Beachbody Insanity Workout Review

So I started Insanity about 3 weeks ago and I just wanted to make a review on it.


Insanity is a 2 month program (but of course you can continue to do the workouts after the 2 months) and it is consisted of 10 Dvd's, Conditioning Program, Calendar and a Elite Nutrition Book.
Firts Off the Dvd's.
1.Dig Deeper & Fit Test
   This Dvd is the first DVD you will do on your first day. Its a fit test with a combination of 8 different exercises. You do each for one minuite and see how many reps you can do within that one minuite.


2.Plyometric Cardio Circut
   it is a seriously intense 40-minute workout! The “warm-up” is 10 1/2 minutes of increasingly difficult cardiovascular exercises that will leave you winded and sweaty, and the “real” workout hasn’t even started yet…The 10 1/2 minute warm-up consists of 7 movements that are done for 30 or 60 seconds each, and then you repeat that series after a 30-second water break, and then repeat it a third time after another short break.  The magic, however, is that each time you repeat the sequence, you have to do the movements faster and with more intensity than the time before. By the end of the 3rd set, you are looking for the end of the workout as well! The movements themselves consist of some basic heart-rate increasers such as jogging in place and jumping jacks, but there are also some advanced moves like 123-123 Heisman’s, and Mummy Kicks.After the pulse-pounding warm-up, then you move onto a 7-minute stretching routine that is a workout in its own right. There are lots of basic, effective stretches, and there are also some more advanced moves very similar to some popular Yoga poses. The stretch routine doesn’t match the intensity of the rest of the workout - nor should it - but it is also not a waste of time. There are plenty of good stretches that will be needed once you start the actual Interval Training portion of the routine.


3.Cardio Power & Resistance
   The first wave of exercises include a very effective combination of cardio and resistance. In order, the first 4 exercises are: Power Jumps, Belt Kicks, Hit the Floor, and V Push-ups. Power Jumps are especially difficult and will wipe out your air supply in under 30 seconds, but then you’ve still got 3 more exercises to go before you get a break. The first 4 exercises are each done for 30 seconds, back-to-back, leaving you with 2 solid minutes of intensity that will probably seem at first like it lasts a lot longer than 2 minutes… Once you survive that first wave, you only get a 30-second break before you repeat that sequence even faster than the first time, then you repeat it yet again at an even higher level of intensity. As if over 6 minutes of all-out intensity wasn’t enough of a challenge, after finishing all 3 sets of the first wave of exercises, you then do a full minute of challenging Tricep exercises that will leave the back of your arms on fire. The next wave of exercises includes Hurdle Jumps, Globe Jumps, Moving Push-ups, and Floor Sprints, all once again done back-to-back before getting a 30-second break. The jump movements are as hard as they sound, Moving Push-ups make an already awesome exercise even more difficult, and by the time you get to Floor Sprints, it’s more like “floor walks,” because you can barely even hold yourself up off the floor, let alone do any actual sprinting.


Once again, Shaun T throws in a final knock-out punch at the end of the workout, just in case – by some wild chance – you aren’t already feeling like a heart attack might be in your near future…
The final exercise is a series of 8 Hop Squats followed immediately by 8 Push-ups, and you do that series 3 times in a row with no break. Between the hopping up and down and the Push-ups, the final exercise uses your entire body, and every ounce of oxygen that you have left as well. Then Stretching.


4.Cardio Recovery & Max Recovery (2 in 1)
   The Insanity Cardio Recovery workout is just that a RECOVERY from cardio. It is not meant to be an easy workout, but rather just a break from the normal intensity of the Insanity workouts.That being said, there are portions of the Cardio Recovery DVD that are far from easy, so skipping this workout is NOT an option during the 60-day Insanity program. You need this workout for the benefits of the workout itself, as well as for the much needed break from the rest of the Insanity craziness! The Max Recovery workout – much like the Cardio Recovery workout – is intended to give your cardiovascular system a much-needed and well-deserved break, while still making good use of your daily exercise time to support your weight loss efforts. The workout is 47 minutes long, and includes 5 separate exercise segments, as well as the standard warm up and cool down portions.


5.Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs (2 workouts in 1 But the first week you only do Pure cardio)
   In the Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs routine, however, the format is quite a bit different, and quite the challenge as well.The routine starts out with a warm-up and stretch, just as the other DVD’s do, but once the stretches are done and the actual exercises start, they never stop until the entire workout is done.In the Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs routine, however, once the high-intensity starts, there are NO BREAKS of any kind. You just keep “pushing through” as Shaun T calls it, and you don’t stop exercising until you get to the cool-down stretch at the end. The Cardio Abs routine is actually a separate workout than the Pure Cardio routine, but if you follow the Insanity workout schedule – and you should – then the Cardio Abs workout is done immediately following the Pure Cardio routine. Pure Cardio is just about 40-minutes long, and the Cardio Abs routine is about 16-minutes long. The total exercise time on the day that you do Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs will be just under 1 hour.The Cardio Abs routine itself is a good combination of intense cardiovascular movements along with effective abdominal exercises. The ab movements are meant to target not just your “visible” abdominal muscles, but the inner muscles as well, collectively making the workout a core training workout, not just an ab routine.


