Any women starting p90x?

Hi,  I'm new here.  I'm going to start the P90X program on Jan. 5th.  I was wondering if there were any women out there that are either thinking about starting the program or already doing it.  I need to lose around 30lbs and hopefully this will work for me.  I know I need to change my eating habits so I'm going to try and follow the eating plan too.  Just curious if anyone has had great results with this plan.

Wow, I'm getting pretty pumped up reading all these comments.  I just ordered the P90X for my husband and I.  We should get it in 2 days.  I've started doing cardio and some light weights just to get past that initial soreness you get from not working out in a while.  Thank goodness cause I was pretty sore the first few days and that's with 8 lb weights and the Perfect Pushups (which are awesome for pushups).  And I've been building up my endurance on the elliptical so hopefully I will be able to make it through the whole hour of the workout.  Wish me luck!!

koss, I wouldn't worry too much about it! I'm just a big whiner :D  It's good that you've prepped yourself with push-ups...the first DVD is all about push-ups and pull-ups! Good luck!!

Original Post by qmwillcand:

koss, I wouldn't worry too much about it! I'm just a big whiner :D  It's good that you've prepped yourself with push-ups...the first DVD is all about push-ups and pull-ups! Good luck!!

 Thanks... I'm sure I'll be back here whining about something in a few days :).  I'm glad to be able to do that!  I did have a question though.  I bought bands for the program but I don't think they come w/ the strap for the door so I can simulate the pull ups.  Is that something I can buy separately somewhere?

did have a question though.  I bought bands for the program but I don't think they come w/ the strap for the door so I can simulate the pull ups.  Is that something I can buy separately somewhere?

 Hi kossmana. I bought my door strap for my bands from the Million Dollar Body website. It also comes with the Sports Cardio Belt, but I haven't used it yet. Here's my website if you're interested. Click on "Shop for Products" and then "Accessories" on the right hand side. The Upgrade kit is the 11th item.

http://www.milliondollarbody.com/bbst/homepag e.php?homepage_Username=amc0107

I think my friend bought his at Dicks Sporting Goods.

Thanks, aclayton.  I will check it out!

My instructions might be a little off. Sorry for the confusion!

Original Post by qmwillcand:

here's how the first 3 weeks go

1. chest and back, ab ripper
2. plyometrics
3. shoulders and arms, ab ripper
4. yoga
5. legs and back, ab ripper
6. kenpo
7. stretch (optional)
   

 My P90X is arriving today (Thursday) and i was wondering if I could skip the 1st workout (chest & back, ab ripper) and start with the 2nd one (Plyometrics) instead because I want to have Yoga on a Saturday since it's 90 min long.  Do you think that would hurt anything?  I just don't want to wait until next Wednesday to start the program from the beginning. Any advice would be good. I'm going to be doing it with my husband and he thinks we shouldn't start until we can start from the very first workout (which means next Wed. so we can have the Yoga land on a Saturday).  I'm just anxious I guess .

Hey koss, I would say go ahead and start it today if you want. I would be too impatient to wait as well! Today is my yoga day and I don't don't DON'T want to do it! wahh...

good news is I got a yoga mat yesterday. OK. I will start yoga as soon as supper is done, so 5 AST.

Hope everyone is still plugging away, after yoga today it'll be 11 days done, 79 to go.

This is my second full week, and I haven't been sore at all (well, last night my shoulder hurt, but that was more of an injury feel than worked muscles- it's better today)

I've missed 3 ab workouts. By this point I should've done 6. I'm not sure if there's any way to make up for the ones I missed, unless I do it during recovery week.

12 days down, 78 to go!

I just finished the first round of P90X Lean. I really want more weight lifting, so I am jumping into Classic starting with round 2.

I find that I am having to increasingly modify what I do due to a bad shoulder. I can do most of the shoulder exercises okay. Except I never do upright rows or the lateral raise with a pour. Those are exercises, according to my 7 Minute Rotator Cuff Solution book, I should never do. Instead of upright rows I do shrugs and I can do lateral raises without the pour.

I also, through a process of elimination, discovered that what was hurting my shoulder was push ups. I tried modifying by not going low and going back to doing them from my knees, but my shoulder still hurt. The yoga is causing problems also. Just being in plank position puts too much strain on my shoulder. The last time I did yoga, I had a hard time holding my arm up because of the pain. I am considering doing the yoga without any planks or chaturangas.

I'll also have to modify the core synergistics and am unsure of just how I will do that. I will obviously eliminate anything that has me supporting my weight with my arms, but I am not sure what I will do in place of all the push ups in the routine. Maybe for now I'll just watch.

All that being said, I love this program. I find myself actually looking forward to my workouts. I really do not care for the yoga, but am getting a little better at it. I still have to hit pause during any cardio routine. But I do make it through all the routines.

