anyone actually done p90x?
 

curious if its a load of BS or not.

i did it. not bs. i've posted my results here.

Purchased it. Have not used it yet.

It's intense. There's nothing gimmicky about it, it's just a set of different aerobics and weight routines with session times of like an hour and a half... If you do that shit every day you're going to lose weight, no matter who's video set you buy or what it's called.

The only portion I do from it is the Yoga-X routine, it's pretty challenging.

my brother in law did it for awhile. worked great so not BS. he did end up tiring of it though and now back to the regular gym scene.

good luck with new workout. be interesting to hear about your results.

It's great, you have To have serious discipline to do the workouts and stick to the diet for 90 days straight

eating properly is 90% of the battle when it comes to getting in shape... :2 cents:




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What they said, but meaner...

There's different levels of p90x, so you don't have to the maximum level. I don't think p90x was designed for someone that's 40lbs overweight, they are very open about this in their infomercial as well as their manual. Certainly it could be used for weight loss, but it was more designed for someone that's already in moderately good shape that is stagnant in their workout and has hit a plateau. Go to their site and look at all of the before and after pictures, you'll rarely see anyone more than 20lbs overweight to begin with. The workout is most definitely sustainable.

written by someone who has never done p90x. my experience doing p90x in 90 days is nothing at all in common with what you assume.

You really want to get in shape fast? Do the velocity diet for a month and stick to it. It's not dirt cheap but it's worth it. You need an iron will though.

I have a friend who had decided that she is going to run a marathon and this system was suggested to her to help her lose weight and build some muscle. She is planning to use it as a starting point and said it kicks her ass, but is very good.

Do you have a link to your experience handy?

I would be interested to read it. Thanks in advance.
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sure.

here's a thread showing my before, during and after pics and some data. also, i am a 46 year old diabetic that was WAY out of shape. if i can do/stick to p90x routines and nutrition plan, anyone can.

fucking-around-and-business-discussion/973688-total-body-transformation-update-pics.html

Thank you my friend. I appreciate it.
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How do you know he doesn't already know how to control energy and water mgmt, you never asked him, then proceeded to base your whole post on the assumption that's he's overweight and wouldn't be able to handle the workout regime because you can't. P90x doesn't represent itself as a shortcut, but more so as a way to get past the plateau with muscle confusion and reach your goals more efficiently. All those variables that you mentioned are outlined in the p90x program including the diet plan. Take the time to actually take it out of the packaging, watch the videos and read the manual and you won't have to make all of the assumptions you are.

that still makes zero sense. you are saying don't do p90x because you will yo yo back after.

you can bet your last dollar against me and my longterm goals, but to claim that you know me and where i will be a year later is a foolish comment based on no knowledge.

not doing something because you are guaranteed to go back to your old ways is not the right way at looking to accomplish anything in life that is a challenge.

I lost 70 lbs in just under 4 months doing P90X.

My jeans were size 42. I am now in a size 32, but they are falling off of me, and I have to wear a tight belt to keep 'em up.

Pics ...

BEFORE (roughly 270)

http://www.edgeprod.com/dom/gfy/dom-before.jpg


AFTER (roughly 200)

http://www.edgeprod.com/dom/gfy/dom-after1.jpg

http://www.edgeprod.com/dom/gfy/dom-after2.jpg

http://www.edgeprod.com/dom/gfy/dom-after3.jpg

I don't, but then I'm not the one who came out and based an entire post on the assumption that p90x isn't appropriate for him when you clearly don't even understand what it is and who it was designed for.

i don't have anything to prove to you, so it's even more simple.

the op asked for replies from people who have actually done the program, i'm in that group and replied.

back to the original topic,

i can say the most important things i've learned from this program are:

nutrition is more like 95% of success. there's simply no shortcut. you are what you eat.

2nd, consistency in exercising. you don't have to be arnold tossing around the weights but you do have to show up and exercise.

Very impressive results for only 4 months. It appears you continued doing the routine past the 90 days, did you start over or just develop your own routine after you had all of the exercises down?

As far as "proof," when I did the program the first time it was over a year ago. I'm at the same weight, I fight at 186 (walk around 200-ish), and I don't even crave Doritos or any of that crap anymore.

So, don't listen to the haters -- at the end of the day, and TOOL is going to be as effective as your use of it.

Great job on your routine, by the way -- saw the before/after. :thumbsup

Lol, you treat p90x as if its just some fad diet pill by calling it merely a shock to the body routine that isn't sustainable. Read the literature and follow the program and you'll see that it is indeed the longterm lifestyle change that you keep alluding to.

