Does the P90X work?

It depends on if you stick to the program and make the lifestyle changes necessary for success. I’ve never tried it, but a good friend of mine has it and has lost weight with it. She tried it once and lost some weight, but then quit and gained back the weight she had lost. Now she’s doing it again and actually sticking to a routine and eating better and has lost weight (and inches) again. Once she finishes it, she will have to continue eating right and continue exercising to keep herself at a healthy weight. If she doesn’t stick to the lifestyle change, it won’t last.

Yes. I believe it does.

Any exercise program works if you just do them.

You have to do the workout faithfully to make it work. I have seen real results from people who did P90X.

The better question is “how practical is it” for several reasons:

-Some find it hard to stick to a work out program when they are at home where they can easily choose another distraction instead
-Some times, the “downstairs neighbor” would probably want to shoot you for stomping around on the ground, which is their ceiling (this is if you have a downstairs neighbor obviously)
-P90X was developed for people who are actually already in shape (developed for . . . not marketed toward), so it is quite difficult to just pick up the learning curve, and quite easy to get discouraged and quit.
-With the cost of P90X, after you buy all the crap, you could just eat healthier, and go to a gym for a few months. . . see if you are really going to be motivated for more than a month anyway . . . and then have extra crap like bands, dumbells etc.

Again, I’ve seen people achieve results on P90X. But for each one I’ve seen benefit, I literally know 6 people who spent a few hundred bucks and are still as roly-poly as they were to begin with. And I know one girl who’s P90X is gathering dust because she realized it was ALOT easier to plug into her iPod and just run 2–3 miles a day.

You just have to be honest with yourself. “Are you going to stick with it?”

I personally don’t like the feeling of shuffling around, doing sit ups, stretching, etc. on tile or carpet. I prefer doing it in the gym on their rubber mats. It’s just my preference.

@mrrich724 I stand by what you say.

Does it work? Yes. Is it a commitment? Oh yes.

A few of my friends tried it and ended up in excruciating pain, on the floor gasping for breath. They may try again a week or so later, end up in the same position, get discouraged and then just stop.

I would start by first committing yourself to running at least 10–15 miles a week and making it to the gym at least 3 times a week for an entire month. If you could balance that much, then take the step up to P90X.

It all depends if the diet and the workouts are done correctly as P90X recommends. I have tried the workouts a half a year ago to improve in strength, stamina from stressful days at my workplace. The P90X has worked for me, the workouts are very intense high-energy workout programs that do give great results in as little as 60 days.

@Cruiser, good answer. Although E_v4V2v_3 is referring specifically to the P90X because it is one of the most popular program trends out in the fitness market.