P90X

[Aces15]

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I have something that came with p90 that does a rough estimate of it.

Give me the distance around your abdomen in inches(at the navel) - Your neck size, like for a tuxedo - Height.

It's a rough estimate, but it's what they give you if you don't have equipment to do it.

I appreciate it, but it's ok. I have none of those measurements and it's not that urgent for me to find this out. Thanks though.

[ProjectRipCity]

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Haha well yeah that's basically how I feel. No matter how strong my abs get, I get no definition in return.

I just don't know if I'd want to get into P90X just to work on my abs and core....

Dude the key to have great abs is to have a low BMI...Trust me I am on my quest right now. My 13% isnt gonna cut it...Gotta get down to 8.

Once you get your BMI down...Eat protein and work out your abs a ton...To get a larger and more defined 6 pac

[Stu]

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Update on my progress..

I'm in week 1 of Phase 2 right now. I did an extra week of phase 1 because I didn't feel like I worked hard enough in the first week of it.

I've been very good about the diet and doing all the workouts. I missed a couple last week with a head cold but it was the recovery week so not a huge deal.

I'm down about 15 lbs so far of the 40 or so I wanted to lose. I doubt I'll get to my goal by the end of the program but very happy with my progress so far.

[Jonesy]

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Good job Stu! My wife and i are back into it after missing a week and a half with illness.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I think I might extend it a week to. Week one I was not doing enough weight on most of it plus I subbed plyo with the cardio

[Stu]

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I think I might extend it a week to. Week one I was not doing enough weight on most of it plus I subbed plyo with the cardio

Exactly why I added a week.

[KG]

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I'm extending my Phase 2 a week as well. I'm going to be in Vegas for 5 days so I'd rather have that be on my rest week.

[HealyMonster]

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Sooooooo, to those fo you on a quest to lose weight on p90x, here is my story. I started P90x about 185 ish I prefer to be around 170-175 as I feel my most lean at that weight jeans fit good,etc. On the fiorst go through of p90x I made it to about 175 at one point but it quickly got back to 182 and stayed there for the rest of p90x. right at 182. I took about 3 weeks off after I finished the first run through of p90x, then I did Insanity for about a week or so, now I am back just doing p90x every day, I am on my rest week in phase 1. I now weigh 197 pounds and am shocked at that number. I mean, im not fat, but I put on all of that weight in muscle.

[ProjectRipCity]

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Good job Stu! Keep positive.

[Scottdau]

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Sooooooo, to those fo you on a quest to lose weight on p90x, here is my story. I started P90x about 185 ish I prefer to be around 170-175 as I feel my most lean at that weight jeans fit good,etc. On the fiorst go through of p90x I made it to about 175 at one point but it quickly got back to 182 and stayed there for the rest of p90x. right at 182. I took about 3 weeks off after I finished the first run through of p90x, then I did Insanity for about a week or so, now I am back just doing p90x every day, I am on my rest week in phase 1. I now weigh 197 pounds and am shocked at that number. I mean, im not fat, but I put on all of that weight in muscle.

It sounds right you are eating right and working out. Muscle weighs more than fat. If you want to tone down, eat less.

[TMagic]

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Dude the key to have great abs is to have a low BMI...Trust me I am on my quest right now. My 13% isnt gonna cut it...Gotta get down to 8.

Once you get your BMI down...Eat protein and work out your abs a ton...To get a larger and more defined 6 pac

BMI and body fat percentage are not the same thing.

I think you are referring to the latter.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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BMI and body fat percentage are not the same thing.

I think you are referring to the latter.

This.

Two completely different things and completely different meaning to the number values.

[ProjectRipCity]

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I meant both...bleh.

EDIT: Except BMI is not reliable...I am 5'10 and a 192 lbs...Most caculation websites would call that over weight. But as it stands of 3 days ago when I checked my body fat % is 13% which would fall in the atheletic category. I still have a lot of preserved muscle from my wrestling days. Honestly...All I want to do is get to 7% and start my building process.
My body is strange...People would look at me now and say I am 170 at the most. I have this annoying layer of fat (Not rolls) that basically surrounds my body. It's safe to say I hit a plateu and hard. I went into vitamin world and got some fireball liqui caps (Lipo 6 black hurt my heart) and I will not resort to un-natural fat burning pills. My goal is to keep it natural and safe.

But I gotta be honest...I want the Apidexin my sister got. 2 weeks on that and Id be ready to build. But it does not sound safe nor does it sound fair.

[Jonesy]

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I meant both...bleh.

EDIT: Except BMI is not reliable...I am 5'10 and a 192 lbs...Most caculation websites would call that over weight. But as it stands of 3 days ago when I checked my body fat % is 13% which would fall in the atheletic category. I still have a lot of preserved muscle from my wrestling days. Honestly...All I want to do is get to 7% and start my building process.
My body is strange...People would look at me now and say I am 170 at the most. I have this annoying layer of fat (Not rolls) that basically surrounds my body. It's safe to say I hit a plateu and hard. I went into vitamin world and got some fireball liqui caps (Lipo 6 black hurt my heart) and I will not resort to un-natural fat burning pills. My goal is to keep it natural and safe.

But I gotta be honest...I want the Apidexin my sister got. 2 weeks on that and Id be ready to build. But it does not sound safe nor does it sound fair.

Fat burning pills are a total waste of money imo.

That BMI thing is a total waste of time for anyone who lifts weights consistently. By the calculations of the BMI world class bodybuilders who can cut down to 4-6% bodyfat are labelled obese. It might be "ok" for the average joe but if you have any muscle mass whatsoever it's a complete joke.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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I read an article a few years ago. They caluculated the BMI of every NBA player. Shawn Bradley was the only player not considered overweight.

BMI is good for wii fit, that's about it