I posted a blog a few weeks ago with a link to Coach Mike’s 1-on-1 review. He had given me permission to just link the materials on my site, but I wanted to give credit where credit is due and route traffic to his site for the review since he put in the hard work on it. Now that I’ve done that, I am taking the liberty of linking those materials, which include downloadable worksheets, to my site so that people can access them when researching the Tony Horton 1-on-1 series.
This complete review of Tony Horton Volume 1 was compiled by Mike R., one of our teamRIPPED members who has started his own coaching website (www.teamrightnow.com).
This is an awesome review, and there is even a ZIP file with all of the workout sheets and exercises that you can download here.
Thanks Mike for sharing this info!
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So what is Tony Horton One on One? How does this differ from P90x and P90x Plus? One on One is an unscripted workout with you and Doc Horton. There are no other people working out with him. It is just you and him (and his trusty cameraman Mason Bendewald from Mason Twist fame). You get to see the real Tony and frankly get to know what makes this guy tick. He shares his stories, his opinions, his quirks, his humor, and his vulnerabilities.
I did Beachbody workouts for a year before I started the One on One series, but I know many who use these discs right after completing P90x. One of the things that intimidated me with One on One was that there were no workout sheets, there was no routine to follow, and frankly I couldn’t even tell what muscle groups were being targeted from the disc names.
So when I bought Volume 1 in its entirety, I committed myself to documenting the workout and shining a light for others who may be struggling with the same thing I was. This guide should help you decide if you want to purchase Volume 1 in it’s entirety or just certain discs.
I have documented all workouts in a comprehensive packet that you can download here. I not only documented the exercises, but also organized it in a way that shows you the rhythm and cadence of the workout. I have given individual reviews for each disc below as well as the following information:
– Length
– Target Muscles
– Routine: Rounds / Exercises
– Recommended workouts to replace in P90x
– My Recommendation Rating (out of 5)
– Equipment Needed
Lastly, I have put all the trailers in place for your convenience. I have really enjoyed this One on One Series and will soon post my Hybrid II Review that is solely comprised of One on One workouts. Enjoy!!!
Disc 1 – Plyo Legs
Length: 64 minutes
Target Muscle: Legs / Glutes
Routine: 20 Exercises
P90x Replacement: Legs & Back (Partly) or Plyometrics X
My Recommendation Rating: 4 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: 4 Markers and Medicine Balls
The foundation of this routine comes from Tony’s P90 Master Series from the same name. Although I have never done this disc, Tony says that this routine does switch it up.
If you are coming from P90x, you could switch out Legs & Back (assuming you do Back in another workout) or Plyometrics for this workout. From a cardio perspective, it is not as intense as Plyometrics, but it has deep range of motion (can you say “Monster Groucho Walk”) and just keeps pounding away at your entire lower body. If you are coming from Insanity, you may think this will be a piece of cake. Well, I can tell you this is a world-class leg workout and will leave you sore from the waist down…guaranteed.
Tony states that he uses this workout in preparation for ski season and I can see why. This works it all and does a particularly good job on side-to-side work with movements like Side Long Jump, 4 Corners, and Eggen Brothers.
Disc 2 – Power 90 Road Warrior
Length: 54 minutes
Target Muscle: Total Body
Routine: 4 Rounds. Each round consists of 7 Exercises
P90x Replacement: Core Synergistics or Total Body Plus
My Recommendation Rating: 4 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: One Band
I am on the road a lot. So I was really excited to use this workout. Tony’s Promise? With one band, you can get a killer total body workout. So, did Tony deliver?
As if you ever doubted. I was traveling in Vegas when I first did this workout. I was sweating like crazy in my hotel room and then he jumped into his Final Round, dubbed “The Speed Round” because he is running short on time. Wowa!
This is a great total body workout and you can modify this with weights as well if you are not on the road. Each round you do 7 exercises working Chest, Back, Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps, Gluts, and Legs. You do 3 Rounds and then you repeat the 1st Round for the Final Round.
And just in case you think he forgot abs, during the cool down, he breaks out 100 reps of bicycle. It ain’t over until it’s over. Bring It!
