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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
So I'm going to be picking this up, I started getting serious about my weight/health about a year ago and have dropped a good amount of weight, but I want to take it to the next level.
Can anyone recommend a good starter set of weights, chin up bar etc to use with the program?
To lose weight and get in shape I've focused mostly of cardio, walking, running, swimming etc, so a bit lost when it comes to building muscles.
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Hard to gauge here exactly, first off I recommend getting Azure's advice, guy's a guru when it comes to working out around these parts.
Secondly if you are doing P90X specifically and are serious about putting on muscles I recommend NOT going the weight bands route and getting actual weights instead for all your workouts. As far as a chin up bar, getting the one you can get at Sears the dual action chin-up and push up bar is the best way to go (just forget the exact name of it).
As for weights I'm not 100% sure without knowing your strength but a good rule of thumb would be having a set ranging from 10lbs (yes that's low but you may need it, especially for legs and back day trust me) to about 40lbs if you're just starting out.
And other than that good luck! I've done a lot of rounds of P90X, BUT I did the cardio route, I've never been keen on getting all muscley personally but play sports so love to be lean and in shape.