Insanity work-out

[BoyBlue_1985]

I'd suggest the morning,that way you can pay plenty of attention to your nutrition/recovery for the rest of the day,however,its whatever time suits your lifestyle.

I would love to have time for a quick 40 minute blast in the mornings and do split days

Can you not get up that bit earlier or do you start work ridiculously early as it is?

Well I leave for work at 6 so im up at 5.30 as it is. To work out before not including having to break in to my gym after catching the night bus I would have to get up at 3.50

 

[FantasyIreland]

Yeah,fuck that,apart from it being mental,getting up at that time each day would end up being counter productive in the long term.

Get some decent food down ya and blast it later in the day.

 

[Rorz88]

Ive just started week 2 last night, not doing it everyday as the programme intends as i am not a believer in training everday. need to give the body time to recover and all that !

it is certainly getting easier and i am getting fitter as the days go on

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Just done day 11-Cardio recovery which is a bit of a day off. Those squat pulses are fuckers though. Just seen later in the week I have to do pure cardio and cardio abs all together!! WTF.....

I usually train in the afternoon but I read somewhere that it is better for your metabolism if you train in the morning.

 

[Rorz88]

Just done day 11-Cardio recovery which is a bit of a day off. Those squat pulses are fuckers though. Just seen later in the week I have to do pure cardio and cardio abs all together!! WTF.....

I usually train in the afternoon but I read somewhere that it is better for your metabolism if you train in the morning.

Yea i saw that you have to do 1 in one day aswell, the pure cadio is slightly shorted though at about 35 mins and then cadio abs is 20 mins

 

[Rosler1985]

Cardio Abs is a piece of piss. Don't worry.

 

[Bigga]

Cardio Abs is a piece of piss. Don't worry.

If your form is wrong, it will be.

If you sacrifice form to complete anything, you will find you don't quite get the results you want. If you concentrate on your core, when completing these exercises, you should feel the pain, no matter if you've done it 50 times!!

 

[Rosler1985]

Cardio Abs is a piece of piss. Don't worry.

If your form is wrong, it will be.

If you sacrifice form to complete anything, you will find you don't quite get the results you want. If you concentrate on your core, when completing these exercises, you should feel the pain, no matter if you've done it 50 times!!

I was talking in relation to the 40 minute workout before it. An extra 13 minutes is nothing. Don't get me wrong that fucking c-sit postion while raising both legs is bloody horrible.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

I struggle most with Cardio Power and Resistance from the first month. White men weren't designed to jump! Just ask Woody Harrelson.

 

[Rosler1985]

I struggle most with Cardio Power and Resistance from the first month. White men weren't designed to jump! Just ask Woody Harrelson.

Power jumps are the hardest thing in Insanity IMO. That black guy at the back is an absolute beast at them.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Day 12 completed today.
Feeling really good. Managed to complete the bloody warm up without stopping. Just know I am getting stronger however as Rosler said-Those fucking power jumps are insane.
I had a blow out yesterday.Crisps,chinese etc but I have decided one day a week I will do that and the rest stick to the new healthy eating.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Im on Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs today.

Bit of advice required please. Are you supposed to do both workouts together ie straight after one another?

Cheers in Advance

 

[Mayor West]

Im on Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs today.

Bit of advice required please. Are you supposed to do both workouts together ie straight after one another?

Cheers in Advance

I do. Yes it's hard work but cardio abs isn't really cardio at all. More strength work to the abs. You shouldn't have a problem doing them together.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Im on Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs today.

Bit of advice required please. Are you supposed to do both workouts together ie straight after one another?

Cheers in Advance

I do. Yes it's hard work but cardio abs isn't really cardio at all. More strength work to the abs. You shouldn't have a problem doing them together.

Thanks mate

 

[sergiokun]

Evening guys

Need some help regarding weight lifting. I am 5 foot 7 and about 10 weeks ago I was only 8 stone... I decided I wanted to gain weight and last time I checked I was nearly 9 stone 5. I have brought myself a bench press and some dumbbells to do some weight lifting at home. Also got some Whey protein powder. Just a few quick questions if anybody can help, Should I drink the shakes before or after my work out? Do I have a light snack before working out and a big meal once I have finished?

I am only lifting around 35/40kg on the bench and around 10/15 on my dumbbells but will gradually buy more weights once I can lift them :-) Should I be lifting much more?

Thanks for the help

 

[sergiokun]

^^^^^^^^^^

Anyone help???

 

[SWP's back]

Evening guys

Need some help regarding weight lifting. I am 5 foot 7 and about 10 weeks ago I was only 8 stone... I decided I wanted to gain weight and last time I checked I was nearly 9 stone 5. I have brought myself a bench press and some dumbbells to do some weight lifting at home. Also got some Whey protein powder. Just a few quick questions if anybody can help, Should I drink the shakes before or after my work out? Do I have a light snack before working out and a big meal once I have finished?

I am only lifting around 35/40kg on the bench and around 10/15 on my dumbbells but will gradually buy more weights once I can lift them :-) Should I be lifting much more?

Thanks for the help

Both before and after.

How many times a day are you eating and what is your diet like? The reason you may not have had anyone answer is that the questions should really go in the "bulk up" thread as BM has lots and lots of guys that would help you out on there, such as Dirty Harry and Fantasy Ireland.

Also, so long as you are progressively lifting more over time, the weight you are at now doesn't matter.

 

[sergiokun]

Cheers SWP

Diet wasn't great before I started this

Morning
Bowl of cereal and a protein shake
yogurt on my break at 10.30

Lunch
Pasta dish with chicken and maybe some crisps

Tea time
I have been eating mainly steak and chips at the moment
Protein shake before work out

Before bed
I would normally have some strawberries and cream

I try to eat fruit in the day maybe an orange or banana. I can't stand eating eggs or tuna and I no they are really good for bulking up. Also on days I train I will mainly have porridge in the morning

 

[mcfc_ms]

I find that if I have a protein shake before doing insanity or anything else I just end up throwing up.

So I now have one just after and then one before bed.

Also I try to get protein from food and only now have the shakes if I don't get chance to cook anything like that

 

[SWP's back]

I find that if I have a protein shake before doing insanity or anything else I just end up throwing up.

So I now have one just after and then one before bed.

Also I try to get protein from food and only now have the shakes if I don't get chance to cook anything like that

But you are not really bulking up or weight training mate.

I am 186lbs so trying to get my protein solely from food is difficult. I have 3 or 4 protein shakes a day on top of a clean diet.