How is P90X2 Phase 2 going?

What’s the one workout that almost made me to throw in the towel and quit…and caused me to get on my hands and knees and pray to God that I get through (seriously, I did that)?

How did my private call with Tony Horton and Carl Daikeler go?

Watch the below video now to find all of that out and MORE! :-)

When I made this video (Feb 17th), I was finishing up week 8, not week 6 as I mentioned in the video! :-)

KEEP PUSHING play, and let me know what day are you on with YOUR workout program and how everything is going for YOU in the comments below!

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I’ve gotta be honest…my P90X2 workout yesterday SUCKED!!!

Check out this quick video to learn WHY it sucked and how you can make sure your workouts don’t suck! :-)

Good news though is that something really cool happened to me today. Check it out now to get the 411-

LEAVE A Comment below and let me know how YOUR workouts are going! BRING IT!

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Wow. It’s crazy how fast time is flying by! I’m coming to the end of week 2 of Phase 2 of P90X2! I wanted to give everyone a quick update on my journey and I want to hear how YOUR journey is going too!

So a big question a lot of people have been asking me is…

What do I think of the P90X Phase 2 workouts?

The simple answer is…

I love them!

The P90X2 Phase 2 schedule and workouts are very similar to the original P90X except they are P90X squared! In other words, there are tons of new moves that are VERY challenging, but a lot of fun!

I especially love the variety of pull ups that you’re doing in P90X2. I never knew you could do so many things on a pull up bar! :-) One of my all time favorites is the Lever pull up. It’s pretty tough to describe but it’s super challenging, but really fun at the same time. I’ll have to get a video of me doing the Lever pull ups to show you.

Another challenging move is appropriately named-

The Impossible/Possible (from the P90X2 Chest + Back + Balance workout)

During this move your legs are on a stability ball and your arms are on 1 medicine ball (in a push up position). Your goal is to stay on the balls and do as many push ups as you can (while maintaining good form). Here’s an image from the P90X One On One Series where Tony Horton is doing the move-

Ummmm. Yea….

I could do ZERO of those the first time I tried that move, and this week I was able to do 1 rep with perfect form! :-)

As hard as that move is, I LOVE the challenge! Not all of the moves in Phase 2 of P90X2 are THAT challenging, but Tony Horton has sprinkled in moves like that here and there.

So in a nutshell, I’m LOVIN the Phase 2 P90X2 workouts!

Changes I’m Making…

As far as my goals for this round of P90X2, I think most of you know that I’m working to become the HULK. See my OPERATION X2 HULK post by clicking here for the low down.

The Phase 1 workouts weren’t conducive to adding lots of muscle mass (since it was tough to use heavy weight during the balance moves you’re doing), but this phase is perfect for adding size. So during this Phase of P90X2 I’ll be upping my calories like crazy, and focusing on lower reps and heavier weight.

During the first week of Phase 2 I was taking in 2,800 calories on the resistance workout days, 2,600 on the cardio days, and 2,300 on the yoga and rest days. However, I saw ZERO weight gain during that week so I decided to shift my strategy a bit.

If I want to hit my goal of adding at least 10 pounds during P90X2, then I need to up those calories even more so I’m adding at least 1 or more pounds a week of muscle.

So…

Moving forward I will be keeping things simple and taking in 2,900 calories EVERY day. Taking in that many calories a day isn’t easy for a dude like me, but I’m going to suck it up and work to hit that number every day with HEALTHY calories (not junk).

I’ll also really need to track my body fat closely to ensure I don’t start gaining fat. I may even find out that I need to up my calories even MORE. I’ll just have to stick with this, track everything and see what happens.

That’s MY update, now it’s YOUR turn…

So you’ve got my update, now I want to hear how things are going for YOU! Leave a comment below and let me know what’s going on! I want to hear if you’ve been sticking with your workouts…how your nutrition is going. Also, share with us any positive results you’ve had.

So leave a comment below now and share with our community whats happening!

