Rip 60 VS P90X
- May . 1 . 2011 | Jessica in category: Rip 60 VS P90X |
I’m starting to do some product research on workout programs and I wanted to share what I’ve recently learned and I wanted to ask people’s opinions on the Rip 60 vs P90X workouts. My husband has been using P90X for a few years and it keeps him in shape and he really likes it. I recently had our first child and want to get back into shape but I’m not sure if P90X is the best choice for what I want to accomplish.
My fitness goals are more weight loss and tone oriented and not so much about gaining any muscle. I’ve done P90X with my husband and I’ve tried doing the program “lightly” so that I don’t bulk up but I kinda start to look like Madonna; she’s gorgeous but I don’t want sculpted muscles or chiseled anything. I just want to look like I did before my pregnancy, toned but not “cut”.
The reason I’ve been so interested in the Rip60 workout is because you don’t use any weights, just your body. It seems pretty low impact with good cardio. From the couple promotional videos I saw it seems like you can do the workouts at your own level which is nice since I won’t be starting out as in shape and agile as I once was.
I really like Jillian Michaels, who endorses Rip60, and I trust her to support quality, effective products. My husband likes the guy who endorses Rip60, George St. Pierre, but I don’t really know who he is other than a champion fighter.
A few other things that I really am liking about the Rip60 are that you can do all the workouts from any door in the house with the Rip60 straps. I like that it comes with a complete workout routine on 8 DVD’s that I can follow. I also really like that it’s a 60 day program instead of a 90 day program. I was very impressed with people’s results in the first 30 days and was wowed by their final 60 day results.
I also think it’s pretty cool that both Jillian Michaels and George St. Pierre made their own DVD to help augment the workouts. Jillian’s DVD is called the “Fat Shredding DVD” and that sounds exactly like what I’m looking for. GSP’s DVD is a “Lean Muscle” workout; I’ll probably give that to my husband.
Rip60 also has a complete 60 day nutrition guide that comes with the Rip60 workout program. I think that’s great. It can be my meal planner for the next 2 months and it’ll be healthy food that will help me meet my fitness goals.
Having a “complete” workout system is important to me. I’ve looked at other workout programs or equipment and the equipment seems fine but I’m not a personal trainer or anything so I wouldn’t know what to do to reach my fitness goals. I’m glad that the Rip60 has the equipment, DVD’s, and nutrition guide that will help me maximize my workouts and actually reach my goals.
The Rip60 seems similar to P90X in the sense that it’s a “complete” workout program but with Rip60 I can reach my goals 30 days faster and I won’t be getting huge muscles in the process. Those are my thoughts currently based off of what I’ve read so far. Does anyone have some advice or actual experience with the Rip 60 vs P90X?

