Insanity Day 32

I am so bored with these Insanity dvd's, I simply dread doing them when I get home.

So it makes perfect sense for me to order the next dvd series from Beachbody, Turbo Fire. I checked the reviews and watched some videos on youtube and it looks much more fun than Insanity. It still uses the HIIT (high intensity interval training) technique that Insanity uses, but it has great choreography and dance moves. It also has some kickboxing moves in it, which I enjoy. The price is outragious though.

If you want to learn more about it, go