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09 Jul, 2008

P90X Training Review

Posted by: osaez In: P90X

Any long-term effort and activity requires discipline and perseverance. Once you endure these, you develop habit and then enjoy the reward of performing at your best. This cycle serves as the best motivation to continue to excel. Well, I have applied and learned this lesson during my P90X workout routine which to this date continues to be an important part of my weekly routine. I started P90X nearly eight months ago and have seen dramatically positive results. Without a doubt, P90X is one of the best strength building workout program available today. Not only you’ll get results, but for about $85 for DVDs and then some minimal equipment (i.e. bands, dumbells and pull up bar), you just can’t find a better value for your money. I learned that sleeping and eating right are also important if you want to see results in record time. My friends comment about my looks and more importantly my volleyball buddies marvel at how in my early 40s, I can outlast and outperform guys in their mid 20s.

P90X is not an easy program. This is an intense video training workout that works in all aspects of your fitness ability. The program is based on the principle of muscle confusion and body resistance. This training workout is a good foundation for any sports training or for an active lifestyle. An average gym guy (i.e. lifts 3 times per week) may have good arm and pectoral density, but typically look soft and packs a fair amount of subcutaneous fat. Many ladies who are regular at the gym too struggle with hip volume and muscle tone. P90X refines and improves definition while working cardio and endurance in one time-efficient package. You will not be disappointed with this program. Do not start this program if you have not been working out regularly for over 90 days or if you are over 30 pounds above your target weight.

If you are a P90X, CrossFit or any other extreme fitness program, I salute you and now understand your drive and passion for an active lifestyle and to see others pursue the same. This is a lifestyle and what a great one it is. I’m glad for my friends and family who support me everyday and feel lucky and grateful for others who feel inspired to discover the secret to live more intensely.

Set a goal and stick with it. I started months ago with a promise to be in the best shape of my life and win a beach volleyball tournament. I did it and so can you.

I encourage you to review all my reviews. Check the P90X Review caption or start with my initial post on this program here.

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4 Responses to "P90X Training Review"

1 | Brad G

October 16th, 2008 at 11:25 am

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Have to agree with you about how awesome P90X is. I wish I would have been doing these kind of workouts back in high school and college. I have been doing P90X for 9 months while adding in other exercises like swimming and running. I still have been able to get more chin ups and pull ups after all of that time.

2 | Kyle

July 6th, 2009 at 10:56 am

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P90X isn’t that good, I’m sorry to say. Our football coach is a fan of it, so he decided to try and use it for our strength training program. The majority of our players have become weaker. They may have lost a few pounds, but all of their lifts have lost more than just a few pounds. I take protein powder after all my workouts, and that still has not done anything for me. The P90X workout may be good for trying to lose weight and stay in shape, but for strength building, it is definitely not the right workout program.

3 | Chris

July 18th, 2009 at 11:10 pm

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Kyle, by making such an ambiguous statement as ” P90x isnt that good”, you are being misleading.

P90x isn’t good for YOU. Nobody, especially Tony Horton or anyone on P90x says that this program is for MAXIMAL strength. It is for overall fitness.

I am 20 years old, and played football throughout high school and let me tell you, I would not do p90x when I am training for football. I need WEIGHT. When I trained for a sport so physically demanding, where pure strength is the difference between a sack and a td pass (was a defensive end), I would not be doing max pushups and body weight exercises for my legs. I would be squatting serious weight, power clean and presses, heavy deadlifts, farmers walks with serious weight, benching HEAVY weight, ANYTHING I could do to get that explosive power to knock somebodies block off.

That being said, P90x has its merit for athletic training. Increased cardiovascular and muscular endurance are definitely side effects of p90x, and you definitely lean out. Since you play football though, and I am sure you are doing some gruelling cardio during practice (especially if your last game was a loss, even worse a loss with a lot of penalties) then you are already getting the cardio and endurance training.

While I agree that P90x is not the ideal program to attain the strength,power and explosiveness needed for competitive football, but don’t say p90x isn’t that good.

P.S Your coach had good intentions, but he needs to reevaluate his training plan…

4 | osaez

September 11th, 2009 at 8:11 pm

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I agree with Chris. P90X is a well rounded foundation fitness program. This is, it’s a great prep program for athletic training. You need to dominate your body before you can do serious athletic development. This said, the arms and shoulders exercises are decent for good ripped tone. Core area exercises are strong for any sports training program. I highly recommend core video and yoga, period! Chest, legs and back in particular are not sufficient for growth or specific sports training. You need heavy weights as Chris suggest. If you want size, then start with P90x and then move to a weight training program. Starting with P90x will give you the endurance and muscle capacity to drive strength.

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