1. What’s P90X ?
P90X, or “Power 90 Extreme”, is an in-house workout exercise program developed by Tony Horton that promises to improve fitness of user body, lose weight and gain muscle in 90 days. It includes 12 DVDs each has different workout style, a DVD for an overview of the system, a 3 phases nutrition plan, a fitness guide, a calendar to make record and online support tools.
2.Is P90X a good alternative for going to the gym?
Yes. It is a great replacement for the gym as long as you stick to it. It is a tough and intensive workout schedule yet very effective. You don’t require fancy gym equipments to achieve the result.
3.What’s the difference between P90X and Insanity?
Insanity is more towards cardio and will help you lose weight and get a little toned, it has only body weight exercises whereas P90x pays more attention to strength training with the aim to help you gain muscle and lost fat as the same time. Both programs are great and field good results if you follow the DVDs and instructions.
4.What supplements are suitable to use when starting p90x?
You can use either creatine or glutamine. Our body is use Creatine as a source to produce ATP which is a short period body energy so its very helpful for bursts of workouts, it also can help the muscles save water and bulk up. Glutamine is a recovery supplement that is great for recovering your body from those intensive workouts, it also strengthen your immune system.
5. What’s the difference between Classic, Doubles and lean ?
P90X offers three separate workout routines: Classic Doubles and Lean, each is designed for people with different physical condition. The difference between these schedules are the combination of different workouts in daily basis to make it effective for getting faster and better results.
Classic the most basic routine, the regular type, other two are based on it. Lean is for the people who prefer more cardio and a little less upper body resistance. Doubles is the same as Classic but after 30 days you add cardio, so its an A.M and P.M workout.
Classic = 3 days resistance & 3 days cardio / yoga.
Lean = 2 days resistance, the rest cardio
Doubles = the classic routine plus additional cardio to 3 days in the Phase 2, then add additional cardio 4 days a week in the Phase 3.You should do two different workouts respectively in morning and evening.
Its very intensive and for people who want to serious strength training.
