A new workout. Back and Biceps! This was a tough one. I forgot how exhausting this one was. Basically, you perform 24 exercises. The flow is pull up exercise, back exercise, then 2 bicep exercise, repeat 6 times. Pull ups become very difficult due to the fact that you are blasting your biceps…holy crap. Also, there are some new pull ups versions in this workout, specifically the towel pull up and the corn cob pull up…

Yes, they sound goofy but boy do they work! The towel pull up is one arm on the bar, the other arm gripping a towel that is hanging over the bar. You switch the towel to the other hand every 3 reps. This move totally blasts your back in a different way. I tend to feel it in my lower lats (at least on the side holding the towel). The corn cob pull ups are probably the toughest move in P90X. What you do is: pull yourself up, slide to the right, then to the left, back to center, out and then in, all while you are in the contracted position with your head over the bar. Talk about tough. I was only able to complete 6 reps! With a chair! I also think that pull ups are a lot harder in the workout because of all the bicep work you are doing, which leaves your back to do all the work in the pull ups.

All in all, it was a good workout. I definitely pushed myself hard and I will be shooting for higher reps next week in the pull up exercises!

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