P90X equipment?

[spyrosmom]

I hear so much goos about P90X that I'm seriously considering shelling out the cash and going for it. My hubby will prob think I'm nuts What do I need as far as equipment? I puttered around the website, but couldn't find the answer, all they do is proclaim how wonderful it is. I sent an email to cust svc to ask them, and all I got was the generic "thanks for your question, we'll get back to you" email. Which they never did. That happened 2x. Do I really want to buy from a company who can't answer a question for someone who wants to spend her $$?? I gathered from the pictures that I need a chin up bar, and assortment of dumbells, and a barbell. I don't have a chin up bar, nor do I really have a place to put one. Can I get thru the rotation w/out a chin up bar? Or do I really need one? Any other special equipment needed?

Thanks,
Nan

 

[Fit_mommy]

Hi Nan.

You do not need a barbell. You need a chin up bar OR tubing with a door attachment so that you can do the alternative back work to pull ups. You could also do pull ups off the bars of a treadmill if you have one. You need a mat to do yoga on and various weights of dumbbells. Push up bars are an option if you feel you need or want them but you can also use dumbbells for this as well. That's really about it besides an s*** load of determination!!!!}(

I have never had a problem with Beach Body but I have heard their customer service can be less then stellar. IMO, though, it's worth dealing with them. The X is an AWESOME product. I got results from it like never before!!!:+

 

[geojill]

Wendy,

Is the cardio in P90X high impact? I have had knee issues with some workouts due to high impact and that would be the only thing keeping me from trying it out.

Jill

 

[aseay]

i use a rubber band with a door stop or i bought a door gym in place of a pullup bar and dumbells. there's only 2 cardio,except kickboxing. one has alot of squat jumps-very tough cardio,the other one i dont have but many have responded that its way too easy to even bother with.its worth the buy if u want arm deffinition and tight core.

laura

 

[Fit_mommy]

>Wendy,
>
>Is the cardio in P90X high impact? I have had knee issues
>with some workouts due to high impact and that would be the
>only thing keeping me from trying it out.
>
>Jill


Jill, Well Plyo is all about getting airborn so you might not like that one BUT they do show modified moves so you may very well be able to do it anyway. I would not shy away from the whole system just because of that one work out though. You can get the results plugging in different cardios. That's what I did. I rarely did the cardio that was called for!}(