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P90x
11 posts, 2011–2011
What you need to know before you start P90X – Part 4
This is Part 4. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. RULE #12: ADJUSTABLE DUMBBELLS ARE GREAT. When I was preparing to start P90X, I didn't even know about adjustable dumbbells, nor…
What you need to know before you start P90X - Part 3
This is Part 3. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. RULE #11: DON'T SKIP YOGA! I'm going to devote this whole post to this one rule, because I believe it's that important. I had…
What you need to know before you start P90X - Part 2
This is Part 2. You can read Part 1 here. RULE #6: GET THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT. When I started P90X, I started with basic necessary equipment: yoga mat and blocks, pullup bar, heart rate monitor, and adjustable dumbbells.…
What you need to know before you start P90X -- Part 1
I am just a regular guy. I am not a gym rat. I have no desire to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger (or, rather, what he used to look like). If you are just a regular guy who is…
How "in shape" do I really need to be?
Yesterday, Day 21 of The Asylum, was "Back to Core" again. Nothing exciting to report there, except that my lower right back pain is a bit more noticeable than usual today. This is a dull pain that is…
The difference between P90X and P90X2
Today is a relief day for The Asylum, so I thought I'd pass along a distilled version of this article I read about the difference between P90X and P90X2. P90X -- as the people who've completed it (including…
Muscle soreness and the power of muscle confusion
I am sore today. My inner thighs are feeling the effects of yesterday's workout. Why am I sore? Let's put aside the fact that no one really knows for sure why muscles get sore from being worked out,…
My P90X - One On One - Insanity hybrid
After completing Insanity about a month ago, I felt great and ready to go into a hybrid of that program and Tony Horton's P90X. However, when I scoured the internet for such a program, they all looked pretty…
P90X: A Lifetime Commitment?
A friend of mine told me the other day that she was interested in Tony Horton's P90X, but didn't want to be stuck doing it for the rest of her life. I laughed, because those are almost the…
How many reps should you do in P90X?
When I started Tony Horton's P90X, one of the first decisions to make was whether to go for larger muscles or simply toned muscles. Tony would repeat over and over: 8-10 reps for mass or 12-15 reps for…
Cardio -- how much do we need?
How much cardio is enough to get your heart and lungs functioning as efficiently as possible? Hmmmm.... There are only two cardio days per week in Tony Horton's P90X -- Plyo and Kenpo, with the option to throw…