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P90X Workout utilizes what Tony Horton has invented as “muscle confusion” to avoid reaching a plateau in your training. P90x combines cardio, strength training, core training, and flexibility into its workouts.

These workout are incredibly extreme but very effective. If you follow along as best you can throughout the workout your stamina will enhance and so will your overall fitness. The P90X suggests you  do a minimum of 6 exercise routines per week with the 7th day left as a stretch day or a do an optional relaxation day.

P90X Workout is a wonderful, fun and great workout program. Tony makes it lots of fun and this is his top routine so far. The whole series is well done plus it keeps you interested.

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P90X Reviews

5 starsP90X is for EVERYBODY!!!, By N. Foster

I’m writing this review to say “Don’t believe the hype” P90X is for everybody that is willing to put in the work, not only people who are fit & in shape before they start. I myself started out at 294, my highest weight EVER! and I took the pre-fitness test and barely passed it. I do not have diabetes, high blood pressure or anything else, just a victim of my own laziness and also I finally got the jolt to do something about it. I’m on day 8… I made it through my first P90X Success Stories - Taryn Pweek aching, but feeling rejuvenated and excited to do the exercises everyday. I chose to do the slim program as I am looking for weight loss vs muscle mass. To date, I have lost 7 lbs! In less than 2 full weeks. I am thankful to Tony Horton that he’s designed a workout program that is not boring and works every muscle you ever thought you had. I can already see the difference in my performance in week 2 as Ab Ripper X is no joke and I could not get my self off of the floor in the 1st week and now I am up to 15 repetitions… by week 3 I hope to do the full 25! It is all about progression and lifestyle change.

Recommendations for individuals that choose this: EAT RIGHT! I tried to cheat as well as reverted back to my old ways for a day and I paid the price. Healthier diet is your friend with this since your body will speak back loudly about what you are putting in it! Get various weights. I am a woman, and the 8-pound are working so good so far, but I am stepping up to 10 & 15 for more burn. Yoga Blocks are crucial. This was my first go round at yoga and trust me, the blocks are a blessing.

All in all, push yourself to succeed. Don’t give up… I understand that if I can do this, anybody can do it and I can’t wait to see myself at the 90 day mark!

5 starsA Full Workout Package, By Paladin08 (Folsom, CA)

In preparation for a Biggest Loser Contest we’re having at work I needed to up my fitness level. I stumbled upon P90X workout and was skeptical form the infomercial videos. After much research I got my hands on this program and also showed it to my wife who said she’d do the P90X Lean in order to support me.

We have both been going at it for 2 weeks now and really enjoy the plethora of exercises. The 1st week was very difficult, but by week 2 we both are already feeling stronger.

I was nervous with the Fit Test, but when I read in detail the expectations I understood I could do this exercise… well, barely but do it nonetheless.

It is difficult not to get discouraged after a couple of weeks when in the mind’s eye one expects to have week twelve results already. But we’re keeping on regardless.

1. I highly recommend you view all videos BEFORE doing the program so you do not waste your first time through scrambling around for weight, bands, etc.

2. I love how you require very little gear to get a good exercise. The $20 pull up bar at Walmart P90X Success Stories - John Bis fine if you have doors that give you the wide grip. I personally bought the Maximum Fitness chin up bar for $40 since it supports wider doors than the Iron Gym. The SPRI bands on Amazon are wonderful!

3. I altered the videos for my iPod and have been able to get some exercises at work in our work gym because there’s very little equipment needed.

4. You do NOT need the recovery drink UNTIL you burn off the excess fat.

5. The diet plan is not hard to follow! Basically the 1st month is an very low carb Atkins diet to burn off the stored fat. Then the carbs get a bit better in month two, then in month three you’re consuming regular meals with a good balance across. I was surprised at how many posts I discovered where people didn’t follow the diet plan. It is 90 days folks… just follow it.

6. I struggle to keep remembering to do the Ab Ripper X on Mon, Wed, and Fri. Even the calendar does not have it by default, so make a note somewhere for yourself to add this in if doing the Classic program.

7. I could see myself doing this program from Classic to Double to Lean or some combination. After that I may try Insanity workout.

