Back to work. I've taken 2 weeks off to let my body and mind rest, recover, and heal. I rarely take off that much time, but I'm beginning to realize it's necessary once in a while.
Over the last 5 years, I've accumulated a number of Beachbody workout programs, some of which I haven't done in a while, so I've decided to use them all in a 90-day Hybrid program, beginning Monday, April 15th. I'll be mixing in P90X, P90X+, P90X2, Tony Horton's One on One's, Insanity, and Insanity Asylum (Volumes 1 & 2). Except for a couple of the P90X:MC2 One on One's I have, which were precursors to the P90X2 workouts, I'll be using every disc I have in my library.
I've been planning this hybrid over the last month or so, and I was very careful when setting up the rotation. Each week, I'll be concentrating on one phase of a specific program, and will pretty much be doing the workouts as they were originally scheduled during a week of that phase. There will be some small adjustments. There were times during the original schedules (P90X, P90X+, P90X2, Insanity) where you'd be doing the same workout twice in a given week. I'm eliminating that by substituting in other bonus workouts for those duplicate days. Thursdays will be Yoga/Stretch/Recovery days, and Sundays will be "Ab" day. Most of the Ab workouts are only 15 to 20 minutes long and were originally scheduled as add-ons to various workouts during the week, but I'll only be doing them once during the week (on Sundays), just as I have over the last four years or so. That's what works for me.
The schedule has been set up into three months. Months 1 and 3 will follow a pattern of: Week 1) P90X; Week 2) P90X2; Week 3) Asylum; Week 4) Insanity. Month 2 will be a bit different. The P90X week will be substituted with Tony Horton's One on One's, but the workouts and schedule are similar to the P90X versions. Week 6 will still be P90X2. Week 7 will be P90X+, which I found to be a good "cousin" to Asylum because of the synergistic way the workouts are done. It's also the reason I put P90X Core Synergistics in with that week. Week 8 is simply extra Bonus and Alternative workouts I had that didn't fit in elsewhere, but together they added up to a pretty good week. In theory, the way the schedule is set up, Month 3 should be harder than Months 1 and 2. By the time I get to Week 13, I feel I'll be due for a rest, so that will be a true "recovery" week filled with Yoga and stretching. Day 90 will be Yoga X, just as it is with P90X. A good way to finish.
Some thoughts and concerns going in:
1) Well, I certainly won't be bored (not that I ever was). This is going to be a true test of "Muscle Confusion", as most of the workouts I'll only be doing one time in the 90 days. I don't know if that's good or bad. Some of these routines I haven't done in a while, and others I've only done once or twice. While variety is good, there's something to be said for familiarity. You can go harder because you know what to expect.
2) Except for a few of the P90X workouts, there are no real "bulk up" routines. The vast majority of these workouts are synergistic in nature, but as Tony says, that's the "future of fitness". I know from experience they still require a lot of strength, just not in a concentrated one body part way. I'm guessing I won't come out of this bulky, but instead I'll be really leaned out. I know that's what happened to me when I did P90X2 last year, and I never felt better.
3) I'm concerned there isn't a true "recovery" week until Week 13. That may be a problem, but I went through P90X2 without a recovery week, and there are recovery "days" built in, so I'm thinking I'll be OK. We'll see.
