P90X: i just purchased it!Advice?Tips?

lukiej

just purchased P90X programme which im sure most of ye have heard about. im going to start in January as i think December is a bad month to start anything. If anyone has any knowledge of P90X i would be grateful if you could share it, the do's the dont's? what sort of preparation should i do before starting. did it work for you?is it difficult to stick too? any sort of info at all!
cheers!

Roro4Brit

Hey,

I've just stared p90x workout and I'm on day 3 now. It's kicking my ass and is very tough but I've never tried something like this and have been very lazy the past year so its bound to be.

There's a p90x recovery drink that is recommended by the website but I can't seem to find any supplier to Ireland. Basically the reason why I'm doing the p90x is not the add mass per se, its more to lose 7-9 lbs, reduce body fat and give some more definition to my arms, shoulders and abs etc.

I've never taken a recovery drink before so I've no idea what to look for. I'm thinking of this one http://www.universalnutrition.ie/viewproduct/203

Does anyone have any experience they can share or any advice on recovery drinks? I certainly dont want one that is going to make me put on weight unless it is just muscle mass...

Oh and has anyone done p90x before? How did it go for you?
Thanks

Roro4Brit

Strange!!! I just started 2 days ago and posted a thread on it today too!!
Im on day 3 and its killing me. I've not even done day 3 workout yet. Day one was chest, back and ab ripper X and that was tough! I enjoyed the plyometrics yesterday, it feels good to get the heart rate up.

I'm not really following the diet plan but just eating a lot healthier than I was and getting in lots of chicken, fish and egg whites

Have you started yet? I'm lookin to get info on a good recovery drink to take with it that wont make me put on weight? Any tips?

lukiej

ya they say the first week or two are the toughest. how many days a week and for how many hours a day is it for? i dont know a whole lot about recovery shakes but the maximuscle one is supposed to be pretty good, as are all of they're products really. check out maximuscle.ie

Roro4Brit

each day is 1 hr exactly except for when you have to do ab ripper x too which brings it up to 1hr 20min.

also the yoga is 90 min long but thats only once a week.

its gonna be tough, i shud have 30 days done by the time u start so ill let u know how it goes...

my goal is to lose 9lbs and get more defined in arms shoulder back and abs

mloc

Alarms bells ringing here when I heard "diet plan" and "maximuscle" recommended in the same thread... what is P90X?

lukiej

roro4brit was looking for advice on a recovery supplement. i recommended maximuscles recovery supplement. they have many including viper and recovermax. whats wrong with that? p90x is a 90 day programme which focuses on muscle confusion and can all be done at home with just a pull up bar and dumbells. youtube it to see for yourself and make sure to check this guy out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZciY7ymPmU

Jimmy Bottlehead

lukiej wrote: »

roro4brit was looking for advice on a recovery supplement. i recommended maximuscles recovery supplement. they have many including viper and recovermax. whats wrong with that? p90x is a 90 day programme which focuses on muscle confusion and can all be done at home with just a pull up bar and dumbells. youtube it to see for yourself and make sure to check this guy out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZciY7ymPmU

Maximuscle is overpriced and over-hyped. Try a cheaper alternitive, MyProtein.co.uk do a recovery drink I believe.

Also, this thread reads like the blind leading the blind. Just my perspective.

Roro4Brit

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Maximuscle is overpriced and over-hyped. Try a cheaper alternitive, MyProtein.co.uk do a recovery drink I believe.

Also, this thread reads like the blind leading the blind. Just my perspective.

Wow Jimmy are all your posts as constructive as this??

I'm fully aware of everything to do with p90x. It's turning out to be a great program. As for the diet plan, its actually called a nutrition guide and in fact since I've started it I find i've been eating way more that I was before I started p90x - it's just more healty food. The p90x program is nothing drastic and nothing revolutionary, nor does it claim to be. It's simply a 6 day a week workout program that switches things up and attacks different areas each day.

brianblaze

Roro4Brit wrote: »

Wow Jimmy are all your posts as constructive as this??

