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My first fit-test...
Switch Kicks - 43
Power Jacks - 33
Power Knees - 43
Power Jumps - 13
Globes - 13
Suicide Jumps - 1
Push up Jacks - 17
Low Plank Obliques - 13

I just had to rest during the suicide jumps section, and overall this test made me puke.
On day 3 of my first go-round and it's OK so far - quite a lot of muscle soreness but no joint pain so it's good.

I have not done a fit test yet, i rotate between plyo circuit, power resistance, and pure cardio, in between those i go for long jogs and walks 10-12 miles, and I also do lifting, Today was my pure cardio day but i may change to fit test and post results. Also you guys have awesome Results when i compare it to Chris and Tanya's WELL DONE!!!!

Just started the insanity workout im on day 2.Really determined to do the full 60 days this time.good luck everyone

I took some before pics to show results how did I allow myself to get this bad :noway: WTF. :smokin: Good thing i started fighting
again wow the longer u leave it the worst you get. PLZ PLZ GUYS KEEP FIGHTING!!! Don't go back to square 1, and what i mean by this not just insanity but make it a habit, do something even if its not insanity.

Switch Kicks - 67
Power Jacks - 35
Power Knees - 64
Power Jumps - 28
Globes -6
Suicide Jumps -13
Push up Jacks - 18
Low Plank Obliques - 21

This the result of my first fit test i just completed, however i admit that i have been doing insanity for nearly 3 weeks unorthodoxly. I shouldve gotten more obliques but too much sweat on the floor :grumble:

Those are VERY respectable scores. You're an animal!!

I found globe jumps are the hardest to improve.
I have a theory that because you're fitter, you jump higher and further, spend more of the minute in the air and thus have less time for actual reps.

They are hard bud when i did the 6 i tried to go for 1 more but just kept walking in a circle to catch my breath :laugh:

I am on Day 7 of Insanity! I did it last year and lost 15 inches. I'm hoping for the same result this time How are you all logging your workouts? I used High Impact aerobics but I swear I burned more than 260 calories!

Hey everyone! I started Insanity Last week because I had originally replied to the OP but was unsure if I'd be able to complete the program. Anyway, not going to be able to do the whole 60 days due to some travel plans, but I did decide to just try it out, and do at least the first 4 weeks. My start date was May 25th and I'm currently on day 11.

My result from the first fit test:

Switch Kicks - 45 if you count 1 for every two kicks, 90 if you count for each kick.
Power Jacks - 38
Power Knees - Left side - 60 Right side-35 (I switched legs after 60 because I didn't want to feel unbalanced later)
Power Jumps - 20
Globes -4
Suicide Jumps -13 (These were the hardest for me)
Push up Jacks - 10 (but honestly, they were pretty weak, I'm pretty sure I didn't go all the way down)
Low Plank Obliques - 60

The first week I felt really good and really strong. This, my second week however, I am just feeling like I don't have enough power or energy for the workouts. Working through it, hoping it will go back up when I start the 3rd week. Looking forward to the second fit test. Fingers crossed.

I do my workouts in the mornings. I was taking my dog for a walk, sometimes jog, before doing the workouts, but then I thought that I might have more energy for my workout if I did that first. Didn't seem to work. I thought I was eating enough carbs afterwards, but I'll have to go into my food diary to see what exactly I've been eating. I didn't realize it was important to fill up on carbs after a workout. How many do you think someone generally needs? I think I've been eating a piece of fruit before, and one after.

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Cheers Mate
And you know what to be honest, I strongly believe its those long jogs i do that give me the endurance, so i can push that bit harder, and it shows U guys can even do way better because im like 230+ LB. Also I remember when i had to rest in the 1st warm up round i can push through that now, so that to me is a big achievement.
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Stick with it. I was around 245lb when I started the first round and it did me a world of good. We'll all get there.

Cheers Mate
And you know what to be honest, I strongly believe its those long jogs i do that give me the endurance, so i can push that bit harder, and it shows U guys can even do way better because im like 230+ LB. Also I remember when i had to rest in the 1st warm up round i can push through that now, so that to me is a big achievement.
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Stick with it. I was around 245lb when I started the first round and it did me a world of good. We'll all get there.
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Living Proof it can be done at this weight, now u made me believe even more, Today I tackle pure cardio, My Favorite :happy:

Yeh I do too! I think it's probably because I get to take more breaks! ;-) shhhh haha

Lol just say this

To be fair Noonis, your Cardio and lower body stuff more than makes up for it.
Don't be greedy.

@143tobe - You don't need to replete them immediately following. They can (and should) be consumed throughout the day to refill the glycogen tanks. Think about it, if you burn off all those carbs during a workout and you don't replete afterwards through the day, the next day when you go to do your workout, your glycogen stores will be bare. You'll have to burn fat for energy and the body is nowhere near as efficient in burning fat as it is carbs.

My nutritionist gave me a formula for figuring out how many carbs to take in for days with lengthy cardio sessions (Insanity, long distance running, etc). It's a range (trying to remember off the top of my head):

Between (Wt(kg) * 5) and (Wt(kg) * 7)

For me that's somewhere between 372 and 520 grams of carbs on days when I'm doing heavy cardio. Now, I have a real hard time getting that many carbs into my body in a day, but I certainly can feel a difference in my energy levels during a run when I haven't repleted my carbs from the day before.

Thanks for the info! I did end up eating more carbs yesterday, I ate a ton of them, but I still didn't come close to the minimum of 390 according to the calculations. I did however eat more calories than I usually do, (1728) and of that, 240g were carbs. WOW. What a difference in my workout today. I walked my dog for 30 minutes before my workout instead of doing it after, had a banana with peanut butter, then quite fearfully, started the workout. I had POWER to my power jumps. FINALLY! I also burned more calories than I normally do, I guess because my output was much higher. Of course I'm afraid to eat back so many workout calories, but I guess if I'm doing this program I kinda have to if I actually want my performance to improve. Thanks for the tip. I have my second fitness test in 3 days.