The quickest way to access our fitness advisors for technical questions about any of our programs. mrhabbs 2010-02-09T23:07:30Z 2010-02-09T23:07:30Z

Thanks for the advice. I will keep you posted. Thanks for a prompt response.

mrhabbs 2010-02-09T23:07:30Z insanexer 2010-02-09T22:54:39Z 2010-02-09T22:54:39Z

You might be going crazy, I change my mind a lot. What I basically want to do is experiment with the type of climbing and regular training.<br />And how would you design a climbing and regular fitness program with beachbody program, hangboard and campus?

insanexer 2010-02-09T22:54:39Z benguy 2010-02-09T22:34:47Z 2010-02-09T22:34:47Z

I&#039;m back!!! The pinched nerve was pretty bad. I lost all strength in my arm and chest to the point where I couldn&#039;t even do a push up! Pretty scary. Turned out that my disc was also buldging, so this is kind of turning into a rehab for me. Where before I could push out 75 push ups I&#039;m having difficulty hitting 30. Main issue is that I need to lose the weight that I gained from the 6 months of inactivity. <br /><br />So after the first week I dropped 5 pounds. Hopefully I can keep the intensity up.

benguy 2010-02-09T22:34:47Z hfinch 2010-02-09T22:08:03Z 2010-02-09T22:08:03Z

I am currently in week 4 of Insanity, and have been having some wierd health effects. I&#039;ve noticed since starting that my sternum occasionally pops, and the middle of my chest feels tight and like there&#039;s dull pressure on it all the time. I also sometimes feel slightly nauseous about 1/2 hour to an hour after working out. But never during or immediately after the workout. I usually eat a protein shake 1 hr after the workout, and drink about 2-3 glasses of water during the workout.<br /><br />I&#039;m wondering if this could be due to the pushups in the workouts that could be causing some muscle fatigue or inflammation in my chest, or if in general I&#039;m over-exerting myself and it&#039;s my body&#039;s way to say take it easy? I certainly don&#039;t want to take a break from the workouts, and am hoping this is easily explained. Any ideas? Is this normal? Please help!

hfinch 2010-02-09T22:08:03Z joejoe22 2010-02-09T21:54:43Z 2010-02-09T21:54:43Z

First things first, if you want big muscles, you&#039;ve got to eat like a freakin animal!!!! You&#039;re body cannot build muscle mass when you are creating a caloric defecit. Most bodybuilders and the like go through phases where they put on weight in order to increase their muscle mass, then lean out to reveal them. And understand that it is &#034;NEARLY&#034; impossible to put on muscle without some fat, hence the lean out phase. <br /><br />It sounds to me like you&#039;re a hard gainer that was pretty stagnant prior to this. But if you&#039;re down to 157 at 5&#039;11&#034; you&#039;re on the verge of underweight, and if you&#039;re not seeing the definition you want, you need bigger muscles. Here&#039;s the super secret formula:<br /><br />EAT MORE + LIFT HEAVIER = BIGGER MUSCLES<br /><br />Good luck bro, if it makes you feel better, plenty of people have a similar problem. Search articles on hard gainers nutrition and workout plans.

joejoe22 2010-02-09T21:54:43Z sarahkowalke 2010-02-09T21:33:48Z 2010-02-09T21:33:48Z

Wondering if ChaLean includes a yoga/pilates/stretch workout in the program like P90X.<br /><br />I appreciate any help!!<br /><br />Sarah

sarahkowalke 2010-02-09T21:33:48Z moeeom 2010-02-09T21:16:52Z 2010-02-09T21:16:52Z

