May 2012
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Insanity - Day 28
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We made it! Recovery week! No extreme cardio, just a nice workout to get your heart pumping, stretching your muscles and… Wha? Why is this not feeling like recovery? Shaun T said take it easy but it’s not easy. I’m sweating, hard. THIS SHIT IS BANANAS YO!
Cardio abs and balance, much like the rest of insanity, is an experiment in self loathing. I love the...
April 2012
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Insanity - Day 26
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Saturday morning and there was no way I wanted to get up at 4 and workout. I didn’t want to get up at 8 and workout. Nope, I put this workout off until the afternoon. Last one before recovery week, apparently I’ve been snappy all day so I guess I needed to workout the extra energy.
This circuit was almost easy and I burned more calories this time than I have before so i...
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Insanity - Day 25
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Pure cardio has become my favorite Insanity workout. This could be because I’m getting better at it or it seems to be happening almost every other day so I either love it or will be miserable. Just kidding, I’m never truly miserable when i’m working out, how can you be with the massive endorphin release?
The little improvements are beginning to add up to large...
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Insanity - Day 24
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This is the first time that cardio recovery actually felt like a recovery workout! I got a good stretch, worked the glutes, I still despise lunges, Rachel is still the hot insanity girl. All is good with the world. I would normally have done this during the day but I just didn’t have the energy to get up so it was a nice change of pace to know out a workout in the afternoon.
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Anonymous asked: You are still overweight. How can you work as a trainer?
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Insanity - Day 23
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My lower back is sore, not in a bad way but in the I’m working hard and building muscles kind of way. I’ve also noticed that my ankles are beginning to hurt a little bit. One of the biggest complaints with Insanity is that, if not done properly, you can hurt your knees and ankles. I completely agree with this and have actually helped a few people I coach via beachbody,...
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Insanity - Day 22 (Table or Booth)
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It’s funny how a perception of workouts changes over time as your body changes. When I started this Insanity cycle, pure cardio was pure hell, now it’s migrated and I don’t like doing cardio power. I think Shaun-T forgot that I just did cardio abs the night before and a lot of the moves in cardio power seem to target the same area.
The fitter I get the more I...
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Insanity - Day 21 (The DeadZone)
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I have entered what I like to call as the workout dead zone. 4th week of Insanity and its become incredibly hard to get up in the morning, hence me doing my workout tonight. I’m pushing through the workouts but at the same time I’m fighting the urge to take some time off doing them because i’m tired. This happens to me during any workout program or routine...
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Insanity - Day 19
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Saturday morning and I’m up at 5:30 doing Cardio Plyometric Circuit like a BEAST
I’m doing this workout and it’s hurting my muscles but i’m pushing through and I don’t feel like i’m going as hard as my body feels like it’s going. At the end I was a little disappointed…until I check my HRM. I had burned more calories in this workout...
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Insanity - Day 17
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Power Jumps oh how I hate thee, let me count the way…
Today’s workout If felt almost completely in my lower abs which means something is getting stronger and about to change. Power Jumps are probably one of the best cardio and power building activities you can do and I hate them sooooooooo much
That’s the face of a person who has been in at least 3 Shaun T workout...
Insanity - Day 16
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Cardio recovery felt nice today! I got some good stretching in and I can feel the muscle on my right side working to fix and realign themselves properly. I would almost do a round of yoga but i’m being single dad this week and need to get my son to bed.
New rule of insanity, A.B.B. Always Be Breathing. This sounds like a simple rule but I’ve noticed that sometimes...
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Insanity - Day 15
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Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs. Every time I think I’m getting into better shape and can handle this workout, I get weak on a different part of this workout. I can tell that I need to spend some time foam rolling my right IT band and both my calfs. I could probably use a foot massage as well.
I do yoga naked because I sweat and don’t want to ruin clothes for what I consider...
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Insanity - Day 14
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Sometimes your get up and go has got up and went and you’re doing a workout on pure power of will. This morning was that workout. It was suppose to be a fit test but we needed to switch a day due to travelling.
I just didn’t feel like jumping this morning, I felt heavy and lethargic. Interesting because I didn’t eat poorly this weekend. The nutrition part of...
