P90X Workout

[ade06]

What are the time committments each day? I have a crazy work/commuting schedule and I'm currently in a lazy stage regarding actual exercise (I do walk about a 1/2 mile per day).

Originally Posted by ade06

What are the time committments each day? I have a crazy work/commuting schedule and I'm currently in a lazy stage regarding actual exercise (I do walk about a 1/2 mile per day).

One hour to an hour and a half each day..six days a week

[doctorcue]

Each workout is anywhere from 45-90 minutes if memory serves me correctly. That includes warm-up and cool-down.

Hah... I remember the first time I tried this workout. I just about passed out. I had to stop halfway though. It is rough; but good. Get used to working a few weeks in advance (not light either; should be able to run a little bit). Then get used to the intensity. Gatorade & Motrin will be your friend!

[kaisersozei]

Originally Posted by doctorcue

Each workout is anywhere from 45-90 minutes if memory serves me correctly. That includes warm-up and cool-down.

Hah... I remember the first time I tried this workout. I just about passed out. I had to stop halfway though. It is rough; but good. Get used to working a few weeks in advance (not light either; should be able to run a little bit). Then get used to the intensity. Gatorade & Motrin will be your friend!

Yep. If you read the manual (what? who reads the manual?) it says that you should already be in pretty good shape before you start this. There's a pre-P90X assessment you're supposed to do to make sure you don't have a heart attack or something once you start. Cuz I'm telling you --you might anyway, even if you're in good shape.

[kaisersozei]

It's been a couple months so I thought I'd bump this thread up and see how folks are progressing...

After recuperating from some "old age" injuries, I started back in to my P90X prep in January with some running and light weight training. Worked myself up to about 15-20 mi/week before relaunching P90X about a month ago. Going down the "classic" path, and decided that I would stick as close as possible to the nutrition plan. I had lost some weight since January but despite all that running, I plateaued and couldn't lose more past a certain point.

So now I'm in the "recovery" week of Phase I, and I'm pleased that I've dropped those last 5 pounds to break my targeted weight barrier The cardio I started really helped prepare me for the P90X plyometrics, kenpo, and the general pace of the workouts. It is intense! I've always been pretty flexible but never done yoga before, but I've come to enjoy--well, respect--YogaX. I still hate Ab Ripper X, but I never skip it. Mostly because I like seeing Audra, but it really does help. I'm still too fat around the middle for my sculpted abs to show, but I can really tell a difference in my core strength. And at 46, who has sculpted abs anyway? Except for Mr. Tony "Freakofnature" Horton. The bastard.

I can see the strength gains on paper, since all of my weights or reps have gone up every week since starting. I still can't grind out the pull-ups--wtf, these guys are doing 100 in the Chest & Back session? Holy crap! But I substitute by loading up my lat pulldown machine with weights and performing the various exercises that way. I figure it's the same as using the bands and I can see a definite progression.

It's a ball buster, but I'm glad I finally started. Looking forward to more improvements over the rest of the summer.

Anybody else have anything to report?