P90X2 Review and update of our X2 Crew Challenge!
The X2 Crew still is almost ready to show off the awesome results we’ve had with P90X2. And I’ve got to say, this program has put it all together for me. It’s amazing! This P90X2 Review will explain more about that. You’ll see my results soon, and you will be amazed. Trust me! (I posted a pic below just to wet your appetite and make sure you’ll come back and watch my P90X2 Results video once I get it complete!)
I couldn’t wait to write up a P90X2 Review for you in case you are considering this workout program.
For those who haven’t read my P90X2 review of the Foundation Phase (the first of the three P90X2 phases), you can read it HERE.
This P90X2 review / update serves to give my impressions of the Strength and Performance phases (the second and third of the three P90X2 phases).
P90X2 Review — STRENGTH
Strength Phase (P90X2 Review)=
The strength phase is basically like the entire P90X program wrapped up into one single phase. It’s got the usual suspects (Chest/Back, Shoulders/Arms, Base/Back, V Sculpt, Chest/Shoulders/Tris) mixed with Plyocide and Yoga, so you can get a very similar experience to P90X during the Strength phase … although everything has been taken up about 50 notches! No moves are easy. No moves are stable and balanced. Everything requires core strength, stability, and synergy of muscle groups working together. It’s frustrating … and so rewarding … at the same time. Not to brag on myself, but these strength workouts have made me feel like a total beast! I feel so much stronger and complete as an athlete now than I did before. That’s why this P90X2 review gives an A+++!!!
I also like how the workouts are so much more intentional. Warmups and cool downs are longer but more purposeful and targeted. The workouts themselves are actually shorter, but intense and complex so that you get a total body blasting workout every time. I’m very impressed with these workouts. Just like the catch phrase says, these will “blow the roof off your fitness”.
P90X2 Review — PERFORMANCE
Performance Phase (P90X2 Review)=
Speaking of catch phrases, the T shirts you earn for going through P90X2 say on the back “I’ve gone pro”, and that’s how I feel after doing the Performance phase workouts. These workouts are a total test of strength, form, endurance, and conditioning. There are no breaks. You do big compound strength moves to tax your system, and then go right into explosive moves and isometric moves. It makes holding a plank, which normally isn’t a hard thing, become a BRUTAL thing due to the speed at which you are doing the circuits. It’s awesome! LOL!
And these Performance phase workouts are the type of training that elite athletes are doing in professional and Olympic sports to take their bodies to new levels. Tony and Beachbody have figured out how to bring that kind of training into our homes and turn us into elite athletes. It’s really awesome.
It was fun working out “with Wayne” on PAP Upper. Man was I a wimp! It’s the perfect test to how much this program has advanced my fitness to work out along side the “old Wayne” that moaned and groaned all the way through that workout. I can smoke that dude now! LOL!
P90X2 Review — What next?
Plans from here (P90X2 Review) …
I spent 2 years doing P90X, Insanity, P90X Plus, the 1-on-1’s, and Asylum, and they are all awesome workouts. I always preferred a hybrid because I believe each program has different strengths and weaknesses.
P90X2 is the closest thing to an all-out, complete program, that I’ve done. I definitely plan doing an entire round of X2 again when I finish this one. I don’t have that usual feeling toward the end of a program where I am ready to change it up or feel like there is a part of my fitness that is lacking due to the strengths or weaknesses of the program I’ve been doing. Doing P90X2 has helped me build strength and muscle, lose body fat, and feel awesome.
Since P90X2 is designed on a 5 day/week workout plan with 2 recovery days, I spent this round doing only 1 recovery day and a weekend “cardio choice” day. This could be playing basketball, going cycling, or (if the weather is bad outside) then I can choose a cardio home workout to get my sweat on. So the occasional weekend Asylum or Insanity workout for my “cardio choice” has been the only deviation I’ve made from the straight P90X2 workouts. And I’m not even close to getting bored yet! That’s why I’m already planning on diving back into another 90 days of this for the next round.
P90X2 Review — My phase modifications
I originally intended to do the 3 phases in order, with an extended stay in the phase 2 “Strength” workouts. As I went through them, though, I felt it made more sense to actually do a 4 phase approach = 1 Foundation, 2 Strength Basics, 3 Performance, 4 Strength Advanced.
With this approach, I break up the strength workouts so that I don’t have one long phase of strength, but rather 2 shorter (3 weeks) phases that are broken up for variety. The first set of Strength workouts are the ones that come with the Base kit (Chest/Back/Balance, Shoulders/Arms, and Base/Back). The second set of Strength workouts are the Advanced workouts (V Sculpt, Chest/Shoulders/Tris, and Base/Back).
P90X 2 Review – My second round of the Deuce
This is what I plan on doing for the next round (Round 2 of P90X) =
3 weeks Foundation
3 weeks Strength 1 (Base Strength Workouts)
3 weeks Performance
1 Recovery week
3 weeks Strength 2 (Advanced Strength Workouts)
P90X2 Review – Conclusions
In my own fitness, I’m most impressed with my strength gains. This type of training is different than I’m used to, and at first it makes a person think it won’t work as well for building muscle and strength, but I’m finding that my strength and muscularity have definitely increased (and I was pretty muscular before).
I hope you have found this P90X2 review helpful. And I hope you are ready to tear the roof off your fitness!!
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