p90x workout

[Foras]

I would recommend it for anyone who isn't already super athletic / going to gym regularly. It was good for me because I used to be in pretty good shape in high school but 6 years later at a desk job 9 hours a day it can be tough to keep that sort of fitness level. P90X helped me get back to athletic form. Not to what I was, but enough to see definition and play pick up sports without killing myself. I would say use it for awhile, get in shape, then if you decide you need more take it to the gym and start pounding iron and supplement with p90x.

[shaddix]

http://startingstrength.com/articles...tion_wells.pdf

In reality, most of the new fads like CrossFit, P90X, Insanity, etc. are simply glorified and well
marketed versions of circuit training. Circuit training is the sequential performance of exercises with
little to no rest between sets. This type of training has been around since the 1950’s and certainly isn’t
original to any of the programs that are cleverly marketing it today. To the layman, this is seen as a
quick way to get multiple training methods into one workout, and thus introduce variety. Typically,
a sequence of moderately difficult exercises is chosen at random and strung together to form a circuit.
The workout seems “hard” because at some point your performance is going to suffer due to fatigue.
This, in itself, does not comprise a legitimate method of training. Hard does not equal good. This
type of training, while not completely useless, usually boils down to some form of flopping around
for 10-30 minutes. There is no magic in this. There are also compromises that must be made if one
attempts to integrate strength, conditioning, and endurance into the same circuit (which is common).
Unfortunately – circuit training or not – if one tries to conduct strength and endurance training in the
same program, neither will be realized to their optimum potential. This has been shown in numerous
studies; attempts to combine strength and endurance training concurrently lead to diminished (or
zero) gains in both. Thus, the training is ineffective. Although these methods do induce a calorie
burning state for the first month or two, they are not designed for longevity and long term progress
(see The Novice Effect). They inhibit it. The combination of modalities and the trend towards variety
leads to a weaker workout program.

[Valkrish]

I wrote BG a cheat text file for the first 3 weeks. <3 <3 <3

Day ONE---

Chest and Back-
Pushups:
Wide Front Pull-Ups:
Military Pushups:
Reverse Grip Chin Ups:
Wide fly Pushups: (with barbell)
close grip overhand pullup
Decline Pushups
Heavy Pants
WIDE-Triangle PUSHUPS
Lawnmowers LEFT
RIGHT


Divebombers- (OW)
Back Flys- CHAIR
Pullups wide
Pushups
Reverse grip chin-ups
Military Push-Ups (FUCKKKK ow)
Close-Grip pullup
wide fly pushups
heavy pants
Decline pushups
Lawnmowers RIGHT: No prob
LEFT: OW

Diamond PushUPS (knee pushups)

Back Flys
starting to feel good

FENCE THINGS OWWWWWWF FFFF


Finished... Cool Down - 55 minutes later.
-Ab Ripper X afterwards


Keep Pushing PLAY.

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DAY TWO

2- Plyometrics

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DAY THREE

3- Shoulders & arms,
-Ab Ripper X afterwards

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DAY FOUR

4- Yoga X

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DAY FIVE

5- Legs & back,
-Ab Ripper X afterwards

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DAY SIX

6- Kenpo X

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DAY SEVEN
7- Rest
-OR X Stretch


Posting for whoever does the routines; easy to read cheat sheet - didn't edit it fully but its about right.

[Sythe]

Shaddix i see he mentions crossfit. I thought that crossfit has been pretty reliable shown to be good for getting lean and strong?

[archibaldcrane]

Shaddix i see he mentions crossfit. I thought that crossfit has been pretty reliable shown to be good for getting lean and strong?

He's basically saying that there are tons of exercise plans that "work" for people who have a starting low-fitness level (the Novice effect), but P90X, Crossfit, etc. are A) Not the best way to go, and B) Will show significantly diminished returns once you are no longer a novice.

That being said, the fact that P90X doesn't require much equipment, can be done entirely at home, and has a bunch of fancy DVDs and charts is a plus, and if that's what you need to stay on track, then go for it.

[Sythe]

Ah i get where he's coming from now, he's focusing just on strength increases. Either way I've started doing starting strength and plan to move on to something like p90x, crossfit, etc to sculpt whatever mass I've gained in 3 months.

[shaddix]

Crossfit does not make people strong from what I understand. The strong people you see doing crossfit were like that before they started or are doing actual strength training in addifion to xfit(usually SS). And by in addition to I mean instead of lol. There is no way to progress the way starting strength describes if you are doing full-on xfit as well. Usually folks will cut the xfit down to once a week when trying to get strong.

Of course it will help get all the fat off of you and put on some amount of muscle if you were just a couch potato before.

[Drex]

Ah i get where he's coming from now, he's focusing just on strength increases. Either way I've started doing starting strength and plan to move on to something like p90x, crossfit, etc to sculpt whatever mass I've gained in 3 months.

If you want to "sculpt" what you get from starting strength, you just want to cut your calories back a lot. Sculpting/toning/blah blah are just fancy buzzwords for losing the fat that's covering your muscles. You could get those results from p90x...but you could also get those results from just continuing your weight program. In fact, continuing the weight program will get you the weight-loss results faster, assuming similar diets.