8. I LOVE that the fitness guide has every workout listed out for you and how to do it (including warm-up & cool down). Last night I was watching TV with the wife and did my workout by simply following the book… it did help I have done the exercise once before so I understood what they meant when reading the book.

OVERALL:

  • plenty of variety
  • utilizes body weight for most strength training
  • portable even if you are traveling (take your bands & fitness guide with you)
  • even with equipment purchases it is cheaper than a year’s membership at a gym… thus it is well worth it
  • if you begin to get bored, do Jillian’s Last Chance Workout or No More Trouble Zones… those are 2 challenging workouts just to give a change of scenery.
  • getting rid of the junk food in the house without consuming it before the program will be the hard part, but do it!

5 starsThe Best Home Workout Program for Getting Super-fit, By Scott

P90X workout is a 6/7 day “fitness” program combing cardio, strength training, and also nutrition. It’s designed to be utilized by those who are already moderately fit (or at the least, not entirely sedentary and unfit) and want an “extreme” training program. I would absolutely not recommend P90X for individuals that are medically overweight or who have never done any real workout before. It’s of course better than nothing, but very obese individuals will struggle with many of the workouts. The Beachbody web site provides a fitness test that it suggests people take before beginning the program. This will tell you whether you have the P90X Success Stories - Josh Wbasic physical and cardio strength to get the most out of the program. For people who might not be ready for P90X yet, I recommend starting with Power 90 In-Home Boot Camp. It’s a good primer since many of the workouts from that program make their way over to P90X. The majority of the one-star reviews on this program are from individuals who made the mistake of buying bootleg copies of the DVDs, and are disappointed with the videos or the seller. I’ve seen the bootleg videos and want to say that, even though this program is expensive, it’s well worth it to have the full high quality videos from Beachbody. You’re going to be watching these for over an hour a day. Trust me when I say that it makes a huge difference to have good pro videos that enable you to change the audio settings, give you audio cues for the exercises, and let you to navigate easily through the exercises. If you purchase from a 3rd party, make sure it’s a trusted seller with a lot of feedback. Attempting to do this program with poor videos and no documentation will leave you very confused and frustrated.

HOW IT WORKS
P90X workout is basically a circuit training program that is cardio-heavy. You will be doing workout routines that involve quick reps with very little break in between (30-60 seconds max). If you’re looking to gain a substantial amount of muscle, this program is probably not for you and you should consider something like Mark Rippeteau’s Starting Strength. You’ll get stronger and develop muscles, but not as much as possible with many other programs. The main goal is to get you “fit” and also looking good. The way they do this is through calorie restriction. Whereas most muscle-building programs have you eating an enormous amount of calories (you have to fuel the muscle growth), P90X creates a calorie deficit to reduce your body fat as well as show off the muscles you do have. I would say an average of 6-12 lbs of muscle can be added through P90X, but anything above that isn’t typical. It is just not possible to gain much more when you are consuming the amount of calories recommended by the program.

P90X EQUIPMENT
You will have to invest some money in additional gear to utilize this program. Expect to spend a minimum of $80 (for a barebones pull up bar, full set of resistance bands, and a yoga mat) up to $600 – $700 (for all the stuff below plus 90 days worth of supplements, protein bars, and drinks). Realistically I would say most people should budget $150 in addition to the cost of the program for accessories. The 3 main things you need are a yoga mat, a pull up bar, and either a set of dumbbells or resistance bands. Without these you can’t participate in 80% of the workouts.

