Tony Horton’s P90X3 DVD Workout – Ultimate Kit
1Tony Horton’s P90X3 DVD Workout – Ultimate Kit
- With P90X3 Ultimate, you not only get ripped in 30 minutes a day, you get the best value and the best body
- Includes 16 extreme 30-minute workouts, plus 3 additional Elite workouts and the Elite Block Calendar, Fitness Guide, Nutrition Plan, Workout Calendar, “How to Accelerate” DVD, and 24/7 Online Support
- Also comes with 3 Pro-Grade Resistance Bands, Premium Beachbody Jump Mat, Gym-Quality P90X Chin-Up Bar, P90X Chin-Up Max
- Supplements include E&E Energy and Endurance Pre-workout Formula (1-Month Supply) and P90X Results and Recovery Formula Post-workout Drink (1-Month Supply)
With P90X3 Ultimate, you not only get ripped in 30 minutes a day, you get the best value and the best body. Starting with Tony Horton’s breakthrough Muscle Acceleration system—which combines a highly structured, plateau-busting schedule with an unprecedented variety of moves, to give you a whole workout in half the time—this all-in-one kit includes everything from the P90X3 Deluxe Kit PLUS adds a premium shock-absorbing jump mat so your body stays fresh while working out your hardest, a high
List Price: $ 329.55
Price: $ 329.55
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First Impressions. . .,
Obviously this won’t be a full review since this product is brand new and I haven’t gotten to give it 90 days. But I will update this in April with a full accounting of its effectiveness.
If you check my other reviews you’ll see that I have top reviews for P90X and P90X2. I’m not a Beachbody coach. I’ve never purchased supplements or shakes or anything other than the original push-up stands from them. I’m just a guy who enjoys Tony’s workouts and have gotten great results with them.
That being said, I wanted to give you guys a breakdown of this system as I’m sure there are a lot of questions out there. Is it like the first or second series? How much additional gear will you need? Do you need to do the first two series to do this on? Is it really 30 minutes? And on and on. . . This review is designed to answer those questions for people wondering about the series that don’t want to wait 90 days to find out what’s in it. Here we go. . .
I received the set over the weekend and I’ve watched every workout and have gone through 8 of them. The basic series comes with 16 workouts and the second and third tier come with three additional workouts.
First, calling it 30 minutes is a little bit disingenuous. Each DVD has the option of beginning with a “Cold Start” that is a 12 minute, extensive warm-up. You can choose to skip that and jump right into the workouts if you like, most of which have a short 2-3 minute warm-up that is of a higher intensity. The cool down doesn’t begin until AFTER the 30 minutes has elapsed and can be anywhere from 3-6 minutes depending on the workout you’ve done. There’s also no dedicated ab routine like in the previous 2 series. So if you want to put an ab routine in after your resistance days that’s up to you. If you were to do the warm-up, the routine, the cool down, and the abs, you’re now back up to about an hour. Now, this doesn’t bother me as trying to cram all of that into 30 minutes would guarantee your workout wasn’t very good. I was skeptical that they would try to do this and I’m glad they didn’t. I rather it be a bit longer than shorter.
But what about the gear? You need very little. This is one place they’ve embraced their roots. Gone are the army of medicine balls and plyo platforms. This is original P90X style: Dumbbells, pull-up bar, yoga mat. There are some other things you can grab, but none that are necessary. For those who didn’t like P90X2 because of how much gear there was, this new set will appeal to you in its spartan attitude towards equipment.
You absolutely don’t have had to do any previous P90X series in order to use this. Unlike P90X2, which had a high learning curve that turned a lot of people off, this one is much simpler and straightforward. The moves are nowhere near as complex and come with plenty of modifications for people of all fitness levels. And, of course, the shorter time limit makes it more attractive to people who thought an hour and change was just too much. Even the guide book encourages people to try this first and then graduate into the other two series. I would wager to say that this is actually a better starting point than the original series for people new to this type of rigorous workouts.
So what are the workouts like? Glad you asked. Unlike the first two series, Tony pushes the pace on these videos to make it all work in the time limit. While he still has plenty of banter (which I personally enjoy), it’s now mixed in while people are working out. This isn’t Insanity where it’s literally non-stop, but it isn’t meant to be. You’re definitely getting your 30 minutes worth of working. Now for those of you that loved the targeted approach of P90X (chest and back one one day, arms on another) as opposed to P90X2’s more compound movements, I’m sorry to say that this system is more like 2 than 1. There are no dedicated arm workouts. There is a push/pull video called “The Challenge” that is a lot of fun, but other than that you’re going to find videos dedicated to Upper Body and ones dedicated to Lower Body. Others are full body and use compound movements and isolation positions to work a lot of muscles at the same time. Again, Tony is focusing on a functional body that works together and less on isolating muscle groups. But because this isn’t P90X2 where it felt like every resistance exercise was done in a balance pose, you’ll be able to keep your heavier weights right off the bat. It’ll be interesting to see at the end of 90 days how my strength is compared to where it is now.
The cardio workouts definitely get you breathing. While I loathed Kenpo X in the first series because it felt like a throwaway and had too many static moments that allowed you to catch your breath prematurely, MMX (and MMA inspired cardio workout) is a lot of fun. By adding an army of Superman Punches and Sprawls (called Burpees in the non-combat world) the workout is a…
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