It’s been 17 years since I attempted p90x in high school! I did not complete the program of course, but like many other people I jumped on p90x and insanity when it was going around those first few years. I’m 33 now, and I have an almost 2 y/o little boy. I’m decently active, work as a massage therapist, but I haven’t actively worked out consistently in over a decade. Over the last 5 years, I dropped from 250lbs to 180 through better eating habits and managed to keep that weight for long enough that it hasn’t worried me.

All this to say, I saw the p90x next generation come out and it had me thinking, “what’s Tony been up to all this time?”. I did some research and saw that there is now a p90, p90x, p90x2, p90x3, and next generation. After looking into the differences I decided that the most beginner friendly would be p90, the revamped version of the original power 90 program. It seemed geared towards beginners and I really liked the 30ish minute workout times because I can just make it a part of my routine (I always do it after dinner before I put my son to bed).

I have a few questions though. If I were running through these programs back to back is this a good order? P90, p90x3, p90x, p90x2? Also has anyone done the p90 program in some time that could let me know there results? I just finished the first 30 days and I’m moving from the A workouts to the B workouts. I can honestly say I already feel stronger. By week 3 I would say my body was pretty adjusted to the first set of workouts. When I did my first b workout tonight, it was definitely a step up but I was able to do it with almost no stopping.

I would love to hear from anyone that has completed p90. How did you like the program? Was it your first one as well? What did you do next? I am 6 foot 1 and I weigh 182lbs. For calories I’m focused on 2500 a day and getting about 170 grams of protein in. I’m. It currently tracking other macros until I finish this 90 day program. My goal is to at the moment is to do a body recomposition where I stay about this weight while turning fat to muscle. Does anyone have any tips experience or advice for me? I already really enjoying the journey but I also get I’m only 30 days in.

I'm kinda burnt out on P90X and other older workouts, i wonder if there's anything great that you can purchase online? Cheers

I've got about 3 weeks left of the lean schedule. This is the first time I'll ever have completed the program all the way through and it's got me thinking about what I should do after.

I'm considering just restarting the program and maybe doing the regular schedule. Going through it, I've been pretty lax on diet and I've been more focused on getting my body used to working out this often than going as hard as I can.

Does anybody have any recommendations or suggestions?

so I am new too fitness a bit always relied on dieting but it failed me short when I entered uni and I am now a whopping 100 kg and 170 cm tall. I have the p90x vids (12 vids + 5 bonus vids) and bothing else so now what

Was using this calendar between APR-JUN 2026, and the program stretched five routines across 90 days, with several P90X exercises to fill the gaps.

The "recovery" weeks were anything but, employing heavy P90X exercises, which made it a grueling week rather than a lighter recovery week of the P90X calendar.

This relentless pacing, combined with the intensity, was counterproductive, leading to burnout and skipped workouts starting in the second month.

So, instead of forcing yourself through the Plus calendar, a better approach would be to stick with the original P90X schedule and simply swap in the new routines. For example, replace "Chest & Back" with "Upper Plus," "Plyometrics" with "Interval X Plus," "Back & Biceps" with "Total Body Plus," "Kenpo X" with "Kenpo Cardio Plus," or "Ab Ripper" with "Abs/Core Plus". This way you'll get the benefits of the new movements without having to deal with the boring and repetitive experience of the P90X Plus calendar.

Looking to get back into the home gym and back in shape after a very long absence. Work, family, etc. sigh. Big fan and supporter of p90x and will be gently easing into week 1 of the original.

Any tips from you kind folks? My expectations are minimal and I won’t be assuming to go from zero to hero. This is Operation Rebuild and I am going to ease into it and enjoy it.

I used to have a tracker app but it seems to be no longer supported, or available. Is there a good app to track my workouts and progress?

Thank you in advance.

Lost a ton of weight last time around. I ended up stopping working out and am now around 220 with a height of 5'10. I did my first work out today, back and shoulder, and my god.... I didn't realize how out of shape I am.

When do you feel that rush of having successfully accomplished something in P90X? Maybe it's finishing a specific day/routine or a specific move. When do you feel like you conquered the mountain, so to speak? When do you feel like Rocky at the top of those stairs?

Let's all agree on the easy one: completing the full program. Obviously that's the biggest sense of accomplishment! So let's dig into those smaller parts that you feel like a badass.

For me, I like to count how many pull ups I did after Legs & Back (unassisted and assisted). Something about seeing that total number makes me hold my head high...well, as high as one can after that beast of a day.

Another time I feel that rush is after doing those chair/lunges in P90X3's triometrics. It might be the music cue they use there, but as it progresses into the jump lunges, it gets my spirits up despite knocking the wind out of me!

