Insanity Workout: Anyone try it?

benny79

I woudnt have a clue about how much calorie intake I would normally consume or burn off! but Im sure if I kept up the protein shakes and bigger portions etc it be doable.

yop

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Thanks, must start using that mapmyrun app.

Glad to see the cardio recovery is nearly 500 ... It doesn't feel like you are doing all that much but I was a sweaty mess after it.

Its free and its great to keep a track of where you were last year for example.

I used Strava for cycling and running, but I also use mapmyrun as it also allows you to enter circuit training, insanity etc.
It also now syncs with myfitnesspal application which is class.

Myfitnesspal is very good as all you do is scan the barcode of the food you are eating and it will search and get all the nutritional details and calories.

A mini scales then on the kitchen counter for weighing.

2nd Row Donkey

Thanks Yop, 'appreciate the advice.

2nd Row Donkey

That pure cardio workout was tough. Started getting worried when Shaun T claimed he was 'nervous' too. Well worth it though. Felt great afterwards and only struggled for formon the last 1-2 exercises (burpess/suicides)

Slightly disappointed yesterday when the Abs workout on day6 was only 13-14mins long, had myself all prepared for another monster 40-50mins session.

yop

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

That pure cardio workout was tough. Started getting worried when Shaun T claimed he was 'nervous' too. Well worth it though. Felt great afterwards and only struggled for formon the last 1-2 exercises (burpess/suicides)

Slightly disappointed yesterday when the Abs workout on day6 was only 13-14mins long, had myself all prepared for another monster 40-50mins session.

Pure cardio is a good workout for sure. Did the Cardio Power and Resistance.
I think the abs is short as too much would be too tough and might do more damage than good!

siblers

Aren't you meant to do the abs with the cardio recovery?

2nd Row Donkey

siblers wrote: »

Aren't you meant to do the abs with the cardio recovery?

Are you, because that would make sense. I did cardio recovery today and defo could have done with doing something extra.

2nd Row Donkey

Ah Jayzus. I'm a moron. I downloaded my stuff from a *cough* kickass website and I thought the files were numbered in accordance with that days workout. i. e. 04 Cardio Recovery 05 Pure Cardio etc etc, yesterday was day 6 so I did 06 Cardio Abs when I should have been doing Pylometric Cardio Circuit again (same as day2).
Pfft, what a newbie mistake.

2nd Row Donkey

2nd attempt at the 'pure cardio' workout this morning (day 9 I think it is).

That is one tough mother f**ker. I thought I'd find it slightly easier 2nd time around but if anything it was harder. The alternating kicks where you are jumping from one foot to another and kicking with the foot that's not on the ground is murder... 30 seconds maybe but 60 seconds of that is impossible.

yop

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

2nd attempt at the 'pure cardio' workout this morning (day 9 I think it is).

That is one tough mother f**ker. I thought I'd find it slightly easier 2nd time around but if anything it was harder. The alternating kicks where you are jumping from one foot to another and kicking with the foot that's not on the ground is murder... 30 seconds maybe but 60 seconds of that is impossible.

Just make sure for the first few attempts of all these exercises you study what they are doing and ensure your doing it right. So many people go into these exercises and don't do them right and end up injuring ankles, knees etc as they are not doing it right and/or landing incorrectly.

The pure cardio is a good workout, you will find after about 3 weeks that they get easier.

Soarer

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Ah Jayzus. I'm a moron. I downloaded my stuff from a *cough* kickass website and I thought the files were numbered in accordance with that days workout. i. e. 04 Cardio Recovery 05 Pure Cardio etc etc, yesterday was day 6 so I did 06 Cardio Abs when I should have been doing Pylometric Cardio Circuit again (same as day2).
Pfft, what a newbie mistake.

Did you not get the calendar(s)?

*attached*

2nd Row Donkey

Soarer wrote: »

Did you not get the calendar(s)?

*attached*

Yep, thats how much of a moron I am. ha ha.

Didnt get the one in MS Excel though. Cheers for that, that's useful.

EdenHazard

honestly terrible.

Backstreet Moyes

Can anybody tell me if the Insanity workout and Insanity Asylum combined is to make up the 60 days.

A friend copied it and gave it to me he gave me 10 discs. Insanity 1-4. Insanity Asylum 1-4. Hip Hop Abs and Insanity Fast and Furious. I have done Insanity 1-4 in 14 days so could anybody tell me if this is correct or are you supposed to repeat the discs. Surely 4 discs should take longer than 14 days?

Carriexx

Nuts102 wrote: »

Can anybody tell me if the Insanity workout and Insanity Asylum combined is to make up the 60 days.

A friend copied it and gave it to me he gave me 10 discs. Insanity 1-4. Insanity Asylum 1-4. Hip Hop Abs and Insanity Fast and Furious. I have done Insanity 1-4 in 14 days so could anybody tell me if this is correct or are you supposed to repeat the discs. Surely 4 discs should take longer than 14 days?

