OT: P90X/Health and Fitness Thread

AussieBuck · Post #701 » by **AussieBuck** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:49 am

I guess my answer would be that yeah it gets harder for later exercises when you up weights but it's not too bad if you aren't doing too many things using the same muscles.

jimmybones · Post #702 » by **jimmybones** » Mon May 23, 2011 2:13 pm

It will make it harder to gauge progress but if you consistently do it in that order all you need to do is continue to progress relative to your program. For your curls, skull crushers, etc. you won't find a one rep max or anything once you're fatigued like that but then again finding your max on isolation movements like that isn't that important anyways. Do the exercises you want to improve the most earlier in your session.

I'd do it like this. Do your 3 sets, if you hit all 30 reps then increase weight next time. If you do 10-9-6, then next time aim to beat those 25 reps.

AussieBuck · Post #703 » by **AussieBuck** » Mon May 30, 2011 7:43 am

I reached week 6 with 63 max push ups but failed miserably at day one column 3 so I decided to do column 2 this week but failed that too on the first attempt. The progressions just aren't realistic. Anyway I just passed on the second attempt so hopefully that means I can do the rest of the week before attempting column 3 next week. It's looking like being 6+ weeks for me even with a starting point of 50.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #704 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Mon May 30, 2011 1:19 pm

Aussiebuck- Are you using any assist bars? I f'ed up my hand (mostly thumb area) where it hurts to put pressure on it. I took a few days off and think I'm going to see if the P90X bar helps at all.

As for the 100 pushups. It never was realistic to me. I took a ROTC army fitness class at my university since it was the closest thing to a gym class. We did pushups all the time and no one made that kind of progression. My goal is just to get past 75 max by the end of summer. It's been close to 6 weeks and I'm probably only at 50 and I started in week 3.

This weekend killed me eating wise. Plan on going on some 10k during the week and eating well to get ready for beach volleyball sunday.

AussieBuck · Post #705 » by **AussieBuck** » Mon May 30, 2011 3:27 pm

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:Aussiebuck- Are you using any assist bars? I f'ed up my hand (mostly thumb area) where it hurts to put pressure on it. I took a few days off and think I'm going to see if the P90X bar helps at all.

As for the 100 pushups. It never was realistic to me. I took a ROTC army fitness class at my university since it was the closest thing to a gym class. We did pushups all the time and no one made that kind of progression. My goal is just to get past 75 max by the end of summer. It's been close to 6 weeks and I'm probably only at 50 and I started in week 3.

This weekend killed me eating wise. Plan on going on some 10k during the week and eating well to get ready for beach volleyball sunday.

I have no idea what an assist bar is so no. I'm whining a fair bit about this program but I am pretty happy with my progress.

jerrod · Post #706 » by **jerrod** » Mon May 30, 2011 3:36 pm

down to 224!

Nebula1 · Post #707 » by **Nebula1** » Tue May 31, 2011 2:41 am

Props to Ab Ripper X. Solid program and I'll continue with it. I don't do any of the rest of it, but high praise for the Ab Ripper. 15 minutes every other day reaps high rewards and has proven to be a good investment.

Post #708 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue May 31, 2011 5:31 am

I've stopped using weight as my measure of success. I weigh more than I did when I was trying to drop pounds, but I'm carrying more muscle and I look better. My legs in particular feel like tree trunks and my shoulders and arms seem like they're stronger. I still have to work on my core but it'll get there.

jimmybones · Post #709 » by **jimmybones** » Tue May 31, 2011 2:12 pm

Yeah if you're going for appearance body fat is the way to go. Harder to accurately measure though.

BC_ · Post #710 » by **BC_** » Tue May 31, 2011 2:32 pm

LUKE23 wrote:2 volleyball leagues

My volleyball team tried rotations for the first time tonight. Confused the hell out of me, but it was good not having to set...

jerrod wrote:weak, try 2 soccer games in 2 days as the lone striker for both teams.

