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Insanity Workout Review: But Does It Build Muscle?

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Anyone who’s completed the 60-day Insanity program will likely groan, sigh, or experience borderline haunting flashbacks if you dare to mention the word “Insanity” or even “Shaun T.”

And, how could we blame them?

Even amongst athletes, the program has solidified quite the reputation — described as one of the most challenging, exhausting, and ego-destroying workouts in the Beachbody collection.

But does it build muscle? Is it beginner-friendly? Are the results worth the achy recovery, near-breathless workouts, and 60 entire days’ worth of fatigue?

Here’s everything you need to know about Shaun T’s legendary Insanity routine:

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Is Insanity Max 30 Good? (Review & Typical Results)

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Insanity Max 30 is yet another high-intensity Shaun T program and one of the latest additions to Beachbody’s Insanity franchise.

But do these ridiculously tough 30-minute workouts really guarantee the “most insane results of your life,” as Shaun T suggests? Is it worth trying?

Keep reading to learn more!

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V Shred vs Insanity: Which is Better?

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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again… or wait no is that getting shredded cause you end up doing hours of cardio?

V Shred and Beachbody on Demand are both workout platforms, and we’ll be comparing V Shred’s 30 Day at Home Workout vs Shaun T’s Insanity workouts.

Which is better? Let’s find out…

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Athlean-X vs Insanity: Which Workout Program is Better?

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Athlean-X rose to stardom for its science-backed approach to muscle growth, fat loss, and overall athleticism for hard-gainers and born-again athletes.

Insanity was an overnight sensation for its batshit-crazy “Maximum Interval” cardio training and almost unbelievable weight-loss success stories (to the tune of 20–40 pounds in 60 days).

Jeff Cavaliere’s Athlean-X and Shaun T’s Insanity took the fitness world by storm in 2009. But which of these still-kickin’ old-school classics is better — Athlean-X or Insanity?

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Insanity vs Insanity Asylum: What’s the Difference?

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According to quite possibly my favorite Quora answer ever, Insanity is when somebody isn’t mentally fit, while Insanity Asylum is where said folks go for treatment.

(Hey, they’re not entirely wrong.)

No, but really, Shaun T did us no favors by naming every Insanity program something totally non-descript like “Insanity” or “Max 30” or “Asylum Vol. 1” or — how clever — “Asylum Vol. 2.”

Both Insanity and Asylum Vol. 1 are in dead heat as the #1 and #2 toughest programs on the Beachbody platform. But what’s the real difference between these hit Insanity programs?

Read on to learn the difference between Insanity and Insanity: The Asylum.

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Yes, Insanity Asylum is Hard (Complete Review)

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Then again, we’ve yet to see a Shaun T program we’d call “easy.”

Insanity Asylum (Vol. 1) is almost 30 straight days of unrelenting training purgatory. (OK, that might sound a smidge dramatic, but many agree that Asylum gives Insanity a run for its money.)

This athletic-based program requires an insane amount of mental willpower, strength, and stamina. Shaun T even dubs these speed, agility, balance, and coordination-heavy workouts the “hardest” you’ll ever try … which is mildly terrifying considering he cooked up the OG Insanity.

Read more about the ridiculously challenging 30-day Insanity Asylum program below.

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Focus T25 Review: Lose Fat AND Build Muscle? Hmm.

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Whether you agree with the sentiment or not, one of life’s hardest lessons to learn is “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”

Losing fat and building muscle is normally one of those this-or-that scenarios.

You can’t have both at once … or can you?

Well, that’s exactly what Shaun T’s Focus T25 program promises, which gets our skeptic juices a-flowin’. So let’s dig deeper to learn more about this program (yes, that was a Shaun T-ism).

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Are the Focus T25 Alpha Workouts Hard? (Review)

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Twenty-five minutes a day, five days per week, five weeks — just how hard can Focus T25’s Alpha phase really be? The answers online are a mixed bag.

Some say it’s surprisingly tougher than T25’s Beta phase and holds the most challenging workouts they’ve ever attempted. Others argue that the scaled-back Alpha phase falls miles short of Shaun T’s breakout hit, Insanity.

So are the Focus T25 Alpha workouts hard? Or are they somewhere in the middle?

Learn more in our full review below!

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P90X3 vs Focus T25: Which Loses More Weight?

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P90X3 and Focus T25 are popular Beachbody alternatives for the P90X and Insanity “rejects.”

The guys who don’t have the time to train 60–90 minutes per day because, honestly, who does? Or those who feel winded after running ½ mile or tap out after just a few push-ups.

Both P90X3 and Focus T25 will help the intermediate crew shed pounds and improve their overall fitness. But which one is better for weight loss?

Learn more below!

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Insanity Max 30 Pulse Review: Is It a Good Workout?

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“Bonus workouts” aren’t anything groundbreaking on the Beachbody On Demand platform. But we rarely see an optional workout that the hard-to-please Insanity crowd seems to love.

We’re talking — of course — about Insanity Max 30’s Saturday “Pulse.”

Shaun T dubs it a “recovery” session, which could be an hour-long sit-and-stretch workout for all we know (hint: it’s not!). But is it a good workout?

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