Ok so I posted this a day early? So. Heather(ghpeugh) starts tomorrow it sounds like and I'm starting the day after so I figured I'd get it set up.

I'm right in the middle of the fitness test and I think I'll go ahead and post my results and measurements. And maybe a few pictures to give you guys an idea of where I'm at.

On that note, is anyone else posting before pictures? or just waiting till they get results? Just curious.

Back in a hour or so.

Ok hear are my pre P90X stats a picture to go off of. (I picked the best looking pose lol)

Weight: 210

Chest: 40"

Waist: 39 1/2"

Hips: 39"

Right Thigh: 24"

Left Thigh: 24"

Right Bicep: 15"

Left Bicep: 14 3/4"

Heart Rate: 52bpm

Pull ups

Max Pull Ups: 3

Vertical Leap

Reach height: 84 1/2"

Jumping Reach: 94 1/2"

Vertical Leap: 10"

Push ups

Max Push Ups: 25

Toe Touch

Distance past toes: 3"

Wall Squats

Wall Squat Time: 1min 25sec

Bicep Curls

Max Bicep Curls: 19

Weight used: 25lbs

In & Outs

In & Outs max: 26

Heart Rate Maximizer

Immediate heart rate: 189

1 minute after: 135

2 minutes after: 116

3 minutes after: 108

4 minutes after: 88

Day before Day 1

Ok so I jumped the gun a little and started kinda a day early. I woke up at 5am this morning to the P90X infomercial and was like omg I have to do it NOW!!! So I threw in the one everyone seems to be talking about, Plyometrics. OMG!!! I love it!! I almost didn't think I was gunna make it threw the whole thing. I deffinetly can't wait to do Ab Ripper X, thats the only one that I feel intimidated by. I start officialy tomorrow, Chest and Back then Ab Ripper X

Thanks for starting this! Awesome work today!

Day One (Lean)

Just finished Core Synergistics. It was tough to say the least. I am really looking forward to building up my upper body strength; I do about 90% of my push-ups on my knees! There are definitely some moves in this video that I really struggle with (like Dreya Rolls, seriously? I can do 5, and then I just want to lie down and die). All that being said, I feel fantastic!

Day 2 (Lean)

Today was Cardio X – and I loved it!! It’s definitely a good cardio workout and I love how it incorporates moves from Yoga, Kenpo, Plyo & Core Syn. It definitely had me sweating like crazy, but left me with a smile on my face! Tomorrow will be my first taste of shoulders & arms and the dreaded Ab Ripper X!!

Day 1

My First Day!! I did chest and back today. Youch. I deffinetly don't have the strength to do more that 3 pull ups at a time so luckly I had some work out bands lying around and I just did the modified versions after I couldn't do any more real ones. More definetly gunna feel it tomorrow. I have the rotating push up handles so I did all my push ups with those... ouch.. I had to stop during the second round and just use my hands, didn't have to drop to my knees until the diamond push ups... ouch again. I was afraid of the dive bomb ones until I tried one and surprisingly I didn't find them to be that hard, infact I had to call my mom in to check my form lol.

Ab ripper x.... Lets just say I was yelling "I HATE YOU TONY" a whole lot to keep myself going.. I was happy to get at least 10 reps out of each move.. if that. My abs need some work, thats for sure.

TiamatFix wrote:

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Day 1

My First Day!! I did chest and back today. Youch.

I hear you, man. I had chest and back today too and I wasn't ready for it. It's my third time doing it and I don't know if I felt like I was further along than I am or what, but it crushed me. I tried the bands for the first time towards the end and one of the handles popped off. I'm lucky I didn't lose an eye...I'm staying away from those things.


ghpeugh wrote:

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Day 2 (Lean)

Today was Cardio X – and I loved it!! It’s definitely a good cardio workout and I love how it incorporates moves from Yoga, Kenpo, Plyo & Core Syn....and the dreaded Ab Ripper X!!

I haven't tried Cardio X yet but I think I get to next week. I'm hoping it will be a nice change. As far as Ab Ripper, just hang in as long as you can. My hip flexors and lower back give out before my abs do which just kills my momentum...the little momentum I want to believe I have anyway

Day 3!!

(Lean) Today was Shoulders & Arms and Ab Ripper X.

