P90X... how fit do you need to be for it?

heres the fitness test, tke this, It will help you decide if the program is right for you.

http://www.beachbody.com/text/products/programs/p90x/popup_parsea_030110/p90xforyou.html

Have you done any at-home programs? What kinds of exercise have you done in the recent past?

Do the fitness test, if you can get though that, then you should be okay to do P90X. Just try your best, and don't burn yourself out in the first 2 weeks. I'm finishing off week 1 and I'm going at about 75%, I'm not giving 100% yet because I am being cautious to not hurt myself. I'm sore afterwards, but keep going at it.

I also did another 30 day workout challenge beforehand that helped me "ease" into this one, but the results will be worth it. I promise!

Seriously - if you're just starting it - I would recommend doing only a few of each excercise, really, like maybe a quarter of each excercise he is doing and building up from there. I tried keeping up with all the excercises just from the ab cd and I couldn't move the next day. I plan on using it again, but this time I will work up to the full amount!!!

I have completed P90x, but I was doing other workouts before P90x like the total gym, biking and other stuff. I never tried the fit test, I figure if P90x is all about muscle confusion then let's just jump into it. Yoga can be a bit of a struggle as it requires 1 hr and 30 min of your time. I LOVED THE PROGRAM!!!!I was 276 lbs when I started P90x. I had went from 320 to 276 before I dove into it though. P90x I loved it and then dove right into Insanity. P90x does what it says it will do. I'm about to dive back into a P90x/Insanity Hybrid now. I've lost 110 lbs overall and will keep going. Good luck if you decide to embark on this journey!

LIke hlshubert said. I started two weeks doing the Cardio X for 3-4 times a week to get my body adjusted, then took the plunge! Having accountabilty is key as well to making this possible.

If your not in shape any program will be hard. I started P90x and I could not move for a week. By the end of the 2nd month I was going rep for rep on every workout including Plyometrics.

Just start doing something but I suggest you do one of the workouts geared towards women first. I don't think they are any easier.

p.s. I also really like the JM 30 Shred and/or Shred with weights (says w/ kettleball but can just use hand weights instead). I love them because they are only 20-25+ minutes long. I usually do one or the other on weekends while my kids are eating breakfast. By the time their done, I almost am too. My 8 yr old likes doing the 30 day Shred with me!

With anything...you will get out of any program by what you put into it.

I have done my fair share of programs and typically they are all the same. As with any program, there are days when you give 100% and days you give only 10%.

What's important is that you understand where you're at when you start (fit test, measurements, pictures) and then keep an accurate log of your progress (weekly/monthly), whichever interval works best for you. This will often dictate the level of effort you put into the program (if you see results, that typically sparks a fire within us to push harder...when we do not see results, we get frustrated and just show up and not give 100%).

Also, with any good program, you can modify. Therefore the ability in being able to modify removes the (which program is harder talks). As if you modify and challenge yourself, any program you can make super duper hard or easy peasy).

For me personally, I enjoy programs that I can do at home...programs that focus on strength and endurance. Programs that my wife and I can do at the same time, while she gets out of the program what she needs and I get what I need. For us, P90X has been just that.

You can do any program you want...just find your intensity level and push yourself to get there day in and day out. Don't get too crazy at first, as after the first day of P90X my wife and I could not lift our arms over our head for 2 days. As Day 1 was Chest and Back and did more pullups and pushups then either of us have ever done before and we were all jacked up on the hype that our ego was sayin', "Yes you can" and then our body were saying, "oh no you cant". Our ego won that battle...but our body won the war by getting its' way for the next couple of days...SORE! lol pace yourself, but find your intensity level and get there and stay there.

Cheers to you!

Seriously - if you're just starting it - I would recommend doing only a few of each excercise, really, like maybe a quarter of each excercise he is doing and building up from there. I tried keeping up with all the excercises just from the ab cd and I couldn't move the next day. I plan on using it again, but this time I will work up to the full amount!!!

resepectfully and totally disagree with this advice...push yourself hard but not hurt yourself...do as much as you can every time

They key to P90X is to MODIFY!! I did my first round at my heaviest and was VERY unfit! I couldn't get through Plyo without taking twice and many breaks and sometimes just running on the spot when there were moves I just could not do. But I pushed play every day and felt awesome after it.

Don't be afraid to push yourself, P90X is hard but you bring it to a level that tests you but is still manageable.

"Do your best and forget the rest"

i am very unfit but was able to do it(of course I stopped though) Like the guy says on the video it doesnt matter if you can do the entire work out or not just do what you can and build up to it! it really is a great work out

I chose to do the Shred before the full p90x because I have been doing the cardioX dvd from the set twice a week starting after thanksgiving. I do JM every day now (a week into it), gym 4x a week for cardio and p90x cardio dvd twice a week (days I don't go to gym). Everyone is different, you have to go at what you feel is best for you without being sore!

i also found that bananas are also a great recovery treat that help in not being so sore after a hard workout. they are also part of breakfast since i exercise in the morning.

All I'm saying is that it's super easy to over do and hurt yourself when you aren't used to working out as hard as P90X - not implying you shouldn't push yourself and work hard, but when you do too much at first and can't move for a week it kind of has a negative affect on one's motivation. )