P90X Accessories

An Overview: Tony Horton’s PowerStands®

There are many accessories available for the Power 90, P90X, P90X +, and P90X2 programs. If you are able to purchase them all, that’s great! Your home gym will be outfitted to deliver amazing results. If not, however, researching all of the available options will help you understand which accessories would benefit you the most and help you achieve the results you are looking for. Tony Horton’s PowerStands® are just one such option. Made by Beachbody and designed by Horton, these tools are a great way to tone your arms and chest without unnecessary strain on your wrists.

Less Stress on Your Wrists

Tony Horton’s PowerStands® were designed to help you get the most out of your push up workouts. The pushup is a classic exercise move, one that doesn’t only tone your arms and chest, but also works your core. It is used by athletes and fitness novices alike because of its simplicity and effectiveness. You can do pushups without any equipment, just you and the floor. But sometimes traditional push-ups can put stress and strain on your wrists. The PowerStands eliminate this by delivering ergonomic design specifically made to perfect your form and reduce pressure on the wrists.

Greater Range of Motion

When you do a traditional push-up, you may only get down so far. Of course, part of this could be due to your arm and chest strength. But the other part is because your face hits the floor. With the Tony Horton’s PowerStands®, you are given a greater range of motion as it lifts you further off the ground. This increases the potential productivity of your workout. Greater range of motion means you can go deeper into each exercise, getting more bang for your push-up buck!

Quality Construction

The Tony Horton’s PowerStands® are made with high quality materials and build to last. They have a non-skid base to ensure you are completely safe while using them. There are comfort foam grips to make them as comfortable as possible. They are used on the P90X program by Tony Horton, evidence that they are a great addition to your workouts.

Push-Ups with PowerStands® are Even Better!

Pushups are great, but when you add something that makes them even more productive and safer, they become even better. The Tony Horton’s PowerStands® are able to take something that is already a crucial aspect of any fitness program and elevate it to another level. For additional information and to see them in action, check out the video on our product page.

 

P90X Pull Up Bar Installation and Features

Not all of us are Bob Vila, and for some, the thought of using tools for anything is a little intimidating. If you’re looking at the P90X Pull Up Bar and questioning your abilities with a drill and screwdriver, you can relax. When it comes to around-the-house jobs that require tools, this one is pretty simple and requires fairly little effort or construction know-how on your part. The P90X Pull Up Bar is a true asset when it comes to getting in shape. It is one of the highest recommended products we carry, and one we know you won’t regret purchasing.

The P90X Pull Up Bar Comes with Detailed Instructions

When you order the P90X Pull Up Bar, you won’t have to just wing-it in regards to instructions. You’ll be given a good set of instructions that will walk you through the process. It’s really as simple as measuring and drilling. Once you get the mounting hardware in place, you will be set for all of your P90X workouts and beyond. One of the great things about this in home chin-up bar is that it doesn’t have to stay hanging around indefinitely. You can remove it between workouts and because the mounting hardware stays in place, it easily remounts when you are ready for more work!

Why the P90X Pull Up Bar is Better

There are several different options available when it comes to home chin-up bars. Many of them are tension mounted—the bar stays in place in a doorway by pushing out against the door frame. This issues with this are obvious. If your door frame is less than sturdily built or if the chin-up bar itself is made with cheap materials, it won’t take much to pull it down. Basically, these tension mounted bars are unsafe.

There are also the chin-up towers. But these hulking monsters are better suited in a gym, as they make a very unattractive coat rack in the home.

Versatility: The P90X Pull Up Bar For More than Just P90X Workouts

You don’t even have to do the P90X workouts to purchase the P90X Pull Up Bar. Pull-ups are a classic exercise move, one that has been used for ages simply because it works and only requires something to hang on. Like push-ups, pull-ups use your own body weight to create a perfect strength training move. So, when you are looking to expand your home gym, whether you’re interested in the revolutionary P90X system or not—the P90X Pull Up Bar is a simple choice with easy instructions included.

 

“Can I Do P90X Without a Pull Up Bar?”

You aren’t the first to ask this question and you certainly won’t be the last. If you’ve seen the P90X workouts first-hand, or just watched the infomercial, you know that a pull up bar is used in several of the workouts. But, not many people have a pull up bar in their home. Does this mean you shouldn’t even try P90X? No—that’s a little extreme. As a matter of fact, a chin-up bar is not required for this workout program. Sure, it would be nice and it might even boost your results a little, but you don’t have to use one.

Pull Up Bar Substitutions

There are a few different ways to get a pull up workout without the pull up bar. The one we recommend is using resistance bands with a door attachment. Check out the video on our product page to see just how this works. You can work the same muscles without doing a pull up. Simply attaching the resistance band to a sturdy door frame and sitting on the floor while you work will mimic the workouts you get with a regular pull up bar. When you watch the P90X workouts, you’ll even see members of the crew using this method to prove how effective it actually is.

The Benefit of a Pull Up Bar

The resistance band alternative is easy and affordable. And while you don’t have to use a pull up bar to get great results with P90X, they do ultimately provide the best workout option. How, you ask. Well, when you use a P90X Chin Up Bar, for example, you are lifting your entire body weight. There is no substitution for this. Using a method like this will get you the best results, plain and simple. There are substitutions and we do recommend you use them if you aren’t interested in a pull up bar or it isn’t in your budget. But, if you can, then you should buy a chin up bar for your home.

The Best In-Home Pull Up Bar

The best in-home pull up bar is one that’s easily installed and can be easily removed when not in use. In other words—it doesn’t take up much space. Also, the best chin up bar is one that’s safe. The problem with many tension-mounted pull up bars is that they are easily dislodged. With the P90X Chin Up Bar, you actually mount the hardware to the door frame. It’s designed to accommodate up to 300 pounds and is known to be super safe.

