p90x?

I did three cycles of P90X in 2011. I am currently picking and choosing from the videos to supplement my running, and plan on starting P90X2 soon.

In short, I got some pretty amazing results with it. I was at my goal weight when I started it. I ended up losing too much weight and really had to eat more calories than I wanted. I got all the way down to 130 and I'm 5'8. I was really hungry when I was doing it.

I think it did a terrific job of toning and shaping my body. My stomach in particular got ripped.

It's a pretty tough, intense workout but it's totally worth it. As someone else mentioned, it's a pretty big time commitment. I think that is a factor that rightly would drive people away. You have to devote an hour to an hour and a half to it on a daily basis.

Oh and for others thinking about starting it, I got mine brand new on Craigslist for $40.

Good luck!

I did P90X in 2011 and lost 20 lbs gained some back but that was my fault. I liked it, I never knew what workouts to do but P90X set the program for me and told me what to do.

I just started again and am on the 2nd week. I'm enjoying working out again.

I don't know you fitness level but don't get down if you can't do what they are doing. Over time you can tell you're getting "better".

I love P90x. I started my first round last February, and lost 20 pounds, then I did a round of INSANITY and lost 9 more pounds. My husband came back from being deployed and I kinda slacked off the during the holidays, and only worked out 3 or 4 times a week. I just started another round of P90x. I'm in my 3rd week. I also have P90X2, but its not my favorite...not yet at least. I'm hoping after I do this round of P90x that I'll move to P90x2 and get through it without being bored out of my mind.

I just completed day 4! It is hard, but a lot of fun. I like Tony and i like that he gives a lot of modification (especially for pull ups) one piece of advice i would give you is to watch all the dvd before you attempt them, it got frustrating for me to learn the right way to do a move as the camera keeps moving, especially if you are trying to watch the bands modification sometimes the round is half over before the camera gets to the guy using the bands. You could of couse just pause it and then rewind but i dont like to get out of the groove.

When you get to day 4 dont let the idea of yoga fool you, i have been going to yoga for years, and this was tough

I hope you enjoy it as much as i am

1. how are the results? Great if you stick with it, also the nutrition part really helps.
2. did you like it? Yes, but it's a big time commitment.
3. was it easy to stick with? Yes/No. I work out before I go to bed but the phase I high protein was hard for the nutrition part.
any comments would be great! negative or positive!
It is great for drastic change in body. Helped me lose lots of body fat. But it is not a weight lose program per se as you have to eat alot to be able to keep up with the workouts. I started at 1800 Cal and ended up at close to 3000. But I did end up losing about 5 pant sizes but only about 7lbs of weight loss. From sz 12 to sz 7.

I think it is hard to maintian after the 13 weeks because you feel like you earned the right to eat, as you were eating clean for 13 weeks.
I did regain all of the weight and back to a sz 10. That saying. I am more fit this time round, and this is after ACL reconstruction.... So on day 6 and it's getting easier already....
I need to plan a work out after p90sx maybe 10min trainer or P90??

thanks everyone!

Maybe you could try INSANITY after P90x. P90 or 10 min trainer may not help you maintain because they aren't going to be hard enough. Just my opinion.

I'm about 2/3 of the way through my first cycle and I LOVE it. I couldn't do a proper toe push-up or pull-up when I started, so I have been doing knee push-ups and the resistance band variation for the pull-ups. I can definitely feel my strength increasing, and I started seeing progress from Ab Ripper X within just a couple of weeks!

It is challenging but I love that it is scalable. There are plenty of variations for everything, and for almost every move you pretty much do the number of reps you want, at the weight you want.

Yes, it is challenging in that your heart rate will be up and stuff, but with the exception of the Plyometrics workout, there is a lot less jumping and flailing around than in other programs like Insanity. (I really hate flailing, hahaha.)

THAT SAID -- be careful logging it. The more strength-focused days are great workouts to build up your muscle (which in turn will burn more calories overall!) BUT, they do not offer as huge a caloric burn as the commercials would have you believe. Since I got my heart rate monitor, I've been recording a net burn (in other words, subtracting the amount of calories it takes me just to be alive) of about 250-350 per strength workout.

If you log them on MFP as "calisthenics" or something, for instance, you are going to get an overestimation on this site because there are just too many variables involved. I think it might be better to underestimate the burn when you log if you are planning to eat back your exercise calories.

Try it, you may like it! I get bored really easily with programs so I love that this one changes every three weeks.

Oh, P.S., besides the cost of the DVDs themselves (if you were to order straight from Beach Body), this is one of the cheapest at-home workout programs. You can get a couple resistance bands at a discount store like Marshall's for about $5 a pop.

I just completed day 4! It is hard, but a lot of fun. I like Tony and i like that he gives a lot of modification (especially for pull ups) one piece of advice i would give you is to watch all the dvd before you attempt them, it got frustrating for me to learn the right way to do a move as the camera keeps moving, especially if you are trying to watch the bands modification sometimes the round is half over before the camera gets to the guy using the bands. You could of couse just pause it and then rewind but i dont like to get out of the groove.

When you get to day 4 dont let the idea of yoga fool you, i have been going to yoga for years, and this was tough

I hope you enjoy it as much as i am

Tomorrow will be day 6 for me, I am on the lean schedule so I did yoga yesterday and I agree 100% it was brutal, I thought it was gonna be an easy day but I think the yoga made me more sore than the others so far lol. Kenpo tomorrow woot woot!! I do enjoy the workouts and they are very intense but feels so good when you get through each day. Good Luck!!!!

Insanity may not work for me as I had ACL reconstruction in June/11, too much jumping. As for login in your exercise you just have to add it yourself. Ie Cardio X, Cardio tab and about 500 cal?