Hi. Google insanity timetable online. You repeat the diff workouts a few times in a certain order......you've loads to go :-)

Backstreet Moyes

Carriexx wrote: »

Hi. Google insanity timetable online. You repeat the diff workouts a few times in a certain order......you've loads to go :-)

Cheers just finished the first 4 disks today so i presume i am on track. I will look up the table go from their thanks.

ConCoBar

I got them too and downloaded the timetable.

A good meal replacement I use from myprotein.ie is called Macro: Meal. I got the strawberry flavour. I find it excellent with a banana for my 11am break and a cup of green tea with lemon!! Yum!

Backstreet Moyes

Conorooney wrote: »

I got them too and downloaded the timetable.

A good meal replacement I use from myprotein.ie is called Macro: Meal. I got the strawberry flavour. I find it excellent with a banana for my 11am break and a cup of green tea with lemon!! Yum!

Is their any vitamins or shakes you would recommend for this programme. My main aim is too lose 7 or 8 pounds to get down to my ideal weight and also tone up the flab on my stomach.

2nd Row Donkey

Nuts102 wrote: »

Is their any vitamins or shakes you would recommend for this programme. My main aim is too lose 7 or 8 pounds to get down to my ideal weight and also tone up the flab on my stomach.

If you follow the workouts and knock 500cals off your daily intake you will do that in no time at all (2 weeks or less).

Backstreet Moyes

Does anybody take any recommended vitamins or shakes to go with this workout. I am cutting down on portion sizes for weight loss but finding i am feeling a bit weak in the night after a workout. If anybody recommends any vitamins or shakes that help with energy and helpful while also trying to lose weight.

shannonman81

Started today...Didn't do the fitness test as I need Sundays to be my rest day due to playing soccer.
Found it tough enough to start with. I am using it to lose a bit of extra weight and try and get some definition. I have been lifting weights for a while now and seeing changes but i needed to up my cardio and get fit.

Ill keep ye updated.
I have taken a few before pics and if all goes will Ill post up before and after

2nd Row Donkey

Nuts102 wrote: »

Does anybody take any recommended vitamins or shakes to go with this workout. I am cutting down on portion sizes for weight loss but finding i am feeling a bit weak in the night after a workout. If anybody recommends any vitamins or shakes that help with energy and helpful while also trying to lose weight.

I'm not taking anything .. Vitamins or shakes and I too feel very weak in the evenings, usually around the time I finish work, 6pm.
I'm usually okay once I eat my evening meal around 6.30pm/7pm and relax for half an hour and then do my workout around 8ish.
I've a limit of 1900 cals per day which I'm usually just under but I cannot do the whole 5 x 300 cal meals per day, just too tough .. I normally do 3 x 300 or 350 cal meals and 1 larger meal of 700-900 cals per day

2nd Row Donkey

I think most shakes of that nature are 200-400 cals and there's no way I'm giving up a square meal for some sort of obnoxious broccoli shake.

shannonman81

Day two:
Woke up this morning and my back was really stiff...everywhere else wasn't too sore...My back was so bad that i thought maybe I couldn't do it...But the warm up really loosened me out.
Was a tough one again today, I will say this though dont do it if your not willing to push yourself, it would be very easy to say you are "doing Insanity" but really you are spending half the time on your knees.
You will sweat buckets so keep plenty of water near by and a towel

All in all I'm enjoying it so far but its very early yet.

shannonman81

Day Three:
Was Cardio recovery. Seemed like a lot of Yoga and stretches. Not very taxing but muscles did burn doing some stretching. Pure cardio tomorrow so I'm assuming that will be tough

2nd Row Donkey

shannonman81 wrote: »

Day Three:
Was Cardio recovery. Seemed like a lot of Yoga and stretches. Not very taxing but muscles did burn doing some stretching. Pure cardio tomorrow so I'm assuming that will be tough

Oh yeah!

siblers

Really getting back into Insanity after a hellish few months with a sports injury. Today was my 5th day in a row doing it and it feels good. Coping pretty well with the Plymoetric and Cardio power workouts. Bloody v pushups I find impossible to do like they do on the workout, can't get my hands anywhere near as close to my feet as Shaunt T can, but I guess it comes with time.

shannonman81

Pure Cardio done today. Was tough alright. The amount I was sweating after just the warm up was ridiculous..I can imagine doing this on a wooden or laminate floor. Would be slipping all over the place.

BlazingSaddler

shannonman81 wrote: »

Pure Cardio done today. Was tough alright. The amount I was sweating after just the warm up was ridiculous..I can imagine doing this on a wooden or laminate floor. Would be slipping all over the place.

I've just finished week 2. Had Pure Cardio followed by Cardio Abs last night. I never knew it was possible for your abs to burn like that. Was really tough!

siblers

shannonman81 wrote: »

Pure Cardio done today. Was tough alright. The amount I was sweating after just the warm up was ridiculous..I can imagine doing this on a wooden or laminate floor. Would be slipping all over the place.

There are some very easy exercises in the pure cardio that do give you a bit of a breather, having said that it's fairly damn intense though. Have it coming up soon. Curious as to how I will cope with it.