190 Comments

1. riah makes this comment

   P90X Nutrition Plan

   Wednesday, 18 January 2012

   is drinking nutritional drinks(250calories per 1 can) helpful.. if so when can i drink this.. before or after

2. Candy Crawford makes this comment

   P90X Nutrition Plan

   Thursday, 29 December 2011

   A lot of the dinners call for fish. I do not like fish. Can I substitute chicken for fish?

3. john makes this comment

   P90X Nutrition Plan

   Tuesday, 06 December 2011

   Is there a substitute for eggs?... I can not eat any kind of eggs the make sick very sick... I tried every kind and have a bad reaction every time

4. Scottie Hobbs makes this comment

   P90X Nutrition Plan

   Monday, 05 December 2011

   I went to the gym for 5 years and never had abs. I then started P90X in May of 2010 and followed their nutrition plan and used the meal planner you can get with the Beachbody club membership and I had abs withing 60 days of starting. It is incredible!

5. liz makes this comment

   P90X Nutrition Plan

   Sunday, 04 December 2011

   this looks like a really cool diet plan! i'm doing a health project on this diet :)

6. David makes this comment

   P90X Diet

   Thursday, 11 August 2011

   The P90X Nutrition plan helped me get into the best shape of my life... and while I don't cook any of the meals, I've learned that 40% protein, 40% carb and 20% healthy fats are ideal for being lean!!!

7. Miranda makes this comment

   Nutrition Plan

   Tuesday, 02 August 2011

   Im 22 yrs old and 192 lbs. I'm about to start the P90X workout and at first I thought I was going to rip my hair out if I couldnt eat foods i liked but then i see i can eat all of what i like but in smaller portions. Definately off to a good start already! :)

8. Anon makes this comment

   Monday, 27 June 2011

   to Anti-Vegetarian.. I am [I]vegan[/I] , have the 'balls' to do p90x, & am doing great on this program. I get my protein from other sources. The program wasn't designed for just one type of person.

9. Miles Goodrich makes this comment

   Sunday, 12 June 2011

   i want to lose weight fast first and then gain muscle and i just have a hard time with the food.. im 220 and about 511 just not very fit... i want this to help.. any suggestions?

10. tyler makes this comment

    question

    Sunday, 29 May 2011

    i am 105 pounds and i dont want to lose weight but i want to get into shape too

11. CJp90x makes this comment

    Joint problem suggestion

    Wednesday, 11 May 2011

    Hi Justin! You also may want to consider skipping the Plyometrics workout entirely and replacing it with a different cardio workout, or at least modifying it extensively, as even Tony admits that it is a high-impact workout. There have been a rise in P90x plyometrics-related knee and ankle injuries over the last few years. Jumping and landing repeatedly may put unnecessary pressure on your joints if you are already prone to problems there, especially if you have any extra weight on you. Hope that helps! - CJ =) _____________________________________________________ CJ =) author of "My P90x Nutrition Plan" blog, with advice on P90x nutrition, 80+ new P90x recipes, a Nutrition Guide PDF download, P90x food journal, and more. (Not a coach, informational site only. Click on red house icon by my name to come visit!) =)

12. Kari makes this comment

    Joint Problems suggestions (Reply to Jus

    Wednesday, 11 May 2011

    Hello Justin, I would suggest that you take supplements such as joint command from Pro-source, they have helped me a lot, along with doing the modified versions of the workouts. Hope my answer is useful to you. Regards, Karina

13. justin makes this comment

    Joint problems

    Tuesday, 26 April 2011

    I have severe joint problems (especially in my hips) so it makes it hard to do alot of the somewhat awkward moves that are in the program. I got these problems from sports. Is there anything i can do to lessen the pain somewhat?

14. Brenda makes this comment

    Reply: Too Much Food = Weight Gain?

    Thursday, 21 April 2011

    CJ thank you so much for your quick reply. I did as you said and plugged my "ideal" weight in the P90x calculations and i now fall under phase 1 level 1. However, as i had previously mentioned i believe that 15oz is still WAY TOO much protein consumption for me. So i plan to cut back just a little. I really hope that i see some results after the first 30 days!

