My Thoughts on P90X

I've mentioned doing the P90X workout many times as part of my fitness routine; however,  it seems like a lot of people are misinterpreting this to mean that it is the main reason I am so fit.  I want to set this straight...  P90X IS A SUPPLEMENT TO MY LIFESTYLE!

Yes P90X is extreme (assuming you push yourself), and yes P90X can do amazing things for your body, BUT ONLY WHEN COMBINED WITH THE PROPER LIFESTYLE.  Doing P90X alone isn't enough, and it won't do diddly for you if you aren't covering the really important areas of your life.

Doing P90X has benefits.  It gets you moving, and it gets you lifting (mostly your own weight) which will help you burn calories and build muscle.  These two things are a great start down the road of fitness!  Unfortunately P90X falls short in the area of proper dieting.  The plan set up in their book has options for keeping your calories within range, which is good for losing weight, but a lot of the meals have really bad substances in them that can easily cause you to gain weight and lose health.

Here is what I have done as far as P90X is concerned.

First, I followed the plan as it is set up in the book (the work out plan that is).  If you follow this, you will increase your strength, endurance, and flexibility.  You will get moving and you will burn calories.

Second, I developed my own diet plan based on my own research and testing to find out what really works.  What I found is that for me, a diet of mostly fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds combined with a small amount of fish and chicken (lean meat) caused a huge amount of weight loss.  I honestly believe if I followed the P90X diet I would have lost weight, but it wouldn't have helped my health at all in the long run.

Third, all of the strength I've gained and all of the muscle that you see WAS NOT AT ANY TIME obtained by using any kind of protein powder / shake / drink.  You may not know this but there is a HUGE amount of protein just waiting for you in most basic nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, peanuts, cashews) as well as in many vegetables like broccoli.  You don't need extra protein in your diet, I promise you this, you will get plenty if you increase your intake of veggies / nuts / seeds.

What am I really getting at?  The REAL point here is that you have to change your lifestyle if you want to see results using P90X.  You have to figure out what actually works for you own body.  And you have to stick with your plan no matter what!  If you can do this, you will see amazing results!

But if you just losely toy with P90X it is going to chew you up and spit you out just as unhealthy as you already were. 

If you want a good guide to exercise P90X is perfect, just make sure you are making the right choices in the important other areas first or you'll never see the results of your hard work!