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Insanity - Day 12
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There is an order to things people. Yesterday and today I got my workouts mixed up and did them out of order. What happens when you do Insanity workouts out of order? Nothing much, most of the time, but you are exceptionally sore during some exercises because you worked that muscle yesterday and it wasn’t meant to be worked the same way today. Did that make any sense? No? Do...
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Insanity - Day 11 (eat more)
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I’ve been informed by my accountability partner that I probably need to eat more because the last few days I’ve been snappy. Apparently I was even snapping at Shaun T this morning. This is taken with a grain of salt as my partner rarely notices when she’s equally snappy but the point is taken none the less. Insanity is a beast and you really need to make sure that...
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Insanity - Day 10
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I’ve become obsessed with the motoact app and now i’m down in 38th place after hitting a high of 32 yesterday. I blame cardio recovery since I only burned about 240 calories doing this routine. I think I”m going to have to do Turbo tonight!
Now that I’ve gotten over the silly notion that cardio recovery would be light cardio, I like this workout (even if it...
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Insanity- Day 9
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Nine days into the craziness and I catch my breathe within 2 minutes of starting the 10 minute stretching round after the “warm up”. The first 10 minutes of Insanity is more difficult than pretty much any workout I’ve done. No kidding.
I talk to people who do various workouts, by Jillian or some other person and talk about how they made it to level 2 or 3 and...
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Insanity - Day 8 (accountability is important)
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This mornings workout was another round of pure cardio. Sweat flying, my carpet will need to be steam cleaned at the end of this 60 day rotation. The workout felt a little easier than last week and it should. The body is an amazing thing and quickly adjust to physical activity, especially if you’re feeding it correctly (Shakeology anyone?)
Having an accountability partner when...
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Insanity - Day 7
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I get annoyed with myself often and now is one of those times. You are suppose to take before pictures when you start a routine like this and, as usual, I didn’t. I’m going to take them tonight but I can already see the changes in my body so that lessens my chances of a dramatic change :(. Not that it’s all about the cosmetics but it’s nice to see change.
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Insanity - Day 5
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Pure cardio - running, moving, jumping sweating, breathing heavily for 30 minutes! This is Insanity at it’s best. Each move is only 60 seconds, you can do anything for 60 seconds right?
I’ve said this before but I’m noticing it again. In P90X and X2, people smile, crack a joke from time to time and work hard. No on doing Insanity looks like they are having fun....
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Insanity - Day 4 (Cardio recovery)
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I’m in better shape than the last time I did this work out. I know this because I have time to listen to Shawn T more and hear what he’s saying. Imagine my surprise when I had a complete OH DUH! moment doing cardio recovery today.
Cardio recovery, I’ve always seen it as a light workout recovery day but always got confused at how challenging the light workout was....
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Girl with the dragon tattoo/ don't get it
I’ve read the books, seen the movie and I kind of don’t get women at all.
So the original title of the book is “Men who hate women.” if you read the books it totally makes sense, poor girl.
So Lisbeth is a genius, anti-social goth chick, who doesn’t trust men because she’s been raped and abused, I get it.
she’s not an ugly girl so why make herself look...
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Insanity - Day 3
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What exactly is Cardio-power and resistance? A series of exercises where the individual runs and jump in place repeatedly simulating activities such as jumping over logs, jumping like a jack in the box, jumping with your arms up in 4 quadrants. Throw in some moving push ups and mountain climbers for good measure. I think this routine should have just been called Plyometrics and Push...
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Insanity- Day 2
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Having just finished the Plyo circuit workout, I ask myself how in the holy name of Jesus did I manage to do this workout at 375lbs? Seriously, I forgot how HARD original Insanity can be. This, however is a testament to the mind and willpower! I wanted to jump start my fitness and I didn’t care if the floors shook while I was jumping and huffing and puffing and I got it done!
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Insanity - Fit Test (Good-bye P90X2)
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Today was suppose to be my last week of P90X2 which would be Yoga and stretching all week so I decided to skip it and jump right into Insanity. So P90X2, solid workout but I feel that it doesn’t really compare to the first one. It’s a different type of workout and a completely different type of 90 days. It feels more like it’s training you for an activity...
