P90X2 Base And Back Is An Absolute Brutal Workout!

I am going to go on the record and say that I think P90X2 Base and Back is probably the hardest routine out of all the P90X and P90X2 workouts.  I first got introduced to this workout series in one of Tony Horton’s One on One Workouts.  Before P90X2 and specifically P90X2 Base and Back came out Tony Horton did a years worth of One on One workouts called P90XMC2 aka P90X Muscle Confusion 2.  One of these workouts was called Base and Back.  The first few times I did this workout it made me feel quite nauseous.  Sometimes even today it still makes me feel quite nauseous.  Tony Horton himself even says on the One on One workout that this is the hardest routine he has even done.  This is why.  P90X2 Base and Back combines explosive plyometric moves for your legs followed by a set of pull ups to work your back.  Your heart rate is very high from the plyometric moves and then having to do a set of pull ups right after is killer.   You are working two of the largest muscle groups in your body in a way that will absolutely tear you up. It’s a muscle burner, calorie destroyer, type of workout.  So get ready to bring it in P90X2 Base and Back!

 P90X2 Base And Back – Equipment Needed

The P90X2 warm up is just like all the other workouts in P90X2 and uses both the foam roller and stability ball for the warm up.  There is always someone doing the modified move without the equipment so it isn’t necessary to have both the foam roller and stability ball but I feel to get the full effect you should have both.  As for the workout itself you need some type of chin up bar like the doorway chin up bar or you can use resistance bands in place of that if you like.  The only other must piece of equipment I recommend is a towel because you are going to be dripping in sweat!! Don’t forget your water for P90X2 Base and Back!

P90X2 Base And Back – The Actual Workout

So like I just stated the warm up in P90X2 Base and Back is just like the rest of the workouts.  You have some traditional stretching moves but then will use both the stability ball to stretch your entire body even more and the foam roller to work out the kinks in your body.  I have become a big fan of the foam roller and never really knew how good it was for you.  Feel free to check out my foam roller review and how it does something called myofascial release.

So the length of the workout is 55 minutes long.  The warm up specifically consists of:

1. Stability Ball Twist
2. Stability Ball Squat
3. Stability Ball Side Stretch
4. Alternating Back Lunge with Stability Ball
5. Atlas with Stability Ball
6. Foam Rolling
7. Roller Angel
8. Roller Sphinx
9. Scorpion
10. Worlds Greatest Stretch
11. Inch Worm
12. Groiners
13. Leg Swing
14. Scapular Retraction

You will then get into the actual workout of P90X2 Base and Back.  Now most workouts would be over after doing the 10 moves in Round 1.  Five plyometric moves and five sets of pull ups.  But not this P90X2 Base and Back routine! You will repeat the same ten moves over again and this is where it truly tests your limit.  Tony tells you throughout the workout to pace yourself in Round 1 and I know now exactly why.  If you don’t pace yourself i.e. doing max pull ups then you will not make it through the second round.  It’s that hard.  You absolutely must pace yourself in P90X2 Base and Back.  Don’t try to be a hero.  You can always push yourself a little harder the next time you do it.  So pacing yourself is key in this P90X2 routine.  Here are the actual movesin P90X2 Base and Back:

1. No Kip Pull-Ups
2. Plyo Frog Squat
3. Wide Leg Close Grip Chin-Ups
4. Chair Jump
5. Chin Pull
6. Plyo Lunge Press
7. V Pull-Ups
8. Surfer Spin
9. Kippy Cross Fugly Pull
10. Jack-in-the-Box Knee Tuck

The cool day involves some more traditional stretching and time for you to catch your breath and get your bearings back again.  You are going to finish in pure exhaustion scratching your head thinking that this workout was simply ridiculous.  I don’t know about you but workouts like this keep me interested and motivated.  I know if I continued to go to my local gym I wouldn’t be able to come up with a routine like this or even take a class that is this hard.  Like Tony Horton said P90X2 Base and Back is the hardest routine he ever did!

P90X2 Base and Back – Get P90X2 Now!

P90X2 overall is a great program but P90X2 Base and Back is the mother of all the P90X2 workouts in my opinion.  I think its the hardest workout in P90X2.  The Post Activation Potentiation workouts are very good too but this workout is my favorite simply because it kicks my butt!  Feel free to Contact Me if you have any questions or if you would like to read my full P90X2 workout review.  I would love to help you through P90X2.  Good Luck and remember to keep bringing it!! Get Your P90X2 Now!!

Your Coach,

DAVE