Power 90 is the ‘P90′ in P90X. P90x is the extreme version of Power 90.
The Power 90 program consists of 2 disks and is broken down into 2 different workouts: Sweat and Sculpt. You start out doing Sweat 1-2 on one day, which is a great cardio workout, followed by Sculpt 1-2 the next day, which is the muscle building day.
After a month (or whenever you are ready), you move up to the phase 3-4 disks of each – Sweat 3-4 and Sculpt 3-4, which are similar to the first month’s routines, but with extra rounds…longer…harder.
Power 90 also contains a very simple meal plan to follow.
P90X is much more extreme and takes it to the next level. P90X is a 12-disk program that focuses on different muscle groups each day to create ‘muscle confusion.’
One day you would do, say, ‘Chest and Back.’ The next day ‘Plyometrics’, which is jump training. Shoulders, Arm, Kenpo, Yoga, Ab Ripper X, etc.
Power 90 came with a resistence band, so I used that for the Power 90 program and the first couple of weeks doing P90X. However, there are so many different exercises in P90X, a pair of 25lbs weights (all I had) and a resistence band no longer cut it, so I purchased a set of Bowflex SelectTech dumbbells.
At a minimum, you need some bands/weights, a good pair of shoes, and consider a yoga mat. A heart rate monitor isn’t a bad idea, either.
P90X also has a much more comprehensive and complex nutrition guide to follow, too.
If you are overweight and haven’t worked out much, if at all, then I usually suggest Power 90 as a great first program. I lost a ton of weight doing Power 90 and it prepared me (well, sort of) for the extreme workouts of P90X.
Both programs are 6-days a week, so get ready to push play and, as Tony says, "Do your best and forget the rest."
Shoot me any questions you may have.
After these two programs, I dropped more than 60 pounds, 13" off the waist, and was in the best shape of my life. I am now doing a round of Insanity. Wow. KILLER Cardio.