Beachbody Thread 6 (Insanity, T25, 21 Day Fix, 80 Day Obsession etc)

Ohhhh can I join?!

I've been doing Beachbody on demand for the past year. I did T25 Alpha, PiYo-T25 hybrid, and am currently on week 7 of LIIFT 4 🙈

I've seen about a 10lb weight loss (I want to lose 7-10 more but my body is resisting). I haven't done before and after for LIIFT 4 but I will definitely be repeating a minimum of 3 times as I LOVE this program. I've also been trying to do Yoga Retreat on my rest days.

What is the half and half workout Purple?

Def take a rest and head off that cold before it gets worse Reastie

I did 21 day fix upper body - oof that is not easy - what are they on calling it beginner! I also watched autumn's video about the food containers and quite excited by the thought of the app. It looks like potentially quite a non obsessive way to monitor food portions compared to logging on MFP?

My ds and dm were taking dc out so dp and I had a night in London and went to see Bat out of Hell - it was ok but the crowd were whooping and giving standing ovations etc Had a mahoosive delicious hotel breakfast this morning but then nothing until post workout so feeling a bit more virtuous now!

Hope all had a good weekend

Reastie - sounds like you’re coming down with something. I hope you awarded yourself a day off. It is annoying being ill.

Rest day yesterday then was our last night. Not actually hungover this am but a bit tired so I did the ‘half and half’ workout incl the yoga. Was pleased I had done the yoga bit as I felt quite stiff and I’m sure it did me good.

Hope you’re all ok

Hi namechange, T25 does have good timing things but it’s very mixed with cardio so if you want to really go for toning I’d recommend something like p90x of bodypump (there’s a bb set on pump, it’s possiboe to do with free weights rather than a barbell). Well done on the weight loss but I’m with you on the needing toning. I’ve also lost quite a lot of weight and no matter how much toning I do there’s always lose skin :(

Purple well done on the long run even if the last half mile went missing!

Another trying hard against everything week. Did an early run on Thursday before a coffee morning so I couod fit in a workout. Had a horrible week with lots of super busy things at work and home and think I’m coming down with dhs nasty cold so feeling very sorry for myself. Had to work yesterday morning so missed my normal Saturday run but did bodybalance instead and this morning felt rubbish and shaky weird but did body attack but after half way through shakiness got worse so had to give up...I tried at least and did a half hour workout from it. Wanting to do a run in the morning but wondering if, as it’s my day off, I should have a quiet relaxing day so if nothing to get myself back on form.

Hi namechange!
Well done on the weight loss. T25 will definitely get you fit. Weights are better if you want to change your shape though. Something like 21 day fix might be better for that. Having said that t25 was the first workout I did.

I managed my long run yesterday (11.5 miles - not sure where the last 0.5 mile went as I was sure it was a 12mile route!). My legs felt tired though. I’ve started taking water and a protein bar with me and it made a big difference to how the last few miles felt.

Not out of bed yet but I suspect I may need a rest day today!

Welcome Namechange! I really like T25, I also like BBOD so far - I use it on my firestick and it's better than dvds to be honest as fewer adverts and quicker to get started. Another advantage is that there are other workouts if you don't get on with it for the full 3 months. I am not sure if T25 is the best for visible results but lots of us on here started with it and shaun T is a good motivator.

Hope you were ok and not too sore for run Purple?

Rest day for me

Hi all.

I am seriously thinking about doing the T25 (start Monday) workout before I go on holiday at the end of October!

Has anybody got Beachbody on Demand? Considering a 3 month membership for £39 and chromecasting it on TV so I can do it that way!

If anybody has done T25, how did you find it/what is your experience? I want to tone up and feel fitter. I've lost the weight (4 stone), now want to tone!

I hope you did go to your class roman. I bet you’d have been surprised at how fit you felt. Home workouts are amazing. We don’t always realise how fit we are.

Did 8x8 on tues then back too late from work on weds for a workout . Tried to make up for it today with max out cardio. Now realise I’ve made a terrible mistake as it’s long run day tomorrow and I’m feeling really quite sore after max cardio. Oh dear.

Roman did you go to the class - sounds like your friend would love to see you back there. I bet if you were to get exactly the same people who attended when you went before you would still be one of the fit ones.

LIIFT sounds amazing - BB seem to do updates of the popular programmes so fingers crossed - but really please you will be starting again.

Yesterday - strength Swap shop, today 21 day fix cardio (liked this time went fast and was quite hard!)

My diet has gone terrible - got a shock on the scale this morning - think recent exercise was making me feel thinner than I am!
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Plink you made me lol with ham favoured milk! I did housework over exercise on sunday and it was really needed as we were having guests. I must be the dowager queen of procrastination I literally leave everything to the last minute.

