INSANITY!!!!! SUPPORT THREAD FOR NEWBIES OF INSANITY!

kristinmichele1215

OK! I didn't get to the fit test last night, but I got up early this morning and did it!! It was pretty brutal, but not quite as scary as I had built it up to be in my mind On to day 1 tomorrow!

ric039

I just started yesterday. That fit test wrecked my thighs and quads with all that jumping!

I'm doing Insanity not to lose weight (I'm a little scrawny as is), but just to build muscle and I'm a little concerned with the diet plan. If I did the math right, it says I need to eat 3000 calories just to maintain weight, and I'm pretty sure I don't have the $$$ to make that happen. Any tips?

jaeone

A friend of mine gave me the insanity DVD. After I complete Jillian's 30 day shred I will start that. (God willing!)

LAYLAH17

I'm trying to decide whether to get Insanity or TurboFire. My worry is that I'm still too heavy to do either (215lb today) ... I have TurboJam which I do like but it is a bit 'dancey' and I kind of get lost .......

SuzieR start with P90x if you have it...Insantiy is rough!! I know...the dvd's has been collecting dust for a hot minute lol (Injury) but wow intense. Never heard of TurboFire. You have me intrigued. Will google soon.

FairyMiss

Pure Cardio and Abs today again! I seriously cannot get all the way through each ab exercise, it is insane! As Shaun T says, at least there are no crunches! Yeah, I think I could make it through crunches better than his ab routines!!

my thoughts exactly..im sure crunches are easier, lol!

Ya know half way, maybe not even halfway i was thinking the same thing, and i have done crunches. lots of crunches. crunches ARE easier

McghanK

I just started yesterday. That fit test wrecked my thighs and quads with all that jumping!

I'm doing Insanity not to lose weight (I'm a little scrawny as is), but just to build muscle and I'm a little concerned with the diet plan. If I did the math right, it says I need to eat 3000 calories just to maintain weight, and I'm pretty sure I don't have the $$$ to make that happen. Any tips?
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I am sure you can eat those calories fast and you dont have to spend that much money. Google calorie info on good healthy food like deli turkey breast or chicken breast and stuff like that, shouldn't take that much money to do.

McghanK

OK! I didn't get to the fit test last night, but I got up early this morning and did it!! It was pretty brutal, but not quite as scary as I had built it up to be in my mind On to day 1 tomorrow!

Then you will have fun with the rest. They ARE a work out. I am on wk 2 and I still have pool of sweat, it's so worth it I though, I think!

ric039

I just finished the Poly circuit. Holy cow. I could not keep up with any of the jumping exercises, and my shoulders already feel like rubber

HalloweenNinja

I just started yesterday. That fit test wrecked my thighs and quads with all that jumping!

I'm doing Insanity not to lose weight (I'm a little scrawny as is), but just to build muscle and I'm a little concerned with the diet plan. If I did the math right, it says I need to eat 3000 calories just to maintain weight, and I'm pretty sure I don't have the $$$ to make that happen. Any tips?

Hey ric039, considering the INSANITY program is pretty much entirely based on cardio, it's probably not the best one for you if your primary goal is to "build muscle". If you're sticking with BeachBody products, then the P90X program might be more of what you're looking for. It's more well rounded - including flexibility, weight training, etc.
My own aim is to use the INSANITY program to build up my stamina and core strength up in preparation for future strength based workouts, so I guess you could go along a similar line. Depends on how quickly you want to build that muscle.

ric039

I may be doing something wrong form wise, but I didn't really feel like the stretches actually stretched me out. Anyone else have this problem?

AmandaBio

i've been doing insanity off and on for the last month. A friend and I were doing it together, but then summer break came so i bought insanity so i could do it during the summer. I finished my first straight week of Insanity today! I still take some breaks. I just want to be able to push through the next couple weeks.

SDH15

I may be doing something wrong form wise, but I didn't really feel like the stretches actually stretched me out. Anyone else have this problem?

Interesting.......you may be really flexible as it is - I feel all the stretches in the video. Focus on making sure your toes are pointed in the right direction, knees are never bent, and push (lead) with your chest. Unless your chest is right there hugging your thighs on some stretches then it means theres still room for flexibility! Good luck with your workouts, you'll definitely watch your endurance and strength grow!

SDH15

i've been doing insanity off and on for the last month. A friend and I were doing it together, but then summer break came so i bought insanity so i could do it during the summer. I finished my first straight week of Insanity today! I still take some breaks. I just want to be able to push through the next couple weeks.

Congrats! For me it was around week 3 where I finished my first warmups without missing a beat and no breaks! Its fun to see your endurance grow!

