Elaine Keller
Cathlete
Do any of you know what the difference is between Tony Horton's Power 90 and P90X?
Is it better to start out with Power 90?
Elaine
Is it better to start out with Power 90?
Elaine
What's the difference between Power 90 and P90X?
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Power 90 is an intermediate work out system while P90X is advanced, especially if you try to do all the push ups and pull ups. Starting with P90X is doable for an intermediate (use lighter weights and do what you can, modifiers are also shown for some exercises) but, if you think you need to work up to it, Power 90 would be a better jumping off point. I love P90X and the whole series is much better quality than Power 90 in terms of being advanced, music, production values, etc. I hope this helps.
Elaine Keller
Cathlete
Yes, that helps quite alot. I saw Power 90 on ebay and didn't know if I should bid on it. From what you've said I guess I better go ahead and spend the money for P90X. But then again there are many Cathe DVDs I don't have.
Thanks for the info!
Thanks for the info!
kathryn
Cathlete
I never used P90, and from the descriptions, it really didn't appeal to me, but P90X is one of the best fitness purchases I've ever made! It's a step up from Cathe as far as resistance training.
Beach Body is going to be coming out with a P90 Masters series, that will be between the intensity of P90 and P90X. I've heard it will be 6 different workouts, and be a bit closer to P90X than to P90, but that's all I've heard for now. I was hoping for an add-on set of workouts for P90X (to fill out the three slots in the P90X Cd case that are empty), but in the meantime, I can't wait for the Masters set.
One thing I've read about P90 vs. P90X is that many people who couldn't stand Tony Horton in P90 liked him much better in P90X.
BeachBody offers another system that is a bit above P90 in intensity, but shorter, called "Power Half Hour." Each workout is 30 minutes long, and there are 5: glutes, thighs, arms (actually upper body), stretch and abs. The lower body and ab workouts incorporate some cardio and plyo moves in them. Tony does the upper body work in superset fashion, so there's time to let the muscles recover but no wasted time because you're working another muscle group. I really like them for when I want a short, efficient workout.
Tony is a goofier than he is in P90X, but it will give you an idea of what he's like.
Beach Body is going to be coming out with a P90 Masters series, that will be between the intensity of P90 and P90X. I've heard it will be 6 different workouts, and be a bit closer to P90X than to P90, but that's all I've heard for now. I was hoping for an add-on set of workouts for P90X (to fill out the three slots in the P90X Cd case that are empty), but in the meantime, I can't wait for the Masters set.
One thing I've read about P90 vs. P90X is that many people who couldn't stand Tony Horton in P90 liked him much better in P90X.
BeachBody offers another system that is a bit above P90 in intensity, but shorter, called "Power Half Hour." Each workout is 30 minutes long, and there are 5: glutes, thighs, arms (actually upper body), stretch and abs. The lower body and ab workouts incorporate some cardio and plyo moves in them. Tony does the upper body work in superset fashion, so there's time to let the muscles recover but no wasted time because you're working another muscle group. I really like them for when I want a short, efficient workout.
Tony is a goofier than he is in P90X, but it will give you an idea of what he's like.
kathryn
Cathlete
This is timely: someone is looking to temporarily trade P90X for some other workouts. If you have the others, you could check out P90X.
http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=150677&mesg_id=150677&page=2
http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=150677&mesg_id=150677&page=2
CathydsRNA
Cathlete
Hi,
Other than all the push ups and pull ups in P90x what other upper body work is included and is it as intense as the pushup and pull up work? Thanks.
Other than all the push ups and pull ups in P90x what other upper body work is included and is it as intense as the pushup and pull up work? Thanks.
kathryn
Cathlete
>Hi,
>Other than all the push ups and pull ups in P90x what other
>upper body work is included and is it as intense as the pushup
>and pull up work? Thanks.