Purple YES!! I remember now, that was fun all of us doing a Christmas eve workout.

25 min cardio shift shop done today - lots of skipping, HIIT workout I think. I couldn't finish bear crawls, burpees or mountain climbers. Instructor was quite good though, I liked him.
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Thank you all

Purple - maybe that explains my constant craving for cake? Ha. In the first 6 weeks, I ate loads of crap. I just ate whatever I could get my hands on/OH brought me. After the hundredth time of having a ham and mustard sandwich (went off ham during pg) I decided to try and get some decent nutrients in my body. Felt guilty about giving DS ham flavoured milk 😂

Yumyum - I'm the same. I said I was going to start T25 in my last post. It didn't happen instead I cleaned the bathroom and did the laundry and dishes. Queen of procrastination right here. It will happen. I'm not good at getting things done when I plan them but I am good at eventually getting them done

Reastie - there's another site I know of called Bodyrock. They're free workouts and they're pretty good HIIT workouts. So if that one starts taking stuff down, try Bodyrock. Well done on your run! That's amazing! Wish I could run (sounds like a stupid statement). Pure cardio is a beast... probably the hardest for me as I hate cardio haha. Feels bloody amazing when it's complete though. DIG DEEPER!

Well done on the run reastie. Sounds like your form is coming back. Well done on pure cardio - that is my fit test. If I can get through it with no breaks I am fit. I was a bit at your news on the secret site. Joel and Jericho and 22hc are still there. Max30 seems to have gone tho. I did the half and half harder (but not the yoga bit ) and then core 1 from 22hc tonight.

I remember the pre Xmas challenge you and roman did poppy. Didn’t we all do a Xmas eve workout too? I remember I couldn’t find my mat and did it on the floor so ended up with suspect carpet burns all over my arms for Xmas day. We should do that again this year (without the carpet burns bit obviously!)

Well done on your run time Reastie - fantastic {hifive}. For some reason I can't start a new line - there should be one here! I did primal from the 20s today on BBOD. It was a very strange workout with lots of windmilling arms around and not very hard - so I quite liked it . Hope all well. 1/52

I actually put on 2 stone when bfing as it melts giving me that horrible nauseous shaky hunger feeling if I didn’t eat, so plink I think you’re doing amazingly.

Purple urgh I hate gorilla crawls too. They look like they shouldn’t be as hard as they are (but like stand up lie down).

Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I think they’re on to us with the secret site. I went on this morning to look for a different legs workout to try and 3 of the B.B. programmes had been taken down when I clicked on the video (including piyo which isn’t exactly a new or vip package release) and that was only from the half dozen I clicked on so there couod be more that have gone . Use it whilst you can!

Did a run on Saturday and was so excited as did a (just) sub 30 minute 5 k which is back to my old pace of a year or so ago before the dodgy knees. Knees were playing up a bit yesterday but really fancied some old skool insanity so did pure cardio. I love that workout! It’s the best feeling ever at the end when you’re lying on the floor so exhausted to stand up. I’m weird aren’t i...Thinking of doing piyo lower/let’s today and if I have time might sneak in a short abs workout too.

Ooh bear crawls … ouch. Well done Purple.

Plink sounds like you have done amazing losing the baby weight. I am failing at exercise and diet at the mo, so I def need some accountability. Just always starting tomorrow... Last year Roman and I were trying to do a certain amount of workouts by Christmas and Roman managed it but I didn't quite, I did do my first ever Christmas eve workout though! Maybe I will try and do 52 workouts by Christmas. There are 93 days to go so that should be doable..

Have a great hol Porridge, and a nice weekend everyone else.

Hello all!
Did 22hc double - resistance 2 then cardio 2. I hate gorilla crawls. At least I didn’t have to do the awful stand up lie down move.
Plink - before dc I used to run a lot but I stopped enjoying it as I got too stressy about PBs (I’m not fast, just get a bit competitive!). I’ve started again and I now do 1 long slow run per week and I’m really enjoying it. Well done you losing weight from bf. It just made me want to sit around and eat cake. I think I might actually have gained weight from it!
Hope you all had a good day.

That's brilliant!! My body was in no way ready to do any of those for the first few months haha.

I did a bit of 21 day fix but it just wasn't possible... My little one was very clingy and couldn't cope with me being away for 15 mins. Cue him screaming for me even when he was with his Daddy... couldn't concentrate and lost my buzz then

But I still managed to lose it all bar the last 5 lbs... just sensible eating (21 day fix pots) and BFing. Had to do T25 for he last 3 or 4lbs but that was it.

Oooh Max 30... I reckon that'll be my next one after Liift4.

Do you run aswell Purple?! you must burn through calories like mad!!!!