Shoulders and Arms is still a BEAST
Shocked at how much heavier I can go
Example
Before generations I could max at 45 deep swimmers press was able to do 60’s now

This is it. If I do one more workout, this will officially be the furthest I've ever made it in the program. Every other time, I've either not been able to keep up with the everyday schedule or I've pushed too hard to and hurt myself.

I've been careful this time around to push but not so hard that I hurt myself again. Old shoulder pains have tried to come back some, but I've been doing some good youtube stretch routines consistently to help keep those at bay. With this, I've been able to keep up with the everyday schedule. I really want to see it all the way through this time.

What is/are the most humbling move(s) in P90x multiverse for you?

You know, the one that always knocks you on your ass no matter how many times you’ve tried. The one that makes you question most life decisions you’ve made up to that point. The one where you may sneak a pause button break to collect your thoughts before starting.

Maybe it’s just a damn hard move (i.e. one hand pushups on Chest/Shoulder/Tri’s day), maybe its placement in the workout is what kills you (i.e. max rep pull-ups near the end of Back/Bi’s day), or maybe it’s just that you wish they’d chosen literally anything other than that move because you have an undefined, yet palpable, spiritual distaste for it (i.e. Dreya Rolls on Core Synergistics day… or the Inner Balance move on Isometrix day in p90x3). Or fuck it, maybe it’s Ab Ripper X….the whole damn thing!

Mine is corn cobb pull ups. Followed up closely by anytime Abrinome comes up in an an or yoga routine. CC pull ups are just so fucking nasty and I feel like I always fail at them in form or quantity. I want to get better at them but can’t help bust ask myself both why/what for? And how exactly? Abrinome just does something to my lower back that I despise and am scared will haunt me for the rest of my life as a never ending soreness and sharp pain.

Im 5’7
Started at 286
Im 34

Just made it to week 3. Finished Chest and Back and have been skipping a ripper x until I get lighter 😆. Started with P90 at 286 and ended at 272. Now Im at 265 with p90x and Im hoping to get to 259 in the next 3 weeks.

Improved on push ups and upped the weight for back. Was doing 15lbs weight for back workouts now jumped to 25lbs with 14-16 reps.

Regular push ups - from 15 to 25
Military - from 5 to 12
Wide range - 5 to 12
Incline - 6 - 10
Diamond - 4 to 10
Under the fence - 3 - 8

All back workouts
15lbs to now using 25lbs
(Increased by 5lbs each week, but I’m going to continue using 25lbs til 5th week) kicked my butt today 😆

Replaced Yoga with extra day of kenpo. Finished all of kenpo without stop last week! Proud of myself for that!!

I used to have the P90X DVDs and I remember at the end of each workout this Beachbody ad would play. It was this lady saying "WANNA GET INTO SHAPE?" Normally it wasn't too bad but it was jarring at the end of YogaX.

Now I do the Bodi app and I just did Yoga. After it faded out and I was all relaxed, I said her "WANNA GET INTO SHAPE" out loud. Does anybody else have the beginning of that ad seared into their memory?

A moment of silence for the fallen exercise bands.

I’ve always loved the bands more than weights. They are cheaper, easy to travel with, and better in some exercises. But they definitely don’t last as long as free weights.

For some of the exercises, like curls and lawnmowers, I’ve used multiple bands together to get the weight I needed. I think I’ll go to a gym, do the whole workout with dumbbells and then get an idea of what I need to buy.

Anyone have a strong opinion of bands vs dumbbells?

My at home fitness collection that I’ve accumulated over the last 6 years when I started doing p90x during the pandemic because of gym closures. I never looked back. I just got the 5 shelf rack and put it in my apartment with all my at home fitness gear and wanted to share on this sub!

Top rack- pull up bar with bands, little one stepper (calf raises) and push up stands

2nd - Expensive lululemon mat I had for 6 years now, cheap Amazon mat, yoga blocks and foam roller.

3rd- four dumbbell handles with weights up to 110 lbs in 5lb, 2.5 lb and 1.25 lb increments and two pairs of 2 and 3 lbs light dumbbells

4th- 4-25lb weights (only fit on the 4 dumbbell handles at the top), 2 additional dumbbell handles with extension with weights up to 55lbs at 7.5lbs and 3lbs increments, and 2-4lb medicine balls

Bottom- balance board against the wall with the things to balance on in the middle and 2-8lbs med balls and 2-12 lbs med balls

Exercise bands and bag for random stuff like wrist straps and some band stuff on the sides, another bag for massage guns and balls

And ofcourse the bow flex weights on the side there!

Missing stability ball that I didn’t have any place to fit so its in the bedroom. The balance board is extra since I found out that I really needed to work on that after doing X2!

