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Does the P90X or Insanity home workout system best meet your needs? There are distinct differences in each of the workout systems and in this article I will be discussing and examining each of them.

We will begin with one of the more important factors: cost. The initial cost of each workout system is the same, $119.85. The P90X however has added costs that come along with it. These added costs should not be a deterrent because the P90X is designed to target different parts of your body and give you different results than the Insanity program.

The P90X is a program that is designed to improve both your cardiovascular health and your strength. There are 6 workouts a week. Three of them are strength workouts and the other three are cardiovascular workouts. When I completed the P90X I lost more than 20 lbs. of fat and put on around 7-10 lbs. of muscle.

The added costs that come along with the P90X involves purchasing stretch bands/dumbbells and a pull-up bar. Some may have dumbbells lying around their home so this cost will not be an issue for them. I didn’t have any lying around so I purchased some stretch bands from Beachbody for around $30. I can confidently say that the bands that Beachbody sells are close to, if not, the best on the market. Don’t buy the Gold’s Gym bands at Walmart because they slip

Today’s workout was the Insanity Max Cardio workout! This has go to be one of the toughest Insanity workouts yet! This one is about 10 minutes longer than the rest of the Insanity workouts and is much more intense. There are only two water breaks and one of them is after the stretching piece.  This workout also had many new kinds of movements. The one that really made both my abs and chest burn was towards the end. I have no idea what Shawn T calls them put you get in a plank push-up position and hold it. Meanwhile you bring your right leg up to the side and touch your right elbow. Return your leg to the floor and then do the same with the other side. I think I did about 23 of these before my arms gave out. It hurt a ton but it was a good feeling to be challenged.  Tomorrow I am back to the P90X and I believe it is the Chest and Back workout. See you tomorrow!

Breakfast:

2 bowls of raisin bran with skim milk: 500 Calories
Beachbody Vitamins

Snack: Beachbody Protein Bar: 240 Calories

Lunch: Chocolate Shakeology: 140 Calories

Ritz Snack Pack: 100 Calories

1 Red Apple: 150 Calories

Dinner: Grilled salmon and brown rice: 400 Calories

Post Workout: Beachbody Recovery Drink: 240 Calories

Total Calories Consumed: 1770

To say that this past week was busy would be an understatement. Besides the responsibilities that come with my regular job, the wrestling team that I coach started up last week. I also referee HS wrestling and I had two dual meets after my regular practice time. At one of the duals the school’s fire alarm went off in the middle of the meet extending the time of it. The meet began at 5:30 and I didn’t get home until 9:30 that night. It was a very long day. I ended up missing two workouts last week but still managed to lose more weight. At the beginning of this challenge I weighed in at 186.7 lbs. Yesterday I tipped the scales at 175.6 lbs. Surprising because I had a few beers the night before.

Today’s workout was the P90X legs and back.I finished up with the Ab Ripper which was not nice on my midsection. It had been quite some time since I finished an Ab Ripper workout and it felt like it in the end. After the workout I went for a short 1.5 mile run on my treadmill. I probably burned an extra 150 calories in the process.

I have been continuing to eat Beachbody’s protein bars for my snacks and have also been taking the Beachbody Vitamins which are designed to increase by body’s metabolism.

Tomorrow’s workout is an Insanity workout. It shouldn’t be a problem to finish this one because I