Questions about insanity?

In what way did you feel like ****? What are you trying to achieve overall?

If you enjoy swimming then do that. If you enjoy something it will be much easier to get yourself to do it and you are a lot more likely to keep doing it long term.

What insanity does give you is intensity (higher amount of movement in a set amount of time) so in the hr you burn more calories than you would doing Cher's video. But if you find it unpleasant and you are loosing weight without such intensity then what's the point?

I will keep up swimming but like you said it won't burn as much in the same amount of time and I really want to lose it and tone in about a month.

I haven't actually been losing any weight otherwise but im not gaining any either so I know I need to up the activity. If it was worth it, its something I would be willing to put up with for a short time even if I didn't like it to just get to a certain goal and then I would be able to maintain it from there.

I'm not sure if I'm making much sense...

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If you are properly unfit then building up intensity will take time but there's no reason you couldn't swim at high intensity eventually. Or you can blast swimming down and put up with feeling ****, you could achieve the same intensity as insanity if you choose to.

It's important to have realistic goals or you will be disappointed. 2lb a week would be fast weight lose, 1lb is more likely after some initial lose of water and stuff. I don't know how much fat you have to loose but 4lbs and some water isn't much on anyone who isn't already fairly lean. It's that old thing of if looking good were easy everyone would be jacked. To achieve the body you want is (for most people's goal) a lifestyle change.

To look toned you need muscle, probably more muscle than you think. Most of the insanity before and after shots I've ever seen are of people who have got pretty lean on it but had the muscle already. If previously you were doing the better part of **** all then you won't have much muscle so will also need to build it. Insanity isn't an effective way of gaining muscle, it's only really good for fat lose.

You can increase activity or decrease calories. Exercise is only one half of loosing weight.

I started doing it three times a week which I think is how you should do it. The first few times you do it, you just have to PUSH through it. It's the only way. Hide the controller and stop pausing! Of course you do not have to do all the exercises as fast as the people on there are doing it.
I now do it twice a day, my muscles are really building. My thighs are huge and my stomach is small.
I am purposely eating a lot because I want to keep a layer of fat. I lost the layer of fat a while ago but it looked to masculine (I'm a girl).So yeah really l love my body now, feel fit for prom!
I am also vegan. It is actually pretty easy to get enough protein and fat from being vegan if you look at bodybuilding.com and go on recipes.
It has been proven that if you do the exercises with a friend then you are more likely to improve. I did this and it certainly help, she wasn't as fit as me but I felt like I had to push her and myself and I was doing more to show off! haha
Or go with someone who is fitter than you and push yourself like a competition.
Have a cool bath after exercising to help muscle repair.

Well I wouldn't focus on loosing weight and eating less. Although it maybe necessary, any weight loss should be slow!
You will need to eat more when on insanity or exercise really but your body will change the fat into muscle.
I never, ever weighed myself, I think it is something to get too absorbed in. I just focus on the feeling on happiness and pride and I have completed the workout. Really smile and congratulate yourself and your friend when you have finished, feels amazing.
And yeah bodybuilding.com has some amazing recipes, you can get some really nice recipes and it made me discover food more - which is why I also became vegan. I take care in what I eat but I have also discovered so much that I never knew I liked! I thought being a vegan would be boring haha but things like Asian Style Mushroom and Bean Stir Fries keep you going!
So yeah to get rid of fat just find healthy alternatives for the unhealthy things in your diet. Don't cut anything out, don't do anything physco like eating 50 bananas a day aha. Soon you will see your fat turn into muscle!
If you are going to weigh yourself, I like to weigh myself before and after taking a **** just for the funnies. Once it weighed a quarter of a stone!!!
Good luck! xxxx

The raw egg thing is gross!
Arghhh imagine the slimy texture and burst when the yolk opens

Insanity is one of the few infomercial fitness fads that is marketed towards people who are already quite fit. If this doesn't describe you, do something less intense and build up to it.

http://www.t-nation.com/training/p90x-and-muscle-confusion-the-truth

Applies to insanity too. Can't say I disagree with much in the article.

Insanity is full of pushing exercises too. How is that healthy

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Have to say I disagree with you here. Maybe I'm getting the point of the article a little confused but I don't really see how weight training would be a better alternative to what insanity is. Which is essentially cardio. To lose body fat, you need to basically burn more calories than you eat right?
Which is basically what insanity is doing; burning a large amount of calories in a short time. Weight training would be to build muscle no?
No point building muscle if you're not getting rid of the fat first. You need cardio. And I do think weight training isn't just something people should do without proper instruction either. IMO it's much riskier than high intensity cardio....
Anyway as I said, maybe I misread it but thanks for the warning

Well I wouldn't focus on loosing weight and eating less. Although it maybe necessary, any weight loss should be slow!
You will need to eat more when on insanity or exercise really but your body will change the fat into muscle.
I never, ever weighed myself, I think it is something to get too absorbed in. I just focus on the feeling on happiness and pride and I have completed the workout. Really smile and congratulate yourself and your friend when you have finished, feels amazing.
And yeah bodybuilding.com has some amazing recipes, you can get some really nice recipes and it made me discover food more - which is why I also became vegan. I take care in what I eat but I have also discovered so much that I never knew I liked! I thought being a vegan would be boring haha but things like Asian Style Mushroom and Bean Stir Fries keep you going!
So yeah to get rid of fat just find healthy alternatives for the unhealthy things in your diet. Don't cut anything out, don't do anything physco like eating 50 bananas a day aha. Soon you will see your fat turn into muscle!
If you are going to weigh yourself, I like to weigh myself before and after taking a **** just for the funnies. Once it weighed a quarter of a stone!!!
Good luck! xxxx

Insanity is aimed at getting the "beach body" which can be achieved much more easily and with less effort via basic weight lifting and a roughly calorie controlled diet. Cardio is good for cardiovascular health, but is not necessary to lose weight. Just eat better and save yourself hours of cardio. Better yet, do a sport so you're actually enjoying yourself.

Insanity has terrible instruction and the routine is mediocre. Doing basic weights is easy to learn and execute. Just because a routine tires you out it doesn't mean it's effective. What makes you think insanity is good. I'm genuinely interested in what you believe is great about it?

No you don't need to lose fat before building muscle. A small deficit and continue lifting and the fat will fall off whilst you build muscle.

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