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Alexandra

Cathlete
I've been reading some past posts regarding P90X and am considering purchasing the P90X series. I have all the Cathe Hardcores, but I'm a bit burnt out by them. Odd 'cause I love Cathe and have worked out to Cathe videos exclusively for the past 16 years and usually don't get tired of a series this fast.

Those of you that have P90X, would I be wasting money or is this series as good an investment as Cathe's workouts?

Alexandra
 
It was one of the best investments I made last year!! A great compliment to Cathe's workouts...:)...Carole
 
Do you need to buy any extra equipment to do the series? Other than what you would already have for Cathe, I mean.

Thanks!:)
Missy
 
Missy, I didn't need anything extra for P90X. You do need some sort of a pull-up bar though. I know more people will post about that or you can search Cathe's site as there has been a number of P90X threads...HTH...:)...Carole
 
I'd go so far to say that P90X was one of the best fitness purchases I've EVER made.

The workouts use dumbbells or resistance bands.
If you don't have a pull-up bar, you can start doing the back work as heavy 1-arm rows and pullovers, then progress to pulldowns using a heavy band (the bands they sell are great! I got the heaviest set), then if you want move to a pullup bar. That's what I did (thought I got theh tower instead of the bar because my old doorways won't fit the kind of bar I want).
 
This is also one of the best investments I've ever made and look forward to them putting out a P90X(2). As long as it's of the same type of quality. This is a serious workout.
 
I'll chime in with the others, P90X in my opinion is the best workout on the market, bar none. Don't get me wrong, I love Cathe too, but P90X is so well thought out and so well done it's in a class of it's own!

I say go for it!:)
Rhonda
 
Thank you everyone for the feedback. One more question - has anyone followed the nutrition progam that comes with the series? If so, what is it like?

Thanks again.

Alexandra
 
i ordered this last week and am anxiously (and very impatiently) waiting for it! hubby's gonna get up in the mornings and do p90x with me! woo hoo!


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I started Phase II of the P90X last week. Overall, I say it is money well spent. It is very hard but it really gets the upper body "cut"!

I think it lacks in "fun factor". I think I am the only person alive to feel this way. However, time seems to just fly because it does move very quickly. I think the lack of "fun" is due to crappy crappy music! I am a techno junkie...give me an 80's tune remade to a techno beat and I'll run for miles with smiles! P90X music is an electric quitar.

All things considered, it is worth the money, even more if you do every attempt to do pull-ups with a bar. Modify with a chair.

The diet is a good diet, in my opinion. I was following the portion plan and it was simple to follow. I ditched it, though, to follow Tom Venuto's BFFM eating plan. Pretty much the same thing...clean eatin' is clean eatin'!
 
Aren't all the workouts part of a rotation? If so how do you work Cathe in with it? Do you just not do Cathe for awhile or do both (I don't have time to do two a day). Just curious. Not sure I could give up Cathe! Thanks.
 
Hi Ima,

Thanks for the info!

I keep reading that the rotation does great things for the upperbody. What about the lowerbody, specifically glutes? My upperbody is pretty defined and my lowerbody doesn't look bad, but I'm really trying to shed the last bit of dimpled fat from my glutes. I checked out the workouts on the Beachbody websited and there does seem to be more upperbody work.

What can you tell me about the lowerbody work?

By the way, you look fantastic! How long have you been on the P90X rotations and did you gain your leaness and muscularity with the series?

Thanks again!

Alexandra



It is very hard but it really gets the
>upper body "cut"!
>
>I think it lacks in "fun factor". I think I am the only
>person alive to feel this way. However, time seems to just
>fly because it does move very quickly. I think the lack of
>"fun" is due to crappy crappy music! I am a techno
>junkie...give me an 80's tune remade to a techno beat and I'll
>run for miles with smiles! P90X music is an electric quitar.
>
>All things considered, it is worth the money, even more if you
>do every attempt to do pull-ups with a bar. Modify with a
>chair.
>
>The diet is a good diet, in my opinion. I was following the
>portion plan and it was simple to follow. I ditched it,
>though, to follow Tom Venuto's BFFM eating plan. Pretty much
>the same thing...clean eatin' is clean eatin'!
 
For me, the only thing lacking in P90X is targeted glute work. My rear tends to want to be flatter and lower than I like, and it takes some work to get it where and how I want it to be! That means floor glute work à la The Firm, step ups like the Firm and Cathe, and heavier squat/lunge work. I added some heavy leg presses on my Rockit (a squat/leg press like machine from Soloflex) after a few weeks, when I noticed that while my legs were doing o.k. on P90X, the booty was not.

