Getting the Equipments for P90X

I only need two equipments to start my P90X journey, dumbells and pull up bar/chin up bar. I don't have plans yet to buy the heart rate monitor for the cardio exercises and believe that the yoga mat and yoga blocks are not needed.

So, I went to Raon today to buy some dumbells, weights and pull up/chin-up bar. Price was P25/pound for black colored weights. It was P58 or P48 per pound for chrome plated (I'm not sure as I'm not interested of purchasing those after hearing the price).

I bought two adjustable dumb bells. 4 pcs of 10-pound weights. 4 pcs of 5-lb and 4 pcs of 2.5 lbs. That should suffice for now as I will only be starting out. I will just buy additional weights when I need them. It costs me P2200+

The problem was the chin up/pull up bar. I can't find any store in Raon that has it. So I went home disappointed because I was suppose to start P90X coming July 1st.

I'm thinking if I will just do it on my own by following some DIY guide on the internet or I will hire a welder to do it for me after seaching some samples on the internet. I'm still not decided yet.

P90X - Day 0 Pictures

I'm posting my pictures here to feel myself accountable and not give up for 90 days.

I blurred out the face because I am not that confident, yet. Also, the side view is missing as the memory of digital camera became corrupted. I will post another set of photos after 30 days.

P90X - The Preparation

After I decided to join the P90x bandwagon, next thing is the preparation. The workout place is not a problem. I can do it here in my office, by using my laptop or at home. But I encounter some problems along the way:

1) Nutrition plan

P90x came with a nutrition plan that you need to follow for 90 days if you want to achieve the best results. The problem is, not all the food in the nutrition plan is readily available here in the Philippines. If I were in Manila, I believe it should not be that big of a problem, but I'm here in Cavite and the options are limited.

So I decided not to follow the nutrion plan/diet BUT decided to start eating healthy and I change the way I eat. Here are some of the changes I made:

• Eat 5-6 small meals a day instead of 3 big meals that I do before. This one is important.
• Completely avoid soda (softdrinks), cakes, juice and chocolates because of its high sugar content.
• Stop my habit of drinking beer or any other alcoholic drinks.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Started eating plenty of vegetables

It's tough, I know but I believe I can do it for 90 days.

2) Equipments

I'm searching the internet to where I can buy a pull up bar/ chin up bar here in the Philippines but I cannot find any store or online store that offers it. I will try to go to Raon to see if it is available there, if not maybe I will just hire a welder to do a custom made one for me.

P90x - The Beginning

I stumbled upon P90x while browsing my favorite Internet Marketing forum. Somebody started a thread about workout and P90x, if it works or not. One guy replied with his picture when he finished doing the 90 days of p90x. It was impressive.

I quickly became interested, just because I want to get fit again after years of neglecting my body. I am sitting all day, in front of the computer for at least 8 hours a day. I don't do any exercise at all (except before my wedding). So here I am with 180-pound body, 5 foot 6 frame, eating all the food I want, sitting all day. Yeah, it was the recipe for disaster.

After reading the reviews, visiting some forums about P90x, looking at transformation pictures at beachbody.com website, watching p90x transformation videos at youtube, I was quickly hooked. I decided to acquire P90x videos. I read all the materials that came with it, and my education in nutrition and being fit began.