Starting P90X/Insanity in February

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  • proton77
    proton77 Posts: 409
    I started off with P90X. The first week I lost about 4-6lbs but other than my chin getting smaller I didn't notice other changes at that point. It wasn't until the 2nd and 3rd week when I noticed my mid section was getting smaller.

    How far along are you in the program? If you stick to the proper diet (80% of your success will come from it) and follow the workout routine, YOU WILL GET THERE!
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    I'm on day 7... I've been trying to stick to a 1200 cal diet. As long as I don't bake, or go out to eat, :blushing: I do well. I put on weight very quickly, so I try to stick to that amount. I could probably handle 1500 give or take, but definetly not more than that. Otherwise, :ohwell:
    I haven't lost any weight. Not since starting insanity. I took some pictures today, and from a month ago, I've lost. I probably would have done better, but, it's life. I have a big "thing" coming up (hopefully :love: ) the end of March. I will have ~10 days left of Insanity, and I'm hoping for a HUGE change. So, thanks, in advance, for the encouragement!!
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    Don't worry about the weight. It will come off...by end of March!
  • jbuc07
    jbuc07 Posts: 914 Member
    Thanks!!! I'm definetly looking forward to it!! :)
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    1200 cals sounds hella low. did you use the calculation in the fitness guide?
  • latoyasmith1985
    latoyasmith1985 Posts: 71 Member
    I am starting today.. Wish me luck!!!
  • LOVELYM14
    LOVELYM14 Posts: 6 Member
    Good luck!! I am starting today also!
  • LOVELYM14
    LOVELYM14 Posts: 6 Member
    Does anyone use the teambeachbody.com site also?
  • chuckie_3
    chuckie_3 Posts: 1 Member
    I started P90X last Monday. It's my 4th attempt (I quit the first 3 times), but I'm dedicated to finishing the 90 days this time. I have a 5 month old and I'm currently at my pre-pregnancy weight (lost 7lbs since Christmas), but I would like to lose another 15lbs.
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    Does anyone use the teambeachbody.com site also?

    on there occasionally
  • MommiLauren
    MommiLauren Posts: 323 Member
    just finished day 4 of insanity!!
  • enhance00
    enhance00 Posts: 7
    I have completed a P90X/Insanity hybrid twice. During those rounds I averaged about a 9-10 lb loss per 30 days. After losing a lot of weight (about 120lb over 1.5 years) I joined a gym and started bulking. I'm currently cutting weight again and am finishing up my 5th week of Insanity now. I am also trying to maintain strength, and doing 1 hour of weight lifting later in the day on M,W,F. Currently down almost 10 lb after 4.5 weeks.
  • proton77
    proton77 Posts: 409
    Does anyone use the teambeachbody.com site also?

    I do :)
  • proton77
    proton77 Posts: 409
    just finished day 4 of insanity!!

    Yay, dig deep!
  • proton77
    proton77 Posts: 409
    I am starting today.. Wish me luck!!!

    Way to go :)
  • BrawlerBella
    BrawlerBella Posts: 400 Member
    I started Month 2 of Insanity this week those extra 15 minutes of the workout are brutal but you feel 10 feet tall and bulletproof when you're done! Not sure of what workout is next Asylum, P90x or Les Mills Combat. A friend did P90X 4 times and is beyond shredded.
  • proton77
    proton77 Posts: 409
    I started Month 2 of Insanity this week those extra 15 minutes of the workout are brutal but you feel 10 feet tall and bulletproof when you're done! Not sure of what workout is next Asylum, P90x or Les Mills Combat. A friend did P90X 4 times and is beyond shredded.

    I'm only 7 days in but I'm looking forward to feeling like 10 feet tall and bulletproof :)
  • priesterse
    priesterse Posts: 207 Member
    bump
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    I have completed a P90X/Insanity hybrid twice. During those rounds I averaged about a 9-10 lb loss per 30 days. After losing a lot of weight (about 120lb over 1.5 years) I joined a gym and started bulking. I'm currently cutting weight again and am finishing up my 5th week of Insanity now. I am also trying to maintain strength, and doing 1 hour of weight lifting later in the day on M,W,F. Currently down almost 10 lb after 4.5 weeks.

    my bench press took a gigantic nose dive my first round of insanity. think i was definetly not eating enough, but regardless, if you eat at a defecit, your pretty much guaranteed to lose at least a little muscle, unfortunately.

