P90X2 X2 Recovery + Mobility Preview

Posted by Coach Sean on Jul 28th, 2011 in P90X2, Workouts | 2 comments

The last of our P90X2 workout previews is X2 Recovery and Mobility. This is taking the place of Stretch X from P90X. This workout will be a lot shorter and will incorporate a Foam Roller. Foam Rolling was something that I wasn’t that aware of until my P90X2 rehearsals. It is something that I absolutely loved because it instantly relieve pressure in my muscles and didn’t where them out in the process. You will see that P90X2 involves a lot more dynamic warm ups with foam rolling before each workout.

When you first start using a foam roller it hurts. It’s like having a deep tissue message. It targets the knots in your muscles and releases the tension. It honstly is one of those sensations that “hurts good”…if that makes any sense. After a couple of foam rolling sessions I felt looser and my muscle recovery increased. I was so pleased with the results that I bought a foam roller right away and have been using one since. I am really excited that Tony Horon and the crew has shared this idea with the world in P90X2 X2 Recovery and Mobility.

Here is a quick video of Tony talking about some of the benefits of foam rolling as well as some clips of how it works.

As you can see he uses a pretty extreme version of a foam roller but the more you do it the better it feels to have a harder surface to press on. It’s amazing how you can do so much with just your body weight.

Have you ever used a foam roller before? What do you think about it?