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I have the men's version of these shoes, and I second the endorsement. I was using New Balance cross trainers and they didn't seem to offer enough support on all the side-to-side movements Insanity puts you through. My calves were on fire before I even finished the warm-up. I made the switch and had immediate relief in my…
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Bite the bullet and get the surgery. If you're not getting paid millions to perform athletically, you do not need to be rolling the dice by taking the needle to mask pain. You're setting yourself up for the risk of decreased mobility and chronic pain down the road. It's a short-sighted decision. The goal should be getting…
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I'm at work, so I don't have my before and after photos handy, but I lost somewhere around 20 pounds my first time through P90X. I only made it through one set of exercises on Day 1 and I threw up during plyometrics on Day 2. On Day 3, my muscles were screaming as well. But once you get a couple weeks in, the muscle pain…
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We put way too much stock in what the scale says. I'm guilty, too. It's just one measure of health, and it can be a misleading one at that. I try to focus on whether I feel healthier today than I did a week or a month ago. How much further can I go into one of these DVDs without taking a break? How much stronger and more…
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Not to get too personal here, but how are your clothes fitting? The thing I noticed when I did P90X is that my body tightened up without me seeing much difference on the scale. I dropped from a 36 to a 34 in my waist during the first month and only lost like a pound and a half during that period. As far as calorie burn,…
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My first time through Insanity I had a drop off in a few exercises during the second fit test as well. Can't remember which ones off the top of my head, but I think power jumps was one of them. My issue was pretty simple: on my first fit test, I had gone a few days without working out because I was recovering after…
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I'm the same way. People can tell me things, but I have to learn for myself. Once you do the first disc in Month 2, you'll realize you're taking a step up in terms of calorie burn. Any Insanity exercise with "Max" tacked to the front of it is serious business, but you'll be just fine.
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As everyone else has said, egg whites are a great option. Four egg whites only contain 100 calories, but they also have 20 grams of protein. A scoop of Muscle Milk protein is also a solid choice since it gives you 27 grams of protein and only contains 140 calories. Hope that's helpful.
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Yes. Without a doubt. It even happened that way my second time through. But the second month... ah, the second month. I'll just let you experience the "magic" for yourself. Spoiler alert: you will lose pounds, you'll probably even lose more inches, but "magic" won't be the word you use to describe the longer workouts while…
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Your available calories on MFP does not include your exercise calories. There is a place to log your exercise, so you'll have to do that, and MFP will add those back in once you've done it. Insanity is rough, so in my opinion, you'll want to eat your exercise calories back. I know there are people on here who feel strongly…
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After losing about 40 pounds doing p90x over the span of two years, I was stuck at around 205 pounds (I'm 6' 4") for months. So I started Insanity. The first month, I dropped a little bit of weight, but the second month, the weight fell off. It gets hard in month two, but you've got to stick with it. In the end, I lost 10…
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I've done a smoothie for lunch in the past with a cup of skim milk, half a cup of Greek yogurt, a big handful of baby spinach, a scoop of protein powder, a tablespoon of peanut butter and a cup of frozen berries. It tastes good, will fill you up, doesn't have a ton of calories and is packed with nutrients. If you buy all…
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I'm with Jeff. You need to do week 3 again just to get yourself back up to speed before the second half of the program, which really kicks it up a notch on the old intensity scale.
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Generally fast food is loaded with sodium, especially the stuff advertised as being low calorie. I'd chalk it up to that, drink a lot of water today and keep on truckin' along.
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Take Advil immediately after your workout before the pain sets in. And be sure to stretch out well right after the workout is over. That will help ease the pain a bit and give you a better range of motion when you roll out of bed the next day. I had the same problem when I first started, but it gets better after a few…
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The nutrition book that comes with the workout says that if you have a drop off in performance, you need to add calories. From what you said, I think it might help your performance to eat more. I made the same mistake my first time through.
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If you don't think you could handle P90X plyo four days a week, I'd think twice about doing Insanity. It is a great workout, but it is extremely high impact. You leave your feet quite a bit in the first month, and they take it up a notch or two in the second month. If you give it a go, I'd buy it directly through Beachbody…
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The one thing I would suggest to you is yoga. I was introduced to it through P90X. Now I swear by it because I'm more flexible than I've ever been, and the injuries I used to get don't happen anymore. I cannot tell you how much better I felt after all my workouts after I started doing yoga one day a week. I don't know if…
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Zeyonce216 - I say that mostly because of month two, because it gets pretty crazy since the workouts are longer. A heart rate monitor did two things for me. First of all, it helped me pace myself. I have a tendency to try to keep up with the DVD pace and burn myself out. With a monitor, I can keep track of how fast my…
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I had no idea these worksheets existed! Pretty similar to what I've been doing, but it has some extra added twists along the way. Thanks for the heads-up!
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A heart rate monitor is a must. Push yourself and you'll be surprised how quick you improve. Good luck!
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I personally don't feel like I get a lot out of the cardio portion of P90X (aside from plyo), but I love the pushups, pullups, and the yoga. So I've done a hybrid program in the past to remedy that. I do P90X on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as scheduled and add in Insanity workouts on Tuesday and Saturday. If you…
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I've lost over 50 pounds thanks to Beachbody. Started with P90X and I've added Insanity into the mix in the last few months. I hit a snag in my weight loss, so I found this site to help me track my food. Now I'm back to losing weight, slowly but surely. I'm here to keep myself motivated.
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I wouldn't panic until you get through the second half of Insanity. In my experience, the second half is where you see the biggest difference. Part 1 kind of gets your body ready for Part 2. Once you start doing the longer (and believe it or not, more intense) workouts in the second month, you'll see changes in a hurry. If…
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Plain Greek yogurt puts the "smooth" in my smoothies. Can't eat it by itself, but combining it with berries, protein powder and a dab of peanut butter or raw honey hits the spot.
