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Insanity Workout Review: Day 43 – Recovery Day
Posted by in Insanity Workout on November 19th, 2009
It was nice to wake up today and know that today way a recovery day. Today’s insanity workout was called Cardio Core and balance. Even though this is a recovery workout, there are some workouts that really burn your muscles.
I really do not have a lot to say about today’s Insanity workout, because I think I have already talked about it a few times, but I did really enjoy today’s workout, mainly because it was only 37 minutes long. The Cardio Core and balance workout really does a great job in making you hold positions. I felt like the main areas that get worked out are the thighs, hip flexors, and shoulders. You thighs get worked out because of all the squats. You Hip flexors get worked out in a whole 1:30 section with each leg. Then at the end, while you are in a squat type position, you workout your shoulders for like 3 minutes straight. By the end you do not even want to hold our arms up.
Shaun T does make it apparent that this workout is not supposed to be easy, but it is not supposed to be tough either. You should not be feeling absolutely exhausted after this workout. IT IS A RECOVERY WORKOUT!
Insanity Workout Review: Day 42 – Remember the feeling…
Posted by in Insanity Workout on November 18th, 2009
I woke up today remembering the feeling of how my body reacts to a Insanity workout. It has been a few weeks, but I know recall the soreness of it all. It still does not compare to the first whole week of the Insanity Workout, but I can definitely feel some soreness in my body. I do not mind soreness though, pain however sucks, but I am not experiencing any pain.
I did day 42 of my Insanity workout today, and it was the Max Interval Circuit. This is a very tough workout, they are all tough, but this one is especially tough. This is a full body workout…meaning…your whole body is going to be sore. There are some great lunge an squat workouts in the Max Interval Circuit. You do get breaks in this workout too! You get 30 second breaks between ever circuit. I make sure I have a lot of water when I do this workout, because it is an hour long. Water is so important, but you do not want to over drink, or drink ice cold water.
In this exercise, Shaun T actually threatens you…okay maybe not seriously…but he does say something about kicking your butt, and not playing around. Whatever he said, he meant it, because he really does kick your butt in this workout. I am really starting to look forward to the stretching portions of these workouts.
This is only the second day of being back, since my three week sick leave. My body is readjusting itself after being out of commission for awhile, but hopefully by the end of the week it will start feeling in shape again.
Insanity Workout Review: Day 41
Posted by in The Gym on November 17th, 2009
So I finally Got back into the Insanity workout today. It has been a long time coming, but I am finally back into action. Today I did the Max Cardio Conditioning Insanity Workout, and it was a tough one to jump back in with. It has been about three weeks since I got terribly sick, and my body definitely felt weak today. Everything was a struggle, I am also still fighting of this cold. I feel good enough to workout though, I had a little hard time breathing and my ears wouldn’t pop, so it was a little annoying. On top of my sinuses still being plugged, my legs felt like lead, my legs definitely knew that they haven’t been worked out in awhile.
Today’s Insanity workout was a very tough workout, and I am sure it would have been tough even if I was in better shape. After the warm ups and the stretching, it is pretty much non stop for 32 minutes straight. The only time you take breaks is when Shaun T is showing you a workout that you are unfamiliar with.
This workout will definitely get your blood pumping, it is fast action and sweat dripping. I really struggled today with the cardio power moves. Anything that involved any strength I really struggled with. It is weird how much ground you can lose physically when you stop working out even just for three weeks. The Flu really takes a toll on the body, it has taken my body so long to recover. I don’t think I had the swine flu, but who knows…most people get over the Swine flu without any medication at all anyways.
I really want to finish this last month strong, so I got to get re-focused, and motivated again. The hardest part is getting motivated again to start working out. It is easy to make that first initial decision to workout, and then once you get in the flow of things, it is simple to keep on working out. But if you take a break from your workout, I always find its the most hard to get back into the swing of things after taking a break.
