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Insanity vs. Tae Bo
Insanity vs. Tae Bo
8/8/10 9:50 AM
Hi,

I have done Tae Bo for the last 10 years (off and on). It is by far my favorite workout. But now I really only find the classic advanced challenging. And even then, after doing the same video day after day, it gets pretty easy. I found the Boot Camp series, etc far too slow and boring...I couldn't get through an entire video and I never broke a sweat.

I was wondering if anyone here had done Tae Bo and how it compares to Insanity. I am starting phase 3 of P90X and want to have something lined up for when that is over. I am looking for more calorie burning/toning/weight loss versus muscle gain (I would like to maintain what muscle I have achieved though P90X).

Thanks!
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RE: Insanity vs. Tae Bo
8/8/10 11:08 AM as a reply to Bogren.
I'm like you and did Taebo videos for about ten years and was looking for something more challenging. I'm on week six of Insanity now, and it's a thousand times harder than any of the Taebo videos, even the most challenging ones. I love Insanity, but my body is definitely going to need a break from it after I'm done, so I just ordered Turbofire in hopes that it will be somewhere inbetween Taebo and Insanity in terms of difficulty. Hope that helps!
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RE: Insanity vs. Tae Bo
8/8/10 11:18 AM as a reply to clarpsynl85.
Thanks for the info. That is exactly what I needed to know. I think that I may order insanity and do the P90X/Insanity Hybrid next.
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RE: Insanity vs. Tae Bo
8/9/10 4:54 PM as a reply to Bogren.
Tae Bo is so 1990's. It has gone out of fashion along with Billy Banks emoticon I tried the Tae Bo boot camp and the Ultimate workout and it bored me to death. P90x, Insanity & TurboFire are the leading workout of today. Rotate these 3 in a year to prevent plateau and you are set.
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RE: Insanity vs. Tae Bo
8/11/10 7:16 AM as a reply to Bogren.
I did Tae Bo for ages, and I always loved the workouts. The advanced (Get ripped?) were my favorites. But, I didn't like anything he came out with after them. I thought Boot Camp was boring and Get Amped was awful!

Anyway, Insanity is a great place to move on to after Tae Bo! Insanity is crazy hard and challenging, but you will feel like a rock star when you complete it. It's funny, because I still pull out my Tae Bo every now and then. But now they are considered my "easy" workouts. I use them when I am just not feeling 100%. They used to be my hardest ones and now they are my fallback when I am sore or tired. It's funny how things change.

Anyway, Go for it with Insanity. You will not be disappointed. The only thing I will say is that Insanity will ruin cardio for you forever. You will never find anything harder (so far). Everything else feels easy after you complete Insanity.

Good Luck!
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