INSANITY
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Max recovery is on same disc as cardio recovery from month 1. At least thats where I found it. Lots of planks and pushups but some good stretching. I think I prefer cardio recovery but this one isn't bad, just harder than I was eexpecting.
My glutes are finally feeling better, just in time for max interval tomorrow Yeah!!0 -
Shawn T. (sp?) is really just teasing us with Month 1!
Month 2 is where it really happens! But I did all of it (with breaks!) and loved it! Surprisingly, my favorite part of the warm-up was getting down on my hands and pushing my heels up and side to side! I didn't think I'd even be able to do it at all!
I may never learn to like switch kicks!!:)0 -
Max recovery is on same disc as cardio recovery from month 1. At least thats where I found it. Lots of planks and pushups but some good stretching. I think I prefer cardio recovery but this one isn't bad, just harder than I was eexpecting.
My glutes are finally feeling better, just in time for max interval tomorrow Yeah!!
Glad that your glutes are getting better. You're gonna be needing that for the next workout
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Shawn T. (sp?) is really just teasing us with Month 1!
Month 2 is where it really happens! But I did all of it (with breaks!) and loved it! Surprisingly, my favorite part of the warm-up was getting down on my hands and pushing my heels up and side to side! I didn't think I'd even be able to do it at all!
I may never learn to like switch kicks!!:)
I thought being a guy and having done p90x I would have no problem with that move. I was wrong. For some reasons, my quads started hurting after 6-7 reps of the "heels in mid air side to side" move (I don't know what that's called). LOL0 -
Okay, week 6 is officially in the book! I did max interval plyo earlier and it was TOUGH as expected. The last 15 minutes especially drained the last bit of energy left from my body. Normally, my wife and sister-in-law (who lives with us) would do it on their own schedule and I do it at a different time (well, someone is gonna look after the kiddos). But my wife decided to do Insanity with me today. On one hand I think it helped me pushed harder because I want to look good in front of my lady LOL but on the other day, I was wearing myself out faster than usual. I guess I dug deep today!
Tomorrow is rest day and I'll be doing the fit test that I missed a few days back.
Keep digging deep!0 -
okay second time round for max intervals and I got through them. I don't think I took as many breaks this time either but its hard to tell cause my nose is running like crazy and I did have to stop cause of that ...lol.
Managed to get though one whole round of full body drills keeping up YEAH ME!!!! Next time i'm going to push for finishing all sets of full body drills, not necessarily as fast as them though, just keep pushing.
Tomorrow its max plyo again, my glutes are cringing already
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You all are really making me nervous about month two. I'm almost through week 3, so only a couple weeks until the s--t hits the fan, eh?0
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So I was lazy Sat and switched days off, so Max Plyo today . Not bad , got though it . My glutes aren't quite as sore , but I'm not sure I did as many pushups this time. I did however manage the side push-ups... sort of. If you drop the bottom knee and keep the top leg straight it modifies it just enough. I manged to do 3 reg and 12 modified on each side
Monday is Max cardio...Yikes0 -
You guys are awesome! I'm glad that you've been digging deep.
I have a confession to make: I was supposed to start week 7 on Saturday but that was the only time in the past 160 days that I had to miss a workout due to schedule! My son had soccer game in the morning and right after we got home we had to go do grocery to prepare for a party that night. We were out and about for the whole day and didn't get home until 4pm. That's when we had to start cooking and prepping The party didn't end until 12:30am. Yikes! No more partying, well, at least not ones that we have to cook a bunch of food:)
So on Sunday I did max cardio conditioning. Again this was a little less intense workout for me. I managed to finish it with some additional breaks in between.
Dig deeper!!0 -
I am not loving max-plyo, may be it's because so much time is spent on the floor but I am not getting the after exercise high that I get from the other routines. I hope it becomes more fun when I get stronger.0
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So this is my first day of insanity...just finished the fit test...sweat was dripping after that...excited to dive into the first official workout tomorrow night...two of my kiddos did the fit test with me and they kicked my butt....LOL..i run 4 times a week so i feel im in pretty good physical shape....but i must admit my legs were a little shakey by the end of the fit test:)0
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Week four, baby! I'm glad it's a rest day because I feel dehydrated, but I'm ready to go tomorrow!0
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Plyometric for me tonight and then I'm moving on to the week of Core Cardio and Balance before I go on to month 2!!!
The first month has taken me longer than how the actual schedule is laid out. There were a few days that I ran and didn't do Insanity and then there were other days that I just couldn't fit it in. I never did skip a workout, just moved it to the next day.
I didn't take measurements, but I can tell a difference in how I look. I have only lost probably 1 lb. though. I hope month two results in some weight loss!!
How about everyone else? Any weight loss?0 -
Plyometric for me tonight and then I'm moving on to the week of Core Cardio and Balance before I go on to month 2!!!