I might not remember them all, but :
for chest: mainly various types of push-ups (though I subbed some incline dumbbell presses for variety);
for back: in addition to pull-ups/chin-ups and/or pull-downs, there are one-arm rows, and rows for the upper back.
for shoulders, there are various types of presses (one arm at a time with rotation, seated rear then side flyes, "scarecrow" moves where you start with the arms in a "goalpost" position, then lower the forearms, maybe some others I'm not remembering);'
for biceps, there are many variations on bicep curls (hammer, hammer to regular, regular to hammer, concentration, doing 4 reps with one arm while holding the other arm static at 90-degrees, probably 3 or 4 more);
for triceps, there are dips, one-arm overhead extensions done while lying at an angle (very effective! I was able to get up to 15# on these! A personal best for 1-arm tricep work!), one-arm side-lying tricep push-ups (Cathe does these in HC), kickbacks, and a couple of more that I can't recall right off hand).
What's really effective about P90X, IMO, is that the exercises are arranged in either a push/pull superset fashion (chest alternating with back, for example) or a mini-circuit (first shoulder, then biceps, then triceps) with long enough breaks in between to change exercises and write down what weights/reps were used, but not the long breaks you have to take if you do one body part to exhaustion with one body-part-specific move after the other. Also, there are nice dynamic stretch/water breaks after every few exercises. I am certain that these breaks integrated with the hard work really allow for recovery so that each set can be done with more intensity. It makes me really not like the "let's work body part X to exhaustion before moving on to body part Y" all that much any more, because it is less time-efficient as well as less effective for me.
>Other than all the push ups and pull ups in P90x what other
>upper body work is included and is it as intense as the pushup
>and pull up work? Thanks.
I might not remember them all, but :
for chest: mainly various types of push-ups (though I subbed some incline dumbbell presses for variety);
for back: in addition to pull-ups/chin-ups and/or pull-downs, there are one-arm rows, and rows for the upper back.
for shoulders, there are various types of presses (one arm at a time with rotation, seated rear then side flyes, "scarecrow" moves where you start with the arms in a "goalpost" position, then lower the forearms, maybe some others I'm not remembering);'
for biceps, there are many variations on bicep curls (hammer, hammer to regular, regular to hammer, concentration, doing 4 reps with one arm while holding the other arm static at 90-degrees, probably 3 or 4 more);
for triceps, there are dips, one-arm overhead extensions done while lying at an angle (very effective! I was able to get up to 15# on these! A personal best for 1-arm tricep work!), one-arm side-lying tricep push-ups (Cathe does these in HC), kickbacks, and a couple of more that I can't recall right off hand).
What's really effective about P90X, IMO, is that the exercises are arranged in either a push/pull superset fashion (chest alternating with back, for example) or a mini-circuit (first shoulder, then biceps, then triceps) with long enough breaks in between to change exercises and write down what weights/reps were used, but not the long breaks you have to take if you do one body part to exhaustion with one body-part-specific move after the other. Also, there are nice dynamic stretch/water breaks after every few exercises. I am certain that these breaks integrated with the hard work really allow for recovery so that each set can be done with more intensity. It makes me really not like the "let's work body part X to exhaustion before moving on to body part Y" all that much any more, because it is less time-efficient as well as less effective for me.
CathydsRNA
Cathlete
Hi Kathryn, thanks for the detailed response. I think you have just talked me into making a fitness purchase. Two more questions...is there a rotation built into the workouts and how do you like the leg work?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Mckmain
Cathlete
Not Kathryn.......P90X comes with 3 rotations for you to choose from. I think Kathryn and I also feel there was not quite enough legwork and I think she used a machine she had and I did other Cathe lower body workouts. The Legs & Back P90X workout is a good leg workout, don't get me wrong but I am used to doing a bit more weight training. The P90X legs workout only uses light weight but it'll still burn those glute muscles!!!......Carole
...P90X comes with 3 rotations for you to choose from. I think Kathryn and I also feel there was not quite enough legwork and I think she used a machine she had and I did other Cathe lower body workouts. The Legs & Back P90X workout is a good leg workout, don't get me wrong but I am used to doing a bit more weight training. The P90X legs workout only uses light weight but it'll still burn those glute muscles!!!......Carole
kathryn
Cathlete
Carole's right, I personally didn't feel the lower body workout was enough to keep my glutes where I want them to be! It was good for my legs, though. I compensated by doing some heavy squats on my Rockit (either during the "back" segments of "legs and back," or as an add-on to Plyometrics). Next time I do a P90X rotation, I plan to do "legs and back" maybe every other time (there are some useful exercises, like wall squats, etc.), and Gym Style Legs the other times.