P90X for snowmobiling

[catmechanic]

alright guys and gals, has anybody done P90X to get in shape for the upcoming season? i finally purchased it and i tried it the other night. man, its a workout.

this saturday i will start my 60 day countdown to our week long mountain escapade. i want to push really hard those 60 days and see how much weight i can drop. i broke my leg last winter and the combo of that and a desk job equalled weight gain. up a little over 300 now. i can't believe that it ever got this bad. so, i want to see how much i can drop in the next 60 days to make that new M8 in the garage that much better.

any success stories out there? diets i should try?

 

[Corins]

I started using a treadmill and exercise bike in Aug of 08 until Dec, probably did it 30 min a day 5-6 days a week. I went from 264 to 218lbs in that time frame.

Then the beginning of January 09 I started P90X, I did 3 rounds of classic which brought me up to Oct 09. During that time I went from 218 down to 154lbs at which point I started Insanity (all cardio workout from the same company that made P90X). I'm currently in the recovery week after the first month of Insanity and I'm hovering between 151-154lbs, while not a noticeable change for how hard the workouts are, I don't have much on me to lose anymore anyway. Also my cardio has clearly gotten better over that month.

As for a diet, P90X comes with a diet guide, if you can follow that you will see amazing results. I didn't follow it and still got amazing results, basically you want to make sure you eat enough but not too much of the wrong things. I set myself up by getting rid of the majority of junk food and ate based around a 2000 calorie a day "diet", eating 4-5 smaller meals a day instead of 3 bigger ones.

My first round of P90X was a bad example of how to workout, I probably missed at least 1 sometimes 2 workouts a week out of pure laziness, I kick myself for it, but I didn't miss a workout for the next 2 rounds after the first, so I redeemed myself. However I still managed to lose 30lbs the first time threw even with the missed workouts.

 

[tudizzle]

try a search there are a few threads out there

here is the most popular

http://snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104085&highlight=p90x

 

[snowmanx]

I just ordered the P90X as well, just push yourself every workout, the harder the workout, the more fat you are going to burn.

As far as diet, I don't believe in "diets". You need to eat sensible, cut out all fried foods, eat 5-6 smaller meals a day, after about 3 hours your body's metabolizm slows down if you don't eat as your body goes into starvation mode. Eating actually helps to kick your metabolizm into high gear. Eat within 30 minutes of getting up for the same reason, and havea protien snack before you go to bed, protein takes longer to digest so your metabolizm doesn't slow down as much or as long while you are sleeping. Also, cut out any soft drink, sugar drinks, alot of extra calories in these. If you drink alcohol, cut it out as well. You will need to plan your meals so that you are eating that often, I suggest getting a protein drink/powder, some healthy energy bars, with a good dose of protien in them, it's easy and quick when you are at work or busy. Throw a piece of fruit in there and your good to go for a meal. Portion control is critical!

Give yourself 1 day a week for a cheat day on your diet, it's been shown to help with long term weight loss. Don't overdue it on that day of course.

Keep any workouts below 60 minutes. Any longer and your body will start catabolizing (using muscle tissue as energy) and cotisol will be released witch actually encourages the storage of fat.

Eat within 30 minutes after your workouts.

Get enough sleep, again, this does help with wieght loss and this is when your body recovers from workouts.

Drink lots of water, and make sure that you are getting your daily intake of calcium, both things, again, have been shown to aid in fat metabolism.

These are some basics, follow these suggestions and you'll be well on your way to losing weight andy becoming healthy.

Weight loss and exercise is about making long term changes in your current "bad" habits and developing healthier habits. You need to make lifestyle changes for long term weight loss success.

Good luck.

Hope this helps.

 

[rodfarm]

P90X 4th week

I'm on my 4th week and have been following the diet with a few minor modifications and have only missed 2 workouts (both YogaX, Not my favorite). I've gone from 236 to 225 and can tell a big difference in my overall fitness, my arms chest and back are stronger and my legs have actually shown the bigest improvement. I can handle the hour cardio workouts without feeling I was about to hit the floor now like I did the first week. The first week will probably make you think twice about it, but just keep doing it and it gets better.
I work at a desk all day and had gotten pretty bad 246 was the highest. Now I can't even think of going back to that and look forward to the workouts.
I don't even mind the nutrition plan, I really wouldn't call it a diet because the chart says I should be eating 3-3400 calories a day. It's fairly easy to do that eating junk, but when the bulk of your diet is lean protien that's alot of food. Most days I fall short of the calorie goal and hit 22-2600.
I look forward to seeing the results at the end of the program and will probably take a short break and jump into round 2. This really does work like the tv commercial says, you just have to commit.

Good luck.

 

[akMcat]

My wife did the p90x workout for a couple months, seemed to work well. I couldn't bring myself to do a workout tape though...but I think she had a thing for that Tony guy for a while

 

[xrated]

for protein before bed don't waste money on a shake....those are good morning snacks and after workout(fug I miss those things, darn kids)

Before bed eat a bowl of cottege cheese, it has the slowest metabolizing protein, and don't skimp on the white liquid crap that sits on top in the container, that stuff is protein gold.

 

[winter brew]

I bought a large Teriyaki and a 18 pack instead.
Good for you guys with the discipline! I got in "OK' shape late summer after back surgery but have fallen back into my old ways. Hoping the early snow will inspire me.

