Quote from: metallimonster on November 16, 2009, 09:07:51 AM
Sticking to the diet will be the hardest part for me by far. 

If you can get yourself burning enough calories (get a heart rate monitor w/chest strap to see), your dieting can be a little more relaxed and not too extreme. That's normally that part that kills everyones' drive - people workout really hard, then don't eat right and basically nullify what work they actually did. But by increasing your caloric burn (immediate) with cardio, combining it with weights (for longer sustained caloric burn), you should be able to manage a stable diet and see pretty good results.

Quote from: Ivan V on November 16, 2009, 09:40:47 AM
Normally I enjoy 5-6 days of training per week out of witch 1-2 days of cardio and rest lifting weights.

First of all - that's a great attitude to have!  

My routine is varied from day to day, but consistent as a routine. When I go to the gym and am foucsing on building and I'm in the off season (I'm a cyclist so right now I'm training to be lean and fast), I like to go 4-5 days a week and do as you said with several days of cardio. Some of those days I actually prefer to combine weights and cardio on the same days.

Usually though, here's my routine:

Sunday - Off
Monday - Shoulders, Chest, Biceps, Abs, Legs
Tuesday - Cadio (hard), Abs
Wed - Shoulders, Back, Lats, Triceps, Abs
Thurs - Cardio (hard), Abs
Friday - Shoulders Chest, Bicepts, Abs, Legs
Saturday - Off or only Cardio

A lot of what I like to do is strength building, but I love isolating muscle groups for really intense workouts. For example, on Monday's and Fridays, two of my favorite muscle groups to work are chest and biceps, so I'll do alternating exerciese for the muscle groups, and vary intensity and weight depending on the exercise. I like to end strong, but burning. The sort of pain that "hurts so good".

Quote from: metallimonster on November 16, 2009, 09:07:51 AM
I think I'm going to start it right after I finish this semister in school.  I have a friend who has it but wanted to get some other opinions from people I know are real rather than read it on the P90X website.  Seems like it is the best option for me.  Not a big fan of going to the gym but need a program and someone telling me what to do.  Sticking to the diet will be the hardest part for me by far. 

It's great because you can do it whenever you want at home, if you get busy with something and dont get a chance to work out until later, it works with your schedule and you dont have to wait for a class to start or anything, my fiance loves it because she doesnt feel like she's being watched at the gym and she feels more comfortable doing some of the sillier (yet effective) moves.  The diet BTW, is treacherous! Good Luck!

I'm worried about the diet.  Never really done one before.  I think having the 30 day intervals can really help me focus and stay on track.  I feel like I can do anything for 90 days. 

So here is my next question.  I am out of shape and about 15-20lbs overweight.  Should I consider doing another program first?  I have plenty of experiance with working out just not in the last 1.5 years.  My plan is to do some running and weight training on my own for a month before I start the P90x.

Quote from: metallimonster on November 16, 2009, 11:06:18 AM
I'm worried about the diet.  Never really done one before.  I think having the 30 day intervals can really help me focus and stay on track.  I feel like I can do anything for 90 days. 

So here is my next question.  I am out of shape and about 15-20lbs overweight.  Should I consider doing another program first?  I have plenty of experiance with working out just not in the last 1.5 years.  My plan is to do some running and weight training on my own for a month before I start the P90x.

It sounds like you already know what you want/need to do since you've got a plan already. I'd do that, but you need a means to keep track of your progress. For me, I use a database in which I log all of my calories burned then graph them out; I'm a visual person, so over time it helps me to see my trends, but what really helps is to get to a point where I'm seeing my caloric burn and I set mental baselines for my minimum levels. It sounds extreme, but I've got to a place where if I'm not burning at least 2000 calories, then I feel like I haven't even made my time worthwhile.

That's just what works for me. Remember that you have to find what works for YOU. You can't do what anyone else is doing, because your body will respond in its own way.

I agree that getting started for a month or two will get you back into a routine where you can decide about the P90x or not. No one wants to waste $$.

startings any heavy regiment after being off for a while is hard on the body, if you strain your body too much in the beginning you could stand to hurt yourself or put yourself in a position where you would have to minimize your training. That said, I think you've got the right idea of starting with a bit of cardio and stuff just to get going. Dave is right, you have to find what works for you. I used to do P90x as the workout and just eat more healthily, not follow their diet plan.  P90x is strenuous, and is just a reccomendation. You can do the program 2-3 times a week and run the other couple days....something like that. I'm sure there are ways to ease into the fulltime regiment. Again, you know your body the best and what's best for you, just dont push yourself too hard in the beginning, dont want you to get sick, or worse, hurt!

Quote from: djrashonal on November 16, 2009, 11:30:54 AM
...dont want you to get sick, or worse, hurt!

Which reminds me, I always recommend that people who are just starting back take a good multi-vitamin. If you're not taking any at all and do jump head long into a routine, double them up for a week, then back it down to one a day after that. Getting sick is a terrible strain on your motivation and effective ability to get into a routine and stay there.

i agree.....centrum is great! 

Quote from: djrashonal on November 16, 2009, 12:20:50 PM
i agree.....centrum is great! 

It doesn't have to be all blahhh 

You could always go...





Actually comparing Centrum to Flintstones is pretty close! And look, Fred is really happy!

wait wait wait...my fiance told me i couldnt have flintstones cuz it didnt have as much Vit D....you mean I dont have to suffer through the chalk? I'm going home and giving her a piece of my mind! Then going straight to the store!

Quote from: djrashonal on November 16, 2009, 12:43:41 PM
wait wait wait...my fiance told me i couldnt have flintstones cuz it didnt have as much Vit D....you mean I dont have to suffer through the chalk? I'm going home and giving her a piece of my mind! Then going straight to the store!

Website says 100% of adult daily value for vitamin D.  

You're never too old to be a Flintstones Kid!

Quote from: metallimonster on November 16, 2009, 08:49:55 AM
Any further thoughts?  I have been really wanting to try this because I am not good at working out on my own schedule.  Did you keep up with it?  Results?  If anyone else can weigh in on P90x please let me know before I spend the money.

i've been bad as far as sticking to it, but it definatly kick your ass when you do it.
i like the DVD as there is always diffrent ways to every routine,first time i did it i was going to try the abs  dvd first, since it was the shortest one and i wanned to die.
but i'm not in the best shape either at the moment,i did cut down on eating (wery hard thing to do owning a restaurant) eating more salads and no late night snacks, now back down to 188lb.
but i do plan on getting back to the p90x once my back stops hurting ,hope soon....

Trader Joe's makes yummy gummy vitamins for adults  - both multi and omega-3s. They are actually cheaper than the Flintstone's I think.

I love them. and have a terrible urge to pop them like candy!

Quote from: DesmoLu on November 17, 2009, 10:49:40 PM
Trader Joe's makes yummy gummy vitamins for adults  - both multi and omega-3s. They are actually cheaper than the Flintstone's I think.

I love them. and have a terrible urge to pop them like candy!

......well i Just happen to be heading to trader joes right.......now! *beats feet out the door*

LOL, sounds like you hate those chalky vitamins as much as I do!!!