Insanity

[ordawg1]

It's all good. The best type of cardio is the type you're most willing to do IMO.

I'm currently doing my Triple 3 in preparation for climbing season and a tough mudder in June:

Sets of 20
3 sets
No rest between lifts, 3 min rest between each circuit.

Squats-bench-row

Step ups-lunges-dips

Shoulder press-heel raises-pull ups

3 days/week I do an hour of cardio and abs.

This workout is an absolute killer. Going from 20 squats to 20 bench and then 20 rows w no rest is insane. Once I get 20 on all 3 sets, I raise the weight.

That is one great workout IMO.I did your other workout for 3 months and was awesome. I had to tweak a bit-but my cardio for climbing-hiking -rafting was stellar.
What compounds are you using to prepare for mudder ? OD

[ucsdguy29]

im going to do it...do you guys lift as well on days when you do the insanity/p90x workoutS? how is your energy level? I won't give up lifting but wonder how much energy I'll have to keep up with my weight regimen as well

[ordawg1]

im going to do it...do you guys lift as well on days when you do the insanity/p90x workoutS? how is your energy level? I won't give up lifting but wonder how much energy I'll have to keep up with my weight regimen as well

I do extreme cardio on days when I don't lift.On days when I lift-I limit cardio to one hour.-OD

[SisterSteel]

Isn't it just plyo training? Plyo's def help cut bodyfat with the HIT style of cardio. Many professional athletes use that style of conditioning in their training regimen.

[ordawg1]

Isn't it just plyo training? Plyo's def help cut bodyfat with the HIT style of cardio. Many professional athletes use that style of conditioning in their training regimen.

Mostly-but it makes me feel better than the Zumba class where I am in there with 98 % women !! Actually in all honesty-I kinda like the Zumba as it gives me more time to check out the scenery lol.Damn Insanity is super fast and hard to look around -OD

[bigmike88]

My buddys on round 2 and he's shedding fat like its his job. I loose concentration and focus tho =\

[Ebo10]

I loved insanity for the first two workouts. I could tell it was kicking my ass into great shape, but, after that I noticed my ankles where taking a serious beating along with my bad knees from baseball, I was a catcher all the way thru college so my knees have some serious issues.
It's a great high intensity training tho. I can see it helping with explosion strength I'd recommend to any wrestler, baseball or football player looking to condition for the upcoming season.