INSANITY Challenge - Starting August 1st.

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  • pixiechk201
    pixiechk201 Posts: 27 Member
    My fit test wasn't great but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. But after today's first real workout, I think my abs are on fire and I'm waddling around the office looking like and old woman who lost her cane. Oddly though, looking forward to tomorrow!
  • JatieKo621
    JatieKo621 Posts: 425 Member
    My fit test wasn't great but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. But after today's first real workout, I think my abs are on fire and I'm waddling around the office looking like and old woman who lost her cane. Oddly though, looking forward to tomorrow!


    Hahah I feel the SAME way! I am always so sore but its weird-I keep looking forward to the next workout! And I always feel really good after a workout. All those endorphins pay off!
  • njean888
    njean888 Posts: 399 Member
    Hi everyone, I'm on Day 15 now but yesterday I did the two week fit test and I can't believe my progress, take a look.

    Switch Kicks, 69, now 90
    Power Jacks, 42, now 50
    Power Knees, 65, now 80
    Power Jumps, 33, now 36
    Globe Rotations, 8, now 8 (no progress here)
    Suicide Jumps, 12, now 16
    Push Up Jacks, 5 now 16
    Side Obliques, 41, now 54

    I was specifically amazed at the progress I made with the push up jacks (I suck at push ups)
  • radiantlyhealthy
    radiantlyhealthy Posts: 125 Member
    Hi everyone, I'm on Day 15 now but yesterday I did the two week fit test and I can't believe my progress, take a look.

    Switch Kicks, 69, now 90
    Power Jacks, 42, now 50
    Power Knees, 65, now 80
    Power Jumps, 33, now 36
    Globe Rotations, 8, now 8 (no progress here)
    Suicide Jumps, 12, now 16
    Push Up Jacks, 5 now 16
    Side Obliques, 41, now 54

    I was specifically amazed at the progress I made with the push up jacks (I suck at push ups)

    Such great progress in 15 days! Holy cow. Congratulations :D
  • JatieKo621
    JatieKo621 Posts: 425 Member
    Hi everyone, I'm on Day 15 now but yesterday I did the two week fit test and I can't believe my progress, take a look.

    Switch Kicks, 69, now 90
    Power Jacks, 42, now 50
    Power Knees, 65, now 80
    Power Jumps, 33, now 36
    Globe Rotations, 8, now 8 (no progress here)
    Suicide Jumps, 12, now 16
    Push Up Jacks, 5 now 16
    Side Obliques, 41, now 54

    I was specifically amazed at the progress I made with the push up jacks (I suck at push ups)


    NICE JOB! The globe rotations are hard to ever go up in, you have to be speeding through and by that time my legs are usually mush. And for real-36 power jumps is GREAT. Those are the hardest for me. I can do more if I forget form (I feel like Tanya looks worse than the guy since she is doing them fast...but thats just me) but if I am doing them 100% correctly I can't do a lot.

    Good results. I can't wait to see what mine will be like!
  • njean888
    njean888 Posts: 399 Member
    Thank you and yes I'm so looking forward to the next two weeks to do it again.
  • radiantlyhealthy
    radiantlyhealthy Posts: 125 Member
    Today is day 10 for me, which means tomorrow is cardio recovery! I'm also very excited to try cardio abs on the 13th.. how is everyone doing?
  • belindablanks
    belindablanks Posts: 13 Member
    Hi everyone, I'm on Day 15 now but yesterday I did the two week fit test and I can't believe my progress, take a look.

    Switch Kicks, 69, now 90
    Power Jacks, 42, now 50
    Power Knees, 65, now 80
    Power Jumps, 33, now 36
    Globe Rotations, 8, now 8 (no progress here)
    Suicide Jumps, 12, now 16
    Push Up Jacks, 5 now 16
    Side Obliques, 41, now 54

    I was specifically amazed at the progress I made with the push up jacks (I suck at push ups)

    Fantastic results! You may have given me the inspiration I needed to keep pushing. Thanks...
  • belindablanks
    belindablanks Posts: 13 Member
    Today is day 10 for me, which means tomorrow is cardio recovery! I'm also very excited to try cardio abs on the 13th.. how is everyone doing?

    Thanks for asking. I'm on Day 17- Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs. My performance could have been a little better, but I'm glad checked-in because I'm encouraged to work harder tomorrow. Day 63, here we come...
  • bexp2
    bexp2 Posts: 41
    Day 11 for me--just did Cardio Recovery. Have to say it's not my favorite; I feel the same way about it as I do about yoga--slow motion torture! Give me Pure Cardio over this any day!
  • alzina
    alzina Posts: 38 Member
    Just got done with day 10. I still hate those ski abs. I just feel dead by the time I get to them. But I felt great today. I'm ready for cardio recovery but not those squats. Hope everyone is doing great. can't wait to see our results.
  • radiantlyhealthy
    radiantlyhealthy Posts: 125 Member
    Today is day 10 for me, which means tomorrow is cardio recovery! I'm also very excited to try cardio abs on the 13th.. how is everyone doing?

