Post by: ender on July 15, 2018, 06:29:12 AM
Doing this is going to kick my ass in a good way. I've basically become a complete couch potato type of person at this point in my life.
Who else wants in on this?
Post by: OurTown on July 20, 2018, 12:56:27 PM
Post by: haypug16 on July 30, 2018, 07:48:02 AM
Post by: ender on July 30, 2018, 07:49:30 AM
Though I cannot do even close to the full workout for some of them :(
Post by: Cookie78 on July 30, 2018, 10:41:07 AM
I started this a week ago - have done now 7 exercises with P90X. I feel good about it.
Though I cannot do even close to the full workout for some of them :(
Don't worry about not getting through the full workout. Keep with it and you will be astounded at how much better you get through it by the end.... especially with that damn Ab Ripper!
Post by: Oroadsm on July 30, 2018, 10:46:32 AM
I have started doing basic, very basic, weight training. I think the video is titled "Absolute Beginners!" It's still a challenge for me! In all events, it's a dumbbell routine with some ab crunches at the end. I'm trying to do alternating days, 3x per week. As a male closing in on age 50, this is something I need to do.
This is my plan, as I passed 50 last year. Finally committing to light dumbbell work, some pushups and crunches. I dream of doing some pull ups, but I have a lo of work to do to get there. Cardio only no longer does the job on my weight.
Post by: ender on July 30, 2018, 10:49:13 AM
I started this a week ago - have done now 7 exercises with P90X. I feel good about it.
Though I cannot do even close to the full workout for some of them :(
Don't worry about not getting through the full workout. Keep with it and you will be astounded at how much better you get through it by the end.... especially with that damn Ab Ripper!
Oh yeah, most of them are intense enough I have to take care. I didn't finish the Plyometrics or Yoga workouts the first week. I only realized at the end the Ab Ripper one was right after the videos, so I only suffered through that once.. or more like 1/3 of a time :P
Post by: haypug16 on July 30, 2018, 12:17:47 PM
Post by: alleykat on July 30, 2018, 01:36:54 PM
Either way, I am in for August.
Post by: ender on July 30, 2018, 01:54:37 PM
I just started within the last couple of days trying to walk more and today was the first day of doing Julian's 30 day shred. I could barely do 2 minutes. It is time to get in shape. You made me pull out the P90x set. hmmm. Of course, I wont be able to do much of it so may stick with the 30 day shred but I am contemplating since p90x has a variety of moves and works different muscles everyday.
Either way, I am in for August.
Yeeahhhh P90x is pretty intense for me. In a good way though, so far :)
Post by: gmdv on July 30, 2018, 02:12:59 PM
Post by: Serendip on July 30, 2018, 05:03:02 PM
Post by: neophyte on July 31, 2018, 07:03:50 AM
Post by: lexde on July 31, 2018, 07:19:17 AM
Post by: ender on July 31, 2018, 07:20:41 AM
(ok maybe that's too much energy :D)
Post by: alleykat on July 31, 2018, 07:05:41 PM
Let the games begin.
Post by: DS on August 01, 2018, 08:54:15 AM
Post by: lexde on August 01, 2018, 08:58:42 AM
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Post by: lexde on August 01, 2018, 08:59:47 AM
I did the first set of shoulders and arms from p90x. Not much but I need to ease into it. Didn’t want to get hurt the first day. I am not going to follow this program but will use certain workouts from it. I also threw in a set of abs. Just basic crunches.Have you tried p90x3? It’s a little less intense and super fun.
Let the games begin.
Post by: Sailor Sam on August 01, 2018, 03:19:32 PM
Post by: Anette on August 01, 2018, 04:03:57 PM
Kettlebell workout every second day and at least 3 walks (40min) /week
Post by: alleykat on August 01, 2018, 06:32:55 PM
I did the first set of shoulders and arms from p90x. Not much but I need to ease into it. Didn’t want to get hurt the first day. I am not going to follow this program but will use certain workouts from it. I also threw in a set of abs. Just basic crunches.Have you tried p90x3? It’s a little less intense and super fun.
Let the games begin.
No, I haven’t tried that one. I will check it out. Thanks.