The first month has taken me longer than how the actual schedule is laid out. There were a few days that I ran and didn't do Insanity and then there were other days that I just couldn't fit it in. I never did skip a workout, just moved it to the next day.
I didn't take measurements, but I can tell a difference in how I look. I have only lost probably 1 lb. though. I hope month two results in some weight loss!!
How about everyone else? Any weight loss?
It's not too late to take some measurements:) You'll feel great seeing the inches loss even if the scale doesn't move much
I lost about 5-6 lbs since I started Insanity. I'm currently in week 7.0 -
Good morning! You all are awesome! Keep digging deep!
Okay, instead of doing Insanity max interval circuit last night, I did p90x chest shoulders triceps. I want to start incorporating more p90x weight lifting into the last 2 and a hald weeks left on Insanity. The reaon is my body fat is down to 8% and I figure I need to maintain some muscles. I'm currently on a 1700 fat shredder diet and so far I average about 1 lbs of weight loss every week. At this rate I feel like my muscles have shrunk (along with losnig fat) since I started Insanity. I want to make sure that my hard earned muscles are at least maintained by the end of this program. Therefore, I chose to do a hybrid between Insanity and P90X. I'll let you all know how it goes.
In the mean time, let's keep pushing!0 -
I don't think I've gained any weight while doing Insanity , but I sure haven't lost any. However it's definitley distributed differently then it was 7 weeks ago. I pulled on jeans the other day without undoing the button...lol, they are my new favorites!
I took measurements at the beginning of week 1 and can't eait till the end to see what the say. I know my waist is smaller, I'm also starting to see a little defintion in the abs, more shadows of ribs right now but hey have to start somewhere
I'm looking ahead at my schedule and I think I'll be doing the rest of the week out of order, I have the first cardio with abs on thursday but I think I'm going to trade it with Sat, just cause there is no away I can do both before work.
So tomorrow i'll do Max recovery , thursday plyo, Friday core and balance with Sat being cardio and abs.
Keep sweating!!0 -
My wife only lost 3 lbs since we started 6-7 weeks ago but she lost a few inches overall so you're not alone! Weight is only numbers. The inches matter more, IMHO
You got it! Keep sweating!0 -
Day 2 of insanity compleged...so proud of myself for digging deeper and pushing through...my cookies and creme recovery shake is something to look forward to post workout...tomorrow will be a bit of a challenge as it is a running day and then will be doing insanity as well...providing i can run in the morning after Shaun T just kicked my butt tonight:)0
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sounds hella low cal Proton... i'm only 5'8'' and i was eating at least 2400 on insanity, had good results.
good for you getting through it on the fat shredder too. i don't think i could do that lol. maybe i should have ate more protein tho. i def lost muscle.
but, there's only been a few weeks in a row that i've not been doing a beach body program in the last year and a half, and i've been able to get back to my 'max' bench press in those short weeks. not doing as many reps but pressing the weight.0 -
Good day everyone!
I was suppose to start week 2, day 1 of Insanity on Monday but I was a no show :laugh: I plan to start over from day 1 today since I originally did week 1 over 2 weeks ago. I'm really trying to get motivated. I will use the group as my motivation!:drinker:0 -
@krislshoe - that's a great motivation right there! I work out right before dinner and I really enjoyed and can appreciate everything I put into my body
@nofinishiline - yeah, that's what I thought. my coach even asked that I go 1600 when I was doing p90x. I was a little scared so I stayed at 1800-1900. Should have listened to him though because I now can understand why someone can get really drastic result and even super ripped during that 90 days. My BMR is around 1650 and with exercise my maintenance TDEE is probably around 2300. 1700 should give me at least 500-600 calorie deficit a day. Now I'm kinda used to this diet routine. and I don't have much problem keeping up. I'll do tape measure again later this week so hopefully I'll say bye to some more inches.
Last night I did Max Interval Circuit. While it's almost an hour long, I'm starting to like it. There's more upper body and core in this video than that of max interval plyo - which I don't hate but I prefer the more balanced moves in max circuit. I burned a whopping 800+ calories in that workout! maybe because I enjoyed doing it and pushing harder Tonight, I'll go back to p90x shoulders and arms plus ab ripper x.
Dig deep and bring it everyone!0 -
Hi, I started Insanity this past Monday March 18th. I have to say I don't enjoy it so far. I know it's tough, that's not the issue. This is my workout history: Started MFP in September 2012 with the goal of getting fit and losing about 25 pounds to weigh 150. I never counted calories before, although I eat good, I guess I was mostly just eating too much, and getting loose with eating chips and dip, alcohol, and desserts. Anyway, so started with doing Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred (for 45 days). Was perfect because it is only 20 minutes. I lost 15 pounds and a lot of inches from every part of my body. Then I got Body Revolution. Each workout was only 35 minutes and I usually burned about 350 calories. I lost 22 more pounds and so many inches everywhere. You are in control of the intensity, and I did a mix of the more difficult moves and regular pacing. I loved it. It was so much fun. It's a 3 month program with 6 days on and one rest day per week and I did it pretty much straight through except for one week where I had the flu. I looked forward to it and could relate to it and the people backing up Jillian in the workouts. Then I did about one month of various Jillian DVD's, increasing my daily workouts from 35 minutes to minimally 45, but usually 60-80 minutes.
