Cold bath with some ice in it. You’ll thank me in the morning, grit your teeth and stay in it for 5 minutes. Warm shower after.
After completing Insanity, I have now moved onto Max 30.
It’s week three and I’m enjoying it thus far.
However, with regards to results, I am somewhat disappointed.
I think I’ve gained about a kg (I now weight 67.6kg) and my body fat has actually increased to 15% - if my scales are to be believed.
I guess I need to eat less sugar.
Wow!
I'm doing Insanity and I'm defo seeing a change! But, then I've cut way down on sugar and I'm trying to use the correct form.
Just coming into week 4, mind, so I may understand what you mean by the end of it!
After my run of Insanity, I go on hols for a week then I'm doing Insanity Asylum & Asylum 2 rather than Max 30.
Not sure about Max 30, yet.
Oh. Don’t get me wrong. I did see some positive changes but I have had too many off days with regards to my diet.
I’m too lazy to follow Beachbody’s nutrition plan and I probably eat too much fruit.
I think I prefer Max 30 to Insanity as it’s obviously quite a bit shorter and gets my HR up more.
For some reason, I stopped Insanity three days before it was due to end. I think I became bored with the workouts in the second month after a while. Max Interval Plyo is particularly brutal. There were way too many variations on the push-up in that workout.
But that being said, Shaun T’s workout programs are perfect for someone as socially awkward as me.
Best of luck with your fitness journey!
After completing Insanity, I have now moved onto Max 30.
It’s week three and I’m enjoying it thus far.
However, with regards to results, I am somewhat disappointed.
I think I’ve gained about a kg (I now weight 67.6kg) and my body fat has actually increased to 15% - if my scales are to be believed.
I guess I need to eat less sugar.
Never rely solely on exercise to lose weight, and definitely do not think that in doing exercise you're allowed to cheat with your meals. Sort your diet first, exercise after.
Whilst I agree, my diet mainly consists of protein shakes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, broccoli, quinoa, chick peas and chicken. I don’t eat chocolate or sweets and never drink alcohol or any other beverage that contains calories. Unfortunately I tend to eat too many bananas and usually graze on dried fruit, and my servings of peanut butter are probably bigger than they should be.
It doesn’t help that my fitness goals aren’t exactly clear.
Despite being over 6ft and weighing under 150lbs, I don’t look like I’m in good shape. The Insanity programs have helped but I still look kind of like a sloth, and strangely my bellybutton veers to one side. :o
As an autistic guy with ADHD, I tend to be an obsessive thinker. But I don’t particularly want to become fixated on being as fit as possible. I usually have conflicted feelings about myself after working out. I think it’s a mixture of pride and guilt. I don’t want to turn into Patrick Bateman. :p
Dr J, it sounds like you don't know what you want!
I would focus on one thing, like getting the technique right (like pulling your belly button in for all exercises or whatever), so the impact of what you're aiming for comes through.
I think tweaking what you're doing would make all the difference to your confidence/ results.