P90X Grad! Now what?

Awesome job! You look great!

Do P90X again or find another program to try. The above poster said it right though, rest up and keep watching your calories!

I would only take a week off before jumping back into P90X Classic. During that week, do some yoga and stretching. Then hit P90X Classic hard. Good work and keep us posted. Insanity is waiting for you on the other end of P90X. Bring It!

Great job on P90. It will get even more enjoyable (esp the pull ups) the more you lose. What I've done, I learn from Zig Ziglar, who teaches to "change your picture" that you have of yourself. This can either be a picture of you when you were at your BMI weight, or of some other person that you'd like to look like... Paste that picture somewhere that you see it every day and let that guy be your new "hero", that you plan to look like by xyz date. Set the date, then tell everyone you know that you will be at xyz weight by such and such a date. With MFP, you can select 1LB per week, to let you know how long it will take you to get to your goal... Manage to the daily calories and I'm confident you'll get there. Also, with P90, you should wear a HRM each time to measure the calories you're burning and plug them into MFP. Running is great too, if you like to run. To make running more manageable and less painful, you may wish to look into the Galloway method of Run-Walk, where you walk a minute, run a minute for all of your running... I started using Galloway when up over 220Lbs and am now down to 185Lbs. 7Lbs to go before I hit BMI weight.

Looking good! Keep up the great work!

Hi everyone!

Bought my P90X today, and can't wait to start! There is quite alot of reading to do, and understanding all the phases and stuff. What is the best time of the day to do the exercises? Do I eat anything before I do it first thing in the morning? I am sooooo excited!!!

You may do this already, but one thing I do before going to a restaurant is to try to see if they publish their nutrition guide on line to know what I'll order ahead of time... Sometime this works and sometimes not. Typically the chain places will have it... Sadly this includes Olive Garden and other famous noodle places. After reading through Olive Garden's, I've not eaten there since, as nothing on their menu is even remotely health/calories sensible. I found the same at Macaroni Grille. Pasta noodles as great as they are, imply a lot of calories with little benefit. I still eat them but do try to limit them. Portion control does rock in a pinch when you're out somewhere and there's no chance of knowing calories... I did this recently at a nice seafood restaurant, where I skipped the fresh bread and buttter, halfed the included salad with my wife, and then only ate the grilled salmon for dinner -- probably a 5 oz piece, which is/was easy to find on MFP's database... Keep it going my man -- you're a warrior for posting the pics as they really don't lie. I wish I would have done the same.

I have done a lot of different home workout routines. I have a pretty demanding job and don't really have the time to go to a gym so I find working out at home to be a great option. I can do it on my time and on my schedule. Plus I'm not the type of person that came come up with a workout regimen on my own; I need a little direction and I find P90x type programs is like having a home personal trainer.

I started with P90x during the summer/fall of 2010 and then took about 4 weeks off of hard training. In the mean time I did various workouts from P90x mixed with cardio and free weights. I did a single round of KettkeWorx (6weeks), it was ok, but I wouldn't do it again. In late January of 2011 I started GSP Rushfit and completed that around March/April (its a 60 day program, but my work schedule does not allow me to workout as often as needed so the program ended up being about 3 months; same with P90x that took about 4 months). After I completed Rushfit I took about 3 weeks off and did various P90x, Rushfit, cardio and free weight workouts. During the summer of 2011 I did a P90x/Rushfit hybrid and that ended in about September. Following the hybrid I attempted Insanity, but I really didn't like it and only stuck with it for about 2 weeks. I have recently stared Rip 60; I'm about 1 week in and I am really enjoying it and see a lot of potential.

All of the programs I have done have been great, except Insanity. I found Insanity's exercises and routines awkward and some of the movements just plain uncomfortable; and not in the "I worked out hard" uncomfortable but more like "I think I herniated a disc in my lower back" uncomfortable. My favorite has been Rushfit, but only narrowly over P90x. I haven't spent enough time with Rip 60 yet, but as I said I see a lot of potential- mostly because of the versitility of the program and the multitude of suspension training workouts available beyond the Rip 60 videos. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions.

try bodyrock.tv workouts. I find it similar to P90x but shorter because its hiit (its quite a challenge every time).

mickynieuwoudt

When beginning - start with classic, if you can. But it also depends on your personal preference and goals.

Thats the "original" program. The others were add-ons. Classic gives you the best of both world, cardio and weight training IMO. And IMO the best overall program of the three, for someone to start with. Thats also what the book recommend one start with.

Doubles is probably better to do, after you have done at least one round of classic. (if you choose)

Lean, is more cardio, less weight lift days.