    Thanks for asking. I'm on Day 17- Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs. My performance could have been a little better, but I'm glad checked-in because I'm encouraged to work harder tomorrow. Day 63, here we come...

    We all have those days. I can't wait until day 63.. it will be such a rewarding feeling!
  • radiantlyhealthy
    radiantlyhealthy Posts: 125 Member
    Day 11 for me--just did Cardio Recovery. Have to say it's not my favorite; I feel the same way about it as I do about yoga--slow motion torture! Give me Pure Cardio over this any day!

    Ah man, I like yoga and cardio recovery.. that would make sense! haha well you'll get your pure cardio in a couple days. :D
  • radiantlyhealthy
    radiantlyhealthy Posts: 125 Member
    Just got done with day 10. I still hate those ski abs. I just feel dead by the time I get to them. But I felt great today. I'm ready for cardio recovery but not those squats. Hope everyone is doing great. can't wait to see our results.

    I like to think I'm skiing down a huge hill whenever I do them, and if I stop skiing, I'll fall? It helps me a little. haha I LOVE those squats. It's such a good burn. I'm excited for our results too..! (but whoever doesn't want to post them, that's perfectly fine too)
  • JatieKo621
    JatieKo621 Posts: 425 Member
    Day 11 for me--just did Cardio Recovery. Have to say it's not my favorite; I feel the same way about it as I do about yoga--slow motion torture! Give me Pure Cardio over this any day!

    Ah man, I like yoga and cardio recovery.. that would make sense! haha well you'll get your pure cardio in a couple days. :D

    Hahah I have to agree- I HATE cardio recovery! I get all shaky while I am holding those poses, especially when he says to "squeeze your inner thighs together," man it works but I sometimes yell at the screen! Hahah yeah I am a little insane. And Happy-if you LIKE cardio recovery just wait till you do the MAX Recovery-JAKSDGFJADB! It is ridiculous. I am glad that I am still in month one because month two totally gets crazy. I seriously am trying to enjoy every day of month one because when I did Insanity before, I got to month two and it just felt like starting over.

    I think Month one is just to get you fit enough to DO month two. That is where I saw the most results- I mean every day of MAX workouts I could see progress and man it feels good!!!
  • JatieKo621
    JatieKo621 Posts: 425 Member
    Just got done with day 10. I still hate those ski abs. I just feel dead by the time I get to them. But I felt great today. I'm ready for cardio recovery but not those squats. Hope everyone is doing great. can't wait to see our results.

    I like to think I'm skiing down a huge hill whenever I do them, and if I stop skiing, I'll fall? It helps me a little. haha I LOVE those squats. It's such a good burn. I'm excited for our results too..! (but whoever doesn't want to post them, that's perfectly fine too)

    Alzina- my thighs def hate ski abs as well. And I lol'd at you, happy, because I also tell myself little tricks to get me to complete the exercises! Maybe I will have to think of falling while skiing to get me to get through those next time! :)



    I just finished day 13, my first time (on this round) of doing Pure Cardio + Cardio Abs. I had to buy a yoga mat for the C-sit position, for some reason my tail bone was really hurting while doing it on the floor but the mat helps. I love the ab workouts, I sometimes want to throw them in to other days just to work more on my abs.

    And I cannot wait to see our results! Keep on digging deeper everyone! :)
  • alzina
    alzina Posts: 38 Member
    Just got done with day 10. I still hate those ski abs. I just feel dead by the time I get to them. But I felt great today. I'm ready for cardio recovery but not those squats. Hope everyone is doing great. can't wait to see our results.

    I like to think I'm skiing down a huge hill whenever I do them, and if I stop skiing, I'll fall? It helps me a little. haha I LOVE those squats. It's such a good burn. I'm excited for our results too..! (but whoever doesn't want to post them, that's perfectly fine too)

    Alzina- my thighs def hate ski abs as well. And I lol'd at you, happy, because I also tell myself little tricks to get me to complete the exercises! Maybe I will have to think of falling while skiing to get me to get through those next time! :)

    I just finished day 13, my first time (on this round) of doing Pure Cardio + Cardio Abs. I had to buy a yoga mat for the C-sit position, for some reason my tail bone was really hurting while doing it on the floor but the mat helps. I love the ab workouts, I sometimes want to throw them in to other days just to work more on my abs.

