Resistance bands which I purchased directly through Beachbody, the company that offered the P90X DVD program. I was deeply skeptical, however I did a lot of research about the efficacy and was eventually convinced enough to add them to my original order. It cost $34.95 for the set of three. The green band has a resistance of 40 lbs., red is 30, and purple is 20...or so I'm told. Yes..I thought it too..."Stretching rubber band...what?!? How's that going to increase my muscle mass...it looks too easy!" To get a fair 8-12 reps on each exercise, I tend to start with the purple...at least the first time through a video. If that feels too weak, I make a note on my rep sheet and move up to red the following time. Only on a handful of moves can I even use the green bands, largely just bicep curls. It is impossible for me to stand up straight and extend my arms out directly in front or to the sides with the green. It's a bear with the reds...I actually still use the purple during the videos. No shame in saying it..but these puppies work! (Also, a much cheaper alternative to the cost-prohibitive dumbbells. One 10kg. dumbbell costs nearly 50,000 won here, that's $100 for the pair...)Friday, March 6, 2009
Additional P90X Equipment
Here are some other tools of the trade...
Resistance bands which I purchased directly through Beachbody, the company that offered the P90X DVD program. I was deeply skeptical, however I did a lot of research about the efficacy and was eventually convinced enough to add them to my original order. It cost $34.95 for the set of three. The green band has a resistance of 40 lbs., red is 30, and purple is 20...or so I'm told. Yes..I thought it too..."Stretching rubber band...what?!? How's that going to increase my muscle mass...it looks too easy!" To get a fair 8-12 reps on each exercise, I tend to start with the purple...at least the first time through a video. If that feels too weak, I make a note on my rep sheet and move up to red the following time. Only on a handful of moves can I even use the green bands, largely just bicep curls. It is impossible for me to stand up straight and extend my arms out directly in front or to the sides with the green. It's a bear with the reds...I actually still use the purple during the videos. No shame in saying it..but these puppies work! (Also, a much cheaper alternative to the cost-prohibitive dumbbells. One 10kg. dumbbell costs nearly 50,000 won here, that's $100 for the pair...)
Resistance bands which I purchased directly through Beachbody, the company that offered the P90X DVD program. I was deeply skeptical, however I did a lot of research about the efficacy and was eventually convinced enough to add them to my original order. It cost $34.95 for the set of three. The green band has a resistance of 40 lbs., red is 30, and purple is 20...or so I'm told. Yes..I thought it too..."Stretching rubber band...what?!? How's that going to increase my muscle mass...it looks too easy!" To get a fair 8-12 reps on each exercise, I tend to start with the purple...at least the first time through a video. If that feels too weak, I make a note on my rep sheet and move up to red the following time. Only on a handful of moves can I even use the green bands, largely just bicep curls. It is impossible for me to stand up straight and extend my arms out directly in front or to the sides with the green. It's a bear with the reds...I actually still use the purple during the videos. No shame in saying it..but these puppies work! (Also, a much cheaper alternative to the cost-prohibitive dumbbells. One 10kg. dumbbell costs nearly 50,000 won here, that's $100 for the pair...)
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