Our P90X Challenge

So, I’m not planning to let the site languish just yet. I received Insanity last week and have just started the program. Check out the incredible packaging of this thing!  And even the Fit Test of this thing is a killer.

My initial results were as follows, although I’m not sure how much it will mean to you if you haven’t tried the testosterone extinguishing exercises for yourself:

• Switch Kicks — 94
• Power Jacks — 41
• Power Knees — 76
• Power Jumps — 32
• Globe Jumps — 7
• Suicide Jumps — 13
• Push-Up Jacks — 23
• Low Plank Oblique — 40

To keep my experience with the program pertinent to this site’s original intent, I’m going to at least  refer to P90X where possible. I’ve been reading various fitness and weightlifting forums and it seems like a lot of people are confused about the advantages and disadvantages of P90X over Insanity and vice versa. To me, it seems obvious these are entirely different programs with different goals, but I think Beachbody’s marketing is what confuses people because it always seems to focus on Getting The Body You Always Wanted in Just ___ Days! The Fit Test alone should clue you in to the vast difference between the programs …every part of the Insanity Fit Test is cardio based, tapping into the anaerobic threshhold, whereas the P90X fit test features more strength endurance routines such as standard push-ups, pull-ups, bicep curls, wall squats and so forth.

Regardless, I’m still planning on doing a “Who Would Benefit Most from P90X” and I may do the same with Insanity when the time is right. I’ll be back in the next few days with my initial workout observations and so forth. I’m actually sort of nervous because I know it’s going to make me crumple on the floor and beg for mercy.

Tags: Insanity

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