P90X

[HealyMonster]

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holy crap that is fast weight loss! Good job man.

I haven't read all of the diet info yet and was tossing up just sticking with what i'm currently doing or doing the p90x diet. So for the diet in the intial stages i'm looking at about 2000cals per day (no less than 1500) with a minimum amount of carbs. Would this work:

B'fast: 3 or 4 eggs /egg whites + some lean ham

morning: ?

Lunch: Large salad with skinless chicken breast and fat free dressing

Afternoon: Protein shake in water

Dinner: Lean meat (fish, chicken or steak) and steamed veges

I would need to workout in the morning on an empty stomach, does anyone else do that? What is a good snack for my morning snack that is low in carbs but high in protein?

thats not bad, you can even throw in a protein bar or plain yogurt or something like that.


I also reccomend going with regular egg beaters. This is unless you really like egg whites. I went with egg whites which i dont prefer for the first 3 weeks of the diet then i was in the supermarket and checked out regular egg beaters and found that their ingredients matched the egg whites i was eating so i switch and it was great.

[Jonesy]

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I have a hard time finding egg beaters in my local supermarkets (I live in Australia). I've heard lots of good things about using whole eggs rather than just whites so i was thinking of just using whole eggs. I really don't have any other sources of fat other than the occasional red meat in that diet so the low carb, high protein, mod fat profile of whole eggs is fine i think?

[Sting]

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I have a hard time finding egg beaters in my local supermarkets (I live in Australia). I've heard lots of good things about using whole eggs rather than just whites so i was thinking of just using whole eggs. I really don't have any other sources of fat other than the occasional red meat in that diet so the low carb, high protein, mod fat profile of whole eggs is fine i think?

Hi Jonesy. Good luck with the program, I'm starting tomorrow as well! I'm excited and nervous.

As far as the diet, I'm going with the whole eggs as well, I've tried the egg whites and the egg beaters and I just can't eat them. I don't thing whole eggs will be bad for us. I'm gonna go with low carb as well. Eggs, chicken, lettuce, tomato, turkey, ham, and oranges is pretty much gonna be all I eat. I'll eat steak and corn on the cob on the weekends though ( I have to )

[Jonesy]

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Hi Jonesy. Good luck with the program, I'm starting tomorrow as well! I'm excited and nervous.

As far as the diet, I'm going with the whole eggs as well, I've tried the egg whites and the egg beaters and I just can't eat them. I don't thing whole eggs will be bad for us. I'm gonna go with low carb as well. Eggs, chicken, lettuce, tomato, turkey, ham, and oranges is pretty much gonna be all I eat. I'll eat steak and corn on the cob on the weekends though ( I have to )

Cool man good luck with it.

I think as long as you are eating enough food to provide enough energy for the harsh workouts and to minimise catabolism it'll be good. As of the 1st of Jan i'm going to also give up my excessive alcohol consumption for a few months (or indefinelty) as well.

Sent ya a PM.

[Pared]

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Only 2 more weeks for me...

[CMH]

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Only 2 more weeks for me...

How are you feeling? Looking?

By the way...holy crap, yoga is ridiculously hard. Hardest workout thus far. I am not flexible at all. I have some work to do.

[Pared]

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LOL I hate Yoga. I haven't fallen on my face yet, though.

Feeling great, looking great... I already have a routine I want to do once this is done.

I may come back to another round of P90X however.

[Sting]

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Started today. I'm doing the Lean phase so I had Total Body Plus today. I'm so out of shape, I'm pathetic. I had to do female push ups and pull ups almost the entire time and I even had to skip the spider man jumps at the end. I was very close to vomiting.
The back of my legs hurt so bad.

I'm a loser. Hopefully I'll be a winner in 89 days.

[Jonesy]

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Started today. I'm doing the Lean phase so I had Total Body Plus today. I'm so out of shape, I'm pathetic. I had to do female push ups and pull ups almost the entire time and I even had to skip the spider man jumps at the end. I was very close to vomiting.
The back of my legs hurt so bad.

I'm a loser. Hopefully I'll be a winner in 89 days.

Nah man your not a loser, from what i am reading just about everyone struggles with the workouts to begin with. It's suppose to be hard and push your boundaries, that's how you improve. So the Lean version is more cardio and less weights than the regular p90x?

Is your diet in check, i think that is prob 70% of the weight loss from a program like this?

What are female pull ups? Do you just mean with a chair to help out because i'll def be doing those after the first 2 or 3 "real" ones.

I ended up just doing a regular weights session workout last night as my wife had to work late and i had to watch our 1 year old till pretty late so just had a quick 1/2 hour session. I've got the p90x classic so i will be doing chest, back and ab ripper tonight.

Coming off a pretty serious injury (cracked sternum) i don't wanna jump straight into the program yet so i'm going to try out a few of the workouts to see if i can get through them before xmas than start in full on the 4th of Jan.

