P90x or Insanity?

[thequeen]

From a woman's perspective, which one would tone the lower body more, without adding on unwanted bulk (muscle)? I'm not fat (in fact, I'm pretty thin), but I'm looking to just get fit for the summer and mostly tone my lower body (i.e, thighs). :S

[Ray-Chill]

Hmm.. I wanna know this too. =]
Was thinking about trying the P90x

[Kristin]

I've heard insanity is better. But, I know people who dropped tons of weight and got major toned doing p90x.

[Ray-Chill]

I think it's mostly about the diets on both though..
From what I've read most people didn't see any change until they did the diet plan.

[Kristin]

I think it's mostly about the diets on both though..
From what I've read most people didn't see any change until they did the diet plan.

That's how it is tho with anything.
But if she's already thin, she should be able to build muscle mass just from the workouts.

[Fusrohdah]

Muscle mass comes from fat though :P

You can do hiphop abs ;)?

[Kristin]

Muscle mass comes from fat though :P

No it doesn't. You build muscle mass from eating right and exercising, thus causing you to lose the fat and causing your body to build muscle.

[Fusrohdah]

:(Someone taught me wrong then..

[thequeen]

I've tried the Insanity diet to gain weight(so I could afford to lose weight while I was exercising)...but I couldn't do it for the whole 60 days. I had to literally double everything I was eating (was aiming to gain about 5 pounds in a month) and I just ended up feeling bloated and (sick) all the time.
Might give it another go though, just really don't want to have huge muscle thighs. =X

[Khelddar]

Finished P90X last Saturday and it great you just have to be willing to motivate yourself to put in extra effort to get the best results

[lastdeadriser]

I think it's mostly about the diets on both though..
From what I've read most people didn't see any change until they did the diet plan.

that is the MOST important part

[thequeen]

so P90x then?....if you had to say just one over the other, which one?

[Blue]

im starting insanity monday i got it for free ill tell u how it goes if u want

[lakahus]

p90x is better in my opinion.

[Kristin]

I just started Insanity this week. I chose it because:
- the workouts are shorter (40 minutes). I don't have time to do the long P90x ones.
- no equipement needed. P90x requires weights.
- 60 days vs. 90 days for almost the same results.

But Ray-Chill was right when she said it's really important to be on some sort of diet plan when you do these.

[Bailey]

I've been doing insanity for 3 weeks now and I havent lost much lbs wise but I do notice a slimmer waist and more energy and I can do the workouts a lot more now than before. From what I've heard once you get into the second month of insanity the lbs really start coming off then, I really recommend insanity.

[Scarydark]

My coworker is a petite thing.
She said p90x made her arms look manly.
So she does insanity.

Ladies, you don't produce enough testosterone to ever look "manly".
Either or, it's just a personal preference. Try them both.
Or do your own "extreme" fitness program by doing compound lifting at your local gym with interval cardio.

One last thing...
Diet.

[Zildjian38]

From a woman's perspective, which one would tone the lower body more, without adding on unwanted bulk (muscle)? I'm not fat (in fact, I'm pretty thin), but I'm looking to just get fit for the summer and mostly tone my lower body (i.e, thighs). :S
Squats, bench, deadlift.

[Scarydark]

Squats, bench, deadlift.
This, use heavy and medium weight.

[shadow772]

I think P90X offer a body builder kind while Insanity gives an athletic look. personally, I go for Insanity because I prefer cardio workouts.

[Ksychic]

Why not just do weights and cardio?

That is what I am doing currently and have gained 20 pounds of muscle in 3 months, (yes probably some fat), but I am looking to bulk up at the moment.

It all depends on what your trying to do, but weights are the best way to bulk for sure.

Insanity for cutting definitely :)

[esperanto]

I only have experience doing insanity, but it worked insanely well for me. :)

[ciclame]

personally i own p90x and my cousin owns insanity. if you are not in the most fit condition go with p90x . it doesnt push you to extremes it just gets the job done :)

[Ryan~]

I own both, never tried either so I'm curious as to what is better. I think I want to do Insanity, because it doesn't require any equipment :P

[Superboy]

I've done both personally.

I started p90x in May of last year with well over 200lbs at 5'11" and 18 yrs.
with p90x I lost 25 lbs and gained a world of confidence.

I continued and lost a total of 50 lbs and gaining a good bit of muscle.

I finished Insanity last week, and it's a cliche to say, but it's absolutely INSANE.
I considered myself in pretty good shape because of p90x, but man, Insanity humbles you. And right when you think you get the hang of it, the second month starts and it's like the first one all over again! Haha

I remember being so sore and in pain, and the work outs being hard, not so much because of the cardio or the workout it's self, but that I was still sore from the day before! Ha!
But that went away after like the 2nd week.

My cardio has improve a lot and I've lost another 5 lbs or so. Trying to loose the last 10 lbs and get into the body fat percentage I want. Shooting for under 10%!!!

Which do I recommend for a girl/woman?

Overall, Insanity would tone you and tighten you and give you a leaner look, without any bulking, but it's NOT for beginners!
Insanity expects you to be able to do pushups and jumps and jog, etc, etc at a good pace. Which i couldn't even dream of doing a year ago.

p90x is more beginner friendly. It's hard, but you can modify and since it works with weights, you can still keep up with them, but you just don't have to lift as heavy.

I def wouldn't have been able to do Insanity without P90x.

Girls don't like P90x because they say they'd get big and that's not the case. True, P90x has weight training in it. But that's good. We all need it.
Actually i read a study that said that women should be doing more weight training to help with with muslce tone and bone strength (which women struggle with) and men should work more on cardio to improve heart health.
But again, weight training won't at all make you hulk out over night. As much as us guys wished it happened like that, it doesn't. Follow the golden rule or reps. 12-15 reps for tone and 6-10 for bulk. Get a decent weight you can get 12-15 rep with, with the last 3 burning as you do them.

Also keep in mind, P90x comes in 3 versions. Classic, Lean, and Double (or somethign like that).
I did Classic, which has 3 times a week weight training and cardio inbetween.

Lean is probably best and it more targeted for women. It has a lot more cardio to tone you up and lean you out with only minimal weight training.

Hope this helps!!! :D

PM me if you have any questions. About diet or stuff. (Which is also VERY important. About 50% of your results depends on the diet along with the workout)

[Kairful]

In my opinion weight training will always surcome any other training! it produces muscle and leans you out for a overall better look

[Kenshin]

Never done insanity but I thought the P90x was pretty good.


The yoga part was way too much for me to handle though. Couldn't last the full 90 mins on that.

[Lucy]

i haven't done either, but this girl has some progress pics from insanity
[Only registered and activated users can see links]

she looks amazing.

[tom hardy]

I think it's mostly about the diets on both though..
From what I've read most people didn't see any change until they did the diet plan.

[OFWGKTA]

P90x is significantly easier than Insanity. If you're dedicated and willing to go through the entire workout set, Insanity will prove better results. The hardest part with Insanity is that the warm-up is a workout itself.