Re: Re: P90X -- Colleen

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Hi Colleen,

I have a few comments/questions:

-- Most important, I didn't know you could pronounce Colleen two different

ways. :-)

-- What is P90X?

-- What is a " Depo shot " and what is the objective?

-- What are your stats -- age, height and weight?

-- What is your upcoming meal plan?

-- What type of cardio do you do and when and how long?

CzMarie04@... wrote:

Hi Colleen

My name is Colleen Too! Do you pronounce your name with a short " o "

sound or long o sound. Mine is the short " o' sound. Anyway..I have the P90X .

I'm new to this board and wasn't sure if talking about other workouts

besides BFL was O.K. or not. I started P90X the 1st of March but haven't

stuck with it much. It is pretty much above my level of fitness.

I have done a round of BFL a long long time ago...I had good results...I

was so motivated took the supplements ate a lot better and saw good results

but never took my before % percentage body fat but did so afterwards (using

the underwater test) and was so disappointed in that percentage that I just

lost motivation. The thing is who knows what it was before I started BFL

it could have been even higher.

So last year I started using Beachbody dvd's. I really liked them..Slim in

6, Slim Series. I didn't see that good of results cause I couldn't get my

eating under control and I was taking the Depo shot which now I find out (too

late) makes you hold fat. Many people even gain lots of weight on it. But

I guess the exercise helped me just maintain that current weight.

After the Slim Series...I decided to go back to BFL starting January 1st

but I just could not get motivated to do the free weights. I decided I liked

DVD's better and went back to the Beachbody products since I've always loved

working out with DVD's and love the Firm videos.. That is when I bought

P90X. It is really hard. You do so many pull-ups and push-ups...and if you

can't do them you use bands. I'm just not to that point yet, I guess. Each

workout is a DVD. The first three weeks you do.

1 st day Chest and Back plus a Ab Ripper X which is over 300 hundred

crunches in a variety of moves all in one Dvd.

2nd day is all Plyometrics. It's like military basic training with football

and basketball conditioning moves.

3rd day is Shoulders, Arms and Ab Ripper X all in one DVD

4th day is and 1 1/2 hours of Yoga.

5th day is Legs and Back, Ab Ripper X on a DVD.

6th day is Kenpo some kind of Martial Arts ( I haven't done that yet.)

7th day is Stretch Dvd or just rest

This is the first three weeks

Then you do Recovery and Ab focus for a Week

1st Day Yoga

2nd Day Core Synergists Total Body workout that includes cardio,

stretching, and resistance.

3rd Kenpo

4th Stretch

5th Core Synergists

6th Yoga

7th Rest

Then there is phase two: The first three weeks over again using heavier

weights

A Recovery week like the above workout. At this time you can add and

additional Cardio Dvd that they have and do two a day workouts.

There is a 3rd Phase of extreme muscle confusion...If you want me to I can

scan any info. you would like. They give you an in-depth Fitness guide plus

a nutrition guide.

All the DVDs are about an hour long except for the longer Yoga one.

I just haven't brought the intensity to it like I should with P90X. I've

done the BFL leg workout just using the BFL book and have hardly been able

to walk the next day. After doing he leg workout of P90x, I just felt in my

lower calf muscles. P90X is for people who hve pretty much already

transformed their body and need variety. I'm sure it does works. The

transformation pictures are great. But my husband and I still think the BFL

transformation pictures are even better.

I'm on a Beachbody women's group..but they aren't seeing the results like

you guys have. I think it is all in the diet though and that is why I'm over

here too to help clean up my diet with all the good info. you guys have to

offer.

Colleen Marie