So I feel like I am ready for Insanity. I am getting through most of the workouts pretty well so far, but I feel like I am lacking on form because 1) he doesn't say all that much to make sure you have good form and 2) it's like a race to go as fast as you can. I dunno, I'm going to give it at least 2 weeks and then see if I want to continue. I want the results that I see people posting so that is my motivator, but Shawn really doesn't motivate me and I know there are several DVD's I haven't even seen yet, but it seems really repetitive - something I never felt with Body Revolution.
Anyways, glad to have a place specific to Insanity to post and hope y'all don't hate on me for not loving it yet!0 -
Hi Stacey - Welcome and wow you've lost quite a bit weight! Congrats!
I did P90X before I started Insanity. In P90X Tony Horton kept reminding us to have good form and that we should stop if we start shaking or losing the "form". Well, Shaun T did that in most, especially in the month 2 videos. In month 2, the moves are a bit more complicated. e.g. each routine could be a combination of moves from month 1. I can't remember if he demonstrates the moves in the month 1 video but he certainly does in month 2. Whenever he does that, I make sure that I pay attention to fully understand what's involved before I do it. Also, the crews in the video are showing us the "form". The ones standing closer to the front normally show us the full/intended form. Whereas, the ones standing closer to the back show the modified moves. e.g. they don't squat as low, move as fast, or jump as high.
As far as speed goes, we do it at our own pace as long as we can maintain the form. Once we get used to and can manage the form, we can try to go faster. But we shouldn't sacrifice form over speed which could lead to injury.
Please don't get discouraged. You're doing great so keep up the good work!0 -
@nofinishiline - yeah, that's what I thought. my coach even asked that I go 1600 when I was doing p90x. I was a little scared so I stayed at 1800-1900. Should have listened to him though because I now can understand why someone can get really drastic result and even super ripped during that 90 days. My BMR is around 1650 and with exercise my maintenance TDEE is probably around 2300. 1700 should give me at least 500-600 calorie deficit a day. Now I'm kinda used to this diet routine. and I don't have much problem keeping up. I'll do tape measure again later this week so hopefully I'll say bye to some more inches.
well you can't argue with results. i'd trade my midsection for your chest any day lol.
I'm constantly fretting that i'm eatin too little.
as it is i'm experencing hungry before every meal (3 hours) and have energy issues during a work out even with a preworkout meal within an hr of a workout. I'd be a broken man if i tried to go that low.
idk, if your worried about losing muscle, eatting less then your bmr seems counter productive.0 -
Day 3 of insanity...well i was sore before i pushed play but once i got going...i felt really good....my legs were a tad tired as i ran 4 miles early this morning but got it done...just had my recovery shake and hittin the shower soon.0
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As soon as I stepped in the house after work I changed clothes and completed my insanity for today. I'm so proud of myself! Today is a new day! Now I'm headed to the gym.:drinker:0
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well you can't argue with results. i'd trade my midsection for your chest any day lol.
I'm constantly fretting that i'm eatin too little.
as it is i'm experencing hungry before every meal (3 hours) and have energy issues during a work out even with a preworkout meal within an hr of a workout. I'd be a broken man if i tried to go that low.
idk, if your worried about losing muscle, eatting less then your bmr seems counter productive.
emm...those are called man boobs lol.0 -
As soon as I stepped in the house after work I changed clothes and completed my insanity for today. I'm so proud of myself! Today is a new day! Now I'm headed to the gym.
What are you doing at the gym for? Wasn't insanity enough for ya? LOLDay 3 of insanity...well i was sore before i pushed play but once i got going...i felt really good....my legs were a tad tired as i ran 4 miles early this morning but got it done...just had my recovery shake and hittin the shower soon.
I kind of envy those we run all the time because I don't think my knees can take it or if I had the stamina to keep the pace. Well, the last time I tried to run was before I started p90x/insanity. Maybe I shall give it another try
Good job and keep digging deep!0 -
As soon as I stepped in the house after work I changed clothes and completed my insanity for today. I'm so proud of myself! Today is a new day! Now I'm headed to the gym.
What are you doing at the gym for? Wasn't insanity enough for ya? LOL
Believe me Insanity was enough but yesterday was arm day so I had to hit the gym. Insanity is my daily cardio.0 -
^^ that-a-girl!0
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