15. CJp90x makes this comment

    Weight Gain & P90x Nutrition Plan Blog

    Thursday, 21 April 2011

    Hi Brenda! There are a couple of reasons why you might gain weight in the first week of P90x: 1) It is often common for people to maintain or even gain weight during the first week or two, since they are exchanging muscle for fat, and muscle weighs more than fat! Did you take your body fat % as part of your initial measurements? Often this is a more accurate measure to go by than the scale. 2) You may be at the wrong level. You can check out my P90x nutrition blog for my philosophy on how to choose your level - it departs slightly from the nutrition guide. The thing is that the P90x nutrition plan is designed for "moderately fit" people who have already completed the P90, so it assumes that people already have a good base of muscle. Fat does not need to be "fed," but muscle does. This means that the calculations you did using the guide were based on the assumption that a good portion of your 157 lbs were muscle. Assuming that you don't consider yourself to currently be moderately fit, you may want to choose your level based on your TARGET weight, rather than your current weight. For example, my hubby was significantly overweight when starting the program, and the nutrition guide told him he was Level 3. We started him at Level 2, and he did great energy and weight-loss-wise. As I said, I have some more info about my theory on this on my blog (go to the "P90x Nutrition Basics" page in the top menu), but this is the basic idea. Does this help? - CJ =) ____________________________ CJ =) author of "My P90x Nutrition Plan" blog, with advice on P90x nutrition, 80+ new P90x recipes, a Nutrition Guide PDF download, P90x food journal, and more. (Not a coach, informational site only. Click on red house icon by my name to come visit!) =)

16. Brenda makes this comment

    Too Much Food = Weight Gain?

    Thursday, 21 April 2011

    Hi: My question is....according to the P90X nutrition guide I fall under the Level 2 Phase 1: Fat Shredder. I am to eat 7 servings of 3oz protein, any red meat. I somehow feel that 21oz of meat is way too much for my small body frame. I am 5'3 and currently weigh 157lbs. I have been on the program for 5 days now and I just weighted myself last night and noticed a HUGE weight gain of 2lbs!! As you may assume I completely freaked out! Am I eating too much protein? Oh I also consume one protein bar with 9grams of protein along with a recovery shake after my workouts. Any help is greatly appreciated!

17. Dillon makes this comment

    WOW

    Tuesday, 05 April 2011

    I am thirteen almost fourteen I am a football player and i was already the strongest in my grade but adding p90x to my workout it was amazing my performance boosted i played qb partially and defensive end(when i played defensive end i injured qbs i feel so sorry though but anyways that is great) and at home games the center any ways i love p90x hopefully i can get a scholarship in high school my coach says that im that good now.

18. CJ =) makes this comment

    Timing Eating and P90x Workouts

    Tuesday, 29 March 2011

    Hi Jeanette! I wanted to let you know that these are the basic rules for timing on eating and exercising with P90x: 1. Try to wait 45 minutes (ideally an hour) after you eat before you exercise. 2. Take your recovery drink within 30 minutes of exercising (ideally immediately after), and then don't eat anything else for at least 30 minutes. (Eating anything else messes up the 4:1 carb to protein ratio you're going for with a recovery drink.) If you want some ideas for alternatives to the recovery drink, try searching for it on my P90x nutrition/recipes blog (click on red house icon by my name), I've got a post that lists tons of cheaper homemade options. 3. Try not to eat in the 3 hours before you go to bed. A couple of caveats to #3: - If you are exercising late at night, it's OK to take your recovery drink then go to bed if you have to. - If you are starving and have to eat something before bed, try to make it straight protein - your body can't store protein as fat while you sleep! I hope this helps. - CJ =) ____________________________ CJ =) author of "My P90x Nutrition Plan" blog, with advice on P90x nutrition, 80+ new P90x recipes, a Nutrition Guide PDF download, P90x food journal, and more. (Not a coach, informational site only. Click on red house icon by my name to come visit!) =)

19. yoyo makes this comment

    pull up bar, help

    Friday, 25 March 2011

    I am about to start the p90x and I see a pull up bar is needed. I live in an apartment and my doorways are not suitable for the bar. I also have nowhere to improvise with the bands. Is it a big deal if i have to skip that exercis? if so what suggestions do you have in this instance?

20. Tim makes this comment

    Jay - Huge Gut

    Wednesday, 09 March 2011

    jay, i was 6'2" 300lbs coming off 4 major ankle reconstructions. i lost 6+ inches in my waist and didnt even look at the nutrician booklet. i just drank gallons of water, upped my protein via supplements, ate sensibly and dropped 50lbs. i dropped 30 after the first month. hang in there.

21. Dijeta makes this comment

    P90x plan

    Tuesday, 08 March 2011

    I would need to lose weight at least 5 kg and I hope that this eating plan would helped. I'll try!

