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What is Ab Ripper X you ask?  Just a mere 349 abdominal exercises stuffed into just under 17 minutes.  This workout is an add on to all resistance workouts like Chest and Back, Shoulders and Arms, Legs and Back, Chest Shoulders and Triceps, and Back and Biceps.  So, one can expect to complete Ab Ripper X 3 times per week every non-recovery week; in other words, weeks 1-3, 5-7, and 9-12 for a total of 30 times.  One thing I really like, and thought I should mention, is that Ab Ripper X is actually included on all the above-stated workout disks so one doesn’t have to change disks between the two workouts.

At first, I found this extra 17 minute workout to be very difficult and I could only do a handful of each exercise.  Like every other P90X workout, I was able to complete more reps with each attempt and actually came to enjoy Ab Ripper X by the start of the 2nd Phase or week 5.  To be clear, it didn’t get easy, I

I must preface this post by saying that this workout, P90X Chest & Back, is my favorite of the series.  I also think I should point out that I believe it’s the most difficult if you really give it your best effort.  Now for the good news, it’s not on the P90X schedule until…wait a second…the very first day!  Actually, this workout is included in weeks 1 -3, 9 and 11.  I still remember my first attempt at this pull-up and push-up infested one hour of muscle-pumping push and pull.  I could only do a very small number of assisted pull-ups and the majority of my push-ups ended up being on my knees.  Now for the actual good news, each time I completed this workout, I was able to more pull-ups and push-ups than my previous attempts and by week 9 all push-ups were from the standard plank position and my pull-ups were no longer assisted.

So, what equipment is needed to complete P90X?  This is the question I hear often when talking with someone about the program.  The most simple answer is to purchase the P90X Peak Results Package which includes the P90X Chin Up Bar, B-Lines Resistance Bands, and a 1 month supply of the P90X Results and Recovery Formula.  This is really enough to get you started, but I have some additional recommendations.   Now that I have completed my first round of P90X, I think I can accurately say what is absolutely essential and what is additionally recommended based on my P90X Success.  To start, these are the Beachbody items that are absolutely essential:

As of yesterday, I started my second round of P90X.  Honestly, I could hardly wait to get back to it after a full week off following the completion of my first round.  As you have probably seen on my After P90X Plans or P90X Success Story, I am doing a P90X, P90X Plus, INSANITY hybrid workout schedule.  Since this is my second time through the P90X, I feel that I have a pretty solid basis to review the workouts as I go through them this time and I am excited to take on the P90X Plus series and Shaun T’s INSANITY Workout.

I will be providing daily workout reviews as I progress through my hybrid schedule.  In each review I will try to touch on what equipment is needed, my likes and dislikes, what I find particularly difficult, the types of exercise to expect, and any tips I have for completing each

This hybrid workout schedule incorporates Beachbody workout programs P90X, P90X Plus, and INSANITY Workout.  This is the plan I am going to follow after my P90X success.  I think this is a good plan and I can’t wait to start tackling it shortly.  Click here to return to my After P90X Plans to see the other hybrid workout schedules to follow after P90X.  Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.  If you need worksheets for P90X or P90X Plus to record you workout results, see below:

P90X Worksheets | P90X Plus Worksheets

Click here to open in Adobe for printing: Hybrid P90X, P90X Plus, Insanity Workout Schedule