Insanity

Ya que el DVD es en ingles, este sera un post en Ingles. It´s been 2 weeks since i`ve started a new exercise routine, it's called Insanity, and believe me, you have to be insane to do it every day. Insanity is straight up plyometric and circuit training (a type of exercise training that is designed to produce fast, powerful movements). No, you do not have to be an athlete to start this sort of training; and in my estimation, it is the best way to stay in shape.

Developed by Shaun T., Insanity's advertising emphasizes "max interval training", a method of exercising during which one works out strenuously for 3-4 minutes and then rests or "cools down" for approximately 30 seconds before starting the whole process over again. The trainer, Sean T, is so hot. He is an American fitness trainer and choreographer.

It all begins with the fit test. This as a baseline fitness test that you do to find out where you are before you start the Insanity DVD’s. So far this is one of the best thing I have ever seen in any fitness/workout DVD box set, because, most workout programs I have done in the past just start you working out. The reasoning behind this is to establish where your exact fitness level is now, in order to gauge your progress in the future. So when you are doing this DVD make sure you have a pen and piece of paper handy. In this program you will be doing the Fit Test every two weeks.

The harder routine that i've done is Pure Cardio. Like all of the other Insanity workouts, the structure of the workout is the same; warm-up, stretch, workout, stretch. So the warm-up is the same as the rest of the workout. There are three rounds of exercises that are progressively harder.

Warm-ups

Jog – Keep your core tight.
Jumping Jacks – Keep your arms straight and touch your hands.
Heisman – Get both feet off the ground between jumps.
123-123 – Just like a Heisman but you are adding 3 step in between.
Butt Kicks – Just what they sounds like. Gets those heels to your butt!
High Knees – I didn’t say low knees either, get those knees up!
Mummy Kicks – Make sure you keep those arms straight and your legs straight. If you are not sure what they are, this is a good reason to get thevideo.

Stretch
This is the part that I do not like about this DVD set. However, since your coretemperature is already high and your muscles are warmed up, get a good stretch. Also, get hydrated because there are NO BREAKS during the actual workout (only the ones you make for yourself). Make sure you stretch EVERYTHING.

Water Break – 30 Seconds *Remember this is the only scheduled one, so enjoy it. And here it goes the insane of all...

Suicide Drills. With a name like suicide drills you know they suck. The exercise is like cooking eggs, very easy to do, but very hard to master. Suicide drills are like the 123 drill done in the warm-up; however, in between steps you are touching the ground with your opposite hand from the side you are drilling on. This is a matter of time and not repetitions.

Switch Kicks you bounce off your opposite leg and kick out with the other leg.

Wide Football Stance.

Stance Jacks Just like jumping jacks, but your hands touch the ground. You do normal jumping jacks with your lower body; however, instead of putting your arms up and touching your hands over your head, you touch the ground with one hand when your legs are in the spread position. I only have done like 4, yes i'm lame!

Pedal The pedal exercise is actually two exercises combined. It is a full on sprint combined with a lunge (one for each leg) in between sprints.

Hooks and Jump Rope You throw 8 hooks with either your right or left hand, then jump up and do a double (meaning your imaginary rope goes under your body 2x) jump rope.

Power Jacks are like normal jumping jacks but you do a squat when your legs go to the out position and your arms do not touch when you are in the up position.

Level 2 Drills are just like Level 1 drills, but instead of 4 push-ups and 4 plank level mountain climbers, you do 8.

Frog Jumps are just like the ones you did as a child. You come from a standing squat and jump forward, then backwards.

Power Knees You are taking one knee and pretending you have a coconut in both hands, then in a diagonal motion attempt to crush that coconut with your knee.

Mountain Climbers Just like rock climbing, get your arms way up in the air and start climbing your imaginary mountain.

Ski Down Imagine you are downhill skiing, keep both feet together and use your arms to propel yourself down the hill, then with each arm propel you are jumping side to side with your feet together, the key here is to find a grove and cover some ground. Land softly on your feet.

Scissor Runs/ Switch Feet You are going from heel to toe keeping your legs straight and switching your feet and arms left to right.

Suicide Jumps combine a plank with a jump in between.

Push-up Jacks and Water Break – 1 minute.

Stretch – Don’t skip this, very important, also crazy at this point for reasons you can already guess. Believe, if you finish the video you'll end like the girl in the last picture.. It's really insane, but it's worth it!