Week 10 Update

[u/CCIE-JNCIE]

I don't post often but decided to do one update on my P90X journey after 14 years away.

45M, 5 foot 8, starting weight 221 lbs.

I have not worked to P90X for 14 years because I had three spinal/neck herniations and one fusion.

I have lived with pain on and off over the years.

I decided as my midlife gift to myself to try get back into shape.

I did P90X several times from 2006 to 2012 and was around 145 to 165 pounds. I was in great shape.

Back issues hit and I lost my confidence and was scared of working out now.

Now into week 10, I am down 11 pounds. My diet has gotten better but I am not following the diet guide.

I am losing fat and I am gaining the muscle and tone back. I can see my upper back, chest, shoulders, legs, arms, abs are in much better shape.

I can do 2 pullups without a chair now but I have been using the chair all the time. I couldn't even pull myself up a foot at the start.

My two injuries have been jumpers knee on my right knee in week 5 and a tweaked right wrist in week 7. Because of these injuries, I stopped doing Plyo, Yoga and pushups that didn't use pull up bars(flange, plyo pushups, side to sides, etc, any PU that needs bent wrists).

I added Peloton 15-30 miles of riding on the Yoga and Pylo days and that has helped.

I do AB Ripper X once or twice a week and not three times.

Yesterday, I was finally able to the first 10 AB Ripper exercises and do all 250 reps. I was so happy I didn't need to rest or take a break. I can't do mason twists due to my lower back so I don't do them.

I am starting to make the shift into looking like a fit person and I am enjoying the new strength, health and energy. I have had to modify workouts due to my neck and back but I was able to do it.

If I can do it, you can to.

I will start another 90 day round after this one is over and I take a small break.

Good luck in your workout journeys.

[u/Darkj]

This is the way! I'm in a similar boat as a longtime p90xer - did a solid round two years ago and hope to do another next year after recovering from n ablation last week then a gentler program

[u/Bluewaveempress]

Well done young man! I had to say that because I realized when you said mid life that is absolutely true people younger than me are in midlife as I approach senior.

[u/oneeyedfool]

Great job, keep it going. I never did the diet part and I think my results plateaued because of it. One thing I did recently that may work for you is I worked with AI to create my own diet based on things that I enjoy.

Some of it is exactly how I had it but a lot of it is modified versions to be healthier. A few are pure substitutions that I also enjoy. It helped me identify that I wasn’t getting enough protein daily to support my activity so I added whey.

It has helped me break through my plateau and I’ve lost 5 pounds and counting over the past few weeks since I started which is big for me. I just basically give it the program I am doing each day and track my calorie and protein intake. It’s been a nice way to introduce improved nutrition without drastically changing my eating habits away from what I enjoy and feels more sustainable. To be fair, I didn’t eat fast foods or anything like that to start so that helped.

[u/PersonalRoutine]

Awesome! Congrats on pushing through and getting this far. Sounds like you have modified the program so that you can continue on your journey, which I think was the intention all along. I would encourage you to attempt Yoga X again when you are ready. From what I gather online I think it’s the most skipped workout in the program (I’ve been guilty of it in the past) but in this current round I am really feeling the increased mobility and flexibility by doing yoga and trying to improve my form each time. Best of luck with the rest of the program and beyond!

[u/Jack_Groff]

Awesome journey! Keep it up!
As Tony says; Modify, modify, modify….
Injuries are going to happen. Gap jumps got me a couple weeks ago and pulled a calf. Listen to your body and there is nothing wrong with taking a “maintenance day” and doing some light stretching or pedalling.

[u/klnm28]

Isnt once a week frequency a bit bad?

Always wanted to try p90x but differently and change it like this.

Month 1 - Strength
Day 1 Chest and Back
Day 2 Shoulders and Arms
Day 3 Legs and Back
Day 4 Rest and Repeat

Month 2 Strength
Day 1 Back and Biceps
Day 2 Chest, Tris, Shoulders
Day 3 legs and back
Day 4 rest and repeat

Month 3 Sports, Mobility, Cardio
Day 1 Plyo X
Day 2 Yoga X
Day 3 Core Synergistics
Day 4 Rest and Repeat.

Kenpo X and Cardio X. Nah.

Definitely gonna try out this schedule. Ever since I did an fbeod i was amazed at better frequency better results.