Prerequisites for success on Insanity

I'm doing the 30 Day Shred right now to get in better shape so i can start Insanity. Maybe try it out?

Don't concentrate on what the people on the videos are doing -- work at your own pace. Although if you pay attention A LOT of them take breaks throughout the videos.

My vote is also to just do it. IT really is a work at your own pace sort of workout. I love them

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have you done the fit test?

It definitely helps to be in a bit of shape.. but if you can't keep up, just keep going, don't stop, don't quit, modify, and keep at it for the whole program. Some days are gonna be worse than others, but if you are motivated you can do it.

I'm doing the 30 Day Shred right now to get in better shape so i can start Insanity. Maybe try it out?

I am doing the same thing...do you think it will really get us ready??? Hoping!!

I sure hope so!!! Lol i'm almost done with week 1, and my endurance is much better....so... here's to hoping lol

I'm doing the 30 Day Shred right now to get in better shape so i can start Insanity. Maybe try it out?

I am doing the same thing...do you think it will really get us ready??? Hoping!!

I'm really intimidated, so I hope so!

Me too. I have watched a couple you tube videos and YIKES!!!! My plan is to start INSANITY 2/1 right after 30DS.

I also was one that was just going to do Insanity and eat whatever i wanted. Do not do that. I only started seeing results after I started dieting along with it. Eating healthy helps with having energy for the workouts. I also use a pre workout drink called C4 before each workout. Then i drink a silk amino acid called Blox directly after my workouts. I also add B complex vitamins to my C4 drink as well. You can get all of these products at GNC. My advice, just jump into it. If you keep thinking about how hard it is you will make it harder on yourself. If you cant do each move, just keep moving. At first if i couldnt do a move, i would do jumping jacks until the move was over with. Oh and drink so much water beforehand. I noticed the more water i drink before i workout the more energy i have and the more i sweat and the more calories i burn. I did month 1 at first and then quit, i now have gone back to it and im in week three. Im nervous about month 2 but i know i will get there and do it. Shawn T is a great motivator. He makes me laugh during the workouts. Good Luck

Insanity humbles even those that are in shape. I'm on my second round and will complete it this weekend and I STILL get worried/intimidated by the workouts...heck, I'm worried about the one today! The hardest part is doing it SIX DAYS a week. Just do what it takes to get through it. At the end of the day, that's just what I have to tell myself sometimes. Other people, obese people, out of shape people, etc., have finished this program so there's no reason why I can't.

I've done Insanity 3 times, Asylum twice, and insanity/aslyum hybrid (that was the worst lol) and i'm doing p90x now.

I know at least one very out overweight guy that got through the whole program and did really well, but he wasn't new to exercise and had been doing something for over a year before hand.

Its true that its a 'go at your own pace' kind of work out, as unlikely as that may seem in the advertizements. So because of that, any one could possibly do it.

But as some people have said, its possible to do it and not lose weight. Thats because its really easy to eat back all those calories that you burn even when doing insanity. And for me, all that cardio gives me a huge appetite. for me, it was a lot easier eating around 1500 cals a day when i was fat and did nothing then it was to stop at 2,400 when i was thin and my metabolism was burning like a jet engine. in the end, its really all about eating less then you use so you burn fat (when it comes to losing weight, shaping your body is a different story).

In that case, do you really need to work THAT hard? I guess it depends on where you are and where you want to be. If you are very obese and really the main goal is to drop fat... you might not really get that much more out of insanity then a resonable exercise program and soild calorie defecit. If your goals are more body shaping and your not so obese that you don't need to lose 50 lbs before you start to see the changes insanity makes then it might be a good idea.

All that being said, there is no reason not to give it a try if you want. HOWEVER, i strongly recommend you have a back up plan, what are you going to do if you deside its not for you? as long as you have some other exercise plan to fall back on if things dont work out and you follow through with that then theres absolutely no harm at all.

The only thing to keep in mind is this, do NOT try to keep up with the people in the video, (unless you're able). Go at a pace that is challenging for you, but that you're able to maintain throughout the duration of the workout.

Oh and, "eat back your exercise calories" so you can build those muscles! Get a heart rate monitor so you can figure out an accurate burn. I recommend the Polar FT7.

Get a good heart rate monitor so you can push yourself and have the confidence to know that you are working out safely.

For me, I never really exercise. Mostly just required p.e class from k-12. last year I did a lot of biking.
I started doing insanity. First week my legs were so sore, I did not even want to get up to go pee.!!
As days go on, I felt great and not sore. Now all I feel after a workout is great energy.
This is my first workout program I did and I love it. Like others have said, modify some of the workouts, and go at your own pace.

personally i don't know how anyone who didn't play any organized sports where a coach is pushing you to do way more then you would otherwise do gets through these beach body programs lol

but kuddos to all who do. I've seen a few threads where a bunch of people start then theres two people talking to each other in the end