P90X for Ladies

I was talking to my brother about wanting to start P90X (which he has done) and he stated that this program wasn't meant for girls because more than half of it is spent doing pull-up's or push up's and we wouldn't be able to do all of them.

What are your thoughts? Have you found yourself spending half of the video watching it because you couldn't complete the reps? I know that my aunt has done this program before but I find it really hard to believe that she can do more than a few pull-up's. Any feedback would be great, thanks!

First your brother is 100% wrong. P90X is for both men and women. The reasons are you can do both modified push-up and pull-ups (like assisted pull ups or bent over lat pull downs and work your way up to pull-ups). Also there is different versions of P90X. You can do the Lean version which concentrates more on the cardio work outs.

If I were in your shoes I would take that as a challenge and prove him wrong!

Why wouldn't it be for girls? We can do pull-ups and push-ups with the best of them! If you look at the website you will see all kinds of girls on there that have done it!

Why wouldn't it be for girls? We can do pull-ups and push-ups with the best of them! If you look at the website you will see all kinds of girls on there that have done it!

Your brother is absolutely wrong. I've been doing it for 7 weeks now and I love it. I am doing it with a group of girls. We are loving it!

Whoa! Your brother is mistaken. As with any exercise program, your level of fitness determines how much of a program you can complete--whether you are a man or a woman. Even if you can't do the entire program, do what you can. They more you do it, the stronger you'll become. Here's an article:

https://www.extremely-fit.com/fitness-tips/2010/03/p90x-girls-guide/

He's wrong....there are different levels to P90X depending on the results you are trying to get. P90X Lean offers more cardio while P90X classic is more strength.

There are men and women who begin P90X and can't complete the reps. It's an intense workout, and you're not as strong in the beginning as you will be in the end. I am doing it right now, and I can't complete all the reps the way that the people in the video do, but I am only just getting started. I can do all of the pushups, but it's hard for me for the pull-ups.

P90X is most definitely for women too!! If you can't do any pull-ups or push-ups at the start, they show you ways to modify until you can. It's all about pushing yourself, whatever your ability. I had to use a chair or the bands for pull-ups for most of it, but now I can do several pull-ups without assistance. It's amazing how much stronger and fit you become from the program...I highly recommend trying it!!

Yes, he is wrong. P90X is for both men and women.
It does have a lot of push ups/pull ups, however the idea is to modify the moves so you can do them, doing however many you can until you are strong enough to move on.

For pull ups and chin ups you can use resistance bands to target the same muscles, or rest your feet on a chair when doing actual pull ups, the further away the chair the harder it is. Eventually you should be strong enough to do them without.
Push ups you just do as many as you can, even if it's only a couple, if you can't do one, then start with "girl" push ups, on the knees.

I have started p90x and can do less than 10 consecutive push ups and about 2 or 3 chin ups (no pull ups) I use the chair with the chin up bar as they like you to get around 10 reps really, and usually end up with only about 3-4 push ups each set before collapsing on the floor, as there's so many sets!
"Do your best, forget the rest!" they like to say

He is completely wrong. I have done 2 rounds of P90X in the past. You can modify and Tony tells you how to modify. The key is to do a little more every time. If you can do 1 pull up without the chair and the rest with the chair then the next time you do 2 without the chair and the rest with the chair. Same thing with push ups. I did very well with this concept with P90X when I did it a couple of years ago. Plus, there are women in the video tapes who can do it. You CAN DO IT!!!

He's wrong. Day 55 for me. I still can't do unassisted pullups, but I am getting there. I can do alot more pushups now. And today, I was finally able to do Crane! Anyone who does the Yoga X knows what I am talking about. Give it a try. Also, if you do, don't expect to see weight loss results right away. That usually happens in day 60-90 for most people. But you will notice changes such as losing inches and getting stronger throughout the program. Just don't focus only on the scale. Too many women I know quit this program because of it. You will get results, just stick with it.

Ignore your brother. A quick look at the website will show you that many, many women have successfully done P90X. Every single DVD has a woman in it doing the exercises too. Yes, men have greater upper body strength than women and the push ups and pull ups might be a challenge but I think they'll be a challenge for anyone not used to doing them.

I just finished my first round of P90X and while I did modify many things I did them all. My husband started it and only did a couple of workouts before quitting. My 17 year old daughter did P90X with me and also finished. We can both do more of the exercises now than we could when we started. That's progress and that's what the program is about: progressing your fitness level.

And if girls can't do pushups someone should tell my Taekwondo teacher because he makes all of us (young, old, male, female) do 20 pushups on our knuckles during warmups for every class. I'd been doing that for two years before I ever even heard about P90X.

Go ahead and do it! Then you'll be able to give your brother a good swift kick or smack when he's says something stupid like that!

I just completed my fourth round of P90X Classic side by side with my husband. I didn't spend most of the hours watching the DVD's, I pushed myself to do the workouts.