    And I cannot wait to see our results! Keep on digging deeper everyone! :)
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    I know I want to add cardio abs to my other workouts too just to do more abs. Maybe we should ;)
  • alzina
    alzina Posts: 38 Member
    Just got done with day 10. I still hate those ski abs. I just feel dead by the time I get to them. But I felt great today. I'm ready for cardio recovery but not those squats. Hope everyone is doing great. can't wait to see our results.

    I like to think I'm skiing down a huge hill whenever I do them, and if I stop skiing, I'll fall? It helps me a little. haha I LOVE those squats. It's such a good burn. I'm excited for our results too..! (but whoever doesn't want to post them, that's perfectly fine too)

    Alzina- my thighs def hate ski abs as well. And I lol'd at you, happy, because I also tell myself little tricks to get me to complete the exercises! Maybe I will have to think of falling while skiing to get me to get through those next time! :)

    I just finished day 13, my first time (on this round) of doing Pure Cardio + Cardio Abs. I had to buy a yoga mat for the C-sit position, for some reason my tail bone was really hurting while doing it on the floor but the mat helps. I love the ab workouts, I sometimes want to throw them in to other days just to work more on my abs.

    And I cannot wait to see our results! Keep on digging deeper everyone! :)


    I know I want to add cardio abs to my other workouts too just to do more abs. Maybe we should ;)
  • alzina
    alzina Posts: 38 Member
    Sorry about the double post.
  • njean888
    njean888 Posts: 399 Member
    Hi everyone, Day 17 here. Okay I hate to be the one to ask the dreaded weight loss question but here goes..... Have any of you lost anything since you started? I continue to dance around my 2 pound variance day to day. I know I shouldn't care about the scale and I promise as soon as I break that damn plateau I will not get on the scale till Day 63. But until then I'm getting frustrated and annoyed. I'm due to take my measurements on the 22nd and if those numbers don't change then I'm so making an appt with the doctor because this is not normal. And I don't just mean the 17 days on Insanity, I mean the 3 months before that busting my butt at the gym and still dancing around the same 2 DAMN pounds. I will be getting my body fat tested next week so lets just wait and see what it is.

    You guys are all doing great and it makes sticking to this easier now that we are all in this together.
  • bexp2
    bexp2 Posts: 41
    I was afraid this was going to happen...

    I had seen in one of the discussion groups that people were dissing the Timex HRM that I have because it doesn't take into account the sex of the user. Since I have a degree in statistics, I just couldn't abide iffy numbers, so I ordered a Polar F7 which does have an input for gender. It came today and I just did my first workout with it--Cardio Power & Resistance. My calorie burn was about 100 less than the last time I did this workout with the Timex. I don't think it was a bad workout; my HR was at or above the rates I've seen in previous workouts.

    So I'm fairly bummed that it seems my previous numbers were inaccurate, but since I haven't been eating all my exercise calories, the only real damage is to my ego...
  • radiantlyhealthy
    radiantlyhealthy Posts: 125 Member
    Day 11 for me--just did Cardio Recovery. Have to say it's not my favorite; I feel the same way about it as I do about yoga--slow motion torture! Give me Pure Cardio over this any day!

    Ah man, I like yoga and cardio recovery.. that would make sense! haha well you'll get your pure cardio in a couple days. :D

    Hahah I have to agree- I HATE cardio recovery! I get all shaky while I am holding those poses, especially when he says to "squeeze your inner thighs together," man it works but I sometimes yell at the screen! Hahah yeah I am a little insane. And Happy-if you LIKE cardio recovery just wait till you do the MAX Recovery-JAKSDGFJADB! It is ridiculous. I am glad that I am still in month one because month two totally gets crazy. I seriously am trying to enjoy every day of month one because when I did Insanity before, I got to month two and it just felt like starting over.

    I think Month one is just to get you fit enough to DO month two. That is where I saw the most results- I mean every day of MAX workouts I could see progress and man it feels good!!!

    Max Recovery can BRING IT. Well... not really. I'm actually not as pumped for month 2, because I'll probably feel like you did! abd you're description.. yikes! guess you just gotta do what you gotta do. haha :S
  • radiantlyhealthy
    radiantlyhealthy Posts: 125 Member
    Hi everyone, Day 17 here. Okay I hate to be the one to ask the dreaded weight loss question but here goes..... Have any of you lost anything since you started? I continue to dance around my 2 pound variance day to day. I know I shouldn't care about the scale and I promise as soon as I break that damn plateau I will not get on the scale till Day 63. But until then I'm getting frustrated and annoyed. I'm due to take my measurements on the 22nd and if those numbers don't change then I'm so making an appt with the doctor because this is not normal. And I don't just mean the 17 days on Insanity, I mean the 3 months before that busting my butt at the gym and still dancing around the same 2 DAMN pounds. I will be getting my body fat tested next week so lets just wait and see what it is.

    You guys are all doing great and it makes sticking to this easier now that we are all in this together.

