P90X Workout Review

Name: Gianni Licari

Program: P90X

What made you decide to start P90X? Was it the infomercial, friend or co-workers results, bored with the gym, etc.?

Honestly two things. My friend Brad Gibala and my 36 inch waist.  I was sick of buying bigger clothes and never being happy the way I looked without a shirt on. It’s funny cause at the stores all you see is medium and small sizes available, never large! I was on my way to my 30^th birthday and needed to look 20 again.  P90X and RevAbs gave me my look back

What were your biggest obstacles (work, school, family)? How did you overcome those?                      

Picking  the same time everyday and working out for an hour/hour n half.  Watching people eat pizza, pasta, and drink beer.  I also have 2 children and the only time to work out was at 5:30am so it made for a long day. 

How has P90X changed your life? Weight loss, inches off waist, body fat %, sports performance, etc.? 

The program has made me realize that being healthy is in.  Watching what I eat but not feeling guilty for eating bad once and a while.  I lost 28 pounds, down to 15% body fat and in size 32 jeans instead of size 36.

You signed up as Coach. Besides the business, what do you like most about it? Is it the discounts, committing to your health and fitness, coaching others, all of the above, etc?

Besides the steady income I make each month I love to help people I know get back to their normal self.  The coaching thing allows me to stay healthy and motivated to never gain the weight back.  I'm a walking billboard for phattyfit.com so I need to stay trim or who is going to take my recommendations. 

This was a guest post by coach Gianni Licari. You can contact Gianni at his PhattyFit blog or his coach website.

Name: Brad Cioma

Program: P90X, Weight Lifting

What made you decide to start P90X? Was it the infomercial, friend or co-workers results, bored with the gym, etc.?

I had been working out for about ten years. I mainly did weight lifting mixed in with a little bit of cardio and playing some sports. One of my friends, Brad Gibala, kept telling me I should check out this P90X workout. I had seen the infomercials and I was intrigued so I figured I would give it a shot, but I have to be honest I was skeptical at first. After the second day I was a believer and I feel in love with this program and became a coach. If P90X was not real I would have just stopped after a week or two and did my own routine. Tony Horton is the man and he is the worlds best trainer, no doubt.

What were your biggest obstacles (work, school, family)? How did you overcome those?
I really did not have any huge obstacles. I am really driven, especially when it comes to my health. I just told myself to stick to the program and not veer from it in anyway, this way I could see honestly how good or bad it was. Now that is not to say the program wasn't difficult for me. It was very hard, and I had already been in great shape so that is what I loved. This program pushed me to be better when I thought I was at my peak and it got me there. I would not let myself fail.

How has P90X changed your life? Weight loss, inches off waist, body fat %, sports performance, etc.?
My body fat percentage, was already around 8-9% and I was at a weight I was very happy with, but P90X got me even more ripped and I lost about 5 pounds. I now look more ripped then I ever have in my life. It also exposed me to Yoga. I thought yoga was weird and useless. Now I love it, I think it is a great part of any workout program and like Tony Horton says, "It is the fountain of Youth". Bottom line, the P90X expanded my horizons in the fitness world.

You signed up as Coach. Besides the business, what do you like most about it? Is it the discounts, committing to your health and fitness, coaching others, all of the above, etc?
I like helping others the most. That is what I enjoy about being a coach. I know a lot about fitness and have been working out for so long, this is a passion to me and I love to share my knowledge that I have gathered on my own. I also like the discounts, I not only use them for myself but for my family as well!

This was a guest post written by fellow coach Brad Cioma. You can contact Brad at his coach website.