I was totally not into doing the Insanity workout yesterday. It was a double whammy of the Fit Test followed by Max Interval Circuit and to tell you the truth I was just plain wiped out and not wanting to do it.

Let’s see, I wonder if it had something to do with the fact that…

• I consumed alcohol the night before and didn’t get much sleep?
• Or maybe because I ate pizza and garbage the day before?
• Or was it because I skipped the Saturday workout and did it on Sunday and therefore did not get the proper break before Monday’s workout.
• Or was it the candy I ate 1/2 hour before the workout.

Whatever it was sure left me feeling very lethargic and not into it. But you know what? I went into the basement, pushed Play on the DVD player and forced myself through it. My Fit Test was not stellar but I did increase my reps on a few exercises. I was really spent by the end of it but at least I did it.

Today was Max Interval Plyo and my strength and intensity was back. I really pushed myself and felt great. But I far from “crushed it.” And if someone says that they “crushed Insanity” then they didn’t push hard enough.

This week I am going to start to rotate in some of the Insanity Deluxe workouts and maybe YogaX on Thursday.

I am really enjoying this workout but am looking forward to doing a P90X/Insanity hybrid in about 2 weeks. I miss lifting weights.

Till next time… Dig Deep and Bring It!!

 

 

Today was the Insanity Max Recovery workout and I hated it. I don’t think I’ll do it again. The entire time I was doing the workout I could not stop thinking about how I could have better spent the time. Next time I think I will either do the Insanity Deluxe Max Interval Sport Training, The Insanity weight training, or maybe the first 45 minutes of P90X YogaX. I just didn’t feel like I got much out of this workout. I even enjoyed the Cardio recovery more than this.

Other than today’s workout, I have been very pleased with Insanity. I feel great, I think that I look better, and my clothes all fit better. I don’t think that my results are very visible but I am still looking forward to taking my “After Photos” in 2 1/2 weeks.

I read an article the other day that discussed Recovery Heart Rate “A study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that one of the best tests to predict your risk for having a heart attack is your Recovery Heart Rate.” You exercise vigorously and then check your heart rate. Then wait one minute and check your heart rate again. If your rate did not drop by at least 30 beats in the first minute after exercise you are in poor shape. If it dropped by 50 or more then you are in excellent shape. I tested mine the other day and it dropped 35 beats in that first minute. It’s pretty easy to test if you wear a heart rate monitor, and I highly recommend that you wear one during Insanity. I doubt my Recovery Heart Rate would have been that good a month ago. I’ll keep testing and see if I can hit 50 beats.

Till next time… Dig Deep and Bring It!!

I now know why this workout was named Insanity and (contrary to my earlier belief) it has nothing to do with the first 30 days.
This second month of Insanity is INSANE! Absolutely a killer. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, but wow what a workout. I burned about 1100 calories during the Day 37 Max Interval Plyo workout. And I love the crazy new pushup variations.
Also, I am sore… I can honestly say that even though the first 30 days threw some great workouts my way but I was never REALLY sore. No DOMS in the first 30 days. I have only done 2 workouts from Month 2 but I’m already feeling the DOMS. It’s a great feeling though.
I am back on track with my nutrition and can tell that I will be losing weight again.
I am looking forward to the Day 56 Max Cardio Conditioning. Bring it!

Today was the first Insanity workout where I really started to wonder what the Hell I had gotten myself into. It was a rough one! One reason it was so rough was because I really screwed up during week 4 and during Recovery week. I went off my diet and missed some workouts. I missed 2 workouts in week 4 and 3 workouts during recovery week. Mostly due to travel. I always have such a hard time sticking to a good diet and exercise when traveling. I gained a couple pounds too. I’m at the same damn weight that I was at a month ago.
But I am committed to getting back on track and finishing out the next 30 days strong. I had a very hard time during today’s workout, I think I didn’t eat enough during the day and I bonked out during the workout. It was a crazy one hour and 30 minute workout and my HRM showed that I burned 1340 cals. INSANE! The first 30 mins was the Fit Test. I increased reps in almost every exercise but they were modest gains. Probably due to the fact that I slacked off over the past two weeks.
I like some of the new moves in today’s Max Interval Circuit, but some are still awkward for me to perform. I look forward to Max Interval Plyo tomorrow.

Till next time… Dig Deep and Bring It!!

Another Insanity workout is in the books and I only threw up in my mouth once during today’s workout. ;o)

This past week was a bad week for me and Insanity. I was on a business trip and (once again) found it extremely hard to stay on track. My diet suffered and I missed two workouts this week. And as a result I have gained a couple pounds and feel like crap. When o when will I learn my lesson? When I did manage to workout this week I could tell that my fitness and cardio was not what it should be. I lacked intensity.

Well, today marks the end of month 1, next week is a recovery week. And then comes 28 days of pure Hell, courtesy of Insanity “Max” workouts.

Till next time… Dig Deep and Bring It!