The P90X Workouts
Chest & Back
This superset chest-and-back-blasting workout emphasizes two classic upper-body exercises, push-ups and pull-ups, to build strength and develop shape. The combination of these two push and pull movements will help you burn loads of calories while simultaneously attacking, strengthening, and developing multiple muscle groups.
Plyometrics
Get ready to go airborne. With over 30 explosive jumping moves, you won’t be spending much time on the ground during this highly intense cardio routine. Plyometrics, also known as jump training, has been proven to dramatically improve athletic performance. If your sport involves a ring, rink, field, court, or track, then this training will give you the edge. Just be prepared to “Bring It” for a full hour when you leap into this workout, because there is no letting up.
Shoulder & Arms
Nothing rounds out the perfect physique like a pair of well-defined arms and shoulders, and with its potent combination of pressing, curling, and fly movements, this routine will leave you feeling stronger and looking sexier. Whether you want to build muscle mass or just slim and tighten what you’ve already got, these targeted shoulder and arm exercises will get you the results you want.
Yoga X
Yoga is a vital part of any fitness regimen, and is an absolute must for an extreme program like P90X. This routine combines strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, and breath work to enhance your physique and calm your mind. Yoga X will leave you feeling energized, invigorated, and maybe even a little enlightened.
Legs & Back
Get ready to squat, lunge, and pull for a total-body workout like no other. While the main focus of this workout lies in strengthening and developing the leg muscles (quads, hamstrings, glutes, and calves), there’s also a handful of great pull-up exercises to give your legs a quick breather while you work the upper body.
Kenpo X
Kenpo X was created to give P90X users a high-intensity cardiovascular workout packed with lots of punching and kicking combinations to improve balance, endurance, flexibility, and coordination. During this workout you’ll learn some of the most effective ways to defend yourself, while at the same time getting your body in peak condition.
X Stretch
Stretching is the one thing that will help you achieve a higher level of athleticism over a longer period of time. The X Stretch routine is an integral part of the program that will help prevent injuries and avoid plateaus. The extensive full-body stretches that make up this routine use disciplines from Kenpo karate, hatha yoga, and various sports to ensure that your body is fully prepared to meet all P90X challenges head-on.
Core Synergistics
Each and every exercise in the Core Synergistics workout recruits multiple muscle groups to build and support the core (lumbar spine and trunk muscles), while at the same time conditioning your body from head to toe. Loaded with a variety of fun, unique, and challenging exercises, this routine will get you moving in all directions to maximize your P90X results.
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Packed with an array of moves that target both large and small muscles, this workout will do wonders for your upper body. In just one full sequence you’ll get a healthy dose of presses, flys, and extensions to push you to the brink. The results will be a stronger, leaner, and highly defined upper torso that will leave you looking awesome, with or without a shirt.
Back & Biceps
With a host of curls and pull-ups, this routine will make it fun to flex those powerful biceps. But don’t worry, ladies—by using lighter weight, you can focus on toning and tightening these showcase arm muscles without adding the size that most guys covet. Additionally, this workout will also provide some great back definition that everyone can appreciate. No matter what your goals, you will achieve them in dramatic fashion if you dig in and max out your reps.
Cardio X
This low-impact cardio routine can be used in a variety of ways to meet your P90X goals. Use it in addition to your standard P90X workload when you want to burn some extra calories, or as a substitute if your body needs a break from the program’s high-impact workouts. Whatever your reason for using Cardio X, you’ll find it to be a fun, full-throttle, fat burning workout that will leave you feeling lean and mean.
Ab Ripper X
The combination and sequence of movements in this unique workout taps into not only abdominal strength, but true core strength as well. Master these 11 highly effective exercises and you will achieve vital abdominal muscle strength to benefit your overall health and physical performance. You’ll also develop that highly coveted 6-pack as you take Ab Ripper X to full throttle. It’s extreme work that’s better than any machine in any club.
please send me a complete list of the workout guides
my name is gerald lucas. i am 16 and 205 pounds for the last two years i have been called fat and over weight and i think your exercise might help me. i can not afford your product but i can still exercise if you send me the exercises thanks alot Tony for all your help my address is:
Gerald Lucas
150 Dunlop
Buffalo NY, 14215
I have recently aquired the full dvd programme off of a friend, but he did not give me or say anything about the books that accompany the work-outs. I have not been able to get hold of him to find the books. So, could someone please tell me, if I follow exactly what they are doing on the dvd’s am I doing the doubles routine? Also if I follow the first 6 dvd’s for 3 weeks, do I follow the next 6 for the next 3 weeks and then return to the first 6 and so on?
