Day 1 of P90X - Body says "WTF is the PIZZA?"

[Wyndru]

I've heard that the P90X workouts are pretty hard. If you stick to the diet and do all the workouts to the best of your abilities I can't see how you could fail though.

As always the most important thing is to stick with it. Good luck!

I just started the abripperx last night, and it sucked. I'm hoping it gets easier as time goes on.

 

[Schfifty Five]

I meant until I got a job

And that makes no difference from what lounatik is saying.

 

[overst33r]

Frankly, I'm not impressed. You could get 3 times the advancement doing Starting Strength for the six months of so he exercised than that.

Power Lifting is where it's at.

You won't get ripped with the SS diet. In order to get strong, you gotta eat a shit ton, it's virtually impossible to not be "fat" while gaining.

I'm currently on SS, but I'm also doing heavy cardio 3 times a week, so it's stunted my progress in exchange for fatloss. I'm just looking to maintain now.

 

[Fritzo]

Careful. A coworker of mine went through 90 days of P90x while doing an Atkins low carb diet, and the person lost a considerable amount of weight, but a lot of the weight was muscle tissue because they restriced their carbs too much. High intensity exercise such as P90x is not something you do on a low carb diet. It's ok to eliminate unhealthy sugars, but whatever you do, don't limit carbs too much or you will burn so much muscle you will end up looking like absolute crap.

It doesn't get rid of carbs, just simple sugars. I had rice and cereal yesterday. Going to have whole wheat pasta tonight. The rule of thumb is any starch should have fiber included.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

You won't get ripped with the SS diet. In order to get strong, you gotta eat a shit ton, it's virtually impossible to not be "fat" while gaining.

I'm currently on SS, but I'm also doing heavy cardio 3 times a week, so it's stunted my progress in exchange for fatloss. I'm just looking to maintain now.

Who cares if you don't get ripped initially? You'll get bulky and get great muscle growth. And then afterward, you can cut down and get some great definition because you will actually have legitimately large muscles from all the heavy weights you've lifted.

 

[Lounatik]

Careful. A coworker of mine went through 90 days of P90x while doing an Atkins low carb diet, and the person lost a considerable amount of weight, but a lot of the weight was muscle tissue because they restriced their carbs too much. High intensity exercise such as P90x is not something you do on a low carb diet. It's ok to eliminate unhealthy sugars, but whatever you do, don't limit carbs too much or you will burn so much muscle you will end up looking like absolute crap.

Phase 1, the first 30 days, you are on a 70/30 protein/carb intake. Phase 2 you go to 50/50 an then phase 3 you go 30/70 protein/carbs, so you shouldnt bottom out during the first phase, but the body's reliance on sugar probably has you jonesing for it a bit more. I couldnt see doing Atkins while doing the x. It would burn your ass out in about 5 weeks. My brother started it about 6 weeks ago and pretty much cut all carbs from his diet. The last few weeks hes really struggled and just reintroduced carbs into his diet, with much better workout results.


Peace


Lounatik

 

[Mo0o]

Who cares if you don't get ripped initially? You'll get bulky and get great muscle growth. And then afterward, you can cut down and get some great definition because you will actually have legitimately large muscles from all the heavy weights you've lifted.

You're saying the same thing he's saying.