs, when they came across something they just phsically could not do, they would run or march in place instead. Nutrition is a big (or the biggest) part of P90X, so even if you can't handle the workouts, following the nutritional guide with help you lose weight as well. You have the dvds already, might as well put them to use, I say go for it!

Week 2, Day 4 in the bag...whoo hoo! Did Shoulders & Arms this morning, and planning to squeeze in Ab Ripper this evening. Not so much looking forward to Legs & Back tomorrow since I have a race on Saturday...but the recovery drink seems to help with soreness, so I will let it work.

Keep up the good work everyone!

Week 2 Day 7:

End of week 2! Rest day today, so I'll be doing some light cardio later on. Haven't done Stretch X yet but I'll see if I feel like it later on; it's a good stretch workout I just don't feel I need it as much this week as I did last week.

What are people's typical plans on rest days anyway? I never take them as a day to do absolutely nothing, but I know some people need a full rest for them.

Were you able to do the Dreya roll with a twist?

LOL Yeah right, I was practially LOLing the entire time thinking they are nuts! But I did try! Gonna do it again tomorrow

That Dreya roll is killer! they make it look so easy! I can barely get to my fit let alone spin!
Week 2 day 4 - Yoga. Ug. Made it through though. I actually found it slightly more difficult today then last week... weird.
Legs and back tomorrow!!
I've decided to switch from lean to classic. We'll see how it goes!

My husband and I just bought the program;it should be here on Monday! I can't wait to get started! Good luck!

Screwed up and did core syn yesterday when I was supposed to do yoga......Oh, well! I did yoga today and it went well. I forget how much I like core syn, it is one of my top workouts.

Those dreya rolls come with time..... Stick with it and once you get the form down they are not that bad. I think they are more form then strenght and just take a little time. I don't think I was able to do very many until my last recovery week in rd one.

Nice to see everyone grinding it out and keeping in touch. NIce to to see how everyone is doing.

Oh, my day 7 is a day off for me. Unless i am golfing, volleyball, hockey, broomball, softball or just playing around with the kids, it is a day off. I don't try to make a point to do anything special. I set it up so my day off falls on my golf league night. I work nights and it is just easier that way.

Nice job all!

Screwed up and did core syn yesterday when I was supposed to do yoga......Oh, well! I did yoga today and it went well. I forget how much I like core syn, it is one of my top workouts.

I messed up my week as well so I had to do some rearranging. Actually FORGOT that it was recovery week for the first couple days! I guess it just didn't seem like that much time had gone by yet!