INSANE chicks!!!

edorice

Yeah we were using Cell Mass, but Syntha - 6 has less carbs. Use 1% milk or fat free if you mix with milk. I think I will get the Dessert for the evening, I think it is 150 calories and even lower in carbs.

Yeah, month 2 you definitely want to have those calories up. What do you use NO Explode for? Pre-workout?

Cina04

Yes. My husband convinced me to try it because normally when I do Insanity especially when I have to do it at 6am I'm just drained for the rest of the day.

This mix helps my performance! I also don't feel dead tired after I'm done. Last night I had the energy to clean the kitchen! lol

Def don't take it late evening - did that the first night because i had to workout at 8pm - couldn't sleep lol. My husband usually has cofee in the morning but not no more lol

edorice

That's cool that it's working for you. I just checked it out on www.bodybuilding.com. I see that it's by BSN as well. My husband used to take it, but we switched to Fuzion. You guys must have the big red jugs all over the kitchen. LoL

Cina04

LOL yeah 3 of them lol. Although my husband is half way through his syntha -6 and mine looks like I hardly touch it!

GNC on post is cheaper than other GNC's and with the gold card membership benefits we can use it anytime of the month .

krystallynne

Hey! I just joined MFP. Im currently on Day 5 of my insanity program. I am doing a hybrid with insanity and body combat, but I think I am going to do 2 a days on my body combat days. I find myself missing insanity! lol

edorice

oh and I take Syntha - 6 too!!
We are thinking about getting Cell Mass for the post workout. I like to use my Syntha 6 for a meal (i just add milk instead to keep me full longer)

If you take it with milk see if you can take it with fat free milk. It is great with fat free milk. Now we switched to Syntha because is has less carbs than the Cell Mass protein. I'm trying to make a major effort to increase my protein when we start our hybrid Monday.

edorice

Well full blown Insanity is in the bag. Today we did our day 63 fit test. Here are my results:
.............Day 1.. /...Day 63
SWITCH KICKS 53.. 54
POWER JACKS 51 ..57
POWER KNEES 71 ..80
POWER JUMPS 19 ..40
GLOBE JUMPS 8 ....10
SUICIDE JUMPS 12... 11
PUSH-UP JACKS 9 ...21
LOW PLANK OBLIQUE 40 45
The biggest improvement were my power jumps. Glad it's over!!!

LeticiaAnn

Today was my first day of Insanity. All I can say is WOW! I'm looking forward to pushing myself

CakeFit21

I read this thread the other day and you all INSPIRED me! I ordered INSANITY yesterday and I can't wait to start. I did 30 day shred and Jillian's other DVD's then did Brazil Butt Lift. I need something more! I've been working out for months and while I have seen good results, I'm ready to push myself even harder and get greater results.
So, thanks!

Do any of you have some advice before I start? I saw that many of you are drinking recovery shakes or taking supplements some kind? Will the DVD set come with recommendations?

Anything else I should know?

Cina04

I just started to take extra stuff because that's when my husband wanted to start to get back into shape and for his job he needs to stay in shape (military)


Just expect to be sore for 2 weeks. I felt it in my calves - oh that was a pain in the butt!!

You just got to stick with it and if they are times where you think you won't have time to do it for the day wake up early and knock it out! It's what I do. Or when on the schedule there is a fit test and a workout, I do the fit test in the morning and the workout in the afternoon

Oh and if and through out your fit test, if you see your numbers decline some, don't sweat about it and don't think you aren't improving! You are working your body super hard.

Cina04

Well full blown Insanity is in the bag. Today we did our day 63 fit test. Here are my results:
.............Day 1.. /...Day 63
SWITCH KICKS 53.. 54
POWER JACKS 51 ..57
POWER KNEES 71 ..80
POWER JUMPS 19 ..40
GLOBE JUMPS 8 ....10
SUICIDE JUMPS 12... 11
PUSH-UP JACKS 9 ...21
LOW PLANK OBLIQUE 40 45
The biggest improvement were my power jumps. Glad it's over!!!

WOW!! I hate power jumps but you did awesome! LOL

I love power knees though. That one I usually give 120% lol

Globe jumps are a killer too!

june_warner

I am on my 3rd round of P90X and I have also completed a full round of Insanity!!! I love both programs and have done a hybrid this time around with them. After I graduate yet again from p90x in 5 weeks I am starting Insanity over again. The best advice I can give to anyone about Insanity is listen to your body...if your hungry you need to up your calories, by the end of the program I was up to 2300 calories and still losing weight!!!! Also don't feel like a failure if you can't do the entire video. The people in the video can't even do it so why do you think you can. Do what you can do and "DIG DEEPER".... I got the t-shirt to prove anyone can do it!!!

edorice

Thanks Cina. I wanted to ask you about Cell Mass. You don't find that to have too many carbs in it? I bought some more Syntha-6 on Friday. I tried the Caramel Latte flavor, pretty good but I still like the chocolate/peanut butter best.

kblu0816

So I'm waiting on my Insanity videos while I finish up my first round of P90X. overall, I liked the cardio the most which has me thinking i'll love insanity. The strength training workouts didn't doo too much for me except for all the push-ups. I had to use bands because of an injury so my muscles stayed pretty much the same. which is fine since i didn't want to bulk up but tone. I just can't wait for Insanity to start. It's going to be tough with starting school again here in a month so hopefully I can figure out a good schedule.