I did t25 then max30 when I was losing baby weight. I was on 1200 cals on rest days and 1500 cals on workout days. I am 155cm tall though so shouldn’t really need to each much! I lost 12kg. So, stick with it. Max30 is my all time fave - I love it.

I’ve been doing 22hc doubles - one cardio and one weights. Ends up being about 40mins as you can skip the 2nd warm up and 1st cool down.

10miles this am. Was lovely and meditative.

Agreed 1500 sounds low in regards to Insanity and calories.

When I was doing it every day, I really had to up my calories for energy levels. I was eating 2000 a day. Got sick of eating haha... so much food!!! 😂😂

Have you guys got the Shaun T app? It's got a bunch of workouts and stuff in there that look really good.

A while back they did Shaun Week too. I think I've still got the email. I really wanted to give it a try but I wasn't working out at that point. Just trying to get my weight down after pregnancy first.

I've spent a month or two not doing anything again (after doing about 5 weeks of T25). I can't seem to commit past 4 or 5 weeks. And then I beat myself up every time for failing to finish a programme.

But I'm giving it another go tonight. Mainly because my joints are so stiff since I stopped. I'm going to start T25 tonight and finish the programme this time. Even if it means doing it every other day instead of every day.

I'm also going to be using the 21 day fix tubs for my food. And trying to get 2 litres of water in me a day.

Any want to be accountabili-buddies? 😂😂 anyone got any tips on how to stay the course? I find I get bored after 4 weeks 😂

My weight never budged until later on in the insanity programmes. Just keep at it and eating well (1500 sounds a bit low, how are your energy levels) and it should pay off.

Tomorrow will me my last BOD for a week. I think i might do something like Ripsanity or maybe the sample Lift4 one thats on it. Something that I will get some afterburn from!!

Welcome weights! I think Reastie is right - your body needs to get used to insanity max 30 before the weight starts to come off. A couple of the joe wickes type trainers who use HIIT for their results don't recommend weighing scales at all. I think starting a new exercise programme can cause water retention which can obscure initial fat loss.

Plink I have a love hate relationship with insanity max 30 - I am way too unfit to do it right now but you are so right about feeling amazing after when the workout is done. I quite like 22 hard core.

Reastie I would have given up! Well done on getting a workout done - triple brownie points

Porridge we are on for October I am a bit scared too!

Purple sorry you are still poorly. I had a cold recently - totally sucks having a cold when it's still hot.

I did the stretch workout from clean week today - even that is tough for me right now!

body has worked out I’m not trying to kill it with insanity 😂😂😂

I felt like I was dying the first 2 weeks of insanity. Madness... but the rush after. Oh my days 😂

I knew about TH before I knew about BB. A YouTuber ended up doing one of his programmes so I ended up watching some of his YT vids. He's a right nutter oh I don't know who this Dreya is... I must have a look 😂

Well done for trying this morning with the bikes! That's perseverance! I would have given up after DH not being able to get his bike out 😂

Thermo that liift workout sounds like one I’d love to hate! Love that leg tiredness at the end of a good leg workout (not during though!)

Plink I’ve done 22HC and considering how short it is it’s v good. I find Tony a bit cheesy and annoying at times but I can put up with him for 22 minutes! I like that it doesn’t have —The annoying— Dreya Webber in it. FYI it has a separate abs workout which is about 10 mins long and from memory the programme is you do the abs workout after the cardio workout about 3 times a week (it’s been a while so I’m hazy on details) so it’s only 22 minutes half the time, otherwise it’s more like half an hour or so. Have you done t25?

Weights I’ve found when doing insanity I’ve lost very little weight initially. I think it turns my body into shock and it holds on to weight more but I do notice a lot more tone and cardio fitness and then after a month or so an dmy body has worked out I’m not trying to kill it with insanity I then have had loses. Hopefully a bit longer and it’ll start happening although 1500 cals isn’t much, your body might be in shock? Go by clothes and the feel of how you are as you may have lost fat but not have lost weight iykwim.

So can I have bonus ‘trying hard’ points for today please? Set up bike indoors for the sprint spin workout. Got on bike and chain had come off wheel and being the unpractical person I was can’t put it back again. Put bike back outside and went to get dhs to go for a cycle on the roads instead. Only have 30 minutes until have to get ready for work so all a hurry. Dh had moved his bike into the other shed which involves much moving of everything to get it out from the back corner. Get it out, get helmet out only to find helmet broke! So no spin or no cycle. Running out of time and feeling peeved (people know you don’t get in the way of reastie and her workouts!) as I couldn’t do BA or a run as had left breakfast too late. Did 30 minute Body Balance Strength (like a combo of yoga and Pilates) which felt really hard (I mist be out of practice!) so at least I did something but I wanted to do spin . I really really need to sort out a new bike...