I just finished phase 1 of P90X on Sunday and I thought that I give all of you my quick review of the first four weeks of P90X.
Week 1: Fist, I was pumped to get started with P90X. I wanted to start on a Monday so that I could have Sunday’s off and that schedule has worked great for me. The workouts were tough and I was obviously out of shape because I was very sore! Ab Ripper X was ridiculous and I was not flexible at all. Overall, I thought that Yoga X was the most difficult of week one and Kenpo X as well as Plyometrics were my favorite workouts.
Week 2: The soreness went way around the end of the first week and was pretty much totally gone by week two. I was feeling really good, had tons of energy and was sleeping better than I think I’ve ever slept in my life. The workouts became familiar and I wasn’t fumbling around anymore trying while trying to figure out “what did he just do?”
Week 3: Around the beginning of my third week I started to feel some frustrations with P90X. I felt like I was busing my tail off but I wasn’t seeing results like I wanted. I’d only lost a few pounds. The “newness” of the program had worn off and I noticed that I really didn’t want to get out of bed and get started like I used to. However, also around this time I started to see some results and that’s what gave me my “second wind” to keep going.
Week 4 (recovery week): After just starting to notice some results, I really wanted to keep going with regular workouts. My body didn’t feel tired at all. I’m actually glad that the recover week is over. The week was fine, but I almost felt that it was a wasted week because it didn’t feel like I was working hard enough. To compensate, I started doing a second workout in the evening with Kenpo X to try and get some extra cardio in. Glad to get back to normal.
Overall, I’m loving P90X. I’ve been taking pictures each day and it’s really tough to see the changes that way. When I put compare my Day 1 and Day 28 photos side-by-side I can see a noticeable difference: less weight in the face, beginning stages of the abs starting to show up, bigger pecs.
I only lost 6 pounds in Phase 1 and that boggles my mind? I can only guess that I’m putting on muscle weight, but I certainly don’t have huge muscles or anything. I’m eating healthy and so I’m not sure what’s up? Oh well.
A few parting thoughts. I was thinking that P90X would get easier as time went on – wrong! The more you do P90X, the more weight you’ll be able to lift, the more sit ups or pull ups you’ll be able to do, but it doesn’t get easier – you can just do more. Does that make sense? Also, I’m regretting my decision to use the resistance bands. I just don’t think that I’ll get the bulk that I was looking for with the bands. If you’re thinking of starting P90X I’d say skip the banks and go for the real weights. I think that it’s time for me to go out and get some myself.
Update: Read my Phase II review HERE.
Week 1: Fist, I was pumped to get started with P90X. I wanted to start on a Monday so that I could have Sunday’s off and that schedule has worked great for me. The workouts were tough and I was obviously out of shape because I was very sore! Ab Ripper X was ridiculous and I was not flexible at all. Overall, I thought that Yoga X was the most difficult of week one and Kenpo X as well as Plyometrics were my favorite workouts.
Week 2: The soreness went way around the end of the first week and was pretty much totally gone by week two. I was feeling really good, had tons of energy and was sleeping better than I think I’ve ever slept in my life. The workouts became familiar and I wasn’t fumbling around anymore trying while trying to figure out “what did he just do?”
Week 3: Around the beginning of my third week I started to feel some frustrations with P90X. I felt like I was busing my tail off but I wasn’t seeing results like I wanted. I’d only lost a few pounds. The “newness” of the program had worn off and I noticed that I really didn’t want to get out of bed and get started like I used to. However, also around this time I started to see some results and that’s what gave me my “second wind” to keep going.
Week 4 (recovery week): After just starting to notice some results, I really wanted to keep going with regular workouts. My body didn’t feel tired at all. I’m actually glad that the recover week is over. The week was fine, but I almost felt that it was a wasted week because it didn’t feel like I was working hard enough. To compensate, I started doing a second workout in the evening with Kenpo X to try and get some extra cardio in. Glad to get back to normal.
Overall, I’m loving P90X. I’ve been taking pictures each day and it’s really tough to see the changes that way. When I put compare my Day 1 and Day 28 photos side-by-side I can see a noticeable difference: less weight in the face, beginning stages of the abs starting to show up, bigger pecs.
I only lost 6 pounds in Phase 1 and that boggles my mind? I can only guess that I’m putting on muscle weight, but I certainly don’t have huge muscles or anything. I’m eating healthy and so I’m not sure what’s up? Oh well.
A few parting thoughts. I was thinking that P90X would get easier as time went on – wrong! The more you do P90X, the more weight you’ll be able to lift, the more sit ups or pull ups you’ll be able to do, but it doesn’t get easier – you can just do more. Does that make sense? Also, I’m regretting my decision to use the resistance bands. I just don’t think that I’ll get the bulk that I was looking for with the bands. If you’re thinking of starting P90X I’d say skip the banks and go for the real weights. I think that it’s time for me to go out and get some myself.
Update: Read my Phase II review HERE.