This will be good for me. I am going to try to eat well too. No pop, no fast food, no white breads.
Insanity workout review: Still Recovering
Posted by in Insanity Workout on November 11th, 2009
I am still getting closer to feeling better, I went to the health store today and got some cold and flu medication to see if I can finally knock this thing out. I am excited to get back to my insanity workouts and finish this second month strong. I might start doing the workouts again on friday, I want to do a couple workouts to help myself get back into shape before I full get back into the Insanity workout. I have lost a total of 8 pounds since I started doing the Insanity workout, and I am going to try to lose 5 more pounds before it is all over. I am still eating pretty decently, I could be doing better, but i am not doing terrible anymore.
I am also going to continue to go to the gym for some extra cardio work. I am going to do the cycling class on Mondays, plus do some weight lifting and core work on Wednesdays. It is going to be a stretch but I need to try to get in the habit of going back to the gym after my Insanity workout is over. It is important to me to not give up exercising after I am finished with the insanity workout. I feel that is where most people fail with their fitness goals, they stop when they should continue to press on.
So i will have some more Insanity workout reviews coming soon.
Insanity Workout Review: Be Back Soon
Posted by in Insanity Workout on November 9th, 2009
So I am starting to feel better, my sickness is finally starting to come to an end. It has been a really rough week with having flu symptoms and feeling pretty weak. I expect that in the next couple days I will pick the Insanity Workout back up and finish this second month. I am going to finish this Insanity workout and I will see results from it! Once I start doing all the workouts again, I know I will start eating healthier and taking care of my body once again too. There is something about exercising that motivates you to be more healthy in all the areas of your life, just not with fitness, but eating too.
I got back from my elk hunting trip, and unfortunately I did not get anything, neither did my Dad or my Uncle, we got shut out.
The Insanity Workout Is On Hold
Posted by in The Gym on November 2nd, 2009
So the day I was getting back into to the swing of things, I got pretty sick. I have not felt this terrible in a long time, its weird because I really do not get sick that often, and over the weekend I felt horrible. I am pretty sure I got the common cold, and I did not get swine flu. My throat was killing me and I have started a cough. Today I am starting to feel better, and it is probably because I have been downing Vitamin C, Dayquil, Emergen-C, and Halls. My throat is feeling a lot better, and I am starting to get my voice back.
Insanity Workout Review – The 40th Day
Posted by in Insanity Workout on October 30th, 2009
Today was the 40th day of my Insanity workout review. I have missed the last two days of the insanity workout, because my body was feeling pretty fatigued and it really needed to rest, but I jumped back into the insanity workout today! I did the the Max Interval Circuit today, which is extremely hard to do, but I got through it and should have a great time finishing the last 20 daysof my Shaun T Insanity Workout.
This has been the longest workout so far, it is seconds away fom being a whole hour long. I was exhausted by the 30th minute, and then I still had 30 minutes to go. The full body workout is still one of the toughest workouts in this Insanity workout. That is the one where you drop down in plank posiition and then sprint, then you do 4 moving push ups, and then you do four wide sprints in plank posistion. There are other workouts other than that one that are tough. Frog jumps are difficult, the suicide oblique push ups are difficult, and anything that has to do with a squat or a lunge is difficult.
Tomorrow I will be doing the Max Plyometrics workout, bright and early, my body got plenty of rest the last couple days, so I should be all ready to go.
For my nutrition today I have had a bowl of cereal and some grapes, I have not really planned what the rest of my day is going to look like eating wise.
Insanity Workout Review – Day 37 – Max Plyo
Posted by in Insanity Workout on October 27th, 2009
In my Shaun T Insanity workout today, I did the Max Interval Plyometrics workout and I’ve got to be honest…I struggled today. I do have a great excuse though, I blame….the cycle class I did yesterday evening. It was probably one of the toughest workouts I have ever done, even in the first five to ten minute I was dripping in sweat. By the end of the cycle class my shirt was so wet, I probably could have rung out my shirt.
