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Beachbody Workouts |OT| Gaf Does P90/X/X2, Insanity/Asylum, T-25 and More!
- Thread starter Deadly Cyclone
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Thanks man. Honestly, sticking to the diet was the hardest part. I really began to miss bread that first month.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
I'm sure this is old news around here but he was also in a soft porn in the 90's
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125995/
Edit:
Here's a scene with good ol Tony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CYYk16rlpY
SteveMeister
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Day 82, final Legs & Back complete. Did 128 unassisted pull-ups/chin-ups today. BOO-YAH!
Closed Grip Overhand Pull-Up: 14, 12
Reverse Grip Chin-Up: 19, 19
Switch Grip Pull-Up: 18, 16
Wide Front Pull-Up: 17, 13
Closed Grip Overhand Pull-Up: 14, 12
Reverse Grip Chin-Up: 19, 19
Switch Grip Pull-Up: 18, 16
Wide Front Pull-Up: 17, 13
Holy shit dude! That's like 16 per set!! Good work!!
Harry Potter
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I think you found your wheel house.
SteveMeister
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I'll be happier with it when I can do 20 of each, slowly, and continuously! I usually do a mini-set of 2 or 3, adjust my grip, then another mini set, etc. until the time runs out. Today is the first day I didn't do any assisted reps using my chin-up max after my normal reps.
Harry Potter
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That's still really good dude. Keep at it.
You have inspired me for my next round of P90X. These are my goals. Those are some tough numbers especially if you factor in how tired you are from doing legs. I mean you went form wall squats to 17 wide front pull-ups? THAT'S THE X IN P90X
SteveMeister
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You have inspired me for my next round of P90X. These are my goals. Those are some tough numbers especially if you factor in how tired you are from doing legs. I mean you went form wall squats to 17 wide front pull-ups? THAT'S THE X IN P90X
Actually the hardest is going from calf raises to close-grip pull-ups. I use 35lb dumbbells for the calf raises -- holding them for 75 reps is TOUGH. I have to set them down between the 2nd and 3rd set of 25, and my forearms are really aching after that. Last Friday I only managed 3 close-grip pull-ups after calf raises.
One other note, I do use FatGripz on my chin-up bar. Makes holding on harder, which is part of the reason I usually do sets of 2 or 3 and then reset my grip.
wow thats amazing! how many pull-ups were you able to do when you first started?
Harry Potter
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Steve, how tall and how much do you weigh?
SteveMeister
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Thanks! First Legs & Back was on July 11:
Closed Grip Overhand Pull-Up: 2 (+6 assisted), 1 (+7 assisted)
Reverse Grip Chin-Up: 6 (+5 assisted), 2 (+7 assisted)
Switch Grip Pull-Up: 4 (+4 assisted), 2 (+4 assisted)
Wide Front Pull-Up: 2 (+8 assisted), 1 (+5 assisted)
5'11", right around 160lbs.
I credit the chin-up max for my progress. Most of the time I'd do as many unassisted as I could, then jump up & do negatives, and then use the chin-up max band. Just kept going as long as I could in the time allowed.
Absolutely, some of my push-up numbers aren't that great. Some of them I feel like I should be able to do a lot more.
Harry Potter
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Lower is a beast. The move where you use the chair is ridiculously draining.
BeautifulMemory
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awesome isn't!? I always worried that I would miss the chair coming down! And also the constant going up and down does interesting things to the blood flow to my brain
Harry Potter
Banned
I always worried that I would miss the chair coming down! And also the constant going up and down does interesting things to the blood flow to my brain
It's one of the few moves where I worry about my knees.
Harry Potter
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Back & Base tonight since I never got around to doing it earlier this week. Had V-Sculpt yesterday. Sorry back.
BeautifulMemory
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When you do back-to-back resistance workouts, do you do Ab ripper? I missed legs and back yesterday
Harry Potter
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When you do back-to-back resistance workouts, do you do Ab ripper? I missed legs and back yesterday
You know, I was just wondering the same thing. I think I'd just to do one ab ripper today and do the other one after yoga.
SteveMeister
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Just watched a compilation of trailers from all of the P90X2 workouts. Wow. Looks like Asylum is going to help prepare me, just as Insanity helped prepare me for P90X.
Ordering time is soon. Not going to bother with the blu-rays. Guess I'll need to get an extra pair of medicine balls as well. Looks like you need bands for some of the moves as well -- good thing I have a set from P90.
Ordering time is soon. Not going to bother with the blu-rays. Guess I'll need to get an extra pair of medicine balls as well. Looks like you need bands for some of the moves as well -- good thing I have a set from P90.
BeautifulMemory
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What would you recommend me to do? I don't have an exact schedule but I was doing the reverse P90X classics:
L/B - yoga - S/A - plyo - C/B
Since I completely missed legs and back yesterday, should I just forget it and jeep going? I was sick and in fact if I feel worse again I will take today off too
Harry Potter
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So you would be doing yoga and L/B today? If so, I'd say start yoga and see how your feeling. Then decide whether to do L/B or not. If you don't do it, don't worry about it. Just skip it for the week.
