INSANITY OBSERVATION

babiikakess
babiikakess Posts: 12
in Fitness and Exercise
IS IT JUST ME BUT I WAS LOOKING INTO DOING INSANITY AND NOTICED THAT ALL THE PPL ON THE TESTIMONIALS HAVE NOT BEEN OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE BUT IN OKISH :indifferent: SHAPE AND USE INSANITY TO TONE UP. IM LOOKING FOR A GOOD WORKOUT DVD FOR WEIGHT LOSS/TONE (MORE SO FOR WEIGHT LOSS) TO DO AT HOME... SOOOOOO

HAS ANYONE DONE INSANITY THAT IS OVERWEIGHT/OBESE AND WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE???
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED IT WHAT GOOD WEIGHT LOSS DVDS DO YOU RECOMMEND???

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!:smile:

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  • flywithabowtie
    flywithabowtie Posts: 71 Member
    I was about 30%BF & 65lbs overweight when I started the workout. I started doing Insanity until I hurt my knee. The jumping gave my kness fits. My piece of advice from trying this workout would not to go @ 100%. Take your time & make sure to do the movements correctly instead of trying to max out your numbers early. I went too hard too early & only made it to week 5. I was losing around 2.5lbs/week on 1600-1800 cals/day.
  • babiikakess
    babiikakess Posts: 12
    WOW OKAY THANKS FOR THE TIP!
  • 141by2016
    141by2016 Posts: 179
    IS IT JUST ME BUT I WAS LOOKING INTO DOING INSANITY AND NOTICED THAT ALL THE PPL ON THE TESTIMONIALS HAVE NOT BEEN OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE BUT IN OKISH :indifferent: SHAPE AND USE INSANITY TO TONE UP. IM LOOKING FOR A GOOD WORKOUT DVD FOR WEIGHT LOSS/TONE (MORE SO FOR WEIGHT LOSS) TO DO AT HOME... SOOOOOO

    HAS ANYONE DONE INSANITY THAT IS OVERWEIGHT/OBESE AND WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE???
    AND IF YOU HAVEN'T TRIED IT WHAT GOOD WEIGHT LOSS DVDS DO YOU RECOMMEND???

    THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!:smile:

    I am going to sound like a jerk for saying this, but please don't yell at us.

    As for the exercise part, yeah, depending on your weight, current fitness, and joint injury history, you might want to do something a little lower impact. Best of luck!
  • babiikakess
    babiikakess Posts: 12
    NOT YELLING CAP LOCKS STICKS AND I CANT GET IT LOOSE BUT JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS AN IDEAL WORK OUT FOR WEIGHT LOSS BECAUSE I WANT TO DO IT BUT I DONT WANT TO TONE UP WITH THE FAT! LOL IMAGINE BEING OVERWEIGHT AND TONE IT JUST DOESNT SEEM RIGHT ESPECIALLY SINCE MUSCLE WEIGHS MORE I WOULD PREFER TO LOSE ABOUT 25-30 AND THEN START TONING BUT WHAT EVER SEES GREAT RESULTS AND PUSHES ME I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO TRY
  • pcdoctor01
    pcdoctor01 Posts: 389 Member
    Try some free YouTube workouts then try Insanity.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    NOT YELLING CAP LOCKS STICKS AND I CANT GET IT LOOSE BUT JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS AN IDEAL WORK OUT FOR WEIGHT LOSS BECAUSE I WANT TO DO IT BUT I DONT WANT TO TONE UP WITH THE FAT! LOL IMAGINE BEING OVERWEIGHT AND TONE IT JUST DOESNT SEEM RIGHT ESPECIALLY SINCE MUSCLE WEIGHS MORE I WOULD PREFER TO LOSE ABOUT 25-30 AND THEN START TONING BUT WHAT EVER SEES GREAT RESULTS AND PUSHES ME I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO TRY

    Then press your shift key.....
  • babiikakess
    babiikakess Posts: 12
    THANK YOU!:smile:
  • songbird1973
    songbird1973 Posts: 90
    I recently finished the 60 day program, and its very hard and yes I'm still considered obese, but it can be done. I would highly recommend doing 30 day shred first then moving on to Insanity. You still will not be completely prepared (nothing can completely prepare), but it does help.
  • bawalker11
    bawalker11 Posts: 78
    I am 60lb overweight- or was when I started Insanity, since I want to be smaller I am only tracking inches, and after reading all of the forums it sounds like you will build some muscle so the weight loss may feel discouraging. I am SO, SO, SO glad I have started this program, 2 weeks down and 3 inches around my waist alone, 7 inches around my whole body lost. I feel great and although the work out is tough afterward I am love that I pushed through, it feels the best!!
  • babiikakess
    babiikakess Posts: 12
    WOW THATS INCREDIBLE THANKS FOR POSTING!:happy:
  • babiikakess
    babiikakess Posts: 12
    THANKS FOR THE TIP!!!!! NOW WHATS THE 30-DAY SHRED??? LOL HOPE THATS NOT TO DUMB OF A QUESTION!:embarassed:
  • Gr8ChangesAhead
    Gr8ChangesAhead Posts: 836 Member
    Jillian Michaels DVDseries, also can be found online
  • jeremyw1977
    jeremyw1977 Posts: 505 Member
    I was way out of shape, and a pack a day smoker when I first tried Insanity.
    About 2 weeks into my first crack at Insanity, the combination of intense cardio and smoking was too much..............so I quit smoking. It was shortly after that point that I noticed my strength and endurance taking off.

    I was pushing harder, taking less breaks. Believe me, I'm still a little "pudgy", but I have also lost a good chunk of weight.

    The beauty of Insanity is that you are often encouraged to push at your own speed, and take breaks when needed.
    You don't need to be a cross country athlete to do Insanity, but you'll feel like one after you're done.
  • jojo86xdd
    jojo86xdd Posts: 202 Member
    I do Insanity from time to time. My workouts usually consists of a bunch of hybrids, whatever I'm in the mood for. But I usually do Insanity when i want to burn a ton of calories and really get my heart rate up. You still burn calories, so you still burn fat (from my experience).
    Now of course, being obese, I cant do the moves exactly but I always modify to go easy on the knees and I take breaks as needed... I will say it's not my go to workout because it's very advanced, so you might want to start with something a little more doable.
    Some of my favs are Chalean Extreme, Turbofire, and even P90X and P90X Plus.
  • babiikakess
    babiikakess Posts: 12
    I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF THE TIPS AND FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER MY QUESTION!!!! IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!:flowerforyou:

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