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Beachbody Workouts |OT| Gaf Does P90/X/X2, Insanity/Asylum, T-25 and More!
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SteveMeister
Hang out with Steve.
But but they guarantee you'll put on 10lbs of muscle in 90 days!
I'm sure it's possible, if you take their supplements, follow the diet plan and lift heavy enough. The coach is ripped and larger than Tony, but he isn't as massive as the hoodie guy in their ad, so I don't think they're all going for competition size. I don't think you'll be lifting enough weight to do that anyway.
I'm watching the Body Beast threads on Team Beachbody to see how it goes for people, and to see how the supps work as well. They should be good for any workout regimen, and BB's stuff is usually pretty high quality and well designed.
Reactions to the workouts so far are positive.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Im not saying it wont work. But i seriously doubt you're gonna look like the guys in the video at the end of it. After P90 or Insanity you can end up with a similar body to the people in the program/videos. The guys in body beast however are clearly steroid users, even the hosts voice has that deep crackly tone to it which can happen from steroids. I just think some people will expect to look like the guys within 90 days.
Do they have any before/after shots for body beast? It will be interesting to see some results even though the promo ones are usually altered in some way.
:lol I probably wont get at it until 10am. Just enough time for the heat to start to become a factor...
I have Insanity(not sure what workout it is) and Legs and Back sometime in the afternoon before I go out.. Going to be dog tired. But I'll look good.. right?
I have to make up some lost workouts for the week due to working late (and early). Summer months are always way too busy for the staff we have- But I'm making my money so I don't complain too much.
Yeah, I don't have any interest in Body Beast. I'll stick with Tony and Shaun for now.
SteveMeister
Hang out with Steve.
You're probably right. Telling will be when folks on the TBB forums start posting before & after shots in a couple months.
I have never had this problem and I don't think that it's a normal thing. Be extremely careful with joints and switch back to the bands if it doesn't go away soon. Use your own intuition with it, you should know for sure when it's time to switch back before you hurt yourself.
Hawkian, I am shaking your (toned P90X) shoulders through my monitor so you stop that shit pronto! But yes, that's a bummer. More reps/bringing it for both (all!) of us today!
Took some X2 phase 1 complete shots today, which I will post soon. I think I can definitely see improvement in just three short weeks- feels good (man)!
Napoleonthechimp
Member
I've done p90x and also lifted heavy weights. You won't gain significant muscle gains on the p90x diet and regime because you're burning too many calories on the cardio days.
You need protein even with steroids otherwise your body has nothing to construct muscle mass out of. They don't magically boost the amount of protein you're ingesting.
Can someone please explain why is heart rate monitor important? I mean without any monitor, I pretty much can feel when my heart rate has increased, meaning that the cardio has an effect. If I overdo it, my heart starts pumping really fast to warm me. and if I am too slow in my cardio, I will not sweat or feel any pulse in my body, indicating that I have to raise the intensity. I am pretty sure that everyone can track progress of these extreme type of levels of heart rate. So my question is, what exactly would I get with exact heart rates?
I doubt they will even try to say that you will look like those guys in 90 days. They even put out their first promo results, and I believe it is pretty realistic, although to be honest, the results are kind of disappointing. Not in the fact that he didn't get bigger, but the way his body developed seems really not in balance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGqh36yB1Mc
One issue I thought about with P90X though: I can't do a pull up.
You can easily compensate that with resistance bands. They are cheaper than the assist for pull ups (maybe you even have them). You just toss them half way over the bar, put your foot inside , or you can even use two resistance bands for both feet, if you want more assistance. The greater the resistance of the resistance band, the easier the pull up.
Harry Potter
Banned
You can try anything from the first month. Don't do anything from the second month because Insanity does a good job of working you up to those month 2 routines. You don't want to go injuring yourself. I vote Pure Cardio (big surprise right?).
Well, I'm going to be doing Plyo Cardio Circut in about 10 mins. Join me dawg.
Already did YogaX and Legs and Back today. This next one will have me caught up for the week.. I don't recommend that anyone workout the way I do. It sucks playing catchup as much as I do quite frankly.
Every week I say to myself that I'll get them done on the day I'm supposed to, but things always seem to push it back a day.. Then I'm sent scrambling on the weekends.. No more, it's 110 F right now.. I've drank like a gallon of water today just to feel like I'm staying even. Oh well, time to get Insanity going. See you all in about 50 mins.