Doing that class really made it difficult for me to do my workout today. I started off the workout with a killer headache, so I started drinking more water, eventually the headache went away. My legs were also tired, I was having a hard time getting my legs up. After I warmed up, my body started to feel better. I will not be doing anymore crazy workouts like that but once a week. I really liked the cycling class, it was a great challenge.
The Shaun T Insanity workout today was pretty tough, regardless of me being already tired. There were some very new workouts that I have not seen before, so it was a great learning experience. The Max Interval Plyometrics workout was about 55 minutes long, and the main workout starts around the 38 minute marker. The workout that challenged me the most was the level 3 drills. It is the last workout in the second interval section. You do 16 push ups and then sprint it out in a plank position, and then you do it again. Since you are already exhausted it makes it really tough to to this exercise 3 times.
There are two Interval sections in this Insanity workout, plus there is a five minute workout after the intervals are over. This is a great workout, and I am excited to see what type of results I am going to get.
I ate pretty well yesterday, but I did have some eggnog. I love eggnog, I am like an eggnog addict.
Insanity Workout Review – Day 36 – Max Interval Training
Posted by in Insanity Workout on October 26th, 2009
Today was the first day of the 2nd Insanity Workout Month. I was supposed to do the Fit Test again today, but decided to skip it because I did not have enough time. So I went straight to the Insanity Workout called Max Interval Circuit, which is an hour long…Double the time of the first month of the Insanity workouts. If I were to do the fit test, it would have been an hour and a half workout today, and I just did not have that kind of time.
It starts off with a warm up like usual, but the warm up is different than the first month’s warm up. The warm up is around the same length of time as the first months, but with more difficult moves. You will definitely be sweating, by the end of the warm up.
One thing that kind of surprised me, was that the stretching did not seem as long, I could be wrong, but I felt like we did longer stretching in the first month of the Insanity workout. Anyway, you start the main workout with about 42 minutes left in the DVD. Usually you would start around the 22 minute marker…But this is the second month!! This is where it really starts to get crazy!!
There were some pretty tough workouts. There was one particular exercise called the….something? I can’t remember what it was called, but Shaun T has you do 4 ski ab jumps, into 4 jumping jack push ups, into in and outs, then into four oblique push ups. It totally sucked. Another exercise was called “full body drill”…I think. This exercise had you drop down into a plank position, then do sprints, four moving push ups, then four wide sprints, you then got on your feet and jumped and then do it all over again. The workouts were exhausting today. I was glad I decided only to do the Max interval circuit workout, instead of doing the fit test before it.
As for my knee…it is feeling better, the three days of rest really helped it. I started wearing my knee band when I was working at the Elk Camp, and by Sunday there was no more pain. So I wore it today through the workout, and I am wearing it right now.
I was not able to keep to the Nutrition plan this weekend, because at elk camp the only thing to snack on are cookies and chips. Then my Dad makes the most unhealthiest dinners and breakfasts in the world, but they are sooooo delicious.
Later on today, I am going to a cycling class at the gym with my friend. I am going to have to eat a lot of food today, because I heard you can burn anywhere up to 600 to 800 calories from one of those cycling workouts. We’ll see how it goes.
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Insanity Workout Review – Day 33,34,35
Posted by in Insanity Workout on October 25th, 2009
So I decided that I was going to take a break on my last three days of my Insanity workout recovery week, and there are a few reasons why I decided to do this.
First reason, which is also the main reason. My right knee has been really bothering me lately, to the point where I am actually worried that I hurt it again. Whenever I make a wrong move, it feels like my meniscus is about to tear again. So I thought it would be a good idea for me to take a little break.
Second reason, I was helping my Dad set up elk camp this weekend. So I was going to miss the Saturday workout anyways.
But mostly it was because my knee hurt pretty badly. Tomorrow I start the Second month of my Insanity workout.