# Have you tried P90X? Share your experiences. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 22, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357 "2010-05-22T12:52:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/41 "2010-05-27T13:14:44Z")
Does it make sense to do P90 first before P90X? ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/42 "2010-05-27T13:39:28Z")
So I just started last night. I’m sort of creating my own program with the DVDs, so I can keep up with my running, and am doing the lean program. I’m going to do core/run+ab blaster/arms and shoulders/long run/yoga. Did core last night. The only thing that bothered me is that some of the moves are hard to get down. My core isn’t really sore this morning, which concerns me since that usually means I was doing the moves wrong. My thighs and butt kill, though. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/43 "2010-05-27T14:07:11Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Does it make sense to do P90 first before P90X? As the [P90](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_P90) is a military grade weapon, I can’t recommend it. 😉 If that was a serious question and not a straight line, there is no P90 exercise program. Some people mistakenly refer to the P90X as P90. They are the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/44 "2010-05-27T14:15:48Z")
> [@Projammer](#): > > As the [P90](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_P90) is a military grade weapon, I can’t recommend it. 😉 > > If that was a serious question and not a straight line, there is no P90 exercise program. Some people mistakenly refer to the P90X as P90. They are the same thing. I mean [Power 90](http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/power90.do?code=BBHOME_CONTROL_P90) instead of [P90X](http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/p90x.do?code=BBHOME_CONTROL_P90X). Are they the same program with just different covers & packaging? ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/45 "2010-05-27T15:07:55Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I’m thinking of getting this for the Winter months. > > I’ve done Jillian Michaels but I hear P90X makes Jillian feel like a cakewalk. It sounds painful, and therefore, challenging enough to keep me occupied. When I did the 30-Day Shred, I decided that Jillian Michaels was in league with the Dark Lord. I’m now in the third week of P90X and have come to the conclusion that Tony Horton actually IS the Dark Lord. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_Tightlips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@Joey\_Tightlips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_Tightlips)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/46 "2010-05-27T15:15:29Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > I mean [Power 90](http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/power90.do?code=BBHOME_CONTROL_P90) instead of [P90X](http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/p90x.do?code=BBHOME_CONTROL_P90X). Are they the same program with just different covers & packaging? I don’t have the original Power 90 but Tony does make a few casual comments about it in the P90X vids. As someone who went from the couch right to P90X, I would say don’t bother with the Power 90. Just be prepared that at the end of the day 1 workout you may not be able to move (in a good way, if that’s possible). ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/47 "2010-05-27T17:35:51Z")
**amarinth** , I’m doing the opposite of \*\*Joey \*\*- I’ve purchased Power 90, but haven’t started it yet. (I meant to this month, but got a cold on May 1st which hung around long past it’s welcome.) I’m going to start it next Tuesday. If things go well, then I might graduate to P90X, or I might try something else. It too has a diet portion and guide and such. I’m still undecided whether I’ll follow that, or just track my intake with a calorie counter. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/48 "2010-05-27T17:58:17Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Does it make sense to do P90 first before P90X? No, but you do need to do P90I through P90IX first. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/49 "2010-05-27T18:32:03Z")
So, two questions: Is this even feasible for me? I am weak like little girl. I mean _weak._ When I was running I improved a lot in cardio, but I’ve never, ever been strong. I wear out like crazy. And what exactly do you need? What kind of weights? Little girl weights? A bar? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@The\_Real\_Regency\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Real_Regency_Elf)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/50 "2010-05-28T19:54:27Z")
What about experiences with Turbo Jam? Like Zsofia, I’m really low on stamina and upper body strength. Lower body’s pretty good, but I can’t even begin to do a pull up or even dangle myself from a chinup bar without immediately losing my grip. I have used personal trainers in the past for the motivation factor but am interested in giving the home workouts a try now that I know what kind of results you can get from simple equipment like exercise balls, bands, hand weights etc. I’m afraid that P90X will be so hard to do that I’ll get discouraged. ---
**Author:** ![Tortuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@Tortuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tortuga)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357/51 "2010-05-30T00:42:38Z")
With the pullup bar they show you an adaptation using a chair that takes some of your weight and assists you with the pullups. I use a giant rubber band a friend sent me, as without it I can do barely one, but with it I can actually get some repetition in and max out at 15 or so depending on what pullup it is. Something that gets repeated a lot is “Do your best and forget the the rest.” It doesn’t matter if you have to keep hitting the pause button, it doesn’t matter if have to do some of the exercise with no weights, as long as you are pushing yourself to improve. As posters have pointed out, just doing something for 90 minutes a day is way more than many people even attempt. For me it’s part of the appeal–there are some workouts that I can keep up just fine with the video people, and others (Chest & Back, Legs & Back esp.) that I can’t even do a third of the reps they do. I look forward to changing that, and the experience definitely changes as you get stronger. There are worksheets to keep track of your progress and I find that interesting too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-tried-p90x-share-your-experiences/540357.md?page=2)