P90X

[Jonesy]

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Week one is in the bag. I really enjoyed Kenpo X this morning and even though my legs are really sore (my hamstrings are killing me) i feel great and have really enjoyed the week. My diet has been flawless and i haven't touched a drop of alcohol so that side of things is going well.

I've pretty much been going mostly low carb so far and will for the first 4 weeks. After that i will follow the nutrition program and go 40/40/20 and may stick with that to the end or possible go up in carbs in the last phase like it says to do if i'm struggling with energy.

My wife has been a real champion and stuck it out without missing anything this week. It makes it much easier with both of us doing it.

What do you guys do for the recovery drink? I'm not spending a bunch of money on overpriced beachbody ones so i usually just blend up the following:

1/2 a frozen bannana (having it frozen makes the drink thicker for some reason)
1 to 1.5 cups of low fat milk
1 scoop optimum nutrition choc protein powder
4 or 5 ice cubes

It tastes fantastic and fills me up for quite a while as well. Does that look ok for a post workout drink? It's lower on carbs than the beach body one but i'm really shooting for fat loss so i thought that couldn't hurt.

My wife's family is in town tomorrow (sat here in Oz) and we are going out for dinner saturday night for her 30th b'day (well it's actually a surprise party with over 50 people coming but my wife thinks it's only dinner with her parents). Because of this we have decided to get up at the usual time (4.50am) saturday morning so we can do the first workout of next week and move our rest day to sunday instead. We'll just start up with plyo on monday.

Loving it so far!!!

[Pared]

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Sounds like the exact same thing I was eating/drinking in the morning. Good job.

[KG]

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Sounds similar to what I drink except I use Soy Milk (lactose intolerant) and a more ice cubes.

I'm getting ready to start up once I get back from vacay so I've been doing random P90 workouts here and there. Did chest/tris/shoulders and biceps/back on back to back days. Every direction I move my arm hurts, lol.

I don't mind the soreness (except in my hamstrings from plyo). It lets me know I was working hard.

[BIG CAROLINA]

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Don't always rely on the scale to determine your progress. You can see it, and feel it in the way your clothes feel on you. I am living proof that P90X works.

[HealyMonster]

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Don't always rely on the scale to determine your progress. You can see it, and feel it in the way your clothes feel on you. I am living proof that P90X works.

agreed. No matter what I do I cant get below 182 lbs. I am however falling out of my jeans and my t-shirts are getting tighter and tighter in the chest and arms.

[Jonesy]

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Thanks for the support guys.

My weigh in results are in for the first week. Down 2.6kg or 5.7lbs. Prob mostly water weight from switching to a low carb diet but i'll take it!

My wife lost 1.6kg (3.5lb) as well but she doesn't have as much to lose as i do.

I am really going to enjoy today's day off!

[Pared]

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"Just don't go eat a nasty cheeseburger!"

[Jonesy]

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Yeah some of his lines are quite funny and others are just cheesy but it's all good ( i wish he didn't talk about soup everytime he does Karen's "pot stirrers" but it's no biggie).

My wife and i did chest/back/ab ripper yesterday arvie at 4pm then backed it up at the ungodly hour of 4.50am this morning with plyo. It was SOOOO hard getting out of bed that early but i feel great getting it out of the way as it gives me more quality time with my daughter after work.

It didn't feel like i did much better at chest/back then i did the first time but then at the end i added up the number and i actually did 32 more pushups in the 2nd attempt as the first and my wife added nearly 40 more (the knee version). The progress is def there.

[edaddy]

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Question for anyone that did or is doing the program..Do you still hit the gym for weight training in conjunction with the program..I am looking to do the program but dont want to give up my heavy weight training anyone with any ideas regrding this?...

[Jonesy]

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Question for anyone that did or is doing the program..Do you still hit the gym for weight training in conjunction with the program..I am looking to do the program but dont want to give up my heavy weight training anyone with any ideas regrding this?...

You still could if you wanted to imo but for me personally the program is way to intense to be adding heavy (or any) other sessions. I was always a heavy lifter / big eater type of guy and always loved my squats, deads etc and ate way to much as well. I ended up with a big but soft physic of a guy who looks like he might workout but it wasn't obvious. Now i'm looking to get cut and athletic.

If you are looking at putting on weight/muscle i would suggest other ways than p90x but this system is perfect for a cut if you want to get lean and retain muscle. Maybe try out one of the workouts and see if you think you need to add heavy weights as well but i know once i'm finished a session i am totally spent and couldn't conceive doing another heavy season that day.

[MC Fatigue]

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I start doing this again tomorrow and I start eating better too.

[Jonesy]

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GL man, it sure does kick your *** in the beginning!

[KG]

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Question for anyone that did or is doing the program..Do you still hit the gym for weight training in conjunction with the program..I am looking to do the program but dont want to give up my heavy weight training anyone with any ideas regrding this?...

I'm thinking about suspending my gym membership for 3 months to do this program but damn there are some nice sights there.

[Kearnzo]

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Any advice for someone who currently spends only $80 or $90 on groceries per week? From what i'm reading, the price of groceries and the absurd amount of supplements make it seem like there is no way I can afford this diet. Anyone have any substitutes for the supplements, or are they necessary? The food itself I could probably afford, but the whey and supplements are quite pricey.

Any advice guys? Thanks!

[Trevytrev11]

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Any advice for someone who currently spends only $80 or $90 on groceries per week? From what i'm reading, the price of groceries and the absurd amount of supplements make it seem like there is no way I can afford this diet. Anyone have any substitutes for the supplements, or are they necessary? The food itself I could probably afford, but the whey and supplements are quite pricey.

Any advice guys? Thanks!

There are two versions of the diet: meal and portion.

If you go with the meal it could get expensive because of the wide variety of stuff you have to buy for every different meal.

If you go with the portion plan, you can eat cheap and still follow the plan. You are given a wide variety of foods that fit the balance of the diet that you can load up on and then portion out based on your needs.

You don't need to buy the P90X brand protein bars/shake mix and recovery drink and can get the same stuff much cheaper at supplement stores or places like Costco or Sam's Club. You can pick up protein bars for like $1-$1.50 a piece if you buy them in bulk and you can get 5 lbs of whey protein for $20-$30 if you buy at Sam's or Costco.

As far as meals go, you can get your proteins cheaply from egg whites, ground turkey, etc. I pretty much ate the same breakfast every morning and it probably cost me about $2 a day (egg whites, diced ham, fat free mozzerella and a whole wheat english muffin).

If you follow the portion plan, you should be able to fit it in your budget. Just try and by in bulk when possible (bags of chicken breasts, 5 lbs of ground turkey, etc).