Kicking Off the New Training Forum - Best and Worst P90X

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Kicking Off the New Training Forum - Best and Worst P90X

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Started 1 year ago by Chief
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Chief
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I have added a new Training Forum under the Safety and Technique Forum. Proper training will add to both your safety and technique and is part of the WaterTribe "Life changing experience." Picking a training regimen is not easy because there are several really good choices

P90X is one of the best workout systems out there in my opinion. It doesn't take a lot of equipment, but it does take a huge commitment to stick with it. It will provide the basic foundation of fitness that will compliment your paddling, rowing and sailing.

So what is your favorite and least favorite P90X workouts?

My favorite is the Plyometrics day. It is roughly one hour that burns a lot of calories and gives a whole body workout with emphasis on legs and core. Absolutely a fun time.

The one I really have to whip myself to do is the yoga day. Yuck! Now yoga is great if you are the only male in a class with 20 very fit females (sorry it's just the truth). But if you are in your tiny workout room (spare bedroom) all by yourself, it is just boring while being hard as heck to do. And the full length mirror on one wall makes me want to puke. Don't get me wrong. It's a great workout and does wonders for your inner soul - so they say. But it is 90 minutes of drudgery and pain.

CrossFit, P90X, Insanity, Kettlebells - what's your favorite?

Posted 1 year ago #
TideTraveller
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I have just started P90X2. Yoga in P90X2 is shortened to 60 minutes. I always thought that 90 minutes was to much. After finishing P90X I was in the best shape of my life. I don't think anyone has ever completed the program and been disappointed.

Posted 1 year ago #
stripbuilder
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I'm going to stick with my one hour yoga class twice a week even though its tough to be the only male in the class.

Posted 1 year ago #
Jaybird
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I'm sure that's a real burden stripbuilder. ;-)

Posted 1 year ago #
ManitouCruiser
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Chief,

Start with the basics, learn how to slow the mind to follow the breath. P90X yoga is a great workout if you can slow the mind and tap into the true teacher, yourself........feel it, don't think it.

MC

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Posted 1 year ago #
JollyRoger
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I have done P90x in the past and like it. More recently while on recovery from a Scottish Highland games injury I was restricted to no weights for 6 weeks so I did Insanity since they use no weights but just the weight of your body. I got in even better shape gaining 8 lbs and body fat to 10 % from 18%. I could recommend either and I would say that Insanity has harder carido and core work. Overall around 10-15 % harder based on calories burned during the workouts. I averaged 900 during P90x and 1050 during Insanity. This recorded by a heart rate monitor calculated to my age, weight, etc. I have yet to try P90X-2. Yoga....I love it and hate it. After my last highland games this May I am to start trainning for my first attempt at an Ironman in Oct. , That will be much of the same but adding more swimming. All fun stuff! For anyone just starting on the P90x program I would look for the older P90 disc which are only 30 min workouts but still do the job of getting into shape. P90x and Insanity all aprox 1 hour workouts.

JollyRoger

Posted 1 year ago #
SailBirdMike
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I've gone a bit more rudimentary for my basic exercise... I'm currently after cardio, weight loss, and working on my left leg, so I decided to get off my butt at work (literally), and buy a TrekDesk http://www.trekdesk.com/

I now walk on a treadmill for much of the day while working on my PC! No more sitting on my butt, cutting off circulation, and letting lymph fluid collect in my lower extremities (after multiple fractures and other misc. internal damage, this can be a real issue). Also, it's helping me strengthen my knee in hopes of avoiding ACL surgery (I'd prefer a really cool stainless steel/composite ACL brace for strenuous stuff than another surgery).

Its low impact, but I'm working up to 6+ hours a day of walking... and I don't have to go to the gym, so there are NO excuses for not using the treadmill!

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