The weight lifting routines are my favorites. I cannot do pull ups so I use my band wrapped around my pull up bar for now. I am replacing chest presses for push ups until my shoulder gets better. I am seeing muscles I have either never seen before or it has been so long since I have seen them I have forgotten what they looked like. At age 52 I am getting in the best shape of my life.

Hey everyone! I am soooo glad I came across this forum and site for that matter in my p90x review search. My husband and I will be starting the program the first week in February!! (haha, i know that seems a little far away...but thats when I get back from a conference... and I'm super stoked). I loved reading the day by day thoughts of each workout from you girls, it's really given me a lot of motivation.... and at the same time i'm beginning to be petrified of the YOGA!! LOL. so i'm sure i'll be up here agonizing soon! I'm curious though, will using the bands instead of the pullup bars give you any less result in the end? We havent installed our pullup bar yet, but I highly doubt i'll be able to do any pullups (i havent attempted those darn things in about 7 years, lol). Also, is anyone using the recovery drinks? or will a simple protein shake with glutamine added suffice? Again, ladies thanks for this forum and wish me luck!! I hope to loose 15-20 by the summer and be in amazing shape!

 alohalove25, Think of it this way, if you can't do any of the pull ups, then you're probably going to get more results from the bands since you'll actually be able to perform the excercises with them :).  Besides you can build up to the pull up bar once you get stronger.  I can bearly do one myself so I am using the bands just to work on my upper body strength.  I start on Wednesday but I've been working out with the bands and doing some pushups and cardio for the last couple of weeks so I don't lay myself up on the first week of the program.  I also did the fit test that they recommend before starting the program and I'm pretty sore from that.  It's a workout in itself.  Good luck!

BTW, for a recovery drink I just have my protein w/ glutamine.  Sometimes I'll add some milk to it.  I have it after my workouts, before bed, and when waking up.  Also, it's very worth it to stretch really good after your workouts.  You'll be sore but it would be worse if you didn't stretch :).

Just finished shoulders and chest, and ab ripper x, week 3.

I really do not like push-ups, specifically declines, diamonds, and divebombers. *shudders* love the pull-ups using the bands though!

I had my BF% tested last week, I'm excited about getting retested when the 90 days are up! 15 down, 75 to go.

I'm getting better at the Yoga positions!!! My downward and upward dogs, warriors poses and plank positions were more comfortable this morning. I did Cardio and I really liked the workout - there's a lot of variety. My favorites are Wacky Jacks, Tires and all the punching and kicking. It's not too intense, but my heartrate stays up. I felt like I could go longer. I noticed that in the "Doubles" plan, Cardio is the workout that is added in.

I have problems with core positions - banana, bow-to-boat, dreya roll, etc. I'm hoping these exercises will get easier soon!

qmwillcand - I also missed a few ab workouts and I made them up on the Rest or Stretch days. One day, I even did the Ab workout twice.

khlynn - I'm sorry to hear about your shoulder problems. Stay motivated - I'm sure you'll find alternative exercises!

12 workouts done, 78 to go! (I thought I would be done the end of March, but I had to skip a few workouts)

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I was seriously about to post this topic!  I started P90x Lean last week, but due to being sick (and it getting progressively worse) I was only able to do the first day of core synergistics (which totally kicked my butt in a good way)

Tomorrow morning I am going to take my measurements, and then take pictures later that day before I do my first work out session.  I will restart with CS.

My goal though, is to be able to do the Dreya Roll at the end of the program (or at least by my second round haha).

Only thing though, is because of a foot condition, it begins to hurt when using my running shoes even with my inserts. When I first did the warm-up, my body was feeling good, but my feet were burning with pain (not heat), so I had to take my shoes off and shake them out a little.  I kept them off for most of the workout, until the end.

I have a question. Are you girls using resistance bands or weights for "Shoulders & Arms". If weights, what sizes do you have? I only have 5lbs and 10 lbs. It feels like I need 8s for some of the exercises and maybe even 12s for other exercises - I noticed Dreya was using 12s this morning. I really don't want to spend money on every size of weights out there. Should I just increase my reps if I need more weight?

aclayton, I find I use the 8 lbs. weights the most (at least for now).  You'll probably increase to the 10's and then the 12's as you get stronger.  I would just get a set of 8's for now and when you find the 10's are getting lighter :P, get the 12's.  They do have a dumbell set that you can change the weights in 2 lb increments or something like that.  Some of them go from 5 to 15 lbs or something like that.  I don't have them but they're out there.  Good luck!  Oh, and I'm using my 8 lbs. weights for shoulders and arms. :)

You convinced me Kossmana. I'm going to get some 8s after work. Thanks!

After my 90 days, I guess I can give my 5s to someone who is not muscle-bound like me!

So just I just finished my very first workout, core synergistics (lean program) wow it was alot harder than it looked, i was wondering how everybody is logging these workouts?