 

Superior Push-Ups with Tony Horton Power Stands

Take Your Push Ups to the Next Level

If you know anything about fitness, you know how effective and worthwhile a good push-up workout is. Pushups are different from any other arm or chest workout because they do so much more. When you do a pushup, you are engaging every single muscle from the tip of your toes to your neck. This takes incredible core strength and total body fitness. It’s truly amazing how effective and simple this one workout move is. But, what if there was a way to make them even better? There is—and it’s called the Tony Horton Power Stands.

Perfect for P90X and More


The Tony Horton Power Stands are designed to accompany P90X program. They were created by Tony Horton, the same trainer that walks you through each of the P90X workouts. He’s no beginner or no simple figure-head for these workouts, he’s been around for some time and knows a thing or two about quality workouts. A celebrity fitness trainer, Horton recognized a need to improve upon the already good P90X Push-Up Stands and created the Tony Horton Power Stands as a result.

Tony Horton Power Stands Make Pushups More Comfortable


One of the best parts about this product is it reduces the strain on your wrist and hands from doing traditional pushups. If you’ve ever gone hard on the pushups, doing more than 50 a day, you likely felt them in your wrists. The Tony Horton Power Stands use simple body mechanics to develop a product that takes the pressure off your joints and puts it back on your muscles, where it belongs.

Superior Construction and Comfort


The Tony Horton Power Stands are made to stand up to time and the toughest workouts around. They have foam grips for added comfort and are designed ergonomically to eliminate strain. Like all Beachbody products, these are designed for home use but are of gym quality.

Pushups are great for your arms and your chest. But a pushup workout can also strengthen your core. Whether you are doing P90X or your own training program, pushups have an important role to play. One of the basic workout moves that has been around forever, they can truly make a dramatic impact on your workouts and your fitness level.

 

How to Use P90X Bands

Every new workout product should come with some instructions. With all of the complex gadgets that are sold online, designed to help people get in shape, the choices and how each one works can make your head spin. Some contraptions out there seem to take longer to learn how to use than they do to actually use them and see weight loss results. This seems somewhat counterproductive. When it comes to fitness merchandise: simple is better. If you are curious about how to use P90X bands, you’re in for a simple treat.

The great thing about P90X bands is that they are simple to use. This doesn’t mean they are necessarily easy; they will make you work hard for your results. But there isn’t any confusing step-by-step guide necessary for them. If you’re not convinced, check out the video on this page. You can see the bands in action here and get a feeling for how they work.

Each of the P90X bands is made with durable materials, built to last and withstand the pressures of a touch workout like P90X. They were made to perform and that’s exactly what they’ll do. P90X bands have several benefits over free weights, their most common substitute. The biggest of these differences is that they are easier to deal with and far more portable. You can’t exactly take an entire dumbbell set on a plane and it’s a hassle to move them from room to room. Even if you have the complete set of P90X resistance bands, you can easily grab them all with a single hand and transport them wherever you’re headed.

Making these bands work for you is simple. You just grab one handle in each hand and perform a variety of strength training moves, working against the resistance provided by the construction materials. There is no changing weights or turning dials; it’s as simple as it can be.

If you are considering the P90X bands for use with the P90X program, you’ll be happy to know that there is always someone on the workout DVD that’s using the bands with you. Because Tony Horton is always joined by at least two other workout participants, one is consistently using the resistance bands for their strength training workout. Not only does this make it easy for you to adjust your workout accordingly, it’s assurance that these bands can deliver great results.

 

Comparing the P90X Chin Up Bar

Comparison shopping is crucial when you are purchasing nearly anything. Sometimes it is so automatic; you don’t even realize you are doing it. From looking quickly at prices to comparing the appearance of things, comparison shopping is how we determine what we are going to purchase and what we will leave on the “shelf”. Whether you are looking for a house or a piece of home workout equipment, this aspect of the shopping process cannot be skipped. When you begin to consider a home pull up bar, you could just purchase the P90X Chin Up Bar on the basis of manufacturer alone. It would be a wise purchase. But more than likely, you will want to compare your options.

The P90X Chin Up Bar is designed to fit in nearly any household doorway with a frame. You mount the hardware and attach the bar. It is secured in place but is easily removed when not in use. It has six different grip positions to allow for a variety of focused pull up moves. This means you aren’t just able to do the traditional chin ups, but several others that can tone and tighten other muscles in your shoulders, back, arms, and chest.

Other chin-up bars require a whole lot more space. Many people have opted for the freestanding tower design for home pull ups and have regretted their purchase soon after. Sure, these towers are sturdy but they practically need their own room. With the P90X Chin Up Bar, space is not an issue. If you have a doorway that’s between 24 and 32 inches wide, you can fit this in your home. When you aren’t using it, the bar can fit in a closet or under a bed and your home won’t look like a gym.

Other chin up bars, which mount in doorways, often use a tension mechanism to work. Essentially, the bar is placed in the doorway and is fastened in place by pushing outwards against the door frame. One look online at consumer reviews and you will find these are often not as safe as they claim to be. There are reports of these tension bars doing damage to doorframes or falling down mid-workout. Here at Extreme Body Workout, your safety is important to us. You can rest assured that the P90X Chin Up Bar is safe.

The P90X Chin Up Bar is one of the bestselling P90X accessories. There is good reason for that. This bar is great for several of the P90X workouts but is an excellent tool to have in your arsenal no matter what your training plan is.