Hello forum, just had a question maybe someone else is experiencing the same problem and found a fix. I&#039;m 23 male, 5&#034;11 and started p90x lean at 190 pounds then moved on to classic, I started month 2 at 157 pounds. Now I&#039;m a lot stronger than I was before, lift a ton more, can actually do pull ups and pushups, can do plyo without any breaks unlike when I started...except...<br /><br />There is very very little visual results :S like my arms got bigger, when I flex you can see the bicep and triceps, but like my shoulders have 0 definition unless I flex and it&#039;s barely there, my stomach shows no abs unless i flex, and even then only like the upper half shows. I know my abs are stronger because I can do full ab ripper X now and core synergistics has become easy.<br /><br />The way I&#039;ve been doing the workouts are 8-10 reps in the weight lifting for size/strength, my question is..<br /><br />1) At 157 pounds, should I note be showing abs at 5&#034;11 height :s when I am fit enough to do plyo x without breaks, cardio X/kenpo X has become a joke.<br />2) Do I need to go for 12-15 reps maybe?<br />3) Am I expecting results out of reach for 4 months? The results pictures/videos people have shown were a lot better. <br /><br />Thanks for any help. <br /><br />I&#039;m &#034;happy&#034; with the results, just not happy that definition is very low. I plan to move on to doubles after classic fwiw.<br /><br />Something I&#039;ve considered is switching to insanity for 2 months to burn off more fat then go back to p90x starting on doubles, what do you think?

moeeom 2010-02-09T21:16:52Z sachan 2010-02-09T20:53:26Z 2010-02-09T20:53:26Z

OK.. thanks for letting me know... I&#039;ll check out TRX to see if they have an exercise close to a pull up... but for now I&#039;ll just keep doing what I have been... pulling up half the weight for me right now... would be an achievement anyway....

sachan 2010-02-09T20:53:26Z diddlez 2010-02-09T20:02:02Z 2010-02-09T20:02:02Z

Just to update....I am now starting my 6th week of Power 90 (2 wks of 1-2 and 3 wks of 3-4)and understand why ya&#039;ll advised this to start. I have definantely noticed physical improvements and have not experienced any pain other than normal muscle soreness. I have had some trouble with weight loss &#034;plateauing&#034; but am trying to work that out.<br /><br />Thank you for the advice....<br /><br />Chad

diddlez 2010-02-09T20:02:02Z linda6761 2010-02-09T19:42:03Z 2010-02-09T19:42:03Z

i did the slim in 6 program and finished last september with great results. over the holidays i managed to gain back half the weight i lost even though i was doing slim series at least 4 times a week. iam doing slim in 6 again. will i get the same great results i got 5 monthes ago? im only doing burn it up for the 6 weeks and the same diet i did last time.

linda6761 2010-02-09T19:42:03Z diddlez 2010-02-09T19:32:02Z 2010-02-09T19:32:02Z

I have taken your advice and over the past week have increased my calories to approx. 1800/day. The caloric calc on BB says that I should be eating approx. 1850 so I&#039;m pretty close. Unfortunaly, I have gained a pound back so far this week. I will keep it up for a bit longer and see what happens.

diddlez 2010-02-09T19:32:02Z z90xhcc 2010-02-09T19:13:25Z 2010-02-09T19:13:25Z

Another thing great about yoga that texmd didn&#039;t really touch on is the mental aspect.<br />I&#039;m not talkin&#039; about the calmness of mind and mellowing out and all that stuff (even though I always feel phenomenal after yoga), I&#039;m talking learning to get through something intense.<br />What I really love about yoga is how difficult it is, but how you can focus on it. When you do cardio or lift weights or whatever it&#039;s none stop doin&#039; the movement goin&#039; at it gettin&#039; tired, and maybe you make it all the way through maybe you don&#039;t, but most people aren&#039;t thinkin&#039; about how they did after, they&#039;re thinkin&#039; about how tired they are, because the move was difficult.<br />Yoga on the other hand allows you to settle in and focus entirely on the pose, no moving around, no tired panting after, just breathing and focusing, and I think this is really one of the places you can learn to focus and push through. (Hopefully this is all making sense.)<br />And after enough yoga, you learn to start applying that focus and that breath to other exercises. You learn about the physical aspect AND the mental aspect behind the exercise, and that if you get your mind right on the mental part, the physical part will come. <br />I think Tony does a great job explaining it in fountain of youth when he talks about learning to chill, even in an uncomfortable position. <br />Well that&#039;s just one of my favorite things about yoga, learning to focus on the exercise and the form and pose instead of how tired or in pain you are, and maybe y&#039;all agree or maybe you don&#039;t, but if you get your mind right and focus on doin&#039; it right and digging deeper and stop telling yourself how hard it is and start telling yourself to push then you can truly bring your athletic performance to an entirely new level, and I think yoga is a great place to learn that. <br />Hopefully that all made sense.

