INSANITY
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First time round on Insanity its Day 4 for me today.
A little soreness but im looking forward to be able to get through the whole workout without stopping.
I can recover in time its just doing the full minute of some exercises are killer.
My legs are getting a good workout on this program.
My diet is good I was under eating previously which stalled my weight loss but I seem to have fixed it by increasing my calories.0 -
Yep Asylum1. I did strenght today and it was amazing. The moves were just hard enough without being completely overwhelming, the pace was just fast enough and it was fun. I can see this being a go to workout even after finishing Asylum. Add heavier weights and away you go!!
whenever shaun picks up a dumbell, i cry lol. for some reason, that one was maybe the hardest for me, at least right off the bat.
if your feeling super human, do the insanity/asylum hybrid on the back of the calander. Honestly the hardest beachbody program i've ever done.
really, take a peek. Think the very first one is a two-a-day with strength and pure cardio. enjoy! Look ahead and max interval circuit is paired with something else for a double... and game day with DOUBLE overtime!!!!0 -
@greeenerone - Way to go! Did you meet your goal for the last round?
@wffolkes - Welcome! Thanks for joining and keeping us posted
You got some great transformation there.
My quads and legs are getting a bit sore today from the Fit Test I did on Tuesday. I didn't feel much soreness when I was doing my first round of Insanity (except for the first week and the week after the recovery). But now in my hybrid routine, I can feel the soreness by doing it every other day. Love the hybrid schedule!0 -
thinking about doing at Tai Cheng... not sure if i'm spelling it right lol. anyone have any experience with that?0
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Hey all. On my recovery week this week, but still trudging through as the friends I have here have seen from my workout updates. Really, really intimidated by next week starting Month Two. But I know I can force through it. Even doing the recovery week I'm finding I need to stop and breath. It's not so much that my muscles themselves are in pain, it's that I feel like my chest is going to explode! haha.
So I just need to make sure my expectations for Month Two are basically reset and I'm back at zero again.. *deep breath* few more days and it's time to get crazy again!!
Feel free to add me as a friend, always looking for motivation and accountability partners.0 -
Yep Asylum1. I did strenght today and it was amazing. The moves were just hard enough without being completely overwhelming, the pace was just fast enough and it was fun. I can see this being a go to workout even after finishing Asylum. Add heavier weights and away you go!!
whenever shaun picks up a dumbell, i cry lol. for some reason, that one was maybe the hardest for me, at least right off the bat.
if your feeling super human, do the insanity/asylum hybrid on the back of the calander. Honestly the hardest beachbody program i've ever done.
really, take a peek. Think the very first one is a two-a-day with strength and pure cardio. enjoy! Look ahead and max interval circuit is paired with something else for a double... and game day with DOUBLE overtime!!!!
Are you trying to kill me !!..:noway:
Who has that kind of time anyways, that would be 90 min a day I barely was able to fit cardio and abs in same day doing insanity, in fact had to rearrange schedule sometimes just to make sure I could do both.0 -
lol i did say 'if you're feeling super human lol'
not doubles every day, but yes very time consuming. Id do one in the morning and one in the after noon, unless it was an OT workout.0 -
@greeenerone - Way to go! Did you meet your goal for the last round?
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Thanks. I didn't meet my goal in the last round, I think I did very well though. My ultimate goal is to lose 10kgs but I understand that it may not happen within this round either. I lost 5kgs in the last one even if my form and stamina was terrible especially during the first month.0 -
thinking about doing at Tai Cheng... not sure if i'm spelling it right lol. anyone have any experience with that?
Yeah I think got it right. Tai Cheng challenge pack is on sale this month if you're interested. I haven't done it but the moves are very similar to the traditional chinese Tai Chi which is a form of martial art but slow though.0 -
@ryan5050 - Good job! Set your mind right and keep pushing every single time. You've come a long way so do whatever you can to finish month 2 strong!
@lyndabyh, @no_finish_line - yeah, I only workout once a day and that's enough for me. Being on a calorie deficit diet, I don't want to end up losing too much muscles by doing doubles
@greenerone - you can do it!! Stay positive my friend.
