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Day 1 of the Insanity workout has come and gone. Shaun T is crazy.

Plyometric Cardio Circuit works like this. You do 4 or 5 exercises at a decent pace during a 3 minute span doing as many of them as you can.

Then you get a 30 second break. Then you repeat those same 4 or 5 exercises at a faster pace doing as many as you can followed by the 30 second break.

To end it you do those same 4 or 5 exercises as fast as you can in 3 minutes. You do this 3 separate times through out the workout with a 3 minute stretch after the first round and a 5 minute cool down stretch at the end.

I am in pretty good shape but had to take breaks. Plyometric Cardio Circuit is really tough. Beachbody was not kidding when they said “you will be working out in a pool of your own sweat.”

Look at how red my face is. I don’t think my face got that red when I did the Detroit Marathon a couple years ago. My girlfriend said it looks like I took a bath in K-Y Jelly. Gross.

Sweat was flying every where.

While doing a punching motion some of it flung off my arm and hit Shaun T on the TV. I was slipping on the wood floors because of the sweat. I almost pulled a groin.

Again, gross. I had to mop the floor when I was done.

Oh well, this is what I signed up for. I’ll probably have to mop every day for the next 60 days.

The Insanity Workout DVDs Have A Warning Label

“We don’t just call it INSANITY because these workouts are intense. We call it INSANITY because in 60 days, you’re going to get results that are simply crazy. But don’t open this box thinking you can pretend your way through this. We need you to be prepared to DIG DEEPER than ever before. Get ready for a transformation unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. This is INSANITY.”

Translation: You might puke.

I really like the art work that Beachbody has put into the Insanity cover.

What’s In There?

Disc 1 – Dig Deeper & Fit Test – Shaun T see’s what you are made of.
Disc 2 – Plyometric Cardio Circuit – Lower body plyo and cardio.
Disc 3 – Cardio Power & Resistance – Strength training moves.
Disc 4 – Cardio Recovery – Shaun T goes easy on you once a week.
Disc 5 – Pure Cardio & Abs – This nonstop cardio workout is extreme.
Disc 6 – Cardio Abs – Explosive cardio and core moves.
Disc 7 – Core Cardio & Balance – Recovery week workout.
Disc 8 – Max Interval Circuit – The most intense interval circuit ever.
Disc 9 – Max Interval Plyo – Push your legs ’til they beg for mercy.
Disc 10 – Max Cardio Conditioning & Abs – Push your cardio limits.

Insanity Workout Elite Nutrition Plan
Insanity Workout Fitness Guide
Insanity Workout Fit Test Tracker
INSANITY™ Calendar
FREE Online Support Tools

What impresses me the most with all of the packaging that comes with Insanity Workout is that it is a hard cover book. It gives it a real professional look and feel. It has that “new book smell.”

I have a feeling that Beachbody put in the extra work to help limit the amount of frauds that can be produced. I can’t see somebody putting the time and effort into trying to copy a hard cover book like this. If somebody is trying to sell you Insanity Workout DVDs that do not come in a hard cover book then you’re scam alert should be going off. Nice work Beachbody. Very impressive.

The Insanity Workout Calendar is simple and well put together. Very easy to follow.

The Insanity Elite Nutrition Plan is very informative. After I read through it I think I am going to be able to give it a better shot than the P90X 3 Phase Nutrition Plan. That guide seemed to have too many ingredients. The Insanity Nutrition Plan looks easy to follow and the meal plans are similar to what I already eat.

I’ll be doing the Insanity Workout Fit Test tomorrow. It looks pretty tough. I’ll let you know if I puke. I hope the Insanity workout does not kill me.

**After I completed my first round of Insanity I bought the Insanity Deluxe workouts on DVD which include…

• Max Interval Sports Training – A very hard hour long workout.
• Insane Abs – Would you guess that this ab workout is insane?
• Upper Body – You follow Shaun T around a gym lifting weights.

I did all of the deluxe workouts a couple of times but never included them into my regular routine or even used them in a hybrid plan.

Shaun T talked a lot more through these workouts and they didn’t have the crisp pace of the regular Insanity workouts. I kind of forgot about them.