Many people have been asking me which is better P90X or Insanity. Since I have completed both of them individually and a P90X / Insanity hybrid workout I decided to spend a couple minutes to give as best of a evaluation of both that I could.
Build Muscle – P90X -You are using weights in 5 of the workouts including the pull up bar. There are no weights used with Insanity at all besides your body weight.
Intense Cardio – Insanity- Hands down winner here. All of the Insanity workouts involve cardio training while just half of the P90X workouts do.
Strength Training – P90X- This was a close one but I chose P90X because of the weight training along with the cardio. Workouts like P90X Legs & Back, P90X Chest & Back are similar to some of the Insanity workouts but the addition of weights help build more strength.
Flexibility – P90X – Yoga X, X Stretch, and the almost 10 minutes of stretching for each workout top the basic stretching with insanity.
Abs – Insanity- It seems like almost 80% of each movement is geared toward the core area in the normal workouts not including the Cardio Ab workout. P90X has the killer Ab Ripper X workout but Insanity has more plank work and ab focused moves.
Weight Loss – Push – Both P90X and Insanity will help you lose weight if you really get at it.
Toning – Insanity – Very close here again as both workouts will tone you up but using your body weight for resistance will tone up any bulk that you have.
Time – Insanity – Most of the workouts with Insanity are under 50 minutes long while P90X is about an hour plus Ab Ripper X three times a week. If time is an issue then go with Insanity.
Beginner – P90X – Tony Horton has three people in the background showing you how to modify each move from a beginner to advanced. The goal is to build up your strength to keep up with the person doing the advanced move.
Advanced – Insanity – Don’t start Insanity unless you are already in some kind of shape. I think of Insanity as two a day football practices wrapped up into 45 minutes. You’re basically trying to keep up with Shaun T, who is a college track star, doing power jumps, squats, and push ups at a ridiculous pace.
Variety – P90X- Yoga, Kenpo, and using a pull up bar are things not done in Insanity.
Instructor:
p90x :Tony Horton Insaity 60 day workout: Shaun T
Slogan :
P90X: “Do your best and forget the rest!”
Insanity 60 day workout : “DIG DEEPER!”
Program Length :
P90X: 90 days, Insanity 60 day workout : 60 days
Average Workout Duration:
P90X: 75 minutes
Insaity 60 day workout : 45 minutes
Style :
P90X: Intense Muscle Confusion
Insanity 60 day workout: Max Interval Training
Accessories
If you like to use fitness equipment to keep your interest level up, P90X might be the workout program for you. You’ll need a chin up bar, a chair, a set of dumbbells and/or bands and good exercise shoes. With the Insanity workout you’ll only need a really good pair of cross-trainers and a workout mat.
Intensity
Since Shaun T’s Insanity workout program relies on maximum effort interval cardio, you’ll need to move fast and be prepared to sweat, A LOT! The Insanity program is designed to keep your body in a constant state of calorie-burning. And don’t think you’ll just be doing jumping jacks for 30 minutes, the Insanity program is going to constant challenge you to jump up, squat down, push up, jump high, until you can’t do it anymore. P90X on the other hand uses a slower pace (that’s still pretty intense) but focuses more on weight training and muscle development than just calorie burning.
Overall – P90X – The strength training, variety, and ability for people of any fitness level to be able to jump in and get great results over a 90 day period put it just a tad farther than Insanity.
Price:
P90X: Official price: $119.85 Hotdvdshop.com price: $58.07
Insanity 60 day: Official price: $119.85 Hotdvdshop.com price: $58.07 with big discount
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I’ve tried many home workout DVDs in the past and none of them worked nearly as well as P90X and Insanity. Either of these programs will give you great results. Deciding which one is right for you is easy. You have to decide what you want to work on and what your level of commitment is. If you want to build muscles, have a lot of time to dedicate to it, and are not planning on going anywhere for an extended period of time (for the next 90 days) then you should try P90X. If you are a road warrior or travel bug, or you don’t have enough time in your day, then you should try Insanity instead.