INSANITY: The ASYLUM - 30 Day Sports Training Workout DVD Program

by Beachbody

Product Features

• 6 athletic training DVDs, 2 bonus workouts, Speed Rope, Agility Ladder, Nutritional Plan, Calendar, and Playbook.
• Shaun T will push you to Dig Deeper® than ever with sports-specific training and drills inspired by pro athletes.
• Look and feel like an elite athlete in just 30 days by increasing your speed, coordination, agility, and power.
• Move like a football running back, serve aces like a tennis pro, and score points like an all-star guard.
• Free online support tools help you with round-the-clock access to fitness experts and peer support.

Product Description

INSANITY: THE ASYLUMTM gets you GAME DAY ready.

Look and feel like an elite athlete in just 30 days. Guaranteed! Former track-and-field star Shaun T will push you to Dig Deeper® than ever with sports-specific training and drills inspired by pro athletes.

Move like a football running back. Serve aces like a tennis pro. And score points like an all-star guard. Plus, work with the included Agility Ladder and Speed Rope. Get faster, stronger, and more agile-so you can perform any sport or activity with eye-popping speed and skill. On game day, you'll have an unbeatable athletic edge.

Brand new, factory sealed box set. Complete set includes 6 athletic training DVDs, 2 bonus workouts, Speed Rope, Agility Ladder, Get Shredded Nutritional Plan, ASYLUM Workout Calendar, and Guide Playbook.

You'll receive: 6 ASYLUM athletic training workout DVDs: 1: Speed & Agility: Get quick on your feet-fast, with this intense cardio workout. (45 minutes) 2: Vertical Plyo: Jump higher than ever with this lower-body training routine. (40 minutes) 3: Relief: Stretch out to build long, lean muscle and increase your flexibility. (25 minutes) 4: Strength: Increase your strength and power by cross-training with weights and resistance. (50 minutes) 5: Game Day: Put your new sports skills to the test with this cross-training workout. (60 minutes) 6: Back to Core: Build the rock-solid core, glutes, and hamstrings for the explosive power you'll need to play and dominate at an elite level. (45 minutes) 2 bonus workouts: 1: Sports Performance Assessment: Discover the improvements you've made in your fitness and skills with this performance measurement tool. (25 minutes) 2: Overtime: Add this 15-minute monster to any ASYLUM workout to see if you've still got game. Agility Ladder, Speed Rope, Get Shredded Nutritional Plan, ASYLUM Workout Calendar, and Guide Playbook.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B004X7I7A6
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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130 of 130 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is not Insanity! You Already Graduated from Insanity!!, May 16, 2011

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Storylover (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: INSANITY: The ASYLUM - 30 Day Sports Training Workout DVD Program (Misc.)

Insanity: The Asylum is the "sequel" to Insanity, and it pushes you hard, further, deeper in ways that the original Insanity workout wasn't meant to do. I'm going to discuss what to expect in this DVD series, then tell you a little about my results. To give you some perspective, I'm almost 40, and only 2.5 months ago, weighed more than I ever had before (222 pounds). I'm pretty short, so I looked like a man-dumpling. I did insanity (all 63 days, never missed a workout), lost 22 pounds, and then was looking for the next thing to help me keep losing. Fortune struck, and this set came out at just the right time. I segued directly into this series. Here's the story.

The DVD set iself comes with six DVD's, which includes I think 8 videos (the Fit Test, Speed and Agility, Strength, Vertical Plyo, Back to Core, Game Day, Overtime, and Relief). It also comes with a nifty wall calendar which I gleefully mark off each day (it tells you what to do each day). It also has schedules for how to combine it with Insanity and how to combine it with p90X for those who have completely lost their marbles and wish to push themselves to olympic like levels. It comes with a "speed rope"--really, just a jump rope, an "agility ladder"--a ladder like contraption made of sturdy plastic rungs and nylon cords. More on it later. My set came with two elastic resistance bands (a red, heavy duty one for legs, and a green, still strong but not quite as resistant one for arms and back). I'm not sure if they all come with these bands, I've heard some folks didn't get them, so check out the package contents carefully when you buy. It's not like you couldn't get a couple of resistance bands for a few bucks, however, so this shouldn't dissuade you from anything. It comes with a booklet containing a simple but quality nutrition plan--nothing flashy, just good solid time tested nutrition with some suggestions on how to eat to get the best results. I'm doing weight watchers, so I didn't use their directions, but looking at the nutrition plan, it looks like something I could do if I wanted. I'm just happy with my WW results. Neither here not there. The packaging is quite professional, and the quality of the production is high. Music is much the same as in Insanity--it gets the blood pumping, but you're not gonna want to listen to it in the car.

