Achieving tight, toned abs may seem like an insurmountable task, but this goal can be accomplished by following either P90X Ab Ripper X or INSANITY Insane Abs. Ab Ripper X is included with Tony Horton’s P90X fitness DVDs and Insane Abs is included with Shaun T’s INSANITY Deluxe fitness DVDs.

Awesome abs are not impossible, anyone can get them, it just takes commitment, know-how, and a good fitness program to follow.

So which one should you do to get great looking abs? Both Ab Ripper X and Insane Abs will push you hard, make you sweat, and feel like torture! For both fitness programs, your abs will burn and you may not even be able to complete each exercise when you first get started. But if you stick with either program, you will feel great and love your new set of abs!

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Let’s take a look at the difference between Ab Ripper X and Insane Abs.

Ab Ripper X

P90X Ab Ripper X is 15 minutes of intense abdominal exercises. On starting, you launch right into “In and Outs”, the first of 11 abdominal exercises at 25 repetitions each. Each exercise is performed on a mat and there are NO breaks.

With Ab Ripper X, you will do ab exercises that are most likely familiar to you, like Seated Bicycle, Crossed Leg Wide Leg Sit Up, Fifer Scissor, and Oblique V-Ups. Tony Horton saved one of the hardest exercises for last, Mason Twist. So after feeling your abs burn like crazy and wishing you were finished, you get to do 40 more repetitions!

The time goes fast, Tony explains each exercise and is easy to follow. He also makes it fun and is motivating.

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Insane Abs

INSANITY Insane Abs is 33 minutes of taking your abs to new levels that you never knew existed! On starting, you launch into a standing up warm up that will test your physical abilities! You can expect a full 5 minutes of cardio such as running in place with high knees and adding an upper body twist, and plyometric moves. If that is not enough to tire you out, Shaun T. introduces Tuck Jumps, Power Jumps, and T-Kicks.

The next set of exercises are performed on the floor and there is NO laying down .Can you balance on your buttocks with legs raised out in front and upper body at an angle (chest and head up)! That is the base position for the remaining exercises. You do exercises that are probably not familiar to you like Power Abs. Balance on your buttocks with legs bent and wide, upper body off the floor at a high angle. Now, bring your knees towards your chest and keep your hands in the air!

Insane Abs core exercises will do you in. And it does not end there. Shaun completes the routine with Oblique Rotations and Low Plank Hops from plank position.

Focusing hard on achieving each exercises makes the time go fast. Shaun T. explains and shows you how to do each exercise and is very motivating.

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Which one are you doing – Ab Ripper X or Insane Abs?

Power 90 is a 90-day at home fitness program created by Tony Horton. You may have heard of Tony Horton from P90X, an extreme fitness program that can transform your body from fit to extremely ripped in 90 days!

Power 90 uses a technique called Sectional Progression. Each move that you do works a specific muscle group. This guarantees muscle growth and fat loss throughout your entire body, one area at a time. The Power 90 In Home Boot Camp workouts are 35 – 45 minutes each. They don’t take much time so you can work fitness into your busy schedule. You do the Power 90 fitness program 6 days per week.

Does Power 90 by Beachbody really work? Like any fitness program, you get out of it what you put into it. If you stick to the Power 90 program, actually do it 6 days a week and follow the nutritional plan, you can get great results.

Power 90 In Home Boot Camp is aimed at people who are just getting started with a fitness program. Power 90 will make you sweat and leave you a little sore the next day! Tony Horton makes the workout intense. He is a great trainer and very motivating.

What equipment do you need? To do Power 90, you will need at least a resistance band. You can also use dumbbells for the sculpting workout that is part of the program. Power 90 comes with one FREE resistance band!

The workout routines consists of 3 circuits. Each circuit is 35 – 40 minutes. It is challenging to go through the circuits! You also get 2 Ab Ripper routines. Take a look at Ab Ripper 100. It is good for beginners and easy to learn. Ab Ripper 100 is also effective at working your abs in a systematic way for maximum effectiveness. The exercises are familiar ones and you do 10 ab exercises for 10 repetitions each.

Many people who want to do P90X do Power 90 instead. P90X is a very extreme fitness program and if you are just starting out, I do not advise that you do it. If you are considering P90X, I recommend you do Power 90 to prepare for it.

If you are just getting started with a fitness program, P90 In Home Fitness program is a good choice for you. If your fitness level is intermediate to advanced, then Power 90 is not the fitness program for you. Try P90X or INSANITY.

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Insanity by Shaun T. is a 60-day cardio-based total body conditioning program. It is the most intense workout every put on DVD. Insane Abs is an extreme workout DVD that only comes with either the Shaun T Insanity Deluxe or Insanity Deluxe Recovery package.

