p90x Support Group

YAY!!!! AwMyLoLo!!! You're here!!! It's a PaRtY now!!! :drinker: :bigsmile:

Just finished Cardio X and I'm soooo pumped!!!!! Seriously, I am like bouncing with energy after that 43 minutes of kick but cardio!!! Love how exercise has that effect on me :bigsmile:

I hope everyone is still with us... I see that our "founder" SCFancher is posting!!! :drinker: Way to go, girl!!!
And, WOW, AwMyLoLo.... Your line-up ROCKS!!!!!! :drinker:

I did an hour an a half of Yoga last night. I was under the impression that I would have an "easier" night...yeah right! That Yoga was no joke! haha. I almost turned it off about half way through, but pushed myself and SO glad I did. I feel great this morning!! Hope everyone is doing well!!!

I have Yoga X today... Not looking forward to it, but ya know :laugh: Here goes....

I'm going to start a round May 2. I've done three rounds before, and my last one was about a year ago. I've been doing mostly Slim Series since then. It works my legs better than P90X, but I'm wanting to focus on upper body for a while. I've decided to do a mini-round of five weeks that's a hybrid of the Lean version, and then I'll do five weeks of Slim Series, then five weeks of X, then five weeks of SS, etc. You know, lather, rinse, repeat. :happy:

WooHoo!! :drinker: I think you were around on the other P90X thread when I was too! I'm starting again on May 2nd so we'll be on the same timeline!

PJilly... YOu'll have to keep us updated with how that goes... It may be something the rest of us would like to do after we finish our first 90 :drinker:

Here's what I'm going to do:

Week 1
Monday – Core Synergistics
Tuesday – Cardio X
Wednesday – Shoulders & Arms/ARX
Thursday – X Stretch
Friday – Legs & Back/ARX
Saturday – Kenpo X
Sunday – Rest

Week 2
Monday – Core Synergistics
Tuesday – Cardio X
Wednesday – Chest, Shoulders, Triceps/ARX
Thursday – X Stretch
Friday – Legs & Back/ARX
Saturday – Kenpo X
Sunday – Rest

Week 3
Repeat Week 1

Week 4
Repeat Week 2

Week 5 (Recovery)
Monday – Yoga X
Tuesday – Core Synergistics
Wednesday – Kenpo X
Thursday – X Stretch
Friday – Cardio X
Saturday – Yoga X
Sunday – Rest

I saw a P90x thread and wanted to keep tabs since you guys just started.

If this was just a few weeks later I'd have joined you in starting up at the same time. I am just finishing up week 12 of my first round and have my sights set on getting through recovery then getting ready to start a 2nd round. I think I might take a week inbetween rounds -- really, whatever is best, then jump back into round 2.

im in ! started P90x 0n 4/11 did the first 2 weeks then this week had an off week so on Monday 5/2 i will be starting week 3. also is everyone following the nutritional guide ? I also am working night shift for the next month. 11 hour nights .....yuk !!

I just saw this thread today. I know you started the group last week, but can I still join? Please let me know.

I'll check in more once I actually start Monday. :happy:

I'm starting Week 3 of the Classic program, and would love some added support/accountability...so hi!:flowerforyou:

Hi P90X team,

My name is Shelia I would like to join the group....I am starting week 4 on 5/2. New to My Fitness Pal...I have only lost 2 lbs so my dr. recommended tracking my food intake on MFP...it has been great...to see what I'm eating and how many calories I'm consuming and other info. I am wiped out today...resting for tomorrow's big day to "Bring It".

Legs and Back is certainly brutal. I took to the wall squats like a duck to water even in the first week, though they still burn badly to this day. I actually do them very well on a good-energy day and don't do too badly on any other day.

I just did my last Legs & Back for this round on Saturday. I won't be doing this one again for a few weeks as I will be finishing P90X and restarting in a few weeks.

Yoga X yesterday as day 1 of the final recovery week. Had to take a little more break-time than what had become usual. Again completely ignored "Crane" but worked a little further through the warrior III, half moon, and twisting half moon parts, which is my other big struggle with the routine. An especially difficult part for me is when you reach behind your back and also under your thigh, this time I managed to do that for a few seconds before my leg screamed at me.