ZoeLifts

I may be doing something wrong form wise, but I didn't really feel like the stretches actually stretched me out. Anyone else have this problem?

Interesting.......you may be really flexible as it is - I feel all the stretches in the video. Focus on making sure your toes are pointed in the right direction, knees are never bent, and push (lead) with your chest. Unless your chest is right there hugging your thighs on some stretches then it means theres still room for flexibility! Good luck with your workouts, you'll definitely watch your endurance and strength grow!

I agree, watch your form and really listen to what Shaun T is asking you to do. You may not be getting completely stretched out yet until you are used to the stretches because you are still having to look up, and are learning the flow. I think that I stretch better now that I am on my 4th week and feel my muscles being really warmed up prior to the stretch.

McghanK

I have to admit I DID NOT want to get up this morning to do my excercise, I was feeling blah and was just thinking about the beating I was going to be taking...but sooo glad I pushed through! I am excited! 2 wk day 3....Cardio recovery tomorrow, that will be nice

McghanK

i've been doing insanity off and on for the last month. A friend and I were doing it together, but then summer break came so i bought insanity so i could do it during the summer. I finished my first straight week of Insanity today! I still take some breaks. I just want to be able to push through the next couple weeks.

I take breaks as well. The high knees, and mummy kicks kick my rear!! But I don't feel too bad when I take breaks because I see the people the video are dying as well and they are more fit than me

SDH15

Am i the only one who dreads cardio recovery! I find that one really hard haha. I can never stay in a deep seated squat position as long as Shaun T wants , lol the burn is too much!

Im a big fan of plyo, which is tonight's workout. Love the basketball drills, love pushing myself on pushups and floor sprints!

kristinmichele1215

First REAL Insanity workout this morning. I did Plyo and WOWOWOWOWOWOW! The good news is I definitely have room for improvement! But, I feel great having gotten through it and am motivated to see this through :happy: Although, my body might not be in agreement tomorrow!!

McghanK

Am i the only one who dreads cardio recovery! I find that one really hard haha. I can never stay in a deep seated squat position as long as Shaun T wants , lol the burn is too much!

Im a big fan of plyo, which is tonight's workout. Love the basketball drills, love pushing myself on pushups and floor sprints!

Well, I think we all have our different strenghts. I like doing the jumps and stuff, but I HATE THE FLOOR SPRINTS AND PUSHUPS. My arms burn too much when I do that so I welcome cardio recovery like a champ!!

justsarah

I love Insanity! My husband and I are doing it, although I took the last week off and I'm DREADING starting back up again. I'm assuming it will be really hard again, right when I was getting better and hardly stopping.

There are some moves that I still can't do fully - mainly anything revolving around pushups or planks... my butt is so high in the air just so I can get through it and I know that's bad form.

But, it's a great workout! If you are just starting out - push through!!

ric039

So my shoulders, calfs, and thighs steadily got stiffer today, but I still managed to get through today's workout. My shoulders aren't going to like me in the morning, lol, but I can tell I'm going to see some great results. Hopefully I don't burn all of my muscle though, I need to eat more.

VintageScarlet

I had my second fit test today and had a little improvement in each area, probably mostly because I forced myself to beat my first score! I definitely think the fit test is worse than any of the month one workouts (haven't done month 2 so don't know about that).

Keep up the good work everyone!

azb9

Hey guys I am just starting insanity, I am in week 1! I couldn't finish the Plyo all the way but I know I will improve with time.

I wanted to see how you guys track your Insanity in the Myfitnesspal excercise log... I just used "circuit training - general" what do you use???

Also, I am normally really conservative with my workout time I usually only log about 75% of my actual time to accomodate for stretching and water breaks. Does anyone else do this? How do you track your time?

kristinmichele1215

Hey guys I am just starting insanity, I am in week 1! I couldn't finish the Plyo all the way but I know I will improve with time.

I wanted to see how you guys track your Insanity in the Myfitnesspal excercise log... I just used "circuit training - general" what do you use???

Also, I am normally really conservative with my workout time I usually only log about 75% of my actual time to accomodate for stretching and water breaks. Does anyone else do this? How do you track your time?

Hi!

I couldn't finish the end of the Plyo workout either. I was just staring in amazement that those people were still doing all those crazy moves at the end! I'm hoping I will be one of them one day soon

I track my exercise using a Heart Rate Monitor because I think it is the most accurate and takes all the guess work out of the equation. If you do look into getting one, make sure it is one that counts calories for you!