Weights/resistance – Each exercise shows you how to do the moves using resistance bands. I have utilized them before for Beachbody’s Power 90 program. Although you do get a good exercise, I didn’t like the bands because all of the bands I’ve ever owned (by several different companies, including Beachbody’s P90X Resistance Bands Workout Kit–3 bands: Light, Medium, Heavy), have broken. It isn’t fun to have a band snap you in the face while using it. I do like how you P90X2 Workout DVD Programcan use the bands for pull ups though (you wrap the band over the pull up bar, sit down, and pull toward you). This is great if you can’t do a full pull up prior to starting the program. If you can, I suggest dumbbells, although this can get very expensive. Dumbbells cost about $1 per pound, and you’ll need several different types for the different workouts, especially as you get stronger. When I first started I was fine with a set of 10s, 15s, and 25s, but really could have gotten more out of the program with a greater range. The 2nd time I did P90X I purchased the Bowflex SelectTech 552 Dumbbells This produced a huge difference. It’s so convenient to be able to easily change the weights without having to bend down or line up a ton of weights on my floor and then put them all away once done. It also makes a huge difference since I can make very small changes (15 lbs may be too light, and 20 lbs too heavy, so I can set the weights to 17. 5 if I want). The bulky size of the SelectTechs do make them awkward with some of the P90X workouts. You’ll find maybe 5-6 moves that are difficult to do because of the size of these dumbbells, and I actually switch to regular dumbbells for those. You can do every move in the P90X workout program with them, just not all the moves comfortably. Their convenience makes up for it though. Unless you are very strong to start with, I don’t recommend the Bowflex SelectTech 1090 Single Dumbbell for P90X newbies. It’s just too bulky, and really is not needed unless you are super strong to start with. There are not too many workouts where you’ll want to lift more than 55 lbs per arm, even if you do develop lots of strength. And if you do, you can always just increase the repetitions. If you already own a complete set of dumbbells and have a weight rack to easily get to them, then that’s the preferred option for this program.

Pull Up Bar – General consensus is that the Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar – Extreme Edition is one of the better pull up bars. You have to be able to do wide-arm pull ups, and the Iron Gym is wonderful for that. Individuals seem to like it slightly better than the P90X Chin-Up Bar. I personally utilize the GoFit Chin-Up Bar. It mounts to my doorway and although it’s not specifically designed for wide-arms pull ups, you can do them easily enough. My house is not designed for most door-mounted pull up bars so the Iron Gym would not work for me. The GoFit is also fairly unobtrusive so I just leave it up all the time.

Yoga Mat – Apparently there’s lots of opinions on yoga mats in the yoga community. Beachbody recommends the fairly expensive Manduka BlackMatPRO 71-Inch Yoga and Pilates Mat. If you have never done yoga before and you are not sure how much you will like it or whether you will stick with P90X workout, I recommend getting any yoga mat. I have the Yoga Accessories 1/4″ Extra Thick Deluxe Yoga Mat which works fine. You will be using this four times a week so make sure you like it. Beachbody actually recommends the Manduka mat for plyometrics, and also I plan to buy it for that reason and see how it is. Given how much you’re jumping during plyo, it makes sense to have some more shock absorption under your feet when you land. My mat does tend to bunch up some when doing Ab Ripper, which can be annoying and why I now want the more stable Manduka mat.

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT:

Sports bottle – Of course any water bottle will work, but I really like the CamelBak BPA-Free Better Bottle with Bite Valve. It is better than an ordinary bottle since the built-in straw means you don’t have to turn it upside down to drink from it. This is a minor thing but it makes my exercises more pleasant.

Yoga block – Whether you are very flexible, or not flexible at all, I recommend a yoga block like the Hugger Mugger Cork Yoga Block, that helped me out immensely the 1st time I did yoga, and helps a lot now that I am more practiced since I can get a better stretch. In a pinch you could probably utilize a very thick book wrapped in a towel to complete the same thing.

Heart monitor – I don’t utilize one too frequently, but I can see how it would be very useful for making sure you’re working hard enough during plyometrics and kenpo. If I look at my heart rate monitor during kenpo and my rate is not high enough, I’ll pick up the pace. I do not truly recommend anyone buy one only for this program until they get into it and decide they want one, as it really isn’t that necessary.

Push up bars – These enable you to get better range of motion and get a better work out. They’re also easier on your wrist. Push ups tweak some people’s wrists when they do a lot of them, and that’s why these are good. If you have dumbbells you are able to use those almost as well (but not as conveniently or comfortable). I use the TKO Extreme Training Push -up Bars. They’re plastic but very sturdy and work wonderfully. P90X does make their own brand called “Power Stands, ” that are pretty much the same except they’ve a bit of an angle to them on one side, that may be more comfortable on your wrist for a few of the moves like decline push ups.

