Insanity - started today (7/16/12)

telcochik

Week 9 Day 1 Max Interval Plyo

I can't believe I've made it to the final week of Insanity! I'm going to have to start filling out the paperwork to submit my results and get my tee shirt!!!

jnh17

Week 9 Day 1 Max Interval Plyo

I can't believe I've made it to the final week of Insanity! I'm going to have to start filling out the paperwork to submit my results and get my tee shirt!!!

Great job!

puckers82

Great going telcochik!

Ive had to stop, since doing all the walking to school my knee has started to play up again so im having to rest it. Ive decided to stop with insanity until its fully better, as gutted as i am when its hurting to walk on its not good. Ill restart at the beginning at some point when its healed. :-(

GettingDBack

I also had to take a break from doing insanity cause of my knees. Second month has increased the jumping 10xs, lol. I started lifting weights and doing yoga. I will pick it up again in a couple of weeks, but I will not be doing the exercisies everyday. Maybe 3-4 days per week to keep my cardio endurance up. I have not lost much weight, but I have lost inches and I see definition in my abs. Another result is that I was able to reduce my 5K time by 1:30.

telcochik

Week 9 Day 2 Max Cardio Conditioning and Cardio Abs

Morning Y'all! OMG I was so hungry this morning! I drank my protein shake post workout and then had a good breakfast of egg whites and 2% reduced fat cheddar slice on a whole wheat sandwich thin. An hour later I was starving so I ate a banana which thankfully seems to have quieted the rumblings in my tummy. Usually I can wait 3 or so hours before needing to eat again so this is weird.

5 more days left in Round 1!!!!!

telcochik

Week 9 Day 3 Max Interval Circuit

I was pleasantly surprised to see that tomorrow's workout isn't the usual Max Recovery; it's Core Cardio and Balance (my favorite). My HRM seems like it was on the fritz today so maybe I have to think about buying a new one before I start round 2. I have definitely noticed some changes in my body since starting this program. My clothes are fitting better and to my eye I look a bit smaller. The scale isn't showing a huge weight loss but the tape measurer shows I've lost inches in my chest, abs, and hips which is great. I have to keep reminding myself that it's only been 60 days and that when I lost a lot of weight and inches from Turbo Fire it was because I did that program for 120 days. I'm hoping round 2 of Insanity brings me similar results!

telcochik

Week 9 Day 4 Core Cardio & Balance

Woke up extra sore this morning. I think my body really needs a recovery WEEK or two before I start back in on round 2 of Insanity. I think I'm going to play this by ear and see how I feel after a week.

brieski24

I have the insanity program DVDs that were burned for me. I have been doing them here and there- but I don't know what the actual regimen is supposed to consist of. Can anyone fill me in on how I should do the program correctly? Thanks!!

jnh17

I have the insanity program DVDs that were burned for me. I have been doing them here and there- but I don't know what the actual regimen is supposed to consist of. Can anyone fill me in on how I should do the program correctly? Thanks!!

Here's the schedule. During month 1 where it says "Cardio circuit," it's actually plyometric cardio circuit. It was a typo on the schedule that confuses everyone.

http://www.katiechangesforkatie.com/2011/01/insanity-schedulehybrid-vs-regular-plan.html

telcochik

Week 9 Day 5 Max Interval Plyo

1 more day until round 1 is OVER!!!!!!! I can't say I lost a ton of weight but I can say I've seen my entire frame shrink as a result of this first 60 days. I'll be posting final results on Sunday and plan to do the final fit test on Monday so I won't be able to post those until that day.

telcochik

Week 9 Day 6

Taking today as my rest day. Will bang out the last workout in round 1 tomorrow...Max Cardio and Cardio Abs. Should be painful!

sammyjo0402

^^That's awesome!
Week 3, day 20 completed today. I absolutely love insanity!! No question in it's effectiveness, carbs have become my best friend ( ! ), feeling better about the way I look and there's more to go! Can't imagine what the end results will be.. Month 2 is gonna be rough. But comments like above prove you can do it. Anyhow, I love to rave on how awesome this program is. (:

telcochik

Week 9 Day 6 Max Cardio Conditioning & Cardio Abs

Ok so I needed to take 2 rest days this weekend before I was physically able to bang out the last workout in Round 1 but I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of myself for accomplishing this goal. I didn't lose the amount of weight I thought I would (only 5.3 lbs total) but I definitely saw improvements in the tape measurer results.

