P90, P90+, P90X what is the difference

[Carmen829]

Hi P90 users; what is the differnce between these three. I'm interested in trying something other than Cathe but want a challenge. I saw P90 four DVDs for sale on ebay (bids are at $21.00) they are:

1. Sculpt Circut 1-2, Sweat Cardio 1-2, and AB Ripper 100

2. AB Ripper 200 (still in orginal packaging)

3. Sweat Cardio 3-4 (still in orginal packaging)

4. Sculpt Circut 3-4

and just wondered if its worth trying this to help move my body to lose the last 8-10 pounds. $20 does not seem like so much considering many on these forums have great results with P90.

Any additional information you can provide would be great. Thanks.


Carmen

 

[Fit_mommy]

P90 is for beginners. I would not purchase that if I were you. You are better off with P90X IMO. It's a great program. A big committment if you do an actual rotation but it's AWESOME! P90X+ is a step up from P90X, btw.

ETA: There is also a P90 Masters set that is in between P90 and P90X in difficulty. It's something to consider but I'd say if you can do Cathe then you can do the X!

HTH!

 

[Carmen829]

Thank you for the great information.

Carmen

 

[Carmen829]

Thank you for the great information.

Carmen

 

[Fitstick]

P90X are the workouts that everyone raves about, I also have the P90 Masters and those are nice, but not as tough as P90X. I would go for P90X if you really want a challenge.

 

[Fit_mommy]

>P90X are the workouts that everyone raves about, I also have
>the P90 Masters and those are nice, but not as tough as P90X.
>I would go for P90X if you really want a challenge.

ITA!!!

 

[kathryn]

P90.... in a nutshell>>>

P90: for beginners/intermediates (?), I've never used them, but from what other people say, they are not something most Catheites would be interested in.

P90 Masters: a set of 5 DVD's that aren't necessarily a rotation (many of the workouts contain plyo's, so it's hard to come up with a rotation using them back-to-back), but that give a taste of what P90X is like in some of the workouts. Of this group, I adore Sculpt 5-6 (a full-body circuit workout) and like Cardio Intervals and Plyo Legs.

P90X: a series of 12 (13?) workouts, that make a complete system for a 90-day rotation. There are weight workouts (splits consisting of chest/back, shoulders and arms ---one of my favorite P90X workouts--, legs and back; and chest/shoulders/triceps and back and biceps: you do one set of upper body for 3 weeks, another for 3 weeks, and alternate for the last 4 weeks), yoga, core workouts (Core Synergistics is a core workout and light weight workout and rather functional as well), cardio (KenpoX--a martial arts workouts--and cardio X: kind of an odd hodge-podge of moves from different workouts), stretching, and abs (Ab ripper X). The system plans in recovery weeks after 3 weeks of more intense work.

P90X+: a 4-DVD set that goes a step beyond P90X in intensity (at least in some things), consisting of KenpoPlus, TotalBodyPlus, IntervalXPlus, Upper Plus and Abs/Core Plus.

Another series that will give you a "taste of Tony" (but at his goofiest) without the investment in P90X is "Power Half Hour," a series of 5 (?) half-hour workouts for upper body (just called "Arms", but hits the whole upper body), buns, legs, abs and stretch. I especially like the upper body workout, which is time efficient and effective. Most of the other workouts (except stretch, of course) combine light weight work and plyo work.

 

[Jess_jugs]

Great post, Kathryn!! I would agree that P90 is a more beginner program. I also have P90Masters and they are good for an *off* day, I really like UML (upper middle lower) & Plyo Legs.

P90X is my favorite. I've been using it for a year now and it was totally worth the money for me to invest in it! I also love the X+, but am using them more to add in to my X rotation.

HTH & feel free to ask if you have more questions!