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YO! Phase 1 of P90X2 is…Officially…DONE!!! I am SO fired up to be going into Phase 2! In this blog post I want to let you know how Phase 1 of P90X2 went, and then give you a quick recap on how Chest + Back + Balance went (my first workout of Phase 2).

How Did Phase 1 Of P90X2 Go?

I’ll be honest…the first week of Phase 1 of P90X2 was pretty frustrating. Why? Because I was doing BRAND new moves that involved a TON of balance (a MAJOR weakness of mine). So during the workouts I was doing lots of pausing and rewinding, pausing and rewinding, so I could learn the new moves. As a result of having to do that I felt like I wasn’t getting as good of a workout as I usually do.

P90X2 Plyocide is a good example…it felt a lot easier then the original P90X plyometrics.

Then…

Week 2 and week 3 rolled around. I new the moves, so I could go through the workouts without having to stop a million times. At that point I was able to go full throttle with the workouts and I felt the TWO in P90X2. My reps started to consistently increase, and I was able to add more weight to the moves that involved weight.

I also started to see some pretty big improvements in my balance by week 4 and 5. Moves that I could only do 1 or 2 reps like…

• Balance Kickback on Stability Ball, Mule Kick Burpee in X2 Total Body,
• Renegade Row Lolasana in X2 Balance + Power,
• etc.

I was now able to do 8, 10, or more reps depending on the move.

Lastly, wherever I could, I made sure to wear my weighted vest to increase the resistance (I’m now up to about 47 pounds in my weighted vest).

So I spent 5 weeks total in Phase 1 of P90X2. The first 2 weeks was my “unofficial” start of P90X2…I was just trying to get the moves down, and then 3 weeks of going full throttle. After 5 weeks I felt pretty comfortable with the moves, so I felt it was time to move on to Phase 2!

Chest + Back + Balance – Day 1, Phase 2

All I gotta say after doing Chest + Back + Balance is…WOW! :-) THIS is my kind of workout! You’re basically doing a million different varieties of push ups and pull ups. You’ll be using your med balls and the stability balls A LOT during this workout.

I’m not going to give away much in this post on Chest + Back + Balance because I want to do a full separate review on it in another post. BUT…I did want to let you know that there is a move that involves 4 medicine balls, and 1 that involves 3 medicine balls. I only have (2) 8 pounds medicine balls so I just used what I had, but I will be going out and buying 2 more so I can do the extreme version of these moves.

How Is YOUR Workout Journey Going?

If you’re doing P90X2, or even if you’re doing another workout, how is it going? Have you been sticking with the workouts? Have there been some moves that you’ve really struggled with? Let our community know how things are going by leaving a comment below!

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X2 Total Body is D-D-D-DONE! Check out this short and sweet update of how this workout went…

Let me know how YOUR workouts are going below in the comments now!

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P90X2 Results are here! Not! :-) As of the writing of this blog post, today is officially week 2 of my journey with the P90X2 workout program.

So while I don’t have my final P90X2 results to share with you yet, I did want to show you my P90X2 before pics and create this page to be the home of where I post my final P90X2 results. I’m also hoping to feature the P90X2 results of a few others from our community.

You’re more then welcome to read what I have so far on this page, but make sure before you leave to leave a comment below and let me know what kind of P90X2 results you are working towards…

Highlights Of My P90X2 Results

None as of yet, but I’ll be posting the highlights of my P90X2 Results here…

P90X2 Results – Before & After Pics

Here’s a few of my P90X2 before photos. This photos were taken right before I started P90X2. This was after about 60 days of doing P90X and eating enough to just maintain my weight-

P90X2 Before Front Picture

P90X2 Results - Click On Image To View Full Size

P90X2 Before Back Picture

P90X2 Results - Click On Image To View Full Size

After seeing these pictures, it makes me want to push even harder so I get the best possible P90X2 results. Secondly, it makes me realize that my wife and I need a new camera! The quality of the photos isn’t all that hot.

