Raising The Bar! :)

[kellyrtbf]

Happy Friday! My name is Kelly & I am excited to become a member of this Weight Loss forum! I am always a fan of finding new way of getting extra motivation and chatting with people that are like-minded and want to stay on TRACK! I have been on a weight loss journey...which feels like 1/2 of my life, but recently I have really been working hard and seeing results! My workouts consist of a hybrid between P90X & Insanity. If you haven't heard of these 2 workouts, let me know, otherwise I am sure you have seen them advertised on TV. THEY ARE GREAT! I really feel like I have definitely started to really see some movement on the scale and I hope it keeps going DOWN! So....that's a little bit about me! I hope to meet some great people here, motivate & be motivated! Cheers and here's to OUR health!
- Kelly

 

[Guideon]

Hello and welcome!

I'm doing my first round of Insanity right now (halfway month 2), and a P90X 'grad' as well.
Planning to do the hybrid next as well!

Enjoy your German potato soup

 

[Omega]

Welcome to the forum.

I must admit that I have heard of both the workouts that you mention - but cannot say that I have done them or know anything about them.

Tell me about them.

What is so good about them and why do you recommend them?

If you tried for instance P90X first and loved it - why did you go on to try Insanity and not stick with something that you were already sold on?

How does it compare to a regular class ran by a qualified personal trainer?

 

[Guideon]

I have been doing both P90X and Insanity as well, so I can answer as well without highjacking the thread I guess

What is good about them?
I love the fact you can do these programs at home wih minimal equipment and space required.
For Insanity you'll only need a waterbottle, towel (because you're gonna sweat!) and your own body.
P90x uses a bit more equipment: pull-up bar, freeweights or restistance bands (the bands can be used for the pull-up excercises as well) and push-up bars (optional). Waterbottle and towel also needed offcourse.

The fact that you can workout at home takes away an excuse (not wanting to go the gym because of the wheather, busy hours at the gym etc) and I've found it easier to sqeeze in a workout without to much planning, just put on your workout kit and go if you have an hour to spare.

The workouts themselves can be modified and this is shown on the videos, so you can participate even when you're not a very advanced level of fitness.
Both trainers in the videos do a good job to keep you motivated. Tony (P90X) is kind of a nutter at times, and likes to have fun during workouts. Shaun T (Insanity) is a bit less playfull, but far form a drill sergeant.

The reason why I didn't stick to one program? One reason: variety. Allthough both programs contain enough different workouts to keep it interesting during the week, after you've completed the program (P90X 90 days, Insanity 60 days) you can pretty much recite everything that is said during a specific workout.
Also both programs have a different focus on different parts of your body. Insanity is (mostly) core work in lots of intervaltraining, where P90X also targets the legs, arms, shoulders and back specifically (besides the core offcourse).

By doing both programs I felt that P90X did more for my arms shoulders and back and Insanity changed my core the most.
Starting in a few weeks time I'm gonna do a hybrid of P90X and Insanity, to get the best of both worlds

Can't say how it compares to a regular class and personal trainer as I never did that (when I had a mambership at the gym, I did mostly cardiowork).