Ryan and I started the P90X program today. During our first 3 weeks we rotate through disks 1 through 7. Today we did the chest and back workout on disk 1. This workout lasts about 60 minutes and consists of 12 different exercises performed in 2 passes for a total of 24 sets. Most of the exercises are a variety of push ups or pull ups. Since we don't have a pull up bar in my garage, we used heavy bands suspended from the ceiling. The bands work great and come very close to mimicking the movement of a pull up. To be honest, I'm a big guy and can barely do a single pull up. I prefer using the bands.The workout was extremely hard. I did over 90 push ups in total (using the push up bars to the left) and over 200 reps with the bands and dumb bells. Needless to say, I was spent by the end of the workout. However, I was pleasantly surprised with my performance. I was actually able to keep up with the workout. When I initially watched the P90X videos on the Beach Body website, I was unsure if I could handle P90X.
In addition, disks 1, 3, and 5 have a 17 minute Ab Ripper X workout that you perform after the standard workout. This workout consists of 11 different exercises of 25 reps each. I did each exercise but could not always do all of the reps. I took lots of mini breaks. I did get a great workout though and my abs are very sore.
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