P90X vs STS

marianimal

marianimal

Cathlete
Need some help with my next rotation, please. I have both P90X and STS. I hve done STS but not P90X. I was wondering if anyone who has done both or who has done P90X could give me some guidance on which you liked better and what kind of results you got. Thanks
marianne
 
I don't have STS so I can't speak to that end but I do have the X. When I did the rotation I lost body fat body fat and more body fat! The scale only went down a pound or 2 but when you look at the pics, I look like I lost a good 10#!!!! Needless to say...I was THRILLED with my results! :D
 
Marianne

I can't say enough good things about STS. It is the BEST.

As far as P90X, I just could not get past working out with Tony Horton, so I can't give you a fair assessment. It may not bother some people, but I need to "click" with the instructor. Actually, with the exception of Debbie Siebers, I don't like ANY of the Beachbody instructors!!
 
I have both and am on my second rotation of STS. I started P90X but then DH decided he wanted to start working out so I got him bands (he travels) and gave him my P90X. While doing it, though, I loved it and I thought Tony was great. I did not, however, do anything but weights and did Plyo X once, which was a lot of fun. My plan was to alternate weeks of STS and P90X, keeping the reps/weights of P90X consistent with the mesocycles of STS (endurance, hypertrophy, strength). This would have basically been like doing the 6 month rotation of STS but with great variety. I liked the moves in P90X for a change. It seemed that STS is harder though, weightwise, but if you combine P90X with the other X workouts, they may even out more. Can't say for sure. I do know people who have gotten great results from both programs.
 
Hi Marianne,
This was taken from my answer to a question that was recently posted about Insanity P90x and STS. I have copied here my portion of the reply that related to P90x and STS. .

P90X- The weight workouts are challenging- especially the upper body workouts. If there is a criticism, it is that I felt that the leg workouts were insufficient. I always supplemented the P90x leg routines with additional leg work. The cardio workouts in P90x routines are good but no where near as challenging as the 2nd month Insanity routines. Stretch X and Yoga x are solid but they are just too lengthy for my taste. I subbed other shorter stretch and Yoga workouts for the P90x routines. Core Synergistics and Ab ripper X are tough and get the job done. P90x demonstrates what fitness gains and muscle definition can be accomplished with a healthy dose of all types of pushups and pullups.

In P90x you have to choose which focus you will have - strength (8-10 reps or endurance 15+ reps). Finding the right weight so that the last three reps are difficult takes some trial and error.
Some people think that Tony is too talkative or don't like his personality but I actually really enjoy working out with him and find him funny at times. His sometimes comic relief was a welcomed addition. P90x is a complete program you get weight training routines, ab workouts cardio routines, yoga and stretch workouts.

STS- Is a solid, excellent strength training program. It takes you through all three training cycles - endurance, hypertrophy and strength. With STS the guess work concerning the proper weight selection is removed with the one rep testing that is done. This really helped me to maximize my time and make the best possible selection per exercise. My only very, very, very minor critique of STS is that I grew tired of the same extended stretch and subbed other stretch routines. I had wished that there was more of a stretch at the end of each of the workouts. some of the workouts in Ab circuits are extremely tough but fun. I loved STS and completed two 3 month cycles. The first one was the standard rotation and the second rotation of STS was undulating. Cathe's personality as always is pleasant and she is tough and to the point.

I am currently in my last week of phase two of P90x standard rotation. Today I subbed Meso one/ week two legs for P90x legs and back. Earlier in the week I subbed some Meso two chest work for some of the pushups in P90x chest, shoulder and triceps.

Both program are good, but different. I think that trying each program as prescribed the first time through would be best. That way you get a good assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of each and can pick and choose the components of each program that works best for you. I agree that if you combine both programs like I and Shana are currently doing is probably the best of both worlds.

I sub Insanity workouts for some of Tony's cardio. I sub MIST for Kenpo X and MIP for Pylometric X

Regina
 
Thanks everyone for your input. I think you are right Regina, I need to test drive both for a few weeks and see which one is best.
 
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