P90x/Beginner BodyBuilding Information

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Hey guys, new to the site and I need some help.

I am 18 years old, 6 ft, 145 pounds. From this description you can basically picture my body type, a tall, skinny kid. I have played sports all my life, but only in rec leagues, mostly because as a kid my family's travel commute was too long to provide time to play in higher tiers.

I have recently picked up P90x from a friend who used it, and I am extremely interested in not only this program but in gaining muscle in general. I was advised, however, that there is a proper way to do things, and that I can severely damage my well-being if I am clueless.

Any help is appreciated, but I would like tips as to what sort of supplements, if any, I should use at the early stage of gaining muscle. I've heard supplements such as Creatine should not be used at my age. Also, any tips as to how to gain good results from working out, either by doing P90x to begin, would be a really big help.

Thank you in advance, and I hope that I can get on the bodybuilding bandwagon.
 
I had a look a brief look at the P90x programme...It seems to have a focus on fat burning. If you are skinny you want to build muscle first so i would forget the P90x. Search through history in this website and you will find lots of helpful information. But basically you need to lift heavy weights! Are you a member of a gym? You will get lots of help there. If you work out from home a set of dumbells is a good place to start.

There is not point working out if you don't eat more to sustain your muscle growth. Probably for you that means more protein and carbs. Good luck.
 
I agree with bloke. From what I know of P90X, its geared towards overweight people (like most infomercial programs...). Not saying its bad, just that its not what you need.

You are skinny...you need more food to put on weight. If you eat more food, and the right foods (lean proteins, healthy carbs, lots of veggies and fruits, and healthy fats), and you lift heavy weights regularly, the body will pack on the muscle.

If you ain't gaining, you ain't eating. I would start by keeping a REALLY dedicated food journal and posting it here. You won't always have to track calories, but you need to figure out where you are right now, and learn how to eat for your goals. For a while, weighing and measuring all your food will be the best thing you can do, so you KNOW that you are eat X grams of protein, Y grams of carbs and Z grams of fat.
You'll quickly develop the ability to look at a hunk of chicken breast and know its "about 30g of protein" and thus a good serving size (just throwing numbers out here).
 
Yeah, P90x will not help you pack on any muscle, it is more of a muscle definition routine.

As for creatine, as long as you use it correctly you will be fine. Creatine is naturally produced by your body and it is used as the first and main energy source during high intensity, short duration exercises. The concept of creatine supplementation is that you load your muscles with creatine in order to get extra energy (to rip out 1 or 2 more reps). This extra help during your workouts will in turn give you a larger gain than without it. The best way to do creatine supplementation is a loading period of 5g 4 times a day for 6 weeks in a warm solution and then a maintenance load of 3-5grams a day after your loading. This will be the best way to utilize creatine. I'm not exactly sure where to go after that though, sorry.

I would recommend a basic protein shake and a multivitamin. If you really get into weight lifting you need to consume 1.6-1.7g/kg protein/body weight per day. If you don't strength train however, you will just get fat, and who wants that? :)
 
I use and sell P90X and will agree with these guys above. P90X is not a bodybuilding program. It'll give you more or like a swimmer or skier's body. It'll shape and define your muscles, but it's not meant for bodybuilders. I've seen some bodybuilders use it by modifying the weight routines to be done differently, but I'd stick with the basics recommended above.
 
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