Computer – I recommend a computer simply because logging your P90X results and food intake will go a long way to keeping you motivated and sticking with the program. It’s imperative that you utilize worksheets to log what you do during strength training, in order to enhance on it the next week. You’ll find so many workouts which you won’t be able to remember what weights you used and how many repetitions you did from previous weeks. The worksheets that are included in the program are kind of bland, and you can find much better ones on the Internet. The most popular logging programs for Excel are XtremeFit and P90Xcel. I use the latter and it’s great. I can track my progress so much easier with it, and it has exceptional printable worksheets which are simpler to utilize than anything else I have found. The Beachbody web site is also an excellent tool and possesses a fantastic amount of support on it for people doing the program. There are thousands of men and women doing P90X at any given time and their coaching program means there are always people willing to answer any questions you have about the program.

Apparel/Shoes – I put on VIBRAM FIVEFINGERS SPRINT FOOTWEAR – MENS for everything but plyo and yoga. Yes, they’re incredibly odd-looking, but they’re fantastic since they’re very lightweight, that helps a lot during Ab Ripper and is less weight on me during pull ups and kicks. You can also do the majority of P90X barefoot. I do not recommend these (or going barefoot) for plyo unless you have very strong feet. For Kenpo, Yoga, and Legs and Back, I recommend shorts with a very short inseam. You are doing so many lunges that longer basketball-type shorts get in the way.

P90X NUTRITION PLAN
Nutrition is key to this workout program. It’s possible to achieve the results you need by not following a good diet, but it’s going to be much more difficult. You’re able to work on your abdominal muscles for 3 months straight and really improve, but if you don’t reduce your body fat P90X Nutrition Plandown to about 10-14% (for men), you’ll never be able to see your abs since they’re covered up by a layer of fat. Good nutrition also keeps you from bonking during the exercises, and during this program, you WILL need to have right nutrition if you are going to get through an hour of weightlifting and have the energy to then complete 15 minutes of ab ripper. P90X’s nutrition plan unfortunately has some serious flaws. During the first 30 days (phase 1), you need to eat a protein/carbs/fat ratio of 50/30/20. For many individuals, this will be very difficult to do. If you have never tracked your diet before, it’s highly likely you are not coming anywhere close to those ratios and they’re probably reversed. You need to consume massive amounts of protein during the day to get these ratios. It isn’t difficult to do as soon as you realize your diet, but you will have to spend just as much work on your diet as you do the exercises. The only method I can do this is to count calories and keep a food log. I use a website called Fitday to log my foods, that displays me the ratios I need. During phase 1, I eat an average of 8 egg whites a day and 6 servings of protein powder a day. Yes, that is a lot. But that’s one of the only ways to achieve those ratios. A lot of people may be turned off by counting calories, this is why Beachbody came up with a Portion Plan. It utilizes color coded blocks to tell you how many portions of certain foods you can have, and by following this plan you’re supposed to end up with the proper ratios. The only problem is it does not work. It’s definitely impossible to reach their ratios on the portion plan. If you’re interested in the math, here is my example:

This system calls for me to get 2400 calories during phase 1 (Level II). At 50% protein, that is 1200 calories from protein, 720 from carbs, and 480 from fat. The Portion Plan provides you 100 calories per serving and requires 7 servings of proteins a day. Let’s look at the food that provides you the most protein on their plan: egg whites. 6 large egg whites = 21.5 grams of protein x 4 calories per gram = 86 calories of protein per serving. Let’s take it a step further and say I get all 7 portions of my protein that day from egg whites. That equals 602 calories, leaving me to try to find an additional 598 calories of protein for the day from my portions of carbs and fat. Even if you select your servings of carbs and fat from foods on their plan which are also high in protein (like baked beans for carbs and avocado for fat), there’s just no way to end up with their ratios. You need closer to 12 servings of protein a day. I don’t know how they let this portion plan end up in the final program but it contradicts their requirements. My recommendations is that individuals who are serious about results track their food for 30 days until they know how to consume, and everyone else just eat lots of protein a day for the first 30 days.

