P90X

[Pared]

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I never thought I'd fear Yoga.

I'm in so much pain right now.. my body is on fire. Plyometrics... really feeling that one today... and my shoulders are... OW.

I'm starting to love Ab Ripper X. I can get through it, but I'm only doing 20 of each exercise. Hoping to be able to do the full 25 next week.

[KG]

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I do ab ripper X a couple times per week now. The first couple of times my stomach was sore for at least 2-3 days but now I'm getting used to it.

I prefer doing 15 straight minutes of abs over doing a little bit at a time in between sets at the gym.

[Methlab]

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Cool thread. Here is where I am at. I have been working out for 15 years. I am "ripped" with a 6 pack and all that. Body fat is usually around 8-11% It's nice, but I have noticed the heavy lifting has been hurting my joints lately and I need an alternate. I am strongly considering P90x.

I need to buy a pullup bar, and adjustable dummbbells and probably a mat right? I also have an ab wheel...anything else I need? I may buy the "perfect pushup" things because they are easy on your wrists.

I have a real clean diet as is, so I think that will not be an issue.

Ok, for cardio I play tennis 10-14 hours a week. I was a ranked junior player and so these sessions are very intense. Lots of sprinting and hard work. So my question is if I can use the tennis as my cardio. Tennis is my favorite form of exercise, so I will never stop. I am just hoping it will work with P90.

I just wanted to add that a lot of supplements are a waste of money. The only one you need is the whey protein. Everything else is just marketing, and you can save a lot of money by cutting that stuff out. I read some posts where people were saying that they may have to stop P90 because they can not afford the supps. Don't let that stop you. They are not as important as diet and exercise.

[Pared]

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The supplements they are talking about are whey, vitamins and protein filled recovery drinks. There's nothing ridiculous about any of them... it just adds up if you've never purchased something like that regularly.

And if you decide to make the food via the recipes in the guidebook.. the price goes even higher.

Of course, you can always substitute... but then you're left wondering if you got the results you really should have.

[Methlab]

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The supplements they are talking about are whey, vitamins and protein filled recovery drinks. There's nothing ridiculous about any of them... it just adds up if you've never purchased something like that regularly.

And if you decide to make the food via the recipes in the guidebook.. the price goes even higher.

Of course, you can always substitute... but then you're left wondering if you got the results you really should have.

Whey - 10 bucks at most
MultiVitamin - 6 bucks

You don't need anything else. Maybe Fish Oil if you really wanted.

I need to see the recipes, but I will probably be able to help you guys save cash once I get a look at them. I have been eating healthy forever, so I probably know some cost cutting tricks there too.

Here is a great recovery shake for your diet once it stabilizes and you can eat carbs:

Banana
Fat Free yogurt
Fat Free Milk
Whey
Natural PB
1 splenda
Berry Mix (buy in frozen aisle for 2.99. Will make 3-4 shakes a bag)

I buy the bananas frozen too. Dole makes them. You could slice yours yourself and freez ethem of course if you want.So basically every veggie or fruit I buy is frozen. It actually does not cost as much as regular fruit and you don't have to worry about it spoling.

[Pared]

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Frozen Bananas? Never even thought to look for that. Thanks for the tips.

[ScoobySnax]

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I have a couple questions....

1) Does it have the same effect on women (as far as shedding pounds)? I got a little dilemma of my own regarding this.

2) Is it perfectly healthy to do? I dont want to take in anything that's harmful to me.

If it's yes to both, then I may give this a shot.

[Pared]

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It's definitely healthy. The diet alone will help you shed pounds. As for women... just do a search on youtube for german woman p90x. Her results were incredible.




Side note on my progress:
I absolutely hated Yoga. Bored out of my mind. Definitely difficult to do... Maybe I just don't like trying to find the "peace within." Yawn.

[thmst30]

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It's definitely healthy. The diet alone will help you shed pounds. As for women... just do a search on youtube for german woman p90x. Her results were incredible.




Side note on my progress:
I absolutely hated Yoga. Bored out of my mind. Definitely difficult to do... Maybe I just don't like trying to find the "peace within." Yawn.

I hear you on that one. I'm on my second course of P90X and I hate to admit it, but I've dropped Yoga completely. I know it can be great for you, but instead of feeling free minded and strong it just bores the hell out of me. I replaced that day with Stretch X because it's not near as bad and I feel I get more of what I want out of it personally.

[Pared]

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Once I have the freedom and after I've tried Stretch X (and enjoy it) I may do the same.

It's certainly strenuous on the muscles... I love that... but I was just so bored.

[Matt10]

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Roommate and I are starting P90x Lean program in a week. I completed 6 weeks of the regular, he will be done with the 12 weeks this weekend.

[rubisco43]

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It's definitely healthy. The diet alone will help you shed pounds. As for women... just do a search on youtube for german woman p90x. Her results were incredible.




Side note on my progress:
I absolutely hated Yoga. Bored out of my mind. Definitely difficult to do... Maybe I just don't like trying to find the "peace within." Yawn.

omg +1. i couldn't do most of hte moves b/c i'm not flexible at all. but overall, it just looked boring, and it was boring. I think i'll stick with the stretch x.

[rubisco43]

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Legs and back. Oy. Tough workout. Ended with abs again. I'm beginning to get better with the abs which is a nice change.

[Pared]

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I actually didn't mind today's workout. I feel they got easier as the week went on.

I'm dreading Monday and Tuesday again.

[eDotd]

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This is a great thread, thanks to all the contributors. I'm not out of shape but I could definitely be in better shape so I've been thinking about this. My only question, will I be able to do this when I'm done?

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