Just yesterday I gave you a review of the Block 1 workouts from P90X3. Again, I have been sampling all the workouts to give you guys a review before we start our Battle of the RIPPED Challenge on January 6th. If you missed the first review check out, P90X3 Workouts Review #1.
P90X3 Workouts Review: Block 2
Block 2 of the Classic schedule of P90X3 brings in 5 new workouts: Eccentric Upper, Triometrics, Eccentric Lower, Incinerator, and MMX.
Eccentric Upper – I thought this was a good workout. I had a really good burn going with all the slow-mo moves. Eccentric Upper draws most of its work from the eccentric (or lengthening) part of the exercise’s motion. These are often called negatives. You go slowly through the negative part of the movement and then explode in the contraction. Big compound movements like push ups and pull ups are the focal point, but there are also some detail exercises for the shoulders, biceps, and triceps. This is a great hypertrophy (muscle building) workout.
Triometrics – This is the X3 version of Plyo X. It’s only 30 minutes, but you have to really explode and move quick. There are also a mix of balance/coordination moves mixed in so that you have to really learn to stabilize yourself properly. This workout will get your heart rate up, burn a lot of calories, make you more athletic, AND teach you how to move properly to keep from injuring yourself.
Eccentric Lower – Like Eccentric Upper, you again are going to focus on the negative portion of each rep by slowing down the eccentric portion. It’s a good workout that will really strengthen your stabilizers and help with balance. If you have been Beasting up for a while, go heavier than the cast on the big movements. You will also get to work on a weighted pistol, or one legged squat. These are hard! So modify. Start with no weight and a small range of motion if you need to. Get good at going through a full pistol before adding weight. But get low in the pistol.
Incinerator – Another good, total body workout. Tony will get the most out of you by working with a lot of supersets in this one. I definitely had a good pump going from this one. From being used to longer workouts, I really wanted this one to keep going! I felt it ended about 15 minutes too early for me. I think you could have really hammered the muscle groups more with a little more time. But then it couldn’t have been in P90X3 :-)
MMX – SOOOOOO much better than KenpoX! This is an MMA inspired workout. The moves are fast and I don’t think there is really any walk through of the moves beforehand. It is only a 30 minute workout, so I am sure they didn’t want to waste time with demos. MMX uses your whole body and striking, kicking, and sprawling. Those sprawls really get your HR up too. If you want more, go faster than the cast! Sprawl all the way down and turn it into more of a burpee. This is a great cardio option!
P90X3 Workouts Review: Block 2
I think X3 is going to work really well for a lot of people! I can’t wait to see what our Battle of the RIPPED folks can do. Accountability and everyone pushing forward with the same program is an awesome experience. Make sure to join up if you haven’t! If you are not doing P90X3, get in with the RIPPED XIV Challenge Group. There is a place for everyone and you don’t have to do it alone.
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