Insanity Workout
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moanthebairns said:
I enjoyed week 1 but come the end of week two Im starting to fall out with it.
leg work isnt a problem i can keep the pace but upper body work outs are still hard as hell, getting better each day though.
Suck it up. If it was meant to be easy we'd be doing Zumba or something. I didn't find the upper body stuff any easier by day 60 - you just do more but it stays that hard.leg work isnt a problem i can keep the pace but upper body work outs are still hard as hell, getting better each day though.
Main thing is - it works.
gtdc said:
moanthebairns said:
I enjoyed week 1 but come the end of week two Im starting to fall out with it.
leg work isnt a problem i can keep the pace but upper body work outs are still hard as hell, getting better each day though.
Suck it up. If it was meant to be easy we'd be doing Zumba or something. I didn't find the upper body stuff any easier by day 60 - you just do more but it stays that hard.leg work isnt a problem i can keep the pace but upper body work outs are still hard as hell, getting better each day though.
Main thing is - it works.
got some protein shakes as well as my diet contains very little goodness.
Wheatbix
some fruit, crisps, chocolate.
chicken, mince or pizza.
lots of mcd's
Just finished the 2 months of Insanity. Have to say I have quite enjoyed it. I am going to carry on doing a couple of workouts a week rather than every day as I do other things and it has been bloody hard on the body doing them as well as Insanity.
The results peak for themselves and I'm really happy. I was a fairly active person before, I do canicross twice a week, football and circuit training.
I used to struggle with circuits but now I just breeze through it and feel like I could do it 5 times over.
I started off at 15st7 (I' 6'2 but still a tubber) and I'm now down to 14st5 while dropping 6 inches off my waist (44 inch down to 38). I have much more definition all over, and have some muscle growth. Some of my older tighter jeans/ boxers I now can't get on as they wont go over my thighs.
Below is my fit test results (divide switch kicks by 2 and with power knee I did right and left leg for 30 sec each hence the 2 numbers).
It shows that even though the 2nd month is much harder it does bring the bigger gains. So anyone doubting the workout or themselves after the first week/ month I encourage to stick with it.
I'm going to go back and do the month 1 workouts again now and see if I can make it through with no breathers. even now the only workout I can get through non stop (when I say stop I'm talking a 5-10 sec breather not sit it out for 5 mins) is the core cardio and balance.
Will also say I probably did this the hard way as I have not changed my diet much. I try and be a bit healthier and eat less but not the uber health food that they suggest in the book. I have also not used any supplements, protein shakes, recovery stuff etc. Would love to know what my results would have been had I followed their diet properly though.
The results peak for themselves and I'm really happy. I was a fairly active person before, I do canicross twice a week, football and circuit training.
I used to struggle with circuits but now I just breeze through it and feel like I could do it 5 times over.
I started off at 15st7 (I' 6'2 but still a tubber) and I'm now down to 14st5 while dropping 6 inches off my waist (44 inch down to 38). I have much more definition all over, and have some muscle growth. Some of my older tighter jeans/ boxers I now can't get on as they wont go over my thighs.
Below is my fit test results (divide switch kicks by 2 and with power knee I did right and left leg for 30 sec each hence the 2 numbers).
It shows that even though the 2nd month is much harder it does bring the bigger gains. So anyone doubting the workout or themselves after the first week/ month I encourage to stick with it.
I'm going to go back and do the month 1 workouts again now and see if I can make it through with no breathers. even now the only workout I can get through non stop (when I say stop I'm talking a 5-10 sec breather not sit it out for 5 mins) is the core cardio and balance.
Will also say I probably did this the hard way as I have not changed my diet much. I try and be a bit healthier and eat less but not the uber health food that they suggest in the book. I have also not used any supplements, protein shakes, recovery stuff etc. Would love to know what my results would have been had I followed their diet properly though.
im about to go onto month two tonight.
I dont bother with the tests as I know im getting fitter. I can do some of the first month sessions without a break.
I havent followed the programme very well. Last week I had a dire cold and was really struggling, also after spending 6 hours on a bike yesterday who the hell wants to do insanity.
So if i skip out a day I call that my recovery insanity day. f
k 40 minutes of stretching, I do enough of that on a sports bike.
Im just going to skip the week of recovery, once ive warmed up I feel fine.
I have a rotten diet aswell, mcdonalds 3-4 times a week, pizza hut, big sunday roast etc. So i started the protein shakes.
like you ive lost lots around my gut. I feel much healthier and can do so much more without getting out of breath.
I was in the shower the other day and while washing I was like what the hells that, whats that thing all hard and there in my chest. Oh thats my ribs, I havent felt them for a while. Although ive still got a belly I can see it getting a bit of a tone.
But considering I only started it to get back into my leathers its been great for me.
Though I still hate TANYA.
I dont bother with the tests as I know im getting fitter. I can do some of the first month sessions without a break.
I havent followed the programme very well. Last week I had a dire cold and was really struggling, also after spending 6 hours on a bike yesterday who the hell wants to do insanity.
So if i skip out a day I call that my recovery insanity day. f
k 40 minutes of stretching, I do enough of that on a sports bike.Im just going to skip the week of recovery, once ive warmed up I feel fine.
I have a rotten diet aswell, mcdonalds 3-4 times a week, pizza hut, big sunday roast etc. So i started the protein shakes.
like you ive lost lots around my gut. I feel much healthier and can do so much more without getting out of breath.
