P90X v. CAthe

[Timber99]

I just received P90X as a christmas gift and have been reviewing the books and previewing the workouts. I am impressed so far but little worried about not doing as many tall box climbs, etc. Is there anyone out there that saw NEGATIVE results after giving up Cathe for 90 days to complete P90X? If you did the rotation, what results did you see?

My plan is to do the classic rotation and to substitute on cardio when I feel like I need some Cathe. I figure that cardio is cardio and instead of Kenpo, I can do KPC for some variety. I will also sub in my gym advanced step class at times. My goal here is to build strength and tone, but not really weight loss.

Christine

 

[lesliew]

You probably won't want to give up on Cathe's lower body workouts while you're on the P90X rotation. I have the system and love it, but there's only one lower body workout, and while it's great, it's not Cathe! So, try to fit in a Cathe legs workout once a week if you can!

 

[Gayle]

Hi Christine,

I'm about 2/3 of the way through the P90X Classic rotation. I love this series! If you're looking to build strength, particularly in the upper body, you won't be disappointed. No negative results to report here.

I am subbing KPC and Powerstike for Kenpo. The cardio in Kenpo just doesn't feel intense enough. While most of the leg work is body weight only, I still feel some DOMS the next day. That said, there are two leg exercises that I do sub with some weight work, just because I don't really like those two particular exercises.

 

[Timber99]

Thank you guys! I am also wondering..can I ask a few things here? ha has ha!...how you are handling the pull ups if you don't have a pull up bar? Even the band is attached to the ceiling and I can't do that in my living room!

 

[Bubachick]

Hi
What is P90X ?

I live out in the middle of no where, don't get out much, and my husband makes me watch the history channel, thats my excuse

 

[Katerchen]

Check out www.beachbody.com. P90X is an advanced weight training video/dvd set.

 

[Gayle]

I'm in a fortunate situation in that DH has a machine that lets you do lat pull downs, so I started out subbing pull-ups with heavy lat pull-downs. I'va also been able to do some modified pull-ups with it as well.

DH is currently building ceiling mounted a pull-up bar in our gym.

I think I remember Kathryn posting once that she was subbing with pull-overs and bent rows, maybe something else, but I can't remember.

 

[jordan]

Hi Christine,

I tried to use P90X as prescribed for 90 days. I really wanted to evaluate it fairly. I had never used a Beachbody product or Tony Horton before this series. I could not complete this rotation. I lost my motivation to work out. But my experience applied to my likes and dislikes of the workouts, music, instructor, body response and so forth. I substituted some workouts with Cathe and then found my motivation once again. I have read about great result attributed to P90X. I have concluded several things:

1. This series was an innovative twist in home workouts. Exercising at your own pace allowed easier use of heavier wts for some people. The books & workout sheets were a nice touch.

2. For some people this was a matter of muscle confusion. Using a new rotation or workout style caused progress (and DOMS). The workouts (kickbox, weights, cardio, yoga, stretching) have been done. There were a few under used moves/variations of moves (exercises usually not used in videos/DVDs) that were included. Very good idea in my opinion. Along with the good, there was bad form and questionable exercises included. Not new to the industry.

3. There was a lot of credit given to the series as a whole. But, I found a lot of testimonials that showed lots of substitution. My conclusion was that credit for the series was more about individual workouts.

4. There was a lot of time and thought put into this series. I think this series is a very good alternative for home exercisers.

Just some impressions of my experience.

In short my results:
Lost cardio endurance and lower body strength.
Gained interest in yoga and stretching.

Pull ups- I use a pull up bar or assisted pull up machine.

If you like these workouts (I did when I previewed them) give them a thorough try. May I suggest trying the series as is for a while. I think the rotation will be good for your goal of building strength. Later, you can add more leg work, if needed. I think too much cardio would fight the muscle building that you stated as a goal.

jordan