Insanity...im scared!

I have wanted to do it too however I have heard people that have done it have really screwed up their musscles joints maybe I will try this after I have become a little more fit from other cardio

I can tell you, I finished it three weeks ago now. Full 60 days. I absolutely loved it. I started P90X after and I just finished Week One of that.

I couldn't recommend Insanity enough. Just think about it one day at a time. Don't think about the whole thing or how hard it is. Just press play and keep at it.

Feel free to FR if you want someone who will keep you motivated and push you along.

I would be scared too! I did insanity for a week and I am in ok shape.
My knees YELLED at me for weeks after. Needless to say, that program got shelved. I am goin to need these knees!

I'll tell you the only time my knees hurt on insanity.

I was down to 277ish. It was the end of the month 2 workouts, and I went away on a business trip. I'd been hitting it hard for 50ish days, because I wanted that t shirt bad enough that I could taste it. But it wasn't practical to workout in a hotel room. I did try, but there was too much jumping, etc, which is noisy, and there wasn't enough room. So I was off for 2 weeks.

But dammit, I wanted that shirt! Which meant I had the 60 day deadline...and here I was 2 weeks behind.

So I did doubles. I skipped the balance workouts and did 2 month 2 workouts every day. I did meet the 60 day deadline...but my knees ached for probably 2 weeks after.

And that's with my sheer size and my history of knee problems. For most everyone else: you should be fine. That's why now that I have the shirt I never do it two days in a row. And my knees don't ache at all, including with all the other stuff I do with them.

If you are flexible about the 60 days, the every other day system is pretty easy to live with. Good luck!

I'm a month in right now, and I haven't had any issues with joint problems thus far. The key is good form. On a program like Insanity (or Crossfit, for that matter) there can be perceived pressure to keep pushing past the point of safety. Poeple see the instructors in the video not taking a break, and so they push themselves to keep going and in doing so, compromise form for reps. This is a mistake. Form is what keeps you safe. Listen to your body. If you get an ache somewhere beyond normal muscle soreness, make adjustments in what you're doing. I started getting ankle pain about two weeks in, always during the warm up. I stopped and thought about what I was doing, and realized that I was landing on my toes rather the coming all the way to the floor. I changed my posture to lean forward slightly, allowing me to put my full foot on the floor, and the pain went away an hasn't come back. If your knees start to hurt, check your squat position. Don't just keep pushing, figure out what you're doing wrong and fix it. As long as you do that, you should be safe.

Doing my second round. My first round was when I was 4 months post partum..I had my second c section with my third child when I first did it. Finished it and I loved it.

Take breaks and make sure you have good form. I'm not saying it's going to be easy,not in the least,you get out of it what you put in. It's an amazing program and the benefits I see. I can walk for longer,run with my kids and my over all endurance is so much better.

Don't be scared! Make sure you have some decent shoes,follow the nutrition guide and do your best.

Good luck!! Add me if you like. Always good to have another insanity buddy

So P90 is where we should start?

I want to do Insanity eventually but I'm starting from 0 endurance right now, so is that what you guys recommend to work up to it? I'm a former basketball player and fairly healthy (though really fat now). I get bored with those easy 1, 2, step, clap" type things, which is why Insanity seems exciting, but it also seems like an injury waiting to happen for me since I know I won't be able to keep the form-- or very unmotivating when I find myself unable to even remotely participate.

What would you guys recommend as a precursor?

I'm 2 weeks away from finishing my first round. I've been doing it 5 days a week, so it'll take me a little more than the 60 days to complete, but I am injury free & sticking with it at this pace, so that's what matters. It's the hardest workout I've ever done in my life...and I've run 1 full and 5 half marathons! The first week is the hardest, but keep pushing through (at YOUR pace...not Shaun T's) & you will be amazed at how strong your body gets! The hard work is so worth it!!! I haven't regretted a single minute of it & am planning to jump right into round 2 when I finish this first one.

I am on the first week of month 2 so hopefully I am qualified to give you a little advice! Insanity is a really tough workout but the hardest part for me was definitely mental--I wasn't used to being pushed or having to put in as much effort as the program requires. So it's just important to be in a good mental space going into it. The workouts themselves are tough but not impossible, and they are designed so that you pretty much get out what you put in (i.e. even if your max effort is different from what the people in the video are doing, you will still get a great workout and great results). One of my favorite things about the program is that it will really give you a strong core with minimal ab exercises--I can actually feel muscles popping out of my stomach but haven't had to do a single crunch the whole time, which is nice. Try it once and see if you like it!