    I'm on day 11, and I've lost 2 pounds maximum. but my weight is also fluctuating.. between being 2 pounds less than day one of Insanity, and being one pound less. I think all the water I'm drinking and water my body is losing is the most of it, really. It's VERY frustrating.. but I'm sure once we take our measurements, we won't be too heart broken. :wink:

    I completely agree! This is a great group of people.. and I'm no less than 100% sure that we can get through it.
  • sabyx_is
    sabyx_is Posts: 17
    Just finished DAY 5 Pure Cardio. I am hurting so good right now I love it. But I am so mad/sad at how many calories I burned or didn't burn. I only burned 313 calories :sad:. But I tried not to take to many breaks. What killed me was the switch kicks and the jump rope jabs after that. I felt like I couldn't even jump. Hope everyone is "digging deep" almost done with week one YAY:tongue:

    Alzina, I only average about 265 calories for the Pure Cardio workout. In fact, I don't burn more than 280 for any of the Month 1 workouts (for Cardio recovery the figure stands at 140 cals). I use a Ki Fit to monitor how many calories I burn. I don't pause the video at all and I only take some breaks between exercises in order to catch my breath.
    I'm 5'3 and weigh around 130lbs (started with 135 just under 2 weeks ago). I'm not too bothered about how many calories I burn throughout the workout itself because I know I'm working hard and the results will show very soon. Once I start gaining a bit more muscle, my metabolism will speed up and will be able to burn more calories. That's if I don't lose any extra weight.
    Insanity is really fun anyway so whatever the final result will be, I'm pretty sure it'll be a good one!
  • pinkdrink
    pinkdrink Posts: 5
    Hi,
    I started insanity with my friend on August 1st as well but that was before I saw this message board. I am so excited to have found it. I use a timex heart rate monitor as well. I will be crushed if the calories are wrong because I really do eat close to what I'm allowed plus what I burned through cardio. Guess I need to lighten up. I am on day 12 today when I go workout. I am not too impressed with my pounds at this moment but i'm going to try and wait until sunday to weigh myself.
  • pixiechk201
    pixiechk201 Posts: 27 Member
    Glad I'm not the only one who hasn't seen any weight loss, I'm one week down and haven't lost anything at all (of course, the cake and wine in my diet can't help). But I can already feel myself becoming more flexible, and I can finally get through the warm up and stretching without stopping and keeping good form. Small victories!
  • lcamanda
    lcamanda Posts: 28
    I made an attempt to start back in June but pulled/strained/owied my calf muscle almost a month in so took a month off and did spin and my regular gym schedule instead.

    I was going to start Aug 1 but got bored and started July 31. I didn't bother with the fit test, seemed like a waste of a day. Still doing weights 3x a week.

    Starting the first day of week 3 today (another fit test day) so I thought I'd see what Max Cardio had to offer instead. I don't find the first month workouts that insane, anybody else? I end up in a pool of sweat, but I do for everything :p It seems like a good workout, I guess I was just expecting more.

    The Max did look much better, though I'm a sucker for a schedule so I will finish out the first month on the regular videos and this will be my first attempt trying a Max.

    I suspect it will be extra tough as last night was endless pizza buffet until I wanted to barf and about a pint of rum.
  • Rakeda1210
    Rakeda1210 Posts: 44
    Hey all. Am I the only one that has fallen behind a bit? I usually do Insanity at night and, umm...I fell asleep twice before I got it in. Ooops! Playing catch up now, but I know I want to stay on track to finish within the two month time frame. Keep up the good work, guys.
  • radiantlyhealthy
    radiantlyhealthy Posts: 125 Member
    Hi,
    I started insanity with my friend on August 1st as well but that was before I saw this message board. I am so excited to have found it. I use a timex heart rate monitor as well. I will be crushed if the calories are wrong because I really do eat close to what I'm allowed plus what I burned through cardio. Guess I need to lighten up. I am on day 12 today when I go workout. I am not too impressed with my pounds at this moment but i'm going to try and wait until sunday to weigh myself.

    Glad you're with us! I researched a lot about when people find most of their results with this program.. and the ones who didn't give up (after not seeing the pounds fall within the first month) lost most, if not all of their pounds lost, within the last month. So we got this!
  • radiantlyhealthy
    radiantlyhealthy Posts: 125 Member
    Glad I'm not the only one who hasn't seen any weight loss, I'm one week down and haven't lost anything at all (of course, the cake and wine in my diet can't help). But I can already feel myself becoming more flexible, and I can finally get through the warm up and stretching without stopping and keeping good form. Small victories!

    I am as well.(: be sure to watch the cake and wine a little better! A treat is fine, but you wouldn't want to ruin all this hard work. I'm feeling slightly more flexible, but today I really noticed it was easier to push myself longer.. less breaks! Small victories for the win.
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