P90X Reviews – Part 2 Chest and Back

This workout is one of my favorites to do, although I did find the wide front pull-ups difficult, scratch that make that impossible to do without doing them assisted but that's o.k. because you will find as I did that you really do improve with every workout!

Lets' dive deep into my P90X reviews of chest and back to give you a feel for this workout.

This workout is performed four (4) times throughout this program. You will do this workout during weeks 1, 2, 3 & 9.

You will find that the layout of this workout is really cool. Tony Horton performs the exercises alongside three other people working out with him. These people are in REALLY good shape but you get the feel that they are normal everyday people just like us. They don't put on those fake annoying smiles like you see on so many other fitness programs.

The workout is approximately one hour long in which that time includes a warm-up and cool-down. This workout like the rest of them are very quick moving, so unless you're in phenomenal shape you will probably find yourself hitting the pause button from time to time to regroup before continuing on with the workout.

You will primarily be using body weight as resistance during this workout except for three of the exercise in which you can use bands or weights. Typically if you are looking to put on muscle size you will want to stay in the 8 to 10 rep range, if you are looking to just tone and slim up then you may want to stay in the 12 to 15 rep range per exercise.

This is a "repeat" workout where you will be doing two rounds of the (12) exercises. The (12) exercises that you will perform in this workout are:

01 - standard push-ups
02 - wide front pull-ups
03 - military push-ups
04 - reverse grip chin ups
05 - wide fly push-ups
06 - closed grip overhand pull-ups
07 - decline push-ups
08 - heavy pants
09 - diamond push-ups
10 - lawnmowers
11 - dive bomber push-ups
12 - back fly's

They refer to this workout as the push and pull workout. This workout mainly targets two of your largest muscle groups being your back & chest and you will also be working your secondary muscles as well mainly your triceps and to a lesser degree your shoulders. You will start out doing an exercise for your chest and then do an exercise for you back and so forth so you get to rest one muscle group while working another.

The equipment will need for this workout is pretty basic.
You need either weights or bands.
Push up bars which is optional but I highly recommend them due to the number of pushups you will be doing in this routine. The pushup bars help take the pressure off your wrists and they also allow you to go extra deep on your reps.
Chin up bar or bands.
Chair if needed to help you with assisted pull-ups.
Fitness guide and pen.
Water and towel.

And of course determination!

Be sure to read my next P90X reviews article in this series.

Till next time……….stay motivated & take care of yourself.
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