P90X and IM

I completely agree with you about Crossfit. It's intense, but it's a great option for those that don't have much time. I sprinkle them in (a couple a week), to go along w/ my regular workouts. P90X is good too. The key is to stay active and make exercise and nutrition a part of your life. You'll have more energy, self-confidence, and be more focused.

It's a (pretty intense) workout regimen that's gained some popularity over trhe last few months (at least among my group of friends). They're absolutely KILLING it at the gym (both in terms of weight loss and their actual bodies) and are burning off the fat and slapping on a healthy dose of muscle.

Wow, thanks everyone for the input and alternatives for P90X. I agree it is a crazy intense tough workout, but I like the way the guy thinks that is showing you the workouts.

I just the various different things in the P90X program it' just not always working out arms, legs, back, you do yoga and kenpo think it gives it a nice change up.

He tells you do your best and forget the rest. If you do 1 pull up and at the end of the month you can do 2 hey you made an improvement. My thoughts to all is get back to it and don't quit no matter how hard any program or workout is, just make sure you are doing something.

Razarulz,

The Program is on the morning infomericals haha. You get 3 phase to workout (3 months) and each phase changes up what you do and how you workout to give you maximum muscle confusion to get strong and better shape. You just need a place to do pull ups, push ups, some weights and a small area to move around in.

You don't have to stop after the 90 days (3 months) you just start over again in phase 1. Just keep doing it and you don't have to keep going crazy just do what you can and enjoy the workout.

As someone who recently lost 20 lbs in the last 2 months, I personally believe to good health is a lifestyle of temptation-resistant choices. Not easy, it's an inner game especially since I was a sugar junkie and comfort eater.

My exercise of choice. The Spartacus Workout. Alwyn Cosgrove's work with Men's Health on the new field of Metabolic Resistance Training is really the quickest way to gain lean mass while losing fat at the same time. Really tough but so so awesome.

I recommend Insanity, Turbo Fire and Zuzana's workouts at bodyrock.tv as well.

Team Beachbody, the company that produces P90X, has a couple programs that you can do after you finish P90X. P90X+, Insanity, and The Asylum are all really intense programs you can do afterwards.

However, if you haven't done P90X yet, don't let that be an excuse to keep you from starting. Just keep pressing Play!

I see.

That's too bad.

I personally "think" that one needs to have the right mindset to take definitive action.

Action without reason is like a shot in the dark.

But I guess the whole premise of this "you don't need to think, you need to take action" is based on the concept of productivity taken to the extreme.

I actually tried Insanity but my knees began to hurt and I had to back off from it for a while.

I completed p90x and yes it was a good workout. It just got too mundane for me.

I started Crossfit a couple of years after the Army. I guess I just love lifting heavy weights and combining that with serious cardio.

Not an affiliate link:

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Derek,

Check out: P90X Workout - P90X Workout Review - P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program - beachbody.com

It's an crazy intense workout program that I'm currently doing, but in the thread there are plenty of alternatives etc.

Jcruz,

Congrats, you are one intense person, doing cardio afterwards on top of the 1hour workout. Rock out.

As long as you are doing something and getting the exercise it will help.

Hi Gordon, I've pm'ed you.

Send it to me too, I need to know I'm headed in the right direction on this one.

I'm day 67 of my p90x... i look and feel great definitely recommended,.... really tests your will.. nothing beats being financially stable and being in good shape!

I wish you luck, not sure you should go for doing it 2 times a day but hey go for it. Yea I think the 2nd part of doing stuff it sticking with it. Step 1 must take action step 2 keep doing it.


I have not, but at some point I might buy some.

Yea I agree taking a break at lunch or doing something just to get away from whatever, even if you walk around the block or something just to get away, always seems to help me also.

Good Luck, don't stop wish you the best to rock out.

Thanks for the links to my results posts, Timo!

Indeed, I've had great success with both programs. One thing to keep in mind though is that once you finish, you have to do SOMETHING active to maintain what you gained out of it. You'll shred fat, build muscle and feel energetic after it's over, but if you just sit and do nothing again then you'll slowly go back to where you were. You don't have to go through the program again, but just do something - sports, gym, whatever.

Both gave me killer results, and I actually like Insanity better because I can stand the instructor (Shaun T.) a lot more, and the workouts are a tad bit shorter, at least for the first 30 days.

If anyone has any specific questions about either program (or even Insanity-Asylum, which is the next step up after Insanity and what I'm about to try next), please let me know.

To be honest, I did sign up as a BeachBody coach (partly to get the 25% affiliate commission, but also because I really do believe in the program and want to help others too), but I'm not going to drop any affiliate links in here. Again, if you have any questions just ask away, or shoot me a pm or email.

Keep bringing it Cheilman!

Hey Tony,

Supplements do help.

They do carry a line of multi-vitamins and protein bars, which I did not take because they were a bit pricey and I could get the same nutritional content elsewhere, especially if I just simply ate well/correctly, or went to Costco to get some protein bars, hehe.

They also have something called a "recovery drink formula", which is an orangey type drink with nutrition that your body needs at that moment in time immediately after you workout (you have a time frame of 0 to 30 minutes to really maximize the efforts of whatever you put into your body immediately after your workout). Namely, those things your body needs are protein and good carbs. Do you NEED this recovery formula? No. Will it help - indeed it will - a lot. Your muscles don't feel quite as sore the next day and you can crush the next workout, although again you can get the same nutritional content elsewhere (I found it in fat-free chocolate milk, which to me tasted a lot better and was a lot cheaper too).

There is one thing I've decided I will spend the money on as far as beachbody supplements are concerned, and it's for something called Shakeology - literally the best dang tasting nutritional supplemental shake I've ever had, packed with a ton of great things for your body. It's a bit expensive (like $100 for a 30 day supply), but I've recently been having it for breakfast, which is super convenient and to me worth the price, because it gives me energy, nutrition and it's all natural stuff. Google it and you'll see a lot of people raving about it - some actually give it to their kids before they go to school because they know it has all this goodness in it, and they like the taste.

Also, I'd just like to mention, from a marketing perspective, these guys (BeachBody) are a fantastic example of something this is definitely working today. Taking something that normally is 1 on 1 and not scalable whatsoever (personal training), turning it into a digital product that can be available to anyone, expanding on it by creating relevant products for upsells (all the supplements I mentioned above, plus equipment for some of the programs, etc.), and an affiliate program to build a sort of underground sales force (so that people like me who went through the program can answer questions for people, like I'm doing here) - it's just awesome to see happening.

Again, let me know if you or anyone else has any more questions. Cheers!

Sorry for my delay and super thanks to patflynn for replying. No you don't really need any extras. While helpful not 100% needed but does help. But there are many cheaper alternatives.

Very welcome, I'm just happy people are trying things and that everyone needs to take care of their bodies just as much as you do with your business.