Insanity work-out

[Thaksinssoldier]

Yeah the diet plays a big part.

Cut the high fructose crap, chocolate(switch to 70% dark if you have a sweet tooth, works wonders),bread,beer etc out and you'll see huge changes.

There's tons of great recipes around too to make sure you aren't eating horrible food. The wife has found a great spinach & salmon burger on a wholemeal bun that tastes great and great prawn noodles in satay which is as good as anything from the chinese.

It can be done!

 

[FantasyIreland]

Yeah the diet plays a big part.

Cut the high fructose crap, chocolate(switch to 70% dark if you have a sweet tooth, works wonders),bread,beer etc out and you'll see huge changes.

There's tons of great recipes around too to make sure you aren't eating horrible food. The wife has found a great spinach & salmon burger on a wholemeal bun that tastes great and great prawn noodles in satay which is as good as anything from the chinese.

It can be done!

Diet is crucial,get that wrong and you will not do yourself any justice and certainly wont get the results.

Post that recipe if you don't mind? ta

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

Yeah the diet plays a big part.

Cut the high fructose crap, chocolate(switch to 70% dark if you have a sweet tooth, works wonders),bread,beer etc out and you'll see huge changes.

There's tons of great recipes around too to make sure you aren't eating horrible food. The wife has found a great spinach & salmon burger on a wholemeal bun that tastes great and great prawn noodles in satay which is as good as anything from the chinese.

It can be done!

Diet is crucial,get that wrong and you will not do yourself any justice and certainly wont get the results.

Post that recipe if you don't mind? ta

http://www.teambeachbody.com/eat-smart/recipe/-/rcp/15458


Prawns and wholewheat noodles is just tablespoon crunchy/smooth peanut butter tablespoon low salt soy sauce teaspoon curry powder a honey mixed in a bowl add hot water to thin out and add more of whatever you like so more curry powder to make it spicier etc then wholewheat lidl noodles and a bag of frozen /fresh prawns and stir fry mix thrown in wok job done

 

[quiet_riot]

Someone mentioned a 1k calorie breakfast smoothie/shake, but I can't find it. If it's you, could you post what amounts of stuff you put in please.

Thanks

 

[117 M34]

Someone mentioned a 1k calorie breakfast smoothie/shake, but I can't find it. If it's you, could you post what amounts of stuff you put in please.

Thanks

4 pints of stella

you're welcome

 

[FantasyIreland]

Someone mentioned a 1k calorie breakfast smoothie/shake, but I can't find it. If it's you, could you post what amounts of stuff you put in please.

Thanks

Pint of semi skimmed
banana
2tbsp peanut butter
1 egg
50g fine oats
30g protein powder

Should be there abouts.

 

[quiet_riot]

Someone mentioned a 1k calorie breakfast smoothie/shake, but I can't find it. If it's you, could you post what amounts of stuff you put in please.

Thanks

Pint of semi skimmed
banana
2tbsp peanut butter
1 egg
50g fine oats
30g protein powder

Should be there abouts.

And presumably, consume within running distance of a toilet?!

 

[FantasyIreland]

Someone mentioned a 1k calorie breakfast smoothie/shake, but I can't find it. If it's you, could you post what amounts of stuff you put in please.

Thanks

Pint of semi skimmed
banana
2tbsp peanut butter
1 egg
50g fine oats
30g protein powder

Should be there abouts.

And presumably, consume within running distance of a toilet?!

Along with those deads,squats and presses....If you wanna be big you gotta eat big.....

So,just get it down your throat ya big tart!

 

[ManuelPellegrini]

Someone mentioned a 1k calorie breakfast smoothie/shake, but I can't find it. If it's you, could you post what amounts of stuff you put in please.

Thanks

Pint of semi skimmed
banana
2tbsp peanut butter
1 egg
50g fine oats
30g protein powder

Should be there abouts.

That's a fucking mean shake!

 

[ManuelPellegrini]

So week 4 is complete and I've just celebrated by devouring a take away ruby. Felt I deserved it!

I move onto the recovery week on Monday. Not seen the DVD yet. Is it easier than the other sessions?

 

[quiet_riot]

So week 4 is complete and I've just celebrated by devouring a take away ruby. Felt I deserved it!

I move onto the recovery week on Monday. Not seen the DVD yet. Is it easier than the other sessions?

Yes, but you'll still sweat like a bitch, and your quads and delts will burn!

 

[ManuelPellegrini]

So week 4 is complete and I've just celebrated by devouring a take away ruby. Felt I deserved it!

I move onto the recovery week on Monday. Not seen the DVD yet. Is it easier than the other sessions?

Yes, but you'll still sweat like a bitch, and your quads and delts will burn!

Sounds good to me.

Had good results so far and hoping they continue through to month 2.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

I've just completed the 8 weeks.

56lbs lost!

Still have about 1-1.5 stone to move before I've that rippling 6 pack lol. This week I'm doing less intense workout to let my joints recover, then I'm going to do the first 4 weeks of Insanity again. Fingers crossed this should do the job!