"I got it as a gift and would never use it or do it's routine because there is no way you are going to do that workout daily"

How overweight and out of shape are you, to say something like that tells me you are either obese or very wimpy.

hey, thx! i've had the same thing happen- no more cravings for fast food/junk food garbage. if i ever find myself *hungry* i'm craving something nutritious-


feed the tree!

Hey, long time no bicker. Hope all is well with you.

After the first 90 day program, I decided that my body could handle more without "over training" .. I was fighting at 275, and taking more losses to heavier guys than I wanted to. As I began to lose weight, I shifted to the 205 class (186 class now) and began to see better results. This motivated me to push off some fight dates and dedicate time to weight loss and conditioning.

In short, I doubled up on P90X, doing one in the morning and one in the evening, before I ate. I found that I didn't have enough gas in the tank to make it through both with the intensity that I wanted .. in short, it was wasting my time.

So, my solution was to down a shake with ground-up oatmeal, then do the workout. Instead of doing it in the morning and the evening, I did them back-to-back in the afternoon. I ran 3-5 miles (I live on a beautiful lake, so getting outside is always a big draw) or swam 1-1.5 miles and then did the shake, followed by two sessions of P90X. I stopped the second session if I saw my intensity dropping off, so I didn't waste time.

After "finishing" P90X for the first session, I switching things up for a bit. I cycled P90X in as a regular workout (without doing the "actual" program). I'd do my grappling/MMA workouts four days per week with my coach, plus run, swim, bike, or do P90X at another point in the day. It became another "option" to running, cycling, etc. I usually did Kempo X if I just pulled one out to do by itself.

Later on, I started doing them 4-5 times per week in addition to my other workouts, and focused on Ab Ripper X, the Yoga, and Kempo. I also added a 1-10 and 10-1 pushup pyramid. This is 1 pushup, then 2 pushups, then 3 ... up to 10, then back down again. This results in 100 pushups. I'd try to complete two "cycles" of them (200 total) during my run, cycling, or P90X workout.

I have done the P90X "program" (diet and the DVDs) for 90 days on , 60 days off, 90 days on, then I don't remember how long off, and another 40 or so days (got hurt in MMA, got a brain infection from it, and stopped).

I want to stress, though, the VAST majority of the weight loss and fat loss was during the first and second P90X cycles.

That's the thing. I've always loved to cook, but I cooked stuff that wasn't exactly helping me stay in shape.

Now, I cook stuff like this:

http://edgeprod.com/dom/cooking/mediterranean-salad.jpg

you are very active, right on! i'll add that the p90x cardio routines are very very good. core synergistics is an incredible routine in and of itself, i did it for a week as my cardio and felt like a million fucking dollars as a result. now i am doing a strength building routine 6 day split. 5-8 reps, heavier weights)+ the cardiox session daily.

Did you buy a specific cook book that helped with those meals? If so, could you post up a link or tell me/us what it was.

Thanks in advance.
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When you get bored of p90x go to www.crossfit.com and find a local group to workout with.


CrossFit is the best!

P90x gets boring after a while.

Fortunately for me, it's very easy to be active on the lake. I wakeboard, wakesurf, or tube 3-4 per week during the summer, and I swim year-round (dry suit for the win). There's always something crazy going on.

Plus, when I have a fight coming up, I obviously have motivation to train so I don't get smashed, LOL.

I had a heart attack a while back (stressed out, some jackass came on GFY and told a crapload of lies about me, and I forgot to ignore the trolls), and just had a recent brain infection from an MMA fight, so I've had to fight back from sitting in bed getting fat a couple of times.

No. I researched what ingredients were best for me, and then I found ways to put them together that didn't suck. It was a lot of trial and error. For example, the other night, I made spaghetti squash with spinach, broccoli, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, and some other stuff I'm sure I'm forgetting. Even without sauce (just a little olive oil from cooking the vegetables in a wok) it was delicious.

Other days, I do tofu stir-fry with vegetables, chicken wraps (I eat a LOT of chicken), tuna on the grill, salmon, talapia, etc, etc.

At all times, I have a salad made and in tupperware in my kitchen. I pay a local girl to keep it maintained for me, which is essential, because I'd never do it. I also pay someone to do my dishes, which makes a HUGE difference because if I had to clean up, I'd probably never cook.

