P90X2 90 Day Results!

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Day 90 is Finally here! it has been a long journey but i have enjoyed every second of it. below are my final comparison pics. now since i have officially finished the program the way it was laid out, i want to review the whole program as a whole.

Review of Phase 1
Phase one is the "Foundation Phase" and these workouts are focused on developing your Core strength. now when i say core i am not talking just about the flashy six pack. there is way more too core strengthening than just that, the true core is your whole torso front and back, many of life's injuries come from a weak core and these phase one workouts will no doubt strengthen the whole core. this foundation phase is perfect for the start of X2. Each workout in this phase have the main emphasis on core. the schedule is laid out quite well. however in the first phase i believe that the 2 rest days are not needed. one rest day is plenty for the first phase. these workouts are hard in a new way, not so much as intensity (except for X2 total body, plyocide, and balance and power) but the focus overall on balance in the first phase is crazy and as you get to day 30 you really notice an improvement in the way you function in real life activities. It also really helps with functional fitness the foundation primal movements that we are supposed to be doing. so how were my results after phase 1? here are the pros: my core strength was taken to a new level, i also just felt i had a better posture when doing regular activities, the schedule is designed well and i was never bored during this phase. now here are the cons: i lost quite a bit of overall strength in my muscle, my abs lacked proper symmetry and definition, 2 rest days are not needed by any means, you can sub in a heavy weight training day on one of those days. so those are my overall thoughts about the first phase, my actual appearance results were very little, and like i said i lost symmetry in my definition in my abs because the actual ab training is not designed real well and puts way to much emphasis on lower abdominals and not so much on obliques and the upper rectus abdominal muscles. when i train abs usually i always train in a sequence and hit every part of the abs, that will create proper symmetry. well as good as your genetics will let you. Everyones abs are genetically different so if you think you can change the shape of them sorry you can't. for my actual performance results tho this phase increased balance and posture greatly! my overall score for the first phase of X2 is a 7.5 out of 10.

Review of Phase 2
Phase two is the "Strength Phase" this was my favorite phase probably of the whole program. if you are a regular P90X schedule guy then this phase will probably be your favorite as well because it is most like the traditional P90X schedule. however there still is 2 rest days in this phase and i once again only believe one is truly needed. i believe that you can sub in whatever workout you want in place of one of those recovery days. foam rolling really does the body wonders in this phase. this is the phase where i would set aside an hour every night while i watch my evening shows to foam roll, I love the rumble roller and swear by it. it is pricey but if you are an avid exerciser i highly recommend the rumble roller it is truly a magical experience :) The workouts in this phase are so fun. my 2 top favorites are Chest, Back, and Balance, and X2 Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps. those are amazing workouts and i always look forward to them! i also really enjoy V-sculpt. here are the pros of this phase: your balance will continue to improve, your strength gains are gained back from what you lost in Phase one. you train abs (or should i say core 3 times a week which is what i usually do) and X2 ab ripper has really grown on me. my appearance results were pretty much back to normal from what i had lost. now for the cons: even though i like X2 ab ripper it still does not train them totally perfect but it does a decent job of it. if it integrated one hanging ab move, one more twisting motion, and one more upper motion then this would probably be my favorite Ab workout to date. when i ad this workout to a hybrid i will ad in those 3 things and it should be an almost perfect way to train abs then. my next con is that this phase after 6 weeks is very repetitive with some of the same workouts weekly, by the 5th week i never wanted to do Plyocide, and Base and Back again because i was just bored of the routines. they should have made 2 varieties of these workouts so we could sub them in and out like the other workouts, i would have happily paid more too for that option without a doubt. during this phase i actually had lost some of my pull up numbers! now i can't totally blame X2 for that because during this time of the program i had started a new job (graphic designer, and web manager at local newspaper) so while it's great i have this new job it has really sacrificed some of my results. being at a desk all day does compromise results without a doubt but it is also the fact that i went from being able to eat 5-6 meals a day with about 2500 calories, to only 3 big meals a day and my daily shakeology with only about 2200-2300 cals. But you know thats life and I'm doing the best i can so to me it doesn't matter that my results are not as good as they have been, at-least i'm still healthy and fit and making a steady income :) Other than those things i really enjoyed this phase and i give this phase an 8 out of 10.

Review of Phase 3
Phase 3 is the "performance Phase" this is the newest phase to all of us regular P90X fans. the workouts in this phase are unlike anything you have ever done. they are based of the science of P.A.P (post Activation Potentiation) this basically means a strength or power move followed by an explosive move, then an isometric move, 4 exercises repeated 4 times and that equals one Complex, a PAP workout has 2 Complexes. I absolutely loved this phase! my greatest gains were achieved with this phase. It does get repetitive doing the same PAP workouts over and over but the workouts them self are really fun and they actually seem to go really fast even though it's an hour like the rest of the workouts. your constantly moving in PAP so you break out in this massive sweat and feel amazing when your done. in this phase my pull up numbers have gone up, and my balance and stability muscles were really improved on. the pros of this phase: the workouts are tons of fun, the workouts go by really quick, these workouts get your heart rate sky high in short intervals perfect for burning fat and sculpting lean muscle, your core will be strengthened even more when these workouts are done right. now for the cons: i think it would have been awesome if they had created 2 more videos of PAP to add to sub in, they could have easily done that and wish they would have. but these workouts will be great for a hybrid because you can easily sub in different moves in place of the ones in the video so they will work for the foundation and something to go off of. there was a lack of ab training once again that i feel should have been addressed but PAP does have plenty for your core keep that in mind. thats really the only bad things i can say about the final phase. I really enjoyed this Phase! and probably made the greatest gains in performance just like it was designed to do so. my overall rating for the final phase is an 9 out of 10.

Ok now for my overall score of the Whole P90X2 program as an average. I loved the program but i felt it lacked quite a bit of stuff that should have been addressed in the production of this program. the main things it lacked was, heavy weight training, heavy leg training, proper symmetry ab workouts, and another disk that we could have subbed in place of Plyocide to bring more variety and escape boredom. with all those factors in the game i am giving P90X2 a total score of a 7 out of 10! if you are hesitant about picking this program up i think you should do it. this program is totally worth it even with the things it lacked i have learned so much that i can now integrate into other workouts. plus the technique of foam rolling learned in the program is totally worth it. I have never felt better in my joints and muscles since i have been using it, so worth it! so if you got the money pick this program up! you will not be disappointed that you did.

so as you can see i have enjoyed this 90 days. but i am so ready to go back to my hybrids, i will defiantly be incorporating these X2 workouts in my future hybrids! so that finished up a total of 9 rounds now! 810 days of Beachbody programs total now! I can't wait to start my new hybrid i have ready to go now! it is going to 90 days of workouts that will range from P90X, P90X2, one on one, and Asylum. The main goal in this hybrid is to get balanced again from what i lost with P90X2 and maintain all the benefits i have received from X2. even though i gained a lot from X2 i believe my hybrids are the best thing for me.

well this wraps it up for another blog, i hope this has given you some info on how good this product is, and hopefully you choose to buy it because there was a lot of science that went into this! and i do believe this is one of the best Beachbody workouts ever designed to date! if you have any questions feel free to leave a comment, or send me an email, or Facebook message and i will always get back to you. and another thing if you are not part of my on growing fitness team then join! it's completely free click here to join! and you will get insider only access to my tips and tricks to living a healthy lean life! Peace Out :)

Shawn Fausey