P90X results: This stuff really works

Well, the main idea of p90x is to get results without going to the gym:P you can do what fits you, besides, if you do p90x you still have to use dumbbells, a pull-up bar or bands. IMHO it's worth to get a home gym equipment, it will save you money and time, plus you can work out anytime you want.

flask, I think every product which contains protein and has low calories is very good on a cut. IIRC it's recommended to take at least 1g of protein per 1lbs of lean body mass. The hard part about this entire process is that if you bulk, you also gain fat. Then when you try to lose fat, you can also lose muscle if your diet sucks. You have to get as much protein as you can to perserve the muscle. Body building is so difficult lol.
 
well, like i wrote, it all comes down to calories in and calories out.
but that´s the reason milk isn´t very good on a cut. it has has more carbs than protein, and not much good fats.
you should be getting your protein from lean meats such as chicken or fish, and whey protein powder.
milk has around 3grams of protein per 100g, which is shit compared to other more decent protein sources.
it´s good to drink, it gives you strong bones! a glass of milk wont make or break your progress, i have milk with my protein shakes, and to my breakfast oats, and i still manage to cut quite well atm. :)
calories in vs calories out. single digit bodyfat percentage here i come.
 
Ring said:
Shogun, how much weight did you lose during this entire process?
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Weight wise I've lost about a 14~15 pound difference. The reason why my is because alot of my fat converted to muscle and muscle is more weight than fat. Since I've started i've lost about 4 inches around my waist and have toned immensely. I get alot of comments about my results all the time.

@Flask yea that is true about the calories in and calories out. But for some going for a more lean body percentage running alot can actually work against them (this was the case with me). True enough you will burn more calories doing a cardio routine over a resistance routine, but if you do constant cardio your metabolism can actually lower and will require more running to keep your current results, and that's when you can go into the direction of muscle exhaustion.
 
Some of these exercises kill me. I have no idea how im going to do all the Yoga X, but then things like Kempo X im fine with. Are you supposed to just try to keep pace and over time you can pull this off? I simply don't have the flexibility or strength for some of those holds.

I'm only 7 days in.
 
Like many people, I always skipped Yoga X, in my opinion it was too long and too boring (plus really difficult). Some of the excercises involving Yoga are funny though, like the one where you put your face directly to your crotch, lol.

Tha_Shogun said:
Weight wise I've lost about a 14~15 pound difference. The reason why my is because alot of my fat converted to muscle and muscle is more weight than fat. Since I've started i've lost about 4 inches around my waist and have toned immensely. I get alot of comments about my results all the time.
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I don't think fat can be converted to muscle. IMO you just lost the fat and revealed the muscle that was hidden beneath. Building muscle is almost impossible while being on a caloric deficit.

flask said:
well, like i wrote, it all comes down to calories in and calories out.
but that´s the reason milk isn´t very good on a cut. it has has more carbs than protein, and not much good fats.
you should be getting your protein from lean meats such as chicken or fish, and whey protein powder.
milk has around 3grams of protein per 100g, which is shit compared to other more decent protein sources.
it´s good to drink, it gives you strong bones! a glass of milk wont make or break your progress, i have milk with my protein shakes, and to my breakfast oats, and i still manage to cut quite well atm. :)
calories in vs calories out. single digit bodyfat percentage here i come.
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I never used any protein powder on my diet. I was getting the protein from chicken, tuna, white cottage cheese, eggs etc. The calorie counting has always worked for me, but then it stopped and I couldn't get any further with my fat loss. I have tried many things, including am extra 40min of cardio every day with lowered calories but nothing. I still don't know the cause of that, maybe I just hit a plateau. That was about 6-7 months ago, I got tired and stopped working out and packed some fat again. Typical me :D
 
IvyFanboy said:
Some of these exercises kill me. I have no idea how im going to do all the Yoga X, but then things like Kempo X im fine with. Are you supposed to just try to keep pace and over time you can pull this off? I simply don't have the flexibility or strength for some of those holds.

I'm only 7 days in.
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Well the idea of p90x is to push as hard as you can while modifying where it's needed. It's what they say through all your video's, do your best and forget the rest. If you can only do 10 push-ups, do 10 push-ups, and over time you push for more and more. When I first started p90x I could only do about 100 push-ups and threw up on my first three chest and back routines. By the end of the program I was up to about 250 push-ups and feel great! Side note, I've gotten to 312 push-ups in one day, something I thought I would never be able to do.

Through the routine I really recommend yoga x cause not only does it make you more flexible, it also makes you not pleateau through the workouts due to the different types of bends and moves that are being done. At least that's what it did for me when I become very stiff. It also made me the most flexible i've ever been (I'm still not as flexible as they are, but i'm 200% more). And for me, that's a plus. Because, and getting off subject again, it helps me in those various positions that your partner won't expect. I highly recommend sticking with the yoga in the routine.

@Ring: Well if fat doesn't correctly convert into muscle, it seems you need some form of it to build up bigger muscles. I could be wrong, I'm not 100% sure on the fat/muscle thing. I don't think that despite all my weight loss that I had this much muscle built under it, which is why my weight loss wasn't a big gap between the results I recieved. I need a whole new wadrobe and I just bought one back in may, it's insane stuff.
 
P90X is good stuff from what I hear. I'm looking to get in on something -- anything -- asap because I used to work out hard and now I don't do shit because I'm busy and tired all the damn time. That nonsense has to stop, so something along these lines -- maybe not this exactly but who knows -- may be the key.
 