Damn man. You sounds just like me, almost verbatim, in that last paragraph.
:1orglaugh :thumbsup

I was giving you free advice. I didn't ask to be insulting by being compared to some douchbag. :disgust

You'd be amazed what spending less than a thousand bucks per month on household help can translate to in terms of life satisfaction and productivity. Don't do your own laundry, wash your own dishes, make your own "staple" foods, vacuum your own floors, etc, for a month and see. It's MUCH superior to having a wife, because it's chores done without the bullshit factor. My wife is a whore and a cunt (although she's very hot) and is an absolute slob anyway. Forget about that bitch picking up a mop.

Thanks for all of that, gives some great ideas on how to continue past the 90 days.

"Hey, long time no bicker. Hope all is well with you."

Probably should have sought you out and apologized long ago after seeing the true colors of the other major party involved in the past drama. I hope I didn't have anything to do with your heart attack.

bf-

the nutrition booklet that comes with your p90x is good place to start, it provides an overview of your calorie needs, macronutrients, meal size/portions and also some good, easy recipes. i go to it often to double-check things but after a while you learn what amount is right, how much of each macronutrients you need per meal, etc.

You were pretty brutal, but the aforementioned "other party" had GFY mods deleting threads, changing his words, etc. Made me look dirty and him look clean, when obviously I labored for a long time without the appropriate compensation. All's well that ends well .. I live on a lake in a ridiculous house and drive a Viper. He lives in a $130,000 house (the pic is hilarious) and drives an older GMC, if memory serves.

You and I are fine .. water under the bridge. I've never been one to hold grudges ... it just made it difficult for me to come to GFY for the past couple of years until scummo the pinata revealed what he was truly about. Now I think most people see it for what it is.

The basic idea with P90X, from my point of view, is working it in so that it makes sense for you. If you add even 3 workouts per week and change NOTHING else, you're going to see a benefit ... it's just like with many other things: you tend to get out what you put in.

That said, once you've seen the power of it after 90 days, you will be more inclined than the Joe Average to keep making it a part of your life.

I recommend P90X+ also. I enjoy that program, and it's just a bit more intense than P90X. At a certain point, no matter how hard you throw yourself into P90X, it just becomes not punishing enough to maintain your gains. P90X+ steps up to fill this void nicely.

Good stuff. Thanks man.

Jim Gunn has given me some tips and recipes along the way the past year or so. He also has really gotten into some of the weight training and nutrition. It is all helpful, and it appears to be a balance between not only exercise, but also diet to get the best results.

It's one of those things that look like you can dominate the world by just watching it, but I know better. I know if I bought it, I would never use it. Probably like the other 90% of the people that bought it.

I have good genes on my side.

I still wear the same size pants I did in High School and only weigh about 6 pounds more than I did the day I graduated...16 years ago.

That said, I'd still like to get into better shape and have been looking at p90c for a while.

post up your gay pose pics you showed us

then you got skinny fuckers like me who fight at 145 walk at 160 and I breeze through p90x and insanity (we just got it ) like they are barley a warmup for me....

I would say for out of shape guys p90x works great... insanity is like p90x on steroids ..

for guys who are in tip top shape like myself.. I just found it boring... not enough reps.. I did not get the adrenlin surge and pump that I wanted to.. and the cardio was cheese personally...

I would say it's a great starter program for people looking to start to get into shape... not for someone who is already in shape....

Yep it's Great here is My After Pic
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xsnZ-wNWq...odybuilder.jpg

wanna loose weight it's simple... take all salt out of your diet..

Didn't know tanning beds were part of the p90x program..

Fake tans are part of all US programs :winkwink:

Insanity is pretty tough the first time thru. I'm on my second round while also running m-w-f and it's a lot easier this time thru. Did you do month 2 stuff by chance? efforts are pretty much doubled, but your cardio has improved so much from month 1, it's a pretty easy transition. I can't wait for Insanity II.

I love the Do-it-yourself artwork on the walls. :1orglaugh

if you danced for a hour in your home everyday . You would see results and threw in a few push ups and your golden.

I'm starting week three tomorrow and so far it's been great. I already see an improvement in strength and energy. Already planning on the second 90 day round!

Mixing weights and aerobics is less effective than weights alone for muscle building
and less effective than aerobic training alone for fitness.

As for losing weight, walking 10km will burn the same number of calories as jogging 10km.

And it only takes 2 minutes a day of elevated heart rate and heavy breathing exercise to maintain high cardio fitness. But you need a 20 minute warmup.