Insanity workout

[canny]

Who's done it. We ordered it this morning going to be a rough 60 days.

[thegrouse]

I did not complete the workout. I think I quit in about week 3. Very tough on the knees. I completed P90x and it was good. Good luck

[deer_hoyter]

I really like it, tough at first but gets better as you go. I have done it for about a year now.

[WildMatt84]

I did a little over a month and my knees couldn't take it

[Hamshire]

I did it. I hated the first week because it was hard. The key is to get through the first week and don't try to keep up with the people doing the workouts with Shaun T. Go at your own pace and try to push through the pain. You will get results.

[rconn]

what Hamshire said. I didn't complete it because after phase 1 I wasn't ready to go to phase 2 so I just repeated phase 1 over. Then deer season started and I stopped. I lost 20 pounds and toned up a lot. That was 2 years ago and I need to start it again. Good luck

[clayton_10]

Anybody find a decent remedy for joint pain? Messed up both my knees powerlifting in highschool ( not terrible but had both scoped) but really looking forward to doing insanity. Use a mat and good shoes? Ill probably try a variety of ways to save them from the pain and still get a good butt whoopin.

[J.W.P]

Tried it out and it sucks! You think you are half way in shape until you start the workouts then you truly know how out of shape you are! Do not try to keep up with the others unless you want to kill yourself! I started it and never finished it! Just dont have the time to do it right now but hope to start it again soon!

[Falling]

Anybody find a decent remedy for joint pain? Messed up both my knees powerlifting in highschool ( not terrible but had both scoped) but really looking forward to doing insanity. Use a mat and good shoes? Ill probably try a variety of ways to save them from the pain and still get a good butt whoopin.

I would not do this insanity thing if I was you.

Random advice from stuff i've learned trying to get in shape/lose weight,
but take it with a grain of salt, i think different things work for different people, and I am no expert and I'm still not in great shape (or horrible), but I'm at least now making steady progress.

The number one thing holding me back from getting in better shape was not exercise at all, it was my diet. I've tried all kinds of training, never lost much weight, got a better core sure, more energy sure, but If i ever stopped for a month or so I'd slowly start putting on more weight.

So what is the one thing I've been trying recently that has been working?
/stretch/swim/jog/eat more fruits/vegs.

I don't do extreme workouts, I think that's just a way to get hurt, and once you get hurt your prob going to just gain weight. Maybe you won't, but I would, because i'd continue to eat horrible.

How i eat now:

I eat a solid breakfast (can't be missed, if you get up late thats fine, thats when your breakfast is), like 600 calories, in here I can eat meat, cheese, deer, pork... whatever i want really, up to 600 calories.

After that?

Fruits and Vegs, as much as I want. No meat, no milk.
also I throw in half a cup of beans, and a handful of unsalted nuts.

The vegs/beans give you plenty of protein. Get hungry? eat a fruit, eat some vegs. As much as you want...but don't eat anything but fruits and vegs.
Don't cheat with the nuts either its the easiest trap to fall into.

Anyway, thats how i do it, not an expert tho, but it is working.
The #1 thing is changing your diet, not torturing your body.

[Mudslinger]

To loose weight, you have to burn more calories than you take in and take in the good fats as opposed to the bad. diet is a huge part of teh change to loose weight, but it will also take some sort of exercise to keep the weight off. Looks at all the diest that tell you try this or eat this and you will loose weight and they work, but it is very difficult to keep off unless you can stay with the diet change and add some exercise.

[konahoss]

Does anyone here in the DFW area have it? Would it be possible to borrow a copy?

[bullshark]

Anybody find a decent remedy for joint pain? Messed up both my knees powerlifting in highschool ( not terrible but had both scoped) but really looking forward to doing insanity. Use a mat and good shoes? Ill probably try a variety of ways to save them from the pain and still get a good butt whoopin.

Super cissus buy usp labs, brags apple cider vinegar, alkanalized water, and the stuff Fred couples endorses

[clayton_10]

Hey canny. Not trying to hi jack. Just thought I would keep it going. Thanks for all the advice guys. Ill pm you canny and see how it's going.

[banzai]

Video workouts are only as hard as you make them. I am in week 5 of p90x and I like it. I like that I don't have to think beyond pushing Play on the remote. I turn my brain most of the way off, do what I am told without injuring myself, and I get a good workout six days a week. I keep with the pros on the video, but I use them as a guide to say, " now work you ____ until you get an honest burn, then change to the next...etc." When they are done, you are done. Tomorrow is another day of the same fun.

My background: I was a 125lbs skinny Asian kid in Marine Infantry for five years. I know how to suffer in terms of physical workouts. I completed an Ironman self-trained.

Don't try to hang with the pros in the videos. Just do your best every day of the schedule. The advantage of the program (any program) is that it tells you what to do (you keep it within your limits) every day, hard vs easier, vs more flexibility, whatever. Work out per the schedule without hurting yourself, eat only food you cook, and you will lose fat and gain muscle.

The key is that if the video gets you doings some workout every day, it has paid for itself.

[Deer Tamales]

I lift a couple weeks and do insanity a couple weeks. It's a kick butt set of videos. Extremely challenging but they work.