Posted on 12/31/2011 7:26:54 PM PST by Altariel
To give you a sense of what you’re up against if you attempt to make it through P90X2, the sequel to the phenomenally popular P90X fitness program, here’s a sample exercise: the four medicine ball push-up. Yes, that means having a ball under each hand and foot. “It’s like doing push-ups during an earthquake,” says Tony Horton, the 53-year-old former stand-up comedian who created the original program eight years ago.
That 90-day, 12-DVD regimen has sold 3.5 million copies, spawned an astounding number of before and after photos, persuaded politicians from both sides of the aisle to sweat it out together at the House gym and become shorthand for “really hard workout.”
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Is she tired or get tired very easily?
Does she not like being outside?
Does she not want anybody to see her?
This is very, very good advice. I’m 5’5’’, 120 pounds.
It really doesn’t take that much exercise, and you don’t need to do high impact.
A half hour every day doing something that you enjoy will do wonders for you in terms of fitness.
crossfit.com
It is like the strength and conditioning programs used by professional and olympic athletes, but targeted at general fitness rather than a specific sport. It is based on the best practices for strength and conditioning, and has selected the cream of the crop of the most productive exercises, from those disciplines (like olympic weightlifting, sprinting, gymnastics and rowing) that have produced the most exceptional physical results (peak power output, max VO2, etc.).
I've done it for six months and have had great results. At fifty years old with multiple joint problems, I have experienced significant rehabilitation from the full range of motion functional movements upon which they base the program. I am down twenty pounds of fat and up seven pounds of muscle - looking and moving a lot better. Bottom line: crossfit has been way more effective than the typical gym program of cardio and weight machines.
Cons: There is a learning curve with many new exercises and concepts. It is important to scale the weight and reps down to what is appropriate to your current ability. If you are going to do the program on your own, you'll need the kind of equipment that they use, like a barbell and pull up bar. Otherwise, you can go to a nearby Crossfit gym and get some good coaching as well as the full suite of gear (like kettlebells and rowing machines).
Pros: The program never ends, and you can follow it for free by doing the daily workouts posted on their website (3 days on, one day off).
Even though there is a lot to learn, you'll be glad that you did, because training their way is so much more effective.
You can scale the weight and reps to whatever your fitness level is. The optimumally effective training methods are essentially the same for olympic athletes and the elderly and disabled. They vary in degree rather than kind. Why waste your time with less productive methods?
Check out Crossfit:
crossit.com
Laziness. There isnt so much I can do. Needs self-motivation.
That’s the most important point, enjoy the exercise.
There are those of us who like our exercise hard and intensive, where when we’re done, we are flat on our backs and just plain out of it.
Then there are those of us who need something far less intensive, but still gets results to keep motivated.
Whichever works for you, as long as you’re motivated to get out and do it again.
She should try different things. Not everybody gets a kick out of repetitious exercises.
There are many kinds of physical activity that she'd probably enjoy if she gave it a try.
We got the Power 90 program and it is doable, but still a challenge for us. My goal is to use it as a precursor to P90X.
We got the Power 90 program and it is doable, but still a challenge for us. My goal is to use it as a precursor to P90X.
We got the Power 90 program and it is doable, but still a challenge for us. My goal is to use it as a precursor to P90X.
We got the Power 90 program and it is doable, but still a challenge for us. My goal is to use it as a precursor to P90X.
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As I swill down Coronas and chips, PX90 is an ass kicker. Basic stuff, but you need 2 months of training to be able to keep up, it’s hard and painful...but it works.
Many people find it easier to do exercise as the first thing, so it’s out of the way.
I did it and it hurt 2X worse than plyometrics. I dreaded Wednesdays because that was yoga days. The 4th time and after that you do it its not so bad, but the ones before are hell.
Muscle mass is far denser than fat. If you lost some fat and gained some muscle the scale looks like you didn't lose any weight. That's a good thing.
One arm beer can curls........As for all that nonsense about "six pack" abs, I'm perfectly happy with my "keg" abs.
I had some friends who were really into Crossfit, and they were in phenomenal shape from it. Honestly, though, I don’t understand it. I go to their website, and I don’t know what I’m supposed to be looking at that gets me going.
I agree. Both plyo and yoga killed me at first, but as I improved, plyo got easier but yoga was always difficult. My wife said she could see improvement in my balance and flexibility from yoga, but I dreaded it regardless.
Thanks, I’ll check it out.
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