P90X

[Kates310]

Ok I know these are all NROL4W threads, and I am actually in stage 2 of that program. But I saw an infomertial that caught my eye last night. Its called P90X and is created by trainer Tony Horton. Ive gone online and read some of the cusomer reviews of people whove boughten the home workout dvds on amazon. They all seem really happy with the results. Has anyone heard of this workout program or know of anyone whos tried it?

[Littlemermaidklb]

I'm interested to see what responses you get to this. I saw that infomercial a long time ago too and I remember thinking it looked decent, but I'm always so wary of those things I see on TV. It'll be interesting to see if anyone here has tried it.

[shari3boys]

Well I have done about every beachbody dvd there is, BUT P90x
But i did power 90

I love all there at home workouts and highly reccomend them
they have great forums too I used to be on them for about 3 years but have since started focusing more on weight training in a gym so i dont use the workouts very much
Its the same company that does TUrbojam, slim in 6, hip hop abs, yoga booty ballet, etc
I love there dvds for at home

[Jodi]

The leg workout in P90X is a killer workout, but interestingly is mostly done with body weight. No dumbbells or barbell. (from what I can remember. haven't done it in awhile)



Jodi

[realcdn]

I have one of the BeachBody DVD sets, and I really like the way Tony Horton takes you through them (especially for beginners). I just found that I wasn't flexible enough to take advantage of them. They were fun in an 'I'm about to die' kind of way.

[feralBoy]

I've skimmed through the dvd's that my friend had. They definitely are pretty rough workouts. The cool thing is they show you how to do exercises different ways, for instance, body weight, bands, and weights. So you can sort of adjust it to what you have.

It's alot of working out though. Pretty much 7 days a week. Either working out, or doing some yoga or streching or something like that. It all looks far from enjoyable.

[Buttercup67k]

I've done P90X and I love it. P90X is a tough 13 week program. Power 90 doesn't come even close since X is not meant for beginners. There is a fitness test on the web site, or there was a few years ago when I first bought it.

It does use a lot of bodyweight exercises such as many pullups and pushups in every conceivble variation with most of the other exercises using dumbbells. You will probably want some sort of pull up bar, though they show variations with bands. There is not a lot of cardio.

The program is split with chest/back, shoulders/arms, legs/back, yoga, a plyo based cardio/leg, kickboxing and a stretch. After 4 weeks the split changes to back/biceps and chest/shoulders/triceps for 4 weeks and then alternates the last 4 weeks. There is also a tough abs workout and a "functional fitness/core" workout. Most of the workouts clocked in at about 45 minutes, although the yoga was 90 minutes and most days you tacked on the 15 minutes of abs.

The recommended routine is 6 days a week including the plyo, yoga and kenpo. The stretch is for the off day. I really enjoy this program, but you might check videofitness.com for more thorough reviews detailing what many people like and dislike about the program.

The nutrition plan goes from low carb to higher carb. I didn't follow this plan, just mainly ate normal and I still saw great results.

Tony Horton is an engaging personality, although some find him a bit over the top. He's easy on the eyes as are a lot of his back up exercisers with out being like models. More like really fit next door types. The kind you'd love to live next door to types. Not that that will help you get a 6 pack, unless it inspires you to work out more.

I had my fourth child a year and half ago and followed P90X last year and it helped me lose 20 lbs., although I think it is more of a get you from okay shape to great shape, not primarily weight loss. I was in great shape before I got pregnant after doing a couple of rounds. Though now I still have a ways to go to be back in great shape.

Right now I'm doing NROLFW (which I started in Jan. and am currently in stage 4) because I believe in changing things up. I can't decide if I will do P90X or Afterburn next, but I plan to do another round of the X before the end of the year. Hope this helps.

Again, the reviews at videofitness.com may really help you out.

[GinaKina]

My husband loves this infomercial, I have a feeling we will end up owning it at some point, which is good, I guess, since so many people do give it good reviews.