INTERVAL X PLUS AND ABS/CORE PLUS DVDs from P90X Plus with Tony Horton
Saturday, December 12th, 2009 at
6:06 am
- Interval X is a great mixture of the body confusion techniques that accentuate the P90X workouts. It includes cardio for fat burning and allows you to simultaneously work your lower body for a sculpted physique and better performance
- Abs/Core Plus is a rip-your-abs-to-the core workout that includes planks, standing work, floor work and hanging work. It will get your midsection in the best shape of your life!
- Designed for people who have completed P90X or want to add more to their current routine
- Part of the P90X Plus Series
- Approximately 60 minutes long
Product Description
If you loved the P90X workouts, this is a great complement and a fantastic new challenge. It will get you in even better shape through two revolutionary workouts.
INTERVAL X PLUS AND ABS/CORE PLUS DVDs from P90X Plus with Tony Horton
Tagged with: ABS/CORE • DVDs • From • Horton • Interval • P90X • Plus • Tony
Filed under: Core & Abdominal Trainers
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I bought this DVD as a supplement to the P90X program that I recently purchased. It is an intense workout that definitely works. Follow the steps, do what they say and you will have the body they promise you.
I will say that the first two weeks you will be sore, but you see results quickly. I am happy.
Rating: 4 / 6
Interval X Plus seems to be a substitute for Plyometrics for P90x grads. As Tony says in his intro, “Interval work is a lot more effective than standard cardiovascular exercise.” Plyo is one of my favorite workouts, so I did not look forward to replacing it. This workout is only 41:30 minutes and thankfully so because it is HARD! I had to give myself extra breaks the first time I did it. There is only one break in the middle, I feel this workout needs more little breaks while the Kenpo workouts need fewer breaks, but I guess that would defeat the purpose of Intervals.
Intervals keep the heart rate moving up and down because you are moving at three different speeds. Your “rest” is doing a move at a less intense level for 20 seconds, then you pick it up for the next 20 and go full tilt for the last 20 seconds. After one move you go immediately to the next move at 20 seconds easy pace and so on. You also do Core Synergistic moves like Loading Dock and 3 Count and Prison Cell Push Ups (I HATE those!) which adds to the intensity. After a minute break, you do the same moves again but in the opposite order, so you do the Prison Cell push-ups back-to-back! Ugh! This workout is probably effective as heck, but I dread it! I will add this workout to my rotation once in a while to mix things up, but I will continue to do Plyo more often.
The Abs/Core Plus routine is great! It is 20 minutes, so it is a little longer than Ab Ripper X, but it is over in a flash because there are so many different moves you do and in different positions. You do an exercise hanging from a pull-up bar, then standing with or without light weights, then in a push-up position, and then in a sitting position. Each block of moves includes exercises in all four positions, so there is a lot of variety. It is effective, too! My question is: why is this workout included in Interval X Plus? You do not do Ab Ripper X on Plyo days, so why would you do Ab/Core Plus on Interval days? This workout should have been included on the Total Body Plus DVD. It’s a pain to have to put in two different DVDs on Total Body Plus days.
Rating: 3 / 6