It certainly works! I'm doing the same workout. I'm nearing day 60 and continue to get compliments. I'm actually down 15 lbs. Lost an inch of my chest, waist, hips, 1/2" off both legs but put a 1/4" on the arms. Waist continues to tighten, muscle development increasing. It's not for the faint of heart, you better be able to do some cardio. I've thrown around alot of steel in my life and this workout kicked my ass in the begining. I kick some ass now however. Great job Greg.
LA, you can find the DVDs for sale on e-bay, but I've heard enough horror stories from people who risked buying them there that I would personally shy away from that... most of the time, you don't get all the manuals with the DVDs, and they're a big part of the program in my mind. I also opted to pay an extra $5 or so when I ordered, and I have a lifetime guarantee against scratches or anything on my DVDs -- an important consideration with two boys under the age of six in my house. I'm tellin' ya -- the $130 or so is well worth it. The tips and instruction you'll get in the routines is way more than you'd get for one hour with a quality personal trainer, which would cost you that much for a trainer of Tony Horton's caliber. Nutrition is a big part of any fitness regimen or lifestyle, and this is no different. A membership to Sam's Club is worth its weight in gold to access the bulk bags of whey protein and the boxes of protein bars I go through, not to mention the bags of boneless, skinless chicken filets and center-cut salmon filets I consume in addition to all my grilled venison. Biggest tip I can offer early on: Open a myfitnesspal.com account to start tracking your daily nutritional intake. The site will track your "split" for you, breaking everything down into protein, carbs, fat, sugar, sodium, etc. After that, work on changing how you view food. I COMPLETELY changed the way I view food. Food is feul for the next 2 1/2 hours. Period. Yep, that's how often I eat now -- without fail. I do NOT miss a meal. Ever. I don't miss workouts, and I don't miss meals. I even take protein bars to church, and wolf one down between Sunday School and our main service. My body's almost got an internal clock running based around food intake; I can tell you now within a few minutes when it's been about two hours and fifteen minutes since I last ate. That tells me I'm feuling my body properly. Equipment needs are few: a pullup bar (you can buy an Iron Gym pullup bar at Walmart for around $35 or so) and a variety of dumbells -- or you can use resistance bands if you want. That's pretty much it. Oh. One other thing a few of the guys up above alluded to... a whole lot of "don't quit" and the desire to dig down and bring it harder when you feel like puking.
Jeff, many people do just this... cycle off for a while, trying their best to maintain as active a lifestyle as they can, maybe going for some short runs every once in a while -- but all the while remaining pretty dedicated to their diet until they undertake their next round. Remember that nutrition is approximately 80% of your results anyway, so it's easier to "maintain" fitness with a clean eating program and less intense (at least duration-wise) workouts. This is taken from the workout guide on the subject of life after P90X ... "The truth about P90X is that there is no end. This program is an ongoing approach to staying in awesome shape. That doesn't mean you must continue to hammer out P90X workouts six days a week. It means that this is a fitness program that can be used for the rest of your life. It is a program that grows with you and you continue to explore and improve mentally and physically. If you are up to taking it to the next level, you can incorporate P90X Plus workouts. Otherwise, P90X can be integrated into, combined with, and used to enhance everything else you're doing to stay in shape and enjoy life." I'm splitting up your query, even though this may have been just more of a final question to your companion inquiries preceding it, but I'll address this one as though it were directed to me... For me personally, I've already started another round. I've already completed Day 2 of my hybrid P90X+ round that I've built, which is primarily comprised of about 98% P90X+ with a few of Tony Horton's most hardcore workouts from his 1-on-1 series (no cast, no set, no audience -- just Tony at his most awesome best in his personal home gym putting your through some grueling workouts... like Just Arms, Killer Abs, and 30/15 Upper Body Massacre). That's going to take me up through Sept. 23, and I'm thinking that this round is going to let me realize some personal goals in fitness that I always wanted to attain. Vain though it may be, I've always wanted to have just an absolutely ripped and shredded six pack -- cold. After my first round of P90X, my abs are shredded and rock hard, but I've still got about a 1/2" of fat covering them... if I keep my eating extremely clean throughout this round and keep bringing it with the intensity I did during the first round, I should get there. I'm also wanting to add the 1/2" back on my arms that I lost in the first round, as well as keep developing my chest. The program I've put together for this round will absolutely hammer my upper body. Missouri bow season will be open by then, and shortly after that the Illinois season opens and I'll be getting some great "maintenance workouts" hiking in with all my equipment 4 - 5 times per week at a minimum, and I'll probably get back to some of my weightlifting basics during the season as well to keep adding some mass during the winter before starting another round after the season ends.
After my 90 days I think I'm going to hit the steel hard for a period then cycle in the P90x again, however, I'll cycle in Cardio, Yoga, Kenpo and the Ab Ripper X the whole time I'm hitting the steel. On thing they mention, this isn't a workout routine, it's a lifestyle change. It is what one makes of it. It's totally up to the individual.
Just be careful to avoid "bonking" Jeff... 2,000 calories is really undereating for your height and weight, and your body will burn muscle instead of fat as it searches for any food source -- especially given how many calories you're burning per day. All the experts would point you more in the direction of 2,400 - 2,500 at least. You'll see just as fast results with keeping your eating clean, but won't send "starvation" signals to your body and put it into a self-preservation mode. I know you've probably had success doing that before, and it certainly can be done the way you're doing it... but it's also one of the big reasons people don't maintain their results afterwards.
Jeff, 2,000 calories a day is closer to what a 160-lber should be intaking while excercising strenously (I just ran the numbers to verify what looked abnormally low for your height/weight...). 2,400 is a lot better; glad to hear that's closer to what you're actually doing. And if you seriously wanna compare fitness levels in five years? It's on like Donkey Kong, bro! I've got a 2-year-old and a 6-year-old to try to keep up with for a few years... LOL!
Somehow I missed this on the other site. Wasn't droptine the guy that was always dealing with some kind of "drama?"
Okay, so I mentioned "lifestyle change" and it wasn't directed toward anyone but hell yes, I'll see in 5 years. Hell I've worn 32" jeans since I was 18, I'm 3 lbs heavier than I was when I was 18. It seems it's worked for me for 24 years.
I don't get all the P90X hype. You pay $150 to get information that you can get with just a little Google search or by reading a $15 book. I guess it helps some with keeping true, but if you don't have the self motivation to begin with, you aren't going to last anyways. 99% of the people that I have seen complete this program, are fat again within a few months. Staying in shape or being fit isn't rocket science people.
I have a small collection of weird photos that have been posted on HNI. Along with 'you can never have too many alibis' I believe in 'note all exploitable weaknesses'. :evil:
Hooker, you crack me up... LOL! 99% huh? You must know a TON of people, because I'm on the P90X message boards ALL the time, and there are literally hundreds of people on there who achieved their desired results years ago -- and have maintained it or taken it to the next level over time. So if there's all that many on there who defy your comment (hell, let's give you the benefit of doubt and say only 50 have ever done it), you must not only know THOUSANDS of people -- but THOUSANDS who've not only bought P90X, but THOUSANDS who've bought it, completed it, AND just completely gave up on the idea of being fit, abandoning all the discipline and commitment they exhibited through the course of the program. Care to make a bet with me about MY weight in a few months? Heck... I'll give you a year. You pick the time frame.
Nice Greg-O! It definitely is a workout, the GTG weekend pretty much shot holes all through the diet but it will pay if you work.
