MWGemini Member

Let's say for the sake of argument that my home gym is as well equipped as a professional gym. Are you saying the exercises in P90X aren't ideal for building muscle? If so, why is that?

I'm starting P90X on Monday, and I just finished a round of Insanity. Still trying to plan out my nutrition goals for the next three months. I know that I've struggled a bit to get more protein in my diet (having been a heavy carb-focused eater for most of my life, as an avid endurance athlete). I've been using whey…

I just finished my final fitness test for Insanity. My counts were anywhere from 133% to 242% of what they were at the beginning. Considering that I had to skip out on most of the workouts from the final two weeks, I'm fairly happy with that. My body composition also changed- 137.4lbs, 7.1% body fat, 48% muscle at the end,…

I had to skip most of the workouts from the last two weeks due to a neck injury (unrelated to Insanity), so I pushed things back a little bit. I'm planning to do my final fitness test tomorrow, and then start P90X on Monday of next week. How were your arms at the end of the recovery workout?

I don't know about the rest of you, but the most painful arm workouts for me throughout the entire Insanity program were the last few minutes of the recovery week. I've always thought my shoulders were my best feature and strongest muscle, but by the end of that workout, they were burning. Sometimes I'd add a 5lb dumbbell…

I'll share another tip that I've learned from years of doing ultra-endurance sports. It's been my experience that my body can only process a certain amount of water in a given amount of time. When we're exercising, our natural tendency is to drink a lot more than our body can process (especially if we're working hard and…

I really can't stress this enough, for anyone out there doing Insanity or any other exercise/nutrition program: the NUTRITION part is *FAR* more important than the exercise part, but both are important. I see it like this: There are three components to being healthy: 1) weight control 2) nutrition 3) exercise/fitness.…

I'm a marathon runner, former ultra-marathoner, long-distance triathlete, etc. I'm in my last week of Insanity and I've yet to be able to complete a single workout without taking multiple breaks (usually very short- a few seconds or so to shake it out and catch a breath). I can run or cycle or swim for hours on end, but my…