subject: P90x Gear - What Kind Of Gear Do I Need For P90x? [print this page] P90x Gear - What Kind Of Gear Do I Need For P90x?
If you are interested in the popular P90x fitness program, and are wondering what kind of gear is required to do it, then keep reading. In this article I will tell you everything you have to have to be able to successfully do the ninety day program.
Over the 90 days you will be challenged with many different kinds of exercises. You'll be doing exercises that use your bodyweight and ones that use weights. For the weighted exercises you will need either dumbbells or resistance bands. Of the two choices, dumbbells are often more expensive. You can buy a few sets of used ones to save money, or if you want to go all out, many P90x users like to use adjustable weights like the Bowflex SelectTech or Powerblock.
Of the two options, resistance bands are the more affordable option. They may lack the reputation that free weights have, but in recent years, that is all changing. They provide a few benefits. One is that they make it much harder to cheat with. Free weight lifters are often tempted to use other muscles or momentum to help the muscle up. Using momentum only cheats the muscles the exercise was supposed to target out of being worked harder. A second benefit is that they are not influenced by gravity, so they will provide tension from the beginning of the repetition, to the end. It is recommended to have at least three different exercise band options so that you have one that will work for your stronger muscles, one for your middle range, and one for your weakest areas.
There are a lot of pull-ups and chin-ups that are done throughout the program. As a result, a pull-up bar is a must have. Beachbody makes a P90x chin-up bar that mounts to doorways without any hardware. Any type of bar will work, just as long as it is secure and strong enough to hold your weight.
In ending, a chin-up bar and dumbbells or resistance bands are all you'll need in order to do P90x.