For those curious about what to expect for results, with all due respect to mileage varying as well as your starting points varying:

I will still have a little bit of gut fat left when it's all said and done. My chest will still not be where it needs to be. My endurance is vastly improved but is a big sore spot with me to this day. Maybe if I had followed the nutrition plan I would have gotten better results in the physique department and probably nutrition is my endurance's achilles heel.

I don't do very many pullups. I have the aforementioned trouble spots in Yoga to this day. I still get very tired out in Plyo and also in general.

But on the positive side:

I will finish P90X probably 18-20lbs lighter than when I started. I was 240 when I started eating less & better. I was 235lbs when I started P90X. I am about 217 today. Fat got traded for muscle, so being -18lbs right now, I wonder how much higher might the fat loss poundage number actually be?

I had a protruding gut. It was most obviously a problem when doing Yoga, as it got in the way of a lot of twisting moves. I now have a little paunch and don't feel like it is in the way of my Yoga anymore.

I was pretty high on the fat% meter, if I had to guess (because I didn't get measured at start and wish I did) I was at 27% or higher, my lowest reading to date was 18% the other day. Not sure how accurate this is but it's definitely a big positive improvement regardless of the actual numbers.

I can just manage 5 pullups when relatively fresh, and almost made 6 on my final pullup day for this 90-day run. This from day 1 where I simply couldn't move an inch from hanging on the bar -- I was completely helpless. I am whittling away at the breaks I take during Ab Ripper X. When I started, I would do 15-18 of each ab exercise on a good day, and collapse after every set. I now do them all and have gotten my breaks down to 15 seconds in between moves and not on all moves do I take a break now. My fifer scissors are really shoddy but I manage all 25.

My belt is on its last hole. Time for a smaller belt. My jeans fit me now, with the slightest bit of extra room in the waist. Things had gotten so bad I had stopped wearing them due to what became real pain. I am pulling stuff out of my closet that I hated wearing and it all looks and feels much better -- I am enjoying some of my old polo shirts I stopped wearing what feels like several years ago. I used to hate how my chest and gut would show through them, highlighting a very soft and out of shape body all too well. That problem is nearly all gone.

Last week I even dared myself to try on a muscle shirt that I had had stuffed in a drawer for a long, long time. I came across it around the start of my P90X round and I looked all sausage-y in it, it really didn't fit at all -- the scene was NOT pretty. (I kind of wish I had modeled it for a "before" picture session.) Well, last week it was loose in parts, hung on me a good bit more athletically, so to speak....plus I have arms that are almost worthy of such a thing now.

While I won't have a Beachbody infomercial- & brochure-worthy physique, I just look like I could lose a handful of lbs instead of needing to drop, say, 35-40. I will feel 1000 times less self conscious at the beach today, and if I stick to my guns, I will be again 1000 times less self conscious by summer.

Overall, a lot has changed, and I have completely undeniable results. The NSVs didn't come right away, but once they started coming, around day 45 for me,...well, it was like a floodgate opened.

I will mention one important thing for those doing this for the first time. Do NOT worry about the scale, and do NOT worry about NSV comments from others for at least 30 days, maybe as long as 45 days. They will come, but the first 30 just look to your internal progress. External results should be considered a bonus if you see them in the first month or so. I saw zero weight loss in the first month, and my day 30 pics looked VERY depressingly like my day 1. Think of the first month as just setting yourself up for success.

I will mention one important thing for those doing this for the first time. Do NOT worry about the scale, and do NOT worry about NSV comments from others for at least 30 days, maybe as long as 45 days. They will come, but the first 30 just look to your internal progress. External results should be considered a bonus if you see them in the first month or so. I saw zero weight loss in the first month, and my day 30 pics looked VERY depressingly like my day 1. Think of the first month as just setting yourself up for success.

I really needed to read this, thanks for posting. Today will be Day 15 for me, and I really can't see much of a visible change to my body...but I feel stronger, can do more reps, and just got a PR in the half marathon I did this past weekend -yet, I was (am) still frustrated that I can't SEE the difference.