which exercise routine? p90x, 30ds, or gym

bigbrownkid
bigbrownkid Posts: 83
edited October 3 in Fitness and Exercise
so im trying to get back on losing weight, stopped the past month but during summer i lost 24 pounds in a spam of 3 months. now i have the following choices

gym ( which would be 20min treadmill 40min elliptical) - only downside is it will be getting cold
30ds- i have a cruise in 30 days so this will motivate me to stay on it
p90x- 90 days till end of year, so this will be something i can continue for a while

im having a really hard time deciding what to do...

im 5 8 male 196 pounds

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  • Ksnoddy87
    Ksnoddy87 Posts: 121
    I say p90x..it'll get you RIPPED!!
  • wendyshilent
    wendyshilent Posts: 7
    i workout at the gym mostly but cant wait for the p90x my brother gonna let me borrow soon.. so excited about that...
  • brandenocs
    brandenocs Posts: 146 Member
    It depends on what you want to get out of it/what you need to stay on track. Some people prefer the gym because you can get a trainer, or you can get a workout buddy to keep going. At home programs like 30DS and P90X are convenient, and by comparison to gym memberships, CHEAP. Yeah you have to buy weights or bands and a pull-up bar, but that's less than a year membership at a gym. But you have to find ways of motivating yourself. I'm not at a point where I'm comfortable working out at a gym, I'm too competitive and would end up hurting myself so P90X/Insanity work great for me. But I'm also too stubborn to NOT workout, even if I'm crazy tired, sick, whatever. That's the downside to doing it at home, you really don't have to if you don't want to.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
    so im trying to get back on losing weight, stopped the past month but during summer i lost 24 pounds in a spam of 3 months. now i have the following choices

    gym ( which would be 20min treadmill 40min elliptical) - only downside is it will be getting cold
    30ds- i have a cruise in 30 days so this will motivate me to stay on it
    p90x- 90 days till end of year, so this will be something i can continue for a while

    im having a really hard time deciding what to do...

    im 5 8 male 196 pounds
    Do the one you'll keep doing. There is no BEST exercise. Squats, deadlifts and pullups are 3 of "best" exercises that should be done, but if a person doesn't do them, then they are worthless to their list.
  • PennyNickel14
    PennyNickel14 Posts: 749 Member
    i am doing p90x right now and it is SUPER intense! it goes between awesome and OH GOODNESS this is not awesome.

    But i have never felt stronger in my whole life!
  • firedragon064
    firedragon064 Posts: 1,082 Member
    P90x!
  • bigbrownkid
    bigbrownkid Posts: 83
    alright looks like p90x is what people are tellin, and thats what i was leaning on doin. do u guys diet alot with it? i know p90x tones u, but i still have a good 30pounds to lose to be healthy.
  • HugznKiki
    HugznKiki Posts: 170 Member
    Insanity is a good workout program and has a lot of interval training in it.
  • brandenocs
    brandenocs Posts: 146 Member
    It's really important if you don't follow the nutrition guide that comes with it, to AT LEAST eat clean and watch your portions. P90X has a progressive diet guide that raises the amount of calories you can eat as you complete each phase and allows for more carbs, etc.

    It works if you stick to it, but if you can't/don't want to follow the diet guide, just watch what you're eating. Cut sugars, fats, etc. No fast food, no soda, only lean meats, you get the idea. If you push hard you might be able to lose that last 30 in one round of it. Depends on how hard you work and which version you follow. There's classic which will bulk/tone you up. Lean routine (pretty obvious what that does). And doubles, which is classic with extra cardio on your resistance days to help shed the pounds. I dropped 21 the first time and didn't follow the guide at all. Just watched my foods and supplemented TONS of protein.
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