Well I've completed my 60-day Insanity workout vs. P90X and took a couple weeks to reflect on the, well, insanity I've put my body through over the last two months, I can say it's harder than P90x and you will get better results in my humble opinion with Insanity. Are the time, pain, expense and effort worth it to have a rock-hard body and improve your overall fitness? Yes, absolutely, if this workout style appeals to you, you won't know until you give it a try you could be completely out of shape and once you start to get quick results you will be so inspired you'll push yourself further, if you're like me.
As I alluded to in previous posts during my Insanity journey, I'm a competitive person by nature. I've been an athlete for most of my life, and although I've been away for sports for about seven years, that competitive spirit is still within me, however if you have never been into sports, everyone has their reasons, don't throw this out the window. Try it, I have workout buddies that were not into sports who really liked their results with this and got very inspired and got the body they wanted and never dreamed they would ever have. The sports drills and general intensity in the Insanity workout were certainly reminiscent of my former training days, but since all workouts were done at home, I could focus on performing the moves and pushing myself without fear of embarrassment.
I've also sold the Insanity DVD's as a box set and they do sell a lot better than the P90X for whatever reason, they are much more popular. The Insanity DVD series will probably not appeal to those who prefer more low-key, passive forms of exercise, or those who don't like the intensity of sports or core exercises. I've noted as much several times. But for the right personality fit, there's no better way to get in shape, see results and build a strong foundation of physical fitness.
Final Results and Recommendations: As of my last day on the Insanity workout, I'd lost 7 pounds and decreased my chest, waist and hip measurements by 2 inches each. A week after finishing Insanity and starting a new round, with a day off between workouts, I'd lost another 4 pounds. Sometimes if you gain some water weight or you have put on a lot of muscle at once, it won't show on the scales right, so if that happens, just get up drink 1/3 gallon of water, workout, sweat, then 2 hours later weigh yourself, the water should be off. The muscle you gain is going to make it not appear as if you're losing fat right away either. Two weeks after finishing Insanity, I am stabilizing at a 12-to-14-pound total weight loss. My obliques are cut, and my overall physique is noticeably slimmed down. I've been told that my weight loss looks more like 20 pounds.
I do have a few words of warning for those who might want to embark on the Insanity workout. I'll be following these warnings also on my new round. Commit to doing the workout as scheduled, without fail. Earlier this summer, I was forced to take about a week off with just one week to go; the difficulties I encountered upon restarting the workouts showed my conditioning losses and challenged my spirit. This actually shouldn't be a problem because once you start this you're going to see results so fast you will be so inspired you will want to do it every day. At least if you're like me. One other inspiring thing is the music that you can either turn on or off with the workout, I opted usually for music to be playing for inspiration unless I had my dr. dre beats headphones on me then I opted for now and I'd jam out to the dre beats.
Do your workouts with a workout buddy (together or apart). My Insanity cycle inspired a friend who already owned the DVDs to start up a new cycle. We bonded over the challenging DVD of the day and kept each other accountable. Catalog your journey with the public. Share your workouts with your blog readers, Twitter followers or Facebook friends. Having this column as an accountability tool made sure I kept on task, as I knew I had to report on how my week went. Also make sure you follow the diet that comes with the plan. I didn't do this until the end. It's tempting to eat whatever you want after working so hard - I didn't gain weight when I did so, which seemed to reinforce the behavior - but shortly after eating a clean, healthy diet, you'll start to crave fish, or chicken or homemade guacamole after workouts. (And you'll see faster results!) I even took it a step further and drank nothing but water in the mornings, took apple cider vinegar and fat blockers, drank 1/3 gallon of water in the mornings and didn't eat until noon after I had completed my workout. In the evenings I'd go for a long bike ride. There you have it a review of a beginner to a moderately transformed.... "insane" looking body.
As I alluded to in previous posts during my Insanity journey, I'm a competitive person by nature. I've been an athlete for most of my life, and although I've been away for sports for about seven years, that competitive spirit is still within me, however if you have never been into sports, everyone has their reasons, don't throw this out the window. Try it, I have workout buddies that were not into sports who really liked their results with this and got very inspired and got the body they wanted and never dreamed they would ever have. The sports drills and general intensity in the Insanity workout were certainly reminiscent of my former training days, but since all workouts were done at home, I could focus on performing the moves and pushing myself without fear of embarrassment.
I've also sold the Insanity DVD's as a box set and they do sell a lot better than the P90X for whatever reason, they are much more popular. The Insanity DVD series will probably not appeal to those who prefer more low-key, passive forms of exercise, or those who don't like the intensity of sports or core exercises. I've noted as much several times. But for the right personality fit, there's no better way to get in shape, see results and build a strong foundation of physical fitness.
Final Results and Recommendations: As of my last day on the Insanity workout, I'd lost 7 pounds and decreased my chest, waist and hip measurements by 2 inches each. A week after finishing Insanity and starting a new round, with a day off between workouts, I'd lost another 4 pounds. Sometimes if you gain some water weight or you have put on a lot of muscle at once, it won't show on the scales right, so if that happens, just get up drink 1/3 gallon of water, workout, sweat, then 2 hours later weigh yourself, the water should be off. The muscle you gain is going to make it not appear as if you're losing fat right away either. Two weeks after finishing Insanity, I am stabilizing at a 12-to-14-pound total weight loss. My obliques are cut, and my overall physique is noticeably slimmed down. I've been told that my weight loss looks more like 20 pounds.
I do have a few words of warning for those who might want to embark on the Insanity workout. I'll be following these warnings also on my new round. Commit to doing the workout as scheduled, without fail. Earlier this summer, I was forced to take about a week off with just one week to go; the difficulties I encountered upon restarting the workouts showed my conditioning losses and challenged my spirit. This actually shouldn't be a problem because once you start this you're going to see results so fast you will be so inspired you will want to do it every day. At least if you're like me. One other inspiring thing is the music that you can either turn on or off with the workout, I opted usually for music to be playing for inspiration unless I had my dr. dre beats headphones on me then I opted for now and I'd jam out to the dre beats.
Do your workouts with a workout buddy (together or apart). My Insanity cycle inspired a friend who already owned the DVDs to start up a new cycle. We bonded over the challenging DVD of the day and kept each other accountable. Catalog your journey with the public. Share your workouts with your blog readers, Twitter followers or Facebook friends. Having this column as an accountability tool made sure I kept on task, as I knew I had to report on how my week went. Also make sure you follow the diet that comes with the plan. I didn't do this until the end. It's tempting to eat whatever you want after working so hard - I didn't gain weight when I did so, which seemed to reinforce the behavior - but shortly after eating a clean, healthy diet, you'll start to crave fish, or chicken or homemade guacamole after workouts. (And you'll see faster results!) I even took it a step further and drank nothing but water in the mornings, took apple cider vinegar and fat blockers, drank 1/3 gallon of water in the mornings and didn't eat until noon after I had completed my workout. In the evenings I'd go for a long bike ride. There you have it a review of a beginner to a moderately transformed.... "insane" looking body.
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