I've just started on Phase 3, and have had fantastic results. I haven't followed the suggested rotation, but kept up with my lower body heavy strength training at the gym once a week, as well as my usual cardio, kettlebell and Pilates workouts. I've now done all the workouts, except the 15-minute core one.
Results
* I've improved my core strength and now enjoy Pilates a lot more
* My balance has improved a great deal
* All the balance work has leaned out my thighs (wish I'd taken measurements, but my pants are a lot looser)
* I can jump higher
* I have improved my movement quality in general
* I have increased my deadlift from 75 to 77.5 kilos
* This morning was my first time doing upper body strength training in the gym since I started P90X2, and I have definitely made gains there too. I picked up a 20kg dumbbell and thought, "This seems a bit light".
So it's definitely been worth it for me. I plan to work some of the P90X2 DVDs into my rotations next year.
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Maintaining a 90-pound weight loss since 2003.
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