Insanity Max 30 Breakdowns and reviews

[mmss0607]

Originally Posted by lorajc

Are these modified enough to do like T25?. I have them and like the them, they are modafiable for injured spine peeps. Oh...and how much strength work is in them? Do any of them use weights or is it all body weight?

All bodyweight. The tabata workouts, which supposed to be the strength workouts, have lots of pushup variations, triceps dips as well as plyo lunges/squats. I did not notice any pulling exercise, so you will have to include them in some other way to make this program more balanced.

I did not like T25, but I really like Max30. This is more drill-based, so it is easier to go at my own rhythm.

Modifier is OK. It shows the low impact version. If you need more of a challenge, do the modifier with light weights.

[yahoo205]

What is the Insanity Max 30 rotation? Is there an advanced rotation (not that I will be doing it).

[Jennifer P.]

Originally Posted by lorajc

oops....I didn't think the modifications on T25 were lame? LOL But I have bad spinal problems.'

ETA: The more I read this thread the more I see the "Hard Core" bunch...maybe this set isn't for the spinal impaired....however, that being said, I love T25....so that's why I'm asking all of the questions.

The reason I thought the modifications were lame is because it looked like she was doing the same move all the time--no variety. I made up some modifications that I thought were much better for me--one is for the fast front kicks, I think? I do a fast tap to the front, back, front with one leg, then hop to switch to the other leg.

[andtckrtoo]

There is only one rotation at this point. Considering that there are only 5 DVD's in Month 1, I guess that's logical.

If you do the rotation as published:

Insanity Cardio Challenge
Insanity 30 Tabata Power
Insanity 30 Sweat Intervals
insanity 30 Tabata Power
Insanity Friday Fight

For the first two weeks, then sub Tabata Strength for Tabata Power, the second two weeks.

I'm just doing Tabata Strength for the first Tabata Power.

[Aquajock]

Month 2 workout breakdowns:

MONTH 2: MAX:30 MAX-OUT CARDIO (+ AB ATTACK:10)

WARM-UP:
Jacks + "med ball" twist
1-2-touch-insole ("Soccer juggle")
Hop-hop-runner (2 hops to side then land one foot extend other leg back)
REPEAT TWICE
Plank-jack front-raise (plank jack with walking soldier arms)
WATER BREAK

Balance-kick-back (balance on one leg and kick back other leg - like Power Knees)
Plank speed in/out abs
Plank elbow plank with side punches
REPEAT TWICE
Genie Tuck Jumps slow then continuous
WATER BREAK

Low-High Switch Kicks
Plank sprawl to squat
Moving slap-back (frog) jumps
REPEAT TWICE
8 jabs + 2 diamond mumps
WATER BREAK

10+2 Punch (180-degree squat turn and punch)
Plank side-to-side floor hop fast
Lunge/Kick and Punch ("Explosive Kicking Man" with bounces!)
REPEAT TWICE
Basketball Jump + Quick-Ski "Dribble"
WATER BREAK

Oblique Twist High-Knee Run
Sprint Run + FAST Jack
Plank pike-up + oblique knee push-up
REPEAT
High Jump + Knee-Pop with clap under knee (this one's AWESOME!) (legs s/w apart)
Grounded squat + attack arms

AB ATTACK:10
Seated wide-legged "tuck jumps" (knees to chest)
Plank - low plank w/ side punched
Knee push extension (start seated knees bent; roll back into straight-arm/straight-leg X formation; come up to starting position)
Plank - elbow plank knee runs "Reciprocating knees"
Switch-kick abs: supine straight-leg scissors with alternating punches
Plank: Plank Toe-Taps: bring knee in and touch toe with opposing hand (~ cross-body knee-in/toe-touch)
Ab Sprint: Seated - alternating leg extensions with heel touches on floor and running arms
Plank: Triceps Push-Up Extension - Tri push-up into Superman!
Floor Ab Attack: Seated bent-knee boat pose with "attack" arms
SEATED STRAIGHT-LEG V-SIT AND DRUM ON THE ABS !!!!!