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Insane Abs is 33 minutes of taking your abs to new levels that you never knew existed! Shaun T. is an excellent fitness instructor. He explains how to do the moves before you start the exercise and continues to explain as you do them. Shaun also gives you excellent tips about breathing. Best of all, he is very motivating. The exercises are harder than any exercise you may have done and sometimes you may feel like you cannot continue, but Shaun motivates you to keep going.

Insane Abs starts with a warm up that just may tire you out! Shaun takes you through 5 minutes of different types of running in place and plyo moves. You do exercises like running in place with high knees and adding a twist in the upper body- that really warms up your core! Next, you learn how to do focused Tuck Jumps, Power Jumps, and T-Kicks in Shaun T. style. If that is not enough, you do another round of the same warm up, just faster. This is when the real fun starts!

You perform the next set of exercises on the floor. There is NO laying down with these floor exercises. The position is balancing on your buttocks, with legs raised out in front and upper body at an angle (chest and head up). This really makes you focus on the core. Shaun is excellent about keeping you focused and keeping you informed of how many more seconds you stay in any position.

Once you go through one set of ab exercises, you do it again, just faster! I thought I knew all the ab exercises but no! Shaun showed me moves I never saw like power abs. You start power abs by balancing on your buttocks with legs bent and wide and your upper body off the floor at a high angle. You bring the knees towards your chest. You keep your hands on the floor for balance but put your hands in the air for round 2. Shaun gets you going on core adduction exercises that will do you in.

The floor exercises require serious control and mental strength. You will also do moves like Low Plank Hops and Oblique Rotations from a plank position. Just when you think you had enough, Shaun throws another crazy exercise at you!

I had a tough time getting through Insane Abs but pushed my way through it. I really don’t think I could have done it without Shaun’s motivation to keep me focused mentally when my body said, “no more!”. I felt great when I finished the workout, a real sense of accomplishment.

Insane Abs is not for everyone but if you can keep up, you will have the best abs ever.

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P90X Chest and Back is 53 minutes of intense pushing and pulling. The first time I did this P90X DVD, I was really feeling the pain! Chest and back are two of your largest muscle groups so it can be a real struggle to get through this one.

My goal was get some nicely toned back muscles and healthy, strengthened chest muscles. This exercise routine consists of 12 exercises mostly done as pushups or pullups. There are just a couple performed with weights (dumbbells). Once the first set of 12 exercises is complete, you start all over again! Whew and ouch!

When I first started, I could barely do a few pushups on my knees – my arms were shaking! At the end of the 90 days, I could do up to 25 pushups on my knees and felt strong. You definitely have to pace yourself for this Chest and Back routine. If you give it all you got during the first set of 12, you won’t have much left for the second set of 12!

I stuck with the pushups on my knees for a couple of reasons: I have a foot injury that prevented me from putting too much pressure on it and also I was able to get a more intense workout on my knees.

For the back exercises I used the green resistance bands, equal to 40 pounds. I don’t have anywhere in the television room to put a P90X pullup bar so that was not an option for me. You can see from my results that the resistance bands definitely got the job done…nicely toned back muscles for me!

My favorite exercise is the Heavy Pants (performed with either resistance bands or dumbbells). I used the dumbbells, starting with 8 pounds and ending up with 12 pound weights at the end of my 90 days. The Back Flys were pretty hard for me. I started with 3 pound weights, worked my way to fives, and every now and again I can use eights.

Tony does a great stretch routine before the real pain begins. The most important thing about all these exercises is to use proper form while doing them. Do the pushups correctly. Try it in front of a mirror so you can be aware of your body’s positioning. Good form is how you will get the best workout. Keep lots of water around, you’ll need it.

Not only did I benefit from toned, strong muscles in my back, but I also improved my posture and eliminated my back pain. Why? Because now my muscles do the job of keeping my back upright instead of just my spine.

If you are looking for a no-nonsense workout and are serious about transforming your body, then P90X is for you. I love it so much, I went through the P90X program two times.

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P90X is a tough fitness program that pushed my muscles to the nth degree! I was sore in all sorts of new places from the P90X workouts and the X Stretch was a welcome relief! In the P90X 90-day at home fitness program, you have a choice on day 7 – Rest or X Stretch. I chose X Stretch every time and I am glad I did!

X Stretch is a very comprehensive stretching routine that lasts for about 60 minutes. You may wonder, how much stretching can a person do? Well, X Stretch takes care of stretching out your muscles, from your head to your toes! All I can say is that I felt great after every P90X X Stretch day. After putting my best efforts into my P90X routine, the stretching helped me a lot improve my flexibility.

