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The P90X iPhone App Is Here

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P90X iPhone App

**Update 4-18-2017**

The P90X iPhone App has been discontinued. To replace the app, Beachbody has done something even better. Access P90X via Beachbody On Demand.

**Original article below**

Beachbody finally released the P90X iPhone app last week. They announced it was in the works at the 2011 Coach Summit. It could not have been a better time for it to come out as I was one of the tool boxes who waited 2 hours in line at the Apple Store to get the new iPhone 4S three weeks ago. I was due for a new cell phone as my last one was 5 years old.

How Do You Buy The P90X iPhone App?

First thing you need to do is sign up for a Free Beachbody Account. This way when you log into the P90X app you will be able to sync up your Team Beachbody account with your iPhone. This is probably the most important part. From there you can do a quick search on your iPhone or go and check it out at the iTunes store.

First Impression Of The P90X iPhone App

Its cool. I have started playing around the P90X iPhone app a little and can see how it would be very beneficial to somebody. You get the option to buy all of the P90X workouts or just the ones you want. The basic app costs $4.99 and with it comes P90X Ab Ripper X and the P90X Fit Test. The real benefit comes from when you buy all of the workouts for $59.99. This is when the rest of the tools like tracking reps, weight used, and progress come available.

Does The P90X iPhone App Replace The P90X DVDs?

I’d say no. The P90X iPhone App is there to compliment the P90X DVDs. I’m thinking something like you want to go to the gym and can’t remember the workouts or you’re traveling and don’t want to take the P90X DVDs with you. I could not imagine doing all 90 days of P90X while looking at my iPhone. Plus, you miss all of the one liners Tony Horton says in P90X.

Does The P90X iPhone App Work On Any Other Apple Products?

Yes. You can buy the P90X app for the iPad and iPod Touch. I like to say that I’m new to the whole Apple products still even though I own an iPhone, iPod, iPad, and iMac but I think there’s a way to hook up the iPad and have it play on your TV. That would be a great way to buy P90X for half the price of the dvds and not have to stare at a tiny computer screen while trying to do Plyometrics.

Is The P90X App Available For The Android Market?

Not yet. I’m sure Beachbody will have the P90X app on the android platform sometime soon but I have not heard any news saying they are working on it. With millions of people using Android smart phones we can only assume Beachbody would want to tap into it.

Its only be a matter of time when all of the Beachbody workouts will be apps you can download to a phone, computer, or TV. I guess in the long run this will be more efficient. Less packaging materials, no worrying about scratched discs, or lost workout guides and meal plans. My only concern is people won’t take it that serious when its just another app on their iPhone. There is something about seeing the P90X DVD booklet on my shelf that motivates me to workout. The P90X iPhone app does solve the problems above so we can only hope it keeps more people wanting to workout.

I Bulked Up. Now How Do I Bulk Down?

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Bulk Up MuscleOver the past 4 years I’ve been slowly putting on some muscle. Twenty pounds to be exact. I wasn’t trying to put on muscle. It just came along with me doing P90X, Insanity, and other workouts. Its been a lot more fun crushing long drives on the golf course and hitting lasers on the softball field but now I am stuck in a predicament. I have too much muscle and I want to get some of it off.

My tennis elbow injury has limited my ability to workout. Can’t really do pull ups, lift heavy weights, or do lots of push ups. This makes following a program kind of difficult as I’ve never had to deal with an injury causing me to change plans. I’m still getting my workouts in but my intensity is way down. Modifying the moves is somewhat working but my arm will act up if I push too hard. “Why bother” is how I feel sometimes.

Not pushing as hard and still eating the same has put a couple of pounds on me. It use to not be a big deal when I weighed 165 pounds 4 years ago and all I did was run. Now that I’m 185 pounds its making a big difference. Felt slower running the base paths the last couple weeks at softball and a little sluggish in my daily activities. I’m not burning the calories I would normally be able to burn if I did not have the injury.

I don’t know where to go from here. From what I’ve been reading about tennis elbow is it might never go away. That’s not good. I still want to play golf and softball. Getting bigger is not an option. I have no need to put on anymore muscle. If anything I’d like to get down to the 175 – 180 range.

Looks like I’m gonna have to be even stricter with what I eat, run a little more, and when the arm is feeling better do more reps with lighter weights. This whole getting bulky thing is not for me. Its shown me that I’m not meant to be all diesel like. Maybe this tennis elbow injury will be a good thing in the long run. My left knee aches from time to time and the last thing I need is more weight on my body.

Have you ever reached a point with your weight and realized it was too much? I’m not talking about having 30 pounds of fat to lose but more along the lines of you bulked up and your body can’t carry the weight.