P90x - WOW!! (eating, routine, running, weight)

[frogandtoad]

Originally Posted by baggiegenes

The main thing holding me back is that I have no where to put a pull up bar. If anyone has done this program, is a pull up bar required? are there other alternatives?

You don't need a pullup bar. You can use those bands. Different resistance levels for different exercises. They show you how to do it with either bar and free weights or the bands so either way works.

I started it, but I must admit I did not finish I can say this about it:

1. The guy who does the workouts is super inspiring. He's not annoying, but is actually enjoyable to listen to.

2. It works every inch of you (!) if you do it daily as you should

3. This is NOT for beginners. I am in good shape and it was HARD! I think there must be a beginner program and if you're not regularly workng out, you should start with that or I think you might end up either very frustrated or injured.

4. It works. Now, in fairness, if you start watching what you eat and work out however you please for 1-1.5 hours every day, you are going to see results. Still, it does work.

I just got lazy, plain and simple. No fault of the program!

[TwiloMike]

Can someone post what these workouts look like? I'm not familiar with the details or the workouts plans of this so I can't comment.

[jbird22]

Originally Posted by baggiegenes

I've heard good things about PX90 but haven't done it myself (yet). The one main thing i've heard is that this workout is pretty intense from day one. It kind of assumes you are already at least sort of active. I don't know if i'd recommend this first thing if someone were just starting out and hadn't worked out in a long time.

The main thing holding me back is that I have no where to put a pull up bar. If anyone has done this program, is a pull up bar required? are there other alternatives?

I got the P90X and loaned it to an attorney friend to "preview" to see if he wanted to get one, while I put boxes away and made a place to do it. He still has it. It has been since NOVEMBER!. I am looking to get it back next trip.

The exercises are great. The diet stuff, I don't want (don't need to lose weight, per se, and lifestyle doesn't support a rigorous, specific, diet. I am looking forward to getting the set back for cardio and flexibility increases. Maybe I should send him a bill!

As for the chin up bar - they have (and I'm sure others make) a chin-up bar that goes in a doorway. It is temporary, and won't mar the frame, as it utilizes opposite side pressure to stay in the doorframe. It's pretty sturdy, and at least, I didn't send THAT down to GA with my attorney friend!

I have been athletic my entire life, from rec league to elite level. This program is legit. I would advise to take it easy, because as other posters have written, it assumes a certain level of fitness already exists. The exercises are good, sound exercises, and there are 12 programs, and a suggested pattern of following them.

Good luck and good health!

[LaoTzuMindFu]

Originally Posted by Hobokenkitchen

To the OP; did the wife look muscley, or still 'soft' and feminine? I want to tone up some more and like having a strong core, but I don't want to be muscley - just doesn't look attractive to me.

If by "muscley" you mean "manly" then no. She doesnt have the genes that would make her look "manly". Very few women do. Her body looks like someone you would see who's been doing/teaching yoga for a few years. Or, she looked like someone who would be a personal trainer. Very very feminine.

[hotornot]

Originally Posted by lovenlife

The food alone about doubled out grocery bills (LOTS of protein and fresh veggies) not to mention the powders and protein bars that you are suppose to include.

I'm not an Olympic caliber athlete, but I once did a total body transformation, so that is a little something. But that was before PX90 came out. All I did was go to the gym with my notebook and pen. I made sure that I increased the weight incrementally every workout, or tried to, anyway. I'm here to say that you don't need a lot of protein powder and you don't need any flippin' protein bars. People, take a look at the nutrient content on the label of your favorite "health" bar. They have a lot of sugar in them. The so-called health bar is JUNK material.

But wait, you say you need to have something quick and portable because you're always on the run, right? Okay, fair enough. When you want something quick and portable for protein take a can of tuna or some cottage cheese that you weighed out on a food scale along with you. Have a little cooler to put them in. Or just stop in at the store and buy a container of cottage cheese. Just be careful about your intake of tuna as tuna has mercury in it. Anyway, I've eaten 10,000 cans of tuna in my lifetime and you can't tell the ambient temperature by looking at me.

P.S. If you keep track of your diet with a diet log, you'll soon conclude that you won't much if any protein powder as your whole food sources will cover all your protein needs.

diet log - Google Search

[alma4tino]

P90 and P90x are both fantastic. I had the good fortune to train many military and mission related personnel (female and male) while in Iraq for 18 months. We trained in a very similar fashion and the results were great even with civilian personnel. For the most part everyone trained the same...just the amount of weight used was adjusted to each individual. The females still looked like females, so no worries about bulking up or anything. Just ease into the program and work at your own level...when you get to the point that you can keep up and perform with the instructor and group, you'll look like it.....

[alma4tino]

The exercises are basic and performed in a circuit fashion...kinda like interval training with dumbbells. exercise bands, bodyweight exercises, etc.........really creative and brutal core work along with some Yoga inspired training and a bit of martial arts type cardio thrown in the mix. Did ya ever study any of Coach Javorek's training programs? It's kinda like that....it looks crazy on paper but when you put it to the test, the results are almost immediate........

[alma4tino]

The whoopass workout: these routines from legendary Romanian strength coach Istvan Javorek will kick your tail, all right—but they'll also build muscle, boost power and increase strength like you won't believe. Are you man or woman enough to try check out this site and it will give you an idea of what Coach Javorek teaches...simple to learn, simple to teach and very effective. You can also Google Javorek and find more about him and Charles Polquin........great training

[ChrisMH]

Older thread here, but I figure I might as well comment, as I have, and am currently doing P90X.

This program is legit!! The infomercial is the real deal, and the people in the infomercial, are the real deal, not actors. I've actually spoken to a few people who were in the infomercial. The videos from the infomercial are all home video, not scripted.

This program is VERY intense. You can use it to accomplish almost any fitness goal, whether it be bulk up, lean down, lose weight, tone up, etc. Tony Horton, the creator, spent 2 years, along with the company, Beachbody, researching, and putting this program together. It isn't some cheap, put together in a day, promises to have you in the best shape of your life in 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week program. This is a hardcore, intense program, that works, and requires 1-1.5 hrs per day, 6 days per week.

I would highly recommend it to anyone thinking about it.

[rob1980]

I concur with the P90X fanatics. Great program!

I did my 90 days, finishing up just this past week, and I was very happy with the results. There are other ways to get in shape, as people here have testified, but P90X just takes the though out of it. Plus, the intensity will get you to fitness levels you probably never thought you could reach.

I put together a little p90x review at http://www.robgetsripped.com/2008/11/P90X-Review.php for anyone interested in the details. My before and after information is listed on my blog, too. I went from 12.6% body fat to 6.3% and you can actually see my abs now. I'm so jacked up about how well it went, I'd be happy to answer questions if anyone wants to email. Next, I'm going to try P90X plus, I think.