Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday- Insanity Day 4
Today was "Cardio Recovery" day. Being that this is Insanity, I was ready for "recovery" to not be a recovery day at all. I was pleasantly surprised. The cardio recovery is actually a lot of stretching and yoga for about 35 minutes. Yes, I still sweated. The only thing that I found a bit tough for today is the fact that I'm not really flexible (doing Insanity, I'm sure I'll get more flexible than I am)... oh and I need a little more work on finding my center of balance. I feel good so far- 2 more days and it's an "off day". I still feel really motivated. This is good- I'm really liking the Insanity program so far. To be honest, it really is the only workout dvd that I've tried and although it's tough, I'm really enjoying it.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Insanity Day 3
My body, as it has been lately, woke me up around 3:30 this morning. Usually I lay there and toss and turn and have random sporatic thoughts going through my head. This morning was different. The only thing going on in my head was "alarm is set for 5:00... can't wait to do Insanity". I was able to get myself to drift off for about another hour and woke up again at 4:30. Figuring "okay close enough to 5", I started thinking "lets do this", so I got my ass out of bed, got ready and headed out into the living room.
Today was Cardio Power & Resistance. The good news was that I felt better during the warm ups- so yes, on day 3 I'm already feeling a little bit of an improvement. The workout itself is intense just like the plyometrics, but of course there are different exercises. This week has been interesting so far discovering each morning what is on each dvd. The push-ups are still killing me- I've never been that great with them, but I can see where hopefully I'll be building up over time and hopefully keep pace in the next couple of weeks. As it has been the last couple of days, the infomercial is right about being soaked in sweat. Due to my sweatiness, my wife and I bought some exercise mats to put down over the carpet. I'm sore and I'm tired, but I'm feeling good. I'm looking forward to day 4.
...and in a big surprise, last night, wifey did the Day 1 Fit Test and is starting to plan to do Insanity Day 2 today...
Today was Cardio Power & Resistance. The good news was that I felt better during the warm ups- so yes, on day 3 I'm already feeling a little bit of an improvement. The workout itself is intense just like the plyometrics, but of course there are different exercises. This week has been interesting so far discovering each morning what is on each dvd. The push-ups are still killing me- I've never been that great with them, but I can see where hopefully I'll be building up over time and hopefully keep pace in the next couple of weeks. As it has been the last couple of days, the infomercial is right about being soaked in sweat. Due to my sweatiness, my wife and I bought some exercise mats to put down over the carpet. I'm sore and I'm tired, but I'm feeling good. I'm looking forward to day 4.
...and in a big surprise, last night, wifey did the Day 1 Fit Test and is starting to plan to do Insanity Day 2 today...
Friday, July 29, 2011
Insanity Day 2- Plyometric Cardio aka Sports Focused
It's really not called sports-focused, but I found that it was. There were basketball moves, suicide drills, and football practice moves. I'm sore. I pushed myself hard, but in the back of my mind, I feel like I half-assed it only because I was going at a slower pace sometimes. I'm completely worn out from this morning's plyometrics though. I've had to remind myself that this is only Day 2 and that I'll get better and work up to being at a faster pace and get through all of the drills and exercises better over time. I really found that I liked this one though and I can see where it's going to help me out a lot in the near future- flag football season is coming up and I'm in need of improving my speed!
To be completely honest, when my alarm went off at 5 am (before starting Insanity I was getting up at 6:15, but want to knock this out in the morning), I was considering turning it off and staying in bed. Then I thought, "what are you doing? Its only day 2 and youre thinking that? Get your ass out of bed!! Sean T is waiting for you!". Yep, I got up, put on my workout clothes and went into the living room to git-r-dun. I feel really good and awake now too. I think with getting in shape and committing to doing the work-outs, it's really less about it being physical and SOOO much more about it being mental.
Now looking forward to Day 3 tomorrow morning. I might actually let myself sleep a little bit and get up at 7 for my workout. We'll see...maybe I should just stick to the same 5 am schedule....
To be completely honest, when my alarm went off at 5 am (before starting Insanity I was getting up at 6:15, but want to knock this out in the morning), I was considering turning it off and staying in bed. Then I thought, "what are you doing? Its only day 2 and youre thinking that? Get your ass out of bed!! Sean T is waiting for you!". Yep, I got up, put on my workout clothes and went into the living room to git-r-dun. I feel really good and awake now too. I think with getting in shape and committing to doing the work-outs, it's really less about it being physical and SOOO much more about it being mental.
