Which x3 should i start with

Like previous years, the xDrive30i simply adds all-wheel drive to the X3, along with hill descent control. There are no additional features that make this model stand out from its sDrive counterpart.

Everything about this crossover improves from the previous models. The most noticeable change is the 3. The top-tier X3 comes with a ton of extra features to sway customers away from the lesser trims. The exterior gets Icon adaptive headlights with automatic high beams. The interior also sees some major improvements, including four-way lumbar support for the front seats and a panoramic moonroof with fully automatic, two-piece glass panels.

Drivers can access the power liftgate using the keyless entry, which has hands-free capabilities. The entertainment system comes completely decked out.

Essentially I would do the doubles program for 90 days, but instead of the P90X cardio I would do my sparring and mat work.

P90X in the morning and the MMA session 3 evenings per week. Do you think this would work or will it create over training? The 3 MMA practices will be 30 minutes each. Hi John. Coach, Can I do just the P90X strength workouts and yoga, but do my own cardio? On P90X cardio days I would do sprints. Also, is P90X3 a good program for athletes? I just encourage you to do HIIT cardio, so sprints are perfect. X3 is a great program for athletes since it is great functional fitness.

But depending on what you are into P90X2 is a more athletic program, but with hourlong workouts. What do you do? Hi john, It is Tasa…I have another question. I completed p90x3 a Month ago. I did see some resu,ts, but they kind of underwhelmed me. I am not sure where to go from here. I have been doing a little bit of 21 day extreme, a little bit of Max 30 and I want to commit to a program. Still trying to leSn out and lose the stubborn inches. Debating between p90x, p90x3 doubles, or maybe insanity, which I have done in the pAst.

Change in composition only means one thing—more muscle. Your last 3 reps should always be difficult. Follow the 21 DFX container plan and even consider going up a plan to promote muscle growth. Thanks so much for your info. My only concern is the time involved with p90x… Yoga is 90 minutes…not sure of my year old and three year old will give me 90 minutes. I can get away with an hour, but not much more.

I am not looking to bulk up either, but to increase muscle tone and lose inches.. As a female it is physiologically impossible for you to bulk up like a male or a professional female body builder, and P90X is not a bulking type of workout nor will you be eating to bulk up.

Besides, many of the moves are maximum reps or pre-counted reps. The last 3 reps should be hard hard hard to where it is almost impossible to do another rep. For many moves I will even start with a heavier weight and switch to a lighter weight halfway through just to force progression.

This is very helpful…I definitely am not using the right weights in any of my workouts. I dontbthink I ever feel like I can barely finish. Time to buy heavier weights. I appreciate your time and insight. I am going to try p90x using those tips. Thanks for all the great information. I have them both and was getting ready to start P90X3 but after reading this I am thinking to build muscle it would be best to do P90X. I only weigh about fully clothed but I am just skinny fat.

Everyone says oh you are so litle and tiny but I want to be firm and have definition!! I dont even want to get in a bathing suit this year but with 5 little kids I am not going to have a choice!! HA HA. So you would suggest P90X 8 to 10 rep range for building muscle? Right now I only have 12 pounds as my highest weight and wondering if I need to go to 15 for some videos.

Legs absoltely kills me. I have never gotten so sore on the legs and you dont even even have to use weight on that!! I am really really wanting to tone but butt!! Gravity has taken over and it is falling down my leg!! What do you think is the best formula for this!!

Thanks so so much for any feed back. I really have everythign thing I need with gym memberships and videos, I just get overwhelmed with that I should do. I also lost the calendar or what videos to do when with P90X3 adn was wondering where I could get a print out of that.

I hope I hear back from you soon. Hi Deborah, thanks for the questions. X3 starts off with a foundational phase that P90X does not have. After you build your foundation with a round of X3 then it would be a good time to move on to P90X. Yes you will need heavier than 12 pound weights for some moves to get the most out of either program, and you should plan to do pullups with an assist device or pulldowns with a band and the door attachment device.

Hey, thanks for all the great comments. Very helpful to read. My question is regarding the pull-ups. I try to use the black ones, which I think are the hardest, but have trouble replicating the angle of a real pull-up, and worried about the ease compared to a real pull-up.

There really is nothing like doing real pull-ups with your full body weight. I think I read somewhere that every male should strive to be able to do a minimum of 5 unassisted pullups to demonstrate a good fitness level females a minimum of 2.

Depending on what you can do in your apartment and how much you want to invest there are a lot of examples of permanent installations into wall studs and ceiling joists, or you can invest in a free-standing floor unit.

Good article John. I have p90x and p90x3. Hi Steve, thanks for the comment. Coach John, I am doing P90X and following the program as per the schedule. Can I do a 2nd workout doubles consisting of boxing for 15 minutes 3 days weekly? Basically just to maintain boxing technique. Another option would be to use boxing as my warmup before each P90X workout. Thanks for your advice. Hi Jacob—that should be fine, not much risk of over training there. You might have to adjust your calories up a little to compensate.