Q's:

How long are the videos normally?
Should I eat a couple hours before working out? (I don't wanna drink a shake 15 minutes before I workout and have it come back up is what I'm saying lol)

Thanks!

dollbaby4

Midway through week one of month 2 and burned 999 calories on the Max Conditioning workout! Whew!! I still am struggling with my caloric intake being below what is recommended....some days, I'm just not that hungry. I have been a little more irritable lately and I think it's because I am not eating enough calories. Max Recovery was last night's workout and it was awesome!! I've noticed some significant toning in my abs, arms, shoulders and legs. My numbers on the scale aren't really fluctuating that much, but I definitely notice a change in the way my clothes look and feel! Keep it up ladies!!!

edorice

Q's:
How long are the videos normally?
Should I eat a couple hours before working out? (I don't wanna drink a shake 15 minutes before I workout and have it come back up is what I'm saying lol)

Thanks!

In the first month the videos are 30 to 40 minutes. The second month you'll be working out an hour.
I workout at 5am so I don't eat before the workout. Some people would take the results and recovery shake during the workouts.

princesspurple

bumping for tomorrow.!

NewImprovedCnbethea1

I also remind myself that I'm building endurance

Now when I go for walks on the way home I have urges to run! I never had the urge to run not even when I was in the Army!! lol
Although at the moment I can no longer run 3 miles w/o stopping but I do some sprint runs home lol

I have never completed a round of insanity but I can totally agree that it helps build your endurance I ran my first 5k and I didn't train and I was only on week 4 of C25K and to be honest I was skipping days it was all Insanity!!!

NewImprovedCnbethea1

I am finally ready to complete a round of insanity!! I am on day 9 and can't be more pumped about actually completing it this time around!! I have started and stopped a few times but this time I am on a mission to complete it!! I will be a Insanity Grad!!

Cina04

Thanks Cina. I wanted to ask you about Cell Mass. You don't find that to have too many carbs in it? I bought some more Syntha-6 on Friday. I tried the Caramel Latte flavor, pretty good but I still like the chocolate/peanut butter best.

we haven't purchased it yet.


For right now my husband and I just use Syntha 6 and N.O Xplode. My husband likes the chocolate peanut butter, I got the cholcolate milkshake to stay on the safe side...lol. I'm glad we got our own cause he is going through his stuff fast. Today though I'm buying my own NO xlode. I don't liek the berry flavor too much. So I'm hoping punch tastes just a little but better...lol

My husband takes like 3 scoops daily but I like to take one scoop. If I really need the energy I'll take two scoops.

Cina04

Q's:

How long are the videos normally?
Should I eat a couple hours before working out? (I don't wanna drink a shake 15 minutes before I workout and have it come back up is what I'm saying lol)

Thanks!

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When I have to worko out at 6am - I don't eat before....well 45 mins before i work out I drink a pre trainer performance/energy drink. Once you get it in your sstem you are ready to work out. sometimes I eat half of a banana or a hand full of nuts.

Usually I work out in the afternoons arounf 2pm. So I eat lunch around 11:30am - 12pm. Last time I tried doing insanity with a full stomach - yeah didn't do so hot!

princesspurple

Hello! I finished my first round of Insanity on August 10th, I miss it so much, I have done at least 5 videos since then w/ it. I am starting my marathon training and I did Insanity this am as my cross-training. Nothing works me better than INSANITY-I think of Shaun saying DIG Deeper as I run!

edorice

Today though I'm buying my own NO xlode. I don't liek the berry flavor too much. So I'm hoping punch tastes just a little but better...lol

My husband takes like 3 scoops daily but I like to take one scoop. If I really need the energy I'll take two scoops.

I know you guys shop at GNC, but I like the taste of the fruit punch Fuzion AKG that I get from Nutrishop. It has no bitter after taste at all.

edorice

Good luck on the marathon princesspurple. Insanity does prepare you to push harder.

LeticiaAnn

So I'm on day 3 and feeling the workout :happy: I've done P90X and Brazil Butt Lift recently. The 40 minutes workouts are shorter than I normally do. Should I do a full round of Insanity before I add to it?

edorice

Well, if the first month of Insanity isn't kicking your butt and you feel like you need to complete the hour then complete it with some Ab Ripper X or with Insanity Cardio Abs. Go for it!!!

princesspurple

cina04 .....................HOLY .....That is amazing. I cant see pics posted on the threads when I am at work, so I just saw your before and after pics...Unbelievable-fantastic....did you follow the insanity diet also?

edorice-thank you! I sure hope to finish this next race with a good time and be able to walk after!

edorice

OK, so I started a hybrid of P90X and Insanity this week. These workouts have been blasting the triceps. We did Insanity Max Plyo yesterday, but there are a lot of push ups. We already did chest and back Monday and today we did Shoulders & arms. So...for the rest of the hybrid we're going to do P90X Plyo on Tuesdays. I missed that workout anyway. Did i say I missed plyo?

kblu0816

OK, so I started a hybrid of P90X and Insanity this week. These workouts have been blasting the triceps. We did Insanity Max Plyo yesterday, but there are a lot of push ups. We already did chest and back Monday and today we did Shoulders & arms. So...for the rest of the hybrid we're going to do P90X Plyo on Tuesdays. I missed that workout anyway. Did i say I missed plyo?

yep! you surely did just say that :laugh: but I agree. days when I'm supposed to do Cardio X, I end up doing Plyo cuz I love the xtra burn it gives me haha. But my tri's were hurting yesterday so I did Cardio X. Much better today, but still sore.

princesspurple

I can't wait to wake up and see Shaun T tomorrow!