P90X Thoughts

Personally I LOVE P90X, it was a launching pad for me to get motivated. It is JUST like going to the gym and working out with friends.
Or maybe that is just me in my sad world ha ha.
I did not follow the diet, but I already had my own and I’m stubborn like that. :laugh:
GOOD LUCK. I hope you jump on the P90X wagon! It’s a lot of HARD (fun) WORK

Very possible to get great results, but you have to commit. You have to invest like 1.5 hrs a day into this (prep/cool down/abs and whatever else is required). Follwing the meal plan will definitely help you out a lot. I didn't, but still saw some okay results. Following the meal plan with INSANITY got me awesome results, so follow the meal plan. Remember, that it's really tough. Especially for new comers. I've done 1 round of P90X and Insanity and am currently revisiting some of P90X and it's still hard. You get out what you put in. Good luck:)

I'm a big (well smaller now!) fan of p90x. The meal plans are great... the recipes are great.... the workouts are even better! All you really need are the DVDs, some free weights, some resistance bands or the over the door pull up bar (i used the over the door resistance bands), a yoga mat, good shoes & a heart rate monitor. You can do it without the HRM, but I would highly suggest using one to make sure you're burning as much as you think you are. Stick to the program to the letter. Even the yoga that everyone thinks is a joke...... until they do it and they're sweating their butts off! I lost a total of 17 lbs. on p90x, gained massive amounts of strength and even some muscle definition, felt better, had more stamina and breath control and lost about 7" from each calf and 8" from my waist in the 90 days.

It rocks! It is also very difficult if you aren't in good shape, as I was when I tried it. I found out later that there is an earlier series called P90 that is good to start with.

Tony Horton is a fun person to work out with. He is very energetic and makes jokes. I like that we switches up different muscle groups to keep it fun.

If you are up to it then try the P90X. it will whip you into shape!

I loce P90X. I went from 324 ibs to 264 in Just a month and a Half. But due to life I lost track of it and gain most of it back. I love P90X and will be going back to it. As of today I am more then half way through INSANITY and already preordered P90X2. good luck but I highly recommend it.

My husband loves it!!!!!!!!!!! However he is a total gym finatic and LOVES to work out. I hated it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to scratch Tony's eyes out. It was too long, hard on the joints and Tony to me is obnoxious! Sorry P90X fans, this is just my opinion. So I stick with Jillian!! I love her !!!!!!!!! Some people hate her too, but me and her click. I guess it's each to their own.

I was the same way. I used to live in an apartment bldg on the 16th floor, gym was on 3rd. I'd struggle to make it "that far" to work out.... so sad. Now, I have the comfort of my own basement but I'm in a habit of dragging my carcass down there every morning by 6:20 am.....

You have to make time to really make it work. These workouts are an hour (90 min for yoga).

And you have to be willing to stick with it. After the first few days, I was crying in a heap on the floor. Now, 4 yrs or so later, I can do them all, but initially, they sucked. Really bad.

You have to modify when you're starting out. In one dvd, I think it's Chest & Back, Marin, the German Potato Soup lady (you'll see) can knock out push ups better than the men. Scary.

They will caution you in everything you read, it is not a weight loss program per se. But it's more exercise than most of us "sort of athletic, but not really" types have EVER done. I thought I was getting a great workout on my dreadmill. HA. If you want to work your butt off, try Plyo X. So by virtue of the exercise alone, you'll probably see results.

But you should really stick with the diet guide as much as you can. I did, about 90-95%... ish.... most days.... ;-)

And Tony, he's now the devil I know. Sometimes annoying, sometimes..... well, let's stick with sometimes annoying.

I also used Power 90 Master Series (also Tony)- shorter duration than P90X (about 40-45 min instead), a little heavier on cardio, just to change things up. Worked for me.

Good luck!

Thats' true, 90 minutes seems a bit more than I can afford right now to be honest. Between work and life it's difficult that carve out that much time and keep my sanity. I'm a bit disappointed in myself in the sense that there is a gym in my building and I could easily get up an hour earlier in the morning to the gym then go up two floors to workout. I just need to get myself in the right frame of mind to do it and alas the gym in my building is 100% empty, I would be the only person there every single morning which can be good I guess if you want privacy but there nothing to keep you accountable except myself which hasn't really worked out that well

You don't have to do the whole hour. It's sort of nice to just wake up and ramble to the gym, get all sweaty and then shower and go to work. I'd just start with 30 min for now. You'll be sore, don't you worry about that. Then work up as you figure out what you want your workout to look like.

Like I mentioned in my post, the P90 original is a great launching point. The work outs are around 30 minutes. Then you can move onto the P90 Master series around 45 minutes each workout. Once you get through those you can conquer the monster for sure!

The X in P90X is extreme!

Let me throw a twist into my original question, we've established that P90X is a difficult system, is there a system that you would all recommend as a "launch point" to start the journey in a way to maximize the chance of success and not burn out too quick. Basically a gradual build up to the monster.

I was out of shape and was still able to do this. You can too. You don't need to start with something less. Just modify to your level. Its such a great feeling when you increase your efforts. What makes this work is not the fact you are doing an exercise for an hour but you are confusing your muscles. You will not only lose weight but you will tone up your whole body because it is such a balanced program. The 90 Min Yoga is only one day and it's broke up into two parts.

I had done 2 rounds of Insanity before starting and i'll admit, P90X bored me a little in the beginning. But then i realized i wasn't pushing myself so i began lifting a lot heavier. And now i'm on round 5 of it, and i'm glad i saw it through.

I kind of feel like it gave me the tools to make my own lifting program for when i didn't have an hour a day, and even if you are feeling kind of exhausted that day you don't have to heft around 50lb dumbells, just lower the weight and you can get through it.

I honestly wouldn't trade my P90X OR Insanity DVDs for anything, i really enjoy them

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