INSANITY Workout – any CP Insanity veterans in here??

[frankotank]

So my daughter says to me the other day…. “Hey Dad, you said you were going to get back to working again right? Let’s buy Insanity and do it together.” So I said (having no friggin idea what Insanity IS)…. “Sure. Sounds great.”
Well now I’m doing some research on it and I’m actually a little sick to my stomach. She’s a 6 foot solid muscled 18 year old (that somehow thinks she’s out of shape….women!) and I’m a 6 foot 250 lb 46 year old for Gods sake! I mean….I’m not a blob or anything. I’m pretty active....OK fairly active. I can still bust some moves on a basketball court…..I just gotta play the half court game now you know? I hit the treadmill from time to time. But for crying out loud what I’m reading about this workout is scaring the crap outta me! I’m really not sure I’ll be able to do this. Anyone went through this thing? This frigging workout is gonna show up in the mail any day now and……gulp…..I’m a-scairt!

[WV]

I ordered P90X and will cut my teeth on it before I consider Insanity.

[FAX]

I checked out the INSANITY deal, but decided to go with the SANITY version instead which I really liked. Basically, you just sit in a chair with a cigar and a single malt and nod your head slightly to the Machine Head album.

FAX

[In58men]

Insanity is just stupid. Real athletes cannot do that work. P90X is the best workout (that's not boot camp related) you'll get.


I've been doing a lot of spin classes at the gym. Matter fact on my way now. Lose weight feel great.

[Simplicity]

Means were are talking INSANITY.... INSANITY is weak shit compared to CrossFit
Our Baseball and Football coach encourage us to do CrossFit workouts after school with them during offseason if we aren't do any other sports... Pretty much a insane workout that is all about reps, speed, and basics... It is a timed workout.
There are competitions but they are very very insane.
There are CrossFit workouts for beginners out on the interwebs somewhere if you really care to try it out... You need a gym though..

[cabletech94]

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Means were are talking INSANITY.... INSANITY is weak shit compared to CrossFit
Our Baseball and Football coach encourage us to do CrossFit workouts after school with them during offseason if we aren't do any other sports... Pretty much a insane workout that is all about reps, speed, and basics... It is a timed workout.
There are competitions but they are very very insane.
There are CrossFit workouts for beginners out on the interwebs somewhere if you really care to try it out... You need a gym though..

dude, you get a goddamned t-shirt with insanity!!!!!!

and for the record, i've looked into insanity too. looks hardcore. i'm still recovering from knee surgery, i'm afraid that the high impact will make me cry like a girl. it's been well documented around here that i do enough of that (since my surgery).

love to hear how it works for frank-0. and still waiting for daughter pics

[mnchiefsguy]

I am hearing conflicting opinions in this thread so I will ask: I have access to both P90X and Insanity (my neighbor has both and said I can borrow them). I am out of shape, low on energy, and about 270 pounds. Both workouts terrify me with how tough they are. But I need to exercise to lose weight and improve my health (I am a diabetic, so I need to lose the belly). Which workout best accomplishes this without killing me? I know neither one of these are going to be easy, and I will be sucking some serious wind for awhile just to make it through.

[WV]

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

I am hearing conflicting opinions in this thread so I will ask: I have access to both P90X and Insanity (my neighbor has both and said I can borrow them). I am out of shape, low on energy, and about 270 pounds. Both workouts terrify me with how tough they are. But I need to exercise to lose weight and improve my health (I am a diabetic, so I need to lose the belly). Which workout best accomplishes this without killing me? I know neither one of these are going to be easy, and I will be sucking some serious wind for awhile just to make it through.

My perspective which is completely based off of watching the demos and reading up is that you would better off with Insanity. I'm starting with P90X because I am looking for more than fat burning.

[DRU]

If you wanna burn fat and get your heart in shape then do Insanity. It is insane, but don't let it get to you. The idea is to keep moving. You don't have to keep up with their reps. You won't be able to. Just keep moving at whatever pace you can. That's the whole idea.

The good thing about Insanity, too, is that it's only 45 min. P90X is generally at least an hour to an hour and half.

Just remember to pace yourself. During the warmup he'll be telling you to do as many as you can. Don't get all excited and really try to do as many as you can, because you'll be done after the first few exercises. Just take your time, keep moving, and it really does work. You'll burn fat faster than anything else you do, and you'll be in the best shape of your life.

Once you're in shape and want to start building muscle you could either add P90X to your daily routine or just switch to it and stop doing Insanity.

