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#1

Hi, I’m Ken.

I went through the p90x program recently which had some Yoga in it, usually once a week and twice on “Rest” weeks. I’ve become a huge fan of Yoga and thinking of doing it more frequently, to increase strength, lose a little weight around the midsection and gain more flexibility.

I also thought it was a good idea to include my girlfriend in this so I recently purchased 3 DVD’s from Amazon. AM/PM Yoga, Beginners Yoga, and Full Body Yoga all performed by Rodney Yee. I hear these videos are great and I can’t wait to get them.

Because I’ve become a huge fan I almost want to drop the entire cardio/weight lifting thing all together and run with a more vigorous Yoga 100%. My ultimate goals are not to be huge and muscular. I simply would like to be very healthy, a flat stomach and lean/toned muscles.

Would 5-6 vigorous 60 minute Yoga sessions a week get me to where I want to be? Also I’ve been eating very healthy thanks to p90x.

Thanks ahead of time!

#2

sounds good

#3

can you give your real opinion of p90x?

#4

I loved p90x. I didn’t get the results you see on the infomercials, but overall I lost about 5-6 pounds and went up in reps and weights pretty dramatically. I’d recommend it. It’s difficult, very difficult, but you feel great after all the workouts. Ultimately I think I might plan on doing Yoga 3 days a week and keep doing my upper body P90X Workouts (Chest/Back mondays, and Arms/shoulders Wednesdays), they are superb.

#5

i have a friend who is completely out of shape and overweight. he says he could never do p90x cause you have to atelast be in some sort of shape before starting. you think this is true or can anybody just get the dvd and start?

#6

[QUOTE=sososoapy;31233]i have a friend who is completely out of shape and overweight. he says he could never do p90x cause you have to atelast be in some sort of shape before starting. you think this is true or can anybody just get the dvd and start?[/QUOTE]

Depends on the motivation level. A person that is truly out of shape is going to have a very difficult time at first with these workouts. If said person has the motivation and persistence to push through it, I do believe anyone can do it. There is a pre-fit test to see if you are ready for the P90X program. Something different might be recommended if there are medical issues preventing you from doing some of the workouts. IE knee/ankle problems preventing Plyometric (high impact jump training) work, but if the only problem is overweight and out of shape, I believe anyone can do it.

On the other hand, if its very intense and difficult the higher the chance of giving up early. If they are looking for a less intense program I’d recommend the P90 program. It has a lot of the same type of workout pace and exercises, but the workouts themselves are shorter and a little less intense. While I did the P90X workouts, my girlfriend did the P90 workouts and she loved them. They aren’t geared toward females, they are geared toward everyone with a lower intensity.

Hope this helps.

#7

is this an infomercial?

#8

No, someone asked my opinion… so I gave it. If you read my original message the majority of it concerns yoga and how I plan on using it. No one unfortunately responded/answered my questions though. Thats alright, I’ve decided to stick with a mix of weight lifting, cardio, and yoga to cover all of my bases.

#9

[QUOTE=kenyogafan;31726]No, someone asked my opinion… so I gave it. If you read my original message the majority of it concerns yoga and how I plan on using it. No one unfortunately responded/answered my questions though. Thats alright, I’ve decided to stick with a mix of weight lifting, cardio, and yoga to cover all of my bases.[/QUOTE]

I do the same. I do always 1h weights and then 1h yoga-asanas. I noticed that if I just do weights or just yoga something is missing (something like the time once I tried tai-chi session and after practice I had feeling that nothing really happened - my body was totally bored). Maybe its because of different stimulation for muscles (whether work is performed with muscle contracted or flexed). Or maybe some muscles need more burden (e.g. in yoga “pulling” muscles are not engaged too much). So I like to have both.