Yes, I am still doing P90X2. As a matter of fact, the workout I did today was included with the P90X2 “Base” kit (a.k.a. “The one I could afford”). It shares a lot of the same principles as P90X2, particularly the workouts in Phase 1.
Some details about the video:
- Tony calls it “One on One on One Leg (OOOOOL)”
- It describes itself as “approximately 52 minutes”
- It is Volume 2 Disk 11 of the One on One series
- Music by Jason Scheff (of P90X2 Shoulders and Arms fame)
A quick comment about music on workout DVDs: I am not a fan. There is music on all the P90X and P90X2 DVDs. Jillian Michaels includes music with hers, too. I appreciate the “No Music” audio track provided with P90X and P90X2. As a matter of fact, it took me a while to realize one of the things I did not like about P90X Yoga was the ethereal music. The silence helps me find my zen a little better, it seems. Anyway, with apologies to Jason, I wish I could turn off the music track here. It would make it easier to understand what Tony is saying at certain spots.
The setup for the workout is Tony, his director Mason Bendenwald, and another cameraman. They are in Tony’s spacious and well-equipped home gym. Tony does all the exercises by himself, until the very end when Mason joins him for a final set of push ups.
There are 10 exercises on Tony’s handwritten list (notepad from Staples office supply store). For each exercise, Tony does the repetitions on one leg, then the other. He talks a lot about his bad right knee and left ankle. The skiing injury which led to his fitness career is also a constant reminder of his human frailty, I guess.
Exercise notes:
- At certain points in this workout, you can really see the influences that went into P90X2. There are one-legged squats, the one-legged Chair position, and even the P90 Cross Hop (using a quarter as the focal point).
- The Warrior 3 position is here too, as a Standing Split and something called a Teeter Totter
- There are some interesting yoga-inspired moves not seen in P90X2, such as a Half Moon Lunge and a Royal Dancer Kick
- Near the end of the workout, Tony takes us outside to his equally spacious backyard, to do wall squats. Apparently there isn’t a convenient wall inside, or he just wanted a change of scenery for a couple of minutes.
This is definitely a tough workout. If I had not been doing all this balance stuff already, I would not have been able to keep up as well as I did, which is still not up to Tony’s level, of course. We were both tired and sweaty at the end of the session. Usually I can’t put in that level of effort on a new workout, but I guess it wasn’t so new after all.
P90X2 Tip of the Day: Check out whatever “bonus” DVDs are included with your P90X2 set. It’s fun to change the routine a little!
