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cardio x isn't that bad what till plyo it's a B!tch

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You got that right...plyometrics will kick your ass. It sure kicked mine.

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Jump Knee Tucks and Rock Star Hops? wtf?!

Except for those two exercises, I can tolerate plyo pretty well. It's the Legs & Back day that makes me :pu And it's in just about every freakin' week! C'mon Tony, gimme a break!

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Shoulders and Arms today with Ab Ripper X HOORAH! My abs feel like tony did wind sprints on them with long spike golf shoes!

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The only good thing about Ab Ripper X is Audra.

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I personally dont care for audra... something about her I do not enjoy at all

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Probably that she's wearing clothes...






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This thread has seriously made me begin to consider working out again. I even went so far as to vist the p90x website, looked for a chin-up bar, and read the fitness test requirements (I think I can do all of the mins...). I wonder if my lazyness will prevent me from actually start exercising...:rolleyes:

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Do you have the disks?

I wouldnt bother getting the beachbody items, you can get golds gym ones from walmart for cheaper and they are just as good. I was thinking the lazyness was gonna hold me back too, but honestly I feel awesome just 4 days in... I just finished the Yoga X vid today, man that thing for the 1st 45 minutes kicked my ass, but pulled through and the last 45 mins was cake other than me not being very flexible yet.

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I haven't bought anything... yet. Thanks for the tips about the beachbody items. 90 minutes of exercise seems like a longgggg time. How bout a nice easy 9 minute routine.

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Well, my wife said she would do it if I did...

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Yoga X days are the biggest time commitment, and the first 45 minutes seems like it goes on for freakin' hours as Jesse points out, but the second half of the workout is balance postures so it's a bit more sedate. If I'm running short on time, I just do the first half.

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Ok... just ordered the dvds and equipment. I'm guessing we'll (wife and me) will start within the next few weeks. Wish me luck.

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Congrats brother, make sure when you get the disks sit down and watch them it will help with the transitions between sets. Also give you an idea of what to expect. DO NOT LET IT DISCOURAGE YOU! like tony said you gotta bring it each and every workout no matter how tired you are, if you do that you will feel awesome after each workout. I am 1 week in so far and have increased my flexibility substantially, dropped 5 lbs of fat and have gained strength already. make sure you stick to the nutrition plan to a T and dont skimp because you need all the energy you can get.

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Thanks!!! Since I haven't worked out in years… in preparation of P90x's arrival (and me not wanting to punk out), last night I did a 45 minute total body exercise download from exercise tv. I wanted to quit after 10 minutes, but I didn't, and today I can barely walk (I hate squats). I'm planning on doing some type of similar mini routine every other day until P90x arrives and we start. I've been playing around with our newly acquired chin-up bar and I can do a whooping 3 (my wife can't do a full one yet, but can do 10 real push-ups). This is going to suck very much! Oh well, I shouldn't have gotten so out of shape.

Question, are you guys smoking cigars during the 90 day exercise marathon? What about drinking booze?

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Yes, although I don't typically have much time to smoke during the week, and I've cut my beer consumption to strictly weekends. I count beer as a carbs on the nutrition plan (although, it's not technically a healthy carb :D)

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I have cut out all alcohol because with the sugars and carbs the way they work out for me a good beer sets me back like 3 days of workout... so not really worth it to me, and with as much as I am sweating and trying to replace with water it will dehydrate you quickly and make it harder for you to work out. I am still smoking cigars though with no problems there.

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quick update, first week down with a loss of 5 lbs, I just got done with my second workout this week, and wow what i difference a week makes! I can do full reps + 5-8 extra compaired to the vid since I am doing lean to start with. My flexibility has improved drastically as well as my endurance. I can clear a whole vid with only breaks the video alots no more pausing and grabbing water 2-3times per vid. I love when things come together the way they are supposed to.

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going to start it this evening. Gonna try the cardio, stretch, yoga and plyometrics to start as I need to get my flexibility up.

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Keep up the good work!

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If you need the actual plan I can get it for you, I would highly recommend sticking with the program as it is drawn out to see the best results. Especially the meal plan.

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Day 1 completed. Just finished the core synergetics. I have to admit that it kicked my ass. Great workout though. Now, if I could only resist food, things would be ok.