I'm fully aware of everything to do with p90x. It's turning out to be a great program. As for the diet plan, its actually called a nutrition guide and in fact since I've started it I find i've been eating way more that I was before I started p90x - it's just more healty food. The p90x program is nothing drastic and nothing revolutionary, nor does it claim to be. It's simply a 6 day a week workout program that switches things up and attacks different areas each day.

Pretty sure Jimmy was referring to the gems like...

I'm not really following the diet plan

Im on day 3

I've never taken a recovery drink before so I've no idea what to look for.

You're on a forum where the people who are going to give you advice, like Jimmy or anyone else on here, generally know what they're taking about, and haven't used a 90 day DVD package for all their knowledge on fitness... Nor have they got their knowledge on supplements from Googling 'Good Recovery Drink' and going onto the Maximuscle page, and taking their advertising blurb as gospel.

Jimmy's post was constructive, as he gave you a website to get a cheaper and probably better alternative to Maximuscle's over priced products!

Mine is also constructive. If you're here for advice, and haven't a clue about anything, take the advice.

Good luck with your P90X thing though, it has got some very good feedback from 2 of my friends that used it.

Khannie

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Also, this thread reads like the blind leading the blind. Just my perspective.

That's harsh, unnecessary and adds nothing to the thread. You'd swear you never started out yourself once.

edit:

lukiej and roro4brit: I'll be interested to hear how you get on. I had a quick squizz at one of the p90x videos and the guys voice was irritating me within 30 seconds. Also the fact that he's in *ridiculously* good shape seemed somewhat offputting to me. I've seen the transformation videos on youtube though and some of them are *very* impressive.

On recovery drinks:
There are pro's and cons. The pro is that they will help you to recover faster. The con is that they add calories. It's easy to make your own, check the first page or so of the supplements sticky (or just post back in here if it's not in there). Personally when I'm trying to lose weight and push fitness and strength I prefer to eat instead of getting my calories from a liquid source. I just find it helps with state of mind. Different strokes for different folks though.

edit: The basic jist with the recovery drinks is to get some protein and some carbs in immediately after working out. You can do this in a variety of ways.....I've used slimline milk in the past when I haven't had access to a shake for whatever reason. It's not 100% ideal, but it will do more or less the same thing. Glass of 7up and 2 scrambled eggs, 200g fat free yoghurt, etc. etc. etc.

Khannie

brianblaze wrote: »

You're on a forum where the people who are going to give you advice, like Jimmy or anyone else on here, generally know what they're taking about, and haven't used a 90 day DVD package for all their knowledge on fitness... Nor have they got their knowledge on supplements from Googling 'Good Recovery Drink' and going onto the Maximuscle page, and taking their advertising blurb as gospel.

I think this is rubbish too tbh. You can't assume that you're getting good advice on this forum, much like you can't take the advertising blurb as gospel.

I learned some stuff the hard way too - buying overpriced supplements, googling, etc. We all have to start somewhere.

brianblaze wrote: »

Jimmy's post was constructive, as he gave you a website to get a cheaper and probably better alternative to Maximuscle's over priced products!

I think that link was about the only constructive part of his (short) post.

Solid Snake

You should make your own recovery drink.
It's alot cheaper and you can adjust it to your taste.

Here's mine.
700ml. water -free
0.5 g/lb LBM* Glucose powder - Relatively cheap - Chemist
0.25 g/lb LBM* whey protein - Online or any health store
5 g creatine (optional; depends on stomach tolerance)

Take that and see the results!

*Lean Body Mass
Find your body fat % then you can work out your lean body mass.
Check online as there are different methods.

I've seen P90X and it looks pretty good. The way I look at it is that it can only help so best of luck and let us know how you get on.

If you have any other questions just ask.:)

Transform

love when words like muscle confusion and attacks different muscles are used.

