INSANITY!!!
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I started last week, but was recovering from the flu--then got the stomach bug!!! I am off to start anew this weekend: from scratch again---ugh--the insanity of it
Good luck to you! My boyfriend and I are struggling right along with you. 0 -
I love Insanity! Insanity Asylum is really good too but I find it so much harder to the point that I stop just to curse! Just do it! I find Tania a little annoying but I do think that she's in awesome shape. I am really amazed by Alysha's body transformation - while she is getting into shape during Insanity, she is in such amazing shape in Asylum. Rachel's body is noticeably different too in Asylum.
Anyway, I went off topic. Best of luck with Insanity - I hope that you really enjoy it!0 -
Fun fact: Tania was shaun t's best man at his wedding
Really....for some reason I'm not so keen on Tania, could be green eyed monster syndrome, I'm sure she's a lovely lady!
I feel this way too. There's some self righteous abut her. To me I see her in a bad light but I'm sure you're are right. It also bugs me that in plyo cardio circuit warm up they miss out stretching the left leg, you know the bit where you're on one leg stretching your glutes. I always pause and do it my self!
I can't stand her! There's an 'i hate Tanya from insanity' Facebook group. Josh also annoys me when he's the reason I have to hold my hip flexor stretch for ages while Shaun fixes his leg. I usually like Josh cos he gets stuff wrong "Don't have your legs too far apart.... Josh!"
The leg stretch annoys me too. In fact, when he says 'split the leg' I get wound up cos in my mind it's the arms that you're splitting _with_ the leg.
Insanity is awesome and will work as long as you stick to it, exercise and diet plan (don't worry bout eating the same meals in the guide just sick to the calories it suggests - and no less- and 40% 40% 20%. Work out as hard as you can, take breaks when you need to but push further the next time. Don't skip the stretches. Do the workout in view of a mirror so you can check your form.
It never gets any easier but YOU get better!0 -
I have just completed this and you will see a lot of difference in your fitness levels and it makes me laugh everyone mentions tanka she's horrid lol but it is a great excercise but I also found jillian micheals good as well hope this helps0
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Insanity is great! Words of advice:
1) Make sure you're eating enough and eating foods that will give you energy
2) You don't have to keep up with the people in the video (I still can't!)
3) Don't get discouraged the first few times you do it - it's going to be ridiculously hard
4) Try to push yourself to the point where you feel uncomfortable - but it IS okay to take mini breaks if you need one. Make sure you get right back in it before your heart rate comes down too low
5) Take before photos (I'm so bummed I don't have official before photos...you'll regret it)
6) Don't worry about the scale. This is an intense workout - chances are it's going to temporarily increase your water weight.
7) Most importantly: HAVE FUN WITH IT!0 -
I started it couldn't do it. All the pounding on my knees was too much for me. But I guess I'm just an old man 0
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Hi, I am new here and joined precisely because I just finished round 2 (without cheating) of Insanity and only lost 2 stinking pounds!!!! I have to say that I have a LOT more muscle than I have ever had in my life, though. If you touch my fat, it feels firm now. ha,ha! I guess that diet really IS 80% of it, a fact I just don't want to admit. I am able to eat extremely healthy up to a point (albeit portions are too large), then I have a round of binging on JUNK food. I am hoping that recording everything will solve the WHY AM I NOT LOSING WEIGHT??? question! I am NOT the type of person who is good at logging everything, so this will be hard for me.... To your question, INSANITY is INSANE, very hard, and never gets easier. At times I felt like I was living in hell, but I so loved the feeling of waking up in the morning with tons of energy all day and of racing my dog up the stairs and actually beating her now! It works! You will find the numbers at the fit tests going up, even though you didn't even think you had the energy to work out that day. DO IT!0
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I'm starting it Monday too! Good luck 0
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I just started Insanity this week. What I like about is that most of the movements are not that difficult to do, I think anyone could do most of them. There aren't confusing combos to learn. It's the intensity and the fast pace that make it 'insane'. I don't move as fast as Shaun T and his crew and take a lot of breaks of pacing or just doing the moves at very low intensity, just as long as I keep moving. When they drop to do 8 fast pushups, I'm on my knees doing 4. Soon I will do more and do it faster(and not on my knees), I know it will take time to get there. I am not a big fan of there being stretches so early in the workout, last workout I actually skipped half of them. I like them just at the end of the workout.