Aside from that, their ratios in the program do make a lot of sense. Here are the 3 phases:

Phase I (day 1 – 30) – Fat Shredder Phase – 50/30/20 (protein/carbs/fat) The 1st month is designed to add muscle, so it calls for a lot of protein. Although they call it the “fat shredder” phase, unless you are very obese, you’ll more than likely lose a higher percentage of fat after the 1st month, once you’ve put on lots of muscle during this phase. They really should have renamed this phase. Because muscle weighs more than fat, individuals should not be discouraged if they see zero weight loss the 1st entire month. I highly recommend measuring your results with a tape measurer or a body fat calculator like the Omron HBF-306C Fat Loss Monitor rather than the scale. It’s actually best not to even step on a scale the 1st month. During this phase I suggest foods with very high levels of protein and low levels of fat and carbs, like egg whites, turkey breast, and some protein powders. Do not just get any protein powder, look for one that has significantly more protein than carbs. A very good protein powder during this phase is Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey, Double Rich Chocolate, 5.15-Pound Tub (24g protein, 3g carbs, 1 g fat). Some powders have too many carbs in them, that was my mistake the 1st time I did this program. Be careful with protein bars as well, that also contain plenty of carbs. No more than 1-2 a day. Protein powder is almost always better than a bar during this phase. Look at the nutrition info for chicken breast. You can get chicken breast which has a decent amount of fat in it, or you can actually purchase low fat chicken breast that has only a couple grams of fat. Bottom line is that during this phase, you should be thinking “PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN. ”

Phase II – (days 31-60) – Energy Booster Phase – (40/40/20) – Since you’re increasing your carbs here, you should have more energy to finish the exercises. If you’ve been dogging it the first 30 days, now is the time to step it up. Increase the intensity of your exercises, especially the cardiovascular ones. You need to begin to see a decrease in body fat percentage here if you have not already. If you decide to do the doubles program, I recommend increasing the carbs a bit to handle the 2nd workout.

Phase III (days 61-90) – Endurance Maximizer – (20/60/20) – By now your body is employed to the program, and all the extra carbs should mean better exercises. Now you can switch your protein powder to something like BSN Syntha-6 Ultra-Premium Sustained Release Protein Powder, Chocolate Milkshake, 2.91-Pound Jar that includes a lot more carbs, or eat protein bars instead.

P90X WORKOUTS

I wont’ spend too much time discussing them because so many others have, but below is some general info that I’ve observed. You will need at least one hour a day for P90X, 6 days a week. 1.5 hours is more likely when you factor in setup, breaks, and ab ripper. The exercises are very well done, and with the exception of a few faults I have noticed, I cannot discover anything too wrong with them. The audio options are excellent and allow you to choose music and voice, voice only, and alerts only. There’s a time graph at the bottom showing your progress and how much you have left to go, and a time indicator for each individual workout. The host, Tony Horton, is a great host. He’s humorous and lighthearted, but not annoying. The rest of the staff in the videos don’t speak much so they do not get on my nerves either and are all pretty likable. Even though I have completed these same exercises dozens of times and can recite them verbatim, I do not discover them particularly monotonous or get bored with them. Nothing is worse than a workout video with a host who is too cheerful and annoying. Tony has lots of energy, but he comes across as a normal guy; frequently making jokes about being tired or commenting humorously on something one of the staff is doing. He knows precisely what the average viewer is thinking and responds to it. He informs you how to modify the workouts if you are getting tired, shows you common mistakes which the home viewer is likely to make, and provides you very helpful tips on how to enhance your form. It is almost like he is personally watching me do the workouts. The 1st time I did it, I wouldn’t understand a routine or be puzzled about my form, and then I would hear Tony’s voice telling me how to improve it or giving me a useful tip that made a big difference in the exercise. I could easily go have a beer with this guy (light beer of course).

