P90X update — Week 2

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Did you miss my experience with Week 1? Make sure you catch up!

I’m so glad that so many of you enjoyed and appreciated my honest review! But I realized (actually, the Mister kindly pointed out) that I didn’t really tell you much about the actual workouts/DVDs. Well excuuuuuuuuse me. He’s right, though. There I go again trying to make it all about ME and my opinions ;)

Top 5 things you should know before starting P90X

1.) It’s OK if you can’t keep up. These people on the television screen are experts at this workout! believe it or not, they’ve done it before. It’s OK if you are a little slower or need to take breaks.

2.) You’ll need resistance bands or a pull-up bar and hand weights. This is not optional. Not having these items simply will not give you the same workout (or results!) – in fact, you won’t be able to complete many of the exercises on the resistance exercise days (M/W/F), so invest in one or the other. The Mister and I bought a pull up bar that we hang over the door. It was relatively inexpensive. I hate it. Mainly because I can’t do a pull-up. I swear, I hear it laughing at me. It’s OK though because one day I’m going to dominate it. Until then, I use a chair for assistance. You can use the resistance bands as a substitute for both the pull-up bar (you’ll need a door kit for the bands, or a bar on the ceiling) and the hand weights.

p.s you also need a mat (I suppose the mat is optional if your arms and spine are made of steel – read: NOT OPTIONAL).

3.) Make sure you have some good recipes for an awesome recovery smoothie – you’ll thank me later!

4.) DO NOT try and save time by skip the cool down or stretching on the DVD. Classic rookie mistake. Not that I would know anything about this…

5.) Keep at it! It’s easy to get discouraged, but I promise you’ll start to see progress. Even though you might not SEE progress in your body right away, you’ll notice you are able to lift more wight, do more reps. etc. This brings me to my next point of: WRITE IT DOWN! Make sure you write down your weight/reps so you can see (on paper!) all your progress. Sometimes it’s all you need to keep going.

I can’t believe the Mister and I are already on week 3. This thing will be over before we know it! At least that’s the delusion I’m telling myself ;)

Anything else you guys are curious about? I’ll be sure to include it in my Week 3 recap!

19 Responses to “P90X update — Week 2”

  1. Shelly said:

    Yikes! My workout buddy and I are talking about doing this early next year (I’m getting married in April)- so I’m glad to hear a review of it! Sounds awesome (workout buddy and I both tend to say “That looks hard…let’s try it! So torturous workouts are right up our alley!)

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  2. Katherine said:

    I really want to try these videos but the entire pack is so much! do you know if any one dvd in the collection is better than another?
    Thanks!
    Katherine

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    • SK said:

      Katherine, the point of P90X is that your muscles get confused, so they keep working. If you only do one dvd, you wont get the same results.

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      • Kendall said:

        You can get the dvd set of craigslist for around 50 bucks. But I believe it only comes withthe DVDs and the fitness guide and meal plan, so you will need to get bands and a pullup bar

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  3. Ilana said:

    Ahh you’re bad-ass. I took one look at those tapes and went, “Nope.” My boyfriend’s trying it but I don’t think hes gotten far..

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  4. Wei-Wei said:

    WOOT! Keep at it, girl, you’re amazing! I like hearing more about your opinions, though – like the review from last week.

    It’s insane… oh, and have you tried the Insanity workout DVD? How does that compare to P90X?

    Keep going! Stay strong :D

    Wei-Wei

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  6. Brett Blumenthal said:

    Shannon, I own http://www.sheerbalance.com and have been wanting to do P90X for some time…and do a review like you are doing. Glad to hear you are embarking on this…it isn’t easy, but I’d be curious what kind of changes it would make to my body. Like you, i consider myself in really good shape, but I’d like to see how far I can push it.

    Look forward to seeing the rest of your reviews!

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    Brett Blumenthal

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  7. Kerry said:

    P90X vs. Insanity

    P90X is great for toning you up, and getting you into shape. It has EVERYTHING. Weight lifting, martial arts, yoga, cardio. It is as hard as you make it- if it gets too easy, you can get a heavier weight or do more reps. He usually gives a beginner’s version, a medium, and a hard version of the moves. Tony (the trainer) makes a lot of dumb jokes through the workout, and personally, that took my mind off the pain of exercising a little.

    Insanity- Mostly cardio, mostly plyometrics, with a little resistance mixed in. A typical workout there is run as fast as you can, squat and jump up and down, push up, and run and jump some more. It provides a lot of breaks (AND YOU NEED THEM), except for Pure Cardio, which even makes the trainer nervous (IT IS HARD). I’m on week 2, and it gets harder on month 2. Shawn T has his inspiring moments, but I like Tony better.

    Insanity will probably provide more weight loss than P90X due to more cardio, but P90X does provide a better overall fitness. I’m going to mix the two programs togeather after I finish Insanity. (Best of both worlds!)

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  8. Aurora said:

    I am going to thank you also, because my husband and I have eyed this program forever, but havent dropped the money for it. Your reviews have made it seem that anyone with discipline can do it, and that it is worth it. I used to be in the Navy and I was in shape and feeling like the sexiest girl in the world. Now that I am out, I have lost the ability to wear some of my pants. It is very very discouraging and I do not feel so sexy anymore. My husband has gained a little weight too, even though he is still active in the Navy. Its because he was in school for many months and now he is on a ship. School and ship commands are not focused on fitness. We both have the incentive because we both are not 100% happy with our bodies. We know what we could look like cuz we’ve been there before. When he gets home from work today, I am going to talk him into buying it, like ASAP! Thank you for bringing this program to the light and making it seem possible.

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  9. Amy said:

    I love love love love this workout series. Yes, it’s hard, and no I still can’t do a pull up without assistance (I’m on week 5), but I love how hard I’m working. And Tony is a great trainer. He’s in excellent shape, and he’s motivating. About the only workout I dread is Plyometrics, I’m absolutely drenched by the end of it.

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  10. Ally said:

    I LOVE reading your honest review of P90X! I feel the same way. I have been doing this workout for 7 weeks and I hate it so much I love it! Does that make sense? lol

    Good Luck!

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  11. Paul said:

    P90X is awesome! I got it three weeks ago! I’m 46 I was 202 lbs at 6 feet. Now at 188 lbs and I am feeling more alive than ever, my target weight is 178. The Nutrition Guide helped wonders! I would recommend this to anyone serious. With the obesity problem out there (60% of all Americans) this will help those that are serious about taken back thier lives and impressing others with thier new found energy. Thanks for your input.

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  12. Andrea said:

    I think I am on the same schedule as you! I am now in the middle of week 4. “Rest Week” haha right… I am doing the P90X “Lean” routine which is different then classic because it has more cardio and less weight lifting. It doesn’t even use the Plyometrics vidoe (which is a good thing for me, from what I’ve heard!!). I am liking this very much and have stayed with it perfectly so far. I hope I can keep that up. I’m excited but haven’t seen obvious results yet. Does anyone have input on when that will occur? haha I’m still waiting…but I do feel stronger!

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  15. Tina said:

    Have you compared it to the Supreme 90 Day Workout? The reviews say it is basically the exact same but only $20 at Walgreens or online. I am doing it now and it is extremely hard!! It has 10 DVDs, the diet plan, progress tracker, online support and calendar, but uses a stability ball and weights. The stability ball does really make a normal push up way harder! Plus everything else they do with it. My body has been screaming, but I am already seeing results in just 10 days! But I still wonder about how the 2 really compare and if I should still invest in the P90X.

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  16. p90x what do you need said:

    We began our p90x this week and enjoying it so much!

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