The workouts are crazy, no lie. This set was designed for use by folks who have completed a course like Insanity, P90X, Turbofire, or the like. If you are in good shape, you'll be fine even if you haven't done that. If you are overweight, like me, beware--this thing is nuts. It should be handled with care and treated with respect. These workouts will push you, challenge you. There are a lot of things that I STILL can't do after completing Insanity! But by the same token, if you are up for a challenge, there is nothing here that you can't modify down to your own level. Obviously, don't do these if you are injured, or have heart issues, or all that jazz. You know what you can and can't do. But if you are basically healthy but just overweight, these DVD's are tools--use them to push yourself, to make yourself stronger, faster, harder, better. Heaven knows that I freely modify things so that I can do them--but I keep pushing, trying to get closer and closer to what Shaun T. and his insane posse of fitness gazelles are doing.

The Agility ladder is used as a tool to give you a physical goal during your "in and out abs", "mountainclimbers", and a series of running/agility exercises. It didn't seem like a big deal at first, but let me tell you, it is a very effective tool and a cruel master. What the insanity folks do with an Agility ladder blows my mind. The speed rope is just a light weight jump rope--a little too light weight for me. I use a heavier rope, or use an imaginary rope. I'm just not coordinated enough to get my heart rate up really high when I'm using the jump rope--I keep tangling my legs up, stopping, and then losing my momentum. I am getting better, but I usually end up dropping the rope and just keep on jumping in time with Shaun. It serves my purposes, but if you are really interested in becoming more coordinated and precise with your movements, the jump rope is a great tool. Asylum also wants you to use a chin up bar, but if you don't have one, it gives you alternative movements. You need some dumbbells or some resistance bands in order to do the strength workout. These can be purchased relatively inexpensively if you don't have them, and are a good fitness investment anyway.

Results? Well I'm 15 days in now (it is a 30 day program). Remember that I was down 22 pounds at the end of insanity. I'm down 28 pounds now, and I'm gaining a lot of muscle at the same time. I've got biceps, triceps, and chest muscles that I never knew I had. My abs, which had started to show a little during Insanity, are continuing to become more apparent. I'm still overweight, but definitely getting better. My cardiovascular status has actually improved since Insanity, which is saying something. The workouts are unrelenting, about 45 minutes in length each, and they strive to use your whole body. There is still Shaun's overarching focus on your core, but he works your back a lot, which is new. I've got back muscles which I had no idea I'd ever have. I'm enjoying the new emphasis on muscle development (Insanity itself was almost exclusively cardio work), and Shaun is all business here. He is here to "train you hard, and he is not playing!" That said, these workouts are also amazingly fun. The "game day" workout is one of the most fun workouts I ahve ever completed, and I look forward to doing it even though it completely shreds me to pieces.

In summary, I love this set. I love how hard it pushes me, I look forward to working out, I'm losing weight and gaining muscle. I highly recommend it to the highly motivated--but know what you are in for when you begin. You will be sweating, panting, groaning, and staring with amazement that "that was just the warm up!". But it will be worth it. Oh yes, it will be worth it.

**Update**
OK, a couple of things here. I'm done with Asylum for my first run through about a week ago. It was super hard, super fantastic, and really really exhausting. I gleefully took a few days off to fish with some friends, and then came back to start p90x for the first time. I had been told that I might not find the cardio in p90x satisfying after insanity/asylum. I figured that it would be fine and planned to just do p90x straight. Well, they were right, I was wrong. I realized just how special a program Insanity and Asylum are after I did "the mother of all p90x workouts--plyometrics" to paraphrase Tony Horton. p90x plyometrics is a great workout, but it didn't have the intensity that I wanted. So I have started the p90x Asylum hybrid. I know, crazy. I can't believe I was a fat lump sitting on the couch 3 months and a bit ago. Now, I'm less fat, less of a lump, and turning into a cardio and workout junkie. It feels great. It is simply fantastic.