And that also addresses your other question, I count whatever calories my HRM reports, again no guess work! I highly recommend one, it's probably one of my top requirements for losing weight, personally

SDH15

I dont have a HRM but I've been meaning to get one. In the meantime I have used the insanity nutrition book to calculate the daily caloric intake I should be getting and have set it into my MFP so I don't have to log my exercise. I know its different for every person, but out of curiousity - what type of calorie counts are you guys getting on plyo circuit/cardio power/pure cardio exercises?

Do you find that you burn more on the plyo circuit?
Are you really getting upwards to 600-1000 calories burned like the websites claim?

hafrench

Hi all,

Am starting Insanity tommorrow ( doing my fit test today). Am a little bnervous in starting this but am excited to do it at the same. I am a 28 year old female, 5'4 and 155 lbs,( about a size 10/M-L) who was in good shape and then slowly became out of shape, do to work schedules, not playing organized sports anymore, liking chocolate too much, etc, lol.

So i am serious about getting in shape this time and can't wait to start the Insanity workout.

Any tips out there for someone completely new to these workouts??

I realize i may not be able to do all the workouts right away, but am determined to keep going until i can!!

Will post my fitness test results after i do them!!!

Thanks in advance!!

kristinmichele1215

I dont have a HRM but I've been meaning to get one. In the meantime I have used the insanity nutrition book to calculate the daily caloric intake I should be getting and have set it into my MFP so I don't have to log my exercise. I know its different for every person, but out of curiousity - what type of calorie counts are you guys getting on plyo circuit/cardio power/pure cardio exercises?

Do you find that you burn more on the plyo circuit?
Are you really getting upwards to 600-1000 calories burned like the websites claim?

I'm only on Day3, but I can give you what I've got so far...
I'm definitely NOT getting anywhere near 600-1000. However, a man probably would! I also am still stopping a LOT and am not able to do all of the moves. I can imagine that if I were doing all of the exercises all the way through, I would get closer to 600.
Yesterday I did Plyo and burned 438
Today I did Cardio Power and burned 399
I haven't done Pure Cardio yet!

Hope that helps!

SDH15

Hi all,

Am starting Insanity tommorrow ( doing my fit test today). Am a little bnervous in starting this but am excited to do it at the same. I am a 28 year old female, 5'4 and 155 lbs,( about a size 10/M-L) who was in good shape and then slowly became out of shape, do to work schedules, not playing organized sports anymore, liking chocolate too much, etc, lol.

So i am serious about getting in shape this time and can't wait to start the Insanity workout.

Any tips out there for someone completely new to these workouts??

I realize i may not be able to do all the workouts right away, but am determined to keep going until i can!!

Will post my fitness test results after i do them!!!

Thanks in advance!!

Hey! Good luck on your journey!

Theres really nothing to be nervous about. Insanity is a HIIT (high intensity interval training) program that everyone admits is hard to do, but nobody expects you to be able to do everything in it without missing a beat. Even the people on the screen need their breaks, heck, even Shaun T takes breaks. The beauty of it is that all they expect is for you to do your best, thats something you're capable of and when you do that you get your max results.

My tips are as a newbie, take breaks when you need and never get bogged down about how many times you have to repeat an exercise or a set of exercise. In fact, don't even think ahead about whats to come, just focus on whatever exercise you're doing and focus on doing as many as you can. I took plenty of breaks when I started, but one thing I did to keep myself accountable was to always push hard for the last ten seconds of any exercise, so i took my breaks at the beginning and always made sure I finished strong!

Also, insanity is one thing, but nutrition is just as important. My sister started insanity the same time I did but has seen less results (she blames the chocolates/snacks/sweets they always put out in her office). I don't follow the insanity nutrition guide meals but I have my own eating system and make sure I avoid most to all junk. So have a game plan when it comes to nutrition and stick to it! Push hard and eat right and you should see results right away in the first or second week!

SDH15

Yesterday I did Plyo and burned 438
Today I did Cardio Power and burned 399
I haven't done Pure Cardio yet!

Hope that helps!

Woah those are some awesome numbers!! I have a feeling im burning similar amounts on my workouts! Keep up the good work!!

gieldakn

I am on my second week, and got my HRM yesterday. I used it yesterday on Cardio Power and Resistance and burned 755 calories!! I was amazed! I am still bumming that I haven't lost any weight. I know they say its not a weight loss program, but I still figured I wold lose something?

I find it confusing that at the end of the day after working out I still have almost 500-700 calories to eat, and I am not losing weight but sometimes even gaining it. Can someone please help answer this??

Thanks everyone, and DIG DEEPER!!