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P90x2 phase 1 Foundation

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Make that foundation strong!  This is one of the best things about the program, before you start the really hard stuff you start with your foundation. 💪💪💪  Most of the work is balance, strength, and cardio and each work out covers them all. 😅😅😅 There 5 workouts done, they are:  Day 1: X2 Core Day 2: Plyocide Day 3: Recovery and mobility Day 4: Total Body with Ab Ripper x2 Day 5: Yoga Day 6: Balance and Power   These 5 workouts where put together to work on foundation movements and build some strength into them.   One of the reasons for some common injuries are a result of strength imbalances, this whole phase has that covered! 👏  I personally think everyone should do this phase just to balance out some strength and try some movements that they may have not done before (like me!). I felt so much benefit from doing these workouts in the order they are to be done.   I am used to lifting weights and doing a lot ...

P90x2 Total Body

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A great total body workout awaits! Tony puts every muscle group through the ringer. 🥊🥊🥊  Imagine getting a two and a half hour workout into just less than an hour! This workout will give you a little bit of everything and you will feel it! Two of my favorite workouts were Bicep Curl and Triceps Kickbacks while in Warrior 3. Just being in that position is hard enough, but adding a movement with weights is crazy. One will soon realize that they are not nearly as strong while in these balancing poses, but it's for the greater good! The one arm Dumbbell Press on a Stability Ball was new for me. Usually at the gym I may do Dumbbell Press, sometimes alternating, but never with one arm and one weight. The movement is much more difficult without the other hand holding an equal sized weight, then add balancing on the Stability Ball! These as well as a few others were super hard but do-able!  Having these put together allows you to work upper and lower bod...