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]

Originally Posted by Omaha

Don't feel like you've been duped. That's not only true of ANY program, it's a fact of life. You'll derail any exercise program with a bad diet. Many people with less-than-stellar diets think their diets are healthy.

You can also get results and not change your diet (as long as its not really horrible) as long as you control how much you eat. Portion control would be all a ton of people need but just can't do it. Of course for maximum results and to look like the guys on the DVD's then yes you need to severely change just about any diet.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by WVChiefFan

You can also get results and not change your diet (as long as its not really horrible) as long as you control how much you eat. Portion control would be all a ton of people need but just can't do it. Of course for maximum results and to look like the guys on the DVD's then yes you need to severely change just about any diet.

I assume that by portion control, you mean reducing portions. How is that not changing a person's diet?

[WV]

Originally Posted by Omaha

I assume that by portion control, you mean reducing portions. How is that not changing a person's diet?

Inherently yes it is, but I'm just trying to make the point that you do not have to make dramatic changes in what you eat to see results, just how much.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by WVChiefFan

Inherently yes it is, but I'm just trying to make the point that you do not have to make dramatic changes in what you eat to see results, just how much.

However you do it:

calories in < calories out = weight loss.

[Guru]

Originally Posted by Omaha

Severely overpriced? I paid $120 for P90X. My brother bought it used for $60. How can anything be "severely" overpriced at that amount?

I would say it is worth $60 but way over priced at the current $120.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by WVChiefFan

On day two of P90X and it's pretty freaking intense without it being called that!

Yeah, they toss you in the fire right away, but IMO the first two workouts are the most intense (pushups/pullups and plyo, IIRC.. and I never knew how bad my core was until I did the ab ripper)... some of the other stuff was kind of a letdown after the first two days, but I understand it can't all be like that since it's a 6-7 day/week plan.

[WV]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yeah, they toss you in the fire right away, but IMO the first two workouts are the most intense (pushups/pullups and plyo, IIRC.. and I never knew how bad my core was until I did the ab ripper)... some of the other stuff was kind of a letdown after the first two days, but I understand it can't all be like that since it's a 6-7 day/week plan.

I was amazed at what the Ab Ripper did to me. My hip flexors were done after that and today's plyo finished off what was left!

[WV]

Originally Posted by alnorth

After reading through this and other reviews, this looks interesting. Gonna order this and give it a shot.

I ordered mine from the NewEgg market for $89 NIB....I thought that was a good deal.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by WVChiefFan

I ordered mine from the NewEgg market for $89 NIB....I thought that was a good deal.

Couldn't wait, I ordered immediately and got it quick.

Just finished the 4th day, and man that recovery workout was a welcome change. Almost no cardio, just a lot of stretching, balance, and leg work.

Damn, that dude sure loves to work the legs, even on the "easy" day he's trying to make my legs fail and force me to bail out on a rotation. (which I had to do a couple times, it was the first day that I didn't take a single break due to being out of breath, but it was all just because my legs quit, or I didn't have the balance to do whatever the hell they were doing.) My legs have been sore all week, and I don't see an end to that, but from what I'm seeing around the internet, I can't really argue with the results.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by WVChiefFan

I was amazed at what the Ab Ripper did to me. My hip flexors were done after that and today's plyo finished off what was left!

Yeah, it's crazy at first when you feel like you've gained 30 years and can barely straighten your body, but that area seemed to improve the fastest for me.

[dmahurin]

I ordered it last week on eBay for 80 bucks. I'm gonna start it on Monday.

[WV]

Originally Posted by alnorth

Couldn't wait, I ordered immediately and got it quick.

Just finished the 4th day, and man that recovery workout was a welcome change. Almost no cardio, just a lot of stretching, balance, and leg work.

Damn, that dude sure loves to work the legs, even on the "easy" day he's trying to make my legs fail and force me to bail out on a rotation. (which I had to do a couple times, first day I didn't take a single break due to being out of breath, but it was all just because my legs quit, or I didn't have the balance to do whatever the hell they were doing.) My legs have been sore all week, and I don't see an end to that, but from what I'm seeing around the internet, I can't really argue with the results.

Yeah I'm already aching for that recovery day! I've heard it's still not that easy though also. I guess I'll see!

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yeah, it's crazy at first when you feel like you've gained 30 years and can barely straighten your body, but that area seemed to improve the fastest for me.

Nothing like making taking a shit complicated! Sitting is killer!

[alnorth]

oh, to those who are starting this, wear shoes and get a thick mat. There is a lot of jumping, you don't want to do insanity barefoot on your carpet, or you'll probably hurt your feet and knees.

[-King-]

My sister gave me the cds a couple months ago. I have no idea where they are now

[CoMoChief]

Originally Posted by -King-

My sister gave me the cds a couple months ago. I have no idea where they are now

Best post of the entire thread!