1. Chest/Back – 52:00 – Almost entirely push ups and pull ups.

2. Plyometrics – 60:00 – This is the most awful (in a good way) and also hard workout I have ever done. Keep a bucket nearby since it’s highly possible you’ll throw up the 1st time you do it. Each workout is about thirty seconds long, but you’re jumping around for a solid 50 minutes. This is basically a HIIT workout. Even when I did my second round of P90X, it took me four weeks before I was fit enough to get through this entire video, and that included taking additional breaks during every segment. This exercise will not only get your cardio fitness in awesome shape, but also improve muscle elasticity to make you jump higher, run faster, throw farther, and hit harder. I STRONGLY advise people to pay attention to Tony’s tip of the day when he says to “land like a cat. ” If you don’t land softly, all that stress and weight will get you injured. I was laid up with a stress fracture for four months, most likely from doing this barefoot the 1st time and landing too hard on my feet. One problem I have with P90X is that I don’t think they stress safety considerations for plyo enough. If you’re significantly obese (I would say a BMI of 27 or higher), you should NOT do this exercise, or you should change the intensity so you land very softly. Don’t do plyometrics on a hard surface or bare floor. Use a carpeted surface or a plyometrics mat (the Manduka mat I mentioned above is great). If this exercise is too much for you or if you aren’t really concerned with getting the athletic benefits from it (ie, you need to lose weight rather than become more athletic), you have the option of skipping it and doing the bonus cardio video that comes with P90X. If you are a runner, you’ll be able to substitute a run on this day and the kenpo day.

3. Shoulders/Arms – 60:00 – Designed in a series of 3 workouts per round, working your shoulders, biceps, then triceps. I suggest everyone make sure they have a small weighted dumbbell set like 5 or 10 lbs for their triceps. This is my favorite exercise since it is so well structured,

4. Yoga X – 1:34:00 – If you have never done Yoga before, this will kill you the 1st few times, and is one of the toughest exercises in the series (behind plyo). It takes tremendous core strength as well as balance to get through some of the routines. I always thought yoga looked ridiculous but it has given me so much better flexibility and strength, that I cannot imagine not doing it anymore. I could not do the crane move at all the first time I did this. Within four weeks I could hold it the entire 60 seconds. It’s scheduled perfectly in the week so that it cures a lot of the pain and soreness from the previous 4 days of working out. If you are an advanced yoga practitioner, you may find this video a little too basic for you.

5. Legs and Back – 60:00 – This is a fairly tough workout. When I was on the track and saw someone doing lunges, I always thought they looked ridiculous and wondered what it accomplished. This exercise is filled with lunges and they will work the heck out of your legs. If you’ve never done lunges before, try doing about 30 deep lunges or squats in a row and you’ll have a feel for how they can build muscle. The back portion is all pull ups.

6. Kenpo X – 60:00 – This is the weakest workout in the whole program. It’s a very enjoyable exercise, but it is just not extreme enough. It is all kicking and punching. I constantly find my heart rate dropping too much during the punches and blocking. I augment this exercise by moving my feet around a lot during the punches and blocks to keep my heart rate up. During the end of it when Tony is doing some of the blocks and elbow series, I will just imagine I’m fighting dozens of guys in a karate movie and shadow fight wildly, moving all over the room for the whole time. I’m not one of these people that looks for extra intensity during exercises but a decent portion of this program is just too slow to really burn calories. I would advise people who don’t feel think Kenpo X is enough, to substitute it with a 1 hour run, or just utilize the Kenpo Cardio video from P90X Plus by Beachbody.

7. Stretch X – 60:00 – You can skip this and take a rest day instead, but this video is great for improving flexibility and reducing soreness from the previous exercises. At 1 hour long, it’s no joke, but you are also not going to be exhausted afterwords and you will end up burning a couple hundred calories during it.

8. Core Synergistics – This exercise is started during week 4, what is teasingly known as a “rest week. ” This is an incredibly tough workout built to use all the muscles in your core. I hate this exercise while doing it, but like a lot of people, find it is a really fun one.

