Welcome to my P90x blog! This is where I will share my thoughts on the program, and whatever else crosses my mind. First a little bit about how I got here. A few summers ago I broke my ankle (in May) and was stuck on the couch for nearly the entire summer, and did not get cleared to exercise until late August. Because of that I got very out of shape and was as heavy as I have ever been. I worked out off and on the next year on my own and did not really make a lot of progress, and decided to start working with a trainer. During that time I dropped about 40 pounds, and made very good progress. I have been able to keep that weight off for a couple years, but wanted to find something to get myself to the next level. That is why I have decided to try the P90x program.
Like nearly everyone I had seen the infomercial many times, but like many I tend to be skeptical of things hawked on late night TV. So I did some research on the Internet to find reviews of the program and found mainly positive reviews, and decided to purchase the program.
I will say right out of the gate, this program is not for everyone. If you are a person who casually works out when you have the time, are a "weekend warrior" or tend to start working out and slack off after a few weeks, this will be a complete waste of your time and money. Also, if you are not in decent shape to start with I would not suggest jumping into this. If you think you have the dedication to keep yourself on track working out at home, there are other programs that you can use to get started and work your way up to P90x. Otherwise, I would suggest joining a local gym and working with a trainer for a while (trust me you will learn a lot about how to exercise properly and a lot about how your body responds to exercise which will help you down the road). I personally think the best time to start P90x is when you get to the point where you would hate the thought of skipping a workout. Obviously life gets in the way, and you will likely miss a day sometime during the 90 days, but the closer you can get to completing the program on schedule the better.
Here you will find things about fitness and nutrition, mainly (but not exclusively) in relation to the Beachbody programs like P90x and Insanity. And, I will start adding reviews for Books, DVDs and Blu-Rays, and other products. All views and opinions on this blog are my own.
Welcome
Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.
I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.
I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time. As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree.
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