Fitness Friday: P90X3 Block 3 (Days 60-90) and My Final Review

What is P90X3? Click here.
For a review of Block 1, The First 30 Days, click here.
For a review of Block 2, Days 30-60, click here.

Yes, it has been a full five months since I told you I’d post my final review in “a few weeks.” Obviously, by “a few weeks” I generally mean “three weeks” or “twenty.”

Thank you for your patience. Because after all that waiting, I’m going to start out with the Bad News:

The Block 3 Schedule, much to my disappointment, is just a reconfiguration of all the workouts we’ve already seen in Blocks 1 and 2. Unless, of course, you purchase three more workouts—Complex Upper, Complex Lower and X3 Ab-Ripper–for an additional $60. Which I did not.

Honestly, as much as I love this company, I didn’t like this one bit.

Here is what the Block 3 schedule looks like. I’ve given a brief description and my assessment of each of these workouts here and here.

Weeks 9 and 11
• Day 1- Decelerator
• Day 2- Agility X
• Day 3- The Challenge or Complex Upper
• Day 4- X3 Yoga
• Day 5- Triometrix
• Day 6- Total Synergistics or Complex Lower
• Day 7- Rest or Dynamix

Weeks 10 and 12
• Day 1- Decelerator
• Day 2- MMX
• Day 3- Eccentric Upper
• Day 4- Triometrics
• Day 5- Pilates X
• Day 6- Eccentric Lower
• Day 7- Rest or Dynamix

Week 13
• Day 1- Issometrix
• Day 2- Accelerator
• Day 3- Pilates X
• Day 4- X3 Yoga
• Day 5- Dynamix
• Day 6- Rest or Dynamix
• Day 7- Final Fit Test and Photo Shoot
(I did not do before and after pictures this time around)

P90X3 Final Thoughts, Results and Recommendations:

1. Now, the good news. Over all, I LOVE this program. In fact, I continued using many of the workouts throughout the summer, especially the yoga. Currently, I’m going back through Block 1, but alternating every other day of X3 with walking or jogging. I’m thinking about doing the entire program again this way.

2. Thirty-minute workouts are Da BOMB. I’ve tried going back to do P90X and P90X2 workouts, and I just don’t have the patience to spend a full 60 minutes working out. I’m afraid X3 has ruined me for long workouts, forever and ever.

3. P90X3 offers the best variety of all the Beachbody programs I have done, thus far. Every day is completely different. If you get bored easily (I do!) then you will love this program.

4. I was very bummed that there was nothing new in Block 3 (see aforementioned issue with boredom.) Therefore, I had a difficult time staying motivated to finish the program. I finished it, but I wasn’t motivated to do so.

5. I did not have the results I was hoping for. My final weight-loss at the end of 90 Days was 4 pounds, about 1% body fat and maybe 7 inches all over. This is the same 4 pounds, 1% body fat and 7 inches I lose and gain, over and over and over. I’m pretty sure I’ve gained and lost them at least three more times since then. But I’m learning to set new fitness goals that supersede weight and inches.

6. I messed around with my diet a lot during this time (going gluten free) and I don’t think that did me any favors. I ended up increasing my fat intake, and consequently, my calorie intake, quite a bit. So, I think the workouts were just not long enough or difficult enough to combat the increased calories. (FYI, we have added some gluten back into our diet. We are now on a reduced gluten diet, but not gluten-free).

That said, I would HIGHLY recommend P90X3 for the following people:

1. Beginners.
2. Those who are short on time.
3. Runners looking to cross-train or active people looking for a supplemental program.
4. Healthy, fit people who want to maintain their current level of fitness.
5. Anyone looking for a well-balanced, easily-modifiable workout program to add to your home fitness library.

If you are looking for a program that dramatically increases your strength and/or helps you lose significant amounts of fat, P90X3 may not be the right fit. I think P90X or P90X2 are much better suited for that purpose.

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