P90X
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| Inventor | Tony Horton |
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| Inception | 2004 |
| Available | Yes |
| Current supplier | Beachbody |
P90X or Power 90 Extreme is a home exercise system developed by Tony Horton in conjunction with Beachbody. The program emphasizes full body fitness through cardiovascular, strength training, and stretching exercises, combined with an optional nutrition and supplementation plan.
P90X stresses the importance of "muscle confusion" (commonly referred to as cross-training) by switching the order of exercises, and incorporating new exercises during each phase. Muscle confusion prevents the body from adapting to the exercises over time and plateauing which has been considered a key factor in the overall success of the program.[1]
History
P90X is the current incarnation of several generations of interval training programs developed by Tony Horton after beginning his work with home exercise company BeachBody in 1996. In 1998, with BeachBody, Tony helped create his first home exercise product called Great Body Guaranteed as well as the original Power 90 (P90) interval and circuit training style home training video. The formula, marketed via infomercials and other broadcast media, began selling well, and, in 2004, Tony debuted an extreme version of the original P90.[2] P90X was created as a continuation of the ideas started in the original P90 by researching new exercises aimed at better working out the entire body.
Program overview
P90X uses the idea of "muscle confusion," a cross training technique that prevents exercise plateauing by varying exercises over days and weeks such that the body has difficulty adapting. The system includes strength training, cardio, and stretching. In addition to pull-up and push-up emphasizing workouts, the system also stresses overall body fitness by including plyometrics (jump training), yoga, and kenpo.[3]
The workouts are about an hour to an hour-and-a-half in length and star Tony Horton with 3 or 4 fellow exercisers as back-up. For workouts that require weights, one of the back-up exercisers will generally demonstrate the exercise using the alternative resistance bands. The back-up exercisers will also sometimes perform different versions of the exercise at varying levels of intensity. With the exception of the Ab Ripper X routine, each workout generally begins with about 10 minutes of stretching (static and ballistic) and warm-up and ends with stretching and cool down of 3-5 minutes.
Usage and reception
P90X has gained a considerable amount of attention on sites such as YouTube because many P90X participants post their "before" and "after" videos as well as their progress. Several professional athletes and celebrities including Matt Diaz[4] , David Akers[5] , Sheryl Crow[6] [7], Ashton Kutcher, and Demi Moore[8][9] have unofficially endorsed the product in various interviews and on social media sites, such as Twitter, when asked what type of training they used to get into shape. Professional athletes Matt Diaz[4] of the Atlanta Braves and David Akers of the Philadelphia Eagles are also successful graduates of the program. In 2008, Beachbody announced they would pay $1 million to Akers' favorite charity if he broke the 63-yard field goal record in the next season after using the program.[5]
Several college universities in the United States have also begun implementing the program either as a workout class or by lending the DVDs including Duke[10], Harvard[11], and the University of Illinois Springfield[12].
See also
- Circuit Training
- Interval Training
- Strength Training
- Static stretching
- Dynamic stretching
- Weight Loss
References
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b Carroll, Rogers (2 April 2009). "Braves Q&A with Matt Diaz". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved 10 August, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b Congdon, Jon (7 November 2008). "KICKING FOR A CAUSE: Beachbody Pledges $1 million if Akers Breaks NFL Longest Field..." Reuters. Retrieved 10 August, 2009.
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