Swimming might be my favorite cardio workout. Its no-impact and hard as hell. I cannot think of another workout that has a tagline as good as “treading water”. Get in the pool, lake, or ocean a couple of times a week for an hour and you’re going to start getting into shape in no time. My gym has a pool and its the only reason why I keep the membership.
What About With P90X?
I go to the pool once a week and swim a mile. But when I’m doing a round of P90X I skip the pool and my weekly swim. It’s just too much. And its my opinion that if you’re doing a round of P90X you do all 90 days and cut back on other workouts you do as its the best way to get results.
But when you’re done with your round and you still want to make the P90X workouts what you do then may I suggest skipping Kenpo X, Shoulders & Arms, and Ab Ripper X.
Isn’t swimming a shoulder and arm workout anyways? I’m pretty sure swimming is a far better workout than Kenpo X. It just is. And swimming is blasting your core. So missing one of three weekly Ab Ripper X sessions might be welcomed.
You could probably cut both of those workouts and go down to five days a week instead of six if you included swimming. That’s still a lot of working out with the other P90X workouts.
Don’t Do P90X & Swim In The Same Day
I was feeling quite good one day. So good in fact that I did Legs & Back with Ab Ripper X and said “lets go for a swim.” I was feeling that good.
Oh, I did all of it. Including the mile swim. But man did I pay the price the next day. And the day after that.
The P90X Recovery Drink helped a little but I could barely walk and my upper body was sore everywhere. With all the chin ups in Legs & Back plus the swimming I was destroyed. Let’s say I won’t do that again. Or at the very least do a half a mile instead of a mile.
Helps Both Ways
If you swim before starting P90X then you’ll be prepared for P90X. If you’ve done a round of P90X and want to get into swimming then you’ll be in much better shape for it.
I took a good two minutes off my mile time the first time I went for a swim after finishing my first round of P90X. That says something about how much it helped.
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