P90X Reviews: A Complete Review on the P90X Workout System

You’ve surely heard all of the buzz about how hard, and how effective, the P90X workout by Tony Horton is. How could you not? People all over the nation are talking about how P90X changed their bodies. So what exactly is it about the P90X workout that makes it so much more effective than other workouts out there? The answer actually involves a number of components that Tony Horton researched and implemented when creating the P90X. He combined ideas of working out, mental training and nutrition (P90X is designed to be done with P90X nutrition for the best results) into one killer workout system. However, one of the key elements that makes the P90X tick is the idea of Muscle Confusion.

What’s muscle confusion, you ask? In short, muscle confusion is simply making sure that as you get more fit and your body changes, your workout changes along with it. Research, as well as possibly your own experience, has shown that doing the same workout over and over again eventually leads to diminishing returns. You may have heard this called hitting a plateau or the plateau effect. This plateau happens for a number of different reasons. The short explanation is that as your workout becomes easier on your body and starts to feel repetitive, not only do your muscles get bored but you do as well. When that happens, you’re unlikely to be giving as much intensity as you once did, and you’ll see diminishing results.

P90X deals with this by constantly introducing new moves and workout routines to you in all three different phases of your workout cycle so that you stay on your toes and your muscles stay confused. You’ll stay both mentally and physically challenged through the entire ninety days instead of finding yourself potentially bored and under challenged physically.

It seems like a simple concept, but think of how many workouts you may have tried that ultimately left you bored and short of where you had originally really wanted to push yourself to! Also, as a bonus, Tony Horton makes it easy to continue to experience muscle confusion even after you’ve finished the P90X by offering One on One with Tony Horton, which sends you a brand new workout monthly so that you always have something new to learn.

It’s not often that we say we want to be confused, but in the case of getting the most out of your workout, confusion is the best state to be in. Get confused and fit with the P90X.