The system is good for most but a little over hyped IMO

Though keep it up

Roro4Brit

Khannie wrote: »

That's harsh, unnecessary and adds nothing to the thread. You'd swear you never started out yourself once.

That's exactly how it felt reading it. It has been mentioned to me before that there are people with low tolerance for newbies on this thread (along with a lot of very nice people ) so I should have known that someone would say something useless somewhere along the line.

To those who offered good info...thank you. Like I said before I've only started this week and finished day four (yoga) this morning. Got up thinking....this yoga is going to be a sinch....but I was oh so wrong. 25 minutes in to a 90 min workout I thought every muscle in my body was going to snap. Learning curve and all that....

I downloaded p90x online so if its not a great system I've not lost anything from it. I'll post here again at a later time to give update. I'm expecting good results as I'm not that unfit...24, 5'9 and 152lbs....and have a good build to work off from sports I did years ago.

And yes the guy who does the videos is very annoying, I'm hoping that by week 3 I can just stick headphones in with some music and follow from visual!

lukiej

Cool roro4brit, i look forward to hearing how you are getting on in january when i start! ya iv heard about the yoga aswell, my friend did it for the first time in week one and he said he could hardly move after it. but hey ''no pain, no gain'' !

If anyone else stumbles upon this thread i would be glad to hear your thoughts and advice on p90x before i start!

drdeadlift

I can just picture the marketing team sitting around the table thinking hmmm what will we call our new product??????????..... P90X yes yes that sounds great genious lol

Doug Cartel

Khannie wrote: »

It's not 100% ideal, but it will do more or less the same thing. Glass of 7up and 2 scrambled eggs, 200g fat free yoghurt, etc. etc. etc.

The yoghurt isn't a great option post-workout as it takes a long time to digest. It's best used as something that will keep you feeling full for longer.

Jarren

lukiej wrote: »

just purchased P90X programme which im sure most of ye have heard about. im going to start in January as i think December is a bad month to start anything. If anyone has any knowledge of P90X i would be grateful if you could share it, the do's the dont's? what sort of preparation should i do before starting. did it work for you?is it difficult to stick too? any sort of info at all!
cheers!

I don't know anyone using P90X programme:obut I found this...

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=116413651&highlight=PX90

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=114185771&highlight=PX90

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=7218491&highlight=PX90


Hopefully you will find this usefull:)

Khannie

Doug Cartel wrote: »

The yoghurt isn't a great option post-workout as it takes a long time to digest. It's best used as something that will keep you feeling full for longer.

I totally agree that it's not ideal, but I think people get too hung up on trying to achieve the ideal supplementation. I think the fact that you've done a tough workout and have some carbs and protein shortly after it covers the bases enough for anyone but the most serious competitor.

I'd say for most people bigger gains are to be made by improving their overall diet than by making sure they get fast acting carbs and easily absorbed protein in after a workout.

Doug Cartel

Khannie wrote: »

I totally agree that it's not ideal, but I think people get too hung up on trying to achieve the ideal supplementation. I think the fact that you've done a tough workout and have some carbs and protein shortly after it covers the bases enough for anyone but the most serious competitor.

I used to have a big problem with recovery and I tried all sorts of things to fix it, including eating yoghurt after training, but it wasn't till I figured out there's different kinds of protein that I started improving. You're right about getting carried away though, especially with all the marketing hype companies like Maximuscle etc. put out. Whey is convenient, and if you go to the right places, it's cheap - that's why I use it.

I'd say for most people bigger gains are to be made by improving their overall diet than by making sure they get fast acting carbs and easily absorbed protein in after a workout.

Dear god this is so true. I've met a few people in my time that were taking all sorts of powders, pills and potions, yet living on pizza and dutch gold.

Khannie

Doug Cartel wrote: »

Dear god this is so true. I've met a few people in my time that were taking all sorts of powders, pills and potions, yet living on pizza and dutch gold.

john_cappa

P90x is just a fancy way of packaging "regular exercise and a calorie controlled diet"

There is nothing in the program that you could not have learnt off the many members of this board. People have more regard in advice they pay for however.

