Opinions! P90x or Insanity!

I did p90x and currently am doing Insanity. I was NOT A FAN of p90x. Tony Horton made me nuts and I thought it was too light on cardio. I LOVE insanity though. I just started cycle 2 and my body has huge changes already.

My husband and I started with Insanity. The first time we started it, it was rough. We "fell off the wagon" about 3 weeks into it. We are now in month 2 of Insanity and loving it. I have seen decent changes in weight and certain places on my body are shrinking. We will be done with Insanity in the middle of January and are going to do it one more time and then start P90X. I wanted to loose some weight before I started doing some serious muscle building. If you think P90X is light on cardio, you can always incorporate Insanity into it. I know people who have done a p90x/Insanity hybrid type workout and they love it.

Good luck!

Im looking into getting insanity. I didn't like the fact that p90x has equipment that is needed in order to do some of the workouts. I'd rather do the cardio.

I am planning on starting the P90X in January - I am looking forward to it.

Muscles are key to weight loss. The calorie burn during a P90X strength workout is equivalent to any cardio workout, P90X or otherwise. So you are still burning plenty but you are building lean muscle which will help burn even more fat in the future and help you keep it off. Insanity is great but in my opinion a P90X based workout is a more sustainable and practical workout to not only lose weight but to get really fit and for a workout philosophy to follow for the rest of your life.

Ditto

i just started P90X last night. I actually liked it. I burned 324 calories in 35 minutes and couldn't go any further through the workout without my arms falling off. I did the Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps disc. I don't have any fancy equipment besides the lovely 3 lb weights. My arms feel great today! I think it will be worth a shot to try building muscle to burn fat!

I did insanity first then p90x(reg version) i lost more weight in insanity, but then again i was in better shape when i started p90x (as i went through insanity). i also gained back some muscle in p90x. But unless you have some amazing will power(i did cause i was so discusted with myself for letting me get so far out of shape) you might quit on insanity first. I would say if your far out of shape and dont think you will have the will power i would start with p90x lean (to get your body in better shape) then insanity (for best results). then maybe go back and do p90x reg version to put some fat burning muscle back on. when i did insanity i pushed my self too hard and felt like throwing up everyday after the workout(untill i drank my recovry drink). but sad to say i loved it. My thought was pain is gain. You can see in my photos the dates when i started insanity(feb), p90x(may) after p90x(x2) now photos.

p.s. i had burned insanity for a few friends from work (like 6 or 7). Guys and girls and only one guy finished it. the rest ended up giving up.

Both! :bigsmile:
A lot of people do a P90X/Insanity hybrid program. They complement eachother perfectly.
In fact, the new Insanity program ASYLUM will come with a P90X/Asylum hybrid schedule!

i agree completely edorice, Insanity was stupid hard for me being out of shape. i remember the first day i did p90x plyo (after i did insanity) and i was like "this is it, this is all you got?"

i'm currently finishing week 3 of Insanity. I'm gonna be honest, I was really unfit going into it as I hadn't worked out in about 8 months prior to starting. Last September I participated in a Kinesiology study at my University where I had to work out every day and eat according to the study plans, so I had gained 10 lbs of muscle and lost 10 lbs of fat. Then I stopped working out altogether and had gone back to eating whatever I wanted whenever I wanted and gained it all back plus more!

One day I just decided I was going to start eating better and working out everyday, and I thought Insanity was the workout to achieve my goals, and today I'm glad I decided to start Insanity as opposed to P90x.

It's really hard, and I find myself taking a lot of breaks and even modifying some of the moves I can't keep up with. I'm actually really scared to go into the second month because I don't have the month one workouts down and I can't completely keep up 100%. But i'm determined to finish this and not give up!!

That being said, before my second fit test at the beginning of this week, I had already lost about 7 pounds and lost 5.5 inches after the first two weeks of Insanity and making serious changes in my diet and calorie intake.

I'm excited to see the final results after day 63 of Insanity. After I finish, I do plan on starting a P90x/Insanity hybrid, because I need to start strength training, but I would still like to keep up with the max cardio workouts that Insanity offers. I'm getting ahead of myself though, I still need to start month two!

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I am finishing up week 11 of p90x! I don't know for sure if I am going to do Insanity by itself or a p90x/insanity hybird after a week break of p90x! I don't want to loose any muscle I have gained from p90x! That being said, on P90x I have not lost significant weight, but I can defiantly see a differance in muscle! I have gained allot of strength, and people give me compliments asking me if I have lost weight! I eat healthy, but I think the amounts of calories has been the culprit of me not loosing anyweight on P90x! I havn't got that done yet, but hey I have lots of muscle!!

I recommend the hybrid, you'll love it. We have a hybrid thread going.