Comments on: P90X: Ab Ripper X = Extreme Agony http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/post/p90x-ab-ripper-x-extreme-agony/ My Journey from Couch Potato to Triathlete Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:31:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Carol http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/post/p90x-ab-ripper-x-extreme-agony/comment-page-1/#comment-46145 Carol Sun, 19 Dec 2010 02:43:55 +0000 http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/?p=2790#comment-46145 haha, i never quite got past that pain business. maybe i'll give it another go! good luck! haha, i never quite got past that pain business. maybe i’ll give it another go! good luck!

]]> By: cisco http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/post/p90x-ab-ripper-x-extreme-agony/comment-page-1/#comment-46128 cisco Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:45:03 +0000 http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/?p=2790#comment-46128 i have started p90x like a week ago and was ready to quit halfway through the third workout but i decided to stick through it and i'm glad i did......the soreness means i'm doing something right and i'm already starting to see results i have started p90x like a week ago and was ready to quit halfway through the third workout but i decided to stick through it and i’m glad i did……the soreness means i’m doing something right and i’m already starting to see results

]]> By: Brian http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/post/p90x-ab-ripper-x-extreme-agony/comment-page-1/#comment-43204 Brian Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:46:48 +0000 http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/?p=2790#comment-43204 The Ab Ripper stuff will get easier after awhile. After 4 months, I can now get my legs more than two feet off the ground doing the oblique v-ups. At first, the best I could do was hold them a few inches off the ground and not even move them. Stay with it. Your muscles will adjust...all of them. Don't give up due to soreness. That too will lessen. Like you, I ENJOY it when I have some soreness for a few days in my arms, shoulders or legs, and that soreness is harder to get after you've been doing the P90X program for awhile. The Ab Ripper stuff will get easier after awhile. After 4 months, I can now get my legs more than two feet off the ground doing the oblique v-ups. At first, the best I could do was hold them a few inches off the ground and not even move them. Stay with it. Your muscles will adjust…all of them. Don’t give up due to soreness. That too will lessen. Like you, I ENJOY it when I have some soreness for a few days in my arms, shoulders or legs, and that soreness is harder to get after you’ve been doing the P90X program for awhile.

]]> By: Rockstartriathleteacademy@gmail.com http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/post/p90x-ab-ripper-x-extreme-agony/comment-page-1/#comment-43197 Rockstartriathleteacademy@gmail.com Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:28:21 +0000 http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/?p=2790#comment-43197 Awesome play by play description Carol! I also love that sore feeling after working hard. It's a great reminder of the positive adaptations your body is doing. My workouts typically aren't from P90X though. I have tried P90X and think its great at time efficiency and muscle balance, but its most definitely lacking the type of resistance training specific to triathletes. Ab ripper does indeed sound fun, but we do need to balance that feeling with the training adaptations we are striving for. Don't get me wrong, if you are training for fitness and well being, P90X may be the way to go for fun and inspiration. However, if you are training specifically for triathlons, and you are looking for specific resistance training for triathlons--whether it be in the off season or while rehabilitating an injury--I strongly suggest you take a look at this site that has the most specific triathlon resistance training exercises I have seen: http://www.thestrongtriathlete.com/ . Specifically there is a great book that you can get called "Top 12 Resistance Training Routines for Triathletes." Any of you that want to challenge your muscles in a different way, that still makes sense for your point in training, and the type of training involved, check out the site and let me know what you think. None the less, keep up the hard work with P90X in the mean time. Sounds like you all are doing awesome! Awesome play by play description Carol! I also love that sore feeling after working hard. It’s a great reminder of the positive adaptations your body is doing. My workouts typically aren’t from P90X though. I have tried P90X and think its great at time efficiency and muscle balance, but its most definitely lacking the type of resistance training specific to triathletes.

Ab ripper does indeed sound fun, but we do need to balance that feeling with the training adaptations we are striving for. Don’t get me wrong, if you are training for fitness and well being, P90X may be the way to go for fun and inspiration. However, if you are training specifically for triathlons, and you are looking for specific resistance training for triathlons–whether it be in the off season or while rehabilitating an injury–I strongly suggest you take a look at this site that has the most specific triathlon resistance training exercises I have seen: http://www.thestrongtriathlete.com/ .

Specifically there is a great book that you can get called “Top 12 Resistance Training Routines for Triathletes.” Any of you that want to challenge your muscles in a different way, that still makes sense for your point in training, and the type of training involved, check out the site and let me know what you think.

None the less, keep up the hard work with P90X in the mean time. Sounds like you all are doing awesome!

]]> By: Heather http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/post/p90x-ab-ripper-x-extreme-agony/comment-page-1/#comment-43193 Heather Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:11:13 +0000 http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/?p=2790#comment-43193 Ive been thinking of them too. Glad for the feedback, on ebay and ready to make a purchase!! Ive been thinking of them too. Glad for the feedback, on ebay and ready to make a purchase!!

]]> By: Karen http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/post/p90x-ab-ripper-x-extreme-agony/comment-page-1/#comment-43192 Karen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:44:06 +0000 http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/?p=2790#comment-43192 Wow. Ab ripper sounds like, uhm, torture. I can't wait! Wow. Ab ripper sounds like, uhm, torture. I can’t wait!

]]> By: hstryk http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/post/p90x-ab-ripper-x-extreme-agony/comment-page-1/#comment-43191 hstryk Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:24:23 +0000 http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/?p=2790#comment-43191 So glad you are doing and reviewing the P90X workouts! I've been interested in them for a long time. My coworker has been doing them and is going to let me borrow some of the DVDs. I really just want a video like this that will push my ab training further. I think this sort of stuff will get me thru my injury period and in shape for when I can run again! Great post! So glad you are doing and reviewing the P90X workouts! I’ve been interested in them for a long time. My coworker has been doing them and is going to let me borrow some of the DVDs. I really just want a video like this that will push my ab training further. I think this sort of stuff will get me thru my injury period and in shape for when I can run again! Great post!

]]> By: Ginger http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/post/p90x-ab-ripper-x-extreme-agony/comment-page-1/#comment-43190 Ginger Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:38:49 +0000 http://www.triathlontrainingblog.com/?p=2790#comment-43190 I love that sore muscle feeling too!! What does that say about us??? Hmmm... I love that sore muscle feeling too!! What does that say about us??? Hmmm…

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