Review of Insanity – The Fit Test

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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!

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:Insanity

  • 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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12 Responses to “Review of Insanity – The Fit Test”

  1. Nika Says: September 8th, 2009 at 12:42 am

    Good Luck to you! Keep me posted

  2. Aaron Potts Says: September 8th, 2009 at 6:40 am

    Thanks, Nika – It’s been great so far, and extremely challenging! That is where the results are, though, so it is worth every minute of the effort, and the feeling of accomplishment after each workout is amazing!

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  11. Insanity Workout Says: January 19th, 2010 at 10:02 am

    Thank you for sharing! I am starting the Insanity Workout today as a matter of fact and it is great to see the results you have posted.

  12. Aaron Potts Says: January 19th, 2010 at 11:56 am

    Sean,

    I see that you are also going to blog about your experiences with Insanity – that’s awesome!

    As you’ve already seen, it is a seriously intense workout, but the mental and physical benefits that you get from consistently Digging Deeper are priceless.

    Have fun with it, Sean, and be sure to comment back on some of the other Insanity posts as you go through those workouts, and also as you start seeing the awesome results that Insanity brings!

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