So Does P90X2 Really Work? – P90X2 Results

Even though I haven’t officially finished the program and gotten my final P90X2 results, I think it’s safe to say YES! :-) With all the Team Beachbody programs and products, I have yet to come across something that doesn’t live up to what it says it’s going to do. It’s pretty simple…

FITNESS + NUTRITION + SUPPORT = SUCCESS

We’re given ALL of that with P90X2. We even have the added support of our growing community here. So it’s just a matter of us going to work and using the tools we’ve been given. We have to push play everyday, ensure we follow the nutrition side of things, and stay in engaged in our community, and with me, your Coach.

By the way, if I’m not already your Coach, to make it official, just take a few seconds and create a free Team Beachbody account now my clicking here. You’ll get added support from me and our community, plus you’ll need this account to access the numerous calculators to figure your numbers so you can accomplish your goals.

What Kind Of P90X2 Results Do I Want?

With P90X2 I’m looking to gain muscle mass (while minimizing any fat gain). I’d like to gain about 10 to 20 pounds of pure muscle.

Will I accomplish that? Honestly, not sure. This is my first time doing P90X2, so there’s lots of unknowns.

I’ve done all of the workouts in Phase 1 of P90X2, and those workouts aren’t really conducive to bulking up. However, it looks like the Phase 2 workouts are more similar to the original P90X where I’ll be able to heavy up the weight. So as long as I keep my nutrition in line, I am expecting to make some gains during that Phase.

I’m not sure what to expect in Phase 3 of P90X2, so I honestly have no clue what kind of size I’ll add during that Phase.

Plus, on top of all of the unknowns with the new program, there are lots of unknowns with my body. I’ve never truly attempted to add the kind of size I’m looking to add (while doing EVERYTHING I need to do to add the size). So I don’t know exactly the number of calories and the nutritional proportions that work best for me to bulk up.

I just have the numbers that the various online calculators have given me. Those are a good starting point, but from there you have to track everything to pinpoint what works best for you.

REGARDLESS of what my P90X2 results are, I know I’ll be in better shape then when I started. Plus if anything, I will learn EXACTLY what I need to do for my body so that I do add muscle mass. So it’s going to be an incredible learning experience either way.

To read more about my mission to bulk up, check out this post – OPERATION X2 HULK.

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What kind of P90X2 results do YOU want to get? Leave a comment below and let us know what you’d like to accomplish.

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X2 Balance + Power

X2 Balance + Power TIME! Today is day 6 of my journey with the P90X2 workout. Week 1 is for the most part DONE and in the books. I say “for the most part” because tomorrow is rest or X2 Recovery + Mobility, but I’ll definitely be doing the X2 Recovery + Mobility workout (it’s an awesome stretching routine).

So far the X2 Balance + Power workout is my SECOND favorite workout in the P90X2 workout program so far (right behind X2 Total Body). It’s an ultra challenging workout, but it incorporates lots of resistance training which I love.

The Basics Of X2 Balance + Power

The “X2 Balance + Power” workout is about 62 minutes long and as the name implies, it combines balance and strength to give you an insane workout. You’ll basically be doing resistance exercises that require balance AND have explosive movements.

So as you can imagine, there are some pretty hard exercises in this P90X2 workout. This is one of those workouts where there’s some exercises that you’ll have to pause your DVD, rewind, and watch a few times to get it down.

X2 Balance And Power Sneak Peak

Here’s a super quick sneak peak of what’s come in X2 Balance and Power-

What Do You Need For P90X2 X2 Balance + Power?

For the X2 Balance + Power workout you will need-

What Are The X2 Balance + Power Moves?

X2 Balance And Power Moves

WATER BREAK

WATER BREAK

WATER BREAK

What Are My Thoughts On X2 Balance And Power?

How Did YOU Do With X2 Balance + Power?

If you’re doing P90X2, then let me know how YOU do with X2 Balance + Power! It is an EXTREME workout (squared), but as Tony Horton says in the original P90X, “Do your best and forget the rest!” BRING IT!

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