If you need help figuring out your calorie needs let me know. John, Excellent informative site. Time constraints are leading me to X3. However, I want to gain so what is your opinion of the X3 Mass schedule? Is it effective enough for muscle gains?

Any help or suggestions welcome. Thanks Coach! Thanks for asking. Yes the Mass schedule can be very effective for gaining but only if you eat appropriately. When I was turning 50 I set a goal of losing 50 pounds by the time I turned 50 started at I hit my goal in 9 months. I gained most of it back within a year and have been at this higher weight for about 4 years. My first goal is to lose the weight again, but I would really like to get down to , and then stay there.

Which program will help me lose the weight faster? After I lose weight I would like to tone up more. Would like to hear your opinion. In other words you may burn less calories a day doing P90X3, but as long as you eat those same calories less than if you were eating for P90X3 the outcome would be the same.

Does this make sense to you? Thank you for replying so quickly. Is there a way to get another P90X3 nutrition book? I let my daughter borrow it and she lost it. Hey Coach! How can I use P90X to build some bulk? I have dumbbells and total pounds plus bodylastics resistance bands.

What I would also like to do is use a heavy bag for the kenpox workout. Thanks for helping coach. Hi Jerry or Josh —good to hear from you again. Yes if you have the right body type you can add bulk with any of those 3 programs, and from what you told me back in November you are probably the right body type. All it takes is lifting heavy, and eating a calorie surplus which means eating a lot.

Read what Tony has to say on page 18 of the X3 fitness guide, and read the Body Beast nutrition guide and follow it, especially the part about adding calories over your basal metabolic rate. Any suggestions on how to make x3 more effective to build muscle?

Or, would 3 days of weights and 2 cardio give equal or better results as x3? Hi John—thanks for asking. X3 is a pretty good all around functional fitness program for those short on time, and muscle growth is only one of several objectives of the program. If you want to adapt X3 for more muscle growth however everything you need to know is written on page 18 in the X3 Fitness Guide. Follow the Mass Schedule which puts an emphasis on the hypertrophy routines, and plan to eat a lot more than you may be used to.

There are better programs, however, if building muscle is your primary goal. That will tell me a little more about your specific situation—John. I read you saying the P90x diet program is outdated, what do I need to do to adjust that? I did it about 8 years ago and loved the results then. Thank you for the tips, I'll try to do that in my next X3 session. If you absolutely want to do these return abandoned ship missions I think they are not worth the effort, and way too time consuming : Here is what you need to speed up those missions: Either A or B or a combination: A: You need a TM ship that can dock other ships, it needs to have a jump drive and energy cells enough to jump many gates.

You can also doublestrafe, meaning holding e. Try it out and you will be amazed how fast you can space walk : When you reach within 40 meters of the target, use the menus or leftclick the target and select Claim.

Now jump back and fly to the station but dont dock. You can then either stay and watch it in Seta and hope that it finds out how to dock, or you can jump out of the sector and watch it in seta through the sector maps. Once it has docked, you should receive a notification to turn over the ship control if it doesnt just complete the mission. B: You need a fast ship, Jump drive and energy. Quickly jump and fly to the ship, get out and claim it like above. Other options for the A solution, is to have a Transporter device installed, and some ships docked that all are equiped with jumpdrives, you can then transfer use Freight exchange jumpdrive and energy to the claimed ship and use Jump and Fly to station right away.

My recommendation, skip those missions : Best non combat missions are either station building, small cargo transfer cargo missions, or passenger transporting be careful that some of the passenger missions requires a TP ship. Last edited by Death Work ; 20 May, am. Well that's many things to do for a pilot 3 hours into game :D ok, I'll try to skip those missions then. Per page: 15 30 Date Posted: 17 May, pm.

I will admit, I've tried a bit on each of them sub hour , and I did find AP with the X controller to be a nice integration versus keyboard. Looks like I'll go with AP. Thanks, everyone! Itaros View Profile View Posts. X2 has rich and spectacular story, compared to other X-games, but X-BTF has much more atmosphere in gameplay. If you want to be familiar with X-Universe you should go from earlier one to the latest.

It is a lot of fun to discover miniquests in shady bussines plot in AP, because it sends to the events from X-Tension and X3:R, but nothing can compare to the mistery of girl word from X-T's Perseus mission about new alien race contact, which become Khaak in X I agree with Tapka - starting at the earliest and working up to the latest.

Pyromancer View Profile View Posts. Mechanically X2 is absolute crap, ship's power is totaly dependent on number of weapon mounts and if you have too few you might not be able to punch through the enemy shields, if you have a lot you just tear through anything. Starfing is also pretty insane and there is zero inertia. The most pain will be in an urge to discover story after playing the superion one, because, yeah, I agree: X2 behaves like a crap and after X3 this can be VERY distracting :.

Last edited by Itaros ; 7 Sep, pm. At this point, based on feedback, I think I'm going straight to AP. Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions! Suizo View Profile View Posts. Well I think i need to clarafy some things.