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I have just survived the first 90 day round of the p90x workout. I missed only one daily workout (a yoga routine around week 10). Admittedly, I did not follow the p90x diet plan as I felt "dieting" and restricting treats, alcohol, hot dogs and hamburgers during the summer was simply not feasible. I went for the lean look (12-15 reps with lighter weights for the resistance exercises) as opposed to the bulky look (8-10 reps with higher weights). At 46 years of age I wanted to ease into this.
I had been running religiously for about 10 years averaging about 25-30 miles a week. I was in very good cardiovascular condition but still a little pudgy around the midsection. Never having done any resistance training, I had zero muscle definition.
My results were very good, not great. I lost about 8 pounds, have some muscle definition and am able to keep up with the workouts where I was struggling during the first few weeks. I have a 2-pack as the other 4 cans are still covered by a much reduced layer of fat. I never really expected to look like the after pictures on the informercial, and no one would ever confuse my after pictures with any of those. After all, it took me many years to create this mess; no way was it going to be eligible for the p90x brochure after 90 days. Still, I was very happy with the results and all of the HARD WORK (EXTREMELY HARD WORK) was very well worth it to me.
I am now enduring round 2 of p90x. My goal this round is to eat better (now that summer is ending, it will be much easier) so I can get rid of the remainder of my midsection and to use heavier weights with less reps in an attempt to add more muscle.
hope this rant helps somebody.
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