9. Chest, Shoulders & Triceps (Phase II) – 58:00 – Things are changed up here somewhat to work distinct muscle combinations. This is one of my least favorite exercises. I don’t feel it’s nearly as effective as either Chest and Back or the Shoulders workout from Phase 1. Instead of a lot of “regular” push ups, you do lots of crazy things like one arm push ups, clapping and plyo push ups (where you get completely airborne), and balance push ups. The exercises are much more interesting, but also much more hard. I can do 70 regular push ups by phase 2, but still cannot do a single one arm push up. I understand that balance push ups work my core more, but I still do not feel like they are as effective at building up my chest as crushing out 30 regular military push ups. Form is pretty much everything here.

10. Back & Biceps (Phase II) – 56:00 – It is great to possess a change in the routines during this phase.

11. Cardio X – This is just an optional exercise intended for individuals who are on the “lean” program, meaning they are more concerned with losing fat than gaining muscle, so they do extra cardiovascular. Most of the routines are just created to make you sweat, and a lot of them are the same routines from Plyometrics. As I mentioned, you can also utilize this in place of plyo if that turns out to be too much. It is a nice little bonus.

12. Ab Ripper – 16:00 – This is done 3 times per week, and follows the strength training. It concentrates more on your core than other ab workout videos. If you think about skipping this or dogging it during the workout, you’ll pay dearly during Core Synergistics in week 4. I highly recommend those that exercise in the mornings do Ab Ripper later in the evening. I found that I was too wiped out when trying to do it immediately after the strength training videos. My only complaint is that they should have included a separate disc for ab ripper, or at least included a title selection on the discs it is on so you can skip the strength training exercise before it if you are doing it later in the day. Otherwise you need to fast forward through the entire strength training workout to reach it.

GENERAL TIPS/OBSERVATIONS
Don’t weigh yourself every day, and don’t get discouraged if you fail to lose weight, or even gain weight. During Phase I your objective is to increase muscle. It’s actually not uncommon to gain weight because you are putting on muscle. Looking at a scale every day may just discourage you. The 1st time I did P90X the scale said I lost a measly 7 lbs my first month, but my body changed drastically. I dropped down 2 inches off my waist and put on a lot more muscle. I check my weight and body fat percentage every 2 weeks, and my measurements every 4. Utilize your measurements and body fat, along with how well your clothes fit to measure progress, not weight. I’ve found that fast weight loss usually occurs with many people between 3-4 weeks after beginning the program. Make sure to take before pictures, then take pictures again at day 30 and also compare them. If you do not see a difference you are doing something wrong. This sounds like a cliche, but I had MANY compliments only halfway through the program. As ridiculous as it sounds, I actually had girls walk up to me, feel my arms, and ask me if I had been working out. This program will transform your body.

You’ll find 2 things that will determine success with this program: intensity and nutrition. P90XYou can “dog it” and also halfheartedly go through the exercises and write down which you have accomplished each one, but if you don’t bring intensity to the program, you won’t get nearly as much out of it. You must be mentally prepared for P90X workout and force yourself past your mental limits. This means pumping out 2 more push ups when your body is telling you you’re done (body always quits before mind). It’s very simple to just go through the motions on ab ripper and finish it, that is what I did the first several weeks. When I decided to focus on form and really work on feeling a burn during each workout, I got so much more out of it. I can’t stress this enough. After a few weeks on the program when you think you know how to do everything, watch the crew do the whole repetition prior to doing it yourself, and see if you’re able to improve your form. I drastically improved my form the 2nd round I did P90X, and found a big difference in the way I was doing the workouts. For example, I started going much lower in my squats during Groucho Walk (yes that’s an actual exercises). I also dropped down much lower in my form during Warrior 1 in Yoga, and understood that an extra four inches makes a BIG difference and a much better workout. The 2nd area for success is nutrition. You must make sure you eat enough calories every day and get in enough protein. Many individuals fail with this aspect. Diet is more essential to body image than workout and you must reduce your fat, sugar, and salt intake if you need to view your abs. I know a lot of people that do this program and don’t follow the diet guidelines at all, and then don’t understand why they don’t get the results they want. On the other hand, if you’re super extreme in the exercises, you can get away with a poorer diet.

Overall, this is among the best and most efficient workout routines for individuals that want to get super-fit in a relatively short period of time and are willing to work hard to get it. You need drive and self-control to really get the most from this workout program, but if you put some effort in, you’ll be amazed at the results.

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