Insanity Reviews

not for everyone...but if you liked the bodyweight movements and high intensity training..you will love it...I got in shape by powerlifting...zero cardio

I have one week left of insanity now. It's an awesome workout and definitely the most challenging I know of on a DVD. It has nearly beaten me a few times but I just keep pressing play and ploughing through the best I can. My fitness has improved massively and I'm definitely gaining muscle now. But it's very intense and you have to have a lot of dedication to see it through. I can't sit to be done with it now, but know I will go back to it again in the future.

As for whether you should do P90x instead, I think it depends on what your goals are really, what you enjoy doing and what equipment you have. Insanity is an intense cardio workout with body weight strength training exercises and P90x is more strength training with weights/resistance bands and pull up bar etc with some cardio thrown in x

Oh, it's intense alright. INSANELY so, in fact.

I was in the military, and no kidding, Insanity was a more challenging sustained workout program than anything I ever did in any of my military training, including bootcamp/indoc. It will kick your *kitten* day after day, and if it doesn't then you should just quit because you're not going hard enough.

It was hellish and glorious at the same time. Don't kid yourself though, it's not for the faint of heart. Heart is actually the most important qualifier; you don't have to be a triathelete to do it, just have to have the guts to "press play" every single day.

Good luck.

I am finishing week 3 insanity today and i LOVE it! I agree with the above that it's most definitely challenging, but you have to just stick with it. I also have P90X and have done it before, but this is so much better in my opinion! The workouts are shorter first of all, and I love the way they're broken down, so you do cardio for warmup, stretch 5-7 minutes, and then you do another 15-20 of cardio and stretch...it makes it feel more achievable when you only have "x min to get through". I noticed my strength increase after just a few days, I am just now starting to drop a few lbs and my body is just now making noticeable changes. I'm looking forward to the next 5 weeks that are to come! As with anything, it does get a little boring because it's repetitive, but the workouts will change after 4 weeks and I'm sure that will help. The results I'm feeling and seeing are well worth every minute of torture!! Feel free to add me if you start and need any help or motivation

I have completed my 2nd week and I am getting unmotivated here with Insanity. I actually gained 1.2 lbs (I was super bloated for 4 days though) and I havent noticed any changes at all. Did you just start losing and seeing changes after 3 wks? I like the program, but I am so used to seeing changes on the scale or with measurements within 10 days of each new workout. I'm 5'8" 144 lbs (145.2 now) just trying to lose my last 14 lbs and lose my belly flab after 2 babies.

I can't tell you how amazing it makes you feel! I'm finishing week 3 tomorrow and my body has changed visibly in this short time. My legs look great and the cellulite on the back of my legs has all but vanished! (If only the rest would disappear.....). I have only lost 0.8lb but I can definitely see that I've added muscle so I'm not worrying about that!

As everyone else has said, it's hard work In all honesty I wanted to give up after the fit test. And after the first workout I thought I'd have no choice but to give up because I was going to die. Lying on the floor, willing your stomach contents to stay put is not a fun feeling. I was sore the whole first week, which is nice and not nice at the same time. Lowering myself into a sitting position became an activity that required arms, lol. After the first week it gets better though. You're still exhausted and a little shaky afterwards but I'm not sore anymore (except today when my abs and bum hurt for some reason!), I can make it to the end without wanting to throw up and my endurance and strength have massively improved. I can't wait to see what Shaun T will do to me by the end of it all!

ETA: Make sure you have a couple of bottles of water and a towel handy

A, as in ONE towel?? LOL..I wear a do-rag, keep an extra on the side and keep a towel handy...I am SOOO gross when I'm done I can wring the stuff out!!! hahaha!

Insanity is the hardest thing I've ever done but I'm on day 23 and there's no turning back now! I've not lost weight but have lost 2.5 inches in my waist and 1 in my hips so I know I'm improving.

How many calories are all of you eating? Are you following the guide for how much you are eating? I am eating less than that but not sure if I should increase or not. Curious to see what others are doing. I'm starving ALL THE TIME! Omg, I lost 50 lbs eating this way and was okay, now I just want to eat eat eat! And nothing seems to fill me up. lol. I get plenty of protein and fiber.

P.s....if you look at today's, ignore the donut :brokenheart: total moment of weakness haha...and I pack my lunch so I log every day right up until my workout and dinner...just helps to keep me on track and know what I should change for the day or how I should go about dinner and evening snacks!

I absolutely LOVE Insanity. I'm on Week 4 right now. I took a solid week off, because I went on vacation, so then I came back, and repeated Week 3. I lost a little bit of weight the first week, but then stayed the same. All of a sudden, last week, after being completely off the previous week, I lost 2lbs. I had to increase my calories, because I'm at goal weight, and am trying to build muscle. It is an AWESOME workout, and if you like intense workouts, you'll fall in love with this! I used to be a fitness instructor, and this is definitely the best cardiovascular workout I've ever done. I love the progression & design of Shaun T.'s exercises. I feel fantastic after every one of the workouts, and I've improved my running endurance and pace. I am getting stronger, changing the shape of my body, and noticing that my energy level is improving throughout the day, so I frequently feel like working out more after an Insanity session. That's not to say that I don't feel like I'm dying, at times, during the actual workouts....but they're GREAT, even still! I've not done P90X yet, so I can't speak on that, but I plan to do it, after I complete Insanity, to build more muscle.

Doesn't it feel like a High after the workout? Or is that just me

I've done insanity, the asylums and p90x.

All of them support a weight loss goal so personally i would say they would all work for you.

Although i think its stupid to say one is harder then the other (because thats so subjective), but i'm one of the few that finds p90x harder then insanity. That might have a lot to do with the fact that the time commitment is much greater for p90x, and i have other fitness activities that i try to squeeze in while i'm doing the program.

Personally, i got a better body from p90x. Though i much perfer doing the Asylum workouts. Insanity is some where inbetween.

Your weight loss results will be 95% contingent on what you do and don't eat, regardless of what plan your doing, so keep that in mind.

probably p90x is going to be of more benefit to someone who is in pretty good shape already. I'd say you need to be able to do A pullup at least to get the most out of the program.

Honestly anyone of any fitness back ground can start and experience the full benefit of insanity... because the intensity of the program is really up to how hard you can push yourself. Pretty much all of the moves you can do right out of the box, tho some you may have to modify (tho i supose the same can be said for p90x).

Best part about insanity is that you by the dvds and your done. if you want dumbells for p90x that can end up costing quite a bit.

personally, my favorite resluts from insanity was the fact that my blood pressure was off the charts good. My family all are on meds for High blood pressure. I was always something over 80 or higher. even a few months after insanity my BP was something over 60

personally, my favorite resluts from insanity was the fact that my blood pressure was off the charts good. My family all are on meds for High blood pressure. I was always something over 80 or higher. even a few months after insanity my BP was something over 60

I had this result too... I went to the Doctor after I finished my first round. The nurse took my BP twice, it was too good, it had to be a mistake!

I just order the insanity DVDs, can't wait to get started!