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It’s insane in a good way… I’m doing a number of the P90X+ videos at the moment. The original P90X videos gave you time between exercises. The goal was to do some reps and you had extra time to do them (and write down your progress). It worked great.  I lost weight and got stronger.  I did get faster too, but the emphasis was clearly on strength.

P90X+ is something completely different.  There’s no time between exercises, and you are supposed to go for time and not reps (do something for 30 secs/etc). This is great.  You end up working out at a higher pace and are much more spent at the end of a shorter workout.  Similarly, both the Kenpo/Cardio+ and IntervalX+ workouts are all about intervals and moving non stop for around 40 mins.  These workouts certainly kick my butt (in a good way). I really like the contrast between P90X and P90X+. It’s amazing how hard these new workouts are and it is clear that you really should do P90X before attempting them (or be in great aerobic shape). I wish there were more videos, but it is a good complement to P90X. It’s not uncommon for my heart rate to be in the 160s for most of the cardio workouts…Adding these workouts to your routine will certainly give you more variety and better results.

On a related note, I received Shaun T’s Insanity Cardio/Plyo preview and I love it. The Insanity program is coming soon from Beachbody and it is all about cardio and body weight exercises. I love the preview workout and can’t wait ’till the program is released. I will order it on day one Stay tuned for the review! (and let me know if’d you’d like to try it too)