End of the day, if you feel you need these discs for motivation and they work for you, then go for it. But for my own needs, I wouldn't bother, based on the reasons above.
This is a good post. One thing I have always read and heard is that many adults will feel more of an obligation to keep up a program/go to the gym, etc if there is a substantial investment up front. It makes some sense.
On a more serious note, after making fun of P90X here and in comments in the blogs, I have to say, ANYTHING that will help you make the necessary diet and exercise changes needed to meet weight and health goals is easily worth $200.
Will P90X work for you? Yes, if a strict diet and exercise plan is what you need. If business lunches/dinners are you weakness, and peer pressure will override your desire to follow the plan, than P90X is a waste of money.
Now I need to do some navel gazing to figure out what will motivate me towards my goals :)
In the vast sea of workout programs available, it's an option that works for some and not for others. The key to success is going to be in proper diet and finding a workout plan that you enjoy and can do without injuring yourself. My main beef with these DVDs are:
1) Cost. Alot of the exercises can be put together based on much more affordable material. For example, Ross Enamait has some great books that are a fraction of the price:
http://www.rosstraining.com/
2) Volume. It's alot of volume which I don't feel is necessary and can lead to injury. Its about working smarter, not necessarily harder.
3) Outdated. Muscle confusion is pretty much baloney. The diet is nothing new and not worth what they are charging. Plenty of information available out there for free or at an affordable price. I posted some links in the nutrition thread.
End of the day, if you feel you need these discs for motivation and they work for you, then go for it. But for my own needs, I wouldn't bother, based on the reasons above.
This is a good post. One thing I have always read and heard is that many adults will feel more of an obligation to keep up a program/go to the gym, etc if there is a substantial investment up front. It makes some sense.
Makes a lot of sense, and that's probably why it works so well. Might work even better if it was more expensive.
Makes a lot of sense, and that's probably why it works so well. Might work even better if it was more expensive.
I am selling an exercise program similar to P90X, which I have put my own mark on. It is called P90XQ and pricing starts at $1,000. The P90XQQ version, which I have devoted twice as much time too is currently priced at $10,000.
Based on psychological evidence, P90XQ works 5x as well as P90X, and P90XQQ works 50x as well.
Order now and order often. Supplies are limited.
I am selling an exercise program similar to P90X, which I have put my own mark on. It is called P90XQ and pricing starts at $1,000. The P90XQQ version, which I have devoted twice as much time too is currently priced at $10,000.
Based on psychological evidence, P90XQ works 5x as well as P90X, and P90XQQ works 50x as well.
Order now and order often. Supplies are limited.
LOL!
And yet already you got a customer! Now you can develop another cottage industry: How to make quick money on swimming forums. I need to know your secret so that I can afford to buy your exercise system! :)
Seriously, I have to admit I haven't checked out the link, but I was using a book last year (when I focused more on running) that included a lot of pylo and core strength exercises, but for which I paid less than a tenth of the price... Matt Fitzgerald's "Brain Training for Runners." It was helpful in improving my fitness and times in races. My problem was that I got too ambitious in jumping up my mileage (tried to progress faster than the schedule I was following) and developed plantar fasciitis. I still do some of the core exercises, although the pylo stuff is out for now until I'm well past my injury. Lesson--which a running coach friend had warned me about: whatever program you follow, follow it consistently. C'est la vie! On the upside, the injury forced me to up my swimming yards!
No.
"Muscle confusion" seems to be the pitch? It's not new, and it's definitely not worth two hundred.
You're only going to get "ripped" in 90 days by doing some severe food restriction. People do it, but it's not fun and it doesn't last.
When bodybuilding I came across something called the anabolic diet. From what I gleaned off the literature the gist was to eat low carb, high protein for two weeks, then eat high carb, low protein on the weekend, then back to two weeks of low carb, high protein, and so on…
I used it for 12 weeks in preparation for a contest and had good results (body fat down to 1.9% at 181lbs). After the contest I experimented with the diet and did a moderately low carb/high protein for 5 days, then ate normally on the weekend, and followed this routine for about 4 months. This was much better than a strickly low carb diet as I was able to keep my body fat down to around 6%, but was able to get my weight up to 196 and was just as strong as ever. Obviously results will vary, but I was fascinated by how body composition could change so drastically through diet modification and calorie burning.
My diet currently is actually the best it's ever been quality-wise, but I eat however much I want thanks to swimming.
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