The Chest and Back workout of P90X is the first one you do in the program. As you know, I’m not a huge fan of push-ups. So at first, this wasn’t one of my most favorite workouts. In general, it still isn’t, however, I have come to like it more than I did. Remember, the P90X in 90 Seconds workout video does not include the warm-up or cool-down. Further, the structure of this workout is such, that it repeats the exercises a second time, reversing the order of back exercises and chest exercises. I’ve only shown each exercise once:
For reference, here is the workout in more detail. I’ve provided my original impression and how I feel about each exercise now:
Group 1:
| Muscle | Exercise | Initial Impression | What I Think Today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Standard Push Ups | Not too difficult | Same |
| Back | Wide Front Pull Ups | Not too difficult | Same |
Group 2:
| Muscle | Exercise | Initial Impression | What I Think Today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Military Push ups | More difficult | Not too difficult |
| Back | Reverse Grip Chin Ups | Not too difficult | Same |
Group 3:
| Muscle | Exercise | Initial Impression | What I Think Today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Wide Fly Push Ups | Not too difficult | Same |
| Back | Close Grip Overhand Pull Ups | Not too difficult | Same |
Group 4:
| Muscle | Exercise | Initial Impression | What I Think Today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Decline Push Ups | Much more difficult | Not too difficult |
| Back | Heavy Pants | Not too difficult | Same |
Group 5:
| Muscle | Exercise | Initial Impression | What I Think Today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Diamond Push Ups | Extremely difficult | Somewhat difficult. Like them better. |
| Back | Lawnmowers | Not too difficult | Same |
Group 6:
| Muscle | Exercise | Initial Impression | What I Think Today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | Dive Bomber Push Ups | Very difficult…and awkward | Not too bad now that I’m used to the move. |
| Back | Back Flys | Not too difficult | Same |
Now that you have seen the workout video, what do you think?
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