22. Jeanette makes this comment

    Saturday, 22 January 2011

    Since i will be doing my exercises at night i will most likely be done by 9pm and on. So, if i decide to follow the p90x nutrition guide will i be able to eat my dinner as followed in the nutrition guide after i exercise. By dinner i mean a regular meal...or will i have to skip dinner completely and settle for a recovery drink instead?

23. anti-vegetarian makes this comment

    Tuesday, 23 November 2010

    if you're a vegetarian you shouldn't have the balls to do this workout anyway =/

24. CJp90x makes this comment

    My P90x Recipes Blog and Recovery Drinks

    Thursday, 19 August 2010

    Hey Danielle and Megan! Thanks for asking about my blog. I'm pretty sure that I'm not supposed to post the actual URL here, but if you click on the little red house icon by my name, it'll take you there! =) I really hope it is helpful to you. Danielle, regarding recovery drinks, my hubby uses Accelerade, which is cheaper than the drink offered by P90x but seems to be effective. While I was waiting for that to come in the mail, I used chocolate milk as his recovery drink. The key to a recovery drink is ensuring that it has a 4:1 carb to protein ratio. So whatever drink you use, look at the nutrition stats and make sure that if you multiply the grams of protein by 4 you get approximately the same number as the Total Carbs (give or take a few). If your chocolate milk doesn't have enough carbs in it to give it that ratio, you can add sugar to make it correct. 1/4 tsp of sugar adds 1 gram of carbohydrate. (I know it feels weird to be adding sugar and drinking a high-carb drink during a low-carb diet, but post-workout is the one instance when it is beneficial, because your body needs sugar to repair the micro-tears in the muscle and reduce soreness. Rest assured that the P90x nutrition plan is designed taking a high-carb recovery drink into account and it won't hurt your results.) You might also want to search around a bit on the teambeachbody website - I've seen various posts for yummy-sounding recovery drinks. As long as the ratio is correct, you can use almost anything. I hope this information is helpful to you! - CJ =)

25. Megan Williams makes this comment

    Wednesday, 18 August 2010

    To CJp90x; i am SO very interested in the blog of P90X recipes you were talking about. Do you have a link to your blog? that will be so helpful! Thanks you much =))

26. Danielle makes this comment

    Question for CJ

    Monday, 16 August 2010

    Hello CJ!! In a few of your posts you had mentioned that you created a blog for the P90X recipes, etc. Is your blog on this website ?? I would love to take advantage of it, but am having a hard time locating it. And - my husband and I would like to start using a recovery drink, however we are looking for something a little more cost friendly - any suggestions on recovery drink alternatives?

27. Gianni makes this comment

    Supplements

    Thursday, 12 August 2010

    Bill, To answer your question on supplements. Yes they help. The two I recommend are the recovery drink for 1 hour after a workout and shakeology. Shakeology has been known to help people achieve up to 20 pounds in weight loss obviously with workouts included. Its a great meal replacement if your lazy after a p90X workout. I am waiting for the new P90x MC2 to come out next year. TOny Horton is working on it right now. Its going to be crazy. Good luck to all

28. Angie makes this comment

    Tuesday, 03 August 2010

    Hey thanks! That was really helpful, I def. will replace fruits with veggies

29. CJp90x makes this comment

    P90x for Vegetarians

    Sunday, 01 August 2010

    Hi Angie! P90x can be a bit of a challenge for vegetarians, but it can be done. You might want to spend some time on the beachbody message boards, as there are tons of other vegetarians in your boat. I found this helpful list of P90x protein sources for vegetarians: tofu (at health food stores they also tend to sell high protein tofu, but it's more expensive) edamame (even though they're classified as carbs, for our purposes, they have a lot of protein) quinoa (a complete protein) nuts and nut butters (SMALL amounts - as they have more fat than protein) beans lentils tempeh veggie burgers (choose wisely - some have a lot of sodium) spinach soy yogurt & I use soy protein isolate in my recovery drink and I put it in my oatmeal Regarding the fruit, it shouldn't be too hard at least in the first phase of the program, because you are only expected to eat 1 fruit serving per day. The main benefits of fruit are vitamins and fiber, so if I were you I'd replace the fruit serving with a vegetable serving so you'll be getting vitamins and fiber from that, and then perhaps supplement with vitamin C. Are you allergic to tomatoes? I assume that fruit juice gives you the same problems? You are also only going to be having one carb serving a day, so that will limit even your body's need to digest complex sugars. I would divide that serving throughout the day. Does some of this help? ____________________________________ CJ =)(Author of "My P90x Nutrition Plan" blog, with new P90x recipes every day and advice for the portion approach. I'm not a coach, informational site only.)

