P90X results: This stuff really works
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Dreamkiller
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So I really wanna get into this starting January (My b-days in Dec so I may as well get that, new years and Christmas out the way before I start.)
What I really wanted to know was, what would I need before starting this whole thing? This is gonna be my first time actually working out (instead of half-assing the gym) and I would like to be really prepared.
I know you posted some of the things to eat and not to eat shogun, but will I need that Nutrition book too?
I dont know anything about the program and for the past year I've basically been losing weight by eating "right." (try not to intake more than 1200 cal., avoid rice, eat plenty of chicken, avoid soda, sugar, fried foods, anything high in carbs, etc.)
Thanx to Shogun for the thread btw, learning a lot from it and Ring as well. Really excited about the workout ^_^
What I really wanted to know was, what would I need before starting this whole thing? This is gonna be my first time actually working out (instead of half-assing the gym) and I would like to be really prepared.
I know you posted some of the things to eat and not to eat shogun, but will I need that Nutrition book too?
I dont know anything about the program and for the past year I've basically been losing weight by eating "right." (try not to intake more than 1200 cal., avoid rice, eat plenty of chicken, avoid soda, sugar, fried foods, anything high in carbs, etc.)
Thanx to Shogun for the thread btw, learning a lot from it and Ring as well. Really excited about the workout ^_^
Tha_Shogun
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Weights or bands, pull up bar or bands, a stool, and a chair pretty much. You will also need your smarts with you cause this program is a huge physical, mental, and nutritional mind fuck, so just keep pushing play and keep doing your best. I recommend to continue working out some before you start the program as one of the reasons why people want to quit because they feel it's too hard, which once again goes back to being a mental thing.
You really don't need a nutrition book just know what types of food you have to put in your body. I can tell you what each phase is looking for. In the first phase they want the majority of your diet to come from protein foods only. The second phase they want a balance of carbs and protein. By the third phase they want a balance of protein, carbs, and good fats (canola oil, natural peanut butter, avacodo's etc.).
You seem to be on the right track as far as nutrition, so just keep with it, eating small meals every three hours instead of 3 big meals. A tip to remember is that fast food is > no food, cause when your body goes into starvation mode, it activates a hormone that makes your blood sugar dip and metabolism slows down (a physical response your body does to prepare for a long time of none eating). Also the first thing your body will start to devour on is your muscle, so if your going for definition, none eating is the wrong way to go about it. Overall it's just not good because once you start eating again, your gonna gain it back faster because of your slower metabolism.
Ring
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Yea, at the beginning it definitely feels overwhelming.
I recommend getting dumbbells with adjustable weights, because the more you do p90x the easier it gets so working with the same weights all the time won't do you any good after a while because they will feel too light (even though at the beginning they can feel heavy)
Some of the exercises are extremely difficult and require a lot of strength but remember that you can modify them, you don't have to do exactly what's on the screen. For example, if you can't do a lot of normal pushups you can do them on your knees etc Like Shogun said, it would be best if you work out a little bit before doing p90x.
I recommend getting dumbbells with adjustable weights, because the more you do p90x the easier it gets so working with the same weights all the time won't do you any good after a while because they will feel too light (even though at the beginning they can feel heavy)
Some of the exercises are extremely difficult and require a lot of strength but remember that you can modify them, you don't have to do exactly what's on the screen. For example, if you can't do a lot of normal pushups you can do them on your knees etc Like Shogun said, it would be best if you work out a little bit before doing p90x.