Just make sure to focus on form and landing softly on any jumps, I could see this workout being bad for some people's knees. Of course drink a lot of water and make sure you aren't eating too little, it can be a very intense high calorie burn workout if you work hard.0 -
Tomorrow I will be done my second week! Love it so far!0
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One more day before i enter recovery week. I must admit I am abit disappointment with my scale so far though when I did my last measurement almost 2 weeks ago I had lost some inches.
Over the past 4 weeks I have lost 2.4 lb by the end of week 1, lost 0.2 lb by end of week 2, gained 1.6 lb end of week 3 and and gained 1.8 lb at end of week 4! so currently i am actually 0.8 lb heavier than when I started insanity almost 4 weeks ago.
Though I am not following the meal plan, I try to eat healthy. Despite me falling out with the scale, I am throdding on as I do feel better and look alot better. It could also be down to TOM and other factors.
Anyone else noticed minimal weight loss? For those who have lost a large amount of weight, how far into the programme did you start noticing weight loss. I am hoping it will start falling off in month 2!0 -
Josh also annoys me when he's the reason I have to hold my hip flexor stretch for ages while Shaun fixes his leg
LMAO! Yesterday when he did that I was like F*ckin JOSH!!
I am on month 2 week 2 and I am loving it. When I am done I plan on taking a month off (and by "off" I mean go back to the gym) and then start it up again.
I like the fact that I didn't have to go out and buy equipment and I don't need a ton of space.0 -
Tip: Learn to tune out Tania
For everything else, you'll be fine0 -
I found that using ice packs on thighs and calves after the first week made a HUGE difference. Could go deeper into workouts, quicker recovery, and definitely less soreness. I highly recommend it! Good Luck all0
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Week 3 soreness is there everyday the scales are really not moving much.... so glad I am not the only person. Taking measurements tomorrow. I can see a differnece in my strength and endurance and my clothes are fitting better.0
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I have one more day to complete week 2 of Insanity. I really like it and I am actually getting really good results. I have lost almost 3 lbs since starting it 2 weeks ago, and before that I had been on a plateau for about 6 weeks. You really have to watch your diet, because it does make you really hungry and you need to eat to fuel your body for the CRAZY workouts!! I highly recommend drinking protein shakes while doing insanity too. I did a couple of days without it and it was such a HUGE difference. You have so much more energy and it makes the muscle pain a lot less. I usually use vanilla whey protein with vanilla almond milk and I drink half before and half when I am done. Works wonders!!
The only thing I don't like about it, is that I am starting to see myself getting bored with it. I need variety, and I love going to the gym, so being at home every day is not my favorite thing, plus with the circuits you get a lot of repetition. But, if you don't have a gym membership this is a great program to get you great results! Good luck and feel free to add me as a friend as I log in every day and love to support!0 -
One more day before i enter recovery week. I must admit I am abit disappointment with my scale so far though when I did my last measurement almost 2 weeks ago I had lost some inches.
Over the past 4 weeks I have lost 2.4 lb by the end of week 1, lost 0.2 lb by end of week 2, gained 1.6 lb end of week 3 and and gained 1.8 lb at end of week 4! so currently i am actually 0.8 lb heavier than when I started insanity almost 4 weeks ago.
Though I am not following the meal plan, I try to eat healthy. Despite me falling out with the scale, I am throdding on as I do feel better and look alot better. It could also be down to TOM and other factors.
Anyone else noticed minimal weight loss? For those who have lost a large amount of weight, how far into the programme did you start noticing weight loss. I am hoping it will start falling off in month 2!
I'm not seeing much movement on the scale but I do see parts of my body shaping up. I've also talked to a few people who have done it before and they say the 2nd month is where you get the most results. Hang in there. I'm finishing Wk 4 in about 30 min.0 -
One more day before i enter recovery week. I must admit I am abit disappointment with my scale so far though when I did my last measurement almost 2 weeks ago I had lost some inches.
Over the past 4 weeks I have lost 2.4 lb by the end of week 1, lost 0.2 lb by end of week 2, gained 1.6 lb end of week 3 and and gained 1.8 lb at end of week 4! so currently i am actually 0.8 lb heavier than when I started insanity almost 4 weeks ago.
