Insanity, p90x, or stick with gym and change things up?

[RememberWhenItRained]

Short background: I'm about 5'5" ish and 125 lbs with somewhere around 10-11% bodyfat. I'm looking to build muscle, but also want to knock that percentage down a bit. Anyone done Insanity or p90x or know anyone that did? Does it work? I hear it's mostly geared toward weight loss, I don't have much to lose though. Does it build muscle as well?

Currently I go to the gym about 3 times a week and do some basic cardio and weightlifting (light weights compared to most guys, I'm sure.) I was looking for something a little more structured and intense, but maybe Insanity or p90x aren't the right things.

I also am looking at "No nonsense muscle building" (Vince Delmonte) but... meh, I don't know.

suggestions? questions? thanks in advance.

Updates

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thank you all for your answers so far. after doing a little more looking, it seems I might at least want to wait on p90x if not avoid it all together.

I've heard lifting, especially lifting regularly and heavily will help reduce bodyfat? How much does it help? I always do cardio before my weights, should I change that to HIITs instead to lose some bodyfat? Then again, it's probably hard to both gain mass and lose fat; like I said earlier I don't have a lot to loose, but want abs to show,

[FatBatKiller]

im 19 yo, 141 lbs, and 5'9 ft.

I did p90x for 2 1/2 rounds. I have never been so shredded in my life. slight muscle growth, but REALLY defined.

I wanted to gain some mass, so I worked out at the gym everyday after class. I definitely got bigger at the gym then I did doing p90x, but I lost almost all of my definition.

So now I go to the gym 2x a week, and I do insanity on the days that I don't go to the gym.

I rest on Sunday.

home workoust get you crazy defined, and gym workouts tend to have you gain mass.

i'd do both. it's been going great for me!

[RememberWhenItRained]

so, is it possible to get defined like the p90x in the gym? The only thing I'm not a fan of about the p90x is that it requires several things: dumbbells, chin-up bar, possibly a mat (?).. l The only place I have that is my local gym.

[FatBatKiller]

very possible.

i had 20 & 30 lb dumbbells, and the iron gym( this is a must!) its $20 at walmart. I used a large t shirt as a mat.

best of luck!

[TheAceofBlades]

Lift heavy. Lift until you can't lift any more. Lift in the rep ranges of 3-5 reps. Try to do about 3 sets. Include compound lifts as well as isolated lifts.

[RememberWhenItRained]

heavier sets and less reps. hmm. okay. I usually do about 12 reps of everything, so I should go heavier so the reps cut into a third of that about?

[TheAceofBlades]

Yup.

[TheAceofBlades]

Well, maybe. Are you looking for muscle size, strength or power?

[RememberWhenItRained]

mostly strength, but some muscle size. I'm fairly skinny as it is, and am looking to increase strength and size, then tone and define. Difference between power and strength?

[TheAceofBlades]

Power's just how fast you use your strength.

[janelle615]

I am doing insanity right now! It's very intense. I'm only on day 7 but I feel so great. Anyways, I think you should do px90 because it's more focused on muscles with some cardio. Insanity is just basically cardio and you might lose muscle unless you decide to weight train.

Or just go to the gym and lift some heavy weights. Be very consistent. My friend does that with cardio afterward. He eats a lot of protien and he freaking looks like a body builder.

[Voltaire]

Just go to a gym. Home workouts are a joke.