Comments on: P90X Diet Plan: Without It, P90X is Not the Same

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:58:53 +0000

Hello,
I am in week 3 now and love the workouts. However, I travel Mon – Thur every week and can’t follow the nutrition guide. Do you have any advice for travelers (road warriors) who don’t have access to kitchen appliances like an oven or blender, ect…? The hotels I stay at do have a microwave and fridge but eating microwave dinners every meal gets old fast. Thanks.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:27:40 +0000

Hi, I’m on day 4 of the fat shredding phase, nutrition level 2. I am 5 foot 7 and 155 lbs. I’m following the portion plan pretty closely, but at around 7pm (after im done the workout) i find myself getting hungry and I have nothing left to eat! Is it normal to be hungry on this diet? If not, then what would be the optimal thing to eat at this time? (I can’t afford supplements)

Thanks,
Greg

By: Staff

Staff — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:13:40 +0000

Hello John,

I would get your back checked out by a doctor.

-Mike

By: john

john — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:26:37 +0000

and i want get some muscles since im skinny i need to eat alot of hydrocarbonate that’s what my trainer friend said and he said don’t drink protein till after a month of workout is that true?

also is it really bad if i eat sauce with the food that i made from ur receipe?

thanks for all the answer!S

By: john

john — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:25:11 +0000

im getting used to ab x but wheh i do it the problem is the lower back hurts so bad that i can’t even feel if my ab is burning i had this problem b4 i don’t know y any answer?

By: Staff

Staff — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:19:21 +0000

John, I wouldn’t worry too much about that as long as the band is intact and works. Instead of keeping track by number, you can track your progress by color. So one week you used the yellow, the next week you can challenge yourself and use the green.

By: Staff

Staff — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:15:27 +0000

Resistance Bands Complete Weight Chart
Teal 5 lbs
Purlpe 10 lbs
Pink 15 lbs
Magenta 20 lbs
Orange 25 lbs
Red 30 lbs
Yellow 35 lbs
Green 40 lbs
Blue 45 lbs
Black 50 lbs

By: john

john — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:25:20 +0000

and what do u mean by defective, does it really matter if i use defective?

By: john

john — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:15:28 +0000

so the heaviest is black, and blue is 2nd and yellow, green and red right? it seems like green and blue is like same what’s the order??? thx

By: Staff

Staff — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:27:43 +0000

Hello Cory,

eating smaller meals more frequently does speed up the metabolism. This is why there are snacks included in the Nutrition Plan. You should have three meals and two snacks per day. Sticking to the approximated ratio would be the next best thing to following the plan exactly. Remember to only eat whole grains and limit your carbs. Eat enough protein and drink mostly water. Cut out sweets, junk, and fast food all together. I would stay away from artificial sweeteners as well.

-Mike

By: Staff

Staff — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:24:02 +0000

Hello John,

form is a common problem with Ab Ripper X. You should always be engaging your abs during this workout. Also, flexing your feet can sometimes make a huge difference in the effectiveness of certain exercises. Most people have trouble with this workout and say it’s pretty tough. Maybe you have a really strong core!

-Mike

By: Staff

Staff — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:21:20 +0000

Hello John,

Yellow is supposed to be 35 and blue is supposed to be 45. Perhaps you received a defective band? Are you making loops to increase tension? This can alter the feeling of the bands.

-Mike

By: Cory

Cory — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:17:43 +0000

Hi, I recently bought the p90x program and am a little unsure of how strict the nutrition guide is? I understand the need to eat balanced and healthy, and have no problem with that, however some of the suggestions just seem “excessive”.

I have a fairly busy schedule as I attend school, and work part time with barely enough time to fit the workouts in daily. So it does become difficult to measure all the food i intake. Would i still be able to achieve results if i followed certain guidelines such as: eating a lot of (healthy) food to keep up energy and eating an approximated ratio for the phase i’m in?

I was also curious- I’ve heard that eating more meals a day in smaller portions is better to boost your metabolism. Any idea? Just to inform, i’m not trying to lose weight, just get more defined.

By: john

john — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:52:54 +0000

hey also i tried ripper x right and i dont’ feel any burn at all what r the common thing that ppl do wrong??

thx

By: john

john — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:52:05 +0000

i have a question about weight of resistance band

i thought blue supposed to b second heaviest but when i lift yellow is more weight than blue? what’s going on there?