Insanity!

I am in love with insanity. I just started week 6 and did my first max workout today and it was legitimately insane. Its weird- I wake up and honestly look forward to doing my workout! Never thought I'd say that.

I was 138 when i started and 128.4 today, so almost 10 lbs down. I've been eating between 1500-1700 calories a day. (with a few slips here and there) I'm not following any specific plan..just generally trying to eat balanced and unprocessed. I'm also drinking 100+ oz of water a day.

Its a tough program, but if you just do the best you can, and keep trying (I still can't do a workout straight through) you'll get results!!

Its basically a lot of calisthenics and body weight exercises (jumping squats, pushups and floor runs, etc) Its not choreography, so don't worry about that. It can be hard on the joints/knees if you're not careful about form.

However, If you're new to working out, I might not start here. If you're already in shape/exercising frequently I'd say to give it a go. I can go out a run 6 miles on a whim if i wanted..but a 40 minute insanity workout kicked my butt at the start (and still does!). If you search online (specifically i know its on pintrest) you can find links to watch the insanity videos online to see if its for you! I think anyone can definitely do it if you're determined and paced yourself, but don't forget its called insanity for a reason!

Question for you ... on the infomerical, I saw 1 guy that was like 47 or 49 doing it.... is this just a younger person's workout or can an overweight 48 yo women handle it? I'm not really into dancing type workouts. I like more of the Tae-Bo or guy-exercise videos cuz they have more exercise, less coordination issues

OH MY GOD JUST DID DAY5 PURE CARDIO...like whattt the hell was that i took like a gazillion trillion breaks is shaun t serious is he serious.....im sweating even after doing a half *kitten* workout i think more of it was to do with knowing there are no breaks in it so even the thought of having no breaks made me tired...i think haha...but wooowwww dat was one complete insane package ..glad its done

Ah, Pure Cardio. My most dreaded work out. "This **** is bananas, yo!" :laugh:

Day 3 today kicked my butt.
I was doing good if you don't pay attention to how many times I dropped down in child's pose panting. I was glad to be done until he sprung the 8 hop squats and 8 push ups on me.

I finished my first round of Insanity mid-June and loved it. I had great results I think. My knees were hurting the whole time 2 mos (esp month 2, but I pushed through) coz I think my knees were always way over my ankle..so just an advice, always have correct form. It was just after that I really became aware of it, from Chalean extreme. And also, follow the nutrition guide, u need energy for it. Month 1 I was at 1400, month 2 I upped to 1700. Good luck everyone! Dig deeper! I still do Insanity during the weekend for cardio.

I enjoyed reading everone's comment! I am on week 1 and just finished pure cardio! That was tough but I made it through! Good luck everyone!

@Tfowl, that's awesome! Good job. I wish I could see something just keep me motivated. I'll keep trying. Definitely not quitting after I've gone this far.

Day 9 for me. No real changes yet, but I don't have weight to lose, just body fat to trade for muscle so I suspect my initial results will be less dramatic. The level 1 drills sucked less today, did those push-ups on my toes for the first time. It turns out that's less painful, since I have hardwood and a bone bruise on my right kneecap (cycling injury, ow).

I'm curious how many calories people burn on average, and (if you don't mind me asking) how much you weigh. I only burned 380 tonight during. The Plyo Cardio Circuit. I'm not sure if it's low because of my size (118 lbs/5'8") or if I'm being a wuss and need to push myself even when I'm literally screaming obscenities due to leg soreness.

i took 2 days off as rest and yesterday i was like what the hell took 2 days off lets just forget it and quit whats the point but today when i woke up i was crazy motivated to move on and do it so yeah just did week 2 day 1 cardio resistance and power...i hate the warm up hate hate hate i dont think so ill ever like it and thats the only reason i dont feel like doing insanity because of the craziestttttt longestt warm up....but i did it and im happy about it ..hope you guys are still at it aswell...;)

Just stopped by to check in. Halfway through "recovery week". Workouts in month 1 got easier as the month progressed. Stopped less and pushed more. Now if I could just install "discipline2.0" to get my diet in check. Confused though because I've eaten as little as 2,000 and I have been at 2600-2800 the last week and a half (I weigh 248) based on Katch-McArdle formula. While I wouldn't expect abs to pop on a poor diet, I'd expect some weight to drop.

Insanity is sooooo addicting

I'm on week 2 day 4 BUT this is my second time doing Insanity. I earned the T-shirt the first time I did it and I love wearing it while doing this round. It reminds that I have done it and can do it again. Insanity is certainly tough physically but I think the toughest part for me is the mental part - having the discipline to wake up early and push play everyday.

Keep digging deeper everyone!