INSANITY Workout Tips for Maximum Results

1. Get Your Mind Right

Before the first bead of sweat ever drops from you body, you must prepare your mind for your next 60 days. You need to decide now that you are in this for the full two months. It doesn't seem like a long time, but you would be shocked the number of people I talk to who quit in the first week.

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Things to wrap your head around before starting INSANITY:

• You will work hard. Probably harder than you ever have before in your life.
• This is not a quick fix! You aren't going to look like Shaun T by Day 3.
• The scale is not how to judge your progress! Performance & Energy will be your guides.

2. Form is King

I have heard Shaun T say this over and over again: Form over Speed. Insanity is a rare workout. There isn't a slow intro to let your body warm up. It comes out of the gate fast and furiously. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement and adrenaline Shaun T gives off. You feel like you need to keep up with everyone in the DVD. Let me let you in on a little secret. Most of the people in that video had 60 days to train with Shaun T in preparation to shoot the DVDs. If that group of fitness professionals needed 60 days to be ready, don't feel bad when you aren't at their level on day one.

If you are really serious about performing at your max and avoiding injury then watch the workout before you do it. That way you can see the progressions and pay close attention to Shaun T's form. Let's face it; once the workout starts, we are so busy trying to keep up that exercise form is the first thing to be compromised. And when you compromise form; that is when you get injured and can't workout at all. No one wants that, do they?

3. Pace Yourself

This could actually be labeled INSANITY tip 2a because it goes hand in hand with #2. Even though at times you may think otherwise, Shaun T cannot see you through your TV screen. He is not going to jump through the screen and yell at you if your pace is half of the Insanity cast members. In fact, on the many occasions I have had the privilege of training in person with Shaun T, I have seen him tell people to slow down. Your body will actually get better results at a slower pace if you master perfect form!

When you go faster than you should, you leave yourself open for injuries, discouragement, frustration, and getting light headed. No one wants that!

4. Fuel Your Body Properly

Yes, there is a Nutrition Guide that comes with your Insanity DVDs! It amazes me how many people want to just jump into the workouts without paying any attention to how to eat during INSANITY.

You probably bought INSANITY because you wanted to look like the success stories on the infomercial or to have abs like Shaun T. Well let me let you in on a little secret: They didn't get bodies like that eating whatever they wanted to.

Or even worse - many people are not eating enough! There was as much time and effort put into the nutrition guide as there was in creating the workouts.

It's only 60 days. Don't you want to give yourself the best chance to get the maximum results from your investment?

Some people are surprised how much food they are asked to eat, but keep this in mind: You are training like an athlete, so you have to fuel your body like an athlete. INSANITY is not a program to be done without the proper fuel.

In addition to the food guide there are 2 things I use daily during my INSANITY Workouts:

• Shakeology - It truly is the healthiest meal of the day. It also makes a fantastic pre-workout meal. I drink mine 1st thing in the morning, and do my INSANITY workout about an hour later.
• Results and Recovery Formula - Originally designed to be used by people doing P90X, the results and recovery formula was my lifesaver while filming the DVDs. The orange bottles you see everyone drinking from in the Insanity Workout DVDs are filled with Results and Recovery Formula. Put 1 scoop in your water during your workout, and take 1 scoop post workout to replenish lost nutrients and prevent soreness.

5. Find an Accountability Partner

The number 5 Insanity workout tip probably should have been #1. Too many people try to jump into this routine by themselves without any support or encouragement. Doing INSANITY is a huge life changer. (It's not like adding an evening walk around the block to your routine)

What happens when you hit the first roadblock? What do you do when you skip a day? What is the best way to find motivation on the days you don't feel like working out? Are there options that can be substitutes for what is in the nutrition guide if I have allergies or food sensitivities?

Wouldn't it be easier to work with someone who knows the answers to all these questions? I have always attributed my amazing results to the fact that I have always had someone to be accountable to. They would pat me on the back or kick me in the butt - depending on what I needed that day. I have always been very thankful for the different 'coaches' I have had in my life.

Don't make the mistake of trying to tackle INSANITY alone!

Congratulations on taking a huge step to improve your health and fitness. Your life will be completely changed if you follow these simple INSANITY workout tips.

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Jimmy Hays Nelson Beachbody Coach is a self-proclaimed 'former fat guy'. Through his transformation journey he lost 100 pounds, started his own business, was featured in the Shaun T workout series INSANITY, and has been seen multiple times on QVC with his buddy Tony Horton promoting P90X.

