After creating our P90X Nutrition Plan Made Easy resource, we decided to do the same for the Insanity program. We are proud to present our breakdown of the Insanity Elite Nutrition Guide!
The Insanity Elite Nutrition Plan includes five power meals per day of pretty equal caloric value. You’ll need to determine your personal caloric needs using the mathematical formula in the guide.
We hope this helpful resource contributes to your success with this awesome program!
INSANITY ELITE NUTRITION GUIDE MADE EASY
A coach has many roles—they’re an information source, a sounding board, a motivator, an accountability partner and so much more.
Having a good coach is KEY to your success. Seriously, it’s actually been proven! It’s especially important to use one that has completed the program you’re doing.
Monica and I would love to be your coaches! Here’s a little bit about us:
- We offer FREE nutrition and fitness coaching for ALL Beachbody programs
- We did Insanity when it was first released in 2009, and we’ve worked ever since to bring you resources that will help you succeed on this awesome program.
- We are both P90X Certified and definitely apply what we learned there in our Insanity coaching
- Coach Dave has extensive triathlon cross-training experience and Coach Monica has tons of meal planning experience
- We both use a performance-based assessment system that digs deep into your goals and goes beyond the number on the scale
- With our combined knowledge of nutrition, we can help you navigate the seemingly endless sea of confusing and sometimes conflicting information
- We have a private Insane Ward Facebook group where you can tap into more Insanity knowledge
Our job is to help you overcome challenges and make sure you get the most out of your program!
Here’s a helpful video about using performance to measure progress:
Insanity nutrition is an incredibly powerful way to light your metabolic fire and keep it going all day long. The basic premise is to eat five meals per day of nearly equivalent caloric value.
The first step in the plan is to calculate your required caloric intake.
Because the calculations are somewhat complicated, we’ve created a spreadsheet to simplify the process and walk you through the three-step process. (Note that there are separate calculations for men and women and the process requires you to be completely honest about your activity levels and goals.)
Click on the title below to download it:
FIT CLUB NETWORK’S INSANITY CALORIC INTAKE CALCULATOR
Once you have the spreadsheet, watch this video that explains how to use it:
In this next video, we break down the plan and show you how we intend to prepare ourselves for success – by preparing our meals in advance:
We know...nutrition planning can seem a bit overwhelming, especially if you have a full-time job, kids, and a lot of other responsibilities. Monica and I are here to show you just how easy it can be to do meal planning for Insanity.
The rule of thumb in the fitness and nutrition world is that diet accounts for right around 75% of your results. The bottom line—don't spend 40 to 60 minutes per day pushing your body to its limits and skip out on fueling it properly.
Simplify Meal Planning for Insanity
The trick to simplifying meal planning for Insanity (or any meal planning) is to break it down to small and simple tasks. Also, do what you need to do to make it work for YOU.
For instance, we like to be able to take our Insanity Nutrition Guide with us to the store, so we basically cut it up into meals. This allows us to buy just the stuff we’ve ran out of AND plan the meals for the entire week. Each page has a different meal, so it’s quite easy to go through it.
Insanity requires from 1,500 to 2,500 calories a day, depending on your regular calorie intake. Once you calculate the calorie intake and you know what you need, you can make a food list.
First, check your fridge to see what you already have and don’t have and then go to the market and buy only what you actually need. (By the way, if you are a Paleo eater, you can find Paleo recipes in the Guide!)
Typically, the Insanity Nutrition Guide suggests five meals a day. You can organize them easily with the meal planner.
For breakfast, you mostly need eggs or egg whites, cereal, and protein pancakes.
For the second or third meal of the day, I usually use Shakeology, which comes in various flavors (including regular and vegan chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and café latte).
Meal 4 is an after-school meal. You can grab a snack and combine it with tuna or chili or peanut butter and jelly. You can also have shrimp (frozen is fine) and prepare them in advance for easy snacking when needed.
If you have them, involve your kids in the meal decision-making process so they learn how to prepare and eat healthy food that they like. Some ideas for kid-friendly meals are broiled salmon, meatballs, and rice.
Meal planning is really easy when you do it properly. In this short video, Monica gives us an overview of how to plan meals with the Insanity Nutrition Guide:
