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When I saw the preview of this workout my initial reaction was quite skeptical. The concept is that Mason pulls different cardio exercises out of a hat and Tony does a whole cardio workout not knowing what exercise is coming next. The confusion part is really for Tony, not the viewer. As everytime you pop the DVD in, the exercises will still be in the same order. So basically this is just another cardio workout with recycled moves from different programs from One on One, P90X, P90X plus and P90 Masters series.

I got the workout in the mail last night and reviewed it. While it seems like a reasonably good cardio workout at best, it actually got me thinking a little differently about what Tony was trying to do. Rather than follow the DVD blindly, he's actually handed up the tools to create our own workouts. There's no reason why we couldn't write down a bunch of moves on pieces of paper, put them in out own hat, and end up with our very own cardio confision workout. Of course, we'd need to be comfortable enough with the moves to be able to do them without needing a cue, and we'd need to monitor our own time with a stopwatch. But hey, most of us on the OoO discussion boards are experienced BeachBodyers anyway and this wouldn't be a problem.

Let me know your thoughts of the workout and the above.

Dave

P90X - Plyometrics

Jump Squat 30 secs.
Run-stance Squat 30 secs
Airborne Heisman 30 secs
Swing Kick 60 secs
Squat Reach Jump 30 secs
Run-stance Squat Switch 30 secs
Double Airborne Heisman 30 secs
Circle Run 60 secs
Jump Knee Tuck 30 secs
Mary Katherine Lunge 30 secs
Leapfrog Squat 30 secs
Twist Combo 60 secs
Rock Star Hop 30 secs
Gap Jump 30 secs
Squat Jacks 30 secs
Military March 60 secs
Run Squat 180 Jump 30 secs
Lateral Leapfrog Squat 30 secs
Monster Truck Tire 30 secs
Hot Foot 60 secs
Pitch & Catch 60 secs
Jump Shot 60 secs
Football Hero 60 secs

I'm heading out of town shortly and won't be back until later this week. But will post some things then if others haven't already. Of all the moves, we can maybe shorten the list to our "favourite 30" or something.

Interval X Plus

Run in Place 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Knee Kick, Front Kick 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Hop Squats 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Charleston Kicks 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Loading Dock 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Jockey Squats 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Tires 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Speed Skaters 60 secs. (3 speeds)
3 Count Pushups 60 secs. (3 speeds)
80/20 Squats 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Side Lunge, Side Kick 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Deep Jack Seats 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Plyo Lunge 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Jumping Jacks 60 secs. (3 speeds)
Carlito Three-Way Push-Ups 60 secs. (3 Speeds)

Good on ya, tbone!

Plyo Legs - these are moves that have rep counts, but can be substituted for time limits.

Sidelong Jump 30 secs.
Leapfrog Squats 30 secs. (slightly different than the Plyometrics version)
Four Corners 30 secs.
Eagen Brothers 60 secs.

Medicine Ball Core Cardio - each move designed to be used with a medicine ball or some sort of weight (obviously)

Press Jacks 30 secs.
Curl Squats 30 secs.
Pivot Twist 30 secs.
March and Reach 30 secs.
Knee Up Run Twist 30 secs.
Squat and Reach 30 secs.
Lunge Around the World 30 secs.
Twister 30 secs.
Tire Twist 30 secs.
Step/Hop Overs 30 secs.
Knee Kick Pull 30 secs.
High/Low Pivot Twist 30 secs.
Side Lunge Press Pass 30 secs.
Crescent Chair 30 secs.
Hop Squat Around the World 30 secs.
Loading Dock with Bella Twist 30 secs.

You are absolutely correct. But if you also read in our comments, this DVD has spurred on our own creativity and got us thinking that we can create our own Cardio-confusion type workouts as well. And if you want to follow a specific plan, go right ahead, we are just throwing around ideas!

bxxs has a good point. In Plyo, for instance, Tony made a point of arranging the moves in a "ramping up" fashion. The moves in the first round are very preliminary while the moves in round two are tougher and by round three it's all-out. I don't care how warmed up I am, I'm not going to want to draw "Jump Knee Tucks" out of a hat as my first move. Nor am I going to want to draw a very low-impact move when I'm about halfway through the routine.

I haven't seen Cardio Confusion yet (it should arrive in the next day or two), but I'll be curious to see how Tony handled this. Did he simply pick a number of moves with a similar intensity level so it didn't matter when they were picked or did he modify the basic move, making it either easier or tougher depending on where he was in the workout?

Don't get me wrong, I think what you guys are doing is great. One of the main reasons I read these threads and others is to get new ideas for workouts.

But what I found strange is not what you are doing, but rather why Tony would not make that suggestion himself on the DVD. He does this kind of thing on the coaching overdub tracks he does on other series (e.g. 10 minutes training and I think p90x+, if memory serves).

Maybe I can be a bit more controversial and say this: I think that volume 2 is not as good as volume 1, because the workout moves tend to repeat other DVDs Tony has done and also because the workouts are not as intense, overall. Adding coaching tips would be one reason for me to keep subscribing despite this.