Post by: OurTown on August 02, 2018, 08:36:52 AM
Post by: lexde on August 02, 2018, 08:45:20 AM
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Post by: lexde on August 02, 2018, 08:45:53 AM
Okay everybody, I'm going to "lift" tonight after work. Do they still say "lift?" And do they still call each other "bro?" I'm kind of old so cultural trends pass me by.Bro, do you even lift?
Post by: wbranch on August 02, 2018, 11:11:37 AM
1 hike per week with weighted pack of 25+ lbs, 3+ miles, 500 ft elevation change. Or no weight and 10+ miles 1k ft.
2 days per week barbell training, low weight high reps. Combining OHP, squats, deadlifts, rows
2 days per week body weight circuit of 50 push-ups, squats, lunges
3 days per week archery, 50 shots day
Post by: ender on August 02, 2018, 05:03:57 PM
I wonder, if I miss a day or two should I just skip those? Or push off the next days so I keep on the same routine?
Post by: alleykat on August 03, 2018, 08:17:07 AM
Tonight I will either walk or do more step aerobics. I really want to be able to do at least 30 -45 mins. That would be awesome.
Post by: Serendip on August 03, 2018, 10:38:20 PM
Post by: MrMathMustache on August 04, 2018, 05:48:42 AM
Missed my p90x yoga this morning and now have a stomachache.... not sure I really want to do the yoga exercise on that... :(
I wonder, if I miss a day or two should I just skip those? Or push off the next days so I keep on the same routine?
If I remember correctly, this is your first time through P90X, right? If so, I recommend keeping the sequence even if you miss a day. Instead of rest or X stretch on day 7, go right back into chest & back to start the cycle over again. If you miss two days for some reason, then skip the Kenpo X workout. Days 1 to 5 are the most critical in phase 1.
Post by: ender on August 04, 2018, 07:35:32 AM
Missed my p90x yoga this morning and now have a stomachache.... not sure I really want to do the yoga exercise on that... :(
I wonder, if I miss a day or two should I just skip those? Or push off the next days so I keep on the same routine?
If I remember correctly, this is your first time through P90X, right? If so, I recommend keeping the sequence even if you miss a day. Instead of rest or X stretch on day 7, go right back into chest & back to start the cycle over again. If you miss two days for some reason, then skip the Kenpo X workout. Days 1 to 5 are the most critical in phase 1.
Yeah it's my first time going through it. I probably should have done the Yoga I missed but I just skipped it :|
Post by: lexde on August 04, 2018, 07:55:43 PM
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Post by: ender on August 05, 2018, 05:48:00 AM
Post by: lexde on August 05, 2018, 07:55:41 AM
Went significantly harder today on the bike; wanted to die; worth it. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180805/f9021a441ff160225e6b9d3499fa08a5.png)
Post by: lexde on August 07, 2018, 05:48:23 AM
Today wasn’t as good; partner workout, I didn’t sleep AT ALL last night, started on weights instead of cardio so I was too tired to keep my heart rate super high, and this was my first time with this particular trainer. /excuses
That said, I woke up and showed up. Taking Wednesday off then Thursday is a themed day, woo!
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Post by: ender on August 07, 2018, 06:57:57 AM
I finished all but the last two sets today! Though I was... not able to keep up in many of the actual sets. But haters gonna hate, right?
Post by: lexde on August 07, 2018, 07:43:20 AM
Plyometrics from P90X is going to kill me.That’s what the pause button is for. :-) All good!
I finished all but the last two sets today! Though I was... not able to keep up in many of the actual sets. But haters gonna hate, right?
Post by: alleykat on August 08, 2018, 06:32:52 AM
Plyometrics from P90X is going to kill me.
I finished all but the last two sets today! Though I was... not able to keep up in many of the actual sets. But haters gonna hate, right?
I find I am getting a little addicted to P90x for now and I am not even doing it in its full glory. It is really showing me I have a lot of work in front of me, which I already knew, but happily forgot. :) Yesterday I did the first cluster of plyo and not really well and then I threw in shoulders and arms for the first two or three clusters. I was feeling pretty good about myself. LOL.
