P90X AB Ripper Workout

The ab ripper workout is by far known as the toughest routine in the P90X workout series. This phase will rip through fat and burn the calories like nothing else, and you can see results extremely quick. There are a few tips that people who made it through the ab ripper (or ARX as it is known) have shared on various forums and message boards, and we have listed a few here for anyone who is either struggling to get through the routine, or is coming up to it in the series.

One of the main things to remember with the P90X ab ripper is to set achievable goals. You may not be able to hit the 25 V-ups that Tony and the students do on the DVD, and that is okay, because you can set yourself goals every day of the first week, until you are up to form. If you can only manage 5 or 10 in that first week, try setting yourself a target of 20 for the next day. If you hit 15, then set that same target of 20 the next day. Keep at it until you are there.

A simple tip, but a very effective one, is to take short breaks and keep the remote by your side so you can pause and unpause when you are ready to go. Nobody expects you to kill the routine the first time out. Just take it at your own pace, as you will feel the benefits as you go through each phase – and it is pointless causing yourself an injury and having to put off the workout for a week until you are healed.

Another tip that was found on a P90X forum is to take off your sneakers whilst you are doing the ab ripper. This may sound silly, but that little extra weight being take off your feet could give you 5 extra Mason twists!

Ab Ripper X from Gonzague Philippe on Vimeo.