More important, it helped other problem areas of my body. You see I work on a computer all day so I always end up with a host of problems, like: shoulder impingements, sore hands (carpel tunnel), forward shoulders, tense neck and shoulders, tight hip flexors, and more – you get the idea! Working at a computer can wreck your body!

X Stretch was designed to help prevent injuries when doing P90X. Yes, that is true but it also helped me with my work related issues. Tony does a great job of stretching out all the neck and upper back muscles, what a relief! I also love the wrist-forearm and Dreya forearm stretches. These stretches alone helped release the tightness in my hands from working at a computer keyboard and mouse all day.

X Stretch works down the body systematically. The back stretches are wonderful! My lower back is usually a wreck from sitting in a chair all day and these stretch exercises were perfect for stretching my lower back in the opposite direction.

X Stretch gets two thumbs up from me! I frequently do it more than one time per week. After doing X Stretch for 5 months now, my overall flexibility is awesome! My hands don’t hurt anymore, in fact they feel stronger. My neck and upper back are much more relaxed too. Best of all, I feel very relaxed but energized at the same time after doing P90X X Stretch.

If you are doing P90X, don’t skip the X Stretch! Do not miss the amazing benefits you will get from stretching.

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The first time I did P90X Ab Ripper X, I thought, “How hard can this be? It’s only 15 minutes. No big deal.” Was I ever wrong! Ab Ripper X is 15 minutes of extreme abdominal work that will feel like pure torture and give you the best abs of your life!

Ab Ripper X consists of 11 abdominal / core exercises performed on a mat. There are no breaks (unless you decide to take one) and each exercise consists of 25 repetitions, with the final exercise Mason Twist, at 40 reps.

I confess that I could barely get 15 reps out for each exercise on that first try. I was in agony, struggling to get the work done.

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Each time it got a little better, not easier, just do-able. Ab Ripper X starts out with 25 no-cheating reps of In & Out and moves through exercises like Seated Bicycle and Fifer Scissor. And just when you though you had enough, it’s time for Hip, Rock, and Raise. Yes, it’s as difficult as you might imagine.

For me, the hardest, most challenging exercise of P90X Ab Ripper X is the Roll-Up / V-Up Combo. It took nearly 2 weeks just to master the movement and couple of more months to do the required repetitions. Hmmm. What is an Ab Ripper X Roll-Up / V-Up combo you ask? It’s a tough exercise that starts with you lying flat, arms extended straight up. You bring the upper body up, as if doing a sit up and touch your hands to your toes. Now, the fun begins. Slowly lower your torso to the floor and at the same time, raise legs off the floor 45 degrees. Now bring your torso back up and reach for those toes while your legs are in the air. It will hurt!

The Oblique V-Ups were the second most difficult exercise for me but definitely trimmed up my waistline.

P90X Ab Ripper X is a fantastic workout that gets the job done. No cheating allowed! It may seem impossible at first but if you stick with it, you will have amazing looking abs and a solid core foundation. Even though Ab Ripper X is a hard, sweat producing workout, the 15 minutes goes pretty fast and then it’s done. I am a huge fan of P90X Ab Ripper X. Thank you Tony Horton!

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The first time I did P90X Kenpo X, I had no idea what I was doing! I was not coordinated and unable to stay in sync with the series of kicks and punches. But it was so much fun! I found myself laughing part-way through the program.

P90X Kenpo X is a cardio-intense workout that gets your whole body involved in the action. Tony Horton starts out with a great stretch routine that I always enjoy. Next, Tony has us doing “Twist and Pivot”, where you twist and turn your torso while in a Fighter’s Stance. It was a great way to get my body used to the moves that would follow later in the Kenpo X program.

Other moves are added to the Twist and Pivot, like hook with uppercut, jabs, and cross. Kenpo X takes you through knee kicks, ball kicks, side kicks, and back kicks. Tony Horton also combines arm moves with kicks, three-directional kicks, and lunge combinations.

After the first time I did P90X Kenpo X, I could not sit down. I was extremely sore! Ouch! That’s how I knew it was working. In the beginning, I couldn’t keep up with the arms moves very well. I could hardly do the kick sequences and lost my balance more then a few times!

By month 2, I got better. I was throwing better punches and felt more controlled with the movements. My kicks were higher and my hamstring flexibility was better. And I was still having fun! I looked forward to Kenpo X day more than any other.

By month 3, I felt great doing P90X Kenpo X. I really had the moves down and was getting the high-intensity workout I needed. My balance improved, as did my overall coordination and flexibility. And ladies, with Kenpo X, you also get a great gluteus workout. I was doing the Kenpo X moves with speed and efficiency and had a great sense of accomplishment. A far cry from where I started!

