SirButterstick said:
As I mentioned earlier, I think I'm going to skip Plyo today based on other people's recommendations, and replace it with Cardio. Is this smart? Or should I just jump into Plyo?
Also, you say "recovery drink." Is this the same thing as a "suppliment?" Any recommendations as to one I can buy from GNC?
Hmm, Plyo or Cardio X the first time. I'm not sure what to recommend. If you're up for the challenge, try out Plyo. Like cubanb said, you can try Plyo for the first two weeks (as you definitely feel more confident the second time through), and if it still seems too much, switch over to Cardio X until you're ready to try Plyo again.
By recovery drink, I mean a post workout drink that helps with the soreness, and helps your muscles recover. I personally take the
P90X Brand Recovery Drink. It says to take two scoops with each serving after a workout. I usually do one scoop, so it gives me around 45-50 days worth of the drink. It's a little expensive, but not so bad if you do the one scoop thing. You can go on Amazon and just type in recovery drink, and you'll see plenty of results that way.
cubanb said:
I do it with a post workout protein shake (seperate from the immediate post workout recovery drink) maybe 30-60 minutes after the workout. 8 ounces of 1% milk, 1 scoop of protein powder and a teaspoon of creatine which works out to be 5 mg. You do it multiple times a day the first week for a loading phase of creatine.
The creatine powder doesn't dissolve well, so it doesn't work well with water and is sometimes hard to get all the dose from drinking in water. If I am not doing a protein shake, I will just put the teaspoon in my mouth and take a drink of water.
There is debate about whether to do it preworkout or post workout. I just do it after with my shake and a smaller meal and don't worry about it.
Thanks for the tips! I usually take my protein shake around 2 hrs before working out. I think I will get the creatine and mix in 5 mg with my Results and Recovery Drink post workout. As for the "loading phase," I've read various opinions on that. Seems like Steve Edwards, a nutritional advisor and expert on P90X from beachbody.com says
it can be beneficial if you're interested in mainly size, but for most people, it isn't necessary. I'm definitely interested in putting on some weight, but I would like to do it slowly instead of trying to do it asap. I think I'll try out the 5 mg per day for now.
I'm still curious as to when to stop taking it? I've heard to take it for 6 weeks, and then stop for 4 weeks. Is there a specific cycle you would recommend?
BertramCooper said:
I only just realized that Insanity was a BeachBody program as well.
Insanity is significantly more difficult than P90X, correct?
I did P90X two times, and thought I'd try out Insanity. P90X helped me drop weight and tone up. I did Insanity for a month and a half (2 weeks shy of completing the whole thing), and it definitely helped with my endurance, but I felt like I was getting way too skinny with Insanity. I just stopped 2 days ago as I didn't want to lose any more weight, and I'm starting back up on P90X today.
With that said, the second phase of Insanity workouts are quite literally the most INSANE things you will do on a DVD workout. In fact I'm excited to start back on P90X and do Plyo to see how much easier it will be to get through. The cardio in P90X and Insanity are not even comparable once you've done both. I like P90X as a program better though, as it had 3 days of resistance training as well. Just seems like P90X is a program that targets everything, where Insanity targets mostly on weight/fat loss.
