re: P90X-3/T-25/Insanity in-game thread

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The first time through I sort of halfway followed. Second time I followed strictly. After that I knew what I had to feed my body to keep it at it's best so then I just ate clean good food, no crap

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Gotcha, did you allow a cheat day or meal every once in a while?

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I do every now and then track my calories on MyFitnessPal just to make sure I'm still on track.

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I use this app as well.. Extremely helpful.. I used it while on vacay once...Not a good idea.. really eye opening how many calories one can take in in a 7 day span..

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Gotcha, did you allow a cheat day or meal every once in a while?

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Yeah but only during special occasions like holidays, birthdays, etc.

I also decreased my alcohol intake. I didn't eliminate it, but I stopped buying it and keeping it in my house and only drinking at social functions.

Damn, bro. Good job. I hope to get to that point.

Just stick to it. Once you get through the first round you will feel weird if you don't do it.

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My real vice I'm having to cut out is Soda.

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I've completely cut out soda. I will occasionally break and have a diet one, but I can't drink the regular sodas anymore. All that sugar makes me sick.

I have already lost a like 2 pounds and havent even finished week 1 of T25. Im just worried it wont build my chest much

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I've completely cut out soda. I will occasionally break and have a diet one, but I can't drink the regular sodas anymore. All that sugar makes me sick.

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I know what you mean.. I think that's why I've felt weird here lately .. Over the holidays I think I may have indulged on to much Coca-Cola..
I have just felt weird..kinda hard to explain.. almost like my blood is like sludge ruining through my veins..

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6' 190 lbs.

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Gotcha.. i'm a shade under 6' so just trying to get an idea of where i'd like to be.. b/c the keg i'm working with now ain't cutting it

Also, Like I said I cook for the family every night. My rotation is grilled pork loin, grilled steak, grilled pork chops, oven baked shrimp, hamburger steak, spagetti, and grilled burgers from time to time. General sides are rice, mac chees, or mashed patatoes and purple hull peas or corn.

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I guess my metabolisim has keep me at an even kill.

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Pretty likely. Doing the same thing for years has put you in something called "steady state" where your metabolism burns at the same rate. The most effective weight loss workouts alter your metabolism slightly so you burn more calories through out your day. American College Of Sports Medicine has been studying the effects of HIIT vs regular cardio for a few years now and they've found that across the board 20 minutes of HIIT is just as or more effective as 50 minutes of traditional cardio. And theres the added benefit of HIIT being intense enough to put your body into a prolonged state of "recovery mode" for the rest of the day. So you're metabolism increases after a workout and you burn more calories then you normally would throughout the day.

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Assuming that is the case do you think just doing cardio for 30 minutes a day every week day will cause me to lose some weight, maybe 10 or 20 pounds?

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To put it bluntly, no. Not even close. Traditional cardio burns very little calories and there is some truth to the calories in, calories out equation. Just doing something like jogging for 30 minutes without altering your diet would take you years to lose 10 pounds.

If you're serious about losing weight, then get serious. Don't half arse it. All you'll get then is frustration, hypertension, and high cholesterol.