P90X results: This stuff really works

[Ring]

Like many people, I always skipped Yoga X, in my opinion it was too long and too boring (plus really difficult). Some of the excercises involving Yoga are funny though, like the one where you put your face directly to your crotch, lol.

Weight wise I've lost about a 14~15 pound difference. The reason why my is because alot of my fat converted to muscle and muscle is more weight than fat. Since I've started i've lost about 4 inches around my waist and have toned immensely. I get alot of comments about my results all the time.

I don't think fat can be converted to muscle. IMO you just lost the fat and revealed the muscle that was hidden beneath. Building muscle is almost impossible while being on a caloric deficit.

well, like i wrote, it all comes down to calories in and calories out.
but that´s the reason milk isn´t very good on a cut. it has has more carbs than protein, and not much good fats.
you should be getting your protein from lean meats such as chicken or fish, and whey protein powder.
milk has around 3grams of protein per 100g, which is shit compared to other more decent protein sources.
it´s good to drink, it gives you strong bones! a glass of milk wont make or break your progress, i have milk with my protein shakes, and to my breakfast oats, and i still manage to cut quite well atm. :)
calories in vs calories out. single digit bodyfat percentage here i come.

I never used any protein powder on my diet. I was getting the protein from chicken, tuna, white cottage cheese, eggs etc. The calorie counting has always worked for me, but then it stopped and I couldn't get any further with my fat loss. I have tried many things, including am extra 40min of cardio every day with lowered calories but nothing. I still don't know the cause of that, maybe I just hit a plateau. That was about 6-7 months ago, I got tired and stopped working out and packed some fat again. Typical me :D

 

[Tha_Shogun]

Some of these exercises kill me. I have no idea how im going to do all the Yoga X, but then things like Kempo X im fine with. Are you supposed to just try to keep pace and over time you can pull this off? I simply don't have the flexibility or strength for some of those holds.

I'm only 7 days in.

Well the idea of p90x is to push as hard as you can while modifying where it's needed. It's what they say through all your video's, do your best and forget the rest. If you can only do 10 push-ups, do 10 push-ups, and over time you push for more and more. When I first started p90x I could only do about 100 push-ups and threw up on my first three chest and back routines. By the end of the program I was up to about 250 push-ups and feel great! Side note, I've gotten to 312 push-ups in one day, something I thought I would never be able to do.

Through the routine I really recommend yoga x cause not only does it make you more flexible, it also makes you not pleateau through the workouts due to the different types of bends and moves that are being done. At least that's what it did for me when I become very stiff. It also made me the most flexible i've ever been (I'm still not as flexible as they are, but i'm 200% more). And for me, that's a plus. Because, and getting off subject again, it helps me in those various positions that your partner won't expect. I highly recommend sticking with the yoga in the routine.

@Ring: Well if fat doesn't correctly convert into muscle, it seems you need some form of it to build up bigger muscles. I could be wrong, I'm not 100% sure on the fat/muscle thing. I don't think that despite all my weight loss that I had this much muscle built under it, which is why my weight loss wasn't a big gap between the results I recieved. I need a whole new wadrobe and I just bought one back in may, it's insane stuff.

 

[The Landslide]

P90X is good stuff from what I hear. I'm looking to get in on something -- anything -- asap because I used to work out hard and now I don't do shit because I'm busy and tired all the damn time. That nonsense has to stop, so something along these lines -- maybe not this exactly but who knows -- may be the key.

 

[Juez]

Why does no one enjoy the yoga? I'm like the only one who actually enjoyed it. Having flexible muscles is a plus since it reduces the probability or tears and other muscle injuries

 

[The Landslide]

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I always stretch heavily before working out, if you don't you're just asking for something stupid to happen.