z90xhcc 2010-02-09T19:13:25Z 001annagray 2010-02-09T19:04:19Z 2010-02-09T19:04:19Z

Well Said! I will use this to refer my customers too. Thank you so much for taking the time to write.<br />Anna

001annagray 2010-02-09T19:04:19Z texmd 2010-02-09T19:00:08Z 2010-02-09T19:00:08Z

Luckily I don&#039;t do try it again for a few more days....I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.....

texmd 2010-02-09T19:00:08Z pantherguy 2010-02-09T18:50:07Z 2010-02-09T18:50:07Z

Correct, I don&#039;t want to set her back by my traveling. So doing cario or kenpo a couple of times a week would be the best?

pantherguy 2010-02-09T18:50:07Z btriantos 2010-02-09T18:48:32Z 2010-02-09T18:48:32Z

From what you describe, I would do the Glute stretch. I forget which DVD this is on, possibly Kempo or Core Syn, but you start on your back with your your left knee bent, cross your right leg over your left thigh at the shin. Reach around/through your left leg and grab your shin with both hands, and start to pull. This will stretch the glute and hamstring where you want.<br />Let me know if that helps

btriantos 2010-02-09T18:48:32Z tigershell339 2010-02-09T18:42:57Z 2010-02-09T18:42:57Z

I second what was said above.<br /><br />Dehydration, can in fact lead to nausea and/or vomiting. This is because if you are dehydrated, your body can&#039;t produce adequate sweat to cool yourself down. When your body cannot cool itself, it over heats and nausea and vomiting are symptoms of heat exhaustion. Another early symptom is heat cramps in your muscles. You may have experienced this and attribute it to the workout, or not have cramps at all. <br /><br />You may want to get your blood sugar level checked with your doctor. The orange juice could be helping because of the sugar in it. <br /><br />It&#039;s good that you recognize this is abnormal. Your body is trying to tell you something, so please do not ignore it. I strongly urge you to speak to your doctor about this. No one can diagnose the problem from a message board. It could be caused by something only a doctor would find or know to look for, like an inner ear problem that gives you vertigo when rolling or jumping around.

tigershell339 2010-02-09T18:42:57Z sophya 2010-02-09T18:32:44Z 2010-02-09T18:32:44Z

I&#039;m eight days into P90X (started Feb 1) and today I&#039;m feeling tightness and pain in the back of my upper thigh, esp on the outer thigh, under the hips. Should I stop the program for a few days (don&#039;t want to stop cuz I&#039;m feeling great otherwise; doing shoulder and arms tomorrow) or should I do as much stretching as possible between now and leg day. Any advise for stretches that target the back thigh and hips? Thank you!!!!

sophya 2010-02-09T18:32:44Z bbadvicestaff 2010-02-09T18:10:21Z 2010-02-09T18:10:21Z

Sure. Let&#039;s let it play through over here a while first.

bbadvicestaff 2010-02-09T18:10:21Z bbadvicestaff 2010-02-09T18:07:40Z 2010-02-09T18:07:40Z

That&#039;s not really a great idea. Both P90x and Insanity do something called progressive overload, which is designed to really break you down -- and once you&#039;re broken down, you need as much time as possible to recover. By the time you get home in the evening, you&#039;re well into recovery and working out more is only going to work against recovery. <br /><br />You&#039;re better off keeping it all together, but if you can&#039;t do that, your next best option is just doing the shortened workout and leaving it at that.

bbadvicestaff 2010-02-09T18:07:40Z