**Update**
I just wanted to give a little update on how things were going with the Asylum/p90x hybrid. I love it. I'm now 38.5 pounds down from when I began. I am following the asylum/p90x hybrid plan but have extended it to a 90 day plan just using the included calendar as a template. I am in smaller clothes than I have been in years, which is gratifying, but what is even better is that I look good in the clothes! I'm getting muscular development where I had no hope of seeing it. My arms are bigger. My tire is disappearing. I still have a long way to go--but ultimately, I'm only just past my 4th month of working out--2 months of insanity, a month of asylum, and a month and a week or so into the p90x/asylum hybrid. I feel great. I feel more confident in myself. When I walk around, I feel strong. I'm not scared to take off my shirt--not because I look great with it off (yet:-) but because I know I am making positive steps towards my own health. It's good. Don't be scared, folks, if you are thinking of getting in shape. All the excuses we have all used--it is hard, it takes too much time, I don't like to exercise, I have kids, I'm too busy--I've used them all. And I have 3 kids, a full time job, a wife that I adore, and lots of hobbies. But I feel great. The time is worth it. You can do insanity month one in 40 minutes. Same for asylum. You can do this. You can do this!

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get the Best Body of Your Life!, May 24, 2011

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Jonathan Bennett (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: INSANITY: The ASYLUM - 30 Day Sports Training Workout DVD Program (Misc.)

A few months ago, I was getting bored with my usual routine. I was in great shape, but wanted to go to a new level of fitness and muscle tone. I tried Insanity and it worked. I made it to my ideal weight and finally achieved the muscle tone I wanted, even in my abs. However, because I started in such great shape, I was always modifying Insanity (doubling up, etc.) to get more of a workout. I needed something even crazier. I needed Asylum.

I never thought I'd say "Insanity is easy." However, it's true...if I add the words "compared to Asylum." Asylum is truly taking the Insanity program and philosophy to the next level. Designed as a sports training program, it focuses primarily on agility, speed, strength, and jumping. The interval training of Insanity is modified slightly. The exercises change frequently (and rapidly), but the breaks are nearly non-existent.

Simply put, Asylum is difficult. Physically, it's doable, but brutal. Even the warm-ups are on the same level of the tougher parts of the original Insanity. Not only is the program physically grueling, but the exercises themselves are more technically advanced. In the beginning, I had to pause and rewind the DVDs just to get an idea of how to properly execute the techniques.

The basic Asylum package comes with the DVDs, a floor ladder, and a jump rope. Both pieces of equipment are integral to this program. The floor ladder is especially helpful and will lead to great strides in fitness and agility. It could also lead to increased cursing and growling, since it kicks your butt that much. The use of a chin-up bar and dumbbells or resistance bands is optional, but I would recommend them to get your best workout.

The background music is decent and Shaun T and the fitness models are great for motivation. In fact, the nicer, encouraging Shaun T of Insanity has largely given way to a "bad cop" image as he acts more like a sports coach. For example, he often calls out the fitness models for lack of effort! Asylum is truly the next level, so be prepared to be treated like part of the elite (no excuses, no sympathy).

Asylum includes six workouts (Speed and Agility, Vertical Plyo, Relief, Strength, Game Day, and Back to Core) as well as Shaun T's nutrition plan. A ten minute Overtime workout and an Athletic Performance Assessment are bonuses. Another cool feature about Asylum is the calendar. It features the 30 day Asylum program as well as an Asylum/Insanity and Asylum/P90x hybrid program (both 30 days). This makes Asylum more versatile and even more of a value for Beachbody fans.

I do have two minor issues with Asylum (not complaints, really). First, it requires a good deal of space to properly execute. My living room, which was fine for Insanity, is inadequate for Asylum. Shaun T has ladder, jump rope, and bands all laid out and quickly moves from one to another. I have to pause the DVD to move equipment out of the way. Second, I don't believe Asylum Deluxe is worth the price. I found a chin-up bar and bands at WalMart (and on Amazon) for much less cost.

Overall, I love Asylum, and, like Insanity, it's some of the best money I've ever spent on a fitness product, and that includes years of gym memberships. Insanity and Asylum have changed my life and taken my fitness and body to levels I never thought possible. For the first time, I can't wait to go out to the beach in the summer and show off. If you buy one fitness product this year, make it Insanity. Then, when you master that and want to dig even deeper, buy Asylum.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!!!!, September 7, 2011

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andrew11 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: INSANITY: The ASYLUM - 30 Day Sports Training Workout DVD Program (Misc.)

I bought this after i graduated so i could stay in shape since i would no longer be playing high school sports. I was very pleased with the program because Shaun T is a great trainer and knows how to push you farther. The exercises are somewhat simple but the pace at which you do them is what make this workout program better than any other on the market. This got me from my somewhat okay 6 pack to a crazy 8 pack in 30 days!!!! The only thing i didnt like is the meals that they had for you in the book, i didnt follow the plan because none of the food look good. But if you are completely determined to get a better body, then i guess it would be a good idea to follow the meal plan no matter how the food taste.