30. Angie makes this comment

    Help

    Sunday, 01 August 2010

    Ok I really would like to do this program but not only am I a strict vegetarian but I have severe hypoglycemia (I can't eat sugar, but that includes natural sugar, fruit makes me vomit) how can I modify the nutrition guide to fit me? I know for the vegetarian part there is high protein veggie-meat, but what about fruit?

31. Bill makes this comment

    Thursday, 29 July 2010

    I am almost done my 90 days but didn't really follow the diet guide and only started to eat healthy half-way thru the second month. I plan on doing this again next summer and follow the nutrition plan. I saw that there are supplements but was skeptical of trying them. Anyone think they would make a drastic difference?

32. silent makes this comment

    Saturday, 24 July 2010

    it works trust me i would show u pictures if i could i got ripped to the full cuz i was committed to my diet

33. Willie makes this comment

    Wrist injury

    Friday, 23 July 2010

    I have been doing the workouts out now for 3 months and have seen good improvements in strength and stamina however I am having wrist issues. I golf twice a week and the combo has left my left wrist with tendonitis, any suggestions on how to get around the pain. I have push up bars and have done them on my knuckles but still need a ice bath for my wrist after upperbody workouts. Any suggestions?

34. CJp90x makes this comment

    P90x Recipes Blog

    Wednesday, 21 July 2010

    Hi folks! First of all, I wanted to let you know that I run a P90x recipes blog where I post a new P90x recipe every day (47 and counting!). I also have a food journal download on there that you can use to help track your portions in the portion approach. (I'm not a coach - it's an informational site only.) @Kyle - If you follow the P90x Nutrition Plan as outlined by the guide, you should gain the muscle you need. P90x is not a weight-loss program, it's designed to be a fitness program, so if you follow the nutrition you should gain muscle. Also, you can check out the teambeachbody message boards - I've seen several threads specifically for folks like you that actually need to gain rather than lose. Try searching for the term "hard gainers" or something like that. @Juan - I wanted to make sure that you are using a recovery drink with a 4:1 carb to protein ratio in the 30 minutes after your workout? That should help reduce the soreness, so if you're not already, be sure to use one.

35. Jamison makes this comment

    Monday, 19 July 2010

    I dont really do the diet but I do try to eat healthy as much as possible and I always have a protein drink after my workouts. I gotta say that p90x is changing my life and I love it. I have always been in shape but this takes it to a whole other level and its awesome.

36. The P90Xer makes this comment

    vegitarian

    Friday, 09 July 2010

    if your a vegiterian to get the nutrients from meat you can use nutritional shakes and drinks like protein powder

37. arsh makes this comment

    to alli

    Thursday, 08 July 2010

    if you are vegetarian and need the protein i suggest the best way is to eat a cup of cottage cheese everyday. this contains a lot of protein

38. The P90Xer makes this comment

    HELP

    Friday, 02 July 2010

    I am 13 can press 100 Lbs and 3 days in. I get very sore and wanted to know about when do you stop getting sore or at least less painful. After the chest shoulder and tricep i couldn't lift my hands level with my shoulders without almost collapsing

39. kyle makes this comment

    nutrition plan help

    Tuesday, 29 June 2010

    hey im 17 years old. im not overweight but i have more of a weight gaining problem. in order for me to get the most muscle i can get, what would some recomendations be? because i know this program is for people to help loose weight, but i want to use it to gain weight and muscle. i suffer from a very fast metabolism

40. Bobby V makes this comment

    Sunday, 27 June 2010

    First of all if you have a medical history do not start this program! Or at least do 5 reps of every excersise until you gain strenght to do full set. And add some more. Follow your diet, it will get you lean! I work 5 days a week, and I workout 6 days. I'm on my 2nd month of P90X now and results are amazing. Just don't give up! P90X takes 1 to 1-1.5 hr of your day. That is not much time. And you can afford it. It will hurt you from day one to day 6 during the week like the first day you started, for the next 90 days. I started feeling better after a month and having lot more energy and strenght. Sex life and attraction are improved by 75% I'm 31 and almost ripped! And so can you! Just BRING IT!

41. Vanessa makes this comment

    Saturday, 26 June 2010

    oh and EVERGREENSONG, im just an intern, far from done with my training and not a plastic surgeon, but i would suggest that the exercise you can do would be dependent on what stage you are at in the reconstruction. if you are in the process of expanders or recent implants, i wouldnt suggest pectoral workouts as this can cause rubbing of the devices against the pectoral muscle, callus formation, bleeding and contraction of the implants/expanders. above all, consult your plastic surgeon prior to beginning any workout regimine, ESPECIALLY something as intense as P90X. hope that helps!

