New guy with a few P90x questions
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LJ
Yoga made me feel so much better today. I definitely understand Tony's position regarding Yoga and tend to agree with it.ernest_t_bass;1154805 wrote:Yoga has been the toughest. I might run and yoga tomorrow. I mowed my yard instead of doing yoga yesterday. I need to start doing it in the mornings. When I have yoga days, I say that I'll do it in the evening. I always talk myself out of it.
As for the Kenpo, you don't have to get anaerobic for it to do anything for you. At 27, my "weight loss" heart rate is 125 bpm, I hit close to 145 doing Kenpo due to being out of shape, but my wife who is a marathon runner stays right in her zone the whole time. This is the same girl that ran 5 miles then did all of Plyo
. I understand there are people who always want their cardio to be anaerobic, but there are advantages at lower heart rates. -
ernest_t_bass
LOL. Push-mowed 1.5 acres.Raw Dawgin' it;1154812 wrote:Sitting on a rider mower doesn't count as exercise. -
Ytowngirlinfla
So my friend sent me an article saying that Omega-3 Fish Oil helps with weight loss. Is this true and is it worth trying? -
Raw Dawgin' it
scissoring might be better.Ytowngirlinfla;1155264 wrote:So my friend sent me an article saying that Omega-3 Fish Oil helps with weight loss. Is this true and is it worth trying? -
Automatik
lol, I heard this is very effective.Raw Dawgin' it;1155266 wrote:scissoring might be better. -
ernest_t_bass
sci-ssor. Get-it.
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Raw Dawgin' it
ernest_t_bass;1155282 wrote:sci-ssor. Get-it.
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ernest_t_bass
Chest-Shoulder-Triceps in Phase 2 is both my favorite and least favorite workout of this entire program.
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LJ
I feel so good after having an off day.
Although I did cheat yesterday and have a small slice of chocolate cake for my grandma's 80th bday. -
Raw Dawgin' it
Not a bad one - but i'm not not a fan of the tricep workouts in the videos. What's those pulls ups in phase 2 where you front, back, left, right? I couldn't even do one without a fucking chair...ernest_t_bass;1157428 wrote:Chest-Shoulder-Triceps in Phase 2 is both my favorite and least favorite workout of this entire program. -
ernest_t_bass
You're so weak...LJ;1157445 wrote:I feel so good after having an off day.
Although I did cheat yesterday and have a small slice of chocolate cake for my grandma's 80th bday. -
ernest_t_bass
Better than me... I'm still not away from the bands for pull-ups.Raw Dawgin' it;1157446 wrote:Not a bad one - but i'm not not a fan of the tricep workouts in the videos. What's those pulls ups in phase 2 where you front, back, left, right? I couldn't even do one without a fucking chair... -
LJ
All my friends said I would have felt worse if I hadn't had anything.ernest_t_bass;1157448 wrote:You're so weak...
I'd say for something like that it's permissible -
ernest_t_bass
You're dieting on a regular basis. You've just added an intense workout into your daily routine. Considering both of those are more than likely a drastic change from what you had been doing prior, I'd say you'r just fine.LJ;1157453 wrote:All my friends said I would have felt worse if I hadn't had anything.
I'd say for something like that it's permissible
Me... I drank a ton of beer on Saturday at a wedding, ate wedding food, ate a piece of carrot cake, and pigged out (trying to eat away my hangover), at the continental breakfast on Sunday morning. I'm weak... -
Raw Dawgin' it
Fuck the bands dude - IMO get a bar and use a chair instead, you'll be doing body weight pull ups sooner than using the bands.ernest_t_bass;1157449 wrote:Better than me... I'm still not away from the bands for pull-ups. -
ernest_t_bass
You think doing 4-5 reps on each pull up (with a chair) will be more beneficial than using the bands?Raw Dawgin' it;1157463 wrote:Fuck the bands dude - IMO get a bar and use a chair instead, you'll be doing body weight pull ups sooner than using the bands. -
Raw Dawgin' it
Yeah, since you can use your legs on the chair you can just push harder with your legs when your arms get tired. If you can only get 5 i'd do the five then finish the set with the bands.ernest_t_bass;1157469 wrote:You think doing 4-5 reps on each pull up (with a chair) will be more beneficial than using the bands?
I started with about 5 pullups then finished the set using the chair for the rest of the time - you could start with chair pullups then when you can do those switch over to the bands.
Just a suggestion, but i think you'll see better back results if you can phase the bands out. -
ernest_t_bass
May give it a whirl on Wednesday.Raw Dawgin' it;1157475 wrote:Yeah, since you can use your legs on the chair you can just push harder with your legs when your arms get tired. If you can only get 5 i'd do the five then finish the set with the bands.
I started with about 5 pullups then finished the set using the chair for the rest of the time - you could start with chair pullups then when you can do those switch over to the bands.
Just a suggestion, but i think you'll see better back results if you can phase the bands out. -
BR1986FB
Or get one of these. Works like a champ.ernest_t_bass;1157469 wrote:You think doing 4-5 reps on each pull up (with a chair) will be more beneficial than using the bands?
http://www.amazon.com/Lifeline-4-PUR-USA-Pullup-Revolution/dp/B003KNC1MO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335793915&sr=8-1 -
ernest_t_bass
Did the chair pull-ups today. Just feel like I'm cheating. Feel like I'm using too much of my legs. When I think about not using my legs, I find myself using my legs. What's the trick to chair pull ups?
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like_that
Not to use the chair until you burn out.ernest_t_bass;1159580 wrote:Did the chair pull-ups today. Just feel like I'm cheating. Feel like I'm using too much of my legs. When I think about not using my legs, I find myself using my legs. What's the trick to chair pull ups? -
ernest_t_bass
I then feel like I wouldn't be getting a proper (burn) workout in. I can't do more than 3-4 without the chair. I'm 31 years old, 200 lbs., and haven't lifted in years.like_that;1159587 wrote:Not to use the chair until you burn out. -
like_that
So? Quit being a pussy and try to get your 3-4, once u can't get up anymore use the chair.ernest_t_bass;1159593 wrote:I then feel like I wouldn't be getting a proper (burn) workout in. I can't do more than 3-4 without the chair. I'm 31 years old, 200 lbs., and haven't lifted in years. -
ernest_t_bass
LOL, I see what you're saying. Start w/o, but keep the chair there. I may try that Friday.like_that;1159594 wrote:So? Quit being a pussy and try to get your 3-4, once u can't get up anymore use the chair. -
Raw Dawgin' it
that's what i said....ernest_t_bass;1159597 wrote:LOL, I see what you're saying. Start w/o, but keep the chair there. I may try that Friday.