Re: Newbie on board.../P90

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I'll add my welcome to Terri as well! I've been a

vidiot for a long time now - about 10 years

" seriously " although I worked out with videos before

that (and before the DVD age) I didn't have the

compulsion to own everything ever made until about 10

years ago. It is a great way to get and keep in shape

on your own schedule - your private " gym " is open 24/7

- what more can you ask for?

- I had the exact same experience with P90X.

Both the boredom in the middle and the results - I

really didn't " see " that many changes - I think

partially it was due to my adding in too much cardio

to allow for muscle building and that there were some

workouts were I didn't challenge myself as much as I

could have with the weight levels and some that were

perhaps beyond my abilities (and therefore I'm

thinking I should start with the Masters series and

build up). That being said, I do notice an

improvement in my abilities when I do other workouts -

I'm much better at doing interval and plyometric

exercises now (I think Cathe's Bootcamp would have

killed me before the " X " but I didn't find it all that

terrible now) and with doing push-ups and other

body-weight functional stuff.

Take care!

Donna

--- nancydewolf wrote:

> Hi Terri!

>

> Welcome! Don't feel guilty, just jump in when you

> can! I thought I was weird for liking DVDs rather

> than gyms too but decided oh well, let me be weird

> then. I like the classes and cardio equipment at

> gyms but find the weight machines are too big for me

> (I'm not quite 5' tall) and even when I adjust them

> to their " shortest " setting I still don't feel

> entirely comfortable on some. I've never been

> comfortable doing the free weights on my own before

> either but now that I'm used to it with videos I

> could but have enough of my own that I don't need

> the gym for that anymore either!

>

> I'm going to be graduating from P90 in a few days (I

> can't even hardly believe I'm saying that) and am

> really glad I went through it all. Dedicating 6 days

> consistently was tough sometimes and there were

> weeks I didn't (and made up those days later). It

> got REALLY boring in the middle too but it was

> worthwhile to stick with it. I've come a long way in

> terms of cardio endurance and strength because of

> doing that program. I didn't follow the nutritional

> program or do the supplements and I wasn't

> overweight or out of shape to begin with so I don't

> think my body has changed a whole lot on the outside

> (though my abs are looking better) but I can really

> feel the changes when I do this and other workouts

> now. Let us know how your workouts go, pilates or

> P90 (or anything else) and we'll cheer you on!

>

>

>

>

>

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