P90x

RKCNDY
RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
edited December 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
ok...I'm gonna do it...I wanna look great by summer.

Those of you who are wondering about the program can follow me on my adventure. :D

I have worked out before...even with a personal trainer. I hated the beginning, but I know it does get easier.

Started working out at the beginning of the year, so I have a start. Today is my rest day, I'll start tomorrow.

Thoughts for today:
*I used to hate the running portion on my workouts, I don't mind that so much now.
*What I really hate right now are the jump lunges...I'm so freaking clumsy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zLTDUFjbXA)
*I really love the shoulder press...probably because I think that helps with getting rid of certain 'jiggly bits'.
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  • mikalina
    mikalina Posts: 7,206
    I hear alot of good things about this exercise program.... :thumbup:
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  • photogirlliz
    photogirlliz Posts: 2,491
    Just don't get rid of the wrong jiggly bits :)
    "I am myself...like you, somehow."
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    photogirlliz wrote:
    Just don't get rid of the wrong jiggly bits :)

    I'm talking about the jiggly bits that seem to appear in my armpits... :? :lol:
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,302
    I did it once but would never do it again.
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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    Good luck!!! I was going to do this but I didn't want to buy the pull-up bar so I've been doing Insanity instead - which also has the jumping lunge exercise so I feel your pain!!!
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  • 81
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    i've got a pdx5

    :?
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  • Pamela0222
    Pamela0222 Posts: 1,544
    Yay!! Good Thread!! Keep me posted on the pros/cons, I'd really like to start this program if it's worth it!!
    The thing I like most about time is that it's not real. It's all in the head. Sure, it's a useful trick to use if you want to meet someone at a specific place in the universe and have tea or coffee- but that's all it is- a trick. There is no such thing as the past. It exists only in the memory. There is no such thing as the future. It exists only in our imagination. If our watches were truly accurate, the only thing they would ever say is "Now". That's what time it is. It's "Now". - Damien Echols
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    Good luck!!! I was going to do this but I didn't want to buy the pull-up bar so I've been doing Insanity instead - which also has the jumping lunge exercise so I feel your pain!!!

    there is a pull up bar on a certain site...$25 shipped. and the main bar is one piece...the P90x one comes in 3 pieces.

    I have free weights, and bands.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • Pamela0222
    Pamela0222 Posts: 1,544
    Those jump lunges DO NOT look friendly AT ALL!!!!
    The thing I like most about time is that it's not real. It's all in the head. Sure, it's a useful trick to use if you want to meet someone at a specific place in the universe and have tea or coffee- but that's all it is- a trick. There is no such thing as the past. It exists only in the memory. There is no such thing as the future. It exists only in our imagination. If our watches were truly accurate, the only thing they would ever say is "Now". That's what time it is. It's "Now". - Damien Echols
  • quimby20
    quimby20 Posts: 823
    Start with P90, it make for a nice start.
  • BM42909
    BM42909 Posts: 143
    I started the P90Sex workout.

    You masturbate with one hand/arm for 90 seconds. Then you switch to the opposite hand/arm. Repeat until failure.
  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    Best diet/exercise program ever is.......... burn more calories than you take in. Period. Whatever way you go about it.


    dont look at it like a choir, rather than a lifestyle. When you put parameters on something as in I'm starting to work out now to get to a certain goal by (insert date) its a setup for failure

    Results are all based on your attitude
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  • zarocat
    zarocat Posts: 1,901
    I've used P90X and it is fantastic if you (like anything) follow other essentials parts of any program i.e. eat right, recovery drink. I recommend doing it on an empty stomach when you wake up.

    But I warn you, the guy in the video is a creep! It's just weird the shit he says. You'll want him to shut the F%%K up eventually :lol:
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    zarocat wrote:
    I've used P90X and it is fantastic if you (like anything) follow other essentials parts of any program i.e. eat right, recovery drink. I recommend doing it on an empty stomach when you wake up.

    But I warn you, the guy in the video is a creep! It's just weird the shit he says. You'll want him to shut the F%%K up eventually :lol:

    did you do the recovery drink? When I had a trainer he kept selling me supplements, drinks, protein powders...i didn't lose weight, just started bulking up and it wasn't pretty. :|

    I do workout before I eat breakfast which right now is a soymilk smoothie. 6 large strawberries and 1½ cups soymilk, cinnamon, lemon juice.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    BM42909 wrote:
    I started the P90Sex workout.

    You masturbate with one hand/arm for 90 seconds. Then you switch to the opposite hand/arm. Repeat until failure.

    Only problem there is, it never fails.
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    DewieCox wrote:
    BM42909 wrote:
    I started the P90Sex workout.

    You masturbate with one hand/arm for 90 seconds. Then you switch to the opposite hand/arm. Repeat until failure.

    Only problem there is, it never fails.

    Must.Resist.Itonlytakesyou90seconds.Joke.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    RKCNDY wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    BM42909 wrote:
    I started the P90Sex workout.

    You masturbate with one hand/arm for 90 seconds. Then you switch to the opposite hand/arm. Repeat until failure.

    Only problem there is, it never fails.

    Must.Resist.Itonlytakesyou90seconds.Joke.

    The faster the better. You don't have to romance yourself.
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Good for you Lisa. I've heard some good things about it, but given my lazy ass nature, have never embarked on the journey myself. Best of luck, I hope you get the results you're looking for. :)
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  • zarocat
    zarocat Posts: 1,901
    RKCNDY wrote:
    zarocat wrote:
    I've used P90X and it is fantastic if you (like anything) follow other essentials parts of any program i.e. eat right, recovery drink. I recommend doing it on an empty stomach when you wake up.

    But I warn you, the guy in the video is a creep! It's just weird the shit he says. You'll want him to shut the F%%K up eventually :lol:

    did you do the recovery drink? When I had a trainer he kept selling me supplements, drinks, protein powders...i didn't lose weight, just started bulking up and it wasn't pretty. :|

    I do workout before I eat breakfast which right now is a soymilk smoothie. 6 large strawberries and 1½ cups soymilk, cinnamon, lemon juice.

    I do use a recovery drink but I don't drink it after my exercises. I drink it (1.5 scoops in 3 quarters of a bottle of water) during the workout in small bursts in between my water and that's it. i.e water-recovery drink-water etc. Right after my workouts I eat oatmeal with almonds & either blue berries or a banana. An apple is good too with the oatmeal because it contains the amount of carbs one would want post workout. The almonds, the fat one would want post work. Try to find a recovery drink with only 1 or 2 grams of carbs. Some have 10 to 20+ grams of carbs. That's why you were most likely bulking up. Also, no gmo's, artificial ingredients, fillers etc. in the recovery drink.

    I stay clear of dairy and find my calcium in other foods. Dairy is absolutely horrible for you. And no pork.
    I also don't measure my meals. I just eat a plate/bowl of food with fat, carbs, protein...it's that simple. Plus, eating 5 times a day is beneficial for your metabolism...blah blah blah
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  • Given to...
    Given to... Wyoming Posts: 5,007
    The only yoga workout I have ever done where sweat was literally running off the end of my nose to the point my glasses would not stay on!

    I did the routine for about 2 months. It works, if you can walk the next day. Also be aware of aching shoulders. There are a ton of isolated and compound movements that can really take a toll on a body coming out of hibernation. Ease into it, and try not to act like the knucklehead... not too many folks can get that excited about an ass whooping!
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