P90X Review Day 8, Core Synergistics

The Core Synergistics workout in the P90X^® program is a ton of fun, but it is far from easy! Be prepared to be humbled as you try to do some of these movements!

The basic idea behind the P90X Core Synergistics workout is that the more you engage your core muscles, the stronger you will be for all athletic movements, for all real-world movements, and for injury prevention as well. That is all very true, and since the core muscles include the inner and outer abdominal muscles, the side abdominal muscles, and the muscles of the lower back and the spine, strengthening those areas is simply an all-around great idea.

Also, this is one of the P90X workouts that happens during each of the three recovery weeks (Week 4, Week, 8, and Week 13), and it’s a great workout to keep up your intensity level, while at the same time allowing your joints, muscles and connective tissues to get a much-needed break after the previous week’s very challenging workouts.

One very cool thing about the Core Synergistics workout is that you only do each exercise once, rather than repeating movements as some of the other P90X workouts had you doing.

Exercises during this workout include: Stacked Foot/Staggered Hands Push-ups, Banana Roll, Leaning Crescent Lunges, Squat Run, Sphinx Push-ups, Bow to Boat, Low Lateral Skaters, Lunge & Reach, Prison Cell Push-ups, Side Hip Raise, Squat X-Press, Plank to Chaturanga Run, Walking Push-ups, Superman/Banana, Lunge Tricep Curl Press, Towel Hopping, Reach High & Under Push-ups, Steam Engine, Dreya Roll, Plank to Chaturanga Iso, Halfback, and Table Dip Raise

Overall, this is one of the most fun and entertaining of the P90X workouts, yet at the same time, you are totally working hard throughout – it’s no vacation!

Don’t be afraid to watch the DVD before you do this workout. Some of the moves are a little complicated, so if you want to ensure that you get the most out of the workout itself, take a look at the video before you are actually ready to stand there and go through the workout.