    I'm back closer to the bench press i was at before i started insanity but... i'm just trying not to care about it, becasue i certainly look a lot better.
    I started Month 2 of Insanity this week those extra 15 minutes of the workout are brutal but you feel 10 feet tall and bulletproof when you're done! Not sure of what workout is next Asylum, P90x or Les Mills Combat. A friend did P90X 4 times and is beyond shredded.

    I think you will probably see best results if you switch back and forth between insanity and p90x, or p90x and asylum

    All that cardio eats muscle. Thats a profound over simplification, but the heavy cardio combined with a less then adaquet calorie intake makes it basically impossible to build muscle.

    In the second month of insanity there is a big muscley guy named Lori with a giant Eagle tattoo on his back. In Asylum, i wouldn't recognize him if it wasn't for his somewhat unusal name and his tattoo. He's like half the size. He's ripped but he is definetly carrying much less muscle mass.
  • jbuc07
    jbuc07 Posts: 914 Member
    I'm both SUPER excited, and dragging my feet... Today was a HUGE NSV for me!!! I've lost 6.5" Since December 19!! I have only really been tracking calories reg for the last month, and have only had intermintent exercise. Sick kids, flu, yuck. Be that as it may, I have lost 2" off my waist, 1.5" off my hips, 1" around my stomach, and 2" off my thigh! :) I'm currently 9 days into Insanity, I didn't do measurements on the first day, so I'm using today's as my "start". I still have a ways to go, but, it's working! It's really working!!! :) And, as for the dragging my feet... Today is pure cardio... and I HATE it. LOL!
  • proton77
    proton77 Posts: 409
    I'm both SUPER excited, and dragging my feet... Today was a HUGE NSV for me!!! I've lost 6.5" Since December 19!! I have only really been tracking calories reg for the last month, and have only had intermintent exercise. Sick kids, flu, yuck. Be that as it may, I have lost 2" off my waist, 1.5" off my hips, 1" around my stomach, and 2" off my thigh! :) I'm currently 9 days into Insanity, I didn't do measurements on the first day, so I'm using today's as my "start". I still have a ways to go, but, it's working! It's really working!!! :) And, as for the dragging my feet... Today is pure cardio... and I HATE it. LOL!

    Congrats on the result so far! Keep digging deep. I'm starting week 2 today :)
  • jbuc07
    jbuc07 Posts: 914 Member

    Congrats on the result so far! Keep digging deep. I'm starting week 2 today :)
    On month 1 or 2? And I finished Pure Cardio. It's done. I can shower, and say I DID IT!!! Oh, it feels so good. LOL. It sucked. ANd I hated it. But it's over, and I feel like supermom! I've NEVER stuck to a program. EVER. So, I feel awesome that I'm now done with day 9!!
  • zorreena
    zorreena Posts: 267 Member
    Starting month 2 of insanity monday!!!
  • jbuc07
    jbuc07 Posts: 914 Member
    Uhm.. I'm an idiot? LOL. I didn't measure right yesterday.. Long story short.. I've only lost 1.5".. (maybe 2, I did just eat so my stomach prob isn't entirely accurate) Yeah, not the 6.5" that I was so excited for yesterday... Minor setback.. Hopefully the end of march will show 6.5" at least...
  • uhmmyess
    uhmmyess Posts: 15
    Hi everyone. I just did my fit test and I'm starting p90x classic tomorrow.