Maybe not the ideal way to share these but I made a P90X album (and general me previously being fat album) with sub-albums listed by how many days in; here's the link:
http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/aa230/LaneDS/P90X/
Pretty pleased with my current photos (minus some of my goony expressions) compared to earlier dates. From day 92 to day 110 is three weeks (approximately) of X2 phase 1, for reference.
Going to get ready and try Insanity, woo.
http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/aa230/LaneDS/P90X/
Pretty pleased with my current photos (minus some of my goony expressions) compared to earlier dates. From day 92 to day 110 is three weeks (approximately) of X2 phase 1, for reference.
Going to get ready and try Insanity, woo.
Napoleonthechimp
Member
It appears your internal organs attempted to escape your body in the day 30 photo.
Harry Potter
Banned
You remind me of the Beek quite a bit. How are neighbor relations since you've done a few Insanity workouts?
My appendix did successfully escape my body between day 1 and day 30, yes.
HP- I think my downstairs neighbors are serial killers because their apartment is lit up like a hospital, so I think they want to keep a low profile and don't mind my stomping around. Unfortunately, they'll probably kill me later, but I should at least look decent by then.
Harry Potter
Banned
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Good job man. X2 gave me the best results so you'll be looking good by the end of it. Great fat loss though.
Ill be posting mine tomorrow i think as i just finished Asylum. No muscle growth but a lot of fat stripped.
Really great work. Impressive fat loss and it looks like you have a natural mesomorph build.
Edit: I spot assault pharm and quest bars on your shelf. Those are my weapons of choice, too.
Thank you gents; I'll likely just keep updating that folder every few weeks since that seems the best way to do it.
Daremo, did you do a 3/6/3 schedule for X2? Can't remember if that was said.
Unrelated, but I haven't done the Insanity workout I said I'd do. For shame, me, for shame.
Daremo, did you do a 3/6/3 schedule for X2? Can't remember if that was said.
Unrelated, but I haven't done the Insanity workout I said I'd do. For shame, me, for shame.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Week 1, phase 2 of Insanity done. Hell of a workout. 3 more weeks to go. Then possibly a P90X/X2 hybrid of some kind.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Just got a new weight gainer:
I drank 2 bottles of BSN True Mass and I didn't gain shit, but admittedly, I wasn't eating much anyway.
I really hope this new weight gainer does it job because it was freaking expensive where I'm living.
I just drank 2 scoops and the taste is very good.
I drank 2 bottles of BSN True Mass and I didn't gain shit, but admittedly, I wasn't eating much anyway.
I really hope this new weight gainer does it job because it was freaking expensive where I'm living.
I just drank 2 scoops and the taste is very good.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Heres my results from Insanity/Asylum guys. In order its:
Week 0
P90X
P90X2
Insanity/Asylum
Taking a week off then its P90X/2 hybrid for 3 months to gain some bulk. Theres no fat left on me now so its all gonna be weight based. No cardio besides the martial arts stuff i do.
Hard to think in just over a year this happened:
Week 0
P90X
P90X2
Insanity/Asylum
Taking a week off then its P90X/2 hybrid for 3 months to gain some bulk. Theres no fat left on me now so its all gonna be weight based. No cardio besides the martial arts stuff i do.
Hard to think in just over a year this happened:
Damn, that's really impressive. Congratulations.
Damn!
Ahh nobody answered you here, but this is one of those questions that does have a concrete answer. I don't use one myself yet, but here's why you'd want to:
The different training zones are effective for different things:
Called it!
i use assault as well.
Damn man, just really outstanding stuff.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Thanks guys. I've bought tons of protein/bars/creatine and various supplements for P90X so im hoping to put on a fair bit of size in the coming months.
I still remember my first day of P90X. Chest & Back. Threw up straight after it
I still remember my first day of P90X. Chest & Back. Threw up straight after it
Harry Potter
Banned
Bueller? Anyone?
You should only do phase 1 if you want to lose weight. If you wanna improve performance and maybe even put some weight, move to Phase 2 or 3.
There are many different approaches to the Nutrition Guide. You could follow the recipes on the book (more time consuming), or you could just mix the foods in the guide, making sure that you hit the requirements for each day. (example: 6 servings of protein a day, 1 serving of carbs, etc.)
