Starting insanity. Anyone want to start with me?

I took the fit test today! It begins now!:happy:

You know... this is really the only place where the phrase...

"Starting insanity. Anyone want to start with me?"

.... isn't a cue for people to start chasing you with giant butterfly nets. Or a cue for people to start thinking the local mental institution has bad padlocks.

I really do love this site.

Ha! You're so right!

I took the fit test today! It begins now!:happy:

How did you do on the fit test? Post your results! It is amazing to see the improvement every two weeks.

Does anyone do Insanity before work? I usually try to, but working as a cashier and being on my feet 8 hrs a day is a real killer! I also find I usually need an hour or so after the workout to recuperate lol.

Yes I do insanity before work - I usually do it first thing in the morning around 5:30-6:00. I am wiped out afterwards and don't start recovering until I have my second meal around 10:00 am. But, I work at a desk job - I am not on my feet like you so that has got to be really difficult. I don't have the energy/time to do it in the late afternoon or evening - way too many excuses to not work out so I tough it out first time in the morning.

Just did Day 3 and I think it was a little bit easier than Day 2 except the last 10 minutes. I didn't get to finish it completely so now I'm feeling a little disappointed but I've just gotta work harder tomorrow!! Hope everyone is doing good with it!!

Did you do cardio power & resistance? I like that one. How are you feeling afterwards? I always feel like I climbed the mountain. Keep going - you are doing great.

Yea today was the cardio power & resistance. I like it to but the last 10 minutes of it is the butt lifts with your hands and alot of stuff to do with your hands and pushing up off your hands and my wrists were hurting when i did it so I decided to stop and then re-try it the next time. I felt great afterwards but you are definetely right it makes you feel like you climbed a darn mountain lol!! Thanks

I've got one more week and then I'll finish the first 60 days. Started off really great, lost 3 lbs and 3 1/2 inches, then started to follow the nutrition guide on month 2 and it all went down hill from there. The extra fiber and protein did not agree with me. But no fret, I keep on going. I'll be starting over again after next week. For anyone looking for a good pre-workout drink, try this concoction I came up with:

1-2 Yogi Green Tea Kombucha tea bags in 1/2 cup of boiling water. (Each tea bag is 30 mg caffeine). Then cool and add to 4 oz of blended berries (l do strawberries and blueberries). I mix in a tablespoon of honey and serve. Gets me going and keeps me focused during the workout.

I'll add you, I need some accountability on some days!

Just started yesterday...holy cow, I'm sore today! But looking forward to any results I obtain. I did find a pretty cool app for android, 'insanity tracker'. Tracks your fitness tests, body measurements, and has the calendar. Very cool for people like me, who didn't purchase the DVD set with the calendar and everything.

Oh, and feel free to add me as a friend. Always looking for people to help motivate me.

Yes it is, you can download the dvd online.

Was feeling feverish and weak today but I decided to suck it up and do pure cardio today..brutal but made it though..plyometrics tmrw. I can't wait for that rest day!!

One more day until my rest day! I don't think I've ever looked forward to a rest day as much as I'm looking forward to tomorrow. :laugh:

I completed Insanity in March. I don't think I could face it again! Hell of a lot of commitment!#

Good luck

E x

I started last week and I'm now on Day 9. Pure Cardio really is hellish but boy does it feel good when I'm done! I lost 2lbs and 7.9" in my first week so hopefully I'll continue to see good progress. Its so odd as I've never liked working out before but I am really "enjoying" this , if thats the right word!

Just finished Day 5 and Pure cardio sure is hell hard but it feels good afterwards!! I am really looking forward to the rest day though which happens to be the same day that I have a doctor's appointment )

Hope everyone is doing great with insanity!!

Tomorrow I start week 5 (core cardio & balance all week). I was pretty fit beforehand but used to do more weights than cardio. I have done lots of circuit training in the past when I was in the Royal Navy but Insanity is different. Weight loss is not my primary goal; bodyfat loss and getting even more toned is my goal. At the age of 52, I am not sure I will ever attain 'six-pack abs' but I have noticed a difference in my shape. I have lost about 7lbs (half a stone in the UK) and 3% bodyfat. So, I realise that at my age I will not have a body of a 30 yr old but I have had a couple of compliments from female friends who have looked at a pic of me coming out of the sea that my wife posted on Facebook! Does the ego a power of good

Do I stick to the nutrition plan rigidly? No. I work full time and it is just not always practical. However, I have adapted to my own tastes and what we can get in the UK. The measurements were difficult because over here we don't normally have a 'cup' measurement but have managed to find some measurement implements in 'cups' in one of our supermarkets. I have cut down on alcohol but do like to have a few beers at the weekend and red wine. I need to have a life and find that it has not hindered my progress. I have learnt a great deal about nutrition since I have been on Insanity; from the book and from youtube.

So, to those of you just starting Insanity, just keep going. If at my age (53 in October) I can get through it then you can. Most will be younger than me! Keep going and DIG DEEPER!

Awesome job, all!