Best of luck with it

brianblaze

john_cappa wrote: »

P90x is just a fancy way of packaging "regular exercise and a calorie controlled diet"

There is nothing in the program that you could not have learnt off the many members of this board. People have more regard in advice they pay for however.

Best of luck with it

Or DL illegally...

Tom2008

P90X is a little more than your average workout DVD although no real magic but a lot of work involved if you follow it - people are asked to commit 8 odd hours a week to working out and if anybody does that with level of consistency and reasonable intensity then they will get results

If you follow classic programme you will be working out 6 times a week for an hour to one hour 20 minutes each time (in doubles programme you can do cardio as a separate 40 minute session on top of the one hour sessions)

it is also good because it seems to embody weights, cardio and flexibility which a lot of programmes don't manage to capture but that is probably because it provides for so many workouts a week

it also comes with nutrition guide which emphasises low carb high protein benefits initially (nothing new in it)

disadvantage for me is that it is easy to get distracted or sidetracked exercising for an hour in your sitting room/tv room

Doug Cartel

What's the deal with the kenpo part of it?

rccaulfield

Send it back! its not like you can go jumpin round the place like a mad thing for the rest of your life-find a way thats realistic is best advice i have!

Four-Percent

rccaulfield wrote: »

Send it back! its not like you can go jumpin round the place like a mad thing for the rest of your life-find a way thats realistic is best advice i have!

:eek:


Go for it Op, i did it and it was unbelievably tough, But I was in incredible shape by the end of the 90 days.It's worth it.


that reminds me, I need to do it again, I'm getting a bit of a belly

derekh85

Just wondering where can you buy P90X in ireland?

TommyKnocker

derekh85 wrote: »

Just wondering where can you buy P90X in ireland?

Hi There

Dont think you can buy it from an Irish store but you could look on Amazon UK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B001CJ2RD6/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1262622939&sr=8-2&condition=all

Hope that helps,

M

derekh85

Appreciate the reply. For some reason they wont allow deliver to Ireland, brits!!

TommyKnocker

derekh85 wrote: »

Appreciate the reply. For some reason they wont allow deliver to Ireland, brits!!

Hi Derek

You could also check out Ebay.

I purchased my copy from Ebay for £30 GBP. Unfortunately the seller I bought from is no longer listed on Ebay. But there are a few copies available on Ebay also.


Best Regards,

M

Dav85

hey guys,

I,ve being doing p90x for a while now and find it brillant and getting the best results from my training since ive started going the gym so it defo worth a go.. Guys im looking to see if any of you have got the nutrition guide on a pdf format that u could post up so i could have a look at ?? i am just curious to see is it much different from what im eating at the min because i am eating healthyish ha.. Much appricated if you had this information and would be willing to pass it on..

Cheers.

Khannie

Welcome to boards.ie Dav85.

I got a lend and tried some of the vids. Mostly pretty decent workouts. You'd need some kit (which I conveniently have). A chin up bar, some weights, a mat, that kind of thing.

Not sure someone could post up that PDF that you're looking for. I'm fairly sure it's copyrighted stuff and breach of copyright isn't allowed on here.

Roro4Brit

If Dav85,

If you want to send me a pm I can sort getting the pdf to you on email of something......

Dav85

Khannie wrote: »

Welcome to boards.ie Dav85.

I got a lend and tried some of the vids. Mostly pretty decent workouts. You'd need some kit (which I conveniently have). A chin up bar, some weights, a mat, that kind of thing.

Not sure someone could post up that PDF that you're looking for. I'm fairly sure it's copyrighted stuff and breach of copyright isn't allowed on here.

hey khannie,

Thanks for the welcome and I have the kit I basically do the workouts in my gym where they have all the equipment for my workout thanks for the offer tho.. do you complete the 90 day program ??

