P90X Insanity Hybrid Workout Review

So I finished both my P90X/Insanity hybrid, and the recommended recovery week in-between programs. I'm going to do a P90X One on One Volume 3-based (aka preview of P90X:MC2) workout program for a little bit, at least a month, next.

The big takeaway for me is that subbing in Insanity for P90X cardio is really awesome. You definitely feel the cardio difference, and I think the results were great. P90X PlyoX is great at building leg strength, and is tiring in it's own right, but the more intense intervals with less breaks in Insanity just takes it to another level. I think a P90X hybrid is the way to go if you either want to add strength training after finishing Insanity, or feel like you need slightly more cardio after a run through of classic P90X. I do think you should do either P90X or Insanity fully first before doing a hybrid. You need that familiarity level and also it gives your body a great base to build from.

So, just to make the example clear, I did something like this:

Day 1: Chest & Back
Day 2: Pure Cardio
Day 3: Shoulders & Arms
Day 4: Max Cardio Conditioning
Day 5: Legs and Back
Day 6: Yoga X
Day 7: Rest or Max Interval Plyo (I usually didn't rest)

Month two is the usually resistance days for Month 2 from P90X, and the same for month three. I rotated out other Insanity workouts for the cardio days to keep things fresh and stick with the whole muscle confusion philosophy.