My game plan is to do the first week to get used to it and start the diet part next week.

I am going to do the lean program. Diet to start after my conference. Liking it so far, even though it is a little humbling.

Look out Cuba, here I come.

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:tpd: Flexibility, strength, weight loss--all these things come from using the program as it's designed. I would suggest picking the Classic or Lean route and sticking with it for the 90 days. You'll be shocked at how flexible you become. :2

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Not sticking to the diet could be a bad idea, these are intense workouts and if you aren't bringing in the right foods you will crash. Its a bad way to start a workout routine that is going to last a while because you will feel more exhausted than if you are bringing in the right nutrition and it could make you think twice about finishing the program.


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Here is an excellent spreadsheet to track your progress if your doing the classic version of the program. I print out the sheets and write down all the reps during the workout and then type them in later. It's also nice to be see your progress each week through out the 90 days.
P90X Spreadsheet

I didn't create this, I got it off this forum. http://www.weightloss-hq.biz/weight-...x-forum-2.html

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Thanks man,

This is helpful. Will be getting ready to do the cardio soon.....

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Just finished my night workout, Arms and Shoulders with a side order of Ab ripper X... that is the hardest 15 minutes of my life lol I can barely stand in the shower after doing the ab ripper with another workout.

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Yep, it's a killer 15 minutes--wait until you feel those hip flexors tomorrow! :eek: I couldn't complete the entire Ab Ripper workout without taking breaks until nearly the end of the 90 days. For some of the exercises I was only doing 10-15 reps. I've just now gotten to the point where I can do all 50 Mason Twists with my legs off the ground. Fifer Scissors still gives me problems, especially on Legs & Back day.

You know what's the best thing about the recovery weeks? NO AB RIPPER! :wo

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I don't know what happened to me lol, I remember when I was in highschool doing mason twists with a 60 lb barbell and not having a problem, I did them last night and my muscles felt like someone hit them with a taser after I was finished.

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Who said eating right had to suck?
Steak and spinach leaf salad with hand crafted balsamic vinaigrette
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So while trying to be cheap, I purchased the "wholesale" dvd set on-line. Saturday the dvds arrive from China and I'm certain that these are boot-legged and not wholesale... :td The picture quality is fine, so I'm sure they will still work, but I don't have any of the guides or paperwork. Anyone have any leads on the missing guides? I think that I can get the food part by doing a custom meal plan with a paid membership on beach body.com

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Had a similar experience: we had already purchased the original program and were looking to pick up a second set of discs to keep at my stepson's other house (no DVD burner at the house.) We found a set on ebay, turned out that it was one of those fake vendor sites and that we had actually bought it from some company in China! The discs arrived as promised, though--only difference being that the packaging was backwards: you open the disc binder from the left, and Disc 1 is in the back.

beachbody.com has a number of fitness tools, including some spreadsheets/pdfs you can download that contain the workout sheets, fitness tests, pre- and post-program measurements, etc.

If you're looking for just the workout sequences for each week, let me know which program you want to do (Classic, Lean, Doubles) and I can send you the workout program order. Those might also be available on the beachbody forums.

You definitely need the meal plan, but the nutritional tools on their site do a good job as a substitute for the guide.

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Hey man I can get you the whole nutrition guide in PDF format that you can just print out at a kinkos so don't sign up to beach body or anything, no need spending money where you don't need. If you need anything else lemme know and I'll get it for you

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Are you guys doing the recovery drinks and bars? I'm concerned about the creatine, because my wife is still nursing, so I don't want to her to pass on the added creatine to our son. I've been reading that low-fat choco milk may be just as good (I could then add a little creatine for myself). Any suggestions?

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We do chocolate milk and bars because the bars are so damned expensive. We only buy bars when they clearance them at stores for .25 to .50 cents per otherwise they are like 2 bucks a pop. We also went to walmart and got some protein powder that is really awesome, I am doing laundry and on my phone now, but I will give you the name of it. For 2 people its like 14 bucks for a months worth of powder

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Thanks, what kind of bars do you get?

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Also, are you mixing the protein powder with apple juice or water?

