P90X Experience?
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P90X did not do me a lot of good. The pogram is very extreme and even if "do your best and forget the rest" is their motto my best was not good enough. The program alternates between strength and cardio days and each day is aprox. an hour long including the warmup. Unless a person can do a lot of push-ups , pull-ups , and chin-ups it is impossiblle to keep up with the program. On a strength day it starts of with push-ups , they do thirty ,I do twenty. Then they lift dumbells , I do the same reps with a weight I can handle . Then back to pushups , they do thirty but on this second set I only do 15 . That whole day I fall behind on the count not doing the same amount as the people on the program disc. It is said you can pause the disc but that would make an hour long workout last an hour and half to two hours.
I have increased the amount of push-ups and pull-ups I can do and use heavier weights with the dumb bells but did not get anything like the results I believed I would get. I think someone needs to be in good shape before starting and is not a weight loss program but it i a ripping program. I am in the need to lose weight category. I already bought it so I will try it again after I lose more weight.
I have increased the amount of push-ups and pull-ups I can do and use heavier weights with the dumb bells but did not get anything like the results I believed I would get. I think someone needs to be in good shape before starting and is not a weight loss program but it i a ripping program. I am in the need to lose weight category. I already bought it so I will try it again after I lose more weight.
Thanks for the replys everyone. In reference to Billy Gibbons, perhaps it could have something to do with the amount of weight you are trying to lose? Seeing results right away, especially if you're looking to see dramatic results, when you're carrying a lot of excess weight, can be frustrating. Two years ago I weighed in roughly around 270 lbs, and I'm 5'9. I lost nearly all of that weight following the abs diet, and doing crazy amounts of HIIT. Perhaps you're correct, and something like I followed, would be a better direction for you. I did also spend a lot of time on weights, and core training. Good luck, whatever direction you decide to go.
I am currently going thru it and I LOVE it. Of course, i cant do all the pushups and pull ups they are doing, that is impossible, and the people that recorded the program make sure to tell us they couldnt do it all either at the beginning. They have probably been doing it for months by the time they recorded the DVD's 
I have fought my way thru tears doing the Abs workout, because it hurts my c-section scar, but i have gone thru it and in the end come out with flat abs and very proud of myself.
There are NO programs out there that give you a tone body without pain! No pain, no gain!
I dont find P90X that extreme. I press play, and do my best. I dont pause of stop. If i am out of breath, i stop and jog in place for a few seconds until i can catch my breath.
I have not lost weight on it yet, but I have lost 2 inches. I have not been following the diet they recommend perfectly, because eating too much protein makes me dizzy and sick.
If you are afraid that P90X is too intense for you, i strongly recommend you start with Slim in 6. Its sold by beachbody.com , same as P90X. I did that program twice. It only take 6 weeks, is less intense, and I lost 30 pounds.
Keep in mind that you will not loose "weight" fast, because you are building muscles, and muscles weigh more than fat! Go according to your clothes and measurements, not the number on the scale.
I now weigh 160 pounds and still wear same dress size I did when i was 140 pounds but less fit. Please do not look at the scale...
I am doing P90X in the hope that it will help me break my plateau.
Do not let the amount of weight, or the shape you are in, stop you from exercising. You will get stronger every day, even if its only small victories. You can push yourself to do more than you ever thought you could.
When you will feel so sore you it will hurt to go down your stairs, but you do a workout anyway and come out of it feeling so empowered and strong, you will be so happy you pushed thru your pain.
I have fought my way thru tears doing the Abs workout, because it hurts my c-section scar, but i have gone thru it and in the end come out with flat abs and very proud of myself.
There are NO programs out there that give you a tone body without pain! No pain, no gain!
I dont find P90X that extreme. I press play, and do my best. I dont pause of stop. If i am out of breath, i stop and jog in place for a few seconds until i can catch my breath.
I have not lost weight on it yet, but I have lost 2 inches. I have not been following the diet they recommend perfectly, because eating too much protein makes me dizzy and sick.
If you are afraid that P90X is too intense for you, i strongly recommend you start with Slim in 6. Its sold by beachbody.com , same as P90X. I did that program twice. It only take 6 weeks, is less intense, and I lost 30 pounds.
Keep in mind that you will not loose "weight" fast, because you are building muscles, and muscles weigh more than fat! Go according to your clothes and measurements, not the number on the scale.
I now weigh 160 pounds and still wear same dress size I did when i was 140 pounds but less fit. Please do not look at the scale...
I am doing P90X in the hope that it will help me break my plateau.
Do not let the amount of weight, or the shape you are in, stop you from exercising. You will get stronger every day, even if its only small victories. You can push yourself to do more than you ever thought you could.
When you will feel so sore you it will hurt to go down your stairs, but you do a workout anyway and come out of it feeling so empowered and strong, you will be so happy you pushed thru your pain.