Posted on 04/25/2011 5:36:18 PM PDT by Immerito
Tony Horton used to be a stand-up comedian. Now he's the front man for P90X and a millionaire exercise guru. So is he an infomercial salesman? Or a fitness savior?
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Beyond the compelling marketing, there are two reasons why P90X is so popular. First, Horton is the perfect front man. At 5´10* and 180 pounds with 9 percent body fat, he is genuinely ripped. He says he can consecutively do 110 pushups, 80 dips, 35 pullups, and eight 260-pound lat pulls. Plus, he can hold a handstand for a minute and even do a backflip off a wall. To prove it, he often drops to the floor and pumps out a few reps of whatever exercise he's talking about. His motto, which he wears on the back of his shirt, is "Bring It!" Along with the brawn, he has a full head of hair and—even under the harsh QVC makeup lights—no telltale signs of any nips or tucks. And, to the delight of the housedress set, he's not married.
But second, and most important, P90X—unlike the garbage heap of other "miracle" infomercial products—can deliver results. That's because it's built on such proven fitness principles as consistency, intensity, and variety, and you don't need special gadgets—just a pullup bar and dumbbells (or resistance bands). Simply pop a disc into your DVD player, move the couch out of the way, and follow along with Tony and his gang.
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High intensity exercise doesn’t burn a lot of calories.
You have to cut your calorie intake to lose weight.
The figures I’ve seen is 10 calories per per pounds of desired body weight if you’re sedentary. 12 calories per pound if you’re getting regular exercise and 15 calories per pound if you’re training like an Olympian.
Temporarily. Enjoy being a cattle hormone recipient. Stay away from actual humans please.
Where did Jonty30 state that he took steroids?
It’s irrelevant. Why do you ask?
Those were my results. My legs are short, which helps, in terms of moving weight.
I had only gotten up to 145 on the bench press.
I tend towards having a high amount of muscular endurance and not strength.
At the time, though I wasn’t as strong as others would have been, who had a similar amount of training, I could push my maximums several times and not just once.
Allmost: “Enjoy being a cattle hormone recipient”
Where did Jonty30 state that he took steroids?
Full squats.
On a machine, for safety.
I admit it probably would have been somewhat less with free weights, though I don’t how much less, since the only difference would have been an issue of safety and not the muscles involved.
No Where. Are you a liar as well?
Then why did you suggest that he did, when you were aware that he did not, by referencing the practice of giving steroids to livestock?
Why have you accused me of lying while failing to produce a single lie?
Got a P90X system with the doorway chin bar for my son last year for Christmas. He was never fat, but wanted definition and he got it! Hardest workout he’s ever had!
I wouldn’t take his ribbing too personally.
It is the role of the jealous to take shots at the accomplished.
That confirms what I have read elsewhere—Insanity has more of an emphasis on cardio than P90x.
You don’t need to be insane.
Once you’re used to high intensity, it’s enoyable.
I plan on getting back into it, after being away from it for 20 years.
I plan to use rubber resistance, instead of weights, because I don’t have the room for a good weight set. And the only thing the body recognizes about resistance is that it is resistance. The form of the resistance is irrelevant.
what’s P90X, pills?
Since you have used P90x, I have a couple of questions. I have done several low frequency, high weight workouts, centered around the big compounds (deads, squats, bench/shoulder presses, etc.). While they work, they just stopped working past a certain point, and I always had the sense that while I had built some muscle, I really hadn’t gotten any fitter. I really feel that there is something genetic, that my body-type demands vigorous, sustained exercise, more than short high-load workouts.
So I took all of the things I had learned, and built a regimen that concentrated on my weaknesses, but revolved around longer, more intense workouts. I have been curious about P90x, but don’t want to waste money on something that isn’t substantially better than what I came up with.
My big question is this: is there anything in P90x that is really revolutionary? If I work out with varied resistance exercises combined with intense cario, stretching, and bodyweight exercises, for an hour a day (I actually do 2 hours on some days, and take 2 days off after ever 4 days on), am I really gaining anything by buying the DVDs? I don’t need someone to push me or motivate me, and I am always throwing in new variations. And as far as diet is concerned, I have done a lot of research, and am fairly comfortable that my diet works for me. But given the ridiculously positive reviews for p90x, I can’t help but wonder if I am missing something.
It’s an exercise program that you can buy at Walmart or other big stores like that.
It comes in DVD’s and pushes you to exercise in a high intense fashion, as opposed to lower intensity exercises, but longer workouts.
In principle, those who stick it out will become stronger and more fit using it.
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