Power Half Hour by Tony?
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I have this workout. I have done the Buns, Thigh, and Abs. I like the Thigh one, it is pretty intense. It is a good leg workout with out weights. I am going to do it today as a matter of fact. I have done the buns one only once. My buns were sore, but I have not done it again. The ab one is good too!
Lori
Lori
Hi Mari,
I have the power half hour series. It is good, but much less advanced than P90X. I bought P90X first, then realized it was too advanced for me, so bought power half hour.
You get 2 lower body workouts - one focuses on the thighs and the other the buns, although the buns get worked in the thighs workout too. I like both of these - some of the exercises are unusual. They don't require any weights, but you still burn without having to go very high rep. In the thighs one, there is some (boring) cardio mixed in. (I'm not a fan of Tony's cardio.)
The upper body half hour workout cycles chest and back exercises about 4 times, then has cycles of shoulders/biceps/triceps. This is similar to P90X style, but it feels more rushed. You choose to do reps of 8 to 15. If you have an hour, I think it would be better to do the first half of P90X chest/back followed by the first half of shoulders/arms as it is an easier pace allowing you to go heavier. I plan to try this soon...
The warm ups in the strength workouts are very short (just stretching really). I didn't think I would feel warmed up enough but actually find them okay.
I haven't tried the half hour stretch workout yet, but it starts with a 10-minute standing stretch routine, which can you do on it's own, then a further 20 mins of floor stretching.
Lastly, there is a core workout, which I really don't like at all. It is actually a mixture of cardio/kickbox and ab work rather than just focusing on abs. Personally, I prefer Cathe for cardio and abs.
A booklet comes with the series which describes rotations, focusing on lower or upper, or advanced if you want to do 2 workouts per day. I've never yet managed to stick with a rotation though. Also, as much as I like Tony, I think we would fall out if we saw each other every day of the week!
Hope this helps.
Sharon
I have the power half hour series. It is good, but much less advanced than P90X. I bought P90X first, then realized it was too advanced for me, so bought power half hour.
You get 2 lower body workouts - one focuses on the thighs and the other the buns, although the buns get worked in the thighs workout too. I like both of these - some of the exercises are unusual. They don't require any weights, but you still burn without having to go very high rep. In the thighs one, there is some (boring) cardio mixed in. (I'm not a fan of Tony's cardio.)
The upper body half hour workout cycles chest and back exercises about 4 times, then has cycles of shoulders/biceps/triceps. This is similar to P90X style, but it feels more rushed. You choose to do reps of 8 to 15. If you have an hour, I think it would be better to do the first half of P90X chest/back followed by the first half of shoulders/arms as it is an easier pace allowing you to go heavier. I plan to try this soon...
The warm ups in the strength workouts are very short (just stretching really). I didn't think I would feel warmed up enough but actually find them okay.
I haven't tried the half hour stretch workout yet, but it starts with a 10-minute standing stretch routine, which can you do on it's own, then a further 20 mins of floor stretching.
Lastly, there is a core workout, which I really don't like at all. It is actually a mixture of cardio/kickbox and ab work rather than just focusing on abs. Personally, I prefer Cathe for cardio and abs.
A booklet comes with the series which describes rotations, focusing on lower or upper, or advanced if you want to do 2 workouts per day. I've never yet managed to stick with a rotation though. Also, as much as I like Tony, I think we would fall out if we saw each other every day of the week!
Hope this helps.
Sharon
Timber99
Cathlete
No matter how many posts that I read about this workout, I cannot decide whether to order it! I just can't seem to get enough info off of their site either 
Are these as challenging as Cathe, the same or harder? I know they are thirty minutes but I am talking intensity here.
Do you recommend them?
Are these as challenging as Cathe, the same or harder? I know they are thirty minutes but I am talking intensity here.
Do you recommend them?
I don't know if I will help at all, but I really like these work outs. I have done them all so far except the buns one.
They are great if you want to work a certain area one day and don't have a lot of time - they are pretty no-nonsense (except for Tony's sense of humor!), get-to-it-quick workouts. There are brief warm ups and a brief stretch at the end of each (the stretch part is not included in the "30 minutes" of your workout, it's at the end, after your 30 minutes has gone by). I definitely had DOMS after the arms, thighs and abs tapes.
I found that doing a 30 minute aerobic tape in the morning & doing one of these at night worked well with my schedule and wasn't overwhelming.
As I said, I really like these tapes - the set isn't exciting, the music isn't exciting (but there is a "music off" option), but you can really get a good workout in half an hour if you make the most of it and push yourself (they are what you make of them, I guess).
Of course, if you DO order them and end up disliking them, I will swear I never said I liked them!!!!!
;-)
Hope this helps-
Courtney
They are great if you want to work a certain area one day and don't have a lot of time - they are pretty no-nonsense (except for Tony's sense of humor!), get-to-it-quick workouts. There are brief warm ups and a brief stretch at the end of each (the stretch part is not included in the "30 minutes" of your workout, it's at the end, after your 30 minutes has gone by). I definitely had DOMS after the arms, thighs and abs tapes.
I found that doing a 30 minute aerobic tape in the morning & doing one of these at night worked well with my schedule and wasn't overwhelming.
As I said, I really like these tapes - the set isn't exciting, the music isn't exciting (but there is a "music off" option), but you can really get a good workout in half an hour if you make the most of it and push yourself (they are what you make of them, I guess).
Of course, if you DO order them and end up disliking them, I will swear I never said I liked them!!!!!
;-)
Hope this helps-
Courtney
macska
Cathlete
You know I just love P90X and I guess I want more Tony.. I'm on the fence too since I bought a few new DVDs in the past few weeks and some of them are not my taste -- now I'm selling them on Ebay. But Beacbody now has the 30 days money back, so maybe I give it a try.
Thanks everyone for the input.
I'm on the fence too since I bought a few new DVDs in the past few weeks and some of them are not my taste -- now I'm selling them on Ebay. But Beacbody now has the 30 days money back, so maybe I give it a try.Thanks everyone for the input.