Disc 3 – Killer Abs
Length: 25 minutes
Target Muscle: Abs
Routine: Ab Ripper followed by Ab Ripper X (20 Reps / Exercise)
P90x Replacement: Ab Ripper X and Abs / Core Plus
My Recommendation Rating: 4 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: Mat
This routine does not have any new exercises, but that doesn’t mean you wont enjoy a new look at some old favorites. First off, Tony does not mess around. He moves very quickly through the exercises. He kicks it off with Ab Ripper, takes a short break, and then goes into Ab Ripper X. Although Ab Ripper X is 25 reps per exercise, Killer Abs rips through the sequence at a quick clip of 20 reps per exercise.
One of the things I like about the One on One series is the unedited nature of it. Tony forgets his own sequence in Ab Ripper X and leaves out the Cross Leg / Wide Leg Sit-Up. You can pause and add it in on your own or just roll with it and be thankful.
I highly recommend this routine to keep the variety flowing for either obtaining or maintaining that six-pack.
Disc 4 – Just Arms
Length: 47 minutes
Target Muscle: Biceps, Triceps, and Forearms
Routine: 6 Rounds (3 Exercises Each) + 1 Bonus Round of 5 Exercises
P90x Replacement: Shoulder & Arms (Partially)
My Recommendation Rating: 5 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: Dumb bells and a Bench / Chair
This is a great arm workout. Period. If you want to get those glory muscles pumped up for your tank top, this is a must-have. So, how does Tony leave your arms feeling like wet noodles?
You will do (3) exercises (2) times through. This will occur (2) more times for a total of (6) rounds. And just when you think you are done, Tony finishes completing your “sleeves of pain” with a 5 exercise bonus round, including Crazy 8’s…twice!
I love this routine and Tony really doesn’t have any other routine that I have seen that works forearms like this. Forearm Sandwich anyone?
I highly recommend you combine this workout with Diamond Delts (see below) during the week.
Disc 5 – Thirty Fifteen
Length: 60 minutes
Target Muscle: Chest and Back
Routine: 6 Rounds (4 Exercises Each)
P90x Replacement: Chest and Back
My Recommendation Rating: 5 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: Push-Up Stands and Pull-Up Bar
So why is it called “Thirty Fifteen”? Tony always says to set a goal before you start. Well, Tony’s goal for Push-Ups is 30 and Pull-Ups is 15. He does bring this down a bit near the end of the workout. Good to know he is human.
This workout will prove that your body weight is all you need to get an absolute killer workout. There are no weights or resistance bands. This is push-up / pull-up hell…eh hem…I mean heaven. You will do a push-up, then a pull-up and then repeat those same moves. This completes one round. By Round 6, you have nothing left! Just complete muscle exhaustion.
Unfortunately, you can’t do all the moves in this workout with a standard door frame P90x pull-up bar. If there is a video that has motivated me to put in a more permanent apparatus, this is it. He does some really cool moves, including Plyo Pull-Ups. However, my favorite new move is “Levers”. This is a gymnastic move and looks completely awesome if executed properly. It is really tough, but it is one to take you to the next step up.
This is a great alternative to the P90x Chest & Back routine. Get ready to take it to the next level!
Disc 6 – Fountain of Youth
Length: 48 minutes
Target Muscle: Total Body
P90x Replacement: Yoga X
My Recommendation Rating: 4 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: Yoga Mat.
Yoga X can broken into (4) sections: Sun Salutations / Vinyasa Sequence, Balance Moves, Stretches, Yoga Belly 7. “Fountain of Youth” focuses on the Sun Salutations / Vinyasa Sequence and a few Yoga Belly 7 moves.
For all of you P90xers who have wished for a shorter Yoga workout than Yoga X, your wish has been granted. “Fountain of Youth” is an abridged variant of Yoga X. Although Tony introduces a few new moves, if you have successfully made your way through Yoga X, this will feel at home to you.
Disc 7 – Super Cardio 5-6 Plus
Length: 47 minutes
Target Muscle: Legs and Cardio
Routine: 3 Sequences (3 Exercises x 3)
P90x Replacement: Plyometrics X and Kenpo X
My Recommendation Rating: 3 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: None
This is another workout that uses foundations from the P90 Master Series. This is a good cardio routine. Nothing as intense as Insanity or even Plyomterics, but it will still leave you sweating and is a good one to use during recovery week. It is more like Kenpo X, in terms of a cardio routine.
The workout consists of 3 Sequences. Each sequence consists of 3 exercises that you repeat 3 times. So essentially you have 27 exercises in a 47 minute time span. This is a good one for a recovery week or if you just want to kick the intensity down one notch.