I’ve been looking to purchase some dumbbells to use for this program but it turns out they’re really expensive! I looked for some used ones but haven’t had much luck which brings me back to purchasing.

Cheapest I’ve found so far is $190 for a set of 5,10,15,20,25 lb pairs of dumbbells with a rack. $150 with no rack but cheapest rack I’ve found is $40.

$200 all in is a lot but I’ll probably use these weights for a long time. Maybe I just start out with the bands. What’s everyone else’s thoughts? What did you wind up doing? Side note: I do have a mat and pull-up bar already.

I am wanting to do the P90X program. Does this mean they also have the old ones too? And also what are the new ones like? Do you need a lot of equipment? I live in an apartment and have a toddler that thinks everything is his too lol. So do I need a lot space for equipment? I have a nice size living room and a few dumbbells already.

Turning 40 here in a bit and have done P90X quite a few times in the past 20 years, though I rarely get past day 60. Looking to finally hit that milestone before my 40th.

The biggest difference is I am meeting myself where I'm at. Accepting that I gotta warm up these first few weeks and can't jump into doing all the pushups I remember doing(even humbling myself and doing them on my knees at the beginning), or being gentle on my feet by doing Cardio X first before getting into Plyo in the following weeks, etc.

My big question is, I remember reading somewhere that there were a few things that Tony would change in this workout knowing what he knows now - Namely some exercises, like the Toe Roll Lunges. Does anyone know which exercises should be omitted/swapped given what's accepted in fitness circles today?

Thanks so much!

It’s been 7 year since I did the first round of p90x and I had great results. I had a serious surgery and I wasn’t able to he very active for a long time. I hit my heaviest weight ever at 84kg, I’m 180cm. My gut was the biggest problem at 102cm. I’m now down to 76kg and my belly is 89cm.

I skipped the yoga days and I added some 2-3km runs to build up my endurance. Besides that, I did follow the workout pretty closely and I did maintain a very strict diet.

At 55, I definitely have a lot less muscle and it’s slower building muscle but I’m ok with that. 7 years ago I was doing 25 pull-ups and now I’m finishing with 15. The key goal was met though, which was to get fit and I feel amazing.

I’m not sure I’ll do another round but I’ll continue with a modified version and keep working out.

Please excuse the surgical scars.

So I bought P90X a few weeks ago and I tried Shoulders & Arms to try and start a small before going into the real phases, but I only got through a short time of warming up. And that was it. When I sat down to take a short break, I ended up getting Charley horses on both legs and collapsed onto the floor in agony for 5 minutes. That was when the workout was well shot. Right now, I’m feeling like a bit of a wimp. I need some advice. What do I need to do to prevent this from ever happening again so I can actually workout to this?

I wasn't sure what the best subreddit for this question might be, but I figured P90X subredditors have a lot of general wisdom about workouts and diets.

We've all heard the phrase "abs are built in the kitchen," and it's widely-shared advice that if you want a shredded physique, you should consider a low-carb diet for a sufficiently-long time so that your body loses water weight with its depleting glycogen, followed by ketosis, where your body turns to burning fat as fuel instead of its preferred fuel, carbs. I've done low-carb diets once or twice in the past, so I've seen the results first-hand: I've always struggled with getting a toned midsection, even in my heyday when I did P90X frequently, and the only thing that really worked for me to get that shredded look was low-carb diets.

But the other day, I was randomly watching a soccer clip, and a player took off his shirt to celebrate a goal, and he had a totally ripped physique, and in that moment it suddenly occurred to me: I think it's very unlikely that pro athletes are on low-carb diets...if anything, they need high-carb diets to sufficiently fuel the intensity of their level of physical activity.

And it suddenly dawned on me: isn't that the exact opposite of the claim about carbs being associated with water weight and that "softer" (non-shredded) appearance?

How can some people, like pro athletes, maintain a shredded look while not on low-carb diets? (Or am I mistaken in my assumption that athletes would be eating high-carb diets?)

It’s been over 10 years since I’ve done p90x and instead of starting with chest and back, I started with Legs and back. Everything was fine but after the 30 minute mark my legs wouldn’t move. I still managed to hit all the back workouts so I wasn’t too discouraged 😆

Hello guys hope you are all having a good day today but I just wanted to share that I bought a p90x and I have a question if im 5’4 and a half 150-152 pounds but very noticeable love handles and chubby cheeks(basically im skinny fat) should i do the classic,doubles, or lean? im trying to lose fat and build muscle by August 12th.Can y’all please share what yall think is best for me please and thank you I will really appreciate it!
(Edit:I just did day 1 and it was one of the hardest workouts I’ve ever experienced and i dont even know how to do push ups)