Harry Potter
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I hear ya, I thought the same thing during my first go through. Good shoes and proper form will keep you safe. Don't try to stay with the group, go at your own pace while keeping your heart rate in a good zone.
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Beachbody Workouts |OT| Gaf Does P90/X/X2, Insanity/Asylum, T-25 and More!
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I hear ya, I thought the same thing during my first go through. Good shoes and proper form will keep you safe. Don't try to stay with the group, go at your own pace while keeping your heart rate in a good zone.
SteveMeister
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You want to have shoes that have good lateral support & cushioning. So court or crossfit shoes are really good for Insanity.
When I did Insanity I used Nike Freerunners running shoes, and the lateral support was not good (after all they're running shoes). For Asylum I bought Reebok CrossFit Nano 2.0s (which it turns out Shaun T is using right now) and they've served me well through Asylum, P90X2, Les Mills Combat and now Body Beast.
I twisted my ankle towards the end of Insanity doing switch kicks -- I had less room in my workout area then and drifted backwards into my couch. Wasn't too bad, I put some ice on it & wrapped it up during my workouts for the next few weeks. I also tweaked my knee at one point & worked with it wrapped as well.
I didn't injure myself during Asylum. (For me, P90X came between Insanity and Asylum) but I did injure my back not far into P90X2 and was out for a couple weeks due to that.
Injuries suck. But they're almost always because your form is bad. The lesson to learn is not to push yourself on exercises until you're sure you've got the form down, and if your form starts falling apart as you're doing the exercise it's time to stop & take a quick break or drop the weights.
Harry Potter
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Never bought it. Back in the day I used chocolate milk.
Ordered a weight vest. I told myself long ago that if I ever make it to 20 pull-ups per set that it would be time. I'm also going to 35- 40 on quite a few push up sets without failing during the workouts so I think I need something for sure. Going to add the vest to the routines and see how it affects me.
30lbs
Any one here using a pull-up frame? My old iron man door frame one won't work in the house I'm moving to next month. Suggestions? Bands aren't an option, I refuse to use them like that.
Edit Forgot to mention that I'm doing a cut this month. Preping for my vacation coming up next month.
30lbs
Any one here using a pull-up frame? My old iron man door frame one won't work in the house I'm moving to next month. Suggestions? Bands aren't an option, I refuse to use them like that.
Edit Forgot to mention that I'm doing a cut this month. Preping for my vacation coming up next month.
RukusProvider
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Land soft and keep form. That should be plenty good enough.
Sounds awesome... do you do any running or jogging? I had considered trying to do cardio in one of those, once upon a time, so I'm curious to hear results once you start using it.
Hawkian, you are on notice and will be bothered via PM if you no show on the thread for too long.
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I'm looking to spend some money on decent cross-training shoes (which I'll use during P90X/2 workouts). Any other recommendations?
BeautifulMemory
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RukusProvider
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Got a weird tightness on the back of me left leg. Below the calf but above the achilles tendon.
It's very tight but once I'm through the warm up, it's fine. I have been icing it after the work out.
Think I should ibuprofen it before the workout and then ice after? Any suggestions?
It's very tight but once I'm through the warm up, it's fine. I have been icing it after the work out.
Think I should ibuprofen it before the workout and then ice after? Any suggestions?
~45minutes. I was just comparing it to P90X for myself an hour ago which was ~90minutes
Harry Potter
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First month averages around 40 mins. Second month you're looking at 60min workouts.
It's no half chub, it's hard.
Uhh, I'll try it on my treadmill. Don't want to see what happens if someone calls in a bomb threat.
SteveMeister
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Harry Potter
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Welp, I'm going to be out of the game for a little bit. Two weeks ago I got a pain in my lower left abdomen during a workout. I thought it was just a cramp at first but it got so bad I had to stop my workout. The day after that I was fine and went back to my regular routine. That following weekend I was in Vegas and I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Ever since I got back I now have this pain in my lower right abdomen that goes from a dull ache to sharp pain randomly. Also, I'll get pains near my back and left side. Decided it was time to make a trip to the doctors office. He said he thinks there's a 25% chance I have appendicitis. Or it could be something simple like I a pulled muscle in my abdomen. Anywho, I had blood drawn today so I'll find out sooner than later. Super bummed.
Hey if they caught it and nothing ruptured, you'll be fine in no time. Had mine removed almost a year ago and was doing plyometrics within two weeks of the surgery (maybe not a great idea, but I know you're in better shape than I was or am, so you'll be totally fine).
Either way, obviously hoping for the best HP.
OMG! I did something similar. Had some tumors removed and was itching to get back into the routine.
There was blood.
dutchguyjack
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Gonna give Insanity a go I think. We'll see what 60 days brings.
Harry Potter
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Thanks Lane. I remember when you got yours out. Did your pain start off small and gradually get worse? Everything I've read up on says it comes on FAST, and I don't have the nausea/vomiting. My doc said there is a small percentage of people who are tough to diagnose and the symptoms can start off very minor.
