P90x Workout ReviewWell I finally manned up and decided it was time to “Bring It”, as Tony Horton would say. I’ve been familiar with P90x for awhile now and have seen many people have great great results with it. Beacuse of my hectic work and travel schedule I was never able to committ the time to really give it my all. I’ve finally found the time and I must say the first week has been tough.

The first thing I had to decide what which P90x program I was going to do. There are 3 different variations of P90x. They are P90x Lean, P90x Classic, and P90x Doubles.

P90x Lean is a variatiom for those who want a more cardio-based and slightly less intensive program. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure this version is still tough. P90x Lean is most likely a workout that women would prefer.

P90x Doubles is a version for those who already are in good shape.  This version adds some extra cardio workouts in the second phase of the program. This version is really geared toward professional athletes or competiors in training.

The last version is P90x Classic, this is the one I chose to do.

P90x: Day1 Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X. I was not sure how the hour was going to be so I started out light and easy. This workout is basically compiled of different variations of pull ups and push up. The video is great in showing different variations of how to use the resistance bands or a chair to make the pull ups a little easier. Most of us just starting out will only be able to a few pull ups. By using a chair, we’re able to get in more reps and feel the burn more. I was dead tired at the end of this workout and did not realize until the next day when I started reading the P90x fitness guide that I was supposed to also do Ab Ripper X, oops. I was sore for the next 3  days in my chest and lats from this workout.

P90x Day 2: Plyometrics. Pylometrics are drills designed to connect strenght and speed to prodcue power. I don’t have much to say about this workout other than it is tough. I had to pause the DVD at the halfway mark for a couple minutes to catch my breath. I know I’ll do better the next time I do this workout.

P90x Day 3: Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X. This workout was pretty intense. It is basically just continous lifts that work your shoulds and arms to exhaustion. Becasue these muscles gropus are smaller, you don’t feel as tired as day 1 when you work the chest and back, but it is still tough. Ab Ripper X is then done after the end of this workout. Ab Ripper X is a short 15 minute  ab and core workout that is also super tough. Most of the moves and exercises then want you to complete 25 reps, I was only to do about 15 reps for most of the exercises. I guess that is not so bad considering this was my first time doing it.

P90x Day 4: Yoga X. One word, “Hard as Hell.” OK, that is 3 words but you get the point. I’ve never done yoga before and I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I figured I’d bend over a few times and touch my toes and then be done. Boy was I wrong, these yoga moves and poses really take a lot of strenght and flexibility, it was really hard. For those of you familiar with yoga poses, my favorite one was the fetus pose which we did right near the end of the workout. :)

P90x Day 5: Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X. Another tough workout that will leave your legs burning and shaking, I could hardly make it up the basement stairs when this one was over. Not to mention, I had to do Ab Ripper X at the end at again, it was tough.

P90x Day 6: Kenpo X. This is mostly a cardio workout made up of punches and kicks. I was a little disappointed in this workout and decided to do my own variation about half way through. The types of kicks and punches don’t mesh with what I’m familiar with (I train in Muay Thai Kickboxing), so I felt it was messing up my Muay Thai kicking and punching style forms. I really just punched and kicked the punching bag I have in the basement and did the jumping jacks and a few of the other moves that were on the workout.

P90x Day 7: X Stretch. The X Stretch  is optional on the 7th day, or just take the day to rest. I decided to do it and see what it was like. It was a little under an hour long and was pretty light and easy. This is what I thought the yoga X was going to be like, but now I totally see the difference. I think it was good to spend the time to give my entire body a nice good stretch. It was pretty sore from the previous week’s workouts.

All in all it was an OK week. I hope I’m not over doing it by doing P90x as I also take a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai Kick boxing classes 5 times a week for an hour each day. I skipped a few of my Jiu Jitsu classes the first week because I was so sore, but I plan on attending them from here on out. Wish me luck!

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