[mnchiefsguy]

Originally Posted by DRU

If you wanna burn fat and get your heart in shape then do Insanity. It is insane, but don't let it get to you. The idea is to keep moving. You don't have to keep up with their reps. You won't be able to. Just keep moving at whatever pace you can. That's the whole idea.

The good thing about Insanity, too, is that it's only 45 min. P90X is generally at least an hour to an hour and half.

Just remember to pace yourself. During the warmup he'll be telling you to do as many as you can. Don't get all excited and really try to do as many as you can, because you'll be done after the first few exercises. Just take your time, keep moving, and it really does work. You'll burn fat faster than anything else you do, and you'll be in the best shape of your life.

Once you're in shape and want to start building muscle you could either add P90X to your daily routine or just switch to it and stop doing Insanity.

Thank you gentlemen for the advice. I think I will start off with Insanity and see what happens. Not going to worry about maximum reps, just going to try to keep moving and finish, and see where it lands. I imagine that the longer I keep with it, the better I will be.

[WV]

Originally Posted by DRU

The good thing about Insanity, too, is that it's only 45 min. P90X is generally at least an hour to an hour and half.

This is my biggest concern with P90X....sometimes finding an hour+ a day is tough.

[58kcfan89]

Originally Posted by WVChiefFan

My perspective which is completely based off of watching the demos and reading up is that you would better off with Insanity. I'm starting with P90X because I am looking for more than fat burning.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by DRU

If you wanna burn fat and get your heart in shape then do Insanity. It is insane, but don't let it get to you. The idea is to keep moving. You don't have to keep up with their reps. You won't be able to. Just keep moving at whatever pace you can. That's the whole idea.

The good thing about Insanity, too, is that it's only 45 min. P90X is generally at least an hour to an hour and half.

Just remember to pace yourself. During the warmup he'll be telling you to do as many as you can. Don't get all excited and really try to do as many as you can, because you'll be done after the first few exercises. Just take your time, keep moving, and it really does work. You'll burn fat faster than anything else you do, and you'll be in the best shape of your life.

Once you're in shape and want to start building muscle you could either add P90X to your daily routine or just switch to it and stop doing Insanity.

Appreciate it.

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

I am hearing conflicting opinions in this thread so I will ask: I have access to both P90X and Insanity (my neighbor has both and said I can borrow them). I am out of shape, low on energy, and about 270 pounds. Both workouts terrify me with how tough they are. But I need to exercise to lose weight and improve my health (I am a diabetic, so I need to lose the belly). Which workout best accomplishes this without killing me? I know neither one of these are going to be easy, and I will be sucking some serious wind for awhile just to make it through.

Thanks for asking what I was about to haha

Need to just lose some weight right about now. Once I get at/around my desired size, I'll work on physique but am not too worried about it right now... Gunna look into Insanity...

[MoreLemonPledge]

Want to lose weight? Eat less. It's that simple.

[007]

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

I am hearing conflicting opinions in this thread so I will ask: I have access to both P90X and Insanity (my neighbor has both and said I can borrow them). I am out of shape, low on energy, and about 270 pounds. Both workouts terrify me with how tough they are. But I need to exercise to lose weight and improve my health (I am a diabetic, so I need to lose the belly). Which workout best accomplishes this without killing me? I know neither one of these are going to be easy, and I will be sucking some serious wind for awhile just to make it through.

Trust me on this. Get Power 90 first then move on to P90x.

[007]

Originally Posted by DRU

If you wanna burn fat and get your heart in shape then do Insanity. It is insane, but don't let it get to you. The idea is to keep moving. You don't have to keep up with their reps. You won't be able to. Just keep moving at whatever pace you can. That's the whole idea.

The good thing about Insanity, too, is that it's only 45 min. P90X is generally at least an hour to an hour and half.

Just remember to pace yourself. During the warmup he'll be telling you to do as many as you can. Don't get all excited and really try to do as many as you can, because you'll be done after the first few exercises. Just take your time, keep moving, and it really does work. You'll burn fat faster than anything else you do, and you'll be in the best shape of your life.

Once you're in shape and want to start building muscle you could either add P90X to your daily routine or just switch to it and stop doing Insanity.

Thats my problem with workouts. I feel this need to match what they are doing. I really HATE me when I do that.

You are exactly right about the time issue too. P90x drives me nuts with the hour or longer workouts. I burn out from boredom after I hit 35-40 minutes. I just don't enjoy workouts. Never have. I do them out of necessity only.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

That's my kind of video.

ha ha ha ha ha HA