X2 - Chest+Back+Balance

So after a week off, I was a little nervous about jumping back in with Chest and Back, but what choice did I have?  I went from nervous to downright worried when the equipment list did not include any dumbbells.  I feared the worst at that point....100% push ups and pull ups, and I was right.

Tony opens the hour long workout, 20 exercise workout, with pretty much the same warm up.  I think we skipped the scorpion stretch, but otherwise, cookie-cutter.  You then dive right in with X pull ups, followed by plyo stability ball push ups...You do a push up, with your hands on the stability ball, come up high enough for them to leave the ball, clap, come down, and repeat.  It isn't that hard, especially once you realize you can cheat a bit using your butt. Tony even mentions it at the end of the exercise.....this leads me to my second biggest complaint about the workout.  Several times, Tony mentions something key about an exercise, AFTER you've completed it.

On to my biggest complaint...I can't do a pull up.  So 10 different pull up exercises don't do that much for me, even when I use the chair to minimal effect.  I can't imagine how hard this workout is if  you can do pull ups.

There are some great push up exercises in here, from the 4 ball med ball push up(I got 10) to the Impossible/possible push up, they all really work your balance, core, and chest.  For those curious, the impossible/possible push up is feet on the stability ball and hands on one or 2 medicine balls. I opted for 2 balls, Tony for a second one.

One obvious tip here, watch what Tony does...every time he uses the 12lb med balls...Those are great, they're huge for putting your hands on.  They likely offer more range of motion, but definitely make things easier.

All in all, a decent workout.  This was my first time through, so I had to learn the exercises and definitely struggled getting into position on a couple of them.  I don't think I'm as wiped as the first time I did P90x chest/back, but I suspect that next time, I'll definitely work harder.