P90X, I love it
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ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
Kom is right. Tony has it set up to do abs 3 times a week. What I do is substitute the Core Synergistics once a week (Wednesday) instead of the Ab Ripper X but I still only do abs 3x a week. I just plain cannot do some of the exercises in Ab Ripper X and I feel much tighter after doing the Core Synergistic exercises so I enjoy them more.
I felt the first day workout for 8 days! Finally all that soreness went away. Now when I get sore, it only lasts about a day. Today I started week 6 and I'm down 7 pounds and am now on the 2nd belt notch.
ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
Wait until you hit the Chest shoulders & tri's (disc 9).
Not I. I can't make anything from his recipe book taste good so I just use chicken, beef and fish and choke them down with minimal seasoning. I don't have the desire to spend all that time cooking. I just try to have something close to what he suggests. The snacks and non cooked things are easy enough though. I'm an awful cook with anything other than eggs and steaks...
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
I'm not talking about the recipe book. I'm just keeping track of my daily food intake and what times I eat this time around. To help with your culinary challenges look for this cookbook, "Six Ingredients or Less: Low Carb Cooking". I picked up a copy from Borders last week, and it will help add some variety to your menu and you'll be surprised at the overall content.
Bay_Kat
Tropical
I'll have to pick that book up. Not only is it a pain to shop for the right stuff, having to read all the labels, etc. It's downright expensive to eat healthy. Not like you can run in a grab a bunch of Lean Cuisines or Healthy Choice meals, those things are terrible for you.
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
The back of the nutrition guide says no more than 1 of the lean cuisine type meals per day and it also has choices you can make at fast food restaurants. I'm logging all of my food then punching it in to myfitnesspal.com for calorie and nutrition counts. I punched my stuff in for Monday (minus the workout) and ended up at 1800 calories for the day. The results came back stating that at that pace I'll be 25 lbs lighter in 5 weeks.
That is a bit drastic. 
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Bay_Kat
Tropical
The back of the nutrition guide says no more than 1 of the lean cuisine type meals per day and it also has choices you can make at fast food restaurants. I'm logging all of my food then punching it in to myfitnesspal.com for calorie and nutrition counts. I punched my stuff in for Monday (minus the workout) and ended up at 1800 calories for the day. The results came back stating that at that pace I'll be 25 lbs lighter in 5 weeks.
That is a bit drastic, but would be nice, right?
We've cut out all fast food, eat almost every meal at home and just watch exactly what we eat. The one time we went out for lunch last week, we ate at a nice restaurant and got salads.
ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
I did that for the first few weeks but then I just kept eating those same foods regularly, so there wasn't any further need to keep logging them. I've given up bread and most grains for the duration of the program. This is the first time I've seen that "last 10 pounds" start to vanish, so I'll stick with it since it works.
I'll check out that book next time I go out.
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Plyometrics tonight (my fave!). Did the hour of plyo then jumped on the bike for 20 minutes to keep the wife (on the climber) company. Results? 736 calories burned which put me at a net 1197 calories on the day. :scurvy:
IS-Check out myfitnesspal.com which has a FREE handy dandy calorie counter and workout log to track your journey. The P90X exercises are not on their database, but if you are using a heart rate monitor you can punch in your cals burned to get your net calories. Like I said earlier, it tracks your nutrition and applies it to the weight loss goals you enter when you register.
IS-Check out myfitnesspal.com which has a FREE handy dandy calorie counter and workout log to track your journey. The P90X exercises are not on their database, but if you are using a heart rate monitor you can punch in your cals burned to get your net calories. Like I said earlier, it tracks your nutrition and applies it to the weight loss goals you enter when you register.
bulldog
New Member
Based on this conversation, I took a look at my carb count at breakfast this morning and now know I have to do something different. I am taking in nearly 90 grams of carbs just for breakfast and then normally have a sammich of some sort for lunch.
Time for me to look for ways to cut the carbs. It took me a little over a month to lose the first 10 pounds...lifting weights 2-3 times a week and running another 2-3 times a week. Have all but cut out fast food and eating out and really trying to watch what my intake is. Gonna have to look at the carbs.
Time for me to look for ways to cut the carbs. It took me a little over a month to lose the first 10 pounds...lifting weights 2-3 times a week and running another 2-3 times a week. Have all but cut out fast food and eating out and really trying to watch what my intake is. Gonna have to look at the carbs.
ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
772 calories went bye bye this evening, net calories for the day ~~~ 1411! I need to drop my 300 calorie protein bar and I did have pasta roni at dinner. I should have read the label450 cal for 1.5 cups! Another day in the books.
Gotta watch those labels Kom. I'm Italian so you know it kills me to have to give up pasta! I gave up the protein bars 2 weeks ago. Too much Soy junk in them. I get a world of protein from my food and the one shake I love to drink. I did "Back & Biceps" today (week 6) with Core Synergistics (instead of Ab Ripper). Awesome workout! I'm actually enjoying it and can do it all but I swear I am not getting any bigger. Hard as a rock and 8 pounds lighter but no size gain. :shrug:
Tomorrow is Yoga day. I guess I should do it but I feel like it's a wasted day since I cannot do very much of it...
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
I did "Back & Biceps" today (week 6) with Core Synergistics (instead of Ab Ripper). Awesome workout! I'm actually enjoying it and can do it all but I swear I am not getting any bigger. Hard as a rock and 8 pounds lighter but no size gain. :shrug:
Tomorrow is Yoga day. I guess I should do it but I feel like it's a wasted day since I cannot do very much of it...
Core Syn is a great all around workout I think, but I just started again os it'll be a while before I get to it. I definitely burn off those protein bar calories but I'll lay off of them until I get to Phase II.
Are you looking for size gain? If so, increase the weights and increase your protein to 1g per 1 lb body weight. But we are doing some pretty intense aerobic exercises which may be negating some size gains.
Here is another way of looking at it: You're 8 lbs lighter, your feeling the gains from your increased fitness levels and you are getting healthier. Sounds like win/win to me.
As far as yoga, do your best and forget the rest. Who says that again? As long as you are pushing play any day working out is NOT a wasted day!
Have you tried subbing in Stretch X for yoga or doing a mix of the yoga you can do along with stretch x?
ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
I've always eaten a lot of protein so that's not a problem to do now. And yes, I am looking for upper body size gain so I use the heaviest weights I can for each exercise. (Personally, I hate a lot of reps so I like heavier weights).
I never thought that the aerobics (Plyo & Kenpo) might be hindering my size gain. Something to think about though. I do burn calories on them both, I know that for sure.
I haven't tried the "Stretch X" dvd yet but I'll look at it. I normally just take Sunday off completely. Many of the Yoga moves involve major twisting and I just cannot do them. I substitute the Core Synergistics (45m) DVD for the Ab Ripper (15m) one once a week, so I guess it wouldn't be harmful to substitute the Stretch one for the Yoga one?? Ya think? :shrug:
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Stretch X is basically the pre workout warmups on steroids. It starts with some yoga, then hits Kenpo, Core Syn and abs. It actually feels pretty good when you are finished with it. I've switched yoga out with stretch x on previous attempts at P90X because I didn't want to commit to 92 mins of yoga. Give it a pre flight this evening and compare it to yoga and decide on switching or mixing it up.
ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
I watched it earlier tonight and it seems like it might be a good substitute.
It's not the time it takes to do the Yoga that bothers me because, on Wednesday, I do the regular 60 minute workout and then the 45 minute Core Synergistics right after. What I hate about the Yoga is the constant repitition. He does each movement about 3 or 4 times and, if I can't do it the first time, I'm sure not going to be able to do it the fourth time.
I'm in week 6 and in week 8 I'll have to do the Yoga twice that week. The Stretch DVD will make a nice substitute. Thanks for the idea!
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Here's a good book for those that are interested in changing their eating habits. Delicous meals!! Amazon.com: Eating For Life (9780972018418): Bill Phillips: Books
thurley42
HY;FR
772 calories went bye bye this evening, net calories for the day ~~~ 1411! I need to drop my 300 calorie protein bar and I did have pasta roni at dinner. I should have read the label
Another day in the books.
How much do you weigh????? That is a redic amount of calories...
Bay_Kat
Tropical
If I do pasta, I get either wheat pasta or veggie pasta, I like the veggie pasta better. Of course when I make spaghetti sauce I use either very lean ground beef 97/3 or ground turkey. Just doing things like this have really helped. (we only have red meat once a week) I try to check labels on everything, have to look at sugars for my husband and look at sodium for me. Some of the things that are supposed to be healthy have so much sodium. Hard to find that "perfect" food that's low on everything.