P90X3 The Warrior has 4 rounds of exercises.  You’ll get a little taste of everything (upper body, core, cardio intervals) over the 30 minutes. Find out everything else you need to know about this workout before you try it.

Listen to me.  Anybody can do this P90X3 routine.  No excuses.

You DON’T need any equipment (but get out a mat if you’re on a hard surface) but you DO need 30 minutes to devote to exercise today.  (Tip-Put down your cell phone.)

Here’s a reminder of what the P90X3 program is all about:

Another Tip-Tell yourself that you love push-ups and burpees and you’ll crush The Warrior.

Let me explain everything you need to know about P90X3 The Warrior…

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Instructor-Tony Horton

Category-Cardio+

Equipment-mat*

*If you’re on carpet you won’t need anything.

Length-30 minutes

HRM-231 calories

Choreography-Simple

My rating– A

The Important Information about P90X3 The Warrior

P90X3 The Warrior is a well-rounded 30 minute workout.  I don’t think there would be enough space to pull this off in a hotel room (as Tony Horton claims) but this is a very thorough workout with no equipment.  That’s not so easy to accomplish.  Bravo!

Tony Horton walks around for most of the workout.  This is a pet peeve of mine.  I prefer the instructor do most (if not all) of the workout with me.  It doesn’t matter, though.  This is a great routine whether Tony does it or not.

Tony says he uses this program to train men and women in the military.  I can see that.

Each round has an upper body exercise, interval exercise, core move, and an explosive lower body exercise.

Read to the end for tips about all 4 rounds as well as links to a few places you can find P90X3 🙂

Warm-Up

There’s a short warm-up.  It’s about 3 ½ minutes long.  You’ll recognize all the moves from every p90X video.  It’s tempting to skip but just do it.  It’s short and we all know you’re supposed to warm-up before a workout.

Main Workout (The Exercises in P90X3 The Warrior)

ROUND ONE

Plank Sphinx Push-Up

This is your upper body move.

Tony shouts out ‘Plank’, ‘Sphinx’ or ‘Push-Up’ and you execute the command (as Tony walks around, of course).  Keep your core tight.  Do as many push-ups as you can.  Remember this is a short workout.  Make the most of it.

Speed Skaters

Keep your knees forward on these (especially on the doubles).  ‘Nice and floaty’ is the form pointer Tony gives.  Big arms.

Downward Dog Crunches

Hello abs.  Make contact with your knee to the nose/elbow.  You’ll really feel this in your obliques.  I love this exercise.

Side Lunge Jump Shot

Jump as high as you can.  Make the lunge big.  You’re trying to burn some calories.

BREAK

Get a drink.  Keep moving.

ROUND TWO

Elevator Push-Up

Tony randomly shouts out what ‘floor’ (hence, the elevator reference) to hit in your push-up so you know how far down to go.  These are tough but you can do them.

Double Upper Cut Sprawl

Remember a sprawl is a burpee move.  Go fast.  Keep your core tight.

Roller Boat

This is your ab move.  Work hard to extend your legs in the ‘boat’ and keep your legs pinned together.  Keep your chest high.

One Leg Jump Squats (30 sec each leg)

You may bounce around on these (if you do the one-leg version—I wobble all over the place).  Balance is required.  If you have bad knees then keep both feet on the ground.  Susan demonstrates this modification.

BREAK

ROUND THREE

Thumbs-Up Push-Up

Keep your feet wide.  Lock out the quad on the supporting leg and keep your core tight.  These are tricky but you’ll get them.

Elbow, Over the Top Elbow, Sprawl

These are like a burpee with a right/left hook.  You can go faster than Tony cues you but don’t let your form suffer.

Fifer Scissor Twist

This is the core move.  Keep your legs and arms straight.  These are neck burners for me.  I have to lower my head every few reps.

Warrior Squat Lunges

Brief comedy break for Tony Horton…

Warrior Squat Lunges are your explosive lower body move.

I feel so dumb and uncoordinated when I do these (like I suddenly have 4 legs and 3 arms or something).  I have to really focus to do it right (it reminds me of the ‘ol pat your head and rub your tummy trick).  Just keep trying.

BREAK

ROUND FOUR

Super Burpee

I do the version with all the push-ups and the tuck jump.  I’d be lying if I said I do that donkey-kick move at the beginning, though.  That would not end well.

Think Drills

This is another drill where Tony yells out commands.  He likes doing that.

You’ll recognize this move from the other P90X videos.  Tony will tell you what to do with your arms while your legs do a football drill run.

Abrinome

This is the core move.  There are 8.  Don’t feel like your legs have to go really low on these.  You’ll hurt your back if you go too low.

Spiderman Twists

Keep your feet wide.  You don’t have to be able to do the full-turn version to make this an effective move.  I get dizzy when I do the full turn.

Depth Charges- BURNOUT

Again, these are from the original P90X.  You do a slow squat and then an explosive vertical jump.  Do them until the end.  Your legs will be on fire.  You got this.  It’s the last move.

Cool Down/Stretch

The stretch is mediocre at best.  Feel free to keep stretching on your own for a few more minutes.

Now What?

For a half hour exercise video P90X3 The Warrior is awesome.

It’s hard to cover so much ground with no equipment and this program does it well.

You can find The Warrior in the P90X3 series by Beachbody on Amazon.

And in the library of workouts in a membership to Beachbody on Demand (BOD). (There’s a FREE TRIAL period for BOD.  Try it. You’ll love it.)

You can learn more about Beachbody on Demand here.

Thanks for reading!