    I'm 20 and looking to get toned. And in awesome shape with actual real muscles haha... Add me if you want, I like people who I have things in common with. I'm also on team beach body as kyralaurren.
  • nmh20
    nmh20 Posts: 51 Member
    Hey everyone, I am doing Insanity and just finished the 1st week of Month 2. I have lost about 12-13 pounds so far, but have seen dramatic increases in my endurance, leg strength, and more toned arms and shoulders. I have also lost almost 3 belt-holes on my belt, the jeans I wore on New Years Eve don't really fit me anymore. Along the way I have had pain in my feet that has caused me to take a couple of extra days of rest, but overall my body feels great.

    A lot of people on here have mentioned that they are just starting Insanity, or will start soon. Just a heads up - you WILL be sore the first week. My hamstrings and calf muscles were killing me the entire first week, I just continued to do the exercise through the soreness. You will find that after warming up and stretching the soreness goes away and allows you to finish the workout without any issues. The soreness eventually goes away, in fact I almost forgot about how sore I was the first week until I read someones post about soreness earlier. The first 2 times you do each workout are going to hurt, you will struggle to even make it through - but do your best and stick with it. The workout gets a little bit easier, although unless you are in outstanding physical condition, you won't be making it through the workouts without extra breaks your first time through.

    Everyone should add me as a friend on here, am always looking for more inspiration and more people to help motivate!
  • nmh20
    nmh20 Posts: 51 Member
    Out of curiosity, what are everyone's LEAST favorite Insanity exercises?

    In Month 1, I found the ski abs/in-and-out abs exercises to be really tough for me. Maybe it was just the timing with them happening at the end of the Cardio Plyo workout. So far in Month 2, the sitting switch kicks (how do they kick so high and fast on the videos?!?!) have been killing me. Also, from the Core Cardio/Balance workout, the shoulder burners and the hip flexor burners are straight up brutal.
  • Rebekahryoung
    Rebekahryoung Posts: 1 Member
    My husband and I started p90x lean yesterday. My glutes are so incredibly sore that I'm sure sitting down and standing will feel like hell for at least 3 days. I'm just curious how many days/months it will take me to be able to do the "Plank to Chaturanga Run" !! Hubby and I just laughed together as we planked and attempted the Chaturanga run to no avail. One day we'll get there. I've started p90x many times and have never made it past the first week. However, an impending move means that I will have to get another job and as my job requires a PFT I don't have time to mess around anymore. I am adopting the motto WUKAR (Wake up, Kick @$$, Repeat!)
  • urglewurgle
    urglewurgle Posts: 224 Member
    Out of curiosity, what are everyone's LEAST favorite Insanity exercises?

    In Month 1, I found the ski abs/in-and-out abs exercises to be really tough for me. Maybe it was just the timing with them happening at the end of the Cardio Plyo workout. So far in Month 2, the sitting switch kicks (how do they kick so high and fast on the videos?!?!) have been killing me. Also, from the Core Cardio/Balance workout, the shoulder burners and the hip flexor burners are straight up brutal.

    Oh the one where you do full body drills, then ski abs then in and out abs! Urgh!

    I kinda like the shoulder burners cos I can do the whole thing but my boyfriend can't! I dislike the plié one where you go from side to side, then lift one foot and do the same, then both feet... I also HATE high knees!
  • slcostel
    slcostel Posts: 116 Member
    I am doing Insanity... just started this week... my last blog post was about it actually.

    http://likeatrex.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/the-things-people-forget-to-tell-you/

    This made my day! I can't wait!
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    Out of curiosity, what are everyone's LEAST favorite Insanity exercises?

    In Month 1, I found the ski abs/in-and-out abs exercises to be really tough for me. Maybe it was just the timing with them happening at the end of the Cardio Plyo workout. So far in Month 2, the sitting switch kicks (how do they kick so high and fast on the videos?!?!) have been killing me. Also, from the Core Cardio/Balance workout, the shoulder burners and the hip flexor burners are straight up brutal.

    yeah ski abs are tough, in fact that set in plyometric circuit with the in and outs and ski abs is one of the toughest in the program if you ask me.

    I guess ski abs is my least favorite, but the only thing i couldn't get really get through like a champ after several rounds was the long lunge holds in the recovery day of the first month.
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    check that, the high knee 'ladders' or pyramid sets in Max sports conditioning was my least favorite thing

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