After completing my 4th round of P90x, I just couldn't do it again. For that matter, I just could not get up and get going to workout in the morning. So here I am, a few months later, a few pounds heavier, and feeling extremely guilty.
Sometime ago, one of the guys at work mentioned Supreme 90 day to me. Fortunately, I remembered it and picked up a copy at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. To top it off, my wife had a 20% off coupon, so it cost less than the $20 retail price.
Required equipment is dumbbells, have those already from P90x, and an exercise ball. I did a little research and found that being 6-3, I need to get the big, 75cm ball. Walmart carries one for less than $20. It's a gold gym one and has the nice feature of a bit of sand in the bottom, which stops it from rolling around.
I've now done each of the first round workouts once, so I feel I can comment on a few things. I will review each workout as I do it a second time.
Some general comparisons between P90x and Supreme 90.
I really like the addition of the exercise ball to Supreme 90. I believe it will be included in P90x2, but for now, it certainly helps my weak core.
I really dislike Supreme 90 using the same generic warm up/stretch every day. It just doesn't work for me. I find it ridiculous to be stretching my calves after Chest/Back, or diving right into a stretch when I need to cool down.
The Supreme 90 workouts are shorter than P90x, typically 40ish minutes. They all also include some ab/core work at the beginning, which is nice to get done early.
Supreme 90 moves pretty fast in places, sometimes too fast. It seems like it wants to be more like Insanity, but that's really hard when you're using dumbbells and trying to count reps.
Supreme 90 does not have the timer bar at the bottom of the screen like p90x, I miss that. It's not a huge deal, but it's nice to know how much time is left.
There are no worksheets included in the Supreme 90 box. There are some homemade ones online, but nothing official from the Supreme 90 people.
The website provides no support to people doing the program. A simple forum would be appreciated.
The "diet guide" is a joke.
No yoga or stretch.
I've read numerous horror stories online of people who purchased it online. Buy it from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. No hidden charges, and you can get it cheaper.
My overall impression so far, is it would be a great warmup to P90x. It does some things better than the X, but overall, so far, P90x is a harder, more versatile program. Supreme 90 lacks the spit and polish that P90x provides. I am appreciating a different set of exercises, but I do miss Tony H.
Links to each workout review
Chest/Back
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