INSANITY: Starting Memorial Day

edorice
edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
edited September 27 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello all,
i am starting the full 63 days of straight up Insanity May 30th. Feel free to join in anytime. I've done the program before, so I will not flake out or disappear. Also, at the end of the program hubby and I have an annual Palm Springs vacation; so we have to get ready for fun in the sun.

P.S. Summer begins June 21st. Are you ready?
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  • KarenBorter
    KarenBorter Posts: 1,157 Member
    yay! I may hang out here and post on my Insanity days even though I am doing the hybrid.

    For those of you who don't know edorice .... she WILL stick with it. No fear of the OP bugging out like so many do !

    Get ready to DIG DEEPER people!
  • iamladibeast
    iamladibeast Posts: 451 Member
    I'm with you. I will be finished with CL extreme so I will keep pushing..I have a family vacation in December and want to get some abs for the summer
  • Tayla_Grant
    Tayla_Grant Posts: 119 Member
    Hello! Awesome accomplishments! I too have just started the Insanity work outs and cannot locate the work outs under exercise in order to see how many calories I have burned. Is there a specific "wording" or code it's under? Any help is much appreciated and keep up the Amazing work! Thanks :)
  • jreese5226
    jreese5226 Posts: 328 Member
    I plan to start that day as well! It will be my first time through but I am very excited about it. I am on my final week of P90x before the final recovery week. :-) Have been super happy with the results and am ready to start the next phase. Now that I have some muscle, I need the intensity of Insanity to burn fat.
  • marathonmom72
    marathonmom72 Posts: 191 Member
    I have thought hard about doing insanity before. How do you fit your running into the schedule? I have a 10K the first Sat. in June, and I like to run 3 times a week (long ~ 10 miles) on Saturdays, so that I stay in running shape for half marathons. Would I be able to do insanity without compromising my running fitness?
  • fitcounselor
    fitcounselor Posts: 53 Member
    I'm doing Insanity:The Asylum right now, so I'll be with you in spirit! Happy to help fellow Insanity fans!!
  • fitcounselor
    fitcounselor Posts: 53 Member
    Absolutely! In fact, the new workout - The Asylum is geared for sports performance and is only 30 days. Add me as a friend and I can tell you all about it! LOL!
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    Hello! Awesome accomplishments! I too have just started the Insanity work outs and cannot locate the work outs under exercise in order to see how many calories I have burned. Is there a specific "wording" or code it's under? Any help is much appreciated and keep up the Amazing work! Thanks :)

    Welcome everyone. This is what you can do to enter the Insanity workouts in MFP.
    Go to Exercise tab, then enter Insanity (Pure Cardio, etc.), a message will pop up that says it's not in the database, towards the bottom of the screen click on: Can't find what you're looking for? Add an exercise to the database. Then add in the name, time, and calories burned. Start in the high impact aerobics section.
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    I have thought hard about doing insanity before. How do you fit your running into the schedule? I have a 10K the first Sat. in June, and I like to run 3 times a week (long ~ 10 miles) on Saturdays, so that I stay in running shape for half marathons. Would I be able to do insanity without compromising my running fitness?

    Actually, Insanity is 90% hardcore cardio so it will help with your running. I usually do the DVD workouts in the morning and run @ lunch and the weekends. You will need more running time than myself, so far I've only been training for 5K's.
  • Jena_72
    Jena_72 Posts: 1,057
    yay! I may hang out here and post on my Insanity days even though I am doing the hybrid.

    For those of you who don't know edorice .... she WILL stick with it. No fear of the OP bugging out like so many do !

    Get ready to DIG DEEPER people!
    And for those of you that don't know Edorice OR Karen they will both be with you till the end! These 2 woman are an awesome support to have along! Good Luck!:heart:
  • RunConquerCelebrate
    RunConquerCelebrate Posts: 956 Member
    I am finishing my first round this week and starting a p90x/Insanity Hybrid on Monday but I will come here and check in just to keep me going.

    Do you follow the nutrition plan when you do Insanity
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    I am finishing my first round this week and starting a p90x/Insanity Hybrid on Monday but I will come here and check in just to keep me going.

    Do you follow the nutrition plan when you do Insanity

    Karenborter just started her P90X and Insanity hybrid as well. I'll be keeping my carbs around 100 grams a day. Both programs are basicly lower carb, so that's what I'm doing. I've been doing better with watching my carbs and sugar. I will revisit the Insanity food suggestions, but you know we all have our favorites.
  • LuluGirl140
    LuluGirl140 Posts: 364 Member
    Hi everyone!

    I'm starting Month 2 on Saturday, but would love to follow the thread along, since it seems some of you are already Insanity grads.

    WeightLoss32 - Maybe you can give me some tips on the hybrid? After my Insanity I want to start a hybrid as well. I love the cardio Insanity gives me, but would like to add some weight training as well.
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    Hi everyone!

    I'm starting Month 2 on Saturday, but would love to follow the thread along, since it seems some of you are already Insanity grads.

    WeightLoss32 - Maybe you can give me some tips on the hybrid? After my Insanity I want to start a hybrid as well. I love the cardio Insanity gives me, but would like to add some weight training as well.

    You can go to Karenborter's profile page and check out her hybrid schedule that's in her blog. She uses the workouts from both months of Insanity. When I did my hybrid I used the Max workouts from the 2nd month of Insanity. You can find that schedule in my blog. You can also go to Windows Calendar Maker to create your own hybrid calendar.
  • RunConquerCelebrate
    RunConquerCelebrate Posts: 956 Member
    Hi everyone!