Now looking forward to Day 3 tomorrow morning. I might actually let myself sleep a little bit and get up at 7 for my workout. We'll see...maybe I should just stick to the same 5 am schedule....
Thursday, July 28, 2011
My Journey Through Insanity
Okay, really, it's not what you think! No, I'm not going nuts, though maybe just a little bit. I decided to order the workout DVD set - "Insanity". I figure that I need to get in better shape and so far with seeing the infomercials and watching other videos here and there on "on demand", Insanity is the only one that really caught my attention. I also figured that now is a good time to start working out hard, as I'm on a diet that's been prescribed by my doctor.
Over the years, I've had sleeping issues and they really kicked in worse at the beginning of 2011. There was about a 6 week period that I didn't sleep, aside from a random 20 minutes here or there. My doctor, after lots of tests over the past few months, found that it's an adrenal issue, so he prescribed a diet (and also wanted me to lose some weight). At this point, I've now been on the diet for about 3 weeks. I've lost almost 12 lbs, 3 inches from my abdomen, and about 1/2 inch from my chest. The diet sucks, though. No gluten, no dairy, no shell fisth, no sugar or artificial sweeteners. I mean, really, is there anything that I CAN have?
So then moving on. I ordered the Insanity DVDs from Beachbody on July 22 and received them on July 27. That shipping was REALLY fast and I'm impressed. The first step in the process is on day 1 do the "fit test". This gives you a baseline as to where you are fitness-wise. It's about 30 minutes of different exercises that will be used throughout the 63-day workout period. Yes- it's a 63-day commitment. Right now I am planning on doing it for the 63 days. This morning, I got up early, with the thought of "how hard can the fit test be". Yeah, I found out rather quickly. It's a killer, as shown by the fact that afterwards, I laid on the floor for about 10 minutes or so trying to compose myself. My stomach felt queezy and I was soaked in sweat and gasping for air. That's okay, though. The point of Insanity is to push yourself to the limit, so you gain your best results. I'm sitting here typing this and I'm sore and tired and feel kind of dazed, yet there's this sadistic part of me that can't wait for tomorrow's workout- "Plyometric Cardio Circuit". I'm going to post pictures of my progression (probably about once a week). I want to see/keep track for myself how hopefully my body is changing as I go through the circuits. If it serves as an inspiration to anyone else, that's great too.
Stats (I'm 5'10")
Weight: 190lbs
Stomach: 39"
Chest: 39 1/2"
Over the years, I've had sleeping issues and they really kicked in worse at the beginning of 2011. There was about a 6 week period that I didn't sleep, aside from a random 20 minutes here or there. My doctor, after lots of tests over the past few months, found that it's an adrenal issue, so he prescribed a diet (and also wanted me to lose some weight). At this point, I've now been on the diet for about 3 weeks. I've lost almost 12 lbs, 3 inches from my abdomen, and about 1/2 inch from my chest. The diet sucks, though. No gluten, no dairy, no shell fisth, no sugar or artificial sweeteners. I mean, really, is there anything that I CAN have?
So then moving on. I ordered the Insanity DVDs from Beachbody on July 22 and received them on July 27. That shipping was REALLY fast and I'm impressed. The first step in the process is on day 1 do the "fit test". This gives you a baseline as to where you are fitness-wise. It's about 30 minutes of different exercises that will be used throughout the 63-day workout period. Yes- it's a 63-day commitment. Right now I am planning on doing it for the 63 days. This morning, I got up early, with the thought of "how hard can the fit test be". Yeah, I found out rather quickly. It's a killer, as shown by the fact that afterwards, I laid on the floor for about 10 minutes or so trying to compose myself. My stomach felt queezy and I was soaked in sweat and gasping for air. That's okay, though. The point of Insanity is to push yourself to the limit, so you gain your best results. I'm sitting here typing this and I'm sore and tired and feel kind of dazed, yet there's this sadistic part of me that can't wait for tomorrow's workout- "Plyometric Cardio Circuit". I'm going to post pictures of my progression (probably about once a week). I want to see/keep track for myself how hopefully my body is changing as I go through the circuits. If it serves as an inspiration to anyone else, that's great too.
Day 1
Stats (I'm 5'10")
Weight: 190lbs
Stomach: 39"
Chest: 39 1/2"
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