You’ve seen the infomercials and you’ve seen everyone seems to get great results, but you still wonder whether or not to purchase P90X.  I am going to tell you there are tons of P90X reviews out their but I actually have the workouts and have done them as well as my husband who actually completed the 90 days so here is our honest review and opinions of the program.

What You Get:

Let me start off by giving you a general run down of the program you will receive.  You will get 12 workouts, a nutrition guide and a fitness guide.  You will start off by taking a fit test to see if you are fit enough to do the program.  So right there, with that being said, this is not necessarily for someone who has never worked out before.  You really need some level of fitness.  If you are just beginning I would recommend Power 90 to start and when you complete that then P90X.

There is a detailed guide that will tell exactly what workouts to do and when to do them.  Don’t just open the workouts and randomly choose.  This program is specifically designed to be done in a certain way the will cause muscle confusion and keep you from plateauing.  Another thing to not take lightly is the nutrition guide that accompanies the program.  Many people read the guide an do their own thing.  One thing I can say for sure is the workouts and the nutrition go hand in hand.  You cannot get amazing results without both components.

Not For The Lazy:

You should know that this program is a 6 day a week program and that the workouts are at least 1 hour, some are longer.   I personally have my favorites, like shoulders and arms, and my least favorites, being YogaX.  I will tell you that I have done many programs – some workouts of my own – P90X is by far one of the most intense workouts I have done.  And it works my muscles in ways I never could have even come up with.  There are so many interesting in different moves in each workout.

What you need:

• You will of course need your tv/dvd player
• A good attitude and a bit of drive
• On top of that you will need some sort of bands or weights.
• It helps to have a pullup bar as well, but if you don’t have one and you have bands you can do some alternate exercises
• Another helpful item to purchase is a heart rate monitor, although it is optional, but useful
• I highly recommend the P90X Results and Recovery Formula (See post What You Need After A Workout).  You will want that drink after a round of PlyometricsX, I promise you.

Results:

My husband did the full 90 day program (I have not completed it – at the time he did his round I was doing ChaLEAN Extreme).  Just a note, he did the program while traveling 4 days a week – he did it in his hotel with bands after working 12+ hours a day.  He had to follow the eating plan as close as possible while eating in hotel restaurants.  I give him a ton of credit because he really stuck to it and had awesome results.  He lost 10% body fat and 4 inches around his stomach!  Pretty Amazing.  So there is really no excuse – if he can fit the workouts in anyone can.

The Question is:

How bad do you want results?

No review would be fair without the downsides: It is a 6 day a week commitment for 90 days.  The workouts are long.  In my opinion YogaX which is 90 minutes is way too long.  (Can you tell I hate YogaX?)  It is my least favorite – let’s just say I absolutely detest that one – just my personal opinion.  The others are hard but in a good way.  You feel challenged to come back and do a little better the next time.  That is about all for drawbacks – it’s hard to commit to 90 days of hard workouts, but if you do and you really follow the program the rewards are really great.  I have never seen anyone that actually followed the program correctly, not have great results.  There are many who go on to do multiple rounds or those that go on to P90X+ or Tony One on One.

I hoped this P90X review helped you with your decision to buy.  Please leave me a comment.  I love to read them!  Ask questions.  If you’ve done the program give your feedback here so all my readers can see them.