I've read that gaining weight with P90X is definitely possible, but you have to eat a lot. So, if you need to eat 2400 doing this program, then you'll have to have a 250-500 calorie surplus or more.
I've read that gaining weight with P90X is definitely possible, but you have to eat a lot. So, if you need to eat 2400 doing this program, then you'll have to have a 250-500 calorie surplus or more.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Yes you can but it will be expensive. I don't think anyone here has actually stuck the supplied diet plan. But feel free to pick the cheapest/tastiest and have it everyday. That's what I did and there's a lot of variety.
I've used a variety of shakes mainly aimed at lean muscle growth not mass gain but as long as you eat enough calories a day with a lot of protein weight gain shouldn't be a problem. Just look on YouTube for P90X results or transformations and look for skinny guys bulking up. I've seen a few progress well with it.
Everyone here will give you pointers and some motivation if you need it.
Brands I recommend are USN and Sci-MX.
First, thanks everyone for the positive comments.
Second, still a xenomorph sorry guise.
Third, awesome job Infinite_Daremo! Seriously impressive. As a reminder (to whoever might be interested), those early before/after shots are the jumping off point for me and my roommate starting on P90X, so the progress beyond that is really cool to see. You seriously got cut! Hopefully I can say the same by next year.
I celebrated all of your positive comments by eating a shitload of McDonalds. Now that I feel like shit, I'm going to work my butt off today to make up for that.
Second, still a xenomorph sorry guise.
Third, awesome job Infinite_Daremo! Seriously impressive. As a reminder (to whoever might be interested), those early before/after shots are the jumping off point for me and my roommate starting on P90X, so the progress beyond that is really cool to see. You seriously got cut! Hopefully I can say the same by next year.
I celebrated all of your positive comments by eating a shitload of McDonalds. Now that I feel like shit, I'm going to work my butt off today to make up for that.
Hola, P90-GAF! I'm a new member (junior), nice to meet you all. In the past I've managed to get 1-2 months through P90X a couple of times before losing motivation or becoming lazy (stupid, I know.) I feel like this thread and you fine folks will be able to provide me with wisdom and the motivation to keep pushing play.
Quick question: Is it OK to mix Ab Ripper with cardio and stick just to strength routines on their assigned days, or is there a science to keeping strength+Ab Ripper together?
My plan's to do strength training M W F, HIIT+Ab Ripper T F Sat. This time I want to finish the full 90 days!
Impressive results, my man! A very big congratulations!
Quick question: Is it OK to mix Ab Ripper with cardio and stick just to strength routines on their assigned days, or is there a science to keeping strength+Ab Ripper together?
My plan's to do strength training M W F, HIIT+Ab Ripper T F Sat. This time I want to finish the full 90 days!
Impressive results, my man! A very big congratulations!
Welcome espresso! Why do you want to use the schedule that you listed instead of the existing one? Plyometrics and yoga are both very valuable as I see it, and I think keeping ab ripper along with the other resistance training days is intended to keep your muscles recovering on the same days (that is me guessing).
Either way, like I tell anyone, there is no magic to P90X or any of these programs- they just provide a good structure to people who like structure and then say hey if you exercise a lot and eat better, surprise, you'll look and feel better. So if you're working out the way you want to work out and making good food choices (i.e. don't McDonalds like I just did, ugh) then you'll see good results either way.
I still vote sticking to the vanilla schedule but either way, good luck and welcome again.
Glad you're feeling better, and good on you for sticking to the diet while being out of commission. You'll be back up to speed in no time.
Either way, like I tell anyone, there is no magic to P90X or any of these programs- they just provide a good structure to people who like structure and then say hey if you exercise a lot and eat better, surprise, you'll look and feel better. So if you're working out the way you want to work out and making good food choices (i.e. don't McDonalds like I just did, ugh) then you'll see good results either way.
I still vote sticking to the vanilla schedule but either way, good luck and welcome again.
Glad you're feeling better, and good on you for sticking to the diet while being out of commission. You'll be back up to speed in no time.
Sorry man. Looks like you'll have to try it and report your results.
Welcome! Stick around this thread and you WILL complete your program. I basically had never done a regular fitness program in my life let alone something this extreme before poking my head in here, and the community is so awesome and motivating that I made it through gladly and had great results.
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