Could someone help me as I want to start the programme asap.
Thanks,
Dan Smith.
Coventry
England.
No, Dan, there is a very specific pattern of workouts that you follow depending on whether you are doing Lean, Classic or Doubles. Send an email to customerservice@teambeachbody.com and request a link to the program that you want to use. It is quite important, for a number of reasons, to do the workouts in the order that they were designed.
Thank you Rich, you info is much appreciated.
Wait, so you are suppose to do classic and then double and then lean? Or just choose one type and stick with it?
You would have one plan and complete it. Lean is easier, Classic is the standard way of doing P90X and Doubles has a lot more cardio and would be advanced.
Hello:
I have a friend who has been on your program and loves it. He says he is in the best shape he has ever been in. He forwarded me a phone number to call for the P90X Nutrition Plan and for the Multivitiamin supplements, however, he wasn’t able to give me the costs of the program and how we pay for this.
Could someone please let me know what the process is for this?
HI, I got a question, I want to start my program but I don’t have the books. What do I do? And also when I do start I don’t want to become big or bulky in any way but would like to have my abs pop out more, out of the three which phase would do best for me.
Mark, log into WOWY and put in P90X as your workout program and it will allow you to chose Lean, Classic or Doubles. I would choose Lean. You can get a free membership here that allows you to log into WOWY the virtual SuperGym – http://www.milliondollarbody.com/signup/?username=howtobefit. That is the best thing to do if you don’t have your guides.
THANK you very much!!!! OH yeah excuse the duplicate comment
can I do the same workout twice on one day? Or should I do the workout only once?
I have the same problem as Mark. I have the DVD’s. But no fitness guides. I tried going to WOWY and putting in my workout. But all it did was give me the list of workouts that are on the DVD’s. I’m dying to get started. But I want to make sure I’m doing the workouts correctly
What sort of space is required for any of the jump training. Im 6ft 1 and standing i can touch the ceiling with a fingertip on one hand. I tried the p90x fitness test and had a vertical leap of 18 inches. If i can about 5 more inches of vertical leap i will have a sore head. I am thinking about the p90x system but want to make sure i have the room to exercise.
Aleck, there is jump training but none of the jumps are all out jumps, but rather repetitive jumps.
Although it’s great that more and more people are getting in to the workout, it’s disappointing to see so many people download it (e.g. bittorrent). It’s the best $120 you will ever spend on yourselves people, so get out there and buy the package – it has all the information you need.
Carl, I had no idea that you could download P90X, but why would you because it is a complete program and you will never get the results you want without doing it the way that it was intended to be done. People are just wasting their time. Thanks for the great post.
I had received the dvd’s, weights, pull up bar, and bands from a friend and she don’t know what he did with the book that came with it. She never did the program because it was too hard, however, I did the first dvd and it was a great workout! I would like to know it I am supposed to do one dvd every day for a week then the next one and so on or once a week or what.
Thank You so much!
Read this post – http://xtremefitness.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/how-to-schedule-your-p90x-workouts-if-you-dont-have-the-guide/
I was wondering, i have basketball everday for an 2 hours so i wanted to no if i could still do the program or if i should wait till the off season to start the program
Hi everyone, like Max I also play a team sport several times in the week. I play soccer three times a week, train for an hour on Monday, two hours on Wednesday and a game on Saturday. I want to incorporate P90X classic into my week but don’t think it will beneficial to do it on the days I do soccer. I am thinking maybe substitute the cardio based exercises for when I do soccer and do the resistance training on the days I am not playing soccer. Anyone else have this sort of problem? Please let me know your thoughts.
James, that is exactly the right plan and over time, you will see great improvement in your strength, flexibility and balance carry over into your soccer workouts and games.
I have the program and I was wondering what order to do it and when to take a day off
Jason, the first thing to do is to read the guidebook. If you don’t have the guidebook, then you bought a bootleg copy off of eBay or somewhere and that sucks for everyone right? If that is the case, go to my blog on how to schedule the workouts.
Hi guys, I was wondering how possible it would be to complete p90x without the pull up bar. I bought it, but you have to drill holes in the wall to use it and my college dorm doesn’t allow that. So now I’m without the pull up bar and really any way to do pull ups, I can’t think of anything else.
Hi, I recently purchased p90x and it came today. What I’m wondering is if anyone knows of a chin-up bar that sits on the floor using bars to balance it, because I will be doing these workouts in my garage, no doorframes there and I don’t want to screw holes into my ceiling because I’m considering selling my house soon. Any input will be appreciated, I’d like to get started already!