He founded NELSONGY FITNESS with his wife Kelly to reach out to give hope and support to those that are dissatisfied with their current situation. Whether you are lacking physically, emotionally, financially, or nutritionally we are here to help you see REAL RESULTS!

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Getting Motivated To Start a Work Out Plan

Making behavior and lifestyle changes is not simple. It takes effort and time and you'll likely suffer some setbacks along your path of change. But as time goes on, as you continue to exercise, you'll start to reap the mental and physical health benefits and improve your physical performance. You'll be able to exercise harder and longer and have the confidence to try new activities.

Of course, no matter how much you like an exercise routine, you may find that you lose interest in it the more you do it. then it's time to switch things up and try something new, add different activities to your exercise program, or change the way you carry out the exercises that have worked so far.

Set yourself goals and rewards. The best way to keep yourself motivated is by rewarding yourself for reaching a goal of exercise. Set a goal which is achievable regarding your effort and participation, miles you can bike, not necessarily how much weight you can lift,, or pounds you can lose lost. If you stumble in your efforts, regroup and begin again. Reward yourself when you reach your goals-a new pair of jogging bottoms, a trip to the beach, whatever helps to motivate you.

Being consistent also helps to keep your exercise program. If possible make your workouts habitual by exercising at the same time every day. You will get to the point where you feel worse if you don't exercise eventually. That sluggish, dull feeling fitness buffs get when they don't work out is a strong incentive to get up and go.

Keep track of your progress. Try keeping an exercise journal of your workouts. In a matter of weeks and months, it will be fun to look back at where you began. Keeping a record also holds you accountable to your routine.

Keep it interesting. Think of your exercise session as time to yourself. Enjoy that time by chatting, listening to music. Exercise around, new neighborhoods, natural beauty and special parks. Above all, avoid getting bored by trying new routines and mixing it up a bit.

Spread the word. Talking to your friends about your fitness routines will help keep you motivated and hold you accountable to your exercise program. You'll be inspired and delighted hearing ways your colleagues and friends stay on track and active. You never know, you might even inspire somebody else to try to be more active.

Get inspired. Visit an exercise website and be inspired by the people who have achieved it already, read a health and fitness magazine. Sometimes reading about and looking at images of people who are healthy and fit can motivate you to do the same.

Joshua "Coach" Kozak has been a fixture in the world of health and fitness for over 10 years. The number one workout plan on how to get in shape on the internet and the best workout routine online.

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More Workout Tips For Weight Loss

Fitness is said to be incomplete without weight loss. And weight loss, in my books, is incomplete without exercise. For quick and positive results, you must rush to gym. There is no alternate to it. I don't understand why so many people try to follow shortcuts to weight reduction when they have gyms?

Believe me, losing weight is a piece of cake provided you follow the right path.

Tip # 1

Rush to the gym if you want to get rid of extra fat. Use more weights to burn calories. If you want to lose weight, you have to use heavy weights. The exercise duration has to be 25 to 30 minutes. Focus on one muscle per day. It is recommended to go to the gym 3 to 4 days in a week. So if you go 4 days a week, you have 4 different muscles to focus upon throughout the week. One muscle per day, heavy weights and 30 minutes a day.

But do not make your workout too intense, it will burn your muscles.

Tip # 2
If you need to burn more calories and at a faster rat,e you need to involve multiple muscles in a single workout. It must be a high intensity workout not exceeding 20 minutes. You must involve as much muscles as you can. Common examples of these types of workouts include sprinting, jumping rope and others. The idea is to burn as much calories as you can with high intensity.

Tip # 3

You must take instructions from your trainer and/or mentor. If you don't have one, consult someone today. Without an expert trainer, you cannot design your workouts. The number of sets, the intensity, repetition, and too many other factors vary from person to person. Only an expert trainer can tell you as to how and what type of machines and workouts you need to use in order to convert your fat body into a slim one.

Tip # 4

You must aim at burning your body fat and that can be done when you increase the weight as much as you can. You must aim at high intensity workouts - and that's it.

Tip # 5

Use a top quality supplement with the whole workout process. You can use any supplement, there are tons of weight loss supplements available in the market. I suggest raspberry ketone to my clients because it is really good at increasing the metabolism and it boosts the fat burning process. If you are not sure as to whether it works or not, you need to search for does raspberry ketones work? I am sure you will find some cool facts about it.

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