Rushfit day one today! Anyone else?

I am on day 11 and think it is great so far...

I completed the beginner's program and really liked it. I didn't see killer results, but I'm down to that last 10 pounds that don't seem to want to budge, so that could be part of it. I definitely felt stronger, and the workouts are fun, especially fight conditioning.

Three years ago (or was it two?), I did P90X. It was fine.

Last year, I did RushFit - Intermediate. I thought it was much more effective at getting into shape. I lost more weight than with P90X and felt much better about myself afterward.

First, the workouts are shorter. P90X - every day (except just Stretch-X) was over an hour. With Rushfit, they are all less than an hour - about 50 minutes, total. The only exception is when you get to the second month and you're doing 40 minutes of cardio plus Stretch or Balance & Agility.

Secondly, instead of getting too wrapped up in numbers - as with P90X - RushFit just has you working as hard as you can for the set amount of time. Obviously, it's nice to keep track of certain numbers, so you can see some progress, but the idea is more that you're going to do as much work and improve every workout.

Thirdly, there were basically just some exercises in P90X that I thought were basically worthless. Well, maybe not "worthless," but do you really need to do 5 variations of a bicep curl in one workout? OK, the Ab Ripper X was pretty worthless.

I think the only thing I liked better about P90X was the nutrition plan. Basically, there wasn't much of one with RushFit. It basically had you calculate your BMR and gave you a couple of basic guidelines. P90X, on the other hand - while maybe being a little much - actually gives you ideas for full day meal plans.

On a personality note, Tony Horton from P90X has a "better" sense of humor than Erik Owings, the guy who guides you through RushFit. But, Tony could get annoying.

The only thing I'd say that I didn't really like about RushFit was the fact that the warm-ups and cool-downs were the exact same for every workout, which didn't really make sense to me. Thus, those parts got a little boring. Not really a big deal. Although, I guess it's kinda good for the cool-down, as once you know what you're going to do after the workout, you can more or less turn off your brain and relax during this time.


eta: P90X is more about gaining individual muscle strength, while RushFit, IMO, is more about overall conditioning.
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Really, either is fine - I just, personally, liked RushFit better. Hope that helped.

Just wanted to say hi! And good luck! :-*

I'm 2 months in...

Yes my pants are definitely looser, and i can see more definition in my biceps and noticeable gains in my endurance/ability to complete the workouts.

I love this program cause some phony guy is not screaming in your face.. they are real, down to earth people, and GSP is sweating his *kitten* off just like us... he is struggling too!

Feel free to add me!

Just finished Week 1 with the Full Body Strength & Conditioning. Maybe it's because I went to the gym a little bit before doing it, but this DVD was really tough for me tonight. So far, the DVD that I like the most is the strength & endurance or the abdominal strength. Fight Conditioning is coming up for me Friday, I've heard good things about that one so I'm pretty excited.

Rushfit is a wonderful program that I would rate as one of the single best workout DVD programs in existence. You will see changes in your body, but more importantly, you will see more significant advances in functional fitness than you would doing any other program. It is important to note that the program does not include cardio workouts to supplement the circuit training workouts. They expect you to do your own cardio, and the type you choose to supplement the circuit workouts with will help determine what type of results you should expect to see.

Just bought it and am excited to get started! I am trying to lose the dreaded last 8-10 pounds (since November). I hope to make it the entire 8 weeks. I want my shirt !

Popping in to say I am on day 10 today. I enjoy this so much!

Just started rush fit. Looking for feedback.