Why does no one enjoy the yoga? I'm like the only one who actually enjoyed it. Having flexible muscles is a plus since it reduces the probability or tears and other muscle injuries
 
I wouldn't mind if Yoga X was 35-45min long but 90min? That's way too much for me (and for many other people as well apparently). Instead of Yoga, I do one of Insanity series workout. It's super intense, none of the p90x cardio workouts can even compare.
 
So I really wanna get into this starting January (My b-days in Dec so I may as well get that, new years and Christmas out the way before I start.)
What I really wanted to know was, what would I need before starting this whole thing? This is gonna be my first time actually working out (instead of half-assing the gym) and I would like to be really prepared.
I know you posted some of the things to eat and not to eat shogun, but will I need that Nutrition book too?
I dont know anything about the program and for the past year I've basically been losing weight by eating "right." (try not to intake more than 1200 cal., avoid rice, eat plenty of chicken, avoid soda, sugar, fried foods, anything high in carbs, etc.)
Thanx to Shogun for the thread btw, learning a lot from it and Ring as well. Really excited about the workout ^_^
 
Dreamkiller said:
So I really wanna get into this starting January (My b-days in Dec so I may as well get that, new years and Christmas out the way before I start.)
What I really wanted to know was, what would I need before starting this whole thing? This is gonna be my first time actually working out (instead of half-assing the gym) and I would like to be really prepared.
I know you posted some of the things to eat and not to eat shogun, but will I need that Nutrition book too?
I dont know anything about the program and for the past year I've basically been losing weight by eating "right." (try not to intake more than 1200 cal., avoid rice, eat plenty of chicken, avoid soda, sugar, fried foods, anything high in carbs, etc.)
Thanx to Shogun for the thread btw, learning a lot from it and Ring as well. Really excited about the workout ^_^
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Weights or bands, pull up bar or bands, a stool, and a chair pretty much. You will also need your smarts with you cause this program is a huge physical, mental, and nutritional mind fuck, so just keep pushing play and keep doing your best. I recommend to continue working out some before you start the program as one of the reasons why people want to quit because they feel it's too hard, which once again goes back to being a mental thing.

You really don't need a nutrition book just know what types of food you have to put in your body. I can tell you what each phase is looking for. In the first phase they want the majority of your diet to come from protein foods only. The second phase they want a balance of carbs and protein. By the third phase they want a balance of protein, carbs, and good fats (canola oil, natural peanut butter, avacodo's etc.).

You seem to be on the right track as far as nutrition, so just keep with it, eating small meals every three hours instead of 3 big meals. A tip to remember is that fast food is > no food, cause when your body goes into starvation mode, it activates a hormone that makes your blood sugar dip and metabolism slows down (a physical response your body does to prepare for a long time of none eating). Also the first thing your body will start to devour on is your muscle, so if your going for definition, none eating is the wrong way to go about it. Overall it's just not good because once you start eating again, your gonna gain it back faster because of your slower metabolism.
 
Yea, at the beginning it definitely feels overwhelming.

I recommend getting dumbbells with adjustable weights, because the more you do p90x the easier it gets so working with the same weights all the time won't do you any good after a while because they will feel too light (even though at the beginning they can feel heavy)

Some of the exercises are extremely difficult and require a lot of strength but remember that you can modify them, you don't have to do exactly what's on the screen. For example, if you can't do a lot of normal pushups you can do them on your knees etc Like Shogun said, it would be best if you work out a little bit before doing p90x.
 
maxxxxxxxxx it's pretty hard to pick up strangers in your own living room. i'd stick to half-assing it at the gym.
 
I'm only at day 10 (stretched over 13 days >_<) and I'm already getting some results. I could barely do any of the AB Ripper X and now it's at the point I can do everything with them except I needed breaks on the Scissors and that final exercise. My abs feel solid and I'm startin to trim fat so hopefully bout week4-5 I'll have that 6 pack.

As for adjustable weights, get ones that can change quickly. I bought some crappy ones at Walmart and they take so long to change it's not worth it and as well as some other issues. If you want an alternative get a set of bands. They're MUCH cheap, but i prefer the weights.

Don't get demoralized. I'm still doing really sloppy versions of the lot of the exercises with lower reps than them but it gets smoother each time. Always look for cheater methods, but try to grow out of them. If you feel a burn, your doing it right. I'm gonna be using a chair for pull ups for awhile :/
 
Ring said:
What's wrong with milk? Is there any reason why people should look out for it? Health benefits aside, skim milk is really good for weight loss and muscle building: low calories, high protein.
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What I heard was adults lose the ability to produce lactasa, the enzyme that processes lactose, so consuming dairy products add to your weight and unwellness. I am talking about cow milk btw, the nutrients in it are made for a calf and therefore humans only take the much lesser nutrient quantity their body requires. The excess is not stored to be used, it just goes bad.

For years I used to have milk with cereal for breakfast and in a matter of hours I always had discomfort in my stomach. I always wondered what it was since I only had milk and cereal, and that was supposed to be "healthy." After I listened to a doctor on the radio who dubbed dairy products as the "plague of humanity" or something like that I stopped consuming milk and reducing my intake of other dairy products, and I have felt much better now.

I eventually found coconut milk, and haven't had any stomaches. It's got a pleasant, rich flavor (in comparison to that watered down velda milk), and it's nutritious. It's from So Delicious http://www.turtlemountain.com/products/coconut_milk_beverage.html

And no, I am not a vegetarian.
 
Lactose can't be absorbed into your body unless the lactase in your small intestine splits it into glucose and galactose first. If you have lactase deficiency (lactose intolerance) you'll probably just get the cha-chas. Never heard of that causing weight gain.
 
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