Post p90x Review

Having finished the program on Sunday and taking the day off Monday, I got right back into the workouts and will do somewhat of a modified round 2. I will definitely not get to all of the workouts and will have a few breaks thrown in during vacations and mountain climbs. But I am continuing and will keep on pushing it through the summer.

On to my review:

Overall this program gives you the opportunity to work really hard. It is up to you to get after it and push yourself until you are spent.
Generally I got good results with my physique. I lost about 10 pounds, which was mostly a layer of fat around my waist. I definitely have more definition in my abs and chest. However, I still lack much bulk and probably need to add 5 to 10 pounds of muscle to get my weight back to where it was when I started.
I went from having all of my work pants being too tight, to all of my work pants being too loose. Guess you just can’t win sometimes.
My pullup and pushup numbers all increased rather substantially. I set a goal of being able to do 10 unassisted pullups at the beginning of the program. By the end, I did up to 17 unassisted pullups in a single exercise and generally could do 10 pullups in each set. (I started being able to do only about 2 to 3).
My stamina and leg strength all improved noticeably. I went from wanting to quit the Plyometrics video about half way through, to wondering why they did not push harder through the video so I got a better workout. Also, I have done a few hikes recently and felt really good.
Tony is encouraging on one hand and annoying on the other. I did not have a big problem with Tony as others seem to, but there are a few segments of videos that began to drive me crazy by the end of the program. His infatuation with Dreya got a bit old as well and at times just uncomfortable. There is one video that he comments as she takes off her jacket and then he just kind of stares for a second before rejoining us in the video.
Most of the people in the video are enjoyable to have as workout buddies. There are a few that got on my nerves after a while, but nothing that I couldn’t deal with.
P90X was well worth the money and time I put into it. I feel great. I am a changed person with my outlook on food and exercise and I look forward to living clean and healthy. My eyes have really been opened up to a new world of health.

Now that I am done with p90x, I get to go attempt the goal I started with. I am set to attempt to climb Mt. Whitney in 2 and 1/2 weeks. I can’t wait. I hope that there is not too much snow and ice on the trail as most of the group are relative novices in the mountains.

I hope any of you who have read this blog have found it helpful and encouraging. Keep working hard and keep pushing play.