So, My girlfriend wants me to go to the gym with her

[bureau13 10+ year member]

You're going to need a whole set. There are a lot of different exercises. That's the beauty of the Powerblocks. They're adjustable, mine range from 5lbs to 45 lbs, and depending on the exercise, I use every setting.

jds

How many and what weight dumbells did you get?
I want to try p90x to build more muscle. Not sure what size dumbells I would need though.

 

[fuster 10+ year member]

Two fingers in the throat = weight loss solution.

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[fuster 10+ year member]

The advertised "new training system" claimed by that web site selling P90x is not new, it has been around for 40 years or more. It is intended to be used by people who have already been training for a long time and it is only a short term routine used by some people when their muscles get used to what they have been doing. The fact is that it only works for a little while, is intended as an interuption to your regular routine, and if you are just starting out it is nothing more than a gimmick by P90x to get you to buy their program. You could buy a book that covers this technique and you can see that the people in the business of training people for fitness or body building mention it. Take a look at the space devoted to it, in any of a number of books, if it is in there at all, and you can see how important it is in the big picture.

Lou Ferrigno liked to use muscle confusion (not all the time) to train. Arnold Schwarzenneger did not. Arnold won 7 Mr. Olympia titles, and Lou won zero (Arnold beat him out on stage in the final pose down in 1973).

 

[o. l. t. 10+ year member]

You can eat anything you want as long as you DO WORK. Less effort and less calorie intake = still gonna die of a clogged artery. The only way to be healthy is to DO WORK. If you're burning it off, you can shove food down your throat all day and you'll be healthy for doing it that way. I know guys that need 10,000 calories a day to keep from LOSING weight due to their job. They are all skinny as hell and can run circles around these gym benchers for 12 hours and never sit down.

 

[bureau13 10+ year member]

Well, not to go to far down this path, but P90X is not for people trying to win Mr Olympia titles. Its not a body building program, not in that sense. It works, and works well, and is not a limited time only program. And, it is not a "gimmick." Its not for everyone, they are very up front about that, and I don't recall one instance of a claim by them that they invented the idea of muscle confusion. They use it, that's all. Look at the program, in its entirety, before dismissing it so quickly. Its a combination of many different types of activities, including cardio, resistance and flexibility training, along with a fairly strict diet plan (which I don't follow very well that is designed to help improve your performance athletically as well as make you look better, feel better, etc. Its no silver bullet and doesn't claim to be...of course you could take the same ideas and put your own program together. For me, however, the fact that I have the DVDs to follow along with, without trekking out to a gym somewhere while I stash the kids at the grandparents, and I have Tony Horton yelling at me for an hour...I've managed to stay motivated and continue with the program for four months now. Except for the yoga. I hate freakin' yoga.

jds

The advertised "new training system" claimed by that web site selling P90x is not new, it has been around for 40 years or more. It is intended to be used by people who have already been training for a long time and it is only a short term routine used by some people when their muscles get used to what they have been doing. The fact is that it only works for a little while, is intended as an interuption to your regular routine, and if you are just starting out it is nothing more than a gimmick by P90x to get you to buy their program. You could buy a book that covers this technique and you can see that the people in the business of training people for fitness or body building mention it. Take a look at the space devoted to it, in any of a number of books, if it is in there at all, and you can see how important it is in the big picture.
Lou Ferrigno liked to use muscle confusion (not all the time) to train. Arnold Schwarzenneger did not. Arnold won 7 Mr. Olympia titles, and Lou won zero (Arnold beat him out on stage in the final pose down in 1973).

 

[fuster 10+ year member]

Look, everyone who advertises wants one thing: your money. These people are no different than any other business using advertising. If you go to an athletic club, most want you to sign up and pay them, and if you get in shape, then that is a swell deal too, maybe you will refer people to them.

This P90x web site said that muscle confusion is "new". So yes, they do claim that it is new, if not that they invented it, and the way it appears, an uninformed reader will read what they wrote as they invented it. Yes, it may work for some people. No, it is not necessarily the answer, not long term. As you stated, you have so far remained "motivated" for four months.

That is the real key here, motivation. Lots of people "want" to lose weight or get in shape but they lack the motivation to keep the intertia going past all the low spots in life that inevitably come up from living life. That is the main ingredient, along with what lots of people have shared here about "doing work" and making major changes in how you eat, trying types of exercise that is different than what you are used to (like Yoga), taking in less calories day after day, etc. If you are not willing to do whatever it takes to reach that goal of fat loss and better fitness, and make it a life long change, it won't happen whether you sit at home watching DVD's or you get off your *** and go to a gym and hit the iron and the cardio.

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

could this be anymore off topic?

 

[bureau13 10+ year member]

Of course, there's no one right way to do it. The right way is the way that works for you. I'm just saying, don't call it a ripoff...its not. It works, if you stick with it. You have to understand what and who its for though...like I said, if your goal is to be Mr. Universe, this is not the way to accomplish that.

Of course they want your money...that's the way capitalism works. Doesn't mean they don't provide value.

jds

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Look, everyone who advertises wants one thing: your money. These people are no different than any other business using advertising. If you go to an athletic club, most want you to sign up and pay them, and if you get in shape, then that is a swell deal too, maybe you will refer people to them.
This P90x web site said that muscle confusion is "new". So yes, they do claim that it is new, if not that they invented it, and the way it appears, an uninformed reader will read what they wrote as they invented it. Yes, it may work for some people. No, it is not necessarily the answer, not long term. As you stated, you have so far remained "motivated" for four months.

That is the real key here, motivation. Lots of people "want" to lose weight or get in shape but they lack the motivation to keep the intertia going past all the low spots in life that inevitably come up from living life. That is the main ingredient, along with what lots of people have shared here about "doing work" and making major changes in how you eat, trying types of exercise that is different than what you are used to (like Yoga), taking in less calories day after day, etc. If you are not willing to do whatever it takes to reach that goal of fat loss and better fitness, and make it a life long change, it won't happen whether you sit at home watching DVD's or you get off your *** and go to a gym and hit the iron and the cardio.

 

[Loud3 10+ year member]

http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/pit-road/519576-p90x-workout.html

This is a legitimate example of what the P90X program is capable of if you stick to your guns.