P90X Results – Day 90 Pictures and Measurements
I just completed my first round of P90X!
I love how I feel both physically and mentally right now. I am very happy with my 90 day measurements and I am most impressed with my new eating habits. I ended up losing 27 pounds and 5 1/2 inches off my waist…I am currently at a weight that I have not been since 8th – 9th grade (with a lot more muscle). I would definitely say my cardiovascular endurance is at an all time high and I have never had this much definition in my abdomen area. Needless to say, I would highly recommend this program to anyone that is serious about getting in shape.
Here are my Day 90 measurement:
Body fat % – 3%** (Day1–18%)
Weight – 193 lbs (Day1–220lbs)
Chest – 43″ (Day1–40″)
Waist – 34″ (Day1-391/2″)
Right thigh – 24 1/2″ (Day1-271/2″)
Left thigh – 24 1/2″ (Day1-271/2″)
Right arm – 16 1/2″ (Day1-16″)
Left arm – 16 1/2″ (Day 1 -16″)
**I tested my body fat in the same spot as day 1 so it has dropped 15%, it’s just not 3%…it’s higher.
Day 90 Pre-Fit Test
Pull-Ups - 21 (Day1 -10)
Vertical Leap – 20 1/2″ (Day1 -17 ½”)
Push-Ups – 76 (Day1 –54)
Toe Touch - +4 (Day1 -+3 ½)
Wall Squat - 2:27 (Day1 -1:06)
Bicep Curls - 14 reps (Day1 -9 reps) 95lb straight bar curls
Ab Test – 94 reps (Day1 -51 reps)
What’s Next? – I am going to take two weeks off from P90X (continue to workout though) prior to starting another round of it. I am going to shift my focus from losing fat to building muscle in this round. Now, my goal is to achieve both but it’s very difficult to accomplish that so my primary focus will be more on building muscle. For starters, I am going to increase my calorie intake. In order to build muscle, you 100% need to consume more calories. It was easy for me to be strict as far as nutrition went during the work week so I am going to maintain that discipline and throw in a casein (slow digestive) protein shake right before bedtime for additional calories. I also plan on incorporating a cheat meal once a week which will most likely fall on a Friday or Saturday night. This will not only increase my calorie intake for the week but it will also allow me to eat out every so often. It’s very difficult to be strict with your nutrition when you take your family out to dinner and/or meet up with friends so this approach will account for that.
Here are my Day 90 pics…
February 15th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Dramatic difference, obviously. I’m curious though, are you flexing or not flexing? It sort of looks like you are flexing in your Day 90 photos, but not in your Day 1 photos. It’s hard to tell, however, especially in the side photos.
February 15th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
I did tighten up my abdomen area a bit but I also did that during my day 1 pictures (just had fat covering it up). I just completed the “pre-fit test” prior to taking the day 90 pics so my muscles were a bit pumped from that.
Also, I started fully extending my arm on the day 28 side pic so I continued doing that with all side pictures from that point on…so “no” flexing but changed the pose a bit on the side pic.
February 15th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
Cool. Well, good job. I’d like to look like that someday. Last year I got out of my workout regimen for various reasons, but recommitted myself at the beginning of the year. Right now I’m doing sort of a traditional, alternating cardio/weights (3 days cardio, 3 days weights, 1 day off per week). I’m also following a rough Body for Life nutrition plan, but not perfectly. I’ve lost 12lbs so far, at 189lbs right now, but with high body fat (25% according to my scale, but I think it’s a little lower than that). I’d like to lower my body fat in addition to losing total weight.
I do cardio at home and go to the gym for strength training. It’s a nice facility, but a long way to drive, and I’d like to work out at home. The gym is expensive, $120/mo for my wife and I. If I dropped the gym membership outright, I could buy P90X with the cost savings of a single month, but my wife would be pretty disappointed. The gym does have some nice features, like indoor and outdoor pools, hot tubs, slides, basketball court, etc., so it’s hard to give all that up.
In any case, I’m thinking about getting P90X. I’m considering what I’m doing right now to be a sort of pre-conditioning regimen in lieu of P90 Masters or something similar.
February 16th, 2010 at 8:15 am
Well, if you decide on making the P90X purchase…you will not be disappointed. Even though it’s not the easiest program, it’s very simple to follow. P90X takes all the guessing out of your workouts, all you need to do is follow their program to a tee (most people don’t though) to see incredible results or great results if you cheat a bit.
April 20th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Hello, I am a 19 year old male and my build is very similar to yours when you started give or take -20lbs however I was just wondering if you had any advice that may help? Like what weight dumbbells you had as well as ways to stay focused with the dieting? Also how often You changed the work outs or if you just followed the calendar?
April 20th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Hi Brian – I started off by using 20 and 30lb dumbbells. I also invested in the b-line resistance bands for all other exercises that 20lbs were too heavy for. For more info on the bands, click http://fightfatblogger.com/b-lines-resistance-band-review/
I followed the workout piece of the program to a tee for the first 90 days. I did modify it a bit after and called it P90X MASS.
What kept me motivated is scheduling “cheat meals”. Knowing that a cheat meal was coming up kept me motivated to maintain a strict nutrition plan up until that point. I allowed myself about 5 cheat meals (it was during the holiday season) during the 90 day program.
April 20th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Oh I see, would you suggest the 20-40 lb resistance bands? And are they easy to use? I myself have only ever lifted with dumbbells. Also what about a good chin up bar and a y advice for a good diet? I plan on ordering p90x soon and would love to get everything I need in order. I’m sure you followed the nutrition plan given. Is it a diet routine or just says healthy food? And did you do the AB workout all 6 days of the week? I apologize for all the questions I just want to get all my bases covered before I jump in. :p
April 20th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
I would go with the heavy resistance bands. In my opinion, nothing compares to dumbbells but I love having the bands for certain exercises…and they are cheap enough to buy.
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Ab Ripper X is only three days a week. The P90X nutrition plan is a guide to help you out on your nutrition. You do not necessarly have to follow it exactly but you should come close. Once you receive P90X, take a week or so to get familiar with both the nutrition plan and workouts.