I love P90X Kenpo X and recommend it for anyone. Don’t get discouraged if you cannot do it at first. It takes practice and discipline but over time, you will experience an explosive workout that is fun, fun, fun!

Just be careful. Don’t try to be a hero and do too much when you start Kenpo X. For instance, don’t try to kick higher than you are capable of kicking because that will only strain your hamstrings. Only do what your flexibility can handle. Don’t worry, if you work at it, the flexibility will come with time.

Most of all, have fun and keep pushing play! Get fit, stay fit.

By day 61 of P90X Lean home fitness program, I was feeling strong and lean. In Phase 3 it was time to push to exhaustion and muscle failure on every set! The goal was to fail at 10-12 reps for weighted movements. Was I ready for this? Yes! And I was excited too.

Phase 3 of P90X was a little different then Phases 1 and 2. It consisted of 4 weeks of extreme, bring-it workouts, and a fifth recovery week. Weeks 9 and 11 shared the same workout routine, and weeks 10 and 12 shared a slightly different routine.

By this phase, I kept up with the exercises without missing a beat. By the end of P90X Phase 3, I was using 12-pound weights for shoulder presses (started with 5-pound in Phase 1). My triceps extension weights fluctuated between 5 and 8 pound weights (started with 3-pound in P90X Phase 1).

I was now able to do 20 pushups on my knees. Kenpo X was more fun than ever! Moves that I had a hard time with in Phase 1 like back kicks, were looking good! Another favorite P90X program is Core Synergistics. I got really good at the “Dreya Roll” and actually enjoyed “Superman – Banana”.

Overall, I recommend P90X to anyone who is physically able to do it. I was excited to have reached my goal of toned, lean arms and tight abs. It was not easy folks! Like I said, you get out of it what you put into it. You will work hard in the P90X program. It is a commitment but if you commit just one hour per day for 90 days, work hard, and eat according to the plan, you will emerge with a new body!

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I love P90X so much, that at the end of my 90 days, I started over again!

Wow. I was starting P90X Lean program Phase 2 and was still interested! I felt a great sense of accomplishment on completing the first 30 days of Phase 1 and saw results.  Sixty days to go and I couldn’t wait!

Phase 1 was about getting my body accustomed to doing the movements and learning how to complete each movement with good form. In P90X Phase 2, it was time to focus on repetitions and failure, and start increasing the weights I was using.

One mistake I made during this phase was not eating enough. In addition to P90X, I was hiking, trail running, and walking dogs at the shelter for several hours. Tony Horton reminds us during workout sessions to make sure we eat enough. I finally had to increase the number of calories I was taking in – all good, healthy food of course.

I started increasing the weights for all exercises. I went from the five-pound weights for shoulder presses to eight pound weights by the end of Phase 2. For triceps kickbacks, I used three-pound weights and increaded to five-pound weights. Don’t laugh! These weights may sound light to you, but they were sure weren’t for me!

When I first started doing the push-up routines in Phase 1, I could barely do five, even though I was on my knees! By the end of Phase 2, I was doing 12 on my knees and could see big differences in my chest muscles.

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Kenpo X, one of my favorite exercise routines in P90X, was fun, fun, fun! My kicks were getting higher and I had better control over the movements.

Overall, I saw real gains during this phase. The P90X workout was still interesting and fun. On the weekends, I looked forward to rising  at 6:30 am and pushing play! I felt great, was working hard, and seeing results. What could be better than that? P90X was like a wake up call for my whole body.

One thing I did not enjoy so much was that the Ab Ripper X workout followed a workout like legs and back. After doing a rigorous workout, I was pretty burned out. Instead, I modified the order of things by doing Ab Ripper X a few hours later or the next day. But I got it done!

As I mentioned in Phase 1 of my P90X review, each phase is divided into 4 weeks. The fourth week is a “recovery” week. By recovery week, I was ready to ease up a little on the workouts – my body was definitely tired. In recovery week, you get to do these exercises, repeating a couple of them to complete 7 days:

• Yoga X
• Core Synergistics
• Kenpo X
• X Stretch
• Cardio X

I love the Core Synergistics, a total body workout with cardio, stretching, and resistance. I was not a big fan of the Yoga X because it is 90 minutes. Although I had done lots of Yoga in classes and at home, I was never of fan of the 90-minute yoga classes. But I must admit, the yoga poses did wonders for my body, especially my back.

By the end of P90X Phase 2, I could see my muscle tone taking shape even more, the results of my hard work and Tony Horton’s muscle confusion training methods. I can’t emphasize enough, you get out of P90X what you put into it.