So yesterday was my cardio day and I did fast and furious again. My legs were still sore from the fit test I did on Wednesday but I pushed through anyway. When I was doing this fast paced power jumps in F&F I started to think back how I struggled with P90X plyometric a while back. There was this 'high knee jump or tuck' in p90x plyo that's similar to the insanity power jumps. I couldn't do more than 8 straight of the knee tuck but now I can do about 16 power jumps non stop. I know it may sound lame to many folks who could do more non stop LOL. But for someone like me who just a few months ago were fat and are no longer fearing that exercise is a victory Keep digging deep!! 0 -
thinking about doing at Tai Cheng... not sure if i'm spelling it right lol. anyone have any experience with that?
Yeah I think got it right. Tai Cheng challenge pack is on sale this month if you're interested. I haven't done it but the moves are very similar to the traditional chinese Tai Chi which is a form of martial art but slow though.
trying to gauge how physically demanding it is. looks kinda relaxing... but i said that about yoga before i did yoga x
was thinking of doing this program in the morning and my own weight routine in the evening. but if the program is at all strenuous that wont work for me.0 -
thinking about doing at Tai Cheng... not sure if i'm spelling it right lol. anyone have any experience with that?
Yeah I think got it right. Tai Cheng challenge pack is on sale this month if you're interested. I haven't done it but the moves are very similar to the traditional chinese Tai Chi which is a form of martial art but slow though.
trying to gauge how physically demanding it is. looks kinda relaxing... but i said that about yoga before i did yoga x
was thinking of doing this program in the morning and my own weight routine in the evening. but if the program is at all strenuous that wont work for me.
I don't think it's strenuous at all. Check out these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCPrrsyP1-0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzTrCH6dw4c&NR=1&feature=endscreen
Maybe you can be our Tai Cheng master here once you've done it 0 -
So today was Asylum vertical plyo. I think I am going to cry everytime I'm going to sit down . Once I'm down ok, then I have to stand up and sit starts again.:sad:
My glutes and hammies are screaming. I thought Insanity had a lot of squats but this was crazy for squat jumps, pretty much the whole workout. Then I took my dog for a hike in the woods (lots of hills) so double whammy.
Tomorrow is rest day but I think I may do relief just to get a good stretch in, going to need it.0 -
Final fit test today. I'm excited to be done. I've started attending bootcamp, which I feel is a little more difficult than insanity, but I plan to do month one again in combination w bootcamp. I'll let you know my final results later.0
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Hey everybody,
I'm starting recovery week tomorrow before month 2. So far not see much in the way of lbs lost but do see a change in te mirror. I am 5ft 7 and weigh 138lbs so not got a great deal to lose but want those abs! Have recently amended my macros to 40/40/20, is this ok or should I try to increase my protein consumption further? I'm vegetarian so the is more difficult but doable. I've also set my calorie goal to 1700.
I'm interested to hear what results everybody achieved in month 2. Well done everybody on te journey so far & enjoy it :-)0 -
Done!
I plAn to continue doing some of the workouts with the bootcamp that I've started. Here are my results from first fittest to last: switch kicks:101/104 (w better form); power jacks: 28/43; power knees: 70/109; power jumps: 17/24; globe jumps: 6/11; suicide jumps: 9/14; push up jacks: 7/26 (most proud of that one); low plank oblique: 33/49
Inches lost: 4 inches off waist, 1.25 off hips, 2.5 off bust, 1 off calves, 1 off neck. Thighs and biceps stayed the same, but I tend to bulk up with muscle development instead of slimming down! I'm okay with that, it's what I am. Thanks for this group, and your support. I'll be sticking around for you all, too!0 -
Running recovery week again, as i pulled my shoulder and need to recover before month 2. Enjoyed the first months work out and looking forward to bursting through month 2 to see the results0
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@lyndabyh - LOL... yes stretching will help. Hope you feel better
@allysonvb - what bootcamp are you attending?