6.Core Cardio & Balance
   First off it starts with the warm up & stretching.The main portion of the Core Cardio and Balance routine is about 16 minutes long, and flows quickly from one exercise to the next. Some of the exercises are more challenging than others, and as is always the case with Insanity exercises, you can modify the way that you do any given exercise in order to make it more or less difficult based on your present abilities. Keep in mind, however, that by this point in the 60-day Insanity workout program, your cardiovascular and your muscular endurance should both be significantly higher than they were at the beginning. If you are not yet noticing both the weight loss and the physical fitness benefits of the program, then you are doing something wrong.

7.Max Interval Plyo
   The Max Interval Plyo routine is made up of two full interval sets, as well as one final set at the end of the workout that is shorter than the other two sets. In the first circuit, you use your legs – especially your quadriceps (top of the legs) – during every single exercise. Most of the exercises include at least a squatting movement of some kind, if not a leap into the air as well.The consistently high heart rate continues during the second circuit, although the upper body is hit quite a bit harder in Circuit #2 than in Circuit #1. There are two push up exercises in Circuit #2 that will push the limits on anyone’s ability to keep going, even if they are really good at push ups. Again, however, don’t let the intensity of it all scare you off. The RESULTS that people are looking for from Insanity come because of these types of high-tempo, high-intensity exercises.  The final circuit in the Max Interval Plyo workout is a combination of 4 exercises that you only do one time. There are 2 exercises that are more geared towards muscular training, and 2 that are primarily going to keep your heart rate up in the fat-burning zone.



8.Max Interval Circuit
   The Max Interval Circuit routine is a full 60 minutes long, where most of the other Month 2 workouts are between 45 and 55 minutes. During those 60 minutes there are 3 complete circuits, each with 4 exercises. All 4 exercises are done, a 30-second break is taken, then all 4 exercises are done again, another 30-second break, and then you do all 4 exercises one more time before moving on to the next circuit.

9.Max Cardio Conditioning & Cardio Abs
   The Max Cardio Conditioning routine is a very effective part of the overall Insanity program. It is challenging, it burns a lot of calories, and it enhances your fitness level and cardiovascular endurance, which means that you’ll be able to work harder, and ultimately see more weight loss. In addition, the format of the workout is quite a bit different than the format of most of the other Insanity videos, and the break from the “norm” is a nice change of pace, but without sacrificing results in the process.

10.Cardio Abs
   This DVD is the same workout as the Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs DVD just that the Cardio Abs workout is by itsself on this DVD. Refer to Pure cardio & Cardio Abs.

Conditoning Program
   This little book tells you about the 60 day program. Basically it breaks the 2 months down and tells you basically what your going to do.
Ex.
Month 1: Introduces you to INSANITY. You workout 6 days a week for 30-40 minuites with sundays off. It also tells you what beginners has said like h ow the warm ups will intense untill you get used to it.
Month 2: Introduces you to 4 new workouts about 45 mins a day. Max intervals & Max intensity for Max results.
It basically gives you a break down of the program and what you should expect. Its a simple little handbook.

Elitle Nutrition
   Ill just tell you the table of contents--You should get a feel about what this book is about..
1.Overview (of the book)
2.Elite Nutrition Philosophy
3.How the Meal plan works
4.Determining your caloric needs
5.When to eat
6.Start Eating
7.Elite Nutrition Meal Lists
8.Food Blocks
9.Month 2 Eat More
10.Basics for beginners
11.Nutrition Troubleshooting
12.Results & Recovery Formula
13.Substitution List.

And Lastly.. The calender.
   It has everyday listed with what your suppose to do on each day. It also has a section for your fit test to wright down your results. OHH you will do FIT TEST 5 times and supposeably you try to do better than the last time you do it..WELL TRY TO ATLEAST =]

So your probably woundering...HOW THE HECK AM I DOING?
FREAKIN GREAAT! Of course its haaanng as hell, but so worth the investment. So far I've been doing it for 3 weeks. I started off as a size 11 (pants) I am now down to a size 8. My weight started off at 160 I am now 148!! Nice improvement! I cant wait too see the full results! I did take a before picture & I am gona take a after picture when I am done..Maybe Ill share them with you..In a message..If you wana see them..Ill let you know when Im done with the program..You should be really committed to this program but honestly some days I just dont feel like doing it..so I dont..hehe..but most of the time I try to do it the next day combining it with the workout I have to do that day..UGH! or sometimes...I DONT..haha..Anyways..
I hope you guys didnt get to bored by this review..ITS ALOT TO ABSORB i know..lol but..HEYY!! its good to know..

Well GOODLUCK to anyone who BUYS this product! Its GREAT!

x3 SHANAN