I was a little reluctant to buy these dvds--they cost more and have a lower production quality than P90X. Also they are unedited, leading to some awkward pauses during the workouts. That being said, these workouts were EXACTLY what I needed to break the "plateau" I had after going through P90X and P90X+. With the variety from these workouts, I think that I will be able to keep confusing my body and keep getting results. Here is my take on the videos:1. Plyo Legs. Ouch! These moves are all in the P90X Plyometrics DVD and in the Legs portion of the Legs and Back DVD. There may be a couple of new ones. It mixes up how you can work out your legs. It''s an awesome lower body workout. Expect to be sore. About an hour long.
2. Road Warrior. This one is a great total body routine. 4 rounds of chest, back, shoulders, triceps, biceps, and legs. You just need one resistance band. Bonus abs at the end. A tough workout but nothing too crazy. Tony was pretty wacky in this one. If you like him, you''ll laugh a lot. About an hour long.
3. Killer abs. Ab Ripper 200 followed by 20 reps of each Ab Ripper X exercise. I wasn''t sure if I could make it the first time I did it. Now I love it. About 20 minutes long.
4. Just Arms. I love this one. It''s just triceps, biceps, and forearms. After doing this a few times, my biceps made some big gains. About 50 minutes long.
5. 30-15. This is one of the hardest workouts I''ve ever done. It made Chest and Back from P90X feel like a recovery day. 12 sets of 30 push-ups and 15 pull-ups. I still can''t keep up with Tony, but I''ve made some big-time gains thanks to this dvd. I only wish the music were as intense as the workout. About an hour long.
6. Fountain of Youth Yoga. This is great if you''re short on time. 45 minutes to do all the Yoga you can. When I have time, I''ll do the P90X Yoga, but most of the time between work and being a dad, 45 minutes is all I can spare. No worries, you can still break a sweat, elongate the muscles, and take care of the joints and connective tissue. Plus I feel great after this workout.
7. Super Cardio. Another good cardio workout for your repertoire. I really like Interval X+ and Kenpo CardioX+ from P90X+ and this is almost on par with those. About 45 minutes.
8. Mammoth UML. I thought this one would be a dvd that I''d try once and toss. Nope. I ended up loving it. Tony has you doing 6 rounds of push-ups (different/new variations), abs (some new stuff here too), and legs. It''s perfect for when you are on the road or need to just mix it up. Tony is a great in this one too. About an hour long.
9. Bun Shaper. This video mixes it up and is pretty fun. It really works your backside. I felt this one in my legs too. It also felt like an interval cardio routine. About 50 minutes long.
10. Medicine Ball Core Cardio. Be prepared to sweat. It''s short, around 35-40 minutes, but tough. If I am feeling really strong at the end of a lifting day, I may try to do this workout at the end. If I''m feeling psycho, I''ll do it twice in a row. Lots of bang for your buck here and almost all new moves.
11. Recovery 4 Results. This workout is essential during a recovery week (or if you are feeling toasted after doing 30-15!). Just replace one of the two core synergistics workouts from the P90X recovery week for a more balanced recovery week. You do some stretching and yoga, then some light cardio, 1 round of light lifting for all the major muscles, and then wrap it up with a cool down. It is just what the doctor ordered when you want to do a workout but your body is stiff and needs and break. About 45 minutes long.
12. Diamond Delts. P90X and P90X+ really increased my shoulder strength but in all the workouts, the shoulders are never worked move after move after move. This one will work your delts and get results from focusing on just them. About 35 minutes long.
Overall, the workouts are effective because they get you to mix up the moves you learned in P90X or P90X+. You may have to look past some imperfections, but the variety of the workouts will help keep you going and growing--especially if you''re a P90X/P90X+ addict like I am.
Fountain of Youth Yoga this is what P90X Yoga should have been, in my opinion. It''s only 45 minutes vs 1.5 hours on the original P90X Yoga. It''s intense and seems to fly by.
30-15: The Upper Body Massacre In place of Chest/Back. Tony does a few new moves, but he encourages higher reps by allowing a little more of a break. It''s nice to switch it up with this.
Killer Abs because you can''t have enough ab workouts. Ab Ripper X is great, but doing it over and over, three times a week gets a little monotonous. I added this to a random rotation that includes Ab Ripper X, Insanity Cardio Abs, and P90X Abs & Core Plus.
There are longer breaks in these videos than in the original P90X, but that''s because Tony is doing them too. He encourages maximum reps/weight and effort to offset the extra break time. The Diamond Delts and Just Arms videos are much more like weightlifting videos than traditional higher-paced P90X workouts.
I originally bought this set thinking that about seven of the workouts could be substituted for standard P90X workouts, but ultimately I am only finding that three match up well. However, as I am going through the P90X program for the second time, I am finding that all of these videos have excellent value as supplemental workouts on those days when I have extra energy at the end of the first workout or later in the day. They aren''t nearly as professional as P90X, but they definitely get the job done and will keep this P90X''er loyal to the product.
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I purchased these videos because I LOVED the P90X series and wanted to continue one-on-one with new workouts and intensity. I''ve done p90X 3x and have purchased the X2 DVDs to start with them. So, it''s hard to write that something Tony Horton does is terrible, but that''s about it. What''s wrong with these videos?He spends half the DVD (for instance half of the 47 min time on one-on-one arms) talking and doing nothing. He gives "shout-outs," talks with the director, talks about acting in highschool,etc. I''m not interested in his chit chat that spans needed time for the workout, I want to work out and get it done. He spent so much time talking that he didn''t have time left, and didn''t take the time, to finish the last reps of his last set of exercises for the arms DVD. He had 2 reps of each group of exercises for everything, got to the end and stopped short, leaving the viewer to complete it w/o the DVD. Stop the DVD, finish the workout, start the DVD for whatever cool down he has.
Many of his moves are already on the P90X videos so if you have them, why bother with these? While his arms DVD does have forearm exercises that aren''t on the X series, you can add forearm exercises to anything quite easily instead of paying $20 for 3 exercises. Half of his abs video is the X abs while the other half is the series 90 abs, I believe.
One of the best things about the P90X DVDs were the chapters set up during the workout. By using those chapters you could skip to the start of the next set if you were going faster than the DVD. Or you could skip backwards and be exactly where you needed, as well.Not so on these DVDs, at least for the 13 I have. There is no indication of time, of which set is coming up or which set you''re doing. Believe me, there is a lot of wasted dead air on these DVDs that you need to be able to skip and get to the next point in the workout, but you can''t.
I was very disappointed in these and wouldn''t recommend them.These are great workouts!!!! Really intense that left me sore for days, but I felt stronger thereafter. With the help of these workouts, I continued to drop body fat.I am a P90x graduate (2nd round) and bought this product to add variety to my current program. I bought the full deck (13 DVDs) and while the workouts are good, each DVD is about 25 minutes of workout with large gaps between each set totaling about 25 minutes of talking about absolutely nothing. Tony Horton needs to quit talking about himself and focus on the workout returning the product today.
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