Next time I do P90X, I plan to alternate the P90X leg workout (which does have some effective moves) and Cathe's Gym Style Legs. Then I hope to get the best of both worlds. (And since the leg workouts in P90x don't vary throughout the program the way the upper body workouts do, I think it's a good idea. I wish Tony had included a second lower body workout.)
 
Thank You so much for the compliments! You made my day!

I have to credit the majority of my leanness to Cathe. I'd do a few "endurance" type workouts a week coupled with several days of cardio (Cathe or treadmill).

The P90X has added a quite bit of muscle tone. It really is a great upper body series but lacks so much in lower body. I think it's great for the average Joe but "Cathe girls" are nothing close to average and if your doing Cathe now, P90X will do very little for your lower body. I have heard complaints that the tush starts heading south when a strict P90X rotation is done.

Solution? Quite simple...add a Cathe lower body once a week. I do this and sometimes add a "just lower body" premix to the P90X leg workout day.

Hope this helps!
 
This is really good info about P90X. I was considering it myself, but I seriously need lower body focus. I'm thinking it may not be a great investment for me right now. And Ima, you do look great! You can really see a difference from your pre-hardcore pics to your afters.
 
P90X is nightmare! You'll love it! IMO it is the best, harderst, most up-to-date system available to home exercisers. The way you can do your own reps, etc... is fantastic. You can see improvments everytime you exercise. Worth every penny and then some.
 
I thought that I would chime in with the P90X Rotation's so that some of you get an idea what it is all about..

Weeks 1-3
Day 1: Chest&Back, AB Ripper X (16 minute Ab workout)
Day 2: Plyometrics(Cardio workout)I add a Cathe Leg workout here!!
Day 3: Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X
Day 4: Yoga X (1 1/2 Yoga workout)
Day 5: Legs & Back, AB Ripper X
Day 6: Kenpo X (Kickboxing workout)
Day 7: Rest or Stretch X

Week 4 Recovery week
Day 1: Yoga X
Day 2: Core Synergistics
Day 3: Kenpo
Day 4: Stretch X
Day 5: Core Synergistics
Day 6: Yoga X
Day 7: Rest or Stretch X

Week 5-7
Day 1: Chest, Shoulders& Triceps, AB Ripper X
Day 2: Plyometrics
Day 3: Back&Biceps, AB Ripper X
Day 4: Yoga X
Day 5: Legs&Back, AB Ripper X
Day 6: Kenpo X
Day 7: Rest or Stretch X

Week 8 Recovery week:
Day 1: Yoga X
Day 2: Core Synergistics
Day 3: Kenpo
Day 4: Stretch X
Day 5: Core Synergistics
Day 6: Yoga X
Day 7: Rest or Stretch X

Week 9:
Day 1: Chest&Back, AB Ripper X.
Day 2: Plyometrics
Day 3: Shoulders&Arms, Ab Ripper X
Day 4: Yoga X (1 1/2 Yoga workout)
Day 5: Legs&Back, AB Ripper X
Day 6: Kenpo X (Kickboxing workout)
Day 7: Rest or Stretch X

Week 10:
Day 1: Chest, Shoulders& Triceps, AB Ripper X
Day 2: Plyometrics
Day 3: Back&Biceps, AB Ripper X
Day 4: Yoga X
Day 5: Legs&Back, AB Ripper X
Day 6: Kenpo X
Day 7: Rest or Stretch X

Week 11:
Day 1: Chest&Back, AB Ripper X.
Day 2: Plyometrics
Day 3: Shoulders&Arms, Ab Ripper X
Day 4: Yoga X (1 1/2 Yoga workout)
Day 5: Legs&Back, AB Ripper X
Day 6: Kenpo X (Kickboxing workout)
Day 7: Rest or Stretch X

Week 12:
Day 1: Chest, Shoulders& Triceps, AB Ripper X
Day 2: Plyometrics
Day 3: Back&Biceps, AB Ripper X
Day 4: Yoga X
Day 5: Legs&Back, AB Ripper X
Day 6: Kenpo X
Day 7: Rest or Stretch X

Week 13: FINAL WEEK Recovery week:
Day 1: Yoga X
Day 2: Core Synergistics
Day 3: Kenpo
Day 4: Stretch X
Day 5: Core Synergistics
Day 6: Yoga X
Day 7: Rest or Stretch X

There is a Cardio X DVD..I have never done it because I do Cathe or HIIT...so there is more cardio if you want it.

You can extend any rotation..however the program is centered on muscle confusion.. so no one rotation should extend past 6 weeks.

You can add cardio on after any of the workouts...or you can split them up throught the day and do cardio in the am and weights in the pm or vice versa...It is really up to you!!

In order to do these workouts you have to have:
A set of dumbbells: 3lbs-20 lbs to start with
A regular mat
A Yoga sticky mat
A pull up bar, or a power tower

I hope this helps out..







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