Though I am not following the meal plan, I try to eat healthy. Despite me falling out with the scale, I am throdding on as I do feel better and look alot better. It could also be down to TOM and other factors.
Anyone else noticed minimal weight loss? For those who have lost a large amount of weight, how far into the programme did you start noticing weight loss. I am hoping it will start falling off in month 2!
I think you have to remember that you are building muscle, and that weighs more than fat. Stay of the scales, keep going you're doing great, you need to concentrate on how your clothes fit and the measurements you have taken, don't get hung up on weight!
I'm not great with my diet too, but I'm finding the cellulite on my stomach hard to shift, we all have our hangups!
Just keeping doing what you're doing and the weightless may well come along too!0 -
I'm in my recovery week.
I've had sometime to form my opinions and do my Tania based research.
You're funny haha!!!0 -
Hey, I'm kind of new to MFP - so please be nice to me! :-) - and started Insanity in January - I'm just going into Week 3.
I've found it really tough as expected and I was quite fit for being so overweight before I started - at 5"10 and 242 pounds I really hoped I'd see weightloss by now but I haven't :-( Trying not to get discouraged though, because a few people have commented that I look like I've lost weight and I definitely feel stronger / clothes feel more comfortable. I also have PCOS and think the nutrition plan is good for me because it's low GI.
I have weak knees so although I power through the Insanity workout as best I can, I do modify some of the moves (e.g. some of the jumps, I do as squats instead). I figure if I can't do a certain move yet, I can at least "be moving"!
Really trying not to let the lack of weightloss get to me, as I'm hopeful I'll see it by the end of the programme but wondered if anyone else who is very overweight is doing Insanity and further through than me?
I have to say though, I love it!! I'm really determined and following the nutrition plan exactly - although I am suprised my calories need to be so high. Does anyone think I should reduce my calorie intake slightly with not being able to do the whole workout without taking some breaks? I've got a HRM (which also counts calories) and it reckons I'm burning approx 500 per workout?
Any advice appreciated, sorry for such a long post. None of my friends are overweight, so I feel like I don't really have any 'buddies' going through this process...(cue violins...!)0 -
Having been a little overweight when I started insanity I remember thinking I wasn't seeing results in the first month and going onto the teambeachbody message boards looking this very subject up.
A lot of people said they really started seeing a difference in month 2, all I can tell you is that this - for me anyway - is true, the last 3 or 4 of weeks I really began to see a difference!
You sound like you are already feeling results, and weight is not always the best gauge, as like I said previously, muscle weighs more than fat, but as your clothes are fitting better and you're feeling stronger then you are already chasing the results you will achieve when you work to you goal!
I am now on round two, 3rd week in and I am now having people comment on my weightloss, which was a total ego boost! Saying that, it's the results I seen in the mirror that motivated me to keep going.
You're already doing great, keep going!!0 -
The pause button is your friend!
When Shaun T says to recover...get your heart rate down. You may need the pause button to do that when you first start out.0 -
Tania's a slut.0
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If you are a fatty like me be prepared for almost dying... Today I do the 2nd fit test so 15 days in, it does get better but do not give up. On day 3 I literally was sure I was going to have to have my legs amputated, couldn't do stairs and the handicapped stall was a life saver when going to the bathroom.
People always forget to mention how frucking horrible the DOMS are in the beginning. I had issues putting my shoes on and if I could have curled up into the fetal position I probably would have however; that was totally not an option because getting down in the the fetal position would have required the use of the muscles that were trying to kill me. Remember Water... lots and lots of water, do not try to keep pace with the folks in the video and DO NOT get upset if you cannot do all the moved. I JUST mastered the whole push-up jack *kitten*...
If I cannot do a move - re: pushup jacks or moving pushups i normally just do regular pushups - ALWAYS try the move but usually end up doing the regular push-up.
Oh and put the scale away - do not step on it or you will get frustrated.0 -
domwe, I am feeling quite similar seeing the scale is barely budging but i do feel and look better in my eyes. Lost inches here and there though so trying to ignore what the scale shows.
