June 10 Power 90
Hard time pushing play today because I worked all day then had to cut the grass. After about 10 minutes into the workout I took control and crushed it. Another day done and glad I stuck to it.

Great job all. Keep it going and digging deep and bringing it and whatever else you do. You got this.

Early work day for me... workout done by 5:30 AM - Yah me! Insanity day 9 - done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feels so good. Seriously, everyone should be doing this.

Okay this eating healthy stuff is insanely time consuming. This week I've been waking up at 5:30a to get all of my food prep done for the day with enough time to get out the door to work at 7a. I get home at 6p and then do my Inferno workout(s), followed by cooking and eating dinner. I just finished at 9:10p. So from 5a-9p I'm either working or focusing on being healthy. Booooo. Where's my slacker lazy time?? (Or god forbid I want to see a friend). How do people have social lives when they're following these programs and working full-time jobs?

Hang in there. I find when I adjust my schedule or try new things it takes a while to settle into and adjust to the new routine, but once I do it takes less time, becomes easier and what I used to need to think through becomes a habit.

I work 12 hr plus night shifts. For me what has worked and would work well for others, plan & prep everything ahead of time. When I grocery shop, everything and I do mean everything (except plain veggies) gets broken down into single serving sizes as I put it away. Adds about 15-30 mins extra.

Then, yes I put aside a few hours on my day off to fix all my meals ahead of time. Cooking everything from scratch takes 1-2 hours. If I get fancy do something with lots of ingredients it may go up to 3 hours. Other Half always helps me and the time includes prep & clean up and it is snacks, lunch, & dinner for 6 days.

The only draw back which does not bother me, eating the same thing or similar for the week. If I make a roast which I will this week, it will feed me all week long. I have made up plates and frozen them for later to help mix things up a bit. I happily trade it though as I spend 2 hrs cooking for the week!

I literally reach into the fridge or pantry, grab my food and go.

MAn this is a fantastic idea. Do you have children? I think I need to incooperate something like this. Thanks for the idea.

im still going by the schedule, in order, but i skipped a few days since the hubby had a long weekend (i prefer to get insane alooone or i get distracted lol)

so technically im on day 8, cardio p&r.. i'm feeling good though. i feel so good once i finish. i skip the final stretch and cool down for a few minutes then get right up to go walk our new dog.. so i've been getting a little extra in!

i've been taking my husbands preworkout, c4, to get me going.. but i take 2 scoops.. the same as he does, and hes about 50-60lbs bigger than me, and i have little to no reaction to it.. it says take 20-30 mins prior to workout.. here i am almost an hour later with not much energy still!

anyone have a suggestion for a good preworkout? i apparently have a high tolerance to caffeine because most people are crazy about this preworkout and my body has the opposite reaction?

I have never tried a preworkout drink before a workout. I also have a high tolerance for caffeine so I am not sure if it will help me or not. I used to drink monster drink after monster drink and not get energized. The 5 hour energy drink did nothing for me either when I tried it.

My brother ordered some E&E and said it works great for him. I am getting a sample from him to try. I will let you know how the E&E works. Today would have been a great day to try it.

i think i may try an amino blend instead of c4. c4 also has some creatine in it, which is something i am not looking to utilize at the moment. but i can drink coffee right before bed, 5 hours and energy drinks have zero effect on me... i feel like a weirdo because the things that pump most other people up, have me still yawning! i'm hoping the right mix of aminos will maybe help me out, been researching a ton the past few days to find something that may work.


i've got pure cardio today, i've got to REALLY push today. i've been saying that everyday LOL but today, i'd love to skip it.. but i know how good i feel when i know the cool down stretch is only a few more minutes away and i'm almost done! but i'm contemplating a heavy leg workout either today or friday, maybe friday because the days after leg day are brutal and i want to be able to at least finish this weeks insanity workouts and run a bit with the dog.. then waddle around all weekend lol

Confused. My calendar says "Cardio Circuit" for today and several other days. It also has "Plyometric Cardio Circuit" for other days. But there is no 'Cardio Circuit" disc. I did Plyometric Cardio Circuit but not sure I did the right workout.

You just do what you can but PUSH yourself as much as you can too!!!!
Here is where I went to get a new work out calendar.
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Hi everyone - I'm brand new to this group! My name is Ashley and I just completed Day 10 of ChaLEAN Extreme. I completed Insanity (Feb-April of this year)...then moped around like a lost puppy for about a month...I felt so lost without Shaun T! lol. I tried a TurboFire/Insanity hybrid for the month of May - but hurt my IT band on a random run, so I couldn't do all the lateral movements - giving it a rest now. Started CLX Monday, June 3rd and am loving it so far!

6/12
CLX Burn Intervals & Ab Burner
425 calories burned

Awsome job. You have been doing great.

I have a bad ankle. I have tried Insanity in the past but only made it 2 weeks because of all the jumping. My ankle got agitated from a prior injury. Is there a Team Beachbody workout you recommend that does not have a lot of jumping in it like Insanity. I can still jump but just not to the intensity of Insanity.

I am in okay shape but not the greatest. Does Turbo Fire or ChaLEAN Extreme have a lot of jumping in it?

Did Day 4 Cardio Recovery this morning with the wife, and I totally underestimated this one. I hard a hard time holding my position and my quads were just jelly after the squat and pulse portion of the program. Since we rested Tuesday and Wednesday, we are gonna push for Day 5 Pure Cardio tonight.

day 10, plyo... i had a few scoops of my husbands amino energy a little while ago, hoping it gives me a little push, but not digging the amount of liquid in my tummy as i know i'll be jumping around soon and i like to do cardio on a completely empty stomach :-/ shouldnt have used so much water! too late now though, now to wait for it to settle so i can get going

i think i'm feeling more of a kick from this than the preworkout i mentioned trying. we'll see! i am beginning to get back into my routine of NOT giving myself the choice to NOT do insanity. i just think to myself "no choice, get it over with" and try to push through. i have been skipping the stretches though!! i know, bad, but i find if i do the stretches after the warmup i get out of the zone.. same with the cooldown. so i turn it off right as the circuit finishes, let myself lay on the ground or sit down for a couple of minutes and get up to go take the dog on a walk/run.

sorry i keep writing novels every post! just have nobody to really talk to about my workouts and stuff so i ramble LOL

Looking for feedback of what you eat or drink immediately following your workout.

I do late evening pre-dinner workout to accomodate my 13 year old who said she was going to do this with me but made the first 2 days and has had one reason or another (most legit: ill for a few days, twisted ankle last night) as to why she can't each night. Anyway...did some reading up and I drink chocolate milk (organic because I don't want the growth hormones and stuff) with as close to a 4:1 carbohydrate:protein ratio as I can find.

I switched Cardio Recovery with Cardio Power & Resistance today. I am using the Cardio Recovery on Sat instead!

Day 10.. done by 6:15 AM!

Day 10 Insanity Plyometric Cadio Circuit.. I definitely had to PUSH myself. Did not have a proper dinner the night prior.. I think that had something to do with my lack of energy. Jumping squats were killer. As always, I felt great after the workout.

Looking for feedback of what you eat or drink immediately following your workout.

I have a protein shake (Pure Protein from Trader Joe's). I usually have breakfast about two hours later usually (Oatmeal, or fruit & cottage cheese, or whole grain bread with 1tbsp of natural peanut butter and banana).

Immediately after my workout I drink P90X recovery formula. I started drinking this in month 2 of P90X and I love the Orange Smoothie taste and it works for me. On a recovery day like today I do not use it. I only use on days where I have workouts where I burn over 500 calories.