I was in the shower the other day and while washing I was like what the hells that, whats that thing all hard and there in my chest. Oh thats my ribs, I havent felt them for a while. Although ive still got a belly I can see it getting a bit of a tone.
But considering I only started it to get back into my leathers its been great for me.
Though I still hate TANYA.
RB Will said:
I'm with you on the Tanya thing. OK so she looks alright but she strikes me as a bit of an annoying attention seeker. She is silent like everyone else until she knows she is on camera then starts with the screaming and dramatics.
I could punch fk out of the smug little tt.Its that line what do you wanna do? "WORK OUT" f
k right off. Shaun T is sound, I dont mind him he kinda tries to push you without being a dick about it.
Yeah Shaun T is fine. I like that he gets as knackered as I do and messes up his words. I think Tanya is in his other workout thing too. In the advert for the Hip Hop Abs that comes up at the end of workouts I'm sure she is in it. I'm convinced she is a liar too lol. In the fit test I do the low plank oblique way quicker than she does yet she says she does about 10 more than me.
I've got 8 workouts left of insanity. Enjoyed it, as much as I can been punished relentlessly but lost no weight at all. I'm 5"9, and about 12st 4. I played football twice a week, and go Mountain biking fairly regularly before I started, but I feel its made a big difference in my cardio fitness. The wife said my shoulders and chest look bigger, but I am disappointed i've lost no weight.
Having said that, I've not done any of the diet tips, and any night I've had football, i've not done Insanity. There is only so much my 32 yr old body and slightly dodgy hip can take! I started on protein shakes 2 weeks ago only after exercise. It may be a placebo tbh, but I seem to ache less the following morning.
Having said that, I've not done any of the diet tips, and any night I've had football, i've not done Insanity. There is only so much my 32 yr old body and slightly dodgy hip can take! I started on protein shakes 2 weeks ago only after exercise. It may be a placebo tbh, but I seem to ache less the following morning.
don't worry too much about not dropping the weight. as you said you can see and feel you have built muscle instead so it may balance out. Try measuring your waist/ thighs/ chest and see what changes.
Also remember that the protein shakes are a replacement of normal food not an additional thing to add in just because you are working out. My bro in law started at the gym and started with the protein shakes in addition to his diet and he put on about 1.5 stone. He has now dropped the shakes and a stone along with it. (apologies and ignore if you are doing things correctly) Also try and be consistent when and where you weigh yourself, different floors will give different scale results and your weight can vary a bit through the day. I have measured myself losing 2-3lbs in sweat alone just doing 1 of these workouts.
Also remember that the protein shakes are a replacement of normal food not an additional thing to add in just because you are working out. My bro in law started at the gym and started with the protein shakes in addition to his diet and he put on about 1.5 stone. He has now dropped the shakes and a stone along with it. (apologies and ignore if you are doing things correctly) Also try and be consistent when and where you weigh yourself, different floors will give different scale results and your weight can vary a bit through the day. I have measured myself losing 2-3lbs in sweat alone just doing 1 of these workouts.
I'll weigh myself after the workout then ;-) Not sure what to do once i've done. I have a 3 month old daughter and a wife who isn't too happy about me coming home and spending an hour in the garage with sweaty lithe men and women for company :-)But there will be a big hole of exercise to fill if I just stop, and possibly 60 days wasted.
It does warn you month 2 is a longer workout in the paperwork you get with it. It says they go to 45 mins but only 1 of them is that long the rest are 55-60mins.
Dont be too disheartened though that is still only a warm up - stretch - 2-3 routines then cooldown stretch its not like you are beasting yourself for an hour.
I found where I was trying so hard to do the work I lost track of the time anyway so it does not feel too bad. Still more convenient than going off to the gym, trying to plan a work out, doing workout then coming home again.
I think that is why this has worked so well for me. I always found an excuse not to go to the gym but when all I need is an hour at home it is easy to fit in to the day.
Dont be too disheartened though that is still only a warm up - stretch - 2-3 routines then cooldown stretch its not like you are beasting yourself for an hour.
I found where I was trying so hard to do the work I lost track of the time anyway so it does not feel too bad. Still more convenient than going off to the gym, trying to plan a work out, doing workout then coming home again.
I think that is why this has worked so well for me. I always found an excuse not to go to the gym but when all I need is an hour at home it is easy to fit in to the day.
just a copy of the post I have put in the progress thread but belongs here too
User:RB Will
Age:27
Height:6'2
Weight: Start 98.4KG Current 88.9KG
Waist: start 44 inches current 38 inches. Don't have any other measurements but know quads are bigger as old clothes no longer fit over them
Starting picture:
Progress Stats:
Don't do weights or anything so have nothing but the progress chart for the workout
Goals:
Lose a bit of weight, gain some strength and stamina
Current pics
Yes I'm a hairy bd lol
User:RB Will
Age:27
Height:6'2
Weight: Start 98.4KG Current 88.9KG
Waist: start 44 inches current 38 inches. Don't have any other measurements but know quads are bigger as old clothes no longer fit over them
Starting picture:
Progress Stats:
Don't do weights or anything so have nothing but the progress chart for the workout
Goals:
Lose a bit of weight, gain some strength and stamina
Current pics
Yes I'm a hairy b
d lol
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