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Usually powerbar recovery, but anything with low sugars carbs and about 30-35 proteins

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I used BSN Syntha-6 protein as a meal supplement in Phases 1 & 2 of the diet plan. It was about the only way to get to the 6 or 7 proteins/day. Most any brand of whey protein will work, just depends on how your body digests it and what's your budget. BSN fits the bill for me. I mix with light soy milk for the little extra protein boost. Tastes great. For bars, I've tried a lot of brands and finally settled on Zone Perfect. It's not strictly a protein bar, but it's well balanced nutritionally (~210 cal, 15g prot, lots of vitamins.) The chocolate almond raisin are excellent. It counts as a Single Snack on the diet plan.

For a recovery drink, I get Endurox. Less expensive than the Beachbody brand. I go through about a container every 4-6 weeks. Anything with a 4:1 carb: protein ratio should work. I definitely recommend a recovery drink. Don't be put off by the carbs--your body needs them, especially after burning 600-1000 calories/workout.

It's not necessary, but I started using BSN's NO-Explode as a pre-workout drink about a month ago, and really like it. I've never used this kind of product before, but I love it now. It's especially helpful for my early morning resistance & cardio routines--hard to get going at 0530!

I also supplement with 2 MegaMan vitamins/day.

All of these products are available at GNC. Go the Gold Card route and you'll save big bucks.

Check the forums at beachbody.com. Lots of folks have alternate opinions, products, etc. Going through P90X the second/third time, this is what I've found to work best for me.

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We've are currently reviewing the nutrition plan in prep for this weekend's food shopping. We plan on starting the program next Monday, so that we will be in the recovery phase (4th week) during Thanksgiving while we're out of town visting the in-laws. Any updates from you guys who are currently doing the program?

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I am in a Financial black hole right now so had to put the eating plan on hold for the time being, but still working out. I am down another 3 lbs I assume it slowed down because we aren't bringing in enough calories. We opted to do the weight watchers point system for the time being that way we are still regulating the foods we bring in vs what we actually need.

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All that meat can be expensive I buy the giant bags of chicken breasts as Sams Club, It's a way better deal than the grocery stores.

Has anyone tried the pork tenderloin recipe in the manual? It's freaking awesome, and not even for a diet it just tastes GOOD.

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I shop at a restaurant outlet store and buy it all in bulk, got a 7 lb tub of feta cheese for 12 bucks. chickin I buy at winco which is a really nice place for meat 1.50 a lb for boneless skinless chicken

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Alright guys I am officially restarting next Monday. I originally started at the beginning of August and made it about 6 weeks before my herniated disk flared up and I could barely walk, let alone workout. I think I'm good to go now, at least after a handful of Advil. I am however not going to do Plyo because I believe the high impact of that workout was the cause of my back pain. I think I'll do the the Kempo workout twice a week to replace the plyo.

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You can also replace it with CardioX. That disc is a pretty much a 45 minute compilation of all the other cardio workouts, including some yoga poses. The plyo moves in that disc are the low impact exercises.

Great news that you're getting back into it--good luck!

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I've done the Cardio X disk and I didn't like it. IMO it was pretty laid back and not much of a cardio workout.

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wow. thanks for all the info about the alternatives. I was planning on starting p90x this saturday (fingers crossed) and didn't want to wait 2 weeks for beachbody to deliver their supplements. how long have you been on the program ?

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First day of exercise down... the ab ripper is crazy, I couldn't do half of that stuff. Now on to eating better!

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The wife and I started yesterday. Day 1 chest & back wasn't to bad. Today was plyometrics, which I liked until the wife had to hit me with the Defibrillator paddles to help keep me going!:r At the age of 51+ all I could think was "what the hell am I doin". Boy, I can't wait for tomorrow to do shoulders & arms.:rolleyes:
Thank God for vicodin.;)

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One of my friends who is currently in the 3rd phase told me that on his day 2, with 23 minutes left on the dvd (he even remembered it down to the second), he almost lost it and threw up in his living room. So, I'm glad you both made it through day 2. While my wife and I are doing the progams "together", she is doing the lean program, while I'm doing the classic program. We'll have to wait until day 3 so that we can actually workout together.

I have been hungry all day!!!