As I understand it, the appeal of crossfit training and workouts of a similar ilk is that your body is less likely to plateau due to the constantly changing nature of them, and because they are full body workouts you can get effective results from a 20 minute routine as opposed to an hour plus. They are generally intended for people who are no longer seeing results from advanced workouts.

Me, I just do traditional lifting + running/swimming/jump rope 6 days a week because my body hasn't yet reached a plateau.

 

I bought p90x about two years ago and only recently actually opened up the boxes for it. I should probably check it out, but I'm still getting good results from my routine, so when I need to change things up I'll probably start the p90x program.

 

You could "loan" it to me for 90 days. haaaa

 

I would actually, if I hadn't already loaned it out to a friend of mine. When she returns it I'll get her opinion on it and see if you still want to check it out.

It's really just a series of DVDs, so I can always just burn copies of them and let you have those.

 

*cough* torrent *cough*

I downloaded them, skimmed through and then deleted them. I found them to be too time consuming and kind of boring. Keep in mind I already put in hours a day training so this would have been for fun/supplement only.

 

I'm on a mac.. torrents don't like me.

 

Me too. Why not? Transmission is a simple client with no configuration necessary.

http://www.versiontracker.com

 

I second the Transmission + torrent motion.

 

P90X works.
Plyometrics dropped my mile times & shortened my sprints. I didn't follow the program diet because I believe it is wrong , but use the work-outs for supplement to running & occasional weights.

I have dropped about 35-40lbs (even though weight is not a good measurement of progress). Ab ripper x is awesome if you keep good form.

I would recommend having it around the house for when your too lazy to go to the gym or leave the house in general for exercise. It does exist in the "torrential" form, videos & scans of all documentation that is part of the program.

 

I don't do gyms. I have a bowflex but I find if I don't have a plan I fall off. I can't find a good bowflex work out plan. Figured I'd do teh p90x then just use the bowflex to maintain.

 

Which Bowflex do you have? That's primarily what I use for my workout routine, and I've gotten great results from it. Here's what I do, off the top of my head -- for each of these I do 4 sets of 8 reps, and between each set I do 15 slow crunches of various types so I get in over 200 crunches each workout.

Day 1 - chest and shoulders:
Jump rope - 10-20 minutes
Bench press
Chest fly
Shoulder press
Standing rear deltoid row
Lateral deltoid raise, standing
Shoulder shrug

Day 2 - back and arms:
Jump rope - 10-20 minutes
Seated lat row
Seated lat pulldown - bar, wide grip
Biceps curl, standing
Reverse biceps curl, standing
Triceps pushdown, standing
Triceps extension, seated

Day 3 - legs and core:
Jump rope - 10-20 minutes
Squats
Leg extension, seated
Leg curl
Hip extension
Crunch - resisted
Twisting crunch - resisted

Day 4 - run 3.5 miles.

Day 5: start over at the Day 1 exercises.

This page has all these exercises.

 

btw, if you haven't jumped rope before, the first time you do it don't go for 10-20 minutes, just go for like 5-10. It will tear you apart the first time around, so take it easy.

 

I jacked up my foot and my doctor told me NO jump rope for a while. I had to get like $300 insoles made...

 

I'll check that link... thanks.

I have the ultimate 2 I think it is...

 

I have a Noflex.

I just go hiking 3 times a week. It's free and gets me away from the city. Not the greatest exercise I know, but it's far better than the couch. Eventually I'd like to be able to do Mission Peak twice a week and work up my endurance for Half Dome.