T25 vs. P90X3

P90X3 just came out last week and most people haven't even received their orders yet, so no one is going to be able to give you a review of that. There are a bunch of T25 reviews on the site, if you do a search you'll find them. You can also google T25 reviews, there are some blogs that have broken the workouts down and show you exactly what you'll be doing for each workout. It might help you decide if it's a program you'll like or not.

Hi I just received my P90x3 order this last weekend and took a look through the materials. Most of what rolemodel69 said is accurate, with the exception of the 7 days a week. x3 is 6 days a week with one rest day. You do have the option of doing an extra cardio workout instead of rest, but you don't have to. In fact, the test group (which had amazing results) did 6 days.

The biggest difference is that x3 is total body with weights/bands, whereas T25 is focused on cardio. They're both great programs, but it depends on your goals. You certainly have more variety with P90x3. Also, they're offering special discounted prices through the 31st for x3 because it is so new.

For those who have already started x3, they are only 3-4 days into their workouts, but they are reporting that it is kicking their butts...even if they've already done X, X2, Insanity, etc. I think for the most part, you get out what you put in! Good luck in making your choice! I'll be starting my 1st round of x3 on Christmas

I will admit that I was a full on P90X user for the last three plus years. I started T25 and hated it at first. Once I got into it more and more I realized just how much more difficult it was than P90X. Now that X3 has been out a little over a month I feel I can finally give a better comparison of the two programs.

X3 has much more strength training routines than the Alpha/Beta rounds of T25, but the Gamma round is all about building strength after you've built your foundation in the earlier rounds. The difference is that T25 gives you no breaks at all. Even the routines that use weights do so immediately before and after a cardio move. That has the affect of making a simple bicep curl much harder than it would be if you were focusing only on your arms that day. X3 has a workout called the challenge, which is basically Chest & Back from the original X condensed into 30 minutes. I'll admit it made me more sore than I had been doing T25, but nowhere near as sore as I had been after doing the full Chest & Back in the original X. I was able to skip the breaks and advance through the time between the moves with no issues. You simply cannot do that in T25.

If your goal is to get yourself in the best cardio shape, then I would highly recommend T25 over any X program. If you're looking for more of a total body program, then X3 is the way to go.

I really wish someone would come up with a hybrid of the two...

well i know this is a more or less a forgotten thread, but has anyone tried a hybrid of P90X3 / T25. I started