2009 August

Aug

Review of Insanity – The Fit Test

By Aaron Potts Posted in Body Weight Exercises, Exercise, Fitness Programs, Health and Fitness Product Reviews, Insanity, Weight Loss / 12 Comments »

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Insanity Before and After Pictures and Fit Test Results

In this on-going review of Insanity blog series, the truth behind the Insanity 60-day weight loss program is revealed with a play-by-play description of what the program is really like – and more importantly – if Insanity really works!

Wow – just got done with the Fit Test that is Day 1 of the Insanity 60-day weight loss program, and it was seriously intense!

The purpose of the Fit Test is for you to determine your present level of fitness, and to give you a “benchmark” that you can use to gauge your progress as you go through the program. The Fit Test is done at the beginning of Insanity, and then again every 2 weeks.

This Fit Test isn’t a few stretches and a strength test as many similar tests are – quite to the contrary! Including the warm up and cool down, the Insanity Fit Test is a 25-minute workout that will leave you drenched in sweat, and wondering what you have gotten yourself into!

There are a total of 8 exercises that you do, each for 1 full minute. No equipment is required for the Fit Test, or for any Insanity workout – the entire program is all body weight exercises.

In the Fit Test, you are supposed to give a 100% effort each time you do it so that you can accurately gauge the progress that you have made by doing the Insanity workouts. The exercises are:

Switch Kicks – standing up straight and alternately kicking each leg out in front as high as you can.
Squat Jacks – jumping jacks, only in Squat Jacks you go down into a full squat at the end of every repetition.
Power Knees – standing up straight with your hands interlaced overhead, and then bringing 1 knee up at an angle across your body as many times as you can.
Power Jumps – down into a full squat and then leaping up into the air as far as you can.
Globe Jumps – one hop back, one hop to the right, one hop forward, and one hop to the left equals 1 repetition.
Suicide Jumps - from a standing position down into a plank position, then back to standing and then leap straight into the air.
Push Up Jacks – regular push ups, only you spread your feet wide apart and then bring them back together on every single repetition
Low Plank Obliques – from a plank position, keep your upper body totally still while alternatively bringing each knee up as close to your shoulders as possible.

As you can tell from these descriptions, the Insanity Fit Test exercises are NOT a joke! By the end of the Fit Test you are gasping for air, your legs are on fire, and you are suddenly very scared of what the workout itself must be like if the Fit Test pretty much wiped you out! Here is a chart that I will use to share my progress:

MOVE	DAY 1	DAY 15	DAY 30	DAY 45	Day 60
Switch Kicks	110	124	132	140	145
Squat Jacks	31	50	56	63	69
Power Knees	49	68	78	88	94
Power Jumps	25	32	33	37	41
Globe Jumps	6	10	10	12	13
Suicide Jumps	11	15	16	18	19
Push Up Jacks	22	32	34	37	42
Low Plank Obliques	28	54	58	60	67

I will be keeping a running review of Insanity, including the other 9 workouts that are part of the 60-day program, so stay tuned for that, or better yet, join in the fun yourself! Insanity looks to be the most challenging – but effective – weight loss program out there, and this coming from someone who is a P90X grad!

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Aug

INSANITY!

By Aaron Potts Posted in Body Weight Exercises, Cardiovascular Training, Core Training, Exercise, Health and Fitness Product Reviews, Hip Hop Abs, Insanity, Plyometric Exercises, Videos, Weight Loss / 12 Comments »

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Beachbody’s latest home exercise program looks to be the best yet – if you can TAKE it, that is!

Shaun T (of Hip Hop Abs fame) has taken his already impressive game to a whole new level with Insanity™, and this program has got RESULTS written all over it.

Beachbody has a veritable arsenal of great exercises videos, products, and supplements, but Insanity™ has one MAJOR thing going for it that even P90X doesn’t have - you don’t need a single piece of exercise equipment!

One of the biggest reasons why people don’t work out at home is because they feel like they have to spend a fortune – and then find a place for – a lot of exercise equipment. With Insanity™, all you need is a towel to wipe off the sweat, and a nearby bottle of water!

Check out the videos below, and judge for yourself. As for me, I’m sold, and I already have my copy of Insanity™ at home. For my wife and I, today is Day 1 of 60. I will be posting my thoughts on the program as I go along, and will be posting before and after pictures as well.

C’mon aboard and try Insanity™ for yourself – if you’re brave enough!

Click each picture for a short – but intense! – video

Get ready for the most intense workout program ever put on DVD. INSANITY™ is the 60-day total-body conditioning program that will push your limits. Want to find out what you’re made of? Get ready to dig deep. Get ready for INSANITY™.

In her 40′s, Alysia who has 5-year-old twins never thought her stomach would be taut. But after Insanity, her upper abs are the best they’ve ever been. And that’s without having done any crunches in the program! No weights, no gimmicks – just sweat.

Working out with Shaun, Rachel pushed herself every day. And when she thought she had no more to give, Shaun assured her that she did. It’s that sort of dedication to dig deep in the workout that has Rachel’s size 6 jeans now falling off of her.

In the Army for ten years, Lloyd thought he was fit. That was before Insanity. Getting into his first day, Lloyd was drenched in sweat and admitting that, “this is really intense.” Then he realized all he had finished was the warm-up!

Doug is excited having lost 30 pounds and 30 inches of body mass, 6.5 inches around his waist, from Insanity. He says he is “shocked” comparing his before and after photos. It’s like he’s in his 20′s again! And he’s not done yet.

Though he was a serious athlete, running in marathons and triathalons, Chris E. wasn’t prepared for the results he was going to get from Insanity. After 60 days, Chris knows a new level of fitness and is ready to tackle his 40′s and beyond.