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P90X in FiveFingers!

by Kody Carling » on Nov 10, 2011 2

People who know me know that I love to exercise. I absolutely love to be active! For a while now my exercise of choice has been P90X and I always tell people that I received the collection of DVDs from President Bush.

I'm the guy on the right. Just kidding.

Back when President Bush was approving the economic stimulus package that sent most American’s a check, I had seen the P90X infomercial a few times and was really into it. When my check from the federal government came, I used a portion of the money to purchase P90X. If I would have know about FiveFingers at the time I would have spent the other part of the check on a pair to go with my workouts.

Why would I have purchased a pair of FiveFingers? What I know now is that exercise in a pair of them makes all the difference. Just putting them on makes me feel like I can run faster, jump higher, and outperform anyone.

Chuck Norris

Deep down inside I believe that Chuck Norris should have been wearing these toe shoes instead of cowboy boots in his movies and TV show.

Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word 'hunting' infers the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing.

Yes I know he needed something leather to go along with his choice of clothing. To that I would have said, “Chuck, check out this Trek LS model”.

Vibram FiveFinger Trek LS

Vibram FiveFinger Trek LS

Why FiveFingers are Awesome for P90x

Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, back to P90X.

Since purchasing my KomodoSports I literally haven’t done P90X in any other shoes. I even wear them while doing the Yoga portion while everyone else is barefoot. Why do I do this? Because I can barely feel them on my feet, yet their grip gives me an advantage in holding the Yoga poses like Warrior 3 and Triangle.  The shoes give me the comfort of bare feet, but the traction of shoes.

I know what you are thinking. That explanation sounds so simple, and it is because it is simple. The purpose of Vibram FiveFingers is to provide as close to a barefoot experience as possible, but provide some level of protection and grip for your feet.

For the other exercises, let me explain to you why KomodoSports make P90X awesome. I hate when my feet get hot. It is one of my pet peeves. The VFFs keep my feet cool because they breathe really well and I don’t have to wear any socks, or shoes…wait I am wearing shoes :). I also am doing P90X in my living room on carpet. Tony says to think like a cat, meaning quite landings while jumping in the Plyometrics portion. These shoes give me the feet flexibility needed to keep my landings as quiet as possible; they are so lightweight.  Another exercise that is fun to do in in VFFs is the Kempo portion! Why? Because I am basically a ninja just by wearing them!

Soreness?

Before purchasing my first pair of FiveFingers I read a ton of reviews online. I read about a lot of people getting sore calf muscles when first using these shoes for running and exercise.  I have never experienced any such soreness due to the FiveFingers.  Don’t get me wrong, I experienced soreness while doing p90X, but never from the KomodoSports.  My soreness came from the Chest and Back exercise. I have termed this soreness “T-Rex arms” – This is when you tuck your arms into your body so that they don’t hurt, like a Tyrannosaurus carries their tiny little arms. In any other position they killed for like two weeks. I also experienced soreness due to the Leg and Back exercise. I couldn’t walk for a week because my quads felt like they had been sent through a meat tenderizer.  But like I said before, no pain from the VFFs.

I can tell you what My FiveFingers are guilty of. They are guilty of making me more motivated to work out, of being more comfortable, and of giving me an edge in any athletic activity I try.

Submitted Comments

  1. Alexander says:

    I did it mostly barefoot :) Insanity and Asylum too. When I am doing it in the gym, i really wear fivefingers

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