Disc 8a – Mammoth UML
Length: 57 minutes
Target Muscle: Total Body (Upper, Middle, Lower)
Routine: 6 Rounds (3 Exercises Each)
P90x Replacement: Core Synergistics and Total Body Plus
My Recommendation Rating: 3 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: Push-Up Stands (if at home), 1-2 Chairs, Markers
We find Tony in his slippers in his hotel room at Mammoth Ski Resort. His purpose? To show you that you can get a killer total body workout anywhere! He makes this one up as he goes, but he does not disappoint.
You go through 6 Rounds of Upper, Middle, Lower to complete the workout.
– “Upper” exercises consist of Push-Ups, Chair Dips, and Pike Presses.
– “Middle” exercises consist of some good-ole AbRipper X favorites.
– “Lower” exercises consist of a good variety of squats, plyo, and other great leg exercises.
There is no equipment required, which makes this another great workout to take on the road. I love to see him moving furniture, using his slippers as markers for side jumps, and using ski boots as push up stands for pike presses. Now I dont feel weird for grabbing my kids toys to use as markers or do the wacky things I do to make a workout space in my hotel rooms.
He does one new move here I have never seen before or after: Plyo Skippers. It’s the last exercise and a killer! You can see him do it briefly in the trailer below.
Although I do not believe it is as intense as P90 Road Warrior or other Total Body Workouts, this would be a good workout during your recovery week.
Disc 8b – Apres Stretch
Length: 18 minutes
This is a bonus stretch appended onto the main workout where Tony takes his buddy through a good long stretch after hitting the slopes.
Disc 9 – Bun Shaper
Length: 50 minutes
Target Muscle: Glutes and Legs
Routine: 6 Rounds (3 Exercises Each)
P90x Replacement: Legs and Back (partially)
My Recommendation Rating: 3 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: Chair (w/ Arms), Playing Cards, Medicine Ball, Short Stool
If you don’t want to sit down for a while, this workout will ensure that happens. Each round you will do a squat, a lunge, and a kick. Exercises like the 8-card pick-up make this a unique workout, especially if you want to shape your glutes and upper legs. I consider this a specialty workout that targets a very specific muscle group.
You should use this as a great Waist Down to Knee Up workout, but I would alternate this workout with another more complete leg workout every other week.
Disc 10 – Medicine Ball Core Cardio
Length: 37 minutes
Target Muscle: Legs and Core
Routine: 5 Rounds (4 Exercises Each)
P90x Replacement: Ab Ripper X and Cardio X
My Recommendation Rating: 4 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: Various Medicine Balls
I really enjoy this routine. It is a lot of fun and was the workout that made me invest in medicine balls. You have 5 rounds ahead of you with each round consisting of 4 exercises.
I use this workout as a replacement to an ab workout. If you skip the warm-up, you can complete this in 25 minutes which makes it a great supplement after a resistance workout.
I encourage you to really play with this routine and have fun. Try different range of motions and different medicine ball weights.
Disc 11 – Results 4 Recovery
Length: 38 minutes
P90x / Insanity Replacement: Stretch X and Cardio Recovery
My Recommendation Rating: 3 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: Weights and/or Medicine Balls
This is a good workout when you don’t feel good, are really sore, or have a day off but still want to move around and get the blood flowing. However, while I was expecting a no weight-type workout, Tony brings in weights and medicine balls numerous times.
This is one of those workouts that will just leave you feeling better than when you started.
Disc 12 – Diamond Delts
Length: 37 minutes
Target Muscle: Shoulders
Routine: 6 Rounds (3 Exercises Each)
P90x Replacement: Shoulders & Arms (Partially)
My Recommendation Rating: 5 Stars (out of 5)
Equipment Required: Push-Up Stands, Dumb bells, Bench or Chair
This is a world-class shoulder workout that is a great compliment to “Just Arms”. This one will leave your shoulders in a serious pump. There are (3) exercises in each round and it is repeated once.
Get ready to do alot of Pike Presses with your feet up on a table. He brings in some great Deep Arnold Presses, Side Presses, and Flies as well
This episode also highlights that this is truly unscripted as someone rings his door bell and Mason has to pause while he has to take care of some personal business. Want to know what a “log cover” is? You’ll have to tune in.
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