SteveMeister
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Best of luck! Keep us posted!
A lot of people have done several rounds of Insanity. There's always room for improvement, so feel free to restart. You might repeat the recovery week in between but otherwise it's perfectly fine to keep doing the program.
Personally I like switching programs for the variety -- I'm in my 7th Beachbody workout program since January of last year.
Good luck, Mr. Potter. You've survived worse.
But seriously, lets us know how it turns out. Hopefully some rest is all you need.
Ahh damn man. Wish you a speedy recovery whatever it is.
Harry Potter
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Thanks dudes. I'll be back with a vengeance.
sixteen-bit
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hey gaf what do i gotta do to get a body like hwa jai off king of fighters 13?
It was mild, but for me I believe I felt it over a period of days, not weeks. However, I remember it was really early into my starting P90X so I can totally see me feeling pain and simply discounting the more minor stuff as just part of being sore at first. I distinctly remember standing in an executive's office the day before I ended up staying out of work and going to the doctor (and then ER) and apologizing to them because I thought I had some serious indigestion.
When do you hear back from the doc with the blood work? I really do believe you will be better than fine in no time dude.
BeautifulMemory
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Stay strong HP! And continue to piss in the shower in the morning 
I was gonna ask this as well. Just started the second week this morning so ill have to do cardio abs soon.Get well Harry
On another note, about cardio abs:
- Does it matter if I do it right after pure cardio?
- If I want better abs, should I make two-three session per week regardless the schedule?
When should you do cardio abs? Like one workout in the morning, the other at night? Or back to back (do one dvd, skip the cool down, put in cardio abs, skip the warmup, and then finish the dvd normally)?
Harry Potter
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Get well Harry
On another note, about cardio abs:
- Does it matter if I do it right after pure cardio?
- If I want better abs, should I make two-three session per week regardless the schedule?
Thanks. You can do cardio abs whenever. There's a little warm up to kick it off so it's not like Ab Ripper where you're just thrown into it. Personally I like to do it right after the main workout so I don't put off doing it.
I should hear back today, but it's Kaiser, so who knows.
Stay strong HP! And continue to piss in the shower in the morning
Oh, nothing is stopping this piss train!
BeautifulMemory
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Auron_Kale
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Posting again for a few more suggestions. I also answered Hawkian that I should be good to use both a pull-up bar and free weights in my room.
Thanks!
Thanks!
SteveMeister
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I can send you a free sample if I'm your Team Beachbody coach (and you live in the US or Canada). PM me if you're interested.
My wife & I have both been drinking it for a couple months now. I don't know that there are any other shakes quite like it in terms of the phytonutrients, pro- and pre-biotics, digestive enzymes, vitamins, minerals, etc. and it's a great source of protein as well. You can mix it with other ingredients to add macronutrients (carbs, fat, protein) to tweak it to fit into your current meal plan, too. There's a bunch of recipes for it.
As far as cost it's under $4.50 per serving, which sounds like a lot until you remember it's a meal replacement shake, so you have to factor in what you would have otherwise spent for the meal you are replacing.
Dogfacedgod
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I've been thinking of doing one of these workouts. I could stand to loose 20 or so lbs and my problem is mostly time. I'd I'm not so out of shape that I can't keep up with my kids or go on a long hike. I'm just tired of my gut. I'm thinking of the P90 to start. Any advice for a potential newbie? If I still with it does it really work?
SteveMeister
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I started with P90. If you get it I recommend getting the P90 Master Series. P90 is 90 days in four phases -- 1 and 2 are on one disk, 3 and 4 on another. I switched to 3/4 after 30 days and doing the same few routines for 60 days got repetitive. If you get the Master Series it adds phases 5 and 6. In hindsight I would have ordered that.
As it was P90 was a good kickstart. If you haven't really done much in the way of exercising for a while it's a good choice.
I've used Lean1 successfully as a "poor man's" alternative to Shakeology for occasional augmentation/meal replacement.
It's not as nutritionally complete per calorie (nothing is), but it's about 1/4th the price
Whoops sorry. P90X my good sir.
obijkenobi
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Thinking of trying this p90x2 and p90x hybrid I found online now that I've finished p90x2: http://getrippedathome.com/workouts-exercises/p90x/p90x-p90x2-hybrid-schedule/
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
I like it. It's one that's I've looked at before but never started for various reasons, none of which are negative toward this hybrid.
Do it. doit
Chuck Norris
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I'm starting p90x Monday but I'm still recovering from an ankle injury. Shouldn't be a problem except for plyo... What can I do instead on plyo day? Cardio?
Yeah, Cardio X sounds like a good replacement until your ankle heals since there's isn't too much jumping and it's also a pretty short workout.
That shit is bananas yo
SteveMeister
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I started P90X with an ankle injury and a tweaked knee. I wrapped my ankle and used a knee brace for the first few weeks & did fine.
It really depends on how bad your ankle is. You might want to preview Plyometrics first & carefully try out the moves to see how the feel.
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