Here's my journey from before I began P90X in Sept 2010 thru last week (April 11, 2012) when my son was born. Thru a friend, I got on P90X & Shakeology. I also added Power90 & INSANITY along the way.
I started out at 426 & 6' 3". My pants were size 56. I had horrible eating habits & just joked about it instead of facing my challenges. Obstacles along the way? Lots. My doctor told us that because of my weight & build, we'd never be able have children. My mother-in-law was diagnosed w/ Leukemia in late 2010 & I was the one who would take her several times per week to Nashville for treatments & spend 8-10 hours there each time. I also (and still do) worked 3rd shift. But I was ready to change. It's been an amazing journey & if you need help, reach out to me.
For any doubters, note the tattoos. I added one on my chest after my mother-in-law passed away. But i've had the others on my arms ever since I was in my early 20's. They're in my final pix.
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The Lean1 shake isn't tied to P90X in any way. If you wanna start using it as a meal replacement right away, go for it! It's generally very nutritious and not at all a bad way to spend 200 calories, especially in lieu of a high-carb or high-fat lunch.
I'm using it quite the same way. Also check this out- great value if you want to make shakes on the go or when you have no blender access, though you do seem to have that covered
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001KADGMI/?tag=neogaf0e-20Awesome. And yeah, though my goals obviously involve losing more weight than you want to, the biggest effect by far has been the general feeling of "tightening up" of every muscle group in my body. My upper body in particular- I'm still I look completely shrimpy compared to the majority in this thread, but I literally had NO muscle tone in my arms before starting and could not do a single successful pull-up.
If you're not trying to lose weight, there's really no reason to do the doubles routine like you are (unless you just want to be able to eat more calories every day). Cardio X is pure calorie burn, and while it's an efficient workout at 45 mins, it's not going to give you any strength gains at all, really. Though I will say that doing it with wrist/ankle weights is pretty intense and enjoyable- occasionally I'll do it instead of Kenpo or as a supplementary like you've been doing.
Well, I've read many times that it's best to consume most of your calories early in the day. But, having a recovery drink after your workout is pretty crucial no matter what time you do it. So rock on.
Dude I wouldn't even skip your rest day; or just do X Stretch or Cardio X on it. As you said you probably burned an enormous amount of calories yesterday. I can relate to how hectic that stuff can get (my ex-fiance moved out almost a year ago). Don't feel guilty when life gets in the way every once in a while. There's a difference between missing a workout once or twice and lacking commitment and I can tell you don't lack commitment. Your tone makes it seem a lot like you think you should punish yourself for missing a workout. But there's no need for all that. Just bring it extra hard this week.
Haha, yeah, I've had the pull-up bar mounted on the door to my laundry room most days of the week for the last 3 months. Would have been moving it back and forth every workout if she was still living with me. Not something I had thought of til now, so thanks for that :lol
Shakeology is the best meal replacement shake on the market, with a great ratio of calories/nutritional value and protein-fat-carbs, but it's (in my humble opinion) absolutely prohibitively expensive.
And yeah, I forgot to mention, both Shakeology and Lean1 have ingredients used for appetite suppression (specifically hoodia extract), so they feel very filling. Also each scoop of Lean1 is exactly 100 calories (a basic meal replacement serving is two scoops, so 200), which makes it very easy to calculate if you want a little more or less than usual for whatever reason.
If you're trying to lose weight while doing P90X, a good meal replacement shake is a great idea because it will give you a consistent chunk of calories every time you replace a meal without sacrificing nutrition. This both gives you a little more leeway than normal with your other meals of the day and also keeps you feeling full for a decent amount of time which reduces the urge to snack.
edit: By the way, I wouldn't recommend replacing more that one meal a day. Not that you said you wanted to, just in terms of getting balanced nutrition and enough caloric energy, it's better to stick to one.
#1 thing on diet: don't diet.
Meaning, don't participate in a diet (as a verb), change your diet. I have never followed the P90X/2 nutrition guides yet have done well each time. The key is to cut junk food down to once or twice a week (I limit myself to eating out once or twice a week) and just overall eat better foods.
Meals like baked chicken, roasted veggies, eggs, etc. are easy to make and very healthy. My dinners each week consist of 3 days eating chicken and veggies roasted in olive oil in the oven, and 2 days eating eggs/veggies/turkey sausage.
Just cut out the random spouts of junk food, drink more water/milk/coffee instead of pop, and eat more veggies and that will get you going just fine.
The official doubles schedule doesn't do this.
