Starting insanity. Anyone want to start with me?

Day 2 today- Has anyone ever kept up with Plyometric Cardio Circuit on their first try? It kicked my *kitten*! I finished, but def had to take breaks.

Day 2 today- Has anyone ever kept up with Plyometric Cardio Circuit on their first try? It kicked my *kitten*! I finished, but def had to take breaks.

we're on the same schedule !! yes it kicked my butt too ... i feel really sore today ...

I started week 5 today. (core cardio & balance all week) It doesn't really feel like a "recovery workout" but it is a little less intense. I've never been a cardio guy, so I'm a bit nervous about next week because I think things get bumped up to 60 minutes. But hey, it's only a month right?

Good luck folks!

Hi all, just signed up I am currently on my 2nd week of insanity, have a few questions if anyone can help me I have read about people aching after the first few days and I was the same but now the aches and pains seem to have gone I am hoping it is my body getting used to it

So I am male 34yo 5ft 10 weigh around 11st 3lbs, never really done exercise at gym etc.... I have a pretty active job been a sparky wouldn't say I am overweight but have a bit of fat round my gut which is why I thought I would give insanity a try, I have this past week totally changed my diet no crisps, biscuits, choc bars, sweets, although I am not totally sticking to the meals in the nutrition guide I am mixing and matching the recipes to find what works best with my busy lifestyle also I am having a recovery shake which I bought from the local gym.

I will give you a run down of what I had today to see if I anyone can tell me if this is ok,
7.30am protein shake with skimmed milk blended with two bananas.
7.30 -11.30 between this time I had two bananas 1 apple, and a go ahead baked fruit bar.
12.30 wholemeal bread roll with peanut butter topped with banana, and some cottage cheese.
3pm protein shake blended with two bananas, and a baked go ahead fruit bar.
5pm nutrigrain raisin bar
6.15 two slices of toast, with 3 eggs (scrambled) only one yolk.
8.30pm do my workout
9.15pm protein shake blended with two bananas, and a rice cake with peanut butter.

So that's it is this any good??? Also drinking around 3 litres of water a day.

And one more thing I am doing the workouts around 8.30 at night is this ok??

I am really loving doing insanity, I just hope I am doing it right I am getting through all the routines but always need to take breaks but I have never sweated so much in my life, and with the pure cardio workout tomorrow (which is a killer) I am sure I will sweat a whole load more ????anyway sorry for the long post hope some one can help.

No. I think you need to pull out the insanity nutrition guide and follow it EXACTLY. Your diet is way too high in processed carbs, sugars i.e. bananas (can you only eat one a day?), low in protein, where are your vegetables, legumes, beans, and real food? Ditch these baked fruit bars, bread, too much peanut butter and excess bananas. Eat a bunch of egg whites a day, oatmeal, 7-9 servings of vegetables EACH DAY and limit your fruit to no more than 2 servings daily. Eat leafy greens like spinach, swiss chard, sweet potatoes for your starch, lean chicken, fish, beef daily. You can't rely solely on protein shakes. You need to eat real food or you will not be able to fuel your body. Insanity is very intense and nutrition is crucial.

Exercising at night is ok if that works with your schedule. Just make sure you consume one of your protein shakes afterwards and not eat a big dinner! I hope this helps somewhat.

Hi! I'm actually in month 2 of Insanity (first week of month 2)! I am amazed that I got this far and now I'm determined to finish it off strong! I really would love to get my husband to do it with me but with his knees being pretty bad after years of mechanic work I don't think he could handle it! I actually really want to get T25 to do after this, but I still have 3 weeks to go first!!