Does P90X Make Women Bulky?

I hear from women all the time that they’re afraid to do P90X because it will make them BULKY. REALLY? Do I look bulky? Once again, the mainstream media has failed us. Ladies, please stop reading magazines like SHAPE, FITNESS, and SELF. And PLEASE stopping using words like SCULPT, SHAPE, and TONE. Because when it comes to muscles, those words don’t mean anything...

P90X Full Review – From a Woman’s Perspective

So, What is P90X? P90X is an “extreme home fitness” workout program that is designed to get you in the best shape of your life. It requires a fairly high level of intensity and consists of 12 DVDs which each contain a different workout. Each workout lasts approximately 60 minutes (including the warm-up and cool-down exercises) except for the supplementary Ab Ripper X which...

My P90X Experience: Days 69-90

Well, somehow I managed to survive my first round of P90X. Over 90 days ago I was totally intimidated by this program and now I’m already an official P90X graduate. (insert applause) The last four weeks of the program really seemed to go by fast. Probably because I decided to do Doubles during the last two weeks before recovery week so I was in a real time crunch to get everything...

My P90X Experience: Days 51-68

Alright, so it’s finally starting to feel like I’m on the home stretch! After my second “recovery” week I started Phase 3 (Week 9) with a much higher level of intensity. Luckily this time around I didn’t have the same problem with Core Synergistics as during Week 4. The first day of Week 9 was Chest and Back, and with my new found pull-up strength I was...

My P90X Experience: Days 36-50

Yikes–it appears I haven’t updated my blog in quite some time . . . sorry folks! All I can say is that life has been busy and I just haven’t had time to check in here as often as I should! However, I’m still pressing play even though I think I’ve reached the doldrums of the P90X program. I’ve read that most people see the greatest results in the...

No More Wimpy Push-Ups

One thing I’ve learned after 40 days of P90X is that if the title of the workout includes the word “chest” you should be prepared to do a lot of push-ups. If you’re wimpy like me, you can probably only do a few (or a couple?) push-ups the traditional way before morphing into burnt toast. A popular modified version of traditional push-ups involves doing them on...

My P90X Experience: Days 31-35

It’s really late so this post is probably going to be short but I wanted to write an update before too much time slipped away. Today I completed Week 5 of my first round of P90X. I say “first round” because I’m working under the assumption that I’ll most likely be doing a second round eventually. In case you didn’t know, Round 1 is considered your...

My P90X Experience: Days 29-30

Wow, I just realized as I sat down to start writing this post that today is Day 30 of my first round of the P90X Extreme Home Fitness Program. Yikes! Yesterday was my first day of Week 5 and my first time doing the Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps workout. Since I didn’t know what to expect I used 5 pound weights for all the exercises which was a good call because they were pretty...