Started P90X this week

[Balter]

thanks for the response curly, i tried to rep you but apparently I need to spread it around first

[random horn]

i'm starting today after a hiatus of i don't know how long. pray for mojo.

[zepol87]

Starting this tomorrow morning guys, not terribly out of shape. 6' 4'' 238. Play 3 basketball games a week in a league so get some good cardio in. Want to lose the bitch tits and get my arms bigger. Have a whey protein and some BCAA's recovery drink. I only have resistance bands right now, will this suffice or is a pull up bar necessary. Good luck everyone will be reporting in weekly on progress.

[Patrick Swayze]

So I was thinking about getting into this and it looks like there's a lot of people selling sealed DVD kits on Craigslist for like 40 bucks for whatever reason. Couple questions I'm sure are addressed elsewhere in the thread but I'm not reading 28 pages so I was hoping someone could help me out.

I am 31, and one of those people who always stays really skinny despite no exercise and eating like crap. But as I'm getting older it's time to get in great shape, build a little muscle mass and hopefully get somewhat cut.

1. Is P90x a good idea for me or is it more focused on losing weight? Is it likely to be too difficult for someone who hasn't exercised in years?
2. I live in a 2nd floor apartment, will it bother the person under me? Lots of stomping, jumping, etc?
3. Since I've been skinny my whole life I'm not gonna go crazy with the nutrition stuff, but since I am looking to add muscle should I do protein shakes along with it? Muscle milk? Any recommendations?

Another option is a kettlebell and a good kettlebell work out dvd.

[tbone]

Starting this tomorrow morning guys, not terribly out of shape. 6' 4'' 238. Play 3 basketball games a week in a league so get some good cardio in. Want to lose the bitch tits and get my arms bigger. Have a whey protein and some BCAA's recovery drink. I only have resistance bands right now, will this suffice or is a pull up bar necessary. Good luck everyone will be reporting in weekly on progress.

I've never dug the bands. The over the door pull up bar I have was like $29 at academy. It supports my heavy ass just fine.

[tbone]

And enjoy the journey. You'll kick the panties off the other dudes on the court after doing Plyo for a while.

[random horn]

i feel like the floor of a taxi cab

[zepol87]

And enjoy the journey. You'll kick the panties off the other dudes on the court after doing Plyo for a while.

Thanks man, gonna go get a pull up bar today after work

[John Coctostan]

So I was thinking about getting into this and it looks like there's a lot of people selling sealed DVD kits on Craigslist for like 40 bucks for whatever reason. Couple questions I'm sure are addressed elsewhere in the thread but I'm not reading 28 pages so I was hoping someone could help me out.

I am 31, and one of those people who always stays really skinny despite no exercise and eating like crap. But as I'm getting older it's time to get in great shape, build a little muscle mass and hopefully get somewhat cut.

1. Is P90x a good idea for me or is it more focused on losing weight? Is it likely to be too difficult for someone who hasn't exercised in years?
2. I live in a 2nd floor apartment, will it bother the person under me? Lots of stomping, jumping, etc?
3. Since I've been skinny my whole life I'm not gonna go crazy with the nutrition stuff, but since I am looking to add muscle should I do protein shakes along with it? Muscle milk? Any recommendations?

I've always been skinny, although I'm 40 now and in the past few years I've been getting a little softer around the middle. I've mostly been been doing p90x to build muscle mass, not lose weight (although I have dropped about 8 pounds and am down to the weight I was for most of my 20s and 30s). After 120 days of it, I've definitely seen an improvement -- legs, arms, shoulders, chest ... pretty much everywhere. Still don't have that six-pack yet, though. The first time through, I generally ate healthily and used protein shakes. This time, I'm trying to stick more closely to the diet, cutting the amount of carbs and focusing on eating protein and veggies, in the hopes that I finally get rid of that belly fat and see the ab muscles underneath.

[Brad Wesley]

^^^

be careful with how much success you have because it will only lead to people accusing you of being a douche.

[sofa king jive]

Well, he is a shagster, so they'd probably be right

[John Coctostan]

Buncha douches on this site.

[tbone]

Shaggybevo: where even the chicks are dudes.

[zepol87]

Started last friday cause I was sick as a dog last early last week. So far the Yoga and Ab Ribber are $#@!ing nuts. Everything else is ok, I dont feel completely wiped out after work outs but sweat like a whore in church. Kenpo (sp?) tonight lets see how this goes

[ajax]

Another option is a kettlebell and a good kettlebell work out dvd.

I mentioned earlier in this thread of the Art of Strength workouts kick my ass. "Providence" is the beginner workout and "Newport" is the advanced one. Newport is intense.

[John Coctostan]

Started last friday cause I was sick as a dog last early last week. So far the Yoga and Ab Ribber are $#@!ing nuts. Everything else is ok, I dont feel completely wiped out after work outs but sweat like a whore in church. Kenpo (sp?) tonight lets see how this goes

Kenpo is going to seem like a day at the beach after the earlier workouts. The hardest part for me is doing those deep prayer squat stretches the day after doing legs and back. $#@!ing kills me every time.

[Patrick Swayze]

I am going to be evangelical again, but really, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one of the toughest work outs I have done. A good 1 to 1.5 hour class with a nice warm up, some technique drilling and 4-8 5 minute rounds of rolling (sparring) will whip your ass. Easily sweat out 5 lbs of water. Plus you get to learn to choke people and break their bones/joints. Who doesn't love that?

[Llano Estacado]

As long as we are talking other workouts my swimming thread has been a huge success.

http://www.shaggybevo.com/board/show...77#post5264477