Posted: 3/16/2009 2:37:28 PM EDT
| I just ordered P90X and I'm waiting for it to get here towards the end of the week. I figure I'll start the program next Monday. What equipment do I need to use with this program? |
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Blackbird is right...
I'd also include a mat for yoga, and maybe a yoga block if your not so flexible. Congrats on making the decision to get in shape. I have to tell you, Tony Horton will kick your ass, regardless of what kind of shape your in. The guy is a mutant who doesn't quit. My first 3 weeks, the 1 hour videos were taking 1 hour 10-20 minutes b/c i was sucking wind and had to keep pressing pause. I considering myself in decent shape before starting the program, as I was able to do pushups/pullups in the 70/20 level, but P90x showed me where my glaring weak spots were....flexibility, legs, cardio, and my core in general. I'm now in the fifth week, and still have to press pause occasionally, but I've seen real progress in the area's I was lacking, and some noticeable differences in my appearance (at least according to the wifey). The first weeks will be tough, and soreness could be an issue initially...just keep pressing play, and don't let yourself skip a workout. |
| I too am thinking about trying this program. I am not going into this with an expectation of getting ripped in 90 days. I am just looking for a good structured program that I can do at home. I have a couple of buddies who have done this program with good results. Anyone here have any actual experience with P90X?? |
| i just received it in the mail yesterday, to start on monday. I got the chin up bar and the resistnace bands, on top of the program. How vital is it to use THEIR nutrition plan? I eat healthy already, but is there something about the food they tell you to eat? If anyone has completed the program i'd like to hear from you, with some before and after photos, i dont beleive the shit i see on their website. |
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i just received it in the mail yesterday, to start on monday. I got the chin up bar and the resistnace bands, on top of the program. How vital is it to use THEIR nutrition plan? I eat healthy already, but is there something about the food they tell you to eat? If anyone has completed the program i'd like to hear from you, with some before and after photos, i dont beleive the shit i see on their website. I think their nutrition program is good, if you can follow it. With that said, I think it is overly complicated. I'm on week 10 right now and have very noticeable strength increases. The workouts are great and they will kick your ass. I am following a modified version of the nutrition program right now. I don't have pictures yet, but I don't think I have huge visual changes. My focus was to increase strength while not really worrying about overall body weight too much. So far, I'm up about 3lbs since the start of the program. Muscular endurance has also increased dramatically. You are doing a ton of exercises in this program. When you say you eat healthy already, what exactly are you eating? I think a 5-6 meals/day nutrition plan with supplements is extremely important. I just don't like how P90x does their version of it. Before I did P90x, I did Body for Life, which I think has a much simpler nutrition plan. 6 meals a day, a serving of carb and protein at every meal with 2 servings of vegetables per day as well. Add a multivitamin and use meal replacement shakes for some of the meals. That was pretty simple and I lost 17 pounds over 12 weeks while increasing strength. Don't take me being up 3lbs as indicative of the program. I'm not worried about gaining a little weight because I head off to OCS in 2 months and will lose weight there, guaranteed. Strength and muscular endurance are much more important to me at this point and I've focused my eating/workouts around that. Good luck. |
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I just finished the day three work out. This program has me really stoked!
I bought some mats, dumbells and a pull up tower. (I just don't trust those bars. I can foresee wall damage, destroyed doorframes, etc.) I'm going back to the store tomorrow to buy some lighter dumbells 
I really need to get a handle on the diet portion of this thing. |
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The door frame pull up bar has me questioning its strength also. How much weight can a door frame handle? One of my roommates has one of the door frame bars, and it can hold me no problem and I am ~220lbs. They are rated to around 300lbs for a good one, and I bet it will hold that much easily. |
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The door frame pull up bar has me questioning its strength also. How much weight can a door frame handle? I'm 210 and it works great for me. My girlfriend says she doesn't see anything abnormal going on with the door frame while Im doing pull ups. My bar was rated for 300lbs. |