Hey everyone, I'm on my second week of P90x (I was actually at the end of the fourth week but decided to do it all over again) and I just received 30 pound dumbbells as a present. I used to only have 25s, which wasn't enough for most exercices so I should be getting more results now. My question is, if right now I'm curling 30 lbs (before p90x I had started curling 30s at the gym but ever since I started working at home I could only use what I had) is it possible for me to be curling 35 lbs or even 40 by the end of P90x? Although I have a lot of goals I'd like to reach regarding push-ups, pull-ups etc (I can only do about 30 push-ups max, probably around 10 for pull-ups)..., I was wondering if I worked hard how much should I be able to improve in that category? To those that completed the whole thing, were you able to lift much more than you could initially?
edit: A while back in this thread I stated that I had a lot of difficulty with Yoga and was asking for alternatives. You guys told me to keep going and I'm glad I did because now it's one of my favourite workouts! Just wanted to say thanks for the support in the thread!
edit: A while back in this thread I stated that I had a lot of difficulty with Yoga and was asking for alternatives. You guys told me to keep going and I'm glad I did because now it's one of my favourite workouts! Just wanted to say thanks for the support in the thread!
So awesome
Was laying in bed, wondering if I should sleep some more or get out of bed, read your post, felt good, got up and started my day.
And yes, you will absolutely hit some of your goals if you push yourself (and it sounds like you're going to push yourself). Good luck sir!
runlikehell
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Hey everybody, I have a bit of a dilemma.
I was sick halfway through round 2 of P90X and have had a week where I didn't/wasn't able to do the workouts. So basically I've just completed week 2 of phase 2; should I do an additional week to factor in the week I missed, or just continue and do week 3 and then follow that up with the recovery week?
I was sick halfway through round 2 of P90X and have had a week where I didn't/wasn't able to do the workouts. So basically I've just completed week 2 of phase 2; should I do an additional week to factor in the week I missed, or just continue and do week 3 and then follow that up with the recovery week?
Harry Potter
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Do the additional week.
Seconding this.
As usual, I am procrastinating my weekend workout (PAP upper) far too much. Posting, then going for it.
vatstep
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Okay, I think I'm going to need to (perhaps temporarily) retire from running or something. Did three miles yesterday and felt pretty much fine during and after, but today I am fucking CRIPPLED. My right hip and left knee, fuck, I can barely walk. Going up and down stairs is ten times worse. Not happy about this.
I stretch before and after, I run on a dirt track (I assumed this would be better than sidewalks), I have sneakers that I was fitted for at an enthusiasts store... I don't know. I only do it occasionally (once, maybe twice a week), but I don't think it's worth this pain and the fact that it might interfere with my other workouts. Sucks... I was really enjoying it. Guess I'll just take a break from it and revisit it later on down the line.
Luckily I just have yoga tomorrow!
I stretch before and after, I run on a dirt track (I assumed this would be better than sidewalks), I have sneakers that I was fitted for at an enthusiasts store... I don't know. I only do it occasionally (once, maybe twice a week), but I don't think it's worth this pain and the fact that it might interfere with my other workouts. Sucks... I was really enjoying it. Guess I'll just take a break from it and revisit it later on down the line.
Luckily I just have yoga tomorrow!
Man, that is a bummer and I can completely relate. I like (and hate) running but my body seems to always reject it when I try, even infrequently. That said, I've done nothing with my day aside from PAP upper and Guild Wars 2, so I'm going to try a night time jog. Hope you feel better in any case sir.
Edit: Nope, still hate running. Did 1.6 miles and said meh and walked the rest.
Week one (two really, but then shit hit the fan so I had to restart) of lifting complete! I have a super duper amount of respect for people who are good at this shit, I always feel like I'm going to die at the end of each set, especially squatting. Off to go feast on some carbs!
PS: GW2 guys, quote this post to get my Arenanet account name. Maybe we can play together once guesting is activated.
PS: GW2 guys, quote this post to get my Arenanet account name. Maybe we can play together once guesting is activated.
Week one (two really, but then shit hit the fan so I had to restart) of lifting complete! I have a super duper amount of respect for people who are good at this shit, I always feel like I'm going to die at the end of each set, especially squatting. Off to go feast on some carbs!
PS: GW2 guys, quote this post to get my Arenanet account name. Maybe we can play together once guesting is activated.
Added! Using your fancy quote tag to list my tag as well.
Also didn't realized guesting wasn't working yet, but I'm not surprised either.
Guesting isn't enabled at the moment until server populations settle down (hence the free transfers). They wanted to let guilds be sure of their servers due to population caps.
I am doing LeanGains, so squats, dead lifts and bench pressing. Still get to do chinups too, but those come at the end of my workout and I am spent by then.Added ye as well, and same deal
Guesting isn't enabled yet but server transfers are still instand and free for the moment
Nekura, what sort of lifting routine are you going for? Apologies if I missed it.
I am ridiculously jealous of Stevens chinup numbers!Also, you forgot your closing email tag sir.
And shouldn't it have some numbers at the end?BeautifulMemory
Member
Don't know how true it is, but this cracked me up regarding abs (Youtube comments)
but remember a six pack on a skinny dude is like a fat chick with big tits
Haha, as a former stick, it's true to some extent (it's much, much easier to get them to show).
Harry Potter
Banned
Just ordered it. 4 more weeks of my hybrid and then I'll be starting. I need to go buy a cute little tank top number I guess...
Cool let us know how it goes!
Phase 3 started today. Man I forgot just how brutal Chest and Back is... And first Ab Ripper back after the rest week slayed me as well. Although its possible that its because I really brought it in yoga belly 7 yesterday.
SteveMeister
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Jarmel, my only bit of advice to you is to go ahead and order the P90 Master Series, which includes phases 5 and 6. I switched to phase 3/4 after 30 days, and doing the same routines for the next 60 days grew pretty monotonous.
You can wait a bit and see how it goes for you, when you switch to phase 3/4 and how you feel doing those. But for me I think I would have enjoyed it more and made better progress if I'd switched to 5/6 at day 60.
Final recovery week of P90X begins now. Off to Yoga X.
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