I've done it. There is no looking back or regretting my decision. I've .... moved away from P90X. Good lord, that was a tough one to write. After doing P90X and fully embracing (some say I'm an addict, I disagree completely) Tony Horton's philosophy, I am moving onto a new program from Beachbody - Les Mills Pump. This is something I didn't see coming at all. I thought about buying P90X2 and progressing on with Tony's newest adventure. However, I was just sold on the videos and what I was reading about LMP online. Even "talking" to some who are in the midst of doing their first tour of duty with LMP was extremely motivating and getting me hyped to check it out. So here I am today, P90X free and jumping head first into a new program with ambition, drive, tenacity and high expectations!In all honesty though, P90X will always be with me. The ground work, the foundation was laid with P90X. I have a very concrete foundation to build my tomorrow on. It's rock solid, won't budge, crack, or be broken by anything. The mindset of "I presently struggle with" has been with me from day one of P90X and will always forever be with me. That philosophy has been applied to so many areas (and needs to be applied to still more) of my life that it probably should be tattooed onto my back! It's that very philosophy which will be part of my Les Mills Pump foundation going foward. I plan (and already have) to attack Les Mills Pump with the same tenacity and intensity that I did P90X. Just cause the pay loads (amount of weight lifted) are currently lighter, doesn't mean I'm taking it easier folks. It means more repetitions ... many, many more repetitions!
I'm just completing my first full week and I'm loving it. The "Rep Effect" is very similiar to Tony Horton's 10-12. If you lift heavy loads at 8-10 reps, you're building bulk while lighter loads at 10-12 will give you a more toned look. Well, instead of doing 10-12 reps, you're doing upwards of +500 reps per workout! Yeah, that is pretty nuts! Craziness ensues dude and that "muscle fatigue" really sets in multiple times during each workout. But that is where the money is people, the muscle fatigue. The last one reps got to hurt n' burn cause that is when the most change is happening with your body. Plain and simple, you need to feel intense burn to make change. And trust me, you feel it many, many times during a LMP workout! But the music, trainers (Petter, Asa, Susan, Rachel, Jericho, The Bens, Joel, etc) and the crowd keep you motivated to push for more!Ladies and gentlemen ... I am not a P90X addict. I am a Beachbody addict and damn proud of it.