Chest - 42.5/39.5 (- 3")
Waist - 39.5/36.5 (- 3")
Hips - 44.5/42.5 (- 2')

I'll consider round 1 to be the start of my transformation and so I'm looking forward to seeing what round 2 brings. I definitely think I'm going to do a hybrid of Insanity and ChaLEAN Extreme after round 2 because I love lifing weights and that's one of the best strength training programs on the market (IMO). I'm going to take the rest of this week for recovery...tomorrow I plan to do the final fit test and then I think I'll throw in Fast & Furious but then the rest of the week I'm going to do Core Cardio & Balance.

jnh17

Week 9 Day 6 Max Cardio Conditioning & Cardio Abs

Ok so I needed to take 2 rest days this weekend before I was physically able to bang out the last workout in Round 1 but I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of myself for accomplishing this goal. I didn't lose the amount of weight I thought I would (only 5.3 lbs total) but I definitely saw improvements in the tape measurer results.

Chest - 42.5/39.5 (- 3")
Waist - 39.5/36.5 (- 3")
Hips - 44.5/42.5 (- 2')

I'll consider round 1 to be the start of my transformation and so I'm looking forward to seeing what round 2 brings. I definitely think I'm going to do a hybrid of Insanity and ChaLEAN Extreme after round 2 because I love lifing weights and that's one of the best strength training programs on the market (IMO). I'm going to take the rest of this week for recovery...tomorrow I plan to do the final fit test and then I think I'll throw in Fast & Furious but then the rest of the week I'm going to do Core Cardio & Balance.

Huge accomplishment! You don't HAVE to, but we'd love to see before/after pics if you took them .

telcochik

Not sure if there are any noticeable differences from day 1 to 63 but here are the before/after pics from round 1:

Day 1 Front


Day 63 Front


Day 1 Side


Day 63 Side

jnh17

You can definately tell! What was your diet like?

telcochik

I think you're being kind! Thank you though!

I tried to stick to 1200 - 1300 net calories (probably about 1750 - 1850 calories w/o exercise) and concentrated on cleaning up my diet...lean protein, veggies, whole grain carbs, fruit, and good fats (mostly natural peanutbutter, avocado, and olive oil). I drank tons of water and ate 5 - 6 meals per day. For the 6th meal I tried to only eat fruit or a Quest natural bar (but only if I had extra calories) instead of a sweet or bread carbs (i.e. pretzels, vitatop, cookies, SF pudding, etc.). I tried to follow the Insanity nutrition guide to a tee but that lasted maybe 2 weeks and then I started just trying to follow the meal macros rather than the actual suggested meals which seemed to work better for me.

For round 2 I was thinking about ways to clean up my diet even further so I would see larger losses on the scale and tape measurer. I know you're not supposed to reduce calories when you're working this hard but I was reviewing my diary from a year ago (before I put on the 30 lbs) and I had great success eating at around 1600 calories while doing Turbo Fire 6x/week. I'm thinking about reducing to 1600 for month 1 to see if it has any effect.

ndnmomma

Second round week four here, and I am still loving it! Good luck you can do this!

tshields27

I'm on my last week of doing it now for a second round. It is the craziest, hardest workout i've ever done in my life, but it's the fastest way to get the results you want. I loveeeeeeeee it.

telcochik

Week 9 Day 7 - Fit Test and Fast & Furious

Woo Hoo final Fit Test of Round 1 COMPLETE!!! Day 1/63 results are as follows:
Switch Kicks - 67 / 93
Power Jacks - 35 / 50
Power Knees - 60 / 88
Power Jumps - 26 / 35
Globe Jumps - 8 / 9
Suicide Jumps - 11 / 14
Push Up Jacks - 13 / 24
Low Plank Obliques - 34 / 49

Fast & Furious rounded out my session for today. I am wiped!!!

telcochik

Day 1 - 63 side by side pics

Side view

telcochik

Day 1 - 63 side by side

Front view

telcochik

Week 10 Recovery

Core Cardio & Balance - love this workout! I was actually able to get my knees all the way up to my elbows on the oblique leg raises!

telcochik

Week 10 Recovery

Today's progress report...I was able to complete all 5 of the level 1 drills without stopping!!! Go ME!!!

telcochik

Week 10 Recovery

Decided my body needed a rest day, especially since I stayed up way later than usual to watch my Giants beat the Panthers. Will get back to Core Cardio & Balance tomorrow.

telcochik

Week 10 Recovery - Core Cardio & Balance

Round 2 starts Monday. Can't wait!

kathyleen200008

I just baught insanity waiting for it in the mail i will start it as soon as it gets here. So excited I just had my first baby so you girls know my frustration.
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