I think I am going to follow the program for the Lean program instead of just doing pieces of it. An hour is too long but if I do 20-30 mins for now I would be stoke. I watched Core Synergistics yesterday to see what is involved since it is the first tape in the lean track and oh my, but I am going to give it a go later on tonight.
Keep moving.
Post by: alleykat on August 08, 2018, 06:34:18 AM
5/15 done so far
Today wasn’t as good; partner workout, I didn’t sleep AT ALL last night, started on weights instead of cardio so I was too tired to keep my heart rate super high, and this was my first time with this particular trainer. /excuses
That said, I woke up and showed up. Taking Wednesday off then Thursday is a themed day, woo!
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You are really killing it and inspiring me every time I see your updates.
Post by: lexde on August 08, 2018, 06:41:25 AM
Thanks so much! I was really big into beachbody for a long time (insanity, asylum, P90x, x3, body beast, core de force, and 21dfx are the ones I’ve done) and those are great workouts too! I stopped working out for a while due to depression/life/bad situations but am finally getting back into it. You are an inspiration, too. You’re killing it. Consistency is the biggest thing, and it looks like you’re building awesome habits right alongside me! We got this.5/15 done so far
Today wasn’t as good; partner workout, I didn’t sleep AT ALL last night, started on weights instead of cardio so I was too tired to keep my heart rate super high, and this was my first time with this particular trainer. /excuses
That said, I woke up and showed up. Taking Wednesday off then Thursday is a themed day, woo!
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You are really killing it and inspiring me every time I see your updates.
Post by: ender on August 08, 2018, 07:26:54 AM
oh well, I basically wanted to skip today and managed to do 60 minutes of workout so I guess... I did my best and forgot the rest??? :D
I'm almost done with week 3 now. I'm not really noticing any weight loss though... I probably should get more diligent in eating right and tracking that again. I feel like I've lost weight though as some of my shorts seem to fit better but I guess I'm either swelling/building muscle or something and maybe that's making up for any lost fat? Who knows. I guess I can keep going and see what happens after 90 days.
My plan is basically to do the 90 days as best possible (we're having a baby soonish, so that'll be interesting) and see what the end looks like. i've got a spreadsheet now for tracking the weight exercises which is great.
And eventually I'll finish the full pylometrics workout and do all the exercises the full time :D
Post by: lexde on August 08, 2018, 07:29:48 AM
That’s the most important part. For weight loss, have you looked into keto at all? I lost a significant amount of weight doing that and didn’t feel deprived at all while changing up my lifestyle. Keep being badass! And if you stick with the abs your balance will improve and let you compensate for a higher center of gravity. You got this!
Post by: ender on August 08, 2018, 07:58:47 AM
@ender — good job sticking with it!
Maybe I'll start posting daily calories here (which will encourage me to actually track it....).
Post by: gmdv on August 08, 2018, 06:36:13 PM
Have also been getting in my daily 8000+ steps.
Post by: lexde on August 09, 2018, 05:41:40 AM
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Post by: lexde on August 09, 2018, 05:45:47 AM
Do it!@ender — good job sticking with it!
Maybe I'll start posting daily calories here (which will encourage me to actually track it....).
Post by: ender on August 09, 2018, 07:51:17 AM
Post by: alleykat on August 09, 2018, 10:49:28 AM
I think right now until I get a routine going, I just need to do what I feel like in the moment.
Post by: ender on August 09, 2018, 11:50:31 AM
I was going to start P90x lean program yesterday but I was in no mood for the core synergistics. I just felt like some cardio so I did the Kenpo tape. Well, except for a few stretches in the beginning, I had to completely skip the yoga stretches. My legs were a bit sore from the day before and no way was my body holding me in those poses and I didn't want to hurt myself. I think I did about 20 mins of kenpo, and not too well. I have to track it a bit better.
I think right now until I get a routine going, I just need to do what I feel like in the moment.
I really like Kenpo because it scales well with "how good am I at this?" because you can do the moves just to a lesser intensity better.
Some, like Yoga... just are binary. Either you can/can't do them it feels like.