    I'm starting Month 2 on Saturday, but would love to follow the thread along, since it seems some of you are already Insanity grads.

    WeightLoss32 - Maybe you can give me some tips on the hybrid? After my Insanity I want to start a hybrid as well. I love the cardio Insanity gives me, but would like to add some weight training as well.

    I am going to post my Hybrid schedule on my blog son you can go and take a look at it, I actually did not come up with it I got it from a beach body coach. Let me send you a friend request
  • KarenBorter
    KarenBorter Posts: 1,157 Member
    I got this link from another MFP member and this is what I used and this is the hybrid I am doing right now

    http://www.getfitwithgrav.com/2010/07/30/p90x-insanity-hybrid-printable-calendar/

    I am loving the Insanity portion of my Hybrid and this is just the thread I needed to get motivation to keep pressing play and to dig deeper ... seeing feedback from other people doing Insanity will be helpful. If I weren't already into the hybrid I would start pure Insanity on the 30th I just still want weights. I am doing Cardio Abs tonight and LOVE it ... I am excited for all of you to start on the 30th!
  • LuluGirl140
    LuluGirl140 Posts: 364 Member
    Wow!!

    I really didn't expect responses to come so quick! Thanks so much for your help, I'll take a look at everything that you've recommended. Seeing all of your progress really just solidifies the fact that I'm on the right track.

    You are awesome!!! :flowerforyou:
  • KarenBorter
    KarenBorter Posts: 1,157 Member
    Hello! Awesome accomplishments! I too have just started the Insanity work outs and cannot locate the work outs under exercise in order to see how many calories I have burned. Is there a specific "wording" or code it's under? Any help is much appreciated and keep up the Amazing work! Thanks :)

    In order to get the most accurate calorie burned you have to get a heart rate monitor. You can't rely on other peoples entries for this as EVERYONE burns calories differently based on many different factors.
  • Jena_72
    Jena_72 Posts: 1,057
    Didn't I tell you they were awesome! :smile:
  • loveme445
    loveme445 Posts: 2,439 Member
    Im interested in starting Insanity but Im soooo nervous. This will be my first time attempting an intense program like this. Im on my last week of Bridge to 10K and would like to continue running 2-3 times a week.

    Couple of Questions: Do I have to follow the food plan? Is there a daily protein/carb/fat goal I can use instead of the food plan?Should I continue my Strength Training 3 times a week?

    Thanks!
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    Im interested in starting Insanity but Im soooo nervous. This will be my first time attempting an intense program like this. Im on my last week of Bridge to 10K and would like to continue running 2-3 times a week.

    Couple of Questions: Do I have to follow the food plan? Is there a daily protein/carb/fat goal I can use instead of the food plan?Should I continue my Strength Training 3 times a week?

    Thanks!

    All of the Beachbody programs come with a food plan/guide. insanity follows a low carb approach. I have been trying to keep my carbs at around 100 grams. Insanity has some fast push-ups and plank work in just about each and every workout. It is possible to work in weight training 2-3 days a week with Insanity, but keep in mind that some days are going to be difficult.
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
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  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    All are welcome to join in.
  • jreese5226
    jreese5226 Posts: 328 Member
    Getting super excited about starting on Monday. I will need to revisit the diet portion to see if I need to tweak anything. Right now, I've only been concerning myself with calories. I managed to lose 15 pounds over the course of P90X, but I am ready to take it to the next level with even cleaner eating. Looking forward to the support through this feed! :smile:
  • pragya728
    pragya728 Posts: 250 Member
    Hi everyone,

    I finished Insanity in April. It was so difficult but I loved it! Now I started a running/Insanity hybrid last week. I am running M,W,F (about 4 miles) and doing Insanity T, Th, Sa. I am doing the Month 1 Insanity workouts (except last Saturday I did Max Interval Sports Training, since it's my favorite). Do you guys think that's ok or should I change it and do the month 2 workouts?

    Thanks!
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    Since the Month 1 workouts are shorter, you can add in a good ab workout at the end on Tues and Thursday.
  • FitNHappy0261
    FitNHappy0261 Posts: 78
    I'm on DAY 3 of my first round ever of INSANITY and I am feelin it! I'm curious as to what a hybrid is?
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    I'm on DAY 3 of my first round ever of INSANITY and I am feelin it! I'm curious as to what a hybrid is?

    A hybrid is mixing 2 or 3 programs together for each week. The thing with hybrids is that it has to make sense. If you mix the workouts from P90X and Insanity it can get tough. Monday is usually a chest day with P90X, however most of the Insanity workouts have you doing plank work and a lot of fast push-ups. So you may not want to do Insanity on Tuesday, directly following chest day. Some Tuesdays we felt that our upper body was so blasted that we did P90X Plyometrics on Tuesdays and did the Insanity workouts towards the end of the week.
  • whittylynn
    whittylynn Posts: 3 Member
    I was just debating when I should start the program...looks like Monday will be THE day! SOOOOOOOO very excited! I've lost 44 pounds since January and am wanting to lose another 40....can't wait to get this program started! Hope to hear form you all over the next 63 days :)

    SW: 233

    CW: 189

    GW: 150

    5'7"
    23 years
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    I will definitely be here. As a matter of fact, I plan to post my very first fit test results from last June compared to what I do tomorrow morning. I'm very curious as to what that will look like.
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