P90X Plus – Workout DVD
August 18, 2010 by Bodybuilder
Filed under Fitness
- 5 Workouts on 4 DVDs: (1) Interval X Plus; (2) Kenpo Cardio Plus; (3) Upper Plus; (4) Total Body Plus; (5) Abs/Core Plus.
- P90X Plus workouts are for YOU, if you have achieved a respectable level of fitness and YOU HAVE COMPLETED P90X.
- Fitness Guide with fully customized workout schedules showing you how to incorporate your new P90X Plus workouts into your complete system.
Product Description
If you love P90X® and you’re saying, “Give me more,” or, “I need a challenge”-then here it is, the P90X Plus Series. Tony amps up the Muscle Confusion with BRAND-NEW MOVES and never-before-seen workouts all set to hot music created exclusively for P90X Plus by Jason Scheff, lead singer of the band Chicago! The NEW P90X Plus will break through plateaus with intense new cardio, muscle chiseling, and ab/core-ripping moves to ramp up your results. Adding these new adva… More >>
I purchased the P90X workouts the Summer of 2008, and I loved the original workouts. They are a must for someone working out at home, who has gotten a little bored with their traditional workout. At the same time, I bought the Plus series too. They just don’t pack the punch of the P90X workouts from the standpoint of routines, challenge, and production value. They simply aren’t as challenging and intense as the originals.
IntervalX and Abs/Core introduces variations of traditional ab and cardio work. Some of the new variations are fun, but they aren’t that different than other routines in P90X. With me being almost done with my second round of P90X, I use these workouts about once every two weeks on average. I’ve been critical so far, but I do like the Interval X workout for its quick cardio. You can get a good burn doing the short 30 minute workout. Tony takes you thru 12 different routines of slow, medium,and then fast. It gets the heart pumping and you get a good sweat from it.
Total Body Plus is a 40 minute workout with 10 minutes of warm up and cool down, plus around 30 minutes of actual workout. Tony takes you heat to toe working out shoulders, chest, back, arms, and legs. Its not overly challenging, but you can get a good workout in the 25 minutes of actually working out. You do a variations of routines with and without weights. From push ups to pull ups to some lifting, this workout will work your entire body. You won’t be spent after the workout, so you could do some cardio or abs along with this routine. It too easy for me, and I’m looking for something a bit harder. That being said, my teenage daughter and wife loves this workout. They do it twice a week, so its almost ideal for a total body workout at low to medium intensity. I’m not saying this workout is for women only, but its not challenging enough for me personally.
Kenpo Cardio is another short cardio burn that IS more intense than the first Kenpo P90X workout. I actually use this over the original, because while shorter I feel it gives me a better burn. The original Kenpo was more of a slow steady burn for 40 minutes, while this is more of an up tempo 32 minute burn. It has most of the same moves but at a quicker and more intense pace. As stated earlier, I use this one exclusively over the 1st Kenpo.
Upper Plus is a good solid workout that isn’t much different. It variations of all your normal back, chest, and arm workouts. It maybe be the most intense of the Plus series, but its nothing you have to have or didn’t do with P90X.
I don’t want to be overly critical of the Plus series, but Beach Body made these to capitalize on the original. I don’t blame them, but I am disappointed and wished I hadn’t bought them. They simply fall short in production value, intensity, and the results you get from them. These are shorter workouts meant to go along with the P90X workouts and not to replace them. You simply won’t get the results as the original routines, but I don’t think they are meant to. They only compliment the others, and so I could live without them. At 40 I’m looking for intense and challenging workouts to maintain what I got, and these don’t do it for me. These are ideal for men and women who want a moderate workout in less than 35 minutes. If you haven’t bought the P90X workouts, then I highly encourage you to do so. You won’t be disappointed and the 12 routines will keep things really fresh. If you do have the originals, you really don’t need these at all. They are nice complimentary workouts , and only ideal for someone looking for a moderate workout. I’m not a fitness trainer, so my opinion may not be worth spit. But for all of you guys, that are looking for a challenging to hard workout…don’t buy these dvds. They are good but not worth the hundred Plus bucks you’ll pay for them.
Rating: 2 / 5
I did the entire P90X and loved/hated every moment of it. It’s the best workout program on the market. What makes it different is the workouts, the schedule, the nutrition, but really what REALLY makes it different is Tony Horton’s personality. He was a great motivation in P90X. Engaging, humorous, and working his butt off with the rest of them. In the new P90X+, not so much. I think he tried to push the extreme concept too far and it fell flat with me. First, the crew of 4 people is reduced to 2. Second, Tony hardly does anything anymore. Third, he seemed to have lost his humor and free spirit. Lastly, the workouts are getting so complex and convoluted, it’s hard to keep up. What happened? I think he tried to make it a trilogy and like many before him should have quit when he was ahead. I went for a second round of P90X instead and I love Tony again. BTW, a tracking spreadsheet really makes a difference if you plan on going through the 90 day program. I got mine at workoutsoft.com, they’re the best.
