P90X3 MMX Review

As I near the last few weeks of my amazing P90X3 journey I thought I would share a bit of a review of the variety of workouts that I have done throughout the (almost) 90 days. 

Today we did the MMX workout. So I figured that would be a great place to start. MMX is a tough workout, gets the heart rate up, gets the sweat pouring, and it is FUN (in a want to curse at Tony Horton challenging kind of way).

MMX simply refers to mixed marital arts X style. Tony Horton is joined by three kick ass others and they bring you a high intensity workout that has you doing some pretty neat things. There is a great combo of kicking, punching, throwing elbows, sprawls and more.

Now I have tried to do this style of workout before. I once punched myself in the face doing Tae Bo. I have done some Les Mills Combat (also a lot of fun) but have always found difficulty in remembering the combos. Something about the choreography of martial arts really messes me up. But I've been determined to do my best so I go hard. While I still trip myself up every so often I am getting better every time (practice makes perfect eh?). They are starting to feel more natural and less like I'm just punching in thin air.

A few of my favourite moves from this are the gladiator (a jump and kick and slam down combination), superman punch (a jump punch), a jab cross knee combo. There are many more but those are just at the top of the list. I'd love to catch some of my moves on video just to see how silly I look.

The toughest parts are the sprawls. Like throwing burpees into your combo routine. They always slow me down. And like in many of the P90X3 workouts there is a burnout which has a lot of those danged sprawls.

Cardio and strength aside I also really like the feeling of power it gives me. When I kick I KICK. When I uppercut I UPPERCUT. When I was a kid I used to play mortal combat on N64. I get to feel like I am my favourite characters. ORCHID. T T T TJ COMBO.

On Sundays I always do a workout from Body Gospel and then Dynamix (from X3). When Dynamix is all fresh in my head tomorrow I'll give a run down of that one.

If you would like to try your hand at P90X3 be sure to add me as your FREE COACH so I can help you through the process with my own personal experience.

One last fun fact! Alice in the blue top is a Hollywood stunt double who actually did stunt work in place of Kristen Stewart in Twilight (I'm a bit of a Twihard so I was pretty pumped about this fact).

P90X3 Progress Pix (Day 0-60)

SUPER EXCITED to share my next set of P90X3 Progress Pix with you!! 

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would have the body that I have today. After dealing with being overweight and obesity for 15 years I couldn't have asked for more. And while it is no way perfect it is mine and I couldn't be happier with what I have accomplished.

Just for some comparative action here is my official before and after from the beginning of my 100 lbs weight loss. As you can see also by my 16 yrs picture I have always had this struggle ahead of me. Feels amazing to know that I have FINALLY made changes that have led me to the life I have now.

These pix next are specific to my P90X3 progress. I haven't lost any further "weight" as per the scale but my body has DEFINITELY changed. Actually it has even gone up about an average of 5-8 lbs. But that my friends is muscle gain.

The pix in the orange top are P90X3 Day One, the middle are my P90X3 Day 30, and the right are my P90X3 Day 60. 

If it weren't for these pix I really wouldn't believe the progress I have made. P90X3 really is an amazing program. After having had 3 children I have a stomach that I never thought was possible. 

 The angle on the last pix is a bit different but my back is not only looking leaner but also stronger. Thanks to all those P90X3 pushups. Also my legs are starting to get more and more tone. Butt is also getting smaller. A far cry from the size 22+ that it used to be 2 years ago!!

HUGE changes going on here in both my upper and lower abdomen. 

What can I say. I absolutely LOVE P90X3. I will never stop shouting it out. It is an incredible mix of strength training, a variety of cardio elements, flexibility work, yoga, Pilates, and so much more. P90X3 can increase your strength both in body and in mind. 

I only have 30 days left and can only imagine what the next set of pix will look like. 

P90X3 ROCKS!!