Comments on: My P90X Experience: Days 26-28 http://www.amandakjones.com/my-p90x-experience-days-26-28.php Diamond Independent Team Beachbody Coach Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:49:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amanda http://www.amandakjones.com/my-p90x-experience-days-26-28.php/comment-page-1#comment-933 Amanda Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:18:29 +0000 http://www.amandakjones.com/?p=386#comment-933 Hey Shanny, I wish I could say I was following the meal plan exactly but I'm not. I need to start keeping track again, but I'm probably eating around 1500 calories a day. I try hard to stay away from "empty" calories. I'd say about 95% of the foods I eat are listed in the nutrition guide, just not in the exact quantities and portions, if that makes sense. Hey Shanny, I wish I could say I was following the meal plan exactly but I’m not. I need to start keeping track again, but I’m probably eating around 1500 calories a day. I try hard to stay away from “empty” calories. I’d say about 95% of the foods I eat are listed in the nutrition guide, just not in the exact quantities and portions, if that makes sense.

]]> By: Shanny http://www.amandakjones.com/my-p90x-experience-days-26-28.php/comment-page-1#comment-930 Shanny Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:51:05 +0000 http://www.amandakjones.com/?p=386#comment-930 Thanks Amanda for the advice! I have another question for...do you follow the meal plan exactly how its written. According to the meal plan, I'm supposed to eat about 2100 cals. I don't know about you, but I can't eat that much food!! Sorry for all the questions, but I just want to make sure I'm doing everything right so I can get the best results possible. Thanks Amanda for the advice! I have another question for…do you follow the meal plan exactly how its written. According to the meal plan, I’m supposed to eat about 2100 cals. I don’t know about you, but I can’t eat that much food!! Sorry for all the questions, but I just want to make sure I’m doing everything right so I can get the best results possible.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.amandakjones.com/my-p90x-experience-days-26-28.php/comment-page-1#comment-929 Amanda Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:57:52 +0000 http://www.amandakjones.com/?p=386#comment-929 Hi Shanny--it's good to know my posts are helping someone! I can't do a pull-up either. For the first 3 weeks I used a resistance band hung over the bar like they do in the videos. I tried using a stool but I kept feeling the burn in my leg that was "resting" on the stool--which is obviously not the point of the exercise. I started off with the magenta band but quickly moved to the green one. The one thing I don't like about the resistance bands is that it's kinda hard to tell if you're doing the right thing and working the right muscles for the pull-up exercises. Since you don't have Tony Horton around to correct your form you kinda have to work with it until you feel the burn in the right places. I think for Phase 2 I'm going to try the stool again--hopefully my arms are at least a little stronger this time around. I'll let you know how it goes. I guess the short answer is: If you're able to use a chair with your pull-up bar and are feeling the burn in your arms/shoulder/back I would probably just stick with what you're doing. :-) Hi Shanny–it’s good to know my posts are helping someone! I can’t do a pull-up either.

For the first 3 weeks I used a resistance band hung over the bar like they do in the videos. I tried using a stool but I kept feeling the burn in my leg that was “resting” on the stool–which is obviously not the point of the exercise.

I started off with the magenta band but quickly moved to the green one. The one thing I don’t like about the resistance bands is that it’s kinda hard to tell if you’re doing the right thing and working the right muscles for the pull-up exercises. Since you don’t have Tony Horton around to correct your form you kinda have to work with it until you feel the burn in the right places.

I think for Phase 2 I’m going to try the stool again–hopefully my arms are at least a little stronger this time around. I’ll let you know how it goes.

I guess the short answer is: If you’re able to use a chair with your pull-up bar and are feeling the burn in your arms/shoulder/back I would probably just stick with what you’re doing. :-)

]]> By: Shanny http://www.amandakjones.com/my-p90x-experience-days-26-28.php/comment-page-1#comment-927 Shanny Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:48:01 +0000 http://www.amandakjones.com/?p=386#comment-927 I absolutely LOVE your P90X blog!! Its nice to get the experience from a woman's perspective. I am on day 7, and your blog let me know what I have to look forward to in the coming days. Quick question, are you using the resistance bands or the pull-up bar?? I cannot do pull-ups (not even one), so I currently use a chair with my pullup bar. Just wondering if the resistance bands would be more effective in my case. Thanks for getting me through these last 7 days!!! I absolutely LOVE your P90X blog!! Its nice to get the experience from a woman’s perspective. I am on day 7, and your blog let me know what I have to look forward to in the coming days. Quick question, are you using the resistance bands or the pull-up bar?? I cannot do pull-ups (not even one), so I currently use a chair with my pullup bar. Just wondering if the resistance bands would be more effective in my case. Thanks for getting me through these last 7 days!!!

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