P90X

[Sportsforever]

Re: P90X

If I wanted to order and get started on this, what all do I need? According to the website just some free weights and a chin up bar. It says the free weights need to be from 5 to 70 lbs...that's a lot! Also, how important is the chin up bar?

[Jonesy]

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You can just do it with the bands which is much cheaper. The free weights + chin up bar option is way better though if you want the best possible results.

The chin up bar is pretty important because you do a lot of pull ups in this program but anything you can hang off to do pull ups would work if there's an exposed beam in the garage or something like that?

[beastwork]

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I just started this program 2 weeks ago and I really like it. using bands currently. I'm already in good shape but lifting at the gym has me in a rut. From what I can tell this program works for two reasons.

keeping everything else constant

1) Burning 500 calories 6 days a week for 90 days should mathematically result in a fat differential of about 10 lbs. If you're really out of shape it will be more.

2) The diet plan alone will get you weight loss gains.



a few personal modifications.

- I have moved the workouts around to fit my personal schedule. Weights on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday and rest on Friday (this way I can make happy hour;-).

- I've completely replaced plyo and kenpo with basketball. Basketball is its own plyometrics and kenpo just bored me to death. I figure I might as well get cardio doing something I love.

- I pack lunches everyday with enough 100 cal snacks to keep me happy. I'm averaging below 2000 cals per day. Honestly I have to work pretty hard to eat more food than that (healthy stuff, that is).



for folks who have done the program do you think these changes are fine?

[SuperBowlNachos]

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Doesn't sound like you changed much. I wouldn't see a problem with switching kenpo and rest(you should do x-strech it's amazing).

[HealyMonster]

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I just started this program 2 weeks ago and I really like it. using bands currently. I'm already in good shape but lifting at the gym has me in a rut. From what I can tell this program works for two reasons.

keeping everything else constant

1) Burning 500 calories 6 days a week for 90 days should mathematically result in a fat differential of about 10 lbs. If you're really out of shape it will be more.

2) The diet plan alone will get you weight loss gains.



a few personal modifications.

- I have moved the workouts around to fit my personal schedule. Weights on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday and rest on Friday (this way I can make happy hour;-).

- I've completely replaced plyo and kenpo with basketball. Basketball is its own plyometrics and kenpo just bored me to death. I figure I might as well get cardio doing something I love.

- I pack lunches everyday with enough 100 cal snacks to keep me happy. I'm averaging below 2000 cals per day. Honestly I have to work pretty hard to eat more food than that (healthy stuff, that is).



for folks who have done the program do you think these changes are fine?

Pretty good. I swapped kenpo and plyo with running 3-4 miles, and I rarely do the leg workout day as I have ADD and its boring for me so I normally run 6 miles 1 day of the week to make up for that. I do a lot of running to say the least.

This is of course my 3rd time through p90x, so I did go through it one time the right way, then the second time through I changed it up, then I recently took a month off and while my arms, chest and everything stayed fit, my gut started making a comeback very fast. Almost incredibly fast.





the only think in your workout I would watch is those 100 calorie packs. Even though 1 pack is only 100 calories, if you eat 4 or 5 of them, it defeats the purpose lol.

[beastwork]

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I'm going to try xstretch this week.

Renegade - I didn't mean that I bought a bunch of 100 snacks. I just eat snacks that are about 100 cals each. Example - I pack raisons, cheese, and a 100 cal granola bar everyday for snacks. Maybe a piece of fruit as well. When I add that to my breakfast lunch and dinner on average the total is less than 2000 cals/day.


I wish I could run but I get horrible shin splint pain which is another reason for trying P90x

[HealyMonster]

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I'm going to try xstretch this week.

Renegade - I didn't mean that I bought a bunch of 100 snacks. I just eat snacks that are about 100 cals each. Example - I pack raisons, cheese, and a 100 cal granola bar everyday for snacks. Maybe a piece of fruit as well. When I add that to my breakfast lunch and dinner on average the total is less than 2000 cals/day.


I wish I could run but I get horrible shin splint pain which is another reason for trying P90x

oh, ok got ya. My wife eats these "100 calorie pack" snacks that are like oreos, cheese its and things like that. I thought U were eating a bunch of them lol.

[beastwork]

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so i will be traveling this weekend. how did you guys account for missed workouts? I'm not sure if "two-a-days" is the best way to catch back up.

[bill2451]

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i'd just repeat the week from the beginning when you get back if you're going to miss a few days

[babythug23]

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when yall talk bout bands is this what your talking bout

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gold-s-Gym-Braided-Power-Resistance-Cord-with-DVD/12167850

[SuperBowlNachos]

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Yes it is.

[babythug23]

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so i can use that instead of weights

[SuperBowlNachos]

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Ya, but it sucks. If you can afford weights, get weights.

[Pared]

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Yes, but after a while you'll want to get weights to bulk up more. I could be wrong, but I don't think you get the same results from bands.

[Slymm]

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I was interested in starting p90x.How much did you spend on p90x? or has everyone just acquired it from someone?