I RECIEVED THE P90X BY A FRIEND, HOWEVER THE FIRST DVD IS MISSING CHEST/BACK. I DONT HAVE ANY OF THE NUTRIONAL GUIDES OR CALENDERS SO I DONT KNOW EXACTLY IN WHAT FORMAT I AM SUPPOSE TO USE THIS PROGRAM. I AM WILLING TO PURCHASE WHAT I NEED HOWEVER IT IS NOT SOLD SEPRATELY.
ANY SUGGESTIONS/
what is phase two in the classic workout?
Ya my friend gave me these dvd’s and didnt tell me how to do the routines or anything. I would like to do classic for 3 weeks, lean for 3 weeks and doubles for 3 weeks. But how do the routines go? How should my days be planned? Also, i was told this was a 13 week program but my weeks only add to 9 weeks. Could you please point me in the right direction and give me a list of the routines and how my weeks should be planned out. I would love to start this progam asap and i would love your help. Thank you
Sincerely,
Tom Grubb
Oops. I think I posted this in the wrong section the first time.
I was watching the p90x commericial on t.v. this morning. I’ve seen it once before and I just kind of shrugged it off. Now, my ex boyfriend was telling me about it and he has already lost 25 pounds. I was doing L.A. Weightloss and lost about 61 pounds, but now I have put some of that back on. I hit a plateau and I’m stuck. I go to the gym a few times a week and I go walking every other day.
I’m not exactly fit, but I could be a lot worse off. What is expected when you pop in the dvd for the first time? I can’t do pull ups, push ups, or real sit ups. Anything at all would be great.
“I lost my fitness guide” I don’t know how to do the routines and my dvds are gathering dust! Help me!!!
Do you need something else than dumbbells?
if you’re not good with website navigation like me and just want a simple list of the classic workouts here they are:
Weeks 1, 2, 3:
Day 1: Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X
Day 2: Plyometrics
Day 3: Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X
Day 4: Yoga X
Day 5: Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X
Day 6: Kenpo X
Day 7: Rest or X Stretch
Week 4 – Recovery Week
Day 1: Yoga X
Day 2: Core Synergystics
Day 3: Kenpo X
Day 4: X Stretch
Day 5: Core Synergystics
Day 6: Yoga X
Day 7: Rest or X Stretch
Phase 2
Weeks 5, 6, 7:
Day 1: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, Ab Ripper X
Day 2: Plyometrics
Day 3: Back & Biceps, Ab Ripper X
Day 4: Yoga X
Day 5: Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X
Day 6: Kenpo X
Day 7: Rest or X Stretch
Week 8 – Recovery Week
Day 1: Yoga X
Day 2: Core Synergystics
Day 3: Kenpo X
Day 4: X Stretch
Day 5: Core Synergystics
Day 6: Yoga X
Day 7: Rest or X Stretch
Phase 3
Weeks 9, & 11
Day 1: Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X
Day 2: Plyometrics
Day 3: Shoulders & Arms, Ab Ripper X
Day 4: Yoga X
Day 5: Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X
Day 6: Kenpo X
Day 7: Rest or X Stretch
Weeks 10, & 12
Day 1: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, Ab Ripper X
Day 2: Plyometrics
Day 3: Back & Biceps, Ab Ripper X
Day 4: Yoga X
Day 5: Legs & Back, Ab Ripper X
Day 6: Kenpo X
Day 7: Rest or X Stretch
Week 13 – Recovery Week
Day 1: Yoga X
Day 2: Core Synergystics
Day 3: Kenpo X
Day 4: X Stretch
Day 5: Core Synergystics
Day 6: Yoga X
Day 7: Rest or X Stretch
what is the difference between p90x and the lean version and all the other varieties? i want to buy it but i cant find a for sure answer as to which one is right for me?
i’m looking for some help in terms how to start without the guide. Like so many of you that posed, a friend gave this to me without the guide. rich where’s ur blog?
I just got the P90X program and I was reading the book and do you do one cd for a week the go to the next cd and so on ? or what is the workout program.
Help please
I don’t want to lose any weight! Just put on muscle. Is this program right for me?
hi can u please help me .i need to get a workout guide on what exercises to do on what days. i have the dvds, but i dont have the workout routines. please help
On day 1 of the classic p90x chest and back, ab ripper x. Do you do them back to back or split them up? And are the rest of them the same that have ab ripper x on the same day.
i want to know which CD’s am i suppose to use at the first 30 days then at the 60 days then at the 90 days.. or do i just swich it up ? please contact me
hanks
The problem is that you bought a bootleg copy out of China. There is a post on this blog that has all of the workouts in order.