P90X Extreme Home Fitness Workout Program - 13 DVDs, Nutrition Guide, Exercise Planner

Vince Gironda. Tom Venuto. Jon Benson. Skip Lacour. The guys at Ast-SS who created the incredible Max-OT workouts. Billy Blanks. Richard Simmons. Entirely too many people on [...]. Countless others. People who range from knowing a little to haven forgotten more than 99% of us will ever know about fitness. I've spent years reading most of them, watching some who had something on film, following the best routines and generally enjoying the journey to looking and feeling great.

And then I fell completely out of shape due to some medical issues, and now in an effort to get back to where I want to be, I've fallen in the crowd (more than 2 million, if the numbers are right) who've given P90x a chance.

I wanted to make sure I've mentioned a number of people before, because I've literally followed the best and worst that the professional fitness world has to offer, and I have never come across a personality that I like as much as Tony Horton, and that is hugely important in wanting to follow workout videos. Tony Horton is infectious, his easy sense of humor and ability to stay positive and talkative while doing these intense workouts somehow makes you want to keep going, and keep coming back for those full 90 days. His knowledge, and concern in making sure you're doing the workouts right without going too far, or possibly injuring yourself by doing it wrong, makes you confident that he knows what he's doing.

These workouts will wear you down, tear you up, make you nauseous at times, have you sweating buckets, and then build you back up again into something glorious.

The DVDs cost a lot of money. The equipment costs more. Any of these may help out with that:

PowerBlock Classic Adjustable 5 to 45-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
PowerBlock Personal Trainer Adjustable 2.5 to 50-Pounds per Dumbbell Set
PowerBlock SportBlock 24 Adjustable 3 to 24-Pounds per Dumbbell Set

I have the 2.5-50 pound set, and I consider it the best purchase of weights I've ever made. I've had Olympic barbell sets, full exercise machines from Weider, the similiar dumbbells from Sears, you name it. The Powerblocks really are a complete dumbbell set of just about all possible weights in one. They do cost a lot though, so you'll have to compare whether they're cheaper than any alternative you're looking at.

I love these workouts. Tony Horton is a blast to watch. It's worth the money, it's worth the time, it's worth the effort, it's worth the cost of all the extra crap you may have to buy to do this.

The beautiful thing is, you progress so much through these 90 days, that you can go back all the way to the beginning and do it all over again with the same intensity as the people on these DVDs. Replay value is huge. And that makes it beautiful value for money.

I couldn't possibly recommend this any higher.

I never write reviews, but I've loved reading through all the comments here and thought I'd add my own. There are a lot of reviews here about the tapes themselves, so I'll just add our experience with them and the unexpected results we are witnessing.
My husband and I met at the gym 15 years ago. We were both in decent shape and have maintained that doing the same boring routine for the past 15 years. We were way overdue for a change! The hour or so every night to do the tapes is no big deal - we were already spending 2.5 hours a night at the gym, including driving back and forth, so these tapes actually free up MORE of our time to do other things.

When we were younger, he was a track star, and I was a gymnast and swimmer. I am 5'5" and have maintained 110-120 pounds since college and can still bench 200 pounds. I run a lot and even do a half marathon every January. We thought we were in pretty good shape when we started this routine 4 weeks ago, but we quickly identified the areas where we were weak - mainly core strength and balance were lacking and these tapes have already made noticeable improvements in these areas. In addition, I have been having a lot of back and leg pain as I have aged (I am in my 50's and have a computer desk job) and as my core is getting stronger, the pain is becoming less and less. Having a pull up bar is something I wish I'd invested in years ago. They are addictive. We leave it up in a doorframe all the time and every time I walk by it I just hang until my back pops (what a relief!) and then do a few quick pull-ups just because I can't resist.

I did not find the tapes too difficult at all, but they were definitely challenging. My husband sweats to the extreme, even just doing the yoga tape (hate it and love it). It has become a nightly routine we look forward to doing together, and may even give up our gym membership.

As a side note, he is 61, suffers from Parkinson's disease, and just had a quadruple bypass and aortic valve replacement 2 years ago and is able to keep up with this routine. He refuses to do the diet part, but at least has cut down on the sugary drinks and has lost about 10 pounds so far (he needed to lose about 20). I already stick to a similar diet of low carb, high protein and have not lost a single pound -in fact, I've gained 2. But that's ok because I'm replacing what little fat I did have with more muscle and have lost an inch off my waist and am already noticeably more cut - just the results I was looking for.

Can't wait to start week 5. We are going to Hawaii next month for the honeymoon we never had (in fact, first vacation we've ever taken together that didn't involve visiting family) and hope to be in the best shape of our lives and feeling great with our newly toned "beachbodies". We plan on taking the non-resistance DVD's and portable DVD player with us. You are never too old to get more fit and I like that I inspire a lot of people I work with who are half my age to get off their duffs and start changing their routines to improve their health. Doing (and sticking with) these workout tapes is an excellent place to start.

I received great service from this seller. Shipping was ahead of schedule and we had a problem with the discs skipping but the seller quickly got another copy in the mail for us! I would buy from this seller again -- NO DOUBT!

These workouts are tough, but good. I don't follow them exactly. I have a hard time with the plyometrics. It hurts the arches of my feet. But I do so much cardio 5 days a week I'm not worried about missing this lesson.
I do wish their was more than just one leg tape. It's where I need the most help. I cannot do a pull-up, I'm hoping by the end of my 90 days I will be able to accomplish one. I'm about to enter the Week 4 recovery phase. So we'll see how that goes.

Product was received exactly as described, and delivered quickly. The seller answered all questions and concerns promptly and sufficiently.