THE SCHEDULE
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WEEK 1 - P90X (Phase 1)
Mon - P90X - Chest and Back
Tue - P90X - Plyometrics
Wed - P90X - Shoulders and Arms
Thu - P90X - Yoga X
Fri - P90X - Legs and Back
Sat - P90X - Kenpo X
Sun - P90X - Ab Ripper X
WEEK 2 - P90X2 (Phase 1)
Mon - P90X2 - X2 Core
Tue - P90X2 - Plyocide
Wed - P90X2 - X2 Total Body
Thu - P90X2 - X2 Yoga
Fri - P90X2 - Balance and Power
Sat - P90X2 - Recovery and Mobility
Sun - P90X2 - X2 Ab Ripper
WEEK 3 - INSANITY ASYLUM (Volume 1)
Mon - Asylum - Speed and Agility
Tue - Asylum - Strength
Wed - Asylum - Vertical Plyo
Thu - Asylum - Relief
Fri - Asylum - Back to Core
Sat - Asylum - Game Day / Overtime
Sun - Asylum2 - Ab Shredder
WEEK 4 - INSANITY (Month 1)
Mon - Insanity - Sanity Check
Tue - Insanity - Plyo Cardio Circuit
Wed - Insanity - Cardio Power and Resistance
Thu - Insanity - Cardio Recovery
Fri - Insanity - Pure Cardio
Sat - Insanity - Core Cardio and Balance
Sun - Insanity - Cardio Abs
WEEK 5 - TONY HORTON'S ONE ON ONE
Mon - One on One - 30/15 Upper Body Massacre
Tue - One on One - Cardio 5-6 Plus (Super Cardio)
Wed - One on One - Just Arms
Thu - One on One - Patience Hummingbird
Fri - One on One - Plyo Legs
Sat - One on One - Cardio Confusion: Mason's Choice
Sun - One on One - Iso Abs
WEEK 6 - P90X2 (Phase 2)
Mon - P90X2 - Chest, Back, and Balance
Tue - P90X2 - Plyocide
Wed - P90X2 - X2 Shoulders and Arms
Thu - P90X2 - X2 Yoga
Fri - P90X2 - Base and Back
Sat - P90X2 - Recovery and Mobility
Sun - P90X2 - X2 Ab Ripper
WEEK 7 - P90X+
Mon - P90X+ - Upper Plus
Tue - P90X+ - Interval X Plus
Wed - P90X+ - Total Body Plus
Thu - One on One - Fountain of Youth
Fri - P90X - Core Synergistics
Sat - P90X+ - Kenpo Cardio Plus
Sun - P90X+ - Abs Core Plus
WEEK 8 - MIXED BAG (various Bonus and Alternative Workouts)
Mon - One on One - Upper Body Balance
Tue - Asylum2 - Pure Contact
Wed - Insanity - Upper Body Weight Training
Thu - P90X - X Stretch
Fri - One on One - On One Leg for Legs
Sat - P90X - Cardio X
Sun - Insanity - Fast and Furious Abs
WEEK 9 - P90X (Phase 2)
Mon - P90X - Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps
Tue - P90X - Plyometrics
Wed - P90X - Back and Biceps
Thu - P90X - Yoga X
Fri - P90X - Legs and Back
Sat - P90X - Kenpo X
Sun - P90X - Ab Ripper X
WEEK 10 - P90X2 (Phase 3)
Mon - P90X2 - X2 Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps
Tue - P90X2 - PAP Lower
Wed - P90X2 - V Sculpt
Thu - P90X2 - X2 Yoga
Fri - P90X2 - PAP Upper
Sat - P90X2 - Recovery and Mobility
Sun - P90X2 - X2 Ab Ripper
WEEK 11 - INSANITY ASYLUM (Volume 2)
Mon - Asylum2 - X Trainer
Tue - Asylum2 - Upper Elite
Wed - Asylum2 - Power Legs
Thu - Asylum2 - Off Day Stretch
Fri - Asylum2 - Back and 6 Pack
Sat - Asylum2 - Championship / Sudden Death OT
Sun - Asylum2 - Ab Shredder
WEEK 12 - INSANITY (Month 2)
Mon - Insanity - Fast and Furious
Tue - Insanity - Max Interval Circuit
Wed - Insanity - Max Interval Plyo
Thu - Insanity - Max Recovery
Fri - Insanity - Max Cardio Conditioning
Sat - Insanity - Max Interval Sports Training
Sun - Insanity - Insane Abs
WEEK 13 - YOGA / STRETCH / RECOVERY
Mon - P90X2 - X2 Yoga
Tue - One on One - Fountain of Youth
Wed - P90X2 - Recovery and Mobility
Thu - P90X - X Stretch
Fri - One on One - Patience Hummingbird
Sat - P90X - Yoga X
Sun - Rest
HOW DID I DO?
CLICK HERE ====> MY THOUGHTS ON FINISHING THE HYBRID
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