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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!
The Insanity Max Interval Circuit workout is one of the hardest routines during Month 2 of the Insanity 60-day program, and considering that ALL of the workouts are hard, that is saying something!
Insanity Max Interval CircuitThe 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.
The secret to the success of that type of circuit training is that you never actually get to catch your breath. Yes, you get a 30-second break in between each set of 4 exercises, but the intensity of the exercises means that in 30 seconds you aren’t even close to being fully rested. That is, of course, the entire philosophy behind the Insanity workout program as a whole – they call it “reverse interval training” and it certainly gets the job done!
Circuit #1
Each of the 3 circuits in the Max Interval Circuit routine is approximately 13 minutes long, taking into consideration 45 seconds for each exercise, a 30-second break after each set of 4 exercises, a one-off exercise that you do for 1 minute at the end of the circuit, and then a 30-second break.
The first circuit in this video seriously makes you wonder if you are even going to make it through 2 more complete circuits! Every single exercise uses your upper body AND your lower body, and even though the 11-minute warm up at the beginning of the video left you sweaty, that was nothing compared to how drenched you’ll be at the end of Circuit #1.
Example Exercise: Ski Abs/Push up Jacks/In and Out Abs/Oblique Push ups. No, those are NOT 4 different exercises! All 4 of those movements are done back to back with no rest and count as ONE of the four exercises that are included in Circuit #1.
Circuit #2
The second circuit is hard, but not quite as hard as Circuit #1. Your upper body is not pushed to the limit as much as it was in the earlier circuit, although it is still a part of every movement in Circuit #2. It is for the best, however, that the second circuit gives you a bit of a break (relatively speaking!), because Circuit #3 is every bit as challenging as Circuit #1 was.
Example Exercise: Floor Switch Kicks – much like the switch kicks that you do during the Fit Test, only you brace your body on the floor with your arms.
Circuit #3
This circuit starts out hard with a very challenging jumping movement, and it never gets easy after that. However, that being said, since this is the final circuit in the workout, you should really kick it into high gear and give it everything that you’ve got. The circuit is over in 13 minutes, so even if you feel like you can’t go on, do it anyway, and punch it through to the end - you’ll be glad that you did!
Example Exercise: Side Suicide Jumps – picture squatting down and then jumping as high as you can into the air over and over again for 45 seconds straight. Then add to that picture doing it all while twisting your upper body a good 30-degrees away from your lower body. Yeah – it hurts so good!
Cool Down and Stretch
As with all Insanity workouts, Shaun T and the gang cool down and stretch out for 3 or 4 minutes at the end. After this particular workout, the picture below says it all. The people in the video are laying around like a bomb went off because they are too exhausted to even get off the floor! What’s funny is that the screen tip says “Don’t Stop Moving”…
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