Stay tuned for P90X Phase 3, where I talk about my experience in the last phase of P90X.

As you read this P90X review, keep in mind that P90X may or may not be for you. If it is, go forth and Bring It! If not, there are many other Beachbody programs for you to choose from. Here’s to healthy, fit living!

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When I heard about P90X, an extreme 90-day fitness program, I knew it was the fitness program for me. Besides, I love a good challenge. I was already very fit and healthy, focusing mostly on outdoor activities like hiking and some at-home pilates and yoga. I stopped going to the gym a couple of years ago because it was crowded all the time and stinky.

It was no surprise then that my upper body lost strength and tone. I felt weak, my back hurt, my posture suffered, and I really wanted some nice looking, toned arms before Spring!

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The day my P90X package arrived, I couldn’t wait to get started. I made a commitment to myself to complete P90X according to the plan outlined in the included book. No matter what! That meant devoting at least 1 hour per day to my P90X workout.

Let’s get started with the basics. What’s in the P90X box?

• P90X “How to Bring it” DVD
• 12 Workout DVDs
• P90X Fitness Guide
• P90X Nutrition Guide
• P90X Calendar

Read through the material before starting! There is important information you should know about before starting an extreme fitness program. After reading everything, I decided that P90X Lean was for me and matched my 90 day goal of getting that nicely toned look!

I officially started P90X on January 2, 2009. What a great way to start the new year!

P90X offers three fitness programs that all use the same set of DVDs:

• P90X Classic:
• P90X Doubles: Adds extra cardiovascular exercise
• P90X Lean: More cardio and less resistance for lean body mass goals.

Before starting, it’s important to take the Fit Test that is included in the Fitness Guide. You should do this test a few days before you start the program. The Fit Test will give you an indication of the improvements you will make during the 90 days of P90X and, more important, let you know if you are even ready to do P90X. It is not for everyone, in which case you may want to try a different Beachbody program to prepare yourself for P90X.

P90X also includes a eating plan. Do not toss this guide aside. It will show you what types of foods to eat to achieve maximum results. You can work out forever but if you do not eat properly you will not get the results you desire. That is just a fact of life. Food is fuel.

Each program (Classic, Doubles, Lean) consists of three phases:

• Adaptive
• Mastery
• Recovery

Each phase is divided in to four weeks that include three weeks of intense training and one week of recovery. The recovery week in the P90X Lean program was still tough, consisting of core muscle strengthening and intense cardio routines.

My first week was a real energy lifter. I used muscles that I did not use on a regular basis and boy, did I feel it! I could barely sit down for a few days because P90X literally kicked my butt! I could feel all my muscles waking up and it felt great!

Each week requires that you workout at least 6 days in a row. On the seventh day, you have a choice of rest or the Stretch X routine. I always did the Stretch X routine because it just topped off the other 6 days of exercise so nicely. I love it! It felt great, was much needed after P90Xing for an intense 6 days, and helped increase my flexibility.

In Phase 1, I started out using little three-pound weights for shoulder presses due to a weak upper body. By the end of the Adaptive Phase 1, I moved up to five-pound weights. The first time I did Kenpo X, I was quite uncoordinated and had a difficult time balancing well enough to throw kicks. By the end of Phase 1, my coordination and balance improved a great deal. I definitely started seeing the changes in my body by the end of 30 days.

I purchased some heavier 12-pound weights in anticipation of being able to use them in Phase 3, Mastery. I also purchased B-lines before starting for the back exercises.

I really enjoy Tony Horton’s sense of humor and the way he leads the routines. Tony Horton kept me inspired, and more important, kept me honest. What do I mean by honest? Well, you get out of this program what you put into it. You can play the DVD and not put your best effort into it or you can do your very best. Tony is great at encouraging everyone to do their best. He has real people in the DVDs that are working as hard as we are to complete the exercises too.

Tony includes stretching exercises before and after every workout. I had been a “stretching slacker” for a long time and the stretching became one of my favorites in every workout and made a big difference in how I felt.

By the end of Phase 1, I can honestly say that P90X is unlike any fitness program I have experienced. My body was continually challenged by the variety of different workouts and I developed coordination that I didn’t have when I started. I had a great sense of accomplishment. I saw great improvements in my flexibility and was standing up straighter due to strengthened back muscles, which also helped my chest open up. And, my arms were starting to look more toned.

I was excited to start Phase 2, where I could focus more on reps and failure, and start increasing the weights. Stay tuned for Part 2, where I talk about my experience in Phase 2 of P90X! Bring it!

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