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    Decided to give p90x a try... 12 days in

    First thing I can say is... Its not just an infomercial...

    Real good stuff imo, hard work and healthy small meals 6 meals a day.

    Its nothing that the training expert wouldnt be able to put together themselves, but it does help put a plan together for you, switching up the training constantly.

    Example of training days

    Day 1 Chest and back and then ab ripper

    This consists of mainly all different styles of pushups and all different styles of pull ups, and mixes in some weights.

    For instance you do your max set of regular pullups in 30 seconds, as soon as thats over you do your max set of regular pushups, then you swtch to wide stance pushups and wide grip pullups, they are just piled on top of each other, you are borderline sweating and breathing hard about 8 mins in... 60 min workout

    Ab ripper is right after this its 16 mins, but its nonstop, no breaks, you go from one set to the next, bicycle, reverse bicycle, scissors, all kinds of ****.. Pretty intense.

    Day 2 Plyometrics aka Jump Training

    This **** gets intense, lots of squating down and jumping up, back and forth, front and back, and nonstop.. Few breaks... This **** will have you breathing... 60 mins

    Day 3 Shoulders and arms and ab ripper

    Good weight lifting

    Mixes in all kinds of sets do get every angle of your arms and shoulders

    Day 4 yoga

    Sounds easy, probably the hardest day of the week for me, definitely didnt like the sound of having to do yoga but i gave it a go... Lot of athlete style stretching..

    Day 5 Legs and back, ab ripper

    Lots of lunges, squats, bursts, side stepping, leaping mixed with more pullups and some weights

    Day 6 Kenpo x

    Basically starts off with shadowboxing, sounds easy... But they go hard they go fast, and they do a **** ton of reps.. All diff combinations I enjoyed this because it brought some boxing into it... But then it brings in kicks, all piled on top of each other, this **** will have you breathing...

    Day 7 is rest or stretch...


    Now that schedule stays like that for 3 weeks...

    On the 4th week, all the days change to different workouts

    On weeks 5-7 all the days change to different workouts

    On week 8 it changes

    Then weeks 9 and 11 are different.... And then 10 and 12 are also a different setup...

    So you start off the 90 days getting used to it,and the farther in you go, the more the workouts change...

    You hit every single muscle in your body, and you never plateau, the results dont slow down..



    My diet has gone like this

    9am: 6 egg whites and 1 yolk, onions peppers fat free parmesean, scrambled
    One slice of whole wheat toast

    1130am: banana

    1:30pm: 4oz grilled chicken and a veggies (brussel sprouts, cauliflower, etc)

    3:45pm: 1 cup of whole wheat pasta and low sodium pasta sauce, fat free parmesean, apple

    5pm: workout

    6:30pm: protein shake

    9-9:30pm: 5 oz grilled salmon and a veggie

    Target calories: 1500-1800

    Theres an app where I punch in all the ingredients of everything i use and it tells me cals for each meal, carbs protein, sodium etc..




    So far I am pleased, I am down a solid 6lbs, thats after eating, walking around weight.. Only 12 days in.. My definition, cardio, and strength is definitely picking up with doing a lot of moves and exercises I dont generally do.. Mainly plyometrics.

    I give it the "real deal" rating.
    Last edited by THE REED; 02-10-2011, 10:34 PM.

    #2
    Anyone else try anything like this

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      #3
      I had considered giving it a try, but then I forgot about it and just started working out on my own. Over a long period of time (a little under a year), just cutting out soda and playing tennis took me from 245lbs to 230lbs. About a month ago I started lifting 5 days a week, doing cardio 7 days a week. I'm down to 209 in just that month, with significant strength gains.

      Good luck with p90x though! I'd like to give it a try some day

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        #4
        60 minutes sounds like a lot. You sure you're not overtraining?

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          #5
          No im not sure lol.... All i know is my muscle seems more defined and im losing fat... I might of been overtraining the first week, because it was ridiculous week 1... But I feel twice as good this week, so i dont feel as wasted as I was last week

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            #6
            6lb in 12 days??

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              #7
              Hard training for an hour and only eating 1500-1800 cal/day? o_O

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                #8
                Originally posted by ScottDBA View Post
                Hard training for an hour and only eating 1500-1800 cal/day? o_O
                Yup... goal is to lose weight and fat.

                Im never hungry Im eating every 2 1/2 - 3 hours... lots of protein.

                Eggs, Chicken, Fish and protein shake every day

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                  #9
                  Well i am no expert but i have read up loads of stuff when it comes to training/nutrition etc.. and a lot of it varies

                  But one thing they all seem to say is that you can lose 2 pounds healthy a week.. not sure how you are doing 6 pounds in 12 days without stripping muscle away tbh.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by HOMELESS BUM View Post
                    Well i am no expert but i have read up loads of stuff when it comes to training/nutrition etc.. and a lot of it varies

                    But one thing they all seem to say is that you can lose 2 pounds healthy a week.. not sure how you are doing 6 pounds in 12 days without stripping muscle away tbh.
                    Well everyone is different... the diet I am on mixed with the workout.. I can take that 2lbs to 3lbs a week.

                    With all the protein Im consuming, I am confident Im not losing muscle.

                    Besides, my realistic calories have been around 1,700.

                    Also the initial week of the diet, you strip a lot of water from your body, because once you eat clean, you clear out a lot of sodium.

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