I completed the program on 7/10/10. I did not miss a single workout. Here are the results.
| Measurement | Unit of Measure | Day 1 |
Day 90 |
Difference | % Change |
| Body Fat % | n/a | 22.00 | 21.00 | (1.00) | -5% |
| Weight | lbs | 184.00 | 192.00 | 8.00 | 4% |
| Chest | in | 41.50 | 41.00 | (0.50) | -1% |
| Waist | in | 38.50 | 38.50 | - | 0% |
| Hips | in | 37.00 | 38.00 | 1.00 | 3% |
| Right Thigh |
in | 18.00 | 18.00 | - | 0% |
| Left Thigh | in | 18.00 | 18.00 | - | 0% |
| Right Arm |
in | 12.00 | 13.00 | 1.00 | 8% |
| Left Arm | in | 11.75 | 12.75 | 1.00 | 9% |
| Resting Heart Rate |
beats per minute | 78.00 | 68.00 | (10.00) | -13% |
| Pull Ups | reps | 0.50 | 0.88 | 0.38 | 75% |
| Vertical Leap |
in | 15.00 | 15.50 | 0.50 | 3% |
| Push Ups | reps | 21.00 | 30.00 | 9.00 | 43% |
| Toe touch |
in | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | n/a |
| Wall Squat | seconds | 64.00 | 66.00 | 2.00 | 3% |
| Bicep Curls |
reps | 15.00 | 21.00 | 6.00 | 40% |
| In & Outs | reps | 27.00 | 40.00 | 13.00 | 48% |
| Heart Rate (no rest) |
beats per minute | 157.00 | 159.00 | 2.00 | 1% |
| Heart Rate (1min) | beats per minute |
123.00 | 124.00 | 1.00 | 1% |
| Heart Rate (2min) |
beats per minute | 112.00 | 110.00 | (2.00) | -2% |
| Heart Rate (3min) | beats per minute |
108.00 | 105.00 | (3.00) | -3% |
| Heart Rate (4min) |
beats per minute | 106.00 | 103.00 | (3.00) | -3% |
Any sort of physique transformation can be described as an EPIC FAIL. I look almost exactly as I did 3 months ago.
Regarding overall fitness, for certain movements my capabilities have definitely improved. While I still cannot perform a full pull up, I am literally 1 inch away from doing so. When I started, I could barely make it half way. Also, my max number of push ups and curls have gone up dramatically.
Lower body fitness has not substantially improved. This does not surprise me, as the format of the workout does not allow for heavy weight, only reps, when performing lower body moves.
Flexibility is difficult for me to measure quantitatively, but anecdotally I feel MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT. The results of the toe touch in the fit test does not properly convey the improvement. I can perform yoga moves and stretches now that I couldn’t perform before the program began.
My weight went up by almost the same percentage that my body fat went down. Therefore, I assume that some fat to muscle conversion has occurred.
NEXT STEPS
I’m taking the next week off as a recovery week and to finish up some volunteer work that is due at the end of July. I will then embark on another 90 days of P90X.
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August 31, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Smiley
Epic Fail?
It’s a good thing I did not spend the exuberant amount of $$$ for the DVDs… Glad you posted your results here – thanks! Hope your second time works out better.
I’ll stick to my regular daily exercise – walking to the ice-cream place around the corner.
October 22, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Vivek
it’s about right diet.
Workout adds value but diet is key to fat loss success !!