Things that make me want to punch Tony Horton (the obnoxious guy with the microphone on P90X) in the face.
1. The way he thinks that his program will somehow magically transform an aging, wrinkly, saggy body into a beach body in just 90 days!
2. The way he points out that the girls who are featured in his videos are either, "making the face of someone who is working hard", or that their shirt was "light green before they started this work out"
3. The way he stomps around his studio and grunts and growls out the name of that work out like he's oh so manly.
4. The way he explains to his viewers, "it's ok if this is hard for you, it was hard for me initially too." and constantly points out that the people in his videos are "real people" who are sweating "real sweat". I don't want to hear about your sweat, Tony.
5. When he says "I would highly suggest a recovery drink right now...oh man I cannot wait to get to mine"
Dear Tony,
You have not beaten me yet. I have done 2 days of P90X and I have not cried, barfed, or even wet myself. In fact, today after our nice little work out, I felt like I hadn't worked out hard enough, so I went on a 4 mile run. Let's talk about intensity friend. Just because you have nasty looking veins that wind down your arms doesn't make you cool. I am thoroughly disappointed.
Love,
Aubree
Lmao
ReplyDeleteI don't know about point 2 because I've never noticed it, but you do know that the whole "real people" who are sweating "real sweat" is to comfort you that it is hard for them too. That it is still hard for the people who are doing it. And as for point 1 and 5 that is pretty much advertising which he has to do it. I don't know his opinion on recovery drinks but I'm pretty damn sure that the "you'll be like this in 90 days" is just motivational talk and he doesnt think you'll actually expect that, especially not if you do research.
As for going for a 4 mile run after day 2. If you feel like you haven't worked out hard enough, and then go for a 4 mile run, that's not the video's fault, or Tony Horton's. It's yours. You're clearly not applying yourself as much as you can. Pylometrics is standard day 2 as far as I understand it, and if you can go for a 4 mile run after that, you obviously didn't push yourself as much as you can. You didn't sit as far as you could in your squats, and you didn't jump as high or as far. No offense, but you're the one who sounds extremely obnoxious