P90X will continually challenge your body with its Muscle Confusion technique, utilizing what we call training “blocks”.Įxamine the P90X Workouts in Detail P90X Fitness Guide: Training ApproachĮach training block consists of three weeks of intensity, followed by one week of recovery. By breaking old routines and opening new doors, secondary and tertiary (that’s “thirdiary”, but thirdiary is not a word for some reson) muscles are constantly being activated and developed. The P90X Workout avoids this plateau effect by switching things up to keep the body guessing for the entire 90 days. The flaw with many fitness products is that they lead to a “plateau” where the body becomes accustomed to the routines, resulting in diminished effectiveness. The more you confuse the muscle, the harder your body has to work to keep up the more variety you put into your workout, the better and faster your results will be. And the answer to the HOW? is “ Muscle Confusion.” By providing an extensive variety of different moves that take time to master, P90X is continually challenging the body’s muscles into new growth. The user assumes all risk of injury in the use of this program.
There are many fitness alternatives if you have any physical or health condition or are prone to injuries-but P90X is not one of them. The P90X Workout is an extreme fitness program designed for individuals in top physical condition and health and, therefore, should NOT be attempted by someone who does not meet the minimum fitness requirements outlined in this guidebook or by someone who has any history of health problems, including, but not limited to, heart, respiratory, knee, shoulder, or spinal (back or neck) problems. Finally, it’s best to consult with your physician prior to beginning any exercise program, especially one as intense as P90X. In such cases, we would advise you to complete Beachbody’s Power 90 or 10-Minute Trainer before progressing to this advanced program. If you are unable to perform the minimum required reps for most of the exercises (or find the need to call the paramedics within minutes after popping in the first video), P90X may still be for you… but not just yet.
If you’re unsure whether or not you are in good enough condition to take on this extreme fitness program, see the minimum suggested requirements in the Fit Test section of this guidebook.
For more detailed information, please be sure to read our P90X Reviewsor visit our P90X homepage. This in an online P90X Manual intended to cover the basics about P90X. This section of our blog covers all you need to know about the P90X Extreme Fitness System.