I am 5'8" and currently at 152.6 lb
In recovery week so hoping when I start month 2 exercises there will be some weight loss. I am enjoying the programme and feel alot better week on week so that is the main thing right now.0 -
aj_31 and angie, thanks for your kind words. I will keel throdding on 0
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March 24th is going to be the end of my first cycle of workouts (INSANITY). I want to just lose. There is not specific weight amount set at this time because I don't want the pressure of disappointment. I am just putting this out there with telling people because then I feel accountable and prove that I can actually and finally stick to this. Love and support is what will help.0
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I started it on Monday ( fitt test on Sunday) so day 2 in , my calfs are killing me, but other than that I feel great. I was going to do it 4 times a week but I'm hooked already, can't wait for tomorrow's workout.
Having said that, I thought I was going to die during the workout,. I don't tink I've sweat like that since a soccer tournament in my teens whern it was 37-40C in the shade and we had no spares...lol
Just drink lots of water and power though, I had to modify a few moves and I definitely can't keep up with everyone in the video, but I managed to keep moving thoughout and I know that next time I can do it a little bit faster.
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I'm 4 days away from finishing and it's changed my life! My advice:
1. THROW AWAY YOUR SCALE: 5 lbs of muscle is smaller, takes up less space than 5 lbs of fat. If you have to weigh yourself, then only use the scale every 30 days.
2. Get yourself a tape measure and measure yourself weekly!!
3. Follow the food plan as closely as possible.
4. Make sure you get enough calories. They aren't lying when they give you the caloric requirements *as long as your following the food plan* . If you're eating all the good stuff you're supposed to, you're good!
5. Get a HRM with chest strap if you can
6. The people doing the exercises are intimidating how in shape they are. Don't pay attention to them. Pay attention to YOUR form, YOUR reps, and YOUR limits. I turn sideways away from the TV so I don't watch Tanya. UGH.
7. HYDRATE yourself during the workout! And drink a *small* chocolate milk within 20 minutes of working out
8. You will be sore. Advil was my friend until I got used to it and it took the 1st month to get used to it!
9. As Shaun T says, take 10 breaks and go at your own speed, but don't sacrifice your form. Did I mention form was important? LOL
My results so far is 15 lbs gone, but I'm down 2 jeans sizes, 3.5" in hips, 2.5 in thighs, 4.5 in waist. Which means I'm at the measurements when I weighed 156 lbs, but now I weigh 193. Also, my cellulite - GONE. My hair, skin are all shiny and healthy, and I have so much more energy! Feel free to add me. I'll be starting round 2 in a week!0 -
I'm 4 days away from finishing and it's changed my life! My advice:
1. THROW AWAY YOUR SCALE: 5 lbs of muscle is smaller, takes up less space than 5 lbs of fat. If you have to weigh yourself, then only use the scale every 30 days.
2. Get yourself a tape measure and measure yourself weekly!!
3. Follow the food plan as closely as possible.
4. Make sure you get enough calories. They aren't lying when they give you the caloric requirements *as long as your following the food plan* . If you're eating all the good stuff you're supposed to, you're good!
5. Get a HRM with chest strap if you can
6. The people doing the exercises are intimidating how in shape they are. Don't pay attention to them. Pay attention to YOUR form, YOUR reps, and YOUR limits. I turn sideways away from the TV so I don't watch Tanya. UGH.
7. HYDRATE yourself during the workout! And drink a *small* chocolate milk within 20 minutes of working out
8. You will be sore. Advil was my friend until I got used to it and it took the 1st month to get used to it!
9. As Shaun T says, take 10 breaks and go at your own speed, but don't sacrifice your form. Did I mention form was important? LOL
My results so far is 15 lbs gone, but I'm down 2 jeans sizes, 3.5" in hips, 2.5 in thighs, 4.5 in waist. Which means I'm at the measurements when I weighed 156 lbs, but now I weigh 193. Also, my cellulite - GONE. My hair, skin are all shiny and healthy, and I have so much more energy! Feel free to add me. I'll be starting round 2 in a week!
Did you lose 15 pounds in a month or two months? You said you're 4 days from finishing - and then said your starting round 2 in a week....EXCELLENT results!! I'm excited to see how this works out for me!! I did the fit test yesterday, and the official day 1 today, and it's a KILLER - I can see how there will be some change!!0
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