Amazon.Com The result of two years of research & development conducted by a team of the most qualified experts in strength, P90X2 will include training so cutting edge, so efficient, you will be amazed at the observable results and improved performance. While P90X is depending on Muscle Confusion to break normal 30 day training plateaus so you get results fast P90X2 ups the ante with a training technique developed by professional sports trainers for world class results: P.A.P., or Post Activation Potentiation. With P90X2, you get twelve groundbreaking workouts focused on chiseling your body while building your balance, agility, core strength, and athleticism. It will include new customization with an all new, greatly adaptable nutrition plan to assist you excel. And with an stress on your abs/core, powerful athletic function, and lightning bolt agility, it will assist you blast through your plateaus. Also to the twelve new workouts, P90X2 comes with a complete three phase nutrition plan, with vegan and grain free options; specially intended supplement options; a in depth strength guide filled with valuable info about how to get the most from your program; a How to Bring It Again video that gives a fast overview of the system; a workout calendar to track your progress; online peer support; and more. The Workouts: X2 Core
The core is your body’s foundation: the point where all motion begins. By working your core using instability, you force your body to fire both its prime mover and stabilizer muscles in harmony. As you master this routine, your motion patterns will improve. Plyocide
Combines conventional explosive movements with mind and coordination drills to increase not only your speed and endurance, but your complete mind/body connection, also. Do not do this another than once per week. X2 recuperation + Mobility
You learned with P90X that your body only grows stronger while at rest after it was challenged. The P90X2 recuperation + Mobility workout takes this a step more by not only enhancing recuperation, but also forcing your body to realign to advertise better in general functionality. The key is a myofascial release technique called bubble rolling. Expect to get a whole new understanding of the phrase, “hurts so good.” This workout also gives you with a complete stretching routine for those days you favor to work without the bubble roller. X2 Total Body
Combines resistance and instability to ensure that your body uses the correct muscles in the given motion. Old school separation movements that can lead to muscular imbalance not welcome here. In this workout you will earn every repetition, and form is king. X2 Yoga
Yoga’s conventional benefits of relaxing the body and restoring the mind are present but will take a back seat to rising isometric power, improving your range of motion, and building essential stabilizer muscle strength. This is yoga, X2 style. Yoga is a fountain of youth and to us, staying young means staying strong and supple. Balance + Power
The moves in this workout force core rigidity under duress by incorporating strength and explosive movements. As you improve your body’s connection between balance and power, your body alignment will improve, nagging aches and pains will lessen, and you will be able to push far beyond the limitations you once thought you had. Chest + Back + Balance
The same mega pump that was P90X Chest & Back now gets an added bonus, an array of unstable platforms intended to make your body earn its muscle. As you improve at this workout, your strength gains will be superior to those made with any conventional weight training workout. X2 Shoulders + Arms
Shoulder instability leads to an variety of injuries experienced by many of us as we age. By keeping our shoulders and arms strong and in balance, we can avoid breakdowns. And that, with looking good in short sleeved shirts, is the philosophy behind the creation of X2 Shoulders + Arms. Base + Back
Working the body’s two biggest groups of muscles in one workout may seem sadistic but majority of people seem to find this pull up and plyo extravaganza entertaining. It is the sweatiest “weight training” workout you will ever endure, uh . . . Experience. P.A.P. Lower
P.A.P. Stands for Post Activation Potentiation, but all you really have to know is that it’s the cutting edge technique that translates into performance. Two four round complexes of apparently straightforward movements do not appear like much on paper but these workouts destroyed the fittest athletes on the planet. The same ones who swear by them just once they finish swearing at them. Just wait ’til you see what they can do for you. P.A.P. Upper
The same complex training format as P.A.P. Lower but this time focused on your upper body. Remember when you were a kid and bounced around jumping fences and climbing trees? Post Activation Potentiation training will bring back your youth. Over time you will feel loose, springy, and young. X2 Ab Ripper
“I hate it. But I love it.” Squared. Tony takes you through a series of core movements that’ll upgrade your idea of what an ab workout is supposed to be. P90X2 Power Your Performance strength Guide
This is your road map and your plan of attack for using P90X2. The guide gives terms for to get started and essential info for how to make the most of the program. It also will include in depth info about the science behind P90X2, a complete overview of the three training phases, a fit test, and an overview of the suggested supplements and equipment. P90X2 Fuel Your Performance Nutrition Guide
Following the P90X2 nutrition guide is just as essential to your in general success as any of the extreme workouts in this program. Exactly intended to work in tandem with the P90X2 workout routines, the guide will include three eating plans, with vegan and grain free alternatives, which let you to customize depending on your personal needs, plus over 50 recipes. P90X2 isn’t about fast fixes or miracle diets. It is about selecting the healthy foods that you want to eat and determining the part amounts that will supply your body with the right total of fuel to excel throughout exercise. Since everyone’s body is different, the three plans let you to pick the balance of foods that work for you. Plan 1, Fat Shredder 2.0, is a high protein based diet intended to assist you strengthen your muscles while at the same time and quickly shedding fat from your body. Plan 2, Energy Booster 2.0, emphasizes a balanced mix of carbohydrates and proteins with a lower total of fat to accomplish extra energy for performance. And Plan 3, Endurance Maximizer 2.0, is an athletic diet of complex carbohydrates, lean proteins, and lower fat, with the stress on more carbohydrates. You will need this mix of foods as fuel to get the most out of your last not many weeks and really be in the best form of your life. Tools to Keep You Motivated
P90X2 90 day workout calendar to set your workout objectives, track your progress, and stay motivated. Free Online Support Tools for access to strength experts, peer support, and motivation. What is in the Box?
Twelve workouts, nutrition plan, strength guide, How to Bring It Again video, and a calendar to track your progress.

