Thread: px90 and insanity workouts

I am doing some of the P90X program, not following it strictly. Its basically an organized 90 day program for workouts and diet based on your goals. You track your progress on a Calendar they give you. 3 weeks of training with a recovery week (which really isn't a "stop" week because they have yoga, kenpo and core synergistics planned for that week). Once the 4 weeks are up, the program intensifies, adding an extra exercise here and there. They strive to provide your muscles with "muscle confusion" so that you don't plateau. They aren't beginner routines, you need to be at least a little active to keep up with the intensity of the workouts.

I enjoy seeing new ways to challenge my muscles at home (because I don't have access to a gym right now), and learning yoga is a bonus. I eat healthily, but I don't follow their guideline.

so does it invole weights or is it a home based workut

Its home based. They suggest you have some dumbells to increase the intensity of some exercises, they also use a pullup bar/bands, suggest yoga blocks on occasion and a yoga mat. A lot of the exercises are intense enough where you don't even need weights though.

Forgot to mention, during training weeks, its 6 days on, 1 day stretch/rest.

Originally Posted by Muscle_Girl

Its home based. They suggest you have some dumbells to increase the intensity of some exercises, they also use a pullup bar/bands, suggest yoga blocks on occasion and a yoga mat. A lot of the exercises are intense enough where you don't even need weights though.

Forgot to mention, during training weeks, its 6 days on, 1 day stretch/rest.

How is "intensity" determined?

Somehow I'm guessing they use this term to mean you simply do a lot of stuff really fast, which isn't at all what intensity is. I could run around the gym for 30 minutes doing a bunch of jumping jacks and pushups -- building a major sweat and breathing heavy -- or I could apply proper intensity-specific training sets and get more out of my session in 3 reps of bench press and squats each.

Hey, I did p90x and lost 45 lbs in 90 days! the real secret though is I also took acai berry...

Naw, I have nothing against p90x. I guess it works for some people and thats always a good thing. You can look on torrent websites and down load the videos usually or buy the program used of craigslist for pretty cheap. I'll definitly say its convienent for begginers, don't have to figure out a diet plan really or work out routine. Nice to just have someone tell you what to do instead of doing all the research yourself

I did P90x (just the regular, not the insanity) and got some really good results: lost about 4% bf and 20 lbs, and was in the best shape of my life.

That being said, any training program you do for 90 days, 6 days a week, for an hour a day, while eating mindfully and nutriciously, is going to yeild results. A lot of people like the comfort of a) working out in their home and b) being told what to do. It is like having a high energy, sometimes annoying but always intense personal trainer who always says the same thing.

It is worth it if you are having trouble getting started and have the time and dedication to follow through. Ironically it caters to the beginner mindset, but involves some serious cardiovascular and muscular endurance.