Just started a week ago - damn, the massive amounts of pull-ups they do are nearly impossible...I still use the chair Plyo is an amazing workout!
Thinking about starting this week but the part that I always find the hardest is the nutrition... Anyone seeing decent results without really changing their diet? And if not, what kind of rough diet are you following?
I'm starting it up today. I tried it awhile back but didn't make it past week 3; now I'm focused on sticking to the plan and actually completing it. I've had friends that didn't follow the p90x diet but still got amazing results by eating right and taking care of yourself.
I haven't really changed my diet all that much, unfortunately. I indulge way more than I should. 17 pounds down though...I'm not stressing. I do try to stick to the 1800/day calorie plan that the intro book showed, but eat probably way too much fat. I like olive oil. And cheese.
If anyone is interested in switching things up for a week or so, i highly recommend HIIT, high intensity interval training. I use to run 6 miles 3-4 times a week (~50 mins) and it worked well for overall weight loss, but it'll waste your muscle mass too. HIIT is suppose to spare more of it and focus more on fat tissue. I'm going on week 4 of it and i definitely see the difference. More definition, keeping more muscle, in just 25 mins 3 times a week.
I have done a lot of HIIT training as well and find it awesome for fat burning. I also used to follow the 6 miles/5 times a week, but definitely found it catabolic whereas since switching to HIIT I actually feel like I am gaining muscle even while doing cardio. What kind of workout are you doing specifically? Mine is usually 30 second intervals on the treadmill switching from 6.0 to 12.0 for 18 to 20 minutes with a 5 minute warmup.
I was shooting for 60 sec sprint/60 sec rest intervals, 10 sets for 20 mins total time, but i'm working my way down to that rest time. I started at 2 mins, then 1:45, 1:30 last week, and this week i'm down to 1:15. Next week I should hit my goal of 60/60 and i'll just maintain that going forward. As for the actual running.... I decided i could push myself more off a treadmill and also improve my running form. I actually run on a just under 50 foot stretch of floor inside my house. I have to go back and forth though to make 60 seconds, but it helps me stick to it. Don't have to waste time driving somewhere or worry about weather or ground conditions outside. I think this may actually help though, since i have to accelerate from zero again and again. It's like 15 mini-intervals within a 60 second interval, no rest though.
Yeah, I was thinking its difficult to maintain intensity when you're running straight ahead. At some point you just activate auto pilot and aren't running as hard as you think you are, which defeates the purpose of HIIT. By doing a "reset" every few seconds I feel like I get to catch my breath for a second as I slow down, which gives me more energy to keep accelerating at near max effort multiple times over 60 seconds.
I do Tabata/HIIT every other day at the gym at the end of my workout. What speed were you going at? And for what amount of time?
18-20 minutes of HIIT is quite a bit of time. How often do you do that? Max I go is about 8 minutes or 1 mile.
Typically twice a week, also still do quite a bit of steady state cardio on the other days. Honestly the issue with doing it on a treadmill is that there is a lot of wasted time and lag in waiting for the treadmill to accelerate/decelerate. Just to clarify, when I say 18 to 20 mins, thats total including the rest time. So 18 sets of 30 second sprints alternating 18 sets of 30 second jogs. It took me a long time to work up to 18, starting with 12 and added an interval every week.
honestly i can't remember. it was pretty pathetic though, like 20 seconds at 8.5 and then 10 seconds at 4.5, eight times for a total of 4 minutes. I got through almost the whole thing before collapsing. did ply-oooooo today. hard as hell like always but feel so good afterwards! get sexy with it people!
I finally got some dumbbells so I'm doing Shoulders and Arms today. Looking forward to it after plyo kicked my ass again.
Had to endure Katie and her annoying voice/mannerisms today, but damn does the Back & Biceps video give you a killer pump! 12 unassisted wide front pull ups today -- a new record for me.
Interesting that HIIT and namely Tabata was a topic today. Today for our "cash out", we did Tabata sit-ups and plank hold (alternating, i.e. 20 sec sit-ups, 10 sec rest, 20 sec plank hold, 10 sec rest, etc.). It's a great system for more than just running.
Cool video... <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PnrXvuHqu6M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Cardio day for me. Going to try to do some intervals at Rice. Although I'm going to have to be careful in case one of those thugs from their renegade football program comes at me with a shotgun, brah.
Did Back & Biceps today. LOVE that workout. The past 3 days of Triceps, Plyo, and Biceps have wiped me out. It's a good feeling, though