42. Vanessa makes this comment

    Saturday, 26 June 2010

    i just graduated from medical school, am $150,000 in debt and am completely broke until i start getting paid for my internship. i love fruit, veggies, turkey and chicken, but at the moment i just cant afford anything but the processed food like top ramen, mac n cheese, frozen meals, etc. any suggestions from ppl that have done this?

43. Evergreensongbird makes this comment

    Saturday, 19 June 2010

    I am looking at the P90X program but I just went through a bilateral mastectomy a year ago and don't know what exercises I should or shouldn't do because of the reconstruction/stretching out of my pectorial muscles. Does anyone have any info on that for me?

44. CJ makes this comment

    Saturday, 12 June 2010

    I agree with Freddy that you really have to keep track of everything you eat. You'd be amazed at how much you can over or under-eat if you aren't writing it down! Especially because with the Fat Burner stage of P90x, you are required to eat much more protein than you would naturally. I've actually created a nutrition journal that is specific to the P90x portions, which I've been using to keep track of my hubby's P90x servings. It is available on my blog if you'd like to download it. I'm also posting new P90x recipes every day there. (I'm not a coach - it's an informational site only.) I hope this is helpful! - CJ =)

45. Shane makes this comment

    Picky Eater

    Friday, 11 June 2010

    I'm on day 9 of the p90x program and I love it. The only problem is i'm afraid I wont see any results because I am such a picky eater and my work schedule is crazy. I've been trying to eat better foods but I still am not eating nothing like the nutrition plan says because I just dont like that stuff. Does anyone else have this problem with being a picky eater?

46. Paul makes this comment

    do the math

    Wednesday, 09 June 2010

    This program is about controlling diet, eating right to increase metabolism and exercising to build muscle, and muscle burns fat. so the equation works. The toughest part is mental discipline to apply it. I did a program like this 10 years ago (body for life) and it worked, was in the best shape of my life, when I stopped due to an injury, I lost my mental discipline and didn't go back, and obviously lost results. But if you do any program like this and put the work it.. it does work. Human bodies and metabolism are a system that works a certain way, and these program are designed around those systems. Do the work, get results. Easier said than done, but doable. Go for it.

47. Gianni makes this comment

    P90X and Shakeology

    Friday, 04 June 2010

    I have seen a lot of people talking about dieting and needing to stick to a diet in order to succeed. The diet is the hardest thing I have ever done. It will get you awesome results if your behaviors are good. The issue I had after losing 28 pounds was keeping it off and still eating right without losing the nutrition. About a month ago I went out to LA and met all teh trainers and acutally worked out with them. Yes the experience was amazing and Tony and Shaun T kicked my you know what. Well they introduced a meal replacement shake called shakeology and it truly is a great product. It is so wasy to prepare and fills you up after a long session with Tony himself. They even offer a guarantee that if you dont like it you can return it. If you want more info click on the little house next to my name. Keep pushing play everyone!

48. Mari makes this comment

    P90X nutrition

    Sunday, 30 May 2010

    Very nice write-up. For me, the toughest part was fat shredder. Eating all those proteins and cutting down on the carbs was tough. I eventually had to modify the plan a bit to work just right for me.

49. Jonny B makes this comment

    Fitness Guru

    Wednesday, 19 May 2010

    Unlike many of you writing who are just starting out in the fitness world, I am 5'10 190 Lbs and a gym rat. I am already in great shape and extremely athletic. I have most of a six pack and just want to lean out and get a bit more muscle definition for summer. I hate treadmills and cardio in general and need something that will trick me into it. I ran into a friend recently who is of a similar build yet he was more cut than usual. I asked him what he was doing differently and the answer was P90X. So I decided to give it a try. I'm on day 4 and am pretty damn sore. Not following the diet because I already eat super clean. Judging by the amount I sweat during these workouts, I can tell they are going to help me lean out. The only donwside I see here is that im going to lose a lot of strenght and muscle. Has anyone here tried doint these workouts one week p90 x then one week gym off and on to maintain mass?

50. Nick makes this comment

    Tuesday, 18 May 2010

    There are a few moderators on here who say, " to be truly rip, don't eat any pasta or bread" yet pasta, rice, and bread are listed on here as complex carbohydrates...what to do??!?!