P90X

[MC Fatigue]

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Yeah I have bad chronic back problems, spondylosisthesis. There are a few exercises I omit but overall this will tremendously help you by strengthening your core. If I take a week off from exercising (not just P90X, in general) it feels like my core melts and my back becomes a disaster. Yoga should really help you as well.

Thanks - do you mind saying what you omit?

I'm looking into this a bit - but I'm not quite sure, yet. I'm not sure I have the room for much equipment, or that I can afford it right now... So I'm looking around at what I need, and if it's worth it with or without it.

Tell me if I'm right. From what I see - a chin up bar, free weights, yoga mat, plastic chair...

That doesn't seem like much at all - so I get the feeling I'm missing something.

And how do chin up bars work? It just seems like my weight would rip the door frame off, since they look like they put the weight on the top of the frame, and then push against the wall to keep it up... I'm worried about that.

[rubisco43]

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Personally, I go to the gym. The first week, I took a laptop with me to watch it as I did it. They didn't have a chin up bar (small apartment gym), so I used the lat pull down machine to mimic what a pull up/chin up exercise would be.

I don't know how much the pull up bars are though, sorry, I know you would've wanted more information that that. I got the dvd's from a friend that finished it a long time ago. He never weighed himself, so I don't know how much he lost, but he definitely got leaner.

As for today, I finished my 3rd week of plyo. Man, it doesn't get easier, lol.

[Hassan Darkside]

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I have a few questions if you could answer them.

Did you just buy it from the BeachBody website or get some deal somewhere else?

Where did you purchase your pullup bar and how much do you think I should pay for one that I can put on the door?

How important is it to buy a mat or do you think I can just use the carpeted floor in my room?

Well...I got the vids from somewhere else. I bought the supplements from the beachbody website and resistance bands from ebay.

I got the pullup bar from Rite Aid lol. It was a total gym workout bar and was only $30. I wouldn't pay more than that for one.

I don't think a mat is that important either. I bought one but frequently find myself passing it up and using the carpet floor instead.

Anybody here substitute or use alternatives for the p90x supplements? I'm running out and can't afford to spend $200 on a re-up of everything.

Is Wal-Mart's cheapo whey protein any good? And I head the Cliff Builder bars are a good substitute for the protein bars. And for a recovery drink can I get by with chocolate milk and a scoop of protein? Or should I make a more elaborate shake? And what about multivitamins?

[Pared]

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BTW, I'm still going. Workouts are definitely getting quicker as I know the routine now, thankfully.

[ehh]

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Thanks - do you mind saying what you omit?

I really don't remember, I started P90X on June 1st so it's been four months. I know the last three exercises in the shoulder/arm workout I skip, the Cogden curls or whatever and the other two in there.

[Hassan Darkside]

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Phase II coming up this week...

Anybody played any sports or anything since they started? On Friday I omitted Kenpo because I wanted to play basketball and ended up playing bball for an hour and flag football for an hour and a half. Man, I've never had so much energy/stamina in my life. I felt like I could play forever.

Saturday I also played basketball for a good 2.5 hours after doing legs/back and felt great. I was all over the place, running up and down the court, not taking a possession off. My conditioning is through the roof right now.

[RaychelSnr]

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I'm actually doing this too, but admittedly I've had some serious problems simply due to my pre-existing injuries.

I have a SLAP tear in my left (throwing) shoulder I'm getting operated on in December, so I was wanting to get in as good of shape as possible before I'm unable to do much of anything for a couple of months. Had to take some days off and such because of the shoulder, but overall I'm able to cope and I'm definitely feeling a lot more in shape from where I was, which wasn't too bad to begin with.

I ended up getting tendonitis in my right shoulder during the recovery week of phase one, which completely sucked...but it happens.

My recommendations for anyone looking to do P90x are simple:

1)Buy the freaking recovery drink. It's night and day how much better I feel the day after workouts when I drink it.

2)Be prepared to work. It's the real deal, but if you don't commit you aren't going to see results.

3)If you have problems, modify. I have to do several modifications with both the routine and the workouts to protect my shoulder as best I can, and I still feel I'm getting good results.

[Pared]

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Great, last week in Phase I and guess what I have to do today?

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

Whatever, I'm getting used to channeling my inner self.

[kahjah]

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Anyone have any advice for a true beginner, im looking to start and have the pull up bar, resistance bands and vids ready. (I can't do a single pull up though) .

Any noobie advice

[ehh]

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Phase II coming up this week...

Anybody played any sports or anything since they started? On Friday I omitted Kenpo because I wanted to play basketball and ended up playing bball for an hour and flag football for an hour and a half. Man, I've never had so much energy/stamina in my life. I felt like I could play forever.

Saturday I also played basketball for a good 2.5 hours after doing legs/back and felt great. I was all over the place, running up and down the court, not taking a possession off. My conditioning is through the roof right now.

Anyone who does this program should have a pretty noticeable improvement in their athletic ability. The yoga and plyo workouts really help out with your quickness, explosiveness and durability/injury prevention. Plyo should also give you plenty of stamina.

I was in good shape going into P90X but I knew I could increase my stamina and I certainly have. Just playing flag football is a perfect sign. After 30 minutes almost everyone else on the field had their hands on their knees at the end of each drive while I felt like we were just getting warmed up.

You don't realize how weak and out of shape you are until you're finally strong and in shape lol. Hopefully that's when most people see the light and have their "I'm never going back to living life the way I used to" moment.

[GSW]

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me and Brankles are starting the Insanity Shaun T workouts next week

gonna be kinda weird doing all that in my room at 4:30 am my roomates prolly gonna think liek WTF is this guy doing.

[Pared]

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Hope you didn't fall off the wagon rubisco!

[rubisco43]

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oh no... not off the wagon. it's recovery week. i hear core is pretty tough. but i really really pushed myself during week 3, to the point i was actually sore the next day after each exercise. but recovery was much quicker. i'm looking forward to phase 2. i'm definitely stronger and i can see some results and so can my family and friends. not nearly defined, but most definitely stronger.

[rubisco43]

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Anyone have any advice for a true beginner, im looking to start and have the pull up bar, resistance bands and vids ready. (I can't do a single pull up though) .

Any noobie advice

modify, modify, modify. If you can't do a pullup, use the bands instead. if you can't do a pushup, do it on your knees (that's what she said) instead. if 10 pounds is too heavy, use 5. use that first week to get a gauge to how much weight and how many reps you can do. it's gonna suck, trust me... you'll be sore, it'll hurt to clap and blink... the 2nd week hurdle is the hardest. but by that 3rd week, you'll be feeling much stronger.

but yeah, definitely take your water breaks, pause the dvd if you feel like you can't go on (especially during plyo's). and the best advice I can give is don't get discouraged b/c you can't do certain things. just keep at it. you'll definitely feel stronger.

good luck!

[Hassan Darkside]

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I did Chest/Shoulders & Triceps today, the first workout of phase II and boy, did it kick my rump! I really didn't expect it to be as hard as it was. I was practically done 15 minutes into the video. The variations and speeds of pushups are ridiculous.

I was definitely blindsided, especially after feeling like I've gotten used to the workouts.