P90X/workingout advice

**bos** · 01-23-2013, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by brianhos

Insanity has no equipment requirements other than a good pair of shoes and maybe a heart rate monitor. p90x needs weights or bands and a pullup bar.

Figured. I am leaning towards insanity because if I flake (which I hope I dont) I dont want to be stuck with equip.

**mustangcy** · 01-23-2013, 11:29 AM

Anybody know what the injury rates on these programs are? I'd assume since it's not running the impact on joints would be less.

**brianhos** · 01-23-2013, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by mustangcy

Anybody know what the injury rates on these programs are? I'd assume since it's not running the impact on joints would be less.

p90x is pretty brutal. I am on week 2, and my body hurts all over. I am thinking about just slowing down for a few weeks and then start over at week 1 again.

**cyhiphopp** · 01-23-2013, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by bos

Figured. I am leaning towards insanity because if I flake (which I hope I dont) I dont want to be stuck with equip.

I did Insanity last summer and it worked well. I then stopped doing it and gained all my weight back so I need to get back on the horse. It does work well if you commit though.

**cyhiphopp** · 01-23-2013, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by mustangcy

Anybody know what the injury rates on these programs are? I'd assume since it's not running the impact on joints would be less.

Insanity isn't terribly high impact, but there is jumping and running involved. It is all at your own pace though so you can try and manage that.

**PhillipJCY** · 01-23-2013, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by mustangcy

Anybody know what the injury rates on these programs are? I'd assume since it's not running the impact on joints would be less.

I did Insanity for a couple of months and lost a bit of weight. It was difficult for me because my feet would start hurting so bad that I had to stop in the middle of workouts. I tried basketball shoes, running shoes, cross trainer shoes, and barefoot but didn't get any relief.

**cyhawkdmb** · 01-23-2013, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by PhillipJCY

I did Insanity for a couple of months and lost a bit of weight. It was difficult for me because my feet would start hurting so bad that I had to stop in the middle of workouts. I tried basketball shoes, running shoes, cross trainer shoes, and barefoot but didn't get any relief.

This makes me laugh.. I had the same problem I started working out doing class's at a gym, and got shin splints when we started running out side in the spring.. I had bought a NEW pair of $100 plus Nikes... come to find out it was the shoes that were giving me the shin splints... ANYWAYS point is I started wearing basketball shoes and have continued to with no problems.. Everyone gives me **** about it, but I dont really care..

**wartknight** · 01-23-2013, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by mustangcy

Anybody know what the injury rates on these programs are? I'd assume since it's not running the impact on joints would be less.

I spend most of my spring and summers running and I've had some brutal shin splints and hip soreness from it. So far, other than the general aches and pains I've had from doing things I don't normally do, My body has been great.
One thing that has stuck with me that I heard quite a while ago is that at one of the Orthopedic clinics in DSM, the highest rate of injuries they have from workout programs comes from those doing crossfit. No idea why.