Now in its 12th incarnation, this venerable trainer offers top of the line cushioning and a stable ride. Loaded with new features as well as Guidance Line for gait efficiency and Discrete Eye stay construction, with ASICS affect Guidance System (I.G.S), Space Trusstic System, Biomorphic Fit Upper, and a ComforDry Sockliner.

140 of 141 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars Different Than last Nimbus Models, But Also Better, March 29, 2010
By Rugger Burke (Dallas, TX United States) See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) This review is from: ASICS Men’s GEL Nimbus twelve Running Shoe (Apparel) The Nimbus twelve is new for 2010 and is a worth replacement to the excellent Nimbus 11. If you’re a neutral runner (with maybe somewhat higher arches) that optimizes for comfort over distance ahead of complete speed this is a good shoe for you or at least a good shoe for you to train in to avoid injuries.

The Nimbus line is one of Asics franchise shoes; it’s at the higher class of cost and function made for running. Note that there’s little lateral support, if you’re cross training in other sports you may need another pair of shoes. The Nimbus is especially suited for high mileage runners (those running 25 miles or more a week) and those with a “neutral” gate and somewhat higher arches there’s greater cushioning for the arches.

For background, I’m 6’1″, 175, and run three to six miles some number of days a week 2/3rds of the time on a treadmill and 1/3 of the time outside. Many seasons I kick up the miles for a marathon, but overall running is part of a cross training program. I have usually, oscillated between New Balance and Asics, but tend to favor Asics (in part because the numbering system used by New Balance makes it more challenging to find the same types of shoes from year to year). The Nimbus 12s are most likely my fifth or sixth iteration with the Nimbus line.

When you 1st see these in person you’ll notice two changes from last versions:
1. More flash
2. An asymmetrical lacing pattern
The toe caps and portions of the shoe are shiny and look jazzier (to many maybe more expensive) than last variants. The asymmetrical lacing pattern means that the laces follow an angle from the front of the shoe to the back, rather than the conventional parallel line (along the middle) from front to back. In hypothesis this is to follow the contour of your foot more closely for comfort. Personally, I can not feel a real difference, but I do not cinch my laces tightly either, and the tongue of the shoe tends to offer enough cushion from the laces. Could rate this as much marketing as a value add feature.

The real difference from earlier variants is obvious when you put them on. Instead of your foot sitting on a conventional wedge of bubble, your heel really sinks lower into the footbed of the shoe. At 1st they feel nearly big, like you’re wearing a low top shoe that comes up to your ankle and is one size too big. But your foot also feels like you just slid into a fitted shoe weird paradox that’s a little disorienting.Until you go for a run.

Running is where these really stand out. If you need cushioning, they are the softest variant of the Nimbus still. Running on a treadmill or anything short of hard cement and you’ll feel like you’re running on soft earth. Not so soft that you feel like you’re running on sand, but soft earth like a well kept grass soccer field. The clunky feeling that you felt in 1st trying them on disappears and they feel great. You may be able to run many miles and your feet still feel good. On the flip side, if you feel that the cushioning robs you of energy, then could propose another shoe.

Two asides: (1) if you’re new to Asics, majority of people order one size bigger than their street shoe ie, if you where a ten in regular shoes, you may need and eleven and (2) maybe in the minority on this, but I continue to be bothered that the stock insoles on the Nimbus are pathetic. For a shoe you’re investing more than $120 in, the insoles are barely better than cardboard. But nearly all running shoes suffer from this issue, so I’m not deducting a star for this.