Post by: lexde on August 09, 2018, 02:12:56 PM
Post by: ender on August 09, 2018, 02:18:26 PM
Why don’t you guys do X3? It’s shorter (30 mins each) and the Yoga is a lot more doable on that one. I think the videos are more fun, and since they’re shorter there’s a lot less room to fail/skip/cut short. You can find the videos online easily enough. Just my $.02; P90X is a beast and there’s no way I’d be able to complete it 100%.
Mainly because I bought P90X and have the videos ;)
Post by: gmdv on August 09, 2018, 07:53:39 PM
Post by: lexde on August 10, 2018, 05:51:02 AM
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Post by: lexde on August 10, 2018, 05:51:16 AM
Fair point!Why don’t you guys do X3? It’s shorter (30 mins each) and the Yoga is a lot more doable on that one. I think the videos are more fun, and since they’re shorter there’s a lot less room to fail/skip/cut short. You can find the videos online easily enough. Just my $.02; P90X is a beast and there’s no way I’d be able to complete it 100%.
Mainly because I bought P90X and have the videos ;)
Post by: alleykat on August 10, 2018, 06:41:50 PM
Post by: ender on August 11, 2018, 08:06:43 AM
Today I did p90x cardio x. I didn’t do all the yoga warmup but I did finish the tape out, modified of course. But it felt pretty good. Yoga is tomorrow and I watched the tape. Sheesh hour and a half long. I will do as much as I can.
It's pretty intense for a non-flexible, way-too-top-heavy guy like me... but it still feels good either way.
Post by: gmdv on August 11, 2018, 05:05:32 PM
Post by: ender on August 11, 2018, 07:09:52 PM
Had to skip the last 3 (was lightheaded) but powered through a lot more of the first 21 than I thought :)
I skipped abs again though... "did my best. forgot the rest?" :D
Have Kenpo tomorrow and then that's the end of the first three weeks. It feels like I'm doing better already. I'm not sure.
Weight isn't dropping much though. Really gotta focus on not overeating.
Post by: lexde on August 14, 2018, 05:59:23 AM
I don’t know if I’m overtraining and my performance is declining as a result or if my HRM is a little wonky lately. I sweat like a monster today but didn’t break 500. We’ll see tomorrow...
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Post by: ender on August 14, 2018, 06:04:04 AM
Post by: lexde on August 15, 2018, 07:18:07 AM
Still an awesome day. On the bike and then mini-bands on the weight floor. It was killer. Mini-band days and Bosu Ball days are my favorite. :-)
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Post by: DS on August 15, 2018, 07:30:01 AM
Post by: lexde on August 17, 2018, 12:54:13 PM
Very upper-heavy workout today. Used 20s for my single arm snatches and clean and press. Woo!
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Post by: lexde on August 18, 2018, 05:40:12 PM
Post by: ender on August 18, 2018, 05:52:34 PM
Had a work conference which took up all of a few days and was wiped since. Haven't gotten much exercise in.
Need to step up my game and get back onto the bandwagon though!
Post by: lexde on August 19, 2018, 09:22:33 AM
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Post by: ender on August 20, 2018, 06:46:10 AM
My form is getting better I think even though my reps aren't, so I guess that's good?
Post by: gmdv on August 20, 2018, 06:44:33 PM
Post by: alleykat on August 21, 2018, 08:09:11 AM
Post by: lexde on August 23, 2018, 07:25:18 AM
Heavy-green day. I wasn’t able to really dig deep and kill it, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes!
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Post by: gmdv on August 23, 2018, 07:04:38 PM
Post by: lexde on August 24, 2018, 05:37:04 AM
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Post by: lexde on August 24, 2018, 07:08:50 AM
138.8 today; next milestone is 137.7. On my way back to 130 (hopefully in the next month or two). My final goal is somewhere between 125-130. My body wants me to sit somewhere around 140, which is not comfortable for me, so I’m going to try to make some headway on this.
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Post by: OurTown on August 28, 2018, 12:35:30 PM
Post by: katsiki on August 28, 2018, 12:48:44 PM
P.S. I am waking up earlier and find a nice productivity boost also.
Post by: DS on August 28, 2018, 01:35:10 PM
Competed in a "combine" with everyone from the training program. I am in the highest weight class so it was difficult, but at least got 3rd or 4th in the assault bike.
Post by: gmdv on August 28, 2018, 07:17:17 PM