Khannie

Nah, I wasn't doing the whole 90 day thing. I just wanted something to keep me ticking over during the Crimbo holidays and this fitted the bill well. You know...just show up and follow the video.

darzox

lukiej wrote: »

just purchased P90X programme which im sure most of ye have heard about. im going to start in January as i think December is a bad month to start anything. If anyone has any knowledge of P90X i would be grateful if you could share it, the do's the dont's? what sort of preparation should i do before starting. did it work for you?is it difficult to stick too? any sort of info at all!
cheers!

hey luke im in dublin and finding it hard to source the p90x dvd set, could u help me out.im goin nuts looking 4 it

darzox

hey
could u tell me wher u got the p90x set, im based in dublin and cant seem 2 find it anywhere.i found a site called ioffer.com that sells them but its from china and other countries that im not to comfortable buying from. If u know of any1 thats selling it could u let me know, thanks

ipodrocker

im starting the p90x and wondering what people used for the breakfast meals?

DULLAHAN2

Roro4Brit wrote: »

Hey,

I've just stared p90x workout and I'm on day 3 now. It's kicking my ass and is very tough but I've never tried something like this and have been very lazy the past year so its bound to be.

Hey Roro4brit, i was just found this thread and wondered what your experience of the p90x programme? Did you get the results you were looking for? would you recommend it?

kyp_skywalker

Just finished week 1 of P90x, bloody though work. has anybody recently completed the 90 days?

ipodrocker

kyp_skywalker wrote: »

Just finished week 1 of P90x, bloody though work. has anybody recently completed the 90 days?

i completed it back at the start of june! it was great loved it! so good starting it again in sept.

InTheTrees

ipodrocker wrote: »

i completed it back at the start of june! it was great loved it! so good starting it again in sept.

very cool.

I dont know how many threads and posts i've read about p90x and in all of those threads I dont recall anyone who's actually finished p90x, except for you.

On another board I post to it was suggested that being able to complete a 10k is a good prerequisite.

ipodrocker

its gives you a complete all round workout, one you dont get bored of but enjoy the bad and the good stuff. yoga is tough but great fun too.

Dixie Chick

P90X is available on www.beachbody.com and if you click on the thing in the right hand corner saying "We ship worldwide" then you can order off that. Its not cheap, none of the beachbbody workouts are. I have two from there Chalean Extreme (90day weight lifting programme) and Insanity (mental sh1t altogether)

afkhan

hey can anubody sell me aerobics p90x dvd.i dont want the full set, just single dvd..?help plz?

Craigels

Hey Im 21 and looking to start this plan soon. Im very skinny so i dont need to loose weight i just want to build muscle i dont know anything about Protein supplements so what should i be taking?

Thanks for all yer help in advance

TommyKnocker

Craigels wrote: »

Hey Im 21 and looking to start this plan soon. Im very skinny so i dont need to loose weight i just want to build muscle i dont know anything about Protein supplements so what should i be taking?

Thanks for all yer help in advance

IMHO P90X is not a muscle gaining program. It is a cutting program to help you lose body fat and define the muscle you do have.

If as you say you are really skinny, then you really need to rethink your strategy. If you are new to resistance training then have a look at the Starting Strength program or something similar, which will help you build up your strength and size once you get your diet sorted.

Just my 2 cents

Dave2k10

Craigels wrote: »

Hey Im 21 and looking to start this plan soon. Im very skinny so i dont need to loose weight i just want to build muscle i dont know anything about Protein supplements so what should i be taking?

Thanks for all yer help in advance

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/find-a-plan-muscle-building-2039-male.html

Check out some of those programmes. As TommyKnocker said, P90X is a cutting programme and is designed for people who want to reduce body fat. Sound like you need to bulk up first. Plenty of protein and even more carbs along with a good bulking workout plan should work. Without any idea of your height/weight/frame its impossible to give you much more advice than that...

Craigels

Thanks for your help my height is 5.3 and weigh 9 stone