Insanity Program Detailed Results – Day 1

This morning, I wrote my product review of the Insanity workout by Beachbody. It reminded me of how awesome I felt when I was doing the program, before I came down with the flu and ended up giving up and never finishing. So I decided to start Insanity again, starting immediately. I just finished day 1 – the Fit Test.

It occurred to me as I was gasping and twitching on the floor while the people in the video cheerfully cooled down that I could do a detailed, week by week account of my progress through Insanity, to help other people (maybe you) decide if the program is worth the price tag (incidentally, if you do decide to buy Insanity, you may do so by going to either the review I linked above or by visiting my product recommendations page and clicking on the links I have provided).

Anyway, I shall get started.

Day 1

Weight: 182

BMI: 26.11 (Overweight)

Body Fat Percentage: 28.9% (High)

Mental Status: Eager to get started with the program. If I finish this time, I will be done before my summer vacation, and hopefully decent looking enough to be seen in a swimsuit. I’m a little apprehensive about writing a public, detailed account of my progress every few days, partly because I’m scared I will not be able to finish it again and will have to admit that publicly, and partly also because I don’t know if anyone would actually be interested in such a detailed review. I don’t want to bore anyone to death.

Workout: Day 1′s workout is not actually a full workout, it is the Fit Test. Every two weeks during the Insanity program, you take a Fit Test, which is a series of one minute exercises during which you cram as many reps in as possible before the time is up. Then you write down the numbers so you can gauge your progress throughout the rest of the program. The Fit test is a good way to ease into the full intensity of the program, but it is not easy by any means. I urge you not to do it on a full stomach.

Starting the video, I am immediately reminded of how quickly the Insanity workouts go by. The Fit Test is even shorter than the normal workouts, so even just a few minutes in, I was halfway done. It kind of leaves me awkwardly wondering whether I have been exercising long enough to count that as a good workout, even though my lungs are burning, my legs ache, and I’m dripping sweat. I have read before that many people trying interval training wonder the same thing until they realize that they are actually getting great results from only a few minutes of very intense training at a time.

In the interest of complete openness, as I always try for on this site, I will post my beginning fit test numbers for all to compare with and laugh at.

Switch Kicks: 104 total, 52 on each side, not too bad
Power Jacks: 56, almost passed out
Power Knees: 88, kind of a relief after power jacks
Power Jumps: 34 total, only 11 with knees actually bent at the height of the jump like we’re supposed to do
Globe Jumps: 32 total jumps, 8 rotations
Suicide Jumps: 11 before I stopped so I wouldn’t throw up
Pushup Jacks: 23, but I can only do the girly kind with my butt too high in the air
Low Plank Oblique: 64 total, 32 on each side. These were easy enough after the rest of the killer exercises to make me think I was probably doing them wrong.

For the rest of my Insanity week-by-week results, look no further:
Insanity Product Review with link to purchase
First Week Insanity Results
Second Week Insanity Results
Third Week Insanity Results
Fourth Week Insanity Results
Fifth Week Insanity Results
Sixth Week Insanity Results
Taking A Break From Insanity
Seventh Week Insanity Results
Final Insanity Results For Weeks 8 And 9

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