Adding it up: The true cost of P90X

Nichole’s brother is doing that P90X thing. He’d appreciate your support and motivation, so he’s sharing his experience here at Butterscotch Sundae. Which is a pretty funny name for a place to talk about Feeling The Burn and whatnot.

As promised, this is a short post to tell you what supplements I’m putting into my body. I’m doing this for purposes of full disclosure on two points. First, to judge the true cost of the P90X system. Second, to put my P90X vs. cheeseburgers results, whatever they may be, into full perspective.

With respect to the cost point, I’ve now spent:

$70 on the system itself (which includes the dvds and a lot of great literature to help you along — including the diet).

$75 on a pull-up tower from Craigslist.

$110 on a fancy adjustable set of dumbbells.

$40 on yoga mats.

$80 on some rockin’ snap-together exercise flooring for the room I’ve set up as exercise HQ.

An absurd $200 on the supplements highlighted in this post.

So, this has not been nearly as cheap as I thought it would be. I’m a little upset by the overall cost, but if I get results, I guess it will be worth it.
P90X supplements
To the supplements. The two small bottles on the left in the photo above are fish oil tablets and mutlivitamins. From left to right after that, we have 100% Casien Protein Powder; 100% Whey Protein Powder; NoExplode Pre-Workout Drink Powder; Dark Matter Post-Workout Drink Powder; Protein Bars. The idea is that I will drink a protein shake for breakfast and another after my workout, a protein bar as a snack during the day, and pre- and post-workout drinks as you would imagine.

I’ve had one of everything so far, and I can tell you that the protein shakes are delicious, the NoExplode tastes like sour patch kids and has the effect of 10 red bulls, the Dark Matter has the consistency of motor oil and tastes horrible, and the protein bars are so good I could eat them for ever meal. I’ve never taken anything like any of this stuff, so it will be interesting to see the effect.

7 thoughts on “Adding it up: The true cost of P90X”

drink extra water while taking protein supps. try to drink a glass of water with every bar.

Heather: Good tip. I’ve been trying to drink a minimum of 72 oz.

Highly recommend bsn cellmass to replace the dark matter. Working well for me.

For those who care, Matt is the long distance friend w/ whom I’m P90Xing it up.

We liked the P90X Recovery Drink mix (purchased directly from the P90X website); tasted like oranges and cream. Yum. Also, it made me feel like I would not, in fact, die following each workout.