We got new jerseys last week 8-)

jerrod · Post #711 » by **jerrod** » Tue May 31, 2011 2:47 pm

DrugBust wrote:I've stopped using weight as my measure of success. I weigh more than I did when I was trying to drop pounds, but I'm carrying more muscle and I look better. My legs in particular feel like tree trunks and my shoulders and arms seem like they're stronger. I still have to work on my core but it'll get there.

yeah, measuring body fat is a pain though. so if the muscles are getting bigger and i weigh less, i'm happy.

jerrod · Post #712 » by **jerrod** » Tue May 31, 2011 2:48 pm

manchild wrote:
jerrod wrote:weak, try 2 soccer games in 2 days as the lone striker for both teams.

We got new jerseys last week

sweet, my old team that was made up of free agents last season stayed together as team Goalie Hole for this season.

no jerseys yet

Mags FTW · Post #713 » by **Mags FTW** » Tue May 31, 2011 7:53 pm

200 by June 1st: Achieved

I still haven't picked up running yet after having that first day of squats turn my legs into stiff boards. The past 3 weeks have just been calorie counting and weight lifting.

BC_ · Post #714 » by **BC_** » Thu Jun 2, 2011 12:29 pm

Congratulations.

Nice socks

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #715 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Thu Jun 2, 2011 6:05 pm

As I said before, I am a skinny guy that weighs around 155. My objective is too lose the excess fat around my stomach and gain just a little bit of muscle. I run 15 miles a week and probably doing 30 min worth of pushups and situps every other day. Is it worth it for me to take protein after working out or would that just be a waste of calories?

emunney · Post #716 » by **emunney** » Thu Jun 2, 2011 6:13 pm

I would think about throwing squats and pullups into that calisthenics routine. Get those big muscle groups working and you'll probably have more luck burning fat. Also, the protein supplements would probably be worthwhile then.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #717 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Thu Jun 2, 2011 7:36 pm

emunney wrote:I would think about throwing squats and pullups into that calisthenics routine. Get those big muscle groups working and you'll probably have more luck burning fat. Also, the protein supplements would probably be worthwhile then.

Meant to add in pullups. I work out at home. An easy way to do squats without big equipment?

jimmybones · Post #718 » by **jimmybones** » Thu Jun 2, 2011 7:51 pm

Fewer total calories makes you lose weight. That plus adequate protein will help trick your body into burning fat. With the amount of running you do it's veryyyyyyyyyyy important you get enough protein. (Marty)

Ayt · Post #719 » by **Ayt** » Thu Jun 2, 2011 9:09 pm

I was 170 in early December. That is probably my ideal weight given my build (I'm 6'0" but am a bit stocky). I weighed myself today and I was 192. That isn't acceptable.

I'm going to start running 1 hour a day combined with some basic lifting using free weight dumbbells. I also know some yoga techniques that can work large muscle groups really well. 30 minutes of those techniques morning and night will also be a part of my routine. I also know how to control my diet, so I hope to lose 2-3 pounds per week for the next 1.5 months. I've had periods in my life when I was in training (what I consider a serious weight loss/exercise regiment) where I only consumed about 1200-1500 calories per day so I'll probably go back to that.

Sometimes I think I do this to myself just because I like the challenge of working it off. I'd like to lose 18-20 pounds in 6 weeks with this. I've done that before, so I'm confident I can do it again. The hardest part is going from 180 to 170. Getting to 180 should be fairly simple.

JoeyMorgan619 · Post #720 » by **JoeyMorgan619** » Thu Jun 2, 2011 9:26 pm

An hour of running a day isn't necessary. Sometimes long runs are good, but running should be treated just like any other training. You need to switch it up. Try incorporating sprints into your running. I just got done doing some. What I do is go to a football field, sprint 100 yards, take a 1:30 break, and repeat. I do this ten times. It is a good leg workout if you go hard enough and it is good for fat burn.