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Still going strong... had a bit of a break due to some home remodeling cutting into all the time i had plus got a new tattoo and was nervous of how to work out with that going on... got right back into things. Feeling great down 20+ pounds and 5-6 pant sizes. Plus I really dig the chicks noticing the changes. Spouse included.
 
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OneBuckeye;1870608; said:
What supplement stack are you using? Anyone else?
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Morning: Amp Wheybolic extreme 60.

Pre workout: Jack3d, GNC Creatine Plus, Beta Alanine, half-dose of Amp endurance booster.

Post: MHP Dark Matter.

Night: Dymatize Elite Gourmet Protien

Update: I was down to 187 by the time I finished the program, and I was lean and mean. I picked up my calorie intake, added creatine to my stack, and made a concerted effort to stay anabolic overnight. Now I'm back up to 198 and I'm going to continue to try to build mass.

Feel as good as ever, but I'm going to get my knee scoped soon and I'm worried it's going to affect my regimin as I'll likely have to shut it down for a few weeks afterward.
 
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Finished Round 1 at 185 down from 224ish. 38 to 32 pants. Have been eating paleo/primal the whole time. Pretty defined, still have small annoying ring of fat around waist preventing the six pack.

I have started round 2 this week and switched recently to a 8/16 feed/fast period I found on www.leangains.com . I am just taking protien with my post workout meal, D3 and a multi. Have fish oil from http://www.mainenaturalhealth.com/ on order. My end goal is to maintain a fairly low body fat %, not overly concerned with size. I am thinking about getting a BCAA incase I do fasted workouts and just for a preworkout supplement/stimulant.
 
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How much vertical space do you need to do this? I'm assuming there are jumping exercises?

I'm going to be starting it soon but i'm not sure if the basement will work since I'm 6'5 and the ceiling is 8'...
 
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BigJim;1917168; said:
How much vertical space do you need to do this? I'm assuming there are jumping exercises?

I'm going to be starting it soon but i'm not sure if the basement will work since I'm 6'5 and the ceiling is 8'...
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Can you touch the ceiling flat footed? That would be a problem.

There is jumping involved with the plyo exercises and many of the routines will either include stretching or lifts that require fully extending your arms above your head. You may have to modify some of it, but I wouldn't worry too much about it.
 
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I'm going to Mexico in 5 weeks so I've been dieting, but I need something exercise-wise that I can do in the house. I downloaded the DVD's to give these workouts a shot 4 or 5 days. I'm just planning on picking up some bands and a mat to do it in my basement. I'm thinking I'll try one tonight and then start first thing in the morning Monday.
Anyone who has done this have any thoughts on what would be good to start out with to break in the muscles that I haven't used since my football workouts ended 10 years ago? My wife will kill me if I can't hold the baby this weekend because I can't move my arms. My goal is to focus mostly on arms/shoulders and cardio.
I'd appreciate any advice that can be imparted on me. From past experience I've found it's better for me to start slow and work my way up.
 
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Chest, Shoulders & Triceps (Disc 8 IIRC) may be a good one for your goals, and you can do all the exercises with dumb bells and a chair. There are no pullups/chinups in this one, which is what really wipes people out on Day 1 in the Chest & Back disc if they're doing the program by the book.
 
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I ended up adjusting the P90X videos to a 5 day a week plan. Arms and shoulders on day 1 wasn't too bad, but then I made the mistake of doing Plyo on day 2. My legs were toast after the warmup and I ended up doing half or less sets for all the exercises. Even then I could hardly walk for the rest of the week. My goal was to move on to chest and back for day 3, but I needed a break so I did the Stretch workout. On day 4 I did chest and back and destroyed my tri's with the (girl) pushups I was doing. I finished off week one with Cardio and some abs.
If I had known how hard Plyo was I would have given myself a couple weeks to get in better shape before I tried it. Note to anyone that is very out of shape and wants to try P90X give yourself some time before you do Plyo.
This week I started with shoulders and arms and did Kenpo today. I'll be out of town this weekend so my plan is to do chest and back tomorrow and cardio or something active on Thursday. Might try Plyo again next week. I'm still pussyfooting my way through the workouts and am a disgrace to the P90X system, but I can tell it is helping. My back used to get tired when I mowed the yard, but Saturday I stained the deck and mowed and didn't have any trouble. Maybe in a couple more weeks I be able to do man pushups.
 
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I'm 6' 1" and weigh 175 lbs, I was looking to do some bulking up this summer and thought of this. I see it's being promoted as a way of losing weight but that's not what I'm going for. Is it possible that I can actually gain weight with this? I'm in very good cardiovascular shape, I run between 6-8 almost everyday, think this might be for me?
 
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DubCoffman62;1926865; said:
I'm 6' 1" and weigh 175 lbs, I was looking to do some bulking up this summer and thought of this. I see it's being promoted as a way of losing weight but that's not what I'm going for. Is it possible that I can actually gain weight with this? I'm in very good cardiovascular shape, I run between 6-8 almost everyday, think this might be for me?
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I would suggest that you replace your running with the strength exercises. That would be your best option in that regard. And if you want to run, then sprint instead of long distance.
 
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