P90X - has anyone tried it?

I was wondering if anyone has seriously used the P90X routines? Would they be appropriate for women too?  I haven't seen the comercials only the advertisements on the beachbody web site. It seems more for men but I'd like to find something both my husband and I could do at our own levels.

I just posted this on another forum too, so I'm sorry for the duplication, but -- I started P90X about a month ago. I just finished the first phase and I'm on to phase 2. I LOVE IT.

I travel a lot for work, and so I missed a few days -- it took me about five weeks to finish the first four-week phase. But I've tried to keep the intensity going.

I used to work out quite a bit when I was a bit younger (I'm 38), but the weightlifting and cycling I used to do was getting to be quite a chore. I like P90X because of the variety -- plus the discipline of a routine keeps me at it.

So far it has been great, I feel awesome, I'm more flexible, I'm getting more cut, and I've lost about eight pounds. The only thing I miss is hard-core lifting, but I can always start that up again when I finish.

Anyway, for this father-of-three, it has been a great, great gift. I'm healthier now than I have been for most of my 30's, and I'm committed to hit 40 in the best shape of my life!

 

My sister and I just started doing the P90X workouts and I really enjoy doing them!  What's nice is that you can choose your goal (3 goals) and there is a specific workout designed to meet that goal.  My sister and I are doing the "Lean" routine, which focuses a little more on cardio than weights. 

The program is split into 3 phases sections and it outlines what workout to do each day (with one rest or stretch day built into the program).  Each phase is 3 weeks long, and then you have a "recovery" week before you start the next phase.  I can't really tell the difference between the normal workout weeks and the recovery week (the workout frequency seems the same and the workouts appear to be the same), but again, we just started doing the program and maybe we will figure that out once we get to the recovery week.

Tony Horton's instruction is great and he's amusing to listen to.  The people on the DVD are truly working out with him and sweating like crazy ~ you can tell they are pushing themselves, too, which is encouraging.  Tony shows you how to do each move once, and then turns you loose and tells you to do however many reps you can in "x" minutes.  So you really do go at your own pace.  You choose how heavy of weights to use (light weights = more reps, heavy weights = less reps) and choose how many reps to do.  There are a few moves where Tony says, "Everyone does 30 reps of this move," but the majority are "do however many you can" moves.

One nice thing about the program is that it comes with a manual that explains which "track" you should take (building muscle, getting lean, muscle endurance), what the schedule is for each "track" and what DVD's to do on which days of the week.  The manual even dissects each DVD (tells you the move and how long to do it) so you could essentially take the manual on a business trip or vacation with some exercise bands and still be able to keep up the workouts.

I hope this helps explain how the program works and what is required of you to complete the workout.  The one equipment I don't have at my house is the pull-up bar, and I plan on just doing other exercises to fill up the time Tony spends doing pull-ups.  You will need an array of dumbbells or exercise bands, a chair, a towel, and something to help you glide over carpet or hardwood floors (the move you need the plate/carpet square for requires you to be in a plank/push-up position, keep your feet still and use your arms to move your body across the room... your feet need to be on something that will help you glide over the floor; hence, the plate or carpet square).

Good luck everyone!

I'm on day 58 of P90X, and it is awesome!!!!

I am stronger and leaner than I have ever been in my life. I feel more fit at 42 than I was at 24, and it just keeps getting better with each day. I am very consistent with my routines and usually do my workouts in the early morning (about 6AM) since that's the only time that really works in my schedule.

You can read about the fun I'm having in my journal; I'm writing down my experiences on a daily basis.

Everybody, have a great day, and keep pushing yourself to get to your fitness goals.

I didn't get the P90X, but I did get another program by the same guy.  It is called the Ten Minute Trainer.  It has a lot of exercises from the P90X, but it is only 10minutes, not an hour.  So I have been two ten minute exercises in the morning and then walk/run in the afternoon.  The cardio is very hard.  I burned over 100 calories in 10 minutes.