@2sweet84 - I would suggestin increasing your protein intake further to 45 or even 50% (which is what I did). 1700 should be fine
@kpcc55 - Awesome job! Keep digging deep!0 -
Hiya thank you, will look into that. Do you know of any protein bars hat are not high in fat? I'm in the uk. I'm also vegetarian so will be eating lots of beans! Cannellini, black eye, lentils etc.
I enjoyed core recovery today but roll on month 2! Thank you :-)0 -
I personally use Pure Protein Bar. The Chocolate Deluxe flavor has 20g of protein, 17g of carb and 4.5g of fat. Not sure if it's available over there.0
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Should I trust my heart rate monitor during insanity workouts I'm getting 800 - 950 kcals burned with an average HR of 168 max HR of 188.
Those numbers seen a little high? My recovery is very good although my body has a hard time keeping up with my fitness level and the determination from my brain!0 -
@lyndabyh - LOL... yes stretching will help. Hope you feel better
@allysonvb - what bootcamp are you attending?
@2sweet84 - I would suggestin increasing your protein intake further to 45 or even 50% (which is what I did). 1700 should be fine
@kpcc55 - Awesome job! Keep digging deep!
I'm going to body Evolution bootcamp 3 times per week. May increase to five times next week.0 -
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Should I trust my heart rate monitor during insanity workouts I'm getting 800 - 950 kcals burned with an average HR of 168 max HR of 188.
Those numbers seen a little high? My recovery is very good although my body has a hard time keeping up with my fitness level and the determination from my brain!
how old are you?
Max Heart Rate = 220 - Age. that gets you within 20 + or - of your actual max. Stay safe.
at an average HR of 168 sure kicks my *kitten*.
If the overall calories burned matters to you, i'd recommend you don't start the HRM until after the stretching. That would make your average a little more accurate. Some models you might be able to log the warm up, stop logging, and then resume after stretching, but mine doesn't do that, so i can't log both the warm up and the main set like this with mine, but it makes me feel like i have insurance over the cals counting too high. Running the HRM during stretching will scew your AHR down... unless you want it to consider the time you spend stretching.0 -
personally i like power bar protein plus bars. they taste good and don't have nearly as much fat as many competitors. 210 cals, 6 g of fat, 25g carb, 20 g protein.0
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@allysonvb - what do they do in the bootcamp?How do you compare it with Insanity?
Well.... it's different. Similar in that it is high intensity circuit training. Some of the same moves, except in bootcamp they isolate a muscle group for the hour (always with a mix of cardio to keep the HR up)- on Monday it was upper body (lots of planks, push ups and weights), Wednesday is lower body (I was sore for two days from the squats with weights), and Friday is a mix with lots of cardio (two minute runs after each circuit). I was never sore from Insanity the next day like I am with bootcamp, but I also don't feel as wiped out with bootcamp as I did with Insanity (which is why I am going to do the month 1 videos along with BC).0 -
@allysonvb - what do they do in the bootcamp?How do you compare it with Insanity?
Well.... it's different. Similar in that it is high intensity circuit training. Some of the same moves, except in bootcamp they isolate a muscle group for the hour (always with a mix of cardio to keep the HR up)- on Monday it was upper body (lots of planks, push ups and weights), Wednesday is lower body (I was sore for two days from the squats with weights), and Friday is a mix with lots of cardio (two minute runs after each circuit). I was never sore from Insanity the next day like I am with bootcamp, but I also don't feel as wiped out with bootcamp as I did with Insanity (which is why I am going to do the month 1 videos along with BC).
Now that's interesting. I would love to feel sore the next day without feeling wiped out after the workout LOL.0 -
Hi Proton! I'm still at it and I have 8 workout days left! Overall, I have gained 2-4 pounds but my measurements have stayed the same except for losing .5 inch on my belly button waistline and .5 inch on my thigh. So I guess that means that I have replaced fat with muscle and is why I weigh more. All my clothes still fit basically the same.
Ain't gonna lie though, can't wait to be done 0 -
Now that's interesting. I would love to feel sore the next day without feeling wiped out after the workout LOL.
lol i'm just the opposite, i'd rather feel like i gave it all and not have to pay for it the next day0
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