MONTH 2: MAX:30 MAX-OUT SWEAT (+ AB ATTACK:10)

WARM-UP (THIS ONE'S A KEEPER):
Low switch kick punch
Hop-Hop-KNEE (2 side hops + POP the knee)
1-2-3 / CLAP (clap under knee)
REPEAT TWICE
Plank speed in/out abs
WATER BREAK

Plyo lunges with hooks
Plank wide in/out with alternating knee taps (?)
Vertical switch-kick PUNCH
REPEAT TWICE
Hit-The-Floor WIDE TUCK JUMP FUSION! (90-degree turn on jump)
WATER BREAK

Ab Attack with knee lift
Burpee-Punch: 1-arm squat thrust with punch
Knee-lift + Switch Kick
REPEAT TWICE
4 jabs + 4 high knee runs
WATER BREAK

Plank wide in/out with alternating single-arm back flys
Close-leg squat + split-leg jump ("Free-runner")
Moving push-ups
REPEAT TWICE
360-degree hop squats (90-degree increments)
WATER BREAK?

Touch-the-floor slalom jumps
Plank shoulder-tap plank jacks
Scissor run + 2 jumps fast
REPEAT TWICE
Wide tuck jump into dive push-up ("Power Jump Dive")
Plank runs in a sprint



MONTH 2: MAX:30 MAX-OUT FRIDAY FIGHT 2 (This One's A Beast)

WARM-UP (THIS ONE'S A KEEPER):
Jacks + "med ball" twist
Side hop-hop-KNEE
Mountain climber high-knee runs
Low Hit-The-Floor (speed-skates low/fast)
Plank side plank walk
REPEAT FASTER

"Iron Legs" (lunge, lunge, plie jack)
Plank side-to-side floor hops
"Scissor-X": 4 scissor runs/quick skis + 2 air jacks
Plank-jack front raise (raising alternating arms) fast
Plyo lunge with hooks
Hit-The-Floor / Wide-Tuck-Jump FUSION!
"Free Runner": close-leg squat + split jump (1:00 per leg)
Power-Jump Dive: wide tuck jump into dive triceps push-up
Ski-down abs: Seated bent-knee V-sit, core twist side-to-side with heels to floor in opposition
Push-up: lat push-ups alternating
WATER BREAK

Low/high switch kicks
Wide-legged slap-back jump
Plank-jack shoulder tap
Hi-jab / jump + scissor run with speedbags
Plank-to-squat FAST
Lunge-kick-PUNCH ("Explosive KICKING Man with bounces")
Fast Genie Tuck Jumps
Sprawl + squat-jump HIGH ("Wide burpee jump")
X-Abs supine: X-tensions arms and legs
Push-up: triceps push-up jack
WATER BREAK

10+2 punch (180-degree squat turn punches)
8 fast jabs + 2 diamond jumps
1-arm squat-thrust wide with punch ("Burpee punch alternating")
High-knee runs with jabs FINAL SPRINT



MONTH 2: MAX:30 MAX-OUT POWER (TABATA 45:15)

WARM-UP:
High-knee pulls (low impact)
Jog in place
Jacks with "med ball" twist
Mummy kick
Side lunge into front kick
Slap-back jacks
Side lunge into front kick
Heisman wide
High-knee runs
WATER BREAK

Slap-back jump fwd/back (go deep into squats)
Slap-back jump side-to-side
REPEAT
Low squat pulse + slap-back jump fwd/back
Low squat pulse
Chair hold (static low squat)
WATER BREAK

Plyo push-ups (both hands and feet off the floor)
Arm jack push-ups
Pop push-up (push off hands mildly)
Side step-out push-ups
Arm-jack push-ups off the knees
4-count push-ups off the knees
WATER BREAK

Pike-up extension - Plank pike up, go flat into prone "airplane"
Wide push-up into prone superman
Ab ski / Ski-Down Abs: Bent-knee V-sit touching heels side-to-side with core twists
X-Abs: supine long-body - X-out arms and legs, then bring arms/legs in
Supine; heels 3" off floor: scissor arms long ("C-Sit HOLD")
WATER BREAK

Burpee / squat-thrust into single plyo lunge
Squat jump into plyo lunge
Frog jump burpee (fwd/back)
Pulsing lunges grounded
Wide burpee / squat-thrust jump
"Iron legs": plyo lunge / plyo lunge / squat / plie jack



