I have four friends who have done this in the past 18 months, two this Spring/Summer. Here's my take on it based on their comments and observations:
1. They are sore as hell the entire time.
2. The results are impressive and fairly immediate (within 14 days).
3. They can't wait for it to be over by the end.
4. It is not a sustainable program but I'm not sure it is intended to be.
Fort - let me know if your brother experiences this as well, or parts of it.
I have four friends who have done this in the past 18 months, two this Spring/Summer. Here's my take on it based on their comments and observations:
1. They are sore as hell the entire time.
2. The results are impressive and fairly immediate (within 14 days).
3. They can't wait for it to be over by the end.
4. It is not a sustainable program but I'm not sure it is intended to be.
Fort - let me know if your brother experiences this as well, or parts of it.
So far, he's sore as hell.
OK, I clicked on Ande's link. I didn't realize it was all DVDs. Ugh, I hate the concept of exercising to DVDs. From the reviews, it sounds like the workouts can kick your ass. Not very sport specific though, more about athleticism? Isn't this the knock against Cross Fit?
Are most people using this program to jump start weight loss, that's why the "transformations"?
No.
"Muscle confusion" seems to be the pitch? It's not new, and it's definitely not worth two hundred.
You're only going to get "ripped" in 90 days by doing some severe food restriction. People do it, but it's not fun and it doesn't last.
I did it last summer and had amazing results. When I ordered it, I bought P90X Power Stands, the P90X Chin Up Bar, and Supplements (it came with the recovery drink, which only lasted the first month, I think..). The nutrition guide is easy to follow, too. I have to say, the first week was pretty much torture. Plyometrics.. Oh God, Plyometrics. It's probably my favorite workout, but it is BY FAR the hardest if you really push yourself. I think near the end of my second phase, I was just going non-stop. No breaks, doing more squats/faster circle runs/etc than the guys in the video. I think it's really helped give me a much more powerful kick, too.
As for my transformation: In the first 90 days, I went from 220 to 180. If those aren't results, I dunno what is. Then in round two, I went 180 to 165 and was much, much more cut than I was before. And in my final round, I went from 165 to 170. I've pretty much made P90X a routine thing for me to do in the morning before school. While still getting 7 hours of sleep, I can workout, go to school, swim, do homework, and have time for some leisure stuff.
So yeah, it's pretty much changed my life.
Got a co-worker trying it. He's a few weeks in but was somewhat fit to start. He does say he is quite sore though. I haven’t asked him about weight loss yet. I was thinking about it as well, but don't know if I have time right now to fit it into my schedule. I barley have time to swim once a day, but I do need to add some weights…
I bought the program, after it was introduced by one of my fitness colleagues last year, because I really liked it. My son's were on the program for only four weeks and I saw a terrific transformation. We use it in our high school physical education and fitness classes. My sons also followed the nutritional plan and are still doing it. My boys are now supplementing their weight training regime with only parts of the P90X series (they particularly enjoy the ab workout disk). I highly recommend the regime.
I've seen the infomercial and was really intrigued, but as it appears to be a bunch of jumping/high impact things that one with injuries and/or joint issues should avoid, I've restrained myself from purchasing.
