Comments on: Insanity Reviews: Cardio Abs

By: Robert Harden

Robert Harden — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:25:31 +0000

N,I wish I could advise you on this. I’m not a doctor, so I don’t know if the pain you are feeling is normal, and weakness in your abs/core/back, or if you have a medical need. My suggestion would be to modify the workouts however you need to make sure you prevent injury, or consult a doctor. Good luck!

By: N.

N. — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:42:03 +0000

Hi there, i am attempting to do the insanity ab workout but i am having trouble with the C sit position. I feel pain in my lower back, I am not sure if im just sitting the wrong way, i follow the guide on the video, but i am not able to hold that position for long. Especially when it comes to the double leg raise, i cant even attempt that one. Is this mainly because my abs are still weak and im just not there yet????

By: Robert Harden

Robert Harden — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:32:28 +0000

Gerald, You’re doing great. More and more changes will come with time. Just keep working out as hard as you can, focus on good, clean, healthy food, and make sure you are at the appropriate calorie level to meet your goals. You’re doing great!

By: Gerald

Gerald — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:58:02 +0000

Thanks for the info Robert. The review was helpful. I just completed day 13 and looking forward to a double tomorrow. Stamina has improved from day one and already lost a little weight. Still no change in ab flab but I’m loving it. Working on eating habit and portion sizes. Thanks

By: Robert Harden

Robert Harden — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:37:04 +0000

Nick, I’m up at 5am every morning doing some sort of extreme workout. Among those are Insanity, P90X, Asylum, and soon X2. Stay after it. You should have an Insanity nutrition guide, this will be KEY in getting those 5 lbs off. The last 5-10 are the hardest. You are going to need to really dial in your diet, super clean. Lots of water. When I’m trying to get off the last few, I even cut out diary. Also try getting in your carbs before 3 pm or so, then taper off. I try to eat a smaller portion of carbs at dinner, or none at all.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:08:43 +0000

I am going into my fifth day of Insanity. It has been hard getting up at 5:15 in the morning to complete the workout. However, I am determined to complete this. As crazy as it sounds it looks like I can already see results. I am not following the nutrition guide, but I do need some help on what to eat throughout my day. I do not eat bad throughout the week, but do need some guidance. I am 31 5’6 150lbs. Trying to loose about 5 more pounds, but it just will not come off. Any suggestions?

By: Robert Harden

Robert Harden — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:40:59 +0000

Andrea,

I always recommend that people take weight and measurements. Have you taken measurements. Often times your results will show more in the tape than the scales. I’d be curious if you lost inches off your waist, hips, chest, etc. Also, I would take a few days and track all of your calories for a typical day. You’d be surprised how these add up. If you calories are not in that calorie deficit, than you won’t lose weight. Track your calories for a few days and lets see what they are. Then we can take another look at the nutrition guide to see how we might adjust that. I use mydailyplate.com, myfitnesspal.com etc. Both are great and have a large database of food. Let me know.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:40:28 +0000

Hey Robert. I am also doing the Insanity workouts and am on week three now. However, I don’t see, or feel, any results. I know because muscle in being built the scale may not be tipping, so I’m not too focused on that. But I don’t even see my body changing, nor does anyone around me. Ill admit I’m not following the nutrition guide but I ain’t no pig either. Oatmeal for breakfast, snacks in between meals are small and healthy-ish, meals are not big either. I don’t understand why the problem though. Any help?
Ps maybe my numbers will help.
Age-17
Weight-136 lb
Height-5’5
Female

By: Robert Harden

Robert Harden — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:37:58 +0000

I’m so glad I could help! Don’t give up, and stay after it, and I know you can reach your goals. I’m also a coach with Beachbody, so if you want to check that out and sign up for a free Beachbody membership, and have me as an assigned coach, that’s be great. EIther way, I’m here to help! http://www.robertharden.com, click join, it’s free.

By: stephgob

stephgob — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:03:56 +0000

I love this ab workout (ok, I love the whole program so far)! I’m halfway through week 3, and though it’s been a rough ride, it feels great. I used to rock climb and had a pretty strong core as a result. About 10 months ago I had major surgery, literally slicing my abdominal muscles down the middle. After months of recovery, I wanted so badly to get back to exercising, but going from being strong to having zero muscle so quickly was discouraging, to say the least. I’m not trying to lose weight so much, but I’d like to get rid of the flab that has replaced my once-strong abdominals. My goal now is to be back to my pre-surgery fitness level by the 1-year post-surgery mark…thanks to Insanity (esp this ab workout), I think this is a totally attainable goal (even as I curse at Shawn T from my living room floor during the workouts)!

I love the reviews…you definitely helped me convince myself to give it a shot.