 

[catmechanic]

so, does anybody believe that this workout will work better in the morning, evening? i have trouble doing it after work. i never get home at the same time. and a lot of nights i don't get home til late so the last thing i want to do is work out.

i get up for work at 4am and i have a 1 hour drive so i start at 6. i was thinking about waking up at 3am and doing the workout then. most are about an hour i believe so i would be right around my 4-415 time. jump in the shower, get dressed and go.

so, what i am asking is, is the workout going to do me more benefit right when i get up, or when i get home.

 

[Pundy]

For you guys s who are already using the P90X workout. Can you tell me what I would need for equipment to do the workouts? Do you use dumbells? Anything else besides?

 

[Corins]

Pull up bar and a set of dumbbells is all you need. I already had a set of dumbbells from 5lbs to 40lbs before I got the workout so all I needed was the pull up bar.

 

[Summitseeker]

I am on day 6 and the plyometrics and ab ribber are killer!! It certainly did not help me that much after riding in five feet of fresh pow yesterday! I am soooo sore today and not from the P90X....just from trying to hang on to my T-Nytro! LOL

 

[mac900rmk]

I'm slow and have trouble remembering what's next with a routine this involved . I think it will be easier to accomplish P90X with a group. I hope the guys at work start up another group so I can join. Hard to join the last group when they're already at week 3.

I've read the P90X stuff and think a person needs to be in reasonable shape to even start it. I know a few people that jumped in without doing the initial fitness test. They didn't last long.

I wanted to find something to improve my strength and a friend sent me a link to 100 Push-ups. Push-ups can be boring but man do your arms shake near the end of the work-out. I also try and hit the treadmill on the off days to improve cardio.

I like that both of these use your own body weight to workout. Makes you really think about eating right to get your weight down.
I was 192 lbs about a year ago and i'm right around 175 lbs now. At 5'-6" I've got a little bit to go.

 

[Rick!]

so, does anybody believe that this workout will work better in the morning, evening? i have trouble doing it after work. i never get home at the same time. and a lot of nights i don't get home til late so the last thing i want to do is work out.

i get up for work at 4am and i have a 1 hour drive so i start at 6. i was thinking about waking up at 3am and doing the workout then. most are about an hour i believe so i would be right around my 4-415 time. jump in the shower, get dressed and go.

so, what i am asking is, is the workout going to do me more benefit right when i get up, or when i get home.

It's hard to eat at least 1/2 hour before working out in the morning, at least for me. I did my first round of P90X before work and made it through but the first couple of weeks I felt a bit uncomfortable due to eating just before working out. The second time around, I switched to later afternoon as it was way easier to time it with meals/snacks. Remember, the workouts are just under an hour with an added 16 minutes or so for Ab ripper. Yoga is almost 80 minutes but you can skip from the first stuff to Yoga belly and shorten up the session. Good luck.

 

[catmechanic]

It's hard to eat at least 1/2 hour before working out in the morning, at least for me. I did my first round of P90X before work and made it through but the first couple of weeks I felt a bit uncomfortable due to eating just before working out. The second time around, I switched to later afternoon as it was way easier to time it with meals/snacks. Remember, the workouts are just under an hour with an added 16 minutes or so for Ab ripper. Yoga is almost 80 minutes but you can skip from the first stuff to Yoga belly and shorten up the session. Good luck.

why do you want to eat 1/2 hour before working out? see, thats another thing. i usually get home from work between 530 and 6. if i go wrench at the shop, its more like 7-8. i try to eat supper right away when i get home so that im not eating right before i go to bed.

but when i do that, i get full and don't feel like working out. and if i do, i can just feel supper rolling around down there too.

that was part of my reason for wanting to do it in the morning.

 

[xrated]

so, does anybody believe that this workout will work better in the morning, evening? i have trouble doing it after work. i never get home at the same time. and a lot of nights i don't get home til late so the last thing i want to do is work out.

i get up for work at 4am and i have a 1 hour drive so i start at 6. i was thinking about waking up at 3am and doing the workout then. most are about an hour i believe so i would be right around my 4-415 time. jump in the shower, get dressed and go.

so, what i am asking is, is the workout going to do me more benefit right when i get up, or when i get home.

It doesn't really matter, what matters is that you are doing it. I've never seen anything that says one time works better....just that morning workouts lead to better sleep.

I used to be up and at the gym at 5am, then I was there at 5pm, I never noticed any muscle gain difference.

 

[brahm]

I'm about to start a mod version of P90x. This summer I dropped a little shy of 60lbs with a somewhat loose version of johnstonefitness.com. Now I'm just trying to mix things up so I don't get bored and start slacking off at least until I can start riding everyday. Basically, I just ate around my body weight x10 in calories then up'd or lowered it based on progress (and how much exercise I was doing usually around 2200-1600 calories) I tried to eat around a 40-50% carb 30-40% Protien, and 20% Fat ratio. Of mostly "clean" foods, I'd take a few days off here and there when I went out of town or the GF came to visit, or a cheat meal now and then the key is to just keep with it and look at the bigger averages (ie your monthly or weekly calorie intake and progress) don't fret something going not according to plan (ie missing a work out or a meal) now and then as long as the bulk of the time you stay on track. In regards to p90x (and I may change this), I really wasn't a fan of the tapes so I took the lesson plans and adapted them to similar exercises that I can do at the gym. (ie instead of Standard pushups I'll bench press..ect), but still follow the lesson in terms of reps and number of exercises ect.

 

[whittaker727]

I picked up my P90X DVD pack yesterday, I think I burned about 5 callories. I wish I had the room that you need to do there exercises.

 

[slowguy]

I lost 36 on HCG