Insanity Asylum 2 - Back To Six Pack Review
Equipment Needed
- Agility Ladder
- Dumbbells or Resistance Band
- Strength Bands (optional)
- Mat
- Chin Up Bar (optional)
- Jump Rope
Muscles Trained
- Back
- Core
- Biceps (Biceps are also worked during back exercises)
Workout Score: Athlete 9/10
If you just want to view what the workout is geared, scroll to the results to see the muscle building, fat loss, performance, and other results.
If you just want to view what the workout is geared, scroll to the results to see the muscle building, fat loss, performance, and other results.
Overview
The beginning of the warm up features the basic speed rope jack variations. You then warm up the core with torque twists and C sit heel taps. You then stretch the back and core doing interesting static stretches.
You then jump into the workout, where each move has 3 different variations, the pull up move, dumbbell move, and the band move.The progressively get harder and more complex. For example, the first pull up variation is a regular wide grip pull up while the last is pull up leg raises.
After the more straight forwarded core and back strength work, you take it down to the mat. There are a lot of plank moves that challenge balance and coordination on top of conditioning and chiseling the abs. There is a resisted superman hold, where you put the strength bands around your ankles and wrists and hold it whenever Shaun T says so. You still use dumbbells in the upcoming moves, either holding it while doing a superman, or raising it toward the ceiling in the side planks.
Now we come back to the resisted/pull up type of moves. Instead of rows, hip flys are featured, and more advanced core oriented pull ups. Five count abs are introduced, which is basically 20 seconds of ab work where you change positions every 5 seconds. You do 3 round, 1 round being the resisted move then 5 count abs. At the end, you burnout with some flutter kicks.
The cool down is only a minute, and you focus on your back and core by rounding the back and those interlocking fingers type of moves.
You then jump into the workout, where each move has 3 different variations, the pull up move, dumbbell move, and the band move.The progressively get harder and more complex. For example, the first pull up variation is a regular wide grip pull up while the last is pull up leg raises.
After the more straight forwarded core and back strength work, you take it down to the mat. There are a lot of plank moves that challenge balance and coordination on top of conditioning and chiseling the abs. There is a resisted superman hold, where you put the strength bands around your ankles and wrists and hold it whenever Shaun T says so. You still use dumbbells in the upcoming moves, either holding it while doing a superman, or raising it toward the ceiling in the side planks.
Now we come back to the resisted/pull up type of moves. Instead of rows, hip flys are featured, and more advanced core oriented pull ups. Five count abs are introduced, which is basically 20 seconds of ab work where you change positions every 5 seconds. You do 3 round, 1 round being the resisted move then 5 count abs. At the end, you burnout with some flutter kicks.
The cool down is only a minute, and you focus on your back and core by rounding the back and those interlocking fingers type of moves.
The Review
Design
Back To Six Pack uses weights and pull ups to build the back. I believe pull ups are one of the best types of exercises to build the back. It builds great relative body strength, while working most of the back and also the biceps. The plank variations really fire up the core and forces it to be used as a stabilizer. Not only does it build the six pack you want, it builds a strong, powerful, stable core. A strong core is key in just about every other type of exercise. The core is worked from many angles, giving your obliques as equal attention as the abs. There are cardiovascular core movements variations (think in and outs) that are also good for fat loss. This workout really certainly condition and strengthen your core and back.
9.5/10
Difficulty
Any workout you do, if you give it your all, will be hard. That being said, some workouts still vary in difficulty in terms of the type of workout it is and the type of exercises you are doing. Most people's weakest spots have to do with pull ups. When I first started training, I could only do 6 pull ups. If you weigh a lot, you're pulling up a lot more weight. The ab moves are difficult, but not on the level of the Ab Rippers or Ab Shredder workouts. They are more functional, and they still will certainly work your core and get you that 6 pack.
4/5
Results
Asylum itself is geared toward the athlete, but I still will go over all type of peoples results. These scores are how well they contribute to a certain goal.
- Strength 10/10
- Endurance 8.5/10
- Fat Loss 8/10
- Performance 8/10
- Muscle Building 10/10
- Increased Back Strength
- Increased Size (Back & Biceps)
- Stronger & Stable Core
- Burns Fat and Brings Out Abs
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