Insanity workouts

It is a shame that people could not support you. I've done insanity and you do need the support to keep going as it is ... insane. There a few other threads asking for support for insanity for 2016. Just have a look around ..it might not be in this category. I wish you good luck for the new year .

OK. I may be coming across as a bit insensitive, BUT, unless your "friends" are meeting you at the gym, the track or your (or their) house and joining you in your workout/exercise, this "motivation" you seek is just words, of varying degrees of sincerity. "You go , girl", "You can do this" is really of no help UNLESS YOU really want to go and do this.

You rely upon the generosity of strangers at your peril. The ONLY source of inspiration/motivation is within you. These Boards are replete with "My spouse is unsupportive", "My coworkers don't understand" "People say I'm too skinny and don't need to 'diet'" comments and what to do about them. My answer is to do nothing. Their barbs, insults and criticisms are just words which (I understand from a child's rhyme) can't hurt you. Their praise and "encouragement" are as empty.

"Friends" that you have here are strangers who you will never meet, people with whom you will never workout, people you would not recognize if you past them on the street. (Is that their real picture they publish or someone, something else.) Friends are someone you meet regularly to exercise, workout, and share experiences. The input of Friends may be worthwhile (but, then again, there are all those unsupportive person complaints cited above), but you're not getting that here. Here you're getting words from people you really don't know.

True inspiration/motivation comes solely from within. You will get the body you want. It just depends on how badly YOU want it. Nothing I say, your "friends" say, your spouse says should make any difference.

Not to say that these Boards are useless. No, They are quite helpful in sharing information, sharing experiences (you mean that 9 pounds the scale says I put on after Christmas Eve is just water? phew) Locating workout sites and programs, etc.. Success stories ARE nice to show that it can be done but they can't cause you to duplicate them.

Of course, if the empty random "You go, Girl" is enough to get you going, What the Hay, take it and run with it. However, until YOU decide that this is what YOU want to and this is what YOU really want to have, you'll fail. It's YOUR life, it's YOUR body, it's YOUR decision and YOUR lifestyle, DON'T DEPEND ON OTHERS. Do or don't do, it's up to you.

Have a Happy New Year.

I'm not currently doing insanity but I've done it in the past, right now I'm on week 6 of BBG and I'd be happy to be a motivation buddy!

pondee629 wrote: »

OK. I may be coming across as a bit insensitive, BUT, unless your "friends" are meeting you at the gym, the track or your (or their) house and joining you in your workout/exercise, this "motivation" you seek is just words, of varying degrees of sincerity. "You go , girl", "You can do this" is really of no help UNLESS YOU really want to go and do this.

You rely upon the generosity of strangers at your peril. The ONLY source of inspiration/motivation is within you. These Boards are replete with "My spouse is unsupportive", "My coworkers don't understand" "People say I'm too skinny and don't need to 'diet'" comments and what to do about them. My answer is to do nothing. Their barbs, insults and criticisms are just words which (I understand from a child's rhyme) can't hurt you. Their praise and "encouragement" are as empty.

"Friends" that you have here are strangers who you will never meet, people with whom you will never workout, people you would not recognize if you past them on the street. (Is that their real picture they publish or someone, something else.) Friends are someone you meet regularly to exercise, workout, and share experiences. The input of Friends may be worthwhile (but, then again, there are all those unsupportive person complaints cited above), but you're not getting that here. Here you're getting words from people you really don't know.

True inspiration/motivation comes solely from within. You will get the body you want. It just depends on how badly YOU want it. Nothing I say, your "friends" say, your spouse says should make any difference.

Not to say that these Boards are useless. No, They are quite helpful in sharing information, sharing experiences (you mean that 9 pounds the scale says I put on after Christmas Eve is just water? phew) Locating workout sites and programs, etc.. Success stories ARE nice to show that it can be done but they can't cause you to duplicate them.

Of course, if the empty random "You go, Girl" is enough to get you going, What the Hay, take it and run with it. However, until YOU decide that this is what YOU want to and this is what YOU really want to have, you'll fail. It's YOUR life, it's YOUR body, it's YOUR decision and YOUR lifestyle, DON'T DEPEND ON OTHERS. Do or don't do, it's up to you.

Have a Happy New Year.

Having participated in various online challenge groups myself, it is not just meaningless "you go girl" responses from strangers. Many people choose to workout at home because it is the best option for them. They may not have a track nearby, or a gym membership, or the space at home to have an in-person workout companion. They also might not have a schedule that meshes with another person to workout together. That doesn't make them less deserving of a support system as they pursue their goals. Do people who utilize personal trainers not have personal motivation because they pay someone to design their training programs and depend on that person to make sure they do it?

As far as groups, people do cheer one another on. They also share challenges they experience while doing the program, and share ideas. Checking in each day is a form of motivation - much like those with in-person workout buddies don't bail on workouts to inconvenience or disappoint their friends, people in online workout groups feel an obligation not to let people down either. Even if you are face-to-face, the motivation comes from within. I don't need to know the name of the person in a group workout class to want to push myself harder in the class when I see them giving it their all, and I don't need to have a conversation with the person in the weight room to be inspired when I see them hit a new PR. Nor do I need to be besties with the person in the online group who just managed to get through the entire workout without a break or who did it without modifications to find inspiration from them not to quit or to push myself harder. If people didn't really want to do this, they probably wouldn't be on a fitness site looking for people to connect with and join them in the process.

For those of your doing Insanity, good luck. I won't be joining you, because Shaun T workouts kill my knees and calves, but I would suggest finding something amusing in his videos to distract you from whatever bouncy exercise he has you doing. I only did T25, but for me, it was expressing annoyance at Blonde Pike Up Girl Who Is Just Way Too Excited to Be Doing This and wondering why no one told hubby Scott about the wonders of compression pants.

Wow I'm so shocked how rude some people have been! Well done guys. Way to go motivating her! I thought this was a support and motivation forum!

Yes you need to do it for yourself but sometimes you need that bit of encouragement along the way! On the days where your thinking 'I'll miss it today and start again tommorow' its helpful to have someone there saying 'no get your gear on let's do this!'.

Ive done insanity and then used it alongside running and weight lifting to keep my weight and fitness in check. If you want to add me feel free.

Please don't let the rude, ignorant people put you off. You can do this thing!

Shaun.

Somebody had s T25 Facebook page on here when I was doing it. It helped a lot to have people talking about their workout. I think it's a great feature of this site and have done 5 weight loss challenges. I'm great at self-motivation, but it's fun to have company too!