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Awesome - you picked a great program! Let me share a few tips to get you started but please let me know if I can help...we have a great group of folks supporting each other and would love to have you join us:

1) For the first two weeks, expect to be sore... A lot. After that your body will start to adjust.

2) Absolutely take your before photos. They are really great for showing your progress to yourself.

3) During the first 30 days, your weight may or may not change much. Some people it does and some it doesn't. There are a few factors for this. First is that your body composition is changing. You'll be adding muscle and losing fat. The second factor is that often times when you start intense workouts your body retains extra water. After about a month or so it stops and you'll feel like your losing a pound or two a day. I say this mostly in case this happens you won't think that you're doing something wrong or that the program isn't working. For me, the magic started around day 30.

The reason for that is also a bit of protective "swelling" and some irritation. Intense workouts break down muscle tissue, the body's natural response is swelling, one for protection, two for healing/rebuilding, three to flush out lactic acid built up during the activity.

4) Don't worry about keeping up with the people in the video. At first you probably won't be able to. MODIFY as needed.

5) Don't look at P90X as just a 90 day program. It's a lifetime program that you can do in 90 day cycles. It may take you more than 90 days to reach your goals, or even better,you may reach your goals and want to set a new one.

6) No matter what, keep pushing play.

--Mike
Team Engage
P90X Certified

No need to be embarrassed as many can't do pull-ups...yes I suggest to start with the bands but you can also do some pull-ups a modified way. Use a chair or the pull-up assist (which I love) and help yourself up but then go down slowly concentrating on the negative portion of the pull-up. Use a wide hand grip as that is the one that will work the lats the most. If you can do these modified pullups it will help build some strength. But bands will work too as I mix them in myself. Make sure you follow the cues on the DVD so you are in proper form and hold the contraction for a second to feel it...let me know what other questions you have.

--Mike

great job!

hey everyone just thought i'd check in since it's been a while. Everything has been going great! I can't believe I am almost done with three weeks! I am really encouraged as I can already tell that I look a little slimmer. I can't wait to see what the final result will be. Good luck to everyone and remember-- KPP!