Who else is doing Insanity?

I'm so glad there are so many of you who are starting Insanity! I know how hard it could be to continue his program. There is A LOT of jumping in his workouts, and for those who have weak knees, that is a downer. I actually got my right knee injured from running with bad form, and I'm always making sure that my form is correct when doing Insanity. But please make sure you recover from your knees first before starting Insanity. I honestly wouldn't recommend Insanity to people who have weak joints. There's so many potential ways to injure your joints all over again with Insanity.

That being said, make sure you're taking good collagen pills to make sure your joints don't get too stiff. I had to take collagen supplements to help my joints heal.

I just finished Week 4 Day 2 yesterday with cardio power and resistance. I don't know what it is, but I cannot do the pushups LOL! I'm slowly getting better, but I'm still not strong enough to go through the entire video without stopping. Today is going to be Plyometrics!

If anybody's interested, I'm going to be blogging on my blog about my experience here: my blog

Insanity definitely is showing me results even though it probably would show better results if I changed my diet. It's a good program if you want to get toned and lose fat at the same time. I'm currently not going on the weighing scale because I know my weight will discourage me if I don't see any loss. But I definitely do see fat loss and toned arms from these workouts. Good luck on your Insanity journey, everyone!

lindsayh87 wrote: »

j0onahra3 wrote: »

Insanity definitely is showing me results even though it probably would show better results if I changed my diet. It's a good program if you want to get toned and lose fat at the same time. I'm currently not going on the weighing scale because I know my weight will discourage me if I don't see any loss. But I definitely do see fat loss and toned arms from these workouts. Good luck on your Insanity journey, everyone!

The workouts burn so many calories that unless you are eating like complete crap then you should still see results. I ate quite a bit while doing the program to fuel my body. I found that the first 4 weeks I saw a lot of change in the mirror but very little on the scale. Don't be discouraged by this at all. Once I started doing the max work outs, the numbers on the scale fell super fast. Those work outs are fast and furious but you CAN do them! I know a lot of people give up when they hit that point because it gets scary but seriously, trust the process!

Thanks! I'll definitely keep that in mind. I'm just happy seeing results for once. I used to do a variety of workouts, but they never really gave me results like this before. Definitely worth the suffering

Wow! I'm loving all this support and wonderful stories about all of your insanity results! Insanity is definitely hard to stick to, but once you fight through and go through it all, I'm sure it'll all be worth it!

lindsayh87 wrote: »

Here were my before and afters from my first round

Wow, Lindsay! Those are definitely some nice results! Definitely motivational! Can't wait to see some nice results after I finish my round!

I am on my last day of Week 4 (not counting the rest day). But I just have to say that the 1st month shows slight improvement, but nothing too drastic. There's really no weight loss, but I did see weight gain. But definitely don't measure result based on your weight only. If you notice your face got slimmer, your arm got slimmer, or your legs got slimmer, it's still progress! I lost some arm fat, and my legs are slimmer for sure.

One thing that I was surprised with was... my stomach seemed to protrude out more during week 4. But when I kept going along the schedule, my stomach went back in. I researched a bit about this, and it looks like when muscle mass increase faster than fat loss, this tends to happen. If you keep with the consistent workout plan, I'm sure fat loss will happen along with weight loss.

Throughout my fitness journey, I realized that exercise should be thought of as a lifestyle not a quick remedy. That's the only way I can keep going. When you miss out a day of exercise, it's ok! Just exercise the next day. Just keep exercising and you will get better, and you will see results. It may be slow, but at least you know you're slowly getting more healthier and fit day by day.

pandabear_ wrote: »

I just took a 3 week break over holidays - did running every other day and then stopped last week. Just did insanity recovery week day 1 today, felt like I was going to throw up while doing it.

Can't believe I have somehow lost my endurance to do the workouts - as when I first started week 1 after months of nothing, I was never feeling this bad.

Also didn't lose any weight/inches yet with insanity over month 1.. Hoping month 2 might shift something.

I totally understand what you mean when you felt like throwing up when doing insanity. I felt the exact same way the first time I started as well. Just know that you are allowed to go slowly. If you feel like passing out or throwing up, please go for lower modifications or go at a slower pace than what Shaun T shows. It's ok to also stop and rest until you catch your breath. I'm a lot better than when I first started out, but I still have to stop and rest sometimes. I'm sure Month 2 will show better results. It seems tougher, and I heard month 2 is the breaking point for many people. If not, why not try doing insanity again? Can't hurt to keep exercising with good cardio, right? I'm planning to redo insanity a couple times afterwards.