No Longer Insane

[Rastaban]

I did it. I finished Insanity. Two months of sweat, spit, and cursing done.
 

At the beginning of February I spontaneously choose to start Insanity, having sat on the videos lent to me by my sister-in-law for a couple of months. After the first week I was ready to see this through. Also, after the first week I was disturbed by how much it kicked my ass. A lot of people say 'it gets better' but in reality you just end up coping with it. In fact, by the beginning of the second month it just gets HARDER.
 

Looking back, I'd give myself a 'B' grade for completing this. I did all the workouts from start to finish and some days, in an effort to stay on track with my calendar, I'd do two workouts in a day. Through a couple of out of town weekends and a minor illness, I ended up finishing about a week and a half past my projected date. Within the work outs there were times where I could not keep up with Shaun T and the gang. I had to either extend the water breaks or straight up give myself my own breaks through the pause button. But I think the most important part was sticking with it from start to finish. The amount of sweat and, sometimes, spit on the floor and the general saturation of my workout shirt AND towel was a pretty good indicator that was doing at least something right.
 

Am I glad I did it? Yes. Would I recommend it to anyone? Sure. It's not for everyone, though. It’s a bit repetitious too and within the past two weeks I found myself feeling like this was more of a chore. I was ready to move onto something new, but for the sake of completion, I stuck it out. I do recommend, for first timers, to have some sort of baseline physical activity. This is definitely not for people starting from scratch.

This coming weekend I'll post my updated measurements, but in terms of straight weight loss, today I weigh 222 lbs. When I started I had been stuck on 232 lbs. All my pants fit a bit more loosely now, and I can see a difference visually. I’m looking forward to a week of taking it easy with alternating some runs with going back to the videos and doing the Core Cardio and Balance workouts, and getting back to swimming.

 

 

 

[Bloop]

Great job! I do Insanity on the days Im not lifting. I can definitely agree with several of your points. I have been doing it almost 2 months, and I am starting to get really bored with the repetition. I am going to have to find something new soon or I will go crazy...

[I-Jo]

 

excellent. 

 

you don't ever get good at that stuff- you just suck less.  So congrats to you on completing it-  I know sticking with it can be super difficult! Something to be very proud of for sure!

[stevembk]

Ive gone through Insanity twice last winter. I felt that the second month was easier because of the extra rest. I am used to endurance training and felt like that was what month 2 was. Month one was hard because it was all speed.

 

My friend is a over weight and has done Insanity 4 times. He's only lost a little and that was because he didn't eat clean. Eating is still a big part of the program. Hes on a 20 day whole food diet now and has lost 14 lbs in just one week compared to 4 in 2 months of Insanity.

[Gilfren]

I'm looking forward to those measurements! Nicely done. I've got a lot of friends that started, but never finished.

[Rastaban]

Here are those numbers:

 

4-28-13 (numbers in parentheses are from 3-9-13, about a month into Insanity)

Height: 6'-2.5"

Weight: (Taken 1 week ago): 221.8 lbs. (225 lbs.)

Wingspan: 77.5"

 

Neck: 15.25" (no change)

Chest: 41" (no change)

 

R. Bicep: 13" (14" really?!)

L. Bicep: 12.25" (13.5")

R. Forearm: 11.5" (no change)

L. Forearm: 11.25" (no change)

 

Waist: 35.5" (no change)

Hips: 39.5" (42")

R. Thigh: 25.5" (no change)

L. Thigh: 24" (25", weird)

R. Calf: 17" (no change)

L. Calf: 16.5" (no change)

 

Body Fat %: 16.8%  (21.8%) w00t! I did the caliper test several times to make sure, but even visually I can tell there is a difference.

[Raikas]

I inherited the DVDs from a lazy friend and use some of them as rainy day back up stuff, but I've never tried to use them as intended.

 

 

Congrats on getting through it - and on your results!