Looking to buy P90X

i belong to a gym and the big benefit of P90x to me is having a structured program that is by no means routine from day to day. The other benefit (And larger one to me) is that as part of my time management I no longer have to waste time driving to and from the gym, dealing with gym bags/clothes etc.. It may not seem like much, but that extra 30 minutes of peripheral time you end up using going to the gym is time i'd rather be working out or hanging out at home.

At home workouts are usually hard to do with intensity, the structure of p90x makes it hard to do without intensity and I totally feel like I don't ever need to go back to the gym as a result. I'd highly recommend spending the 140$ on this first and see if it works before paying to solicit any other professional 'gym' advice.

I honestly don't think P90X is hype at all, and I believe that my overall fitness has improved drastically in the past 48 days as a result of "muscle confusion"

I'm speaking more specficially regarding the peer-reviewed research literature regarding periodization and muscular adaptation. Muscle confusion isn't really a principle that's rooted in reseach and human physiology.

Remember, correlation is not causation.

By that, I mean just because they say muscle confusion works, it might not be that principle that's giving you your bang for your buck. In reality, I'd argue it's not. Rather, it's the intensity and progressive overload that's giving you your results and I base that on what we know about the human body and its response to the stress of resistance training.

I am a fan of p90x. I really am. It's one of the few commercial products out there that actually includes the foundational concepts that all worthy programs have. And because of this, especially if you put forth the effort, I'm sure you will realize awesome improvements if you adhere to it.

I congratulate you.

My "argument" is that:

a) there's a lot of marketing hype that goes behind p90x. In part, it's good as it gets more people resistance training than otherwise would. The other part is not so good from the eyes of someone like me who values research and scientific integrity.

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b) Many other programs deliver the same thing.

Neither of these refutations discredit the efficacy of p90x though. At the end of the day, it's a program that, if followed consistently, will deliver results.

Fair enough?

I don't know about anyone else but I'm very sceptical about any product that claims to "transform your body from regular to ripped in just 90 days"

Ripped takes A LOT weights and exercise - and real effort to get body fat down to a minimum - my own personal advice would be to stick to a traditional exercise programme, or if you want to do a weights work, make your own up - if you have an iphone for example there are loads of examples on there

Good luck either way :-)

Perfectly fair. I have seen several of your posts and you seem very knowledgeable. I just didn't want the OP to think that P90X would be a bad choice. :flowerforyou:

Not sure what Stroutman81 has against it, maybe it's taking away his clients, haha!

Hey now. No reason to make this something personal.

I own a gym and online consulting business and have a waiting list. I'm not one to brag, but I assure you p90x isn't even on my radar as far as competition is concerned. It caters to a different market than I target.

I belong to communties like this to offer research-backed, objective/unbiased opinions. That's my very simple motive. I feel people are entitled to that given the enormous amount of biased, monetarily driven motives out there in the fitness industry.

Not once did I knock the p90x program, itself. I simply commented about some of the marketing tactics and unfounded claims.

Ok, I just read stroutman's last post so I take back my previous comment!

Ok. I appreaciate you retracting the statement. But I'd like to be clear... I'll never personally bring someone into a conversation even if I'm in a debate with them. Debates are great... I love them. Being forced to defend your beliefs will either 1) reinforce them or 2) create doubt, in which case you reassess and either go back to 1) or you learn something. In any event, having people disagree can only lead to a positive outcome IMO. That's assuming people don't get personal when debating.

I am a believer in p90x.

And here's my point....

This above quote is the equivalent of saying, "I am a believer in all programs that offer sound advice that's based on the core principles of training."

Obviously not everyone is familiar with the core principles and not everyone is interested in doing their own investigative work. For those, p90x is great. And if you buy it, love it, and realize results... I wouldn't be surprised and I'd be happy for you.

But if we all idol-worshiped particular programs, there'd be no objectivity. And that's when people can become blinded to the facts. The whole reason I join communties such as this is to maintain some of that objectivity. Let's face it, there's no such thing as The One Diet or The One Program that is "right" for everyone. Knowing this, we need to maintain objectivity when assessing things.

This program is not hype

Just so we're clear since this has come up twice now in response to my original statement... I don't think p90x, as in the program itself, is hype... as I've said numerous times now. I'm saying that *some* of the marketing is based on hype. Which is the case with any commercial fitness product.

There's a big difference there.

I think I've said all I can say on the topic. I'm not here to offend anyone and it's obvious some people are misreading what I'm saying. So I'll exit the conversation.

Best to everyone!

This was a great read!

I'm looking to do something this summer which is about the time I will have to change my routine and its just too bloody hot to actually do anything outside (95deg with 100% humidity, anybody??). I get to use a gym for free at my work place, so this is actually more expensive than a gym membership but the research and opinions on this are great!! I tend to do the same thing over and over again at the gym and while I'm still seeing results I know I can do better, just that after work, my brains go on autopilot and leave me doing the elliptical for varying times and intensity and these 6 machines, over and over and over.

The general consensus is "yay awesome work out" so I do think I will purchase it!! Looking forward to switching it up!