 

[ManuelPellegrini]

I've just completed the 8 weeks.

56lbs lost!

Still have about 1-1.5 stone to move before I've that rippling 6 pack lol. This week I'm doing less intense workout to let my joints recover, then I'm going to do the first 4 weeks of Insanity again. Fingers crossed this should do the job!

Well played mate that's a top result!

My knees have started to hurt a little bit after the first 4 weeks so my recovery week should do them good before starting week6.

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

I've just completed the 8 weeks.

56lbs lost!

Still have about 1-1.5 stone to move before I've that rippling 6 pack lol. This week I'm doing less intense workout to let my joints recover, then I'm going to do the first 4 weeks of Insanity again. Fingers crossed this should do the job!

Well played mate that's a top result!

My knees have started to hurt a little bit after the first 4 weeks so my recovery week should do them good before starting week6.

Try using a yoga mat for the plyometric parts...saves your knees big time.

 

[bluetonium]

Wow, that is some real reward for the effort, well done mate, gives me some hope to keep with it too.

Started this myself quietly a few weeks back, just about to finish week 4 (tomorrow is rest day). Have seen some real inconsistencies in weight loss though, body shape has probably changed, by wife says so but I can't quite see it yet as measurements are pretty much the same around my chest and waist, but gained half an inch to my biceps.

Week one I lost half a stone towards my goal of losing a good 30-40 pounds and gaining definition. Week two I switched to Maximuscle Promax Lean recovery drink from Tesco chocolate milk, but also went out twice in a week (stag do and a band) and gained a pound. Week three I lost that pound (took a whole week from just two nights out!) and week four I am looking at another couple of pounds, but I have cut my diet by 300 cals in week four and am having my shake instead of a breakfast as I like to work out first thing, half six in the morning. My weight seems to vary by as much as 5 pounds in a day depending on whether I check the scales at morning, noon or night, probably scale-watching far too much but the size of the swing makes setting smaller achievable goals impossible. I can literally lose 3.5 pounds overnight, or nothing at all.

Following the diet religiously save for those two beery days, not missed a day of exercise yet, but I still find that I struggle to keep up with Shaun T both for speed and length of each move during the workouts - anyone else find that too, should I be doing better by this stage? I'm pretty sweaty after each session so I know I am working, but I still find myself needing a break halfway through Level 2 Drills and again half way through the next exercises, for example. Should I be fitter than this by now? Starting point was no exercise at all.

 

[ManuelPellegrini]

Wow, that is some real reward for the effort, well done mate, gives me some hope to keep with it too.

Started this myself quietly a few weeks back, just about to finish week 4 (tomorrow is rest day). Have seen some real inconsistencies in weight loss though, body shape has probably changed, by wife says so but I can't quite see it yet as measurements are pretty much the same around my chest and waist, but gained half an inch to my biceps.

Week one I lost half a stone towards my goal of losing a good 30-40 pounds and gaining definition. Week two I switched to Maximuscle Promax Lean recovery drink from Tesco chocolate milk, but also went out twice in a week (stag do and a band) and gained a pound. Week three I lost that pound (took a whole week from just two nights out!) and week four I am looking at another couple of pounds, but I have cut my diet by 300 cals in week four and am having my shake instead of a breakfast as I like to work out first thing, half six in the morning. My weight seems to vary by as much as 5 pounds in a day depending on whether I check the scales at morning, noon or night, probably scale-watching far too much but the size of the swing makes setting smaller achievable goals impossible. I can literally lose 3.5 pounds overnight, or nothing at all.

Following the diet religiously save for those two beery days, not missed a day of exercise yet, but I still find that I struggle to keep up with Shaun T both for speed and length of each move during the workouts - anyone else find that too, should I be doing better by this stage? I'm pretty sweaty after each session so I know I am working, but I still find myself needing a break halfway through Level 2 Drills and again half way through the next exercises, for example. Should I be fitter than this by now? Starting point was no exercise at all.

Remember muscle weighs more than fat, so the scales arent always a true reflection on how your body is changing.

The guys on the DVD are all insanity graduates so I wouldn't worry if you aren't keeping up. As long as you are improving gradually each week then you are heading in the right direction.

My first few weeks gave me great results but wasn't sure if much changed in week 4.
I now move towards the second month where I expect the fitness levels and real changes to start improving dramatically. Hope I'm not disappointed

 

[honkytonkman187]

this is impressive (apologies if posted already in the thread)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvJHw64fxgQ#t=51

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvJHw64fxgQ#t=51[/youtube]

 

[bluetonium]

Are any of you guys taking supplements along with your Insanity programme, specifically for the weight loss? Have had Thermobol caffeine free suggested to me, no idea if it is a good idea or not.

 

[Sparkys-Army]

Bought Insanity, waiting for it to arrive and can't wait to kick it's ass!

I'll post some pictures of progress during my time with it.