My Supplements:I bought all my supplements in advance and began using most of them about a week prior to Day 1. The most important supplement to begin early, at least for me at age 37, was a joint/ligament/tendon aid, because you'll be jumping, twisting and landing in ways you're probably not used to at all (I used Super Cissus). I also bought an everyday, multi-vitamin that I took each morning/night. My fat burning product was called Oxy Elite Pro. Depending upon whether it was an anaerobic day (Chest, Arms, Legs, Shoulders, etc.) or aerobic day (Plyo, Kenpo or Cardio X), I mixed up 2 different recovery drinks. On anaerobic days, I took a product called Dark Matter, which contains, among other things, heavy doses of Creatine. Because Dark Matter's protein level(s) are relatively low, 30 minutes later I would take two scoops of Whey Isolate (Cytosport). On aerobic days, in an effort to reduce Creatine intake for less water retention, I would mix up (2) scoops of Whey Isolate, (1) scoop of Glyco-Maize and (1) tablespoon of L-Glutamine with 16 oz. of water. I took one or the other after every workout, bar none, for 90 straight days. I preferred either over Beachbody's recovery drink because they use Waxy Maize, which is a complex carbohydrate that dissolves/absorbs like a simple carbohydrate (sugar); most of the carbs in Beachbody's recovery drink are from sugar. Ready-to-Drinks (RTDs) are really convenient and a real treat for your body; I usually drank at least one per day. Two RTDs that I really liked were Cytosport's "Muscle Milk" and EAS's Myoplex Original 42, with a slight preference towards the EAS product. Finally, if you're having trouble getting your protein up, try "Isopure" it's an RTD that comes in glass bottles and has zero carbs/fat, with relatively few calories. It's expensive, but it's probably the best quality protein available. Around Day 20 I added Fish Oil pills to supplement my very low fat intake.
My Workouts:The workouts were difficult. I nearly hurled several times during the first week. The first few weeks I used aids (chairs for pull-ups, knees for push-ups, etc.) during portions of the videos; that's okay! The key: don't press "Stop" and walk away; keep moving around, keep your heart rate up and pick up the video when you're able. For example, the first week, most of the sets are 30 seconds long. I would go as long as I could, maybe 20 seconds, and then just jog in place until Tony et al were done. By the sixth week I was finishing each set with the group. A couple words of advice on gear: get yourself an impact-reducing pair of shoes or shin-splints are in your future! I wore relatively thick socks underneath Reebok Zig shoes, which I thought were outstanding at reducing the repeated pounding your feet, ankles and knees take during the 90 days, especially during workouts like Plyo X. Another recommendation: invest in the Bowflex SelectTech dumbbells. I know they are expensive, but they cannot be matched in terms of convenience you basically have one set of dumbbells that spans anywhere from 5 to 52.5 pounds awesome! Another thing about the workouts: try to vary the times you do them, if at least only once or twice per week. For example, I work Monday Thursday and would work out on those days after a light dinner, usually around 6:00 pm. On my off days, Friday Sundays, I would work out first thing out of bed, or at the latest, shortly after breakfast. This was beneficial for two reasons: 1) it kept my body clock from acclimating to a routine, and 2) if I found the energy later in the day on Fri/Sat/Sun, I could go on a short, HIIT run (I never did a "double"). Last thing about the workouts: don't sell X Stretch short! Keeping your muscles limber and "elastic" is so key for avoiding injury!
My life has changed dramatically.The other day my son, who's 7 y/o, was playing a video game involving a shirtless, hero-type character and said "Dad, now you look like that guy." For me, that was the pinnacle of a 90-day journey.Your pinnacle, too, can be only 90 days away. 
*Anupdate on supplements:during Round 2 (and beyond) I switched over to the P90X Results and Recovery formula and started including Shakeology in my daily routine. As a coach, I receive a product discount, so it become cost-effective to use Beachbody's products. I mix the R&R with (1) scoop of vanilla Whey Isolate, which makes for a very powerful recovery drink. And, I feel like Shakeology really helped me continue to make gains during Round 2, when the gains were much harder to come by. Taking Shakeology also reduced the need for me to take the before-mentioned multi-vitamin. I encourage everyone I coach to take these two products to really enhance and expedite their own results. | welcome to loan (http://www.yloan.com/) | Powered by Discuz! 5.5.0 |