MONTH 2: MAX:30 MAX-OUT STRENGTH:

WARM-UP INTO WORKOUT!
High-knee pulls
Jacks w/ med ball twist
Mummy Kicks
Side-lunge-front-kick
Slap-back jack
Side-lunge-front-kick
Wide high-knee Heisman
High-knee run core twist
Plyo lunges alternating
Plie-plyo squat (plyo jacks w/ arm abduction/adduction)
2 hop squats + 2 plyo lunges WITH A TURN
Hop-squat-hop-lunge turns SINGLES
Squat / hip thrust + lunge singles
Grounded squat / hup-thrust
WATER BREAK

Push-up jack + shoulder tap
Push-up jack
Plank jack + push-up
Plank walk side + push-up
Push-ups off knees
8-count push-ups off knees
WATER BREAK

Floor switch kicks
Triceps reach-kick (floor switch kicks grounded, touching alternating toes)
Triceps knee taps (floor switch kicks grounded BENT-KNEE, touching alternating knees)
Supine leg / arm X-tension into half-boat pose
Floor "tuck jumps" C-sit
Speed-knee abs (leg bicycles head elevated touch knees)
WATER BREAK

Triceps push-up jack
Dive triceps push-up (roll fwd/back on toes)
Lat push-up alternating sides (turn out hands)
Knee push-up pulse (triceps)
8-count triceps push-ups off knees
Low plank triceps HOLD

[Aquajock]

INSANITY MAX:30 PREVIEWS of MAX OUT FRIDAY FIGHT 2 and MAX OUT STRENGTH:
9.86 air-gasps out of 10

Shaun T continues his knockout series with these two workouts. Each of these is from Month 2. Max Out Strength is similar in structure and drills to Max Out Power, with extended blocks of push-up drills and body-weight-oriented core drills. Like M.O.P. I will probably used M.O.S. sections as add-ons. And as far as Friday Fight 2 is concerned, well . . . buckle up, get your game ...face on, and be prepared for a workout that is like Max Cardio Conditioning + Pure Cardio x Game Day divided by 'roids and meth. I call this format "one long string of pain", in which 24-25 unique drills (after the "warm-up", which is damn near a workout in itself) are presented one after the other after the other . . . Very, VERY well-crafted and tough. Very tough. Well done, Shaun. Well done.

INSANITY MAX:30 PREVIEWS of MAX OUT CARDIO, MAX OUT SWEAT, MAX OUT POWER and AB ATTACK:10: 9.95 buckets of sweat out of 10.

Shaun T has knocked this one out of the park. Max Out Cardio and Max Out Sweat follow a 3-drill-repeated-thrice, with power drill at the end format, for 4 separate drill blocks. Each workout has an excellent blend of vertical drills and floor body-weight drills, and there is NO break between each drill. Each of these has a 10-minute core workout that is... very INSANE-ABS-esque, which I LUVVVVVVVV.

Max Out Power is Tabata-esque, and is organized into separate strings of drills: a vertical string of drills, a push-up string of drills, a core-plank string of drills, and a mostly-burpee string of drills. M.O.P. is one that I will probably not do as produced, but will use the drill blocks as add-ons for cardio, separate core work and to my upper body weight-lifting.
For those who are up to a very high level of intensity, this is the one. There is a modifier for each workout, and a playing option that focuses more on that modifier, if you wish. For me and my house, this one's more than worth every penny. Already.

Love,

A-Jock

[andtckrtoo]

Thanks Annette!! I appreciate the review and break downs. I think I'm going to die!

[Aquajock]

Originally Posted by andtckrtoo

Thanks Annette!! I appreciate the review and break downs. I think I'm going to die!

but . . . whatta way to go

a-j

[enduranceron]

Pulled the trigger and got this as a gift to myself with my Xmas bonus. Hope I like it much more than Asylum(s) or T-25. Ashamed to admit I didn't use those much at all. But still love to reach for the Month 1 workouts of the original Insanity.

[lingo10]

On day 3 tomorrow, thanks for the breakdowns I love seeing a bit of what to expect before hand and I gotta day it is intense lol maxed out 6:41 day 1 and then 10:10 day 2, today. Got sweat intervals tomorrow lol