[Sting]

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Nah man your not a loser, from what i am reading just about everyone struggles with the workouts to begin with. It's suppose to be hard and push your boundaries, that's how you improve. So the Lean version is more cardio and less weights than the regular p90x?

Is your diet in check, i think that is prob 70% of the weight loss from a program like this?

What are female pull ups? Do you just mean with a chair to help out because i'll def be doing those after the first 2 or 3 "real" ones.

I ended up just doing a regular weights session workout last night as my wife had to work late and i had to watch our 1 year old till pretty late so just had a quick 1/2 hour session. I've got the p90x classic so i will be doing chest, back and ab ripper tonight.

Coming off a pretty serious injury (cracked sternum) i don't wanna jump straight into the program yet so i'm going to try out a few of the workouts to see if i can get through them before xmas than start in full on the 4th of Jan.

Yea I heard it's really hard at first, I'll get used to it in a few weeks. Yea the Lean version consists of more cardio, it's designed for 'big boys' and generally women because it's supposed to burn more fat than the other versions. I'm trying to lose weight now, after I complete the 90 day Lean version then I'm gonna do the 90 day Classic version.
I just started my diet today, I've done really well. I'm gonna have a baked chicken breast with some peppers and rice for dinner.
Yea, I call the pull ups with the chair 'female pull ups' I had to do them that way the entire time, and I had to do a lot of my push ups from my knees.
Yea, definitely be careful coming off of a cracked sternum. Like you said, easing into it will be your best bet. Good luck.
I'm not sure what I have tomorrow, I don't wanna know until I wake up. lol

The back of my legs are in so much pain, this is gonna be 90 days of work. I'm really looking forward to the results. Changing my diet alone should result in significant weight loss.

[Jonesy]

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The back of my legs are in so much pain, this is gonna be 90 days of work. I'm really looking forward to the results. Changing my diet alone should result in significant weight loss.

Yeah for sure. You gotta think having a healthy diet + burning an extra 300-600 cals a day doing this sort of intense work just has to work. That's what i like about this system, it's not one of those fluff "6 pack abs in only 6 minutes a day while sitting on the couch" type gymicks. This is hard. f'en. work. And that is why it works.

Hey Pared if you don't mind me asking how have your pullup/push up etc numbers changed from the start of the program til now?

[CMH]

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LOL I hate Yoga. I haven't fallen on my face yet, though.

Feeling great, looking great... I already have a routine I want to do once this is done.

I may come back to another round of P90X however.

Are you finding yourself more flexible?

I'm happy that I'm doing more reps in Ab Ripper X now that it's my third time going through it - but I'm still way behind the rest.

Do you find yourself being able to lift your leg higher and straighter with two weeks to go? I feel so pathetic when my leg is barely half way up and these guys are straight-legged with the toe parallel to their head. It's amazing.

[Sting]

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Wow I feel like an idiot. Today was my first day. I'm supposed to be doing the Lean version. I did the Lean Plus by mistake. I didn't realize I have the Plus workout videos as well. I was wondering why I'm so damn sore. Have to switch over tomorrow on regular Lean version day 2.

[Valdarez]

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holy crap that is fast weight loss! Good job man.

I haven't read all of the diet info yet and was tossing up just sticking with what i'm currently doing or doing the p90x diet. So for the diet in the intial stages i'm looking at about 2000cals per day (no less than 1500) with a minimum amount of carbs. Would this work:

B'fast: 3 or 4 eggs /egg whites + some lean ham

morning: ?

Lunch: Large salad with skinless chicken breast and fat free dressing

Afternoon: Protein shake in water

Dinner: Lean meat (fish, chicken or steak) and steamed veges

I would need to workout in the morning on an empty stomach, does anyone else do that? What is a good snack for my morning snack that is low in carbs but high in protein?

My favorite thing in the menu for the 1st phase was the Asparagus Soup. I loved that stuff! Only problem with the cooking instructions is it says to cook it in the broth, but you can't because it takes nearly 45 minutes to 1hr on boil to soften up and the broth will evaporate. So you have to cook it in water, drain it, and then add the broth and bring to boil again. At leas that's the way I did it.

I went ahead and bought the P90X bars as well, which made for a nice sweet snack in the afternoon, as well as a protien pick up.

I've had 2 back surgeries and struggle with residual nerve pain in both my legs and back (1st surgery = Discectomy + Fusion of L4/L5 vertebrae, 2nd surgery = cracked the fusion, herniated disc above L5, had to have it fusion repaired, extra rod put in, and disc material removed). P90X had several exercises that really helped my leg pain. Though there were a couple I couldn't do due to the back (the one where squat and do curls from your knees). I found ways to do the exercises, but typically from a sitting position so not to strain the back. I'll probably start the program again after the new year if only to help with the pain management.

[rubisco43]

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LOL I hate Yoga. I haven't fallen on my face yet, though.

Feeling great, looking great... I already have a routine I want to do once this is done.

I may come back to another round of P90X however.

yeah, my work out bud and i are gonna take some time off for xmas and new years, but gonna re-start the program again. this program really works.