Bringing it with AbripperX from P90X by Tony Horton
This morning, after my workout I did AbRipperX, I have done this workout before but this was one of the first times I made it through the whole thing without a grimace or a pause. How many times have I done AbRipperX you ask? Well, after 7 rounds of P90X I have done it many times, enough to know it by memory.
The routine opens with Tony Horton telling a bit about the workout and what he has to say is this:
“What is really amazing about AbRipperX is that is gives people the opportunity to get the best most ripped abdominal area you’ve ever had. We’re doing over 300 moves here, the only way you’re going to get the results, the sculpted abs that you wanted, is that you have to BRING IT!”
Bring it, that is a catch phrase for the P90X workout program, you will hear that, and a many other Tonyism’s, often throughout the various DVD’s. What Tony has to say next, regarding how people feel about the workout, is so very true.
“AbripperX: I hate it; but I love it”
Yes this is true, what Tony doesn’t know won’t hurt him right, so don’t tell him this.. I have a confession to make about this program.
I HAVEN’T DONE IT ONCE WITHOUT
GRUNTING OUT EXPLETIVES AT MR. HORTON!
Oh I don’t mean them, of course, but it certainly makes me feel better and helps to get me through the workouts.
339 moves, he says, I have often wondered but tend to lose count while doing them, it is hard to focus on such things when you feel like a branding iron is being held to your mid section! (Burn Baby Burn)
Watching, without doing the workout (joy), to get a count and see if we are doing 339 moves in the 15 or so minutes given.
Thankfully, he does advise you to take your time and take breaks when needed, thanks for that Tony.
Right off he says, with that side look, there are eleven moves, each being 25 reps, right off the bat I come up with 275, being the brilliant mathematician I am :), which means we need to find 64 more reps in there somewhere.
- In and Outs (hands down or hand held overhead) x 25 reps
- Bicycles going forward (hands down or hand held overhead) x 25 reps
- Bicycles going backwards (hands down or hand held overhead) x 25 reps
- Crunchy Frog x 25 reps
- Cross Leg/Wide Leg Sit-ups x 25 reps
- Fifer Scissors x 25 reps
- Hip Rock and Raise x 25 reps
- Pulse ups/Heels to the Heavens x 25 reps
- V-up Roll-Ups x 25 reps
- Oblique V-ups Right Side x 25 reps
- Oblique V-ups Left Side x 25 reps
- Leg Climbers (3 options for varying difficulty) x 25 reps
- Mason Twist x 40 times but he pushes you to do 10 extra!
In the end, with the extra mason twists, you end up doing a bit more than 339 moves as some of the 11 exercises are repeated forward and back or right and left. This is a serious ab workout and don’t be shy about taking breaks or push pause for a second or two, but no more, giving you time to catch your breath.
AbRipperX has it’s own DVD for you to do on it’s own but it might not be needed as the workout is at the end of five of the lifting DVD’s in the program.
At the end of the workout you too will be saying
that is the routine that you hate to love.. We all do..
Nutrition:
Breakfast ~ Chocolate shakeology with almond milk, peanut butter, frozen fruit, banana and yogurt.
Lunch ~ Tuna sandwich
Dinner ~ Clean Eating’s Chicken with Rice
Snack ~ Date Balls and P90X peanut butter bar.
Calories: 1475
Carb: 158g 42.4 % (goal: 40%)
Fat: 45g 25% (goal: 30%)
Protein: 114g 30.6% (goal: 30%)
