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Insanity Workout tips
kleinfehn
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Sup PA, I am thinking about starting the Insanity Workout and I am wondering if anyone has any experience with this and any tips. I am looking to get into better shape and increase my core and upper body. I am about 6 feet tall and weigh 175lbs for body reference.
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Some thoughts:
- I don't have the best knees in the world, and my first rotation through the program I bought some knee braces. This helped out immensely, and by the time I started the program over again I found I no longer needed them.
- The program is more focused on core and leg strength. I never felt like my arms got as much attention. You may wish to supplement your workouts with something arm-focused. When you get to the second month's workouts you'll spend more time on your arms, but for the first month you'll only get a handful of pushups.
- Relax and go at your own pace. Depending on the kind of physical condition you're in now you may or may not come close to the pace the trainer and the other people on camera can do. Don't sweat it if you lag behind, that's the purpose of the fit test. As you go through the program you'll see those numbers go up. They only sort of allude to this but you'll probably feel like you've exerted the same amount of effort throughout the program, yet you'll find yourself doing more reps.
- Try to follow the food guide suggestions. It's an absolute pain in the ass, but it really does help. Note that they'll continue to shill their own "recovery formula" and similar products, but you can easily just substitute this with whatever protein powder you like.
Things to help you stay motivated:
- Take a picture of yourself, shirtless, before you start the program and one every week. Print them out and hang them up someplace like your bathroom, and you'll be able to see how you change throughout the program.
- Measure your biceps, chest, waist, quads, and calves each week as well.
I went through a month of p90x (went on vacation and couldn't get back into the routine afterwards, i'm starting again soon) and i could barely get through a video in the first week. after a month i looked a lot trimmer and i could almost hang with the people in the videos. but it was TOUGH. just stick with it and you will do fine.
as far as advice, get some nice shoes, with good arch support and cushioning. You do a lot of jumping which kills my feet, personally. typically, whatever floor you are on is probably not well cushioned for that sort of thing.
pace yourself.
the 3rd day I though my knees weren't going to function any more.
Is there a free version of it online (legally) or do I have to buy the expensive DVD pack?
Honestly I just want to know what equipment I'll need and what to expect before I shell out that kind of cash.