P90x - Why It Works And What Are The Results?

By Author: Caroline Miller
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A lot of workout schedules and systems have been developed in recent years and each claims to be the best. Some are aimed specifically at weight reduction and toning up of the body in specific areas, while some are general purpose workout routines, giving you a viable mix of melt-down and build-up exercise options. The p90x, turbo jam and the hip-hop abs program are some such systems which have been developed in recent years, and have become immensely popular. Diet plans, such as the Atkins' diet, have had many followers too, but Atkins' diet has slowly, but surely faded away into the background. In this write-up we would be examining if the power 90 extreme, or the p90x is really as good as it claims to be, or if it is just a popular misbelieve.

Something that really makes the p90x stand apart is the fact that you do not need the expensive gym equipment to carry out the workout routine. You can do with simple dumbbells or tension strings, some mats and a chin-up bar with a push up stand, at most. With every p90x, you would get a training manual, a video called how to bring it and a fitness guide coupled with a three ...
... way diet and nutritional plan. You would also get 12 CDs packed as a workout kit, and this kit is the main portion of the whole system. Five out of these twelve CDs focus on strength training, while the rest revolve around Yoga, stretching, cardiovascular workouts and polyometrics- which is the art of jumping and working your muscles out in the process.

Additional tools are also supplied with the pack, but these are wanting and can be improved. The customer support for example is very limited, and you would have to shell out more money if you want more personalized customer support. A calendar is also supplied, which is provided with columns alongside the dates. You can maintain a log of your p90x performance in this calendar and keep a day0to0day record of what you have achieved in terms of your exercising potential.

This is not an easy program to follow and would require an hour's hard-work at least on your part, for six days a week. The power 90, p90x's predecessor was an easier program, but you should not consider the extreme version to be as soothing as the standard one. The results are pretty evident if you have followed the program as prescribed in the manual and people have been seen getting real results in a matter of just 90 days. People have actually realized ‘ripped' bodies, as promised by the program's designer- Tony Horton, but only after putting in a good amount of hard-work. Apart from getting good results, there is a flipside to the p90x program too. The program comes for $300 and you would need to spend an additional $500 to $1000 on getting started itself. A pair of good dumbbells could cost you anywhere between $400-$500 and the pull up bar plus the push up stands would cost your another five hundred bucks. So, if you are not sure about the program, do not end up wasting a fortune on it.
This author lives in Flemington, NJ with her husband and 5 month old daughter and is an expert contributing author for an exercise and fitness p90x site offering variety of p90x workouts and p90x supplements.