Insanity Workout: for LADIES?! Can someone please tell me?
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Diet, pure and simple. There's no spot-reducing, that is, you'll lose where you need to on a proper diet. There's no guarantee your calves will go down. What does your mom, grandmom, etc. look like? If they are slim and have big calves, you probably will too. Hey, I'd love to have them. Try to look at your body as a whole and find other women your size that look really good. There's all kinds of big celebrities that are beautiful. Just don't feel too bad about yourself while you're trying to lose weight. For every one thing you don't like about yourself, there's someone else that would love to have it. Good luck.
1460153
No, this is totally different than Jillian Michaels'. However, I use both hers and Insanity Fast and Furious. The latter is moves very quickly, so I have had to make some adjustments in order to complete the workout. I have noticed results very quickly by using both of them. I hope this helps.
2238950
This workout program uses weights and 1 minute cardio intervals but in the 30 min sessions you are doing various exercises that either trigger the front of the body or the back of the body depending on your. She lays it out very clearly for you and there is very little repeating in this series. However, I love Insanity too but I haven't seen it done with weights.
2284176
Insanity to me is the best. You'll see the best results. I didn't like combat because it wasn't as "insane".
820380
It's different than p90x. Insanity is super high intensity cardio whereas p90x has a variety of yoga, abs, cardio, and weights. It depends on what you would like in your work out. I needed more cardio so Insanity helped me shed the extra couple of pounds faster than p90x.
368900
Check out the Body Beast Facebook page, there are plenty of females who are posting results on that site. Also look at the pictures of the Body Beast classic, which was this past summer. The classic was for both male and females. Furthermore, you may wish to check out "Team Beachbody" message board for other females doing the program. This way you can get tips and recommendations as well as see what others are going through. This is a excellent old school weight lifting 101 meets modern day science [with the usage of drop sets, super sets, forced sets,,,,,].
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The dvd has different women doing different levels of each workout, ranging from beginner to advanced. I purchased a 5-20 adjustable kettlebell so I cud start light and increase over time. Im now following the advanced fast track program where u do 2 workouts back to back and rest the next day and so on. My goal was to lose 8 lbs in 8 weeks. Ive already lost 6.5 lbs in 6 weeks by following this program along with a clean and energizing diet of lean protein, veggies, complex carbs, nuts, 8-10 glasses of water and 1300 mg max sodium intake. Tracking my food on fitness pal app helps tremendously along with a heart rate monitor during the workouts. Best of luck! The dvd has different women doing different levels of each workout, ranging from beginner to advanced. I purchased a 5-20 adjustable kettlebell so I cud start light and increase over time. Im now following the advanced fast track program where u do 2 workouts back to back and rest the next day and so on. My goal was to lose 8 lbs in 8 weeks. Ive already lost 6.5 lbs in 6 weeks by following this program along with a clean and energizing diet of lean protein, veggies, complex carbs, nuts, 8-10 glasses of water and 1300 mg max sodium intake. Tracking my food on fitness pal app helps... » Read More The dvd has different women doing different levels of each workout, ranging from beginner to advanced. I purchased a 5-20 adjustable kettlebell so I cud start light and increase over time. Im now following the advanced fast track program where u do 2 workouts back to back and rest the next day and so on. My goal was to lose 8 lbs in 8 weeks. Ive already lost 6.5 lbs in 6 weeks by following this program along with a clean and energizing diet of lean protein, veggies, complex carbs, nuts, 8-10 glasses of water and 1300 mg max sodium intake. Tracking my food on fitness pal app helps tremendously along with a heart rate monitor during the workouts. Best of luck! « Show Less
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Hard question to answer-depends on your fitness level-did you try what the woman in the dvd is using
1858965
Move on to P90x3 if you want to continue short workouts. After doing two cycles of p90x3 and now starting p90x2, I become more and more disenchanted by the amount of time I spent with T25 and the lack of results. I see some people got amazing results with it, but for me, after alpha, beta and gamma, I had barely dropped 4 lbs. After moving on to x3, I dropped almost 10 lbs and started to see a lot of definition and there wasn't any major change in my diet between programs. Fairly or not, I look at T25 as simply a cardio program with a little bit of weight stuff thrown in there. Insanity might be the way to go if you are willing to commit to the longer workouts, but for short workouts, I don't know that you can do better than x3 for hitting the total body. You won't get that gasping for air effect that you do in T25, but I do believe you will get results. Good luck
270353
I've done insanity,asylum 1 and 2 and insanity and I think this is pretty decent. I'm doing this in the winter since its harder for me to wake up for the longer insanity videos. This is roughly 20 minutes
63334
It depends on how much time you want to put into it. I have done all three, but I like T25 the best because you're done in about 28 minutes (including the stretch at the end.) You work with weights in almost all of the workouts in T25, whereas in Insanity, there are no weights (as far as I can remember). P90X is just about all weights, but I'm rarely willing to put that much time into a workout. Hope this helps.
820381
I don't think it should be a question of which one is Better, it should be a question of what kind of work out are you looking for? INSANITY=Carido, PX90=Weight training
629007
i use it for insanity and its great! It helps your feet get a good grip. I recommend buying a yoga mat, its not as soft and they will complement each other
820382
I don't know if better is the right choice but I prefer insanity to p90x. Insanity is definitely the better cardio workout and doesn't require any additional weights or tools other than yourself to reap the benefits of burning max calories while incorporating strength training/ muscle building using your own body weight and although the workout is extremely exhausting you seem to move through it quickly whereas p90x seems to drag.
1976512
If it came with calendar, I ignored it. I just progressed straight through the workouts. Compared to Insanity it is far few jumps, or jump squats. Don't get me wrong, you will be jumping with Ruthless, just not as much. It was said in a previous review, but one of my bigger issues is not remembering what a workout is after doing it. The names are a little screwy. I miss using weights, so I just do a Tony Horton Fitness on You tube to incorporate weights.
360206
I have been doing insanity for 2 weeks. I have been working out for 20 years, taught spinning, and am in good shape. However, this is the hardest I have ever worked. I think it would definitely get you to where you want to be and more.
2121309
No, insanity makes you lose weight while getting tone and cut. Definitely core strength training at its finest. I wouldn't recommend if you want to bulk up.