Rating: 3 / 5
First off, I do agree with the previous reviewer that there are certain elements missing in this series. The production quality seems to have taken a hit and the overall feel isn’t at grand or dynamic as the first group. BUT. . .
These new workouts are more intense and will push you beyond the originals. They are more complicated than the previous series. But the moves in this system are no joke. The abs/core disc is worth the price of admission alone. I got these before I finished going through the classic a second time, so I substituted the new Kenpo for the old one in the “classic” timeline. The new one is much better as it keeps the pacing up where the first one tended to slow down towards the end. The full body is a great addition. The best part I’ve found is the mixing and matching of the old series and the new. It makes for some great weeks of working out.
So yes, it is more complicated and less visually friendly (although some member of the band Chicago wrote the music for the new series, a fact they are VERY proud to remind you of), but the workouts are 5-star through and through. Just a reminder, these are supplements to the original series and don’t replace all the previous workouts. To buy just these would not be to have a complete set of workouts.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have done many, many rounds of the P90X and purchased the Plus to augment the P90X classic. I am 46 and have been doing the P90X series for two years now. Most workouts are kept under 40 minutes. This is completely opposite from the Classic series where most workouts are 1 hr long. The difference in the Plus is that Tony keeps the participants moving from one exercise to the next one fairly quickly. This adds more intensity to the workouts. There is also a trainer’s track where Tony discusses the howto and purpose of each exercise.
Kenpo+: Much better than the original Kenpo. It assumes that you know most of the Kenpo moves. To tell you the truth there really isn’t any complicated moves in the original Kenpo (unlike B. Banks’ Tae Bo). 40 minutes long.
Core+: This is an excellent workout for your entire core. I’d use it instead of the original Abs workouts. 20 minutes long.
Interval: WOW. This is a nasty one. Bodyweight exercises combined with some plyometrics. This one will leave you huffing and puffing. 40 minutes long.
Upper+: Just upperbody exercises in various flavors. It uses bodyweight exercises and weights (or bands). 40 minutes long.
Total+: This is a combination of upperbody/core/legs. A lot of the upperbody exercises are combined with a core or leg exercise; this raises the intensity of the workout. You will need a pull-up bar for four of the exercises.
Some of the reviewers complained about the speed of the strength-training workouts. Folks, the idea here is to move quickly from one exercise to the next to increase the intensity and combine strength and aerobic training into one session. Your sessions should not last longer than 45 minutes (from warm-up to cool-down).
My personal opinion of the P90X series (Classic and Plus) is that it is aimed at individuals who are already in shape. My only modifications to the workouts would be two things: one, the Classic’s strength training workouts should be cut down to 40 minutes; and two, use P90X coupled with HIT concepts(high intensity training) to achieve better results in less time. That’s what I have been doing for the last six months with excellent results; the DVDs have a ton of exercises from which to pick and create your own HIT routines.
KEEP ON PUSHING PLAY!
Rating: 4 / 5
I’ve finished the P90X program and decided to try ‘the next stage’ in Tony’s program. They really messed up with this one; it is nowhere near as good as the original P90X program. You will burn calories, but it seems like it is more of a cardio workout than anything. Other problems:
1.) It is too rushed! For some reason they decided to make each dvd shorter …about 40-45 minutes now instead of the 60+ in the original dvd’s. To do this they had to ‘hurry’ things along. My pull up bar is in my hallway and I have to walk about 20 paces to get to it….usually by the time I get there 10 seconds of the routine is gone. You barely have enough time to ‘write it down’ as Tony likes to say. By the time you write your info down on your sheet, get to your dumbbells (or selectechs in my case-dial in the proper weight) the routine has already started. This is very annoying.
2.) Sound quality is just terrible. It sounds like Tony is speaking in a box and his voice overwhelms the music(which you can barely hear).
3.) Tony basically does little to nothing in the form of a workout…it was inspiring to see him do the routines in the original. He does more flirting with the girl than anything else…
4.) The abs routine is nothing special….not nearly as good as the original.
5.) Kenpo is the weakest dvd….I realize that this is basically another ‘rest day’.
6.) I think they sat around and tried to come up with exercises that were new…and they did…but they are unnecessarily complicated and rushed.
I’ll continue to use them, but I’m basically going back to the old P90X routine and I’ll throw one of these in my routine now and then to vary things up. P90X was/is very successful for a reason…it works…they tried to capitalize on the success of that program by rushing this out. I think most of us who have completed the program wanted something more/different to continue on….changing the original format was a huge mistake.
Rating: 2 / 5