I didn't do P90x except for about a month, but I think it would be legit. If you not use to doing much then it would be tough at first the only drawback I had was I just didn't have the time in the evening cause most of the work outs are 2 hrs 
I'm telli g you do the situation tape. Hits the guns hard. Go to YouTube 
nobones - These posts supporting P90X make no sense to me...all workout routines take a tremendous amount of discipline and effort to reach your goals. The problem with P90X is the high rate of injury.
No idea what you're talking about. The only real potentials for injury from P90X is from either doing the exercises wrong or trying to do too much weight. And those problems are the same as any workout program.
Back to the original question... You won't really gain much in the way of muscle - you'll tone up nice, but won't really gain much - with P90X, but it's definitely legit, as are most of the programs that have been listed. I haven't tried any others, so I can't comment on them, and I'm probably going to sound like a P90X shill. I did P90X last year, and lost about 12 pounds. But I got stronger. I didn't get ripped, but my wife liked the way my arms looked. So that's a plus.
The trick, for any program, is to commit yourself to doing it and not half-assing it.
Anyone heard of or tried Matt Hughes cage fitness?
Curious I there is any merit to it
Crossfit is free, and then spend the money joining a legit BJJ or other martial art of your choosing.
DABJJ BEN - Crossfit is free, and then spend the money joining a legit BJJ or other martial art of your choosing.
Crossfit is hardly free.
You either have to join a Crossfit Gym, or buy all the shit to be able to do it from home.
I had a friend who was extremely skinny and lanky.
He did p90x, and he stuck to it every day and did the diet and all.
Now he freakin looks like the model on the cover.
It works, but it requires commitment.
You know what else works?
Going to the gym.
But it requires commitment.
I feel as if America has somehow convinced this current generation that there are shortcuts to everything. But when you take shortcuts, life will eventually shortcut you.
Commitment is all you need.
Best of luck!
It seems legit everyone I kno who tried it gives up n a few weeks
blupitt - It seems legit everyone I kno who tried it gives up n a few weeks
lol.
That reminds me of all those people that were buying Bowflex machines in the 90's, that after 2 weeks the only use the Bowflex got was to hang clothes on.
There is no short cut to working out and getting in shape.
It's hard work and takes dedication no matter how you slice it.
Some people just don't have what it takes.
EpicE11even - With proper diet I was seeing results from Tapout XT only a week into the program. It's amazing what some exercises and a lack of McDonalds can do
How hard would you say that program is to do and stick to?
nobones - You should look into Marv Marinovich's Dynamic Integrated Training. It contradicts many of the types of routines proposed by P90X for strength and flexibility and reaction training. But it is much healthier for you.
One benefit of P90X is that you can just stick a DVD into the DVD player and follow along to the workouts. Very simple and not time consuming.
Does Marinovich offer something similar or does one have to do research in order to learn the exercises and to piece together a workout?
Train like an athlete if you want real results.
Just did arms and shoulders, and had the shit beaten outta me...
What about the MLM aspect of P90x and all the Beach Body programs?
I have a friend from college that is a coach. He doesn't look like he's had that much improvement, and now posts about Beach Body programs constantly...
Max
Seth -DABJJ BEN - Crossfit is free, and then spend the money joining a legit BJJ or other martial art of your choosing.
Dont pick a fight.
The crossfit workout is posted on the website, you dont pay for it. Either requires equipment to some degree.
Workout Program Equipment > Equipment
DABJJ BEN -Seth -Dont pick a fight.DABJJ BEN - Crossfit is free, and then spend the money joining a legit BJJ or other martial art of your choosing.
The crossfit workout is posted on the website, you dont pay for it. Either requires equipment to some degree.
Workout Program Equipment > Equipment
The Workout of the day is posted online true, but to be able to do all the crossfit WOD's you need:
Olympic bar and weights
Dumbells
plyoboxes
Dynamax medicine ball
Concept 2 rower
Gymnastics rings (for muscle ups)
climbing ropes
pull up bar
treadmill, or place to run sprints and do weights at in succession
Squat Rack
That is the basic stuff you need to be able to handle the WOD's.
Want to add all that up and tell me how that qualifies to "Equipment to some degree"?
How do i know this? Because i have done crossfit, and bought a lot of that. THe rower itself is like 800 bucks.
It is not cheap to do crossfit if you are planning on doing it at home with any kind of accuracy, trust me.
Stop eating like a fat kid and go to a fucking gym. I've seen really good results on that program.
Seth -DABJJ BEN - Crossfit is free, and then spend the money joining a legit BJJ or other martial art of your choosing.
Hahaha... Retards make me smile.
I think he's quite correct. The volume and intensity over 6 days a week can definitely cause injuries. Especially to the target audience of people who are out of shape to begin with. (Technically p90x is supposed to be for people in decent shape, but i doubt those are it's main customers)
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Chimonos Revenge -DABJJ BEN -Seth -Dont pick a fight.DABJJ BEN - Crossfit is free, and then spend the money joining a legit BJJ or other martial art of your choosing.
The crossfit workout is posted on the website, you dont pay for it. Either requires equipment to some degree.
Workout Program Equipment > Equipment
The Workout of the day is posted online true, but to be able to do all the crossfit WOD's you need:
Olympic bar and weights
Dumbells
plyoboxes
Dynamax medicine ball
Concept 2 rower
Gymnastics rings (for muscle ups)
climbing ropes
pull up bar
treadmill, or place to run sprints and do weights at in succession
Squat Rack
That is the basic stuff you need to be able to handle the WOD's.
Want to add all that up and tell me how that qualifies to "Equipment to some degree"?
How do i know this? Because i have done crossfit, and bought a lot of that. THe rower itself is like 800 bucks.
It is not cheap to do crossfit if you are planning on doing it at home with any kind of accuracy, trust me.
This true to a degree but with just a little basic equipment one can learn to "sub" the exercises that require the expensive equipment. The rower and exercises the squat rack are exceptions. My comments overall were meant to offer the op an alternate route.
DABJJ BEN - Crossfit is free, and then spend the money joining a legit BJJ or other martial art of your choosing. <img src="/images/phone/apple.png" alt="Phone Post" border="0" style="vertical-align:middle;"/>
Knee high socks, vibrams, bumper stickers, t-shirts, an smartphone with a camera for constant validation from people on the internet, etc are not free.