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I am very fit and would like to be fitter. I also would not mind spending less time at the gym and being able to do my exercises at home. Currently, I go to the gym 6 days a week and usually do 90 minutes of strength training, followed by 30 mins of cardio (10 mins jump rope, 20 mins of bike or running).
I get that diet is a big part of getting ripped and would certainly be willing to eat whatever I need to in order maximize the program but wanted to know if a guy, 6'2, 190lbs, 4-5% bodyfat would see much benefit from such a program.
I would like to get to 210lbs and maintain 4-5% bodyfat and would like to know if such a program as P90x would be able to help me get there. I am worried I might lose mass as my current strenght training consists of upper body reps of 8 and lower body reps of 10.
If I were to do a home gym it would certainly be a P90x or even a bowflex though I prefer gym equipment, particularly free weights to bowflex. This is part of why I think the P90x is so good because of its incorporation of hand weights.
Yes, with the right nutrition plan, you can add more muscle (more weight) by using P90X. I havnt finished the program yet (2nd week right now) so I cant go more in depth, but I have seen guys with a similar description as yours, "bulk up" using this program.
I get that diet is a big part of getting ripped and would certainly be willing to eat whatever I need to in order maximize the program but wanted to know if a guy, 6'2, 190lbs, 4-5% bodyfat would see much benefit from such a program.
I would like to get to 210lbs and maintain 4-5% bodyfat and would like to know if such a program as P90x would be able to help me get there. I am worried I might lose mass as my current strenght training consists of upper body reps of 8 and lower body reps of 10.
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I think the program may be more designed for people like you than it is for people like me. There are threads on the boards for 'hardgainers' so I would go there for advice.
You can always try it for 30 days and I think you can send it back if you don't like it.
I'm in the same boat as you. I'm 6'2, 185 and look decently cut right now. I have a good six pack if I flex and last measured was at 7% body fat.
I'm a little worried that I wouldn't gain much mass, which is ultimately what I want. I can't afford to lose much more weight and might look a little sickly if I did. I would look "ripped" if I could just put on a few more pounds of good muscle.
I'm long and lanky and definitely fall in the hardgainer category. I've been hitting free weights for a few years now and have made significant improvements from my twig like build (with love handles) that I had in college but I've plateaued for a while now on free weights and want to shake it up.
This program would have HUGE benefits for my wife too and I think it would be fun to try together. I need a little more convincing to do on her part though.
Any couples doing it together? How much space does it require for two people at a time? We don't have a ton of room in my condo.
My DH and I are doing it together. You don't need tons of room - in fact you don't need much at all. The thing that might be a challenge in a condo might be noise especially during Plyometrics. We're renting a condo at the minute and it's concrete and steel so it's no problem for us, but if you do plyo on wood floors in a wood construction building, you will probably get complaints from your neighbors!
what exactly is involved in the plyo workouts? I have a 3rd floor condo with carpet in my "man cave" (spare room). I currently work out in there all the time. If I move the weight bench I should have plenty of room, it's a big room.
My downstairs neighbor is rarely there but I could see if it involved a lot of jumping or something it would be a problem.
God I just want to buy a house...waiting for the market to finally be affected here....which it hasn't much at all
I am very fit and would like to be fitter. I also would not mind spending less time at the gym and being able to do my exercises at home. Currently, I go to the gym 6 days a week and usually do 90 minutes of strength training, followed by 30 mins of cardio (10 mins jump rope, 20 mins of bike or running).
I get that diet is a big part of getting ripped and would certainly be willing to eat whatever I need to in order maximize the program but wanted to know if a guy, 6'2, 190lbs, 4-5% bodyfat would see much benefit from such a program.
I would like to get to 210lbs and maintain 4-5% bodyfat and would like to know if such a program as P90x would be able to help me get there. I am worried I might lose mass as my current strenght training consists of upper body reps of 8 and lower body reps of 10.
If I were to do a home gym it would certainly be a P90x or even a bowflex
though I prefer gym equipment, particularly free weights to bowflex. This is part of why I think the P90x is so good because of its incorporation of hand weights.
I dont think the program is great for gaining muscle. Someone with your low BF% prob would not benifit the way someone who is overweight might. You prob. would gain endurance and learn some new routines/exercises. I think it would be worth trying. I am like you with real low BF% but I am def gonna give the program a try.
I dont think the program is great for gaining muscle. Someone with your low BF% prob would not benifit the way someone who is overweight might. You prob. would gain endurance and learn some new routines/exercises. I think it would be worth trying. I am like you with real low BF% but I am def gonna give the program a try.
Here, have you seen Scrawny2Brawny's Transformation?
this is after his first round and second round 90 days then 180 days
and this is after his third round days 270
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