P90X

P90X is a revolutionary program of 12 sweat-inducing, muscle-pumping workouts, designed to change your body from flabby to adonis in just 90 days. Tony Horton will keep you motivated and interested each step of the way, and you won’t believe your results! The secret behind the P90X system is an advanced training technique called “Muscle Confusion,” which speeds up the results process by constantlychanging moves and routines so your body never plateaus, and you never get bored! Whether you want to get lean, bulk up, or just plain get ripped, there’s an endless variety of ways to mix and match the routines to keep you motivated the full 90 days and beyond! The complete P90X system includes – 12 Highly Diverse and Intense Workouts:

1. 32-minute How to Bring it
2. 52-minute Chest and Back DVD
3. 58-minute Plyometrics DVD
4. 59-minute Shoulders and Arms DVD
5. 92-minute Yoga DVD
6. 58-minute Legs and Back DVD
7. 55-minute Kenpo X DVD
8. 57-minute X Stretch DVD
9. 57-minute Core Synergistics DVD
10. 55-minute Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps DVD
11. 51-minute Back and Biceps DVD
12. 43-minute Cardio X DVD
13. 16-minute Ab Ripper X DVD

All DVD lengths approximate. It takes an hour a day to get in fantastic shape, if not the bes shape of your life. All you need is some inexpensive equipment like a set of dumbbells or resistance bands and a place to do pull-ups.  A pull up bar will of course make this easier at home.

Powerbar The Powerbar can be used for more than pull-ups too. Perform chin-ups, leg raises… £23.15 Amazon.co.uk P90X Extreme Home Fitness with Tony Horton – Set of 13 DVDs new £28.69   used £24.97 Amazon.co.uk P90X Extreme Fitness DVD Pack £49.99 Amazon.co.uk

P90X does have results, it’s not a con, it really works. Sheryl Crow, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, and Pink have all admitted they use the P90X program, as have Matt Diaz of the Atlanta Braves and David Akers of the Philadelphia Eagles (hey, you didn’t expect UK athletes with this being an Ameican system did you?).

In order to best show you some P90X results I’ll show you some of the happy people on Youtube, a video, will show you more than I can describe…

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There are twelve different workouts for the P90X program;

1. Chest and Back
2. Plyometrics
3. Shoulders and Arms
4. Yoga
5. Legs and Back
6. Kenpo X
7. X Stretch
8. Core Synergistics
9. Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps
10. Back and Biceps
11. Cardio X
12. Ab Ripper X

These exercises are combined together to offer you custom workouts based on your goal, or gender;

Classic Training Plan

Aimed at getting you in shape if you’re unfit or for those new to P90x.

Doubles Training Plan

Aimed at getting an athlete back into shape very quickly. Not for the beginners or first timers of P90X!

Lean Training Plan

Aimed primarily at women as it substitutes a loy of the strength training but may be used for athletes within certain sports or those recovering from injury.

Tables taken from Wikipedia.