November 29, 2010 –
So I had finished P90x, P90x+, and Insanity front to back and by the book. Now what? Welcome to the world of creating your own hybrid!
So, what is a hybrid? It is anything you want it to be and veteran Insanity / P90xers are making every variation possible. After going through the programs, you start to get a sense to how they are developed. So the first question you need to ask yourself is what your goal is after the next 90 days.
After Insanity, I had dramatically cut my body fat by another 4% to bring me down to 7%! My core was so much stronger than before I had started and Insanity had just taken it to the next level. However, I felt that I had lost some upper body strength without my resistance training.
So my goal was to maintain my body fat and work on building my upper body again. So, I took the hardest Upper Body routines and used them as my resistance routine. And to ensure I maintained my body fat, I used some hard core Insanity and P90x cardio routines. I made sure I had one Plyometrics routine and one Interval cardio routine per week. In addition, I missed running and hence I left my 6th day as a floater. I could run and bike or I cold do another Insanity.
Mix it up and make it fun! Switch the workouts up. Variety is what makes this exciting. No one likes doing the same thing over and over. I loved coming back to the original P90x after being away from it and seeing big improvement over the 90 days.
Here is my basic routine and you can download the charts here.
Week 1,2,3
Day 1 – P90X: Chest & Back (53m) and P90X: Ab RipperX (16m)
Day 2 – Insanity: Max Interval Circuit (59m)
Day 3 – P90X: Shoulders & Arms (60m) and P90X: Ab RipperX (16m)
Day 4 – Insanity: Max Plyo Circuit (55m)
Day 5 – Insanity: Upper Body Weight Training (47m) and P90X+: Abs/Core Plus (20m)
Day 6 – Floater: 5K Bike and 5K Run OR Insanity: Max Interval Sports Training (54m)
Day 7 – Day Off
Week 4 – Recovery Week
Day 1 – P90X+: Total Body Plus (45m)
Day 2 – Insanity: Insane Abs (33m)
Day 3 – P90X: YogaX (90m)
Day 4 – P90X: Core Synergistics (58m)
Day 5 – Insanity: Max Recovery (47m)
Day 6 – 5K Bike and 5K Run
Day 7 – Day Off
Week 5, 6, 7
Day 1 – P90X: Back and Biceps (52m) and P90X: Ab RipperX (16m)
Day 2 – P90X: Plyometrics X (59m)
Day 3 – P90X: Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps (56m) and Insanity: Cardio Abs (16m)
Day 4 – Insanity: Max Interval Circuit (59m)
Day 5 – P90X+: Upper Body Plus (41m) and Insanity: Insane Abs (33m)
Day 6 – Floater: 5K Bike and 5K Run OR Insanity: Max Cardio Conditioning (47m)
Day 7 – Day Off
Week 8,13 – Recovery Week
Day 1 – P90X+: Total Body Plus (45m)
Day 2 – Insanity: Insane Abs (33m)
Day 3 – P90X: YogaX (90m)
Day 4 – P90X: Core Synergistics (58m)
Day 5 –P90X+: Kenpo Cardio Plus
Day 6 – 5K Bike / 5K Run
Day 7 – Day Off
Week 9,11
Day 1 – P90X: Chest & Back (53m) and P90X: Ab RipperX (16m)
Day 2 – P90X+: Interval X Plus (41m)
Day 3 – P90x: Shoulders & Arms (60m) and P90X: Ab RipperX (16m)
Day 4 – Insanity: Max Plyo Circuit (55m)
Day 5 – Insanity: Upper Body Weight Training (47m) and P90X+: Abs/Core Plus (20m)
Day 6 – Floater: 5K Bike / 5K Run OR Insanity: Max Interval Sports Training (54m)
Day 7 – Day Off
Week 10,12
Day 1 – P90X: Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps (56m) and Insanity: Cardio Abs (16m)
Day 2 – P90X: Plyometrics X (59m)
Day 3 – P90X: Back and Biceps (52m) and P90X: Ab RipperX (16m)
Day 4 – Insanity: Max Interval Circuit (59m)
Day 5 – P90X+: Upper Body Plus (41m) and Insanity: Insane Abs (33m)
Day 6 – Floater: 5K Bike / 5K Run OR Insanity: Max Cardio Conditioning (47m)
Day 7 – Day Off