My Insanity Results

Hey everyone.

I really don't post too much on the forums (and I usually do NOT start my own topics), but I promised myself that I would do this so here it goes.

So basically the end of last year petty much sucked in my life. I lost my mother to a short but intense battle with cancer, and then I watch my best friend go through a very painful divorce (which I was kind of caught in the middle with... I was really good friends with his wife and I am the godfather to their child). So this year I decided to try and get back into "fighting shape"... aww hell, I wanted to get in the best shape I have ever been. I started the year with the usual trips to the gym, but just wasn't feeling it. Then I found Insanity.

This program, for those of you who live under a rock and don't know, is from Beachbody (makers of P90X). Its an intense 9 week program where you workout for 6 days a week and have 1 rest day. I decided, why not... and I swore I would see it through to the end.

So at the start of the program, you have a Fit Test. This gauges your overall "fitness". Really, it just gives you goals to work toward. It is a series of exercises, and you see how many of each you can do in the time alotted (1 minute each). So I popped in the DVD and here was my results from week 1:

Switch Kicks - 45
Power Jacks- 44
Power Knees - 75
Power Jumps - 27
Globe Jumps - 8
Suicide Jumps -12
Pushup Jacks - 16
Low Plank Oblique -23

Also I recorded my starting stats and took a pic. Here were my starting numbers:

Weight: 192 lbs
Neck -16.5"
Waist - 41"
Hips - 41.5"
Chest - 42"
Body Fat - 30%

So off I went. I followed the DVD program every day and let me tell you, the name "Insanity" is appropriate! I had never walked away from a workout sweating as much as I did with these. Shawn T pushes you and pushes you. After the first week I thought I would never finish the whole program. But about 2 weeks in, I notices that I was looking forward to the workouts. I WANTED to feel that burn and I NEEDED to get that workout in. The only time I faultered from my workout was when I got sick, and then it was really just 1 extra rest day.

So what about the results?? Here they are. After 9 weeks I did the Fit Test again....

Switch Kicks - 61
Power Jacks- 58
Power Knees - 97
Power Jumps - 35
Globe Jumps - 9
Suicide Jumps -30
Pushup Jacks - 36
Low Plank Oblique -56

I was able to push myself harder and for longer and drasticly improved my numbers for the Fit Test. Next I checked my mesurements:

Weight: 183 lbs
Neck -15.5"
Waist - 35"
Hips - 40"
Chest - 41"
Body Fat - 19%

I had lost 9lbs, which didn't seem much untill I looked at the other numbers. 6" off my waist and 11% body fat gone!! That blew me away! I took my after pic and compared the 2. I will share that with you guys now (BTW.. this is the FIRST TIME I have ever taken my shirt off and posted it publicly. I haven't been to the beach in over 10 years because I did not feel comfotable with my body).



So there it is folk. Real world Insanity results. Post comments, send me friend requests, bash me, whatever. It is what it is and I am happy with the results I got.