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insaity

scottix111
scottix111 Posts: 24
edited February 1 in Health and Weight Loss
i been thinking about doing the insanity 60 day challenge wondering if anyone has done or tried it and whats it like and if i do would training normally 3-4 times aweek at least one p-t be to much aswell or not

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  • czechwolf52
    czechwolf52 Posts: 194 Member
    I almost completed Insanity this year, I started on April 1 and only had 10 or so days left, but I had to quit due to knee pain. I am young, had no prior knee pains, wore supportive shoes, and worked out on carpeted areas, but it still bothered my knees. The first 4 or 5 days you will be really sore, especially in your legs. But then I started to really enjoy it and I saw the progress I was making with the exercises, not so much the scale. I initially gained about 4 pounds, but by the middle of the second month I lost those 4 pounds and one additional pound. I didn't really see that much of a loss in inches, but I did go down a jean size. After each workout you will be tired and covered in sweat, I think that just doing Insanity should be enough, at least for your first round. My view on Insanity is mixed, I did enjoy the workouts that I was able to do with just my body, but I didn't enjoy the knee problems and the lack of results.
  • scottix111
    scottix111 Posts: 24
    thanks thats alot of help ill just make sure to make sure my knees dont hurt and keep an eye on them thanks and i might keep my pt tho but just knock the gym down i love fitness but i love my weights alot haha but i be training in a propper sports area with my five finger shoes
  • AnnElizabeth11
    AnnElizabeth11 Posts: 30
    the first week was the worst. then it was up and down after than for a bit. I didn't get to complete the 2nd month though. I lost probably 5lbs in that month I did, and I never missed a day, ate healthy, and did additional weight lifting. Yet I know other people who did it everyday ate healthy and what not and lost almost 20 lbs.
  • scottix111
    scottix111 Posts: 24
    thanks I start my first day of it today cant wait
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I almost completed Insanity this year, I started on April 1 and only had 10 or so days left, but I had to quit due to knee pain. I am young, had no prior knee pains, wore supportive shoes, and worked out on carpeted areas, but it still bothered my knees. The first 4 or 5 days you will be really sore, especially in your legs. But then I started to really enjoy it and I saw the progress I was making with the exercises, not so much the scale. I initially gained about 4 pounds, but by the middle of the second month I lost those 4 pounds and one additional pound. I didn't really see that much of a loss in inches, but I did go down a jean size. After each workout you will be tired and covered in sweat, I think that just doing Insanity should be enough, at least for your first round. My view on Insanity is mixed, I did enjoy the workouts that I was able to do with just my body, but I didn't enjoy the knee problems and the lack of results.

    you went down a jeans size but that wasnt a result for you?
  • czechwolf52
    czechwolf52 Posts: 194 Member
    I almost completed Insanity this year, I started on April 1 and only had 10 or so days left, but I had to quit due to knee pain. I am young, had no prior knee pains, wore supportive shoes, and worked out on carpeted areas, but it still bothered my knees. The first 4 or 5 days you will be really sore, especially in your legs. But then I started to really enjoy it and I saw the progress I was making with the exercises, not so much the scale. I initially gained about 4 pounds, but by the middle of the second month I lost those 4 pounds and one additional pound. I didn't really see that much of a loss in inches, but I did go down a jean size. After each workout you will be tired and covered in sweat, I think that just doing Insanity should be enough, at least for your first round. My view on Insanity is mixed, I did enjoy the workouts that I was able to do with just my body, but I didn't enjoy the knee problems and the lack of results.

    you went down a jeans size but that wasnt a result for you?

    I was hoping for greater results. I started Insanity at almost 150, and since I am short I had a lot of weight to lose. With eating 1700 a day and burning about 700 (according to HRM) I should've dropped a lot of weight or inches. My cousin, who was already at a normal weight, lost 10 pounds doing Insanity. After busting my butt for 1.5 months, losing just 1 pound and going from a size 13 to 11 wasn't the most encouraging.
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