In summary, if you like the Asics feel, they are considerably different from last iterations externally and internally, but an excellent shoe in general.

Hope this review helps you.

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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars Different Than last Nimbus Models, But Also Better, March 29, 2010
By Rugger Burke (Dallas, TX United States) See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) The Nimbus twelve is new for 2010 and is a worth replacement to the excellent Nimbus 11. If you’re a neutral runner (with maybe somewhat higher arches) that optimizes for comfort over distance ahead of complete speed this is a good shoe for you or at least a good shoe for you to train in to avoid injuries.

The Nimbus line is one of Asics franchise shoes; it’s at the higher class of cost and function made for running. Note that there’s little lateral support, if you’re cross training in other sports you may need another pair of shoes. The Nimbus is especially suited for high mileage runners (those running 25 miles or more a week) and those with a “neutral” gate and somewhat higher arches there’s greater cushioning for the arches.

For background, I’m 6’1″, 175, and run three to six miles some number of days a week 2/3rds of the time on a treadmill and 1/3 of the time outside. Many seasons I kick up the miles for a marathon, but overall running is part of a cross training program. I have usually, oscillated between New Balance and Asics, but tend to favor Asics (in part because the numbering system used by New Balance makes it more challenging to find the same types of shoes from year to year). The Nimbus 12s are most likely my fifth or sixth iteration with the Nimbus line.

When you 1st see these in person you’ll notice two changes from last versions:
1. More flash
2. An asymmetrical lacing pattern
The toe caps and portions of the shoe are shiny and look jazzier (to many maybe more expensive) than last variants. The asymmetrical lacing pattern means that the laces follow an angle from the front of the shoe to the back, rather than the conventional parallel line (along the middle) from front to back. In hypothesis this is to follow the contour of your foot more closely for comfort. Personally, I can not feel a real difference, but I do not cinch my laces tightly either, and the tongue of the shoe tends to offer enough cushion from the laces. Could rate this as much marketing as a value add feature.

The real difference from earlier variants is obvious when you put them on. Instead of your foot sitting on a conventional wedge of bubble, your heel really sinks lower into the footbed of the shoe. At 1st they feel nearly big, like you’re wearing a low top shoe that comes up to your ankle and is one size too big. But your foot also feels like you just slid into a fitted shoe weird paradox that’s a little disorienting.Until you go for a run.

Running is where these really stand out. If you need cushioning, they are the softest variant of the Nimbus still. Running on a treadmill or anything short of hard cement and you’ll feel like you’re running on soft earth. Not so soft that you feel like you’re running on sand, but soft earth like a well kept grass soccer field. The clunky feeling that you felt in 1st trying them on disappears and they feel great. You may be able to run many miles and your feet still feel good. On the flip side, if you feel that the cushioning robs you of energy, then could propose another shoe.

Two asides: (1) if you’re new to Asics, majority of people order one size bigger than their street shoe ie, if you where a ten in regular shoes, you may need and eleven and (2) maybe in the minority on this, but I continue to be bothered that the stock insoles on the Nimbus are pathetic. For a shoe you’re investing more than $120 in, the insoles are barely better than cardboard. But nearly all running shoes suffer from this issue, so I’m not deducting a star for this.

In summary, if you like the Asics feel, they are considerably different from last iterations externally and internally, but an excellent shoe in general.

Hope this review helps you.

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars New on Asics, quite impressed., November 1, 2010
By Alvaro Roberto Calix Fernandez (MIAMI, FLORIDA United States) See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) () This review is from: ASICS Men’s GEL Nimbus twelve Running Shoe (Apparel) 1st of all let me begin telling you that I am new to the Asics Brand. I did the awful mistake of believing all running shoes were alike, so did not pay much attention to brand, just a correct fit for my underpronation.
And Yes, what I mistake I made.
I’m not a marathoner or intend to be, I classify myself as an individual who tries to have a somewhat healthy or active lifestyle and not be surprised by a heart attack in my mid 40′s.
I jog around six kms (3.7 miles) per day and wear out my running shoes roughly each six months (my last pair was a NB 767).
Been feeling some ache in my lower back and knee in the last couple of months, so a friend of mine suggested changing to a cushioning kind of running shoe.
After doing my internet research, I stumbled upn the Asics Nimbus twelve model, and got many great reviews of it.
So I took the chance and ordered them.
The minute I tried them on, I felt surprisingly well, my feet felt like cuddled, supported and padded. Then I went out and did my daily jog.
Not only I got less tired, but felt no ache.
So, considering that I am not into fads or anything like that, I strongly recommend this par of running shoes if u have not made up your mind.
I know that my next pair of shoes will be Asics Nimbus..

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