INSANITY Workout – any CP Insanity veterans in here??

[frankotank]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I thought my performance was going the wrong way in the workouts, but my numbers were better in the fit test. I guess I just need to hike up my skirt and keep working.

How is restarting going Frank?

Is your daughter still doing it with you?

sigh.....restarting started out fine....then I tweaked the crap outta my damn shoulder. I was really worried I'd torn my cuff. gave it a weeks rest and it seems OK. now this week I'm gonna ease back into it by going back to my cross bow/treadmill workout.
funny thing though...I'm not sure how or when I hurt myself. first I noticed i was hurt I was getting into a car and bam....pain. WFT!? if you can't even do jumping jacks...you can't do insanity.
I'm gonna get that damn shirt. just may take me a lot longer than I originally thought.

my daughter punked out. she's bored with it. it's killing me and she's bored with it. damn kids!

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by frankotank

then I tweaked the crap outta my damn shoulder. I was really worried I'd torn my cuff. gave it a weeks rest and it seems OK. now this week I'm gonna ease back into it by going back to my cross bow/treadmill workout.
funny thing though...I'm not sure how or when I hurt myself. first I noticed i was hurt I was getting into a car and bam....pain. WFT!?

Poke along the area between your collar bone and shoulder blade on the shoulder that hurts. If you find a tender spot, push in and massage the area that is tender (this will probably hurt like hell). Work it for 10-15 minutes and then leave it alone for a day or two (you don't want it to bruise and swell). Repeat until the tender spot is gone or severely reduced.

There are a couple of other spots to try. One is at the base of neck on the sore side, down along the spine about three inches. The other is under the edge of your shoulder blade. You have to wrap your arm around your opposite side to pull the shoulder blade over to the outside. Then feel along the area now between the spine and shoulder blade.

I had a rotator cuff that got progressively more sore until it got to the point I couldn't lift my arm over my head. After working on a tender spot about in the middle of the upper back, between the shoulder blade and collar bone (it was almost under the collar bone), the pain almost completely went away and completely faded a couple of days later.

http://www.triggerpointbook.com/shoulder.htm

http://www.round-earth.com/ShoulderPainIntro.html (4 and 5)

http://www.pressurepointer.com/Press...nterManual.pdf (page 13)

[frankotank]

Originally Posted by Frosty

Poke along the area between your collar bone and shoulder blade on the shoulder that hurts. If you find a tender spot, push in and massage the area that is tender (this will probably hurt like hell). Work it for 10-15 minutes and then leave it alone for a day or two (you don't want it to bruise and swell). Repeat until the tender spot is gone or severely reduced.

There are a couple of other spots to try. One is at the base of neck on the sore side, down along the spine about three inches. The other is under the edge of your shoulder blade. You have to wrap your arm around your opposite side to pull the shoulder blade over to the outside. Then feel along the area now between the spine and shoulder blade.

I had a rotator cuff that got progressively more sore until it got to the point I couldn't lift my arm over my head. After working on a tender spot about in the middle of the upper back, between the shoulder blade and collar bone (it was almost under the collar bone), the pain almost completely went away and completely faded a couple of days later.

http://www.triggerpointbook.com/shoulder.htm

http://www.round-earth.com/ShoulderPainIntro.html (4 and 5)

http://www.pressurepointer.com/Press...nterManual.pdf (page 13)

wow. good info. thanks dude. made it through some light bowfles lifting yesterday unscathed. far cry from insanity torture though.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by frankotank

wow. good info. thanks dude.

Hope it helps.

[mr. tegu]

For you guys that get shin splints are you addressing them?

I used to get them real bad but now I have no issues at all. The most important thing I got are the elastic leg/calf supports. Real simple ones (no preformed shape, black, elastic/stretchy) like basketball players sometimes wear on their arms. They are just like $5 at Dicks.

I also invested in some nice shoe inserts. Those are great for entire foot and leg support as well as keeping the shoes in good condition. The leg supports make the most difference for me by themselves with regards to shin splints and the shoe inserts help that much more.

[BourbonMan]

When I am doing the Insanity, my legs and knees are just fine. It's when I decide to go on a walk-run that it screws me up...won't be doing that again...I am see results with the Insanity, not as fast as I would have liked, but I am not doing a real diet, just watching how much I eat.

[evolve27]

Originally Posted by chiefs1968

When I am doing the Insanity, my legs and knees are just fine. It's when I decide to go on a walk-run that it screws me up...won't be doing that again...I am see results with the Insanity, not as fast as I would have liked, but I am not doing a real diet, just watching how much I eat.

I went on a walk/run around my neighborhood today and notices my knee pain today..crazy

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

For you guys that get shin splints are you addressing them?

I used to get them real bad but now I have no issues at all. The most important thing I got are the elastic leg/calf supports. Real simple ones (no preformed shape, black, elastic/stretchy) like basketball players sometimes wear on their arms. They are just like $5 at Dicks.

I also invested in some nice shoe inserts. Those are great for entire foot and leg support as well as keeping the shoes in good condition. The leg supports make the most difference for me by themselves with regards to shin splints and the shoe inserts help that much more.

When I get shin splints I ice them as much as I can. At night I put an ace bandage on and then use another ace bandage to hold ice on there. Then I go to bed.

I also have some compression wraps but it is very important to wrap them for
The outside in.

The biggest thing though is to stretch my calves a LOT.

[evolve27]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

When I get shin splints I ice them as much as I can. At night I put an ace bandage on and then use another ace bandage to hold ice on there. Then I go to bed.

I also have some compression wraps but it is very important to wrap them for
The outside in.

The biggest thing though is to stretch my calves a LOT.

I'll have to try this. Thanks.

[-King-]

Did the fitness test today. I'm ashamed.

I'm also 100% sure that the timer goes faster during the rest periods than the exercises. Everytime he introduced a new exercise, I found myself thinking, "This man is ****ing insane!"

But yeah, there is literally no way to go but up from here.

[frankotank]

Originally Posted by -King-

Did the fitness test today. I'm ashamed.

I'm also 100% sure that the timer goes faster during the rest periods than the exercises. Everytime he introduced a new exercise, I found myself thinking, "This man is ****ing insane!"

But yeah, there is literally no way to go but up from here.

I'm still struggling a little with a shoulder tweak. planning on starting all over again Monday. I will absolutely be pausing the dvd to get more than 30 seconds of rest. I can't recover in that short amount of time, Shawn T says it's important to recover, so this go round I will be recovering. I figure I'll stretch 30 seconds to 45 maybe 60 if needed. my heart rate needs to come down, Shawn T says so, when I'm OVER my max and sit down for a measly 30 seconds....my heart rate is still crazy high. also....I really need to NOT get my heart rate over my max, which means the first month I was actually pushing myself too hard! right? just had a physical and asked my doc about this and he completely agrees that going over your max heart rate is worthless and does nothing to help your fitness. so this is how I'm going to approach it this time. BUT....I cannot decide what to do about the damn fit test.....to pause....or not to pause....that damn thing almost kills me every time.

[Buehler445]

Don't pause the fit test. You're not after cardio.

[frankotank]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Don't pause the fit test. You're not after cardio.

yeah.....I know.....but it huuuurrrrrttttsss!

[The Franchise]

Just got Insanity today.

Anyone have any good recommendations for cross training shoes?

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Just got Insanity today.

Anyone have any good recommendations for cross training shoes?

I use these.



Link

My recommendation is not to get anything that restricts motion much. I had some shoes that were "stability" type running shoes. I think they restricted my motion too much and really tore up my plantar faciitis. It is better with the above shoes.