Shoulders and Arms – I really really enjoyed (yeah, I know I’m glutton for punishment) I felt pretty strong through out, so I know I need to up my weights (I only used 3’s, 5’s & 8’s!!) I’m going tonight to buy 10’s, 12’s and 15’s and I honestly think that’s about all my girly arms will need (at least for phase 1). I think I’ll feel it more in the morning, but I’m glad I eased my way into it.

Ab Ripper X – Well, I hate it (but I love it! LOL) It was terrible and so extreme and I wanted to die, but I held in there the best I could and the positive was that it went by really really fast, so that is awesome!

Tomorrow is Yoga for me and I’m really excited about it!

Hey Charlie (TiamatFix) - Where are you today? Looking for your post on day 2 and Plyo!

Sorry for the late post I did Plyo today(my second time...) at 2am this morning then cooked my meals for the day and went to work at 5am got home at Noon and then over to a friends house to help her train. Then I passed out lol. Now Im awake again. But ya Plyo twice within 3 days... I don't recommend it... lol. It was a lot harder to breath this time around due to my sore chest from chest and back. probably a little difficulty added from the sore abs heh. Well day 2 down, 88 to go!

Plyo at 2am! Wow - you are dedicated!

Great work, and don't forget the rest is important too!

Well I go to bed 8 1/2 hours before I wake up. I went to sleep at 6pm the night before, so I got plenty

Well here I am a noobie. Started on Monday 3/10/08 and I am sore as heck.

Gotta say that this site has given me alot of info that I need as well as motivation.

As you can see in my avatar I used to go to gym religiously but have been out for a while after I hurt my knee in a Football game.

Just want to get back to being in shape again.

Here are my beginning stats:

Wght 210
Hght 5'10
waist 34
Biceps 17

I will add the rest as soon as I get the stats.

Welcome!!!
I am just finishing my second week tomorrow (officially Friday, but that is a rest day)... While the routine becomes more predictable the second week, the soreness does not because you are always trying to beat your numbers from the week before!!

Be sure to "write it down"!!!

Good luck!!

Ok so this morning was arms and shoulders. Deffinetly no cake wake. I found myself having to use the bands for a good 40% of the exercises because the only wieghts I have at 25lbs, 30lbs, and 50lbs. But man do those bands work. I tried my hardest to keep up with Tony and the gang today. I'll have to admit that in comparison with my chest, back, and legs my arms definetly seem to fall short.. I blame my dads genes for that one lol. Big legs, thick torso. have to work for those arms I'm tellin ya.

Ab Ripper X, second go at it. Definetly harder this time around I think. wasn't fully recovered from my last bout with it heh and the plyo that day before wasn't helping neither. But I can already see that I'm going to get awesome results from this program. Last time a work out made me dizzy was when I was activily doing martial arts working jump kicks and rolls and what not 50 times back and forth across the room. Ahh... the nostalgia.

Day 4 (lean)

Today was Yoga!

Yeah, tell me again why I was looking forward to that? Sheeesh! I did my best to keep up but it was tough, I’ve never felt so un-balanced and awkward before. I am looking forward to being able to bring it (smoothly) in a few weeks!

The one thing I’m finding that is the most difficult so far is eating often enough. I tend to forget to eat my snack or mini meals and end up just eating 3 mini meals through out the day, which is leaving me with blood sugar drops, light headedness, headaches and bonking – big time! This morning I just jumped right into Yoga with out eating a thing and pretty much felt like I was going to die. That being said, its 4:00 and all I’ve had today is oatmeal and a protein bar (I’ve been up since 6:00). I really need to focus on eating every couple of hours.

Dang... careful with that eating... I practiced for 2 weeks before I got the Dvds, but I only eat one meal in the morning after I work out and eat a snack every hour to an hour and a half up will 3 hours before I go to sleep. But I play it by ear and just listen to my body and give it what it needs, if Im just hungry I give it protein, if I feel exhausted I eat some sugar(fruits or a little peanut butter or a dash of brown sugar in oat meal) and then whole grain carbs to sustain my self, and so far I'm seeing great results out side of the work out. So far I haven't felt hungry once due to the many small snacks through out the day. I got dizzy at work though on day 2 (plyometrics) and lucky starbucks started carrying the naked brand juices and had the power protein and I literally ran to the back between customers and grabbed one from the fridge and downed it, it seriously saved the day. I felt better in about 5-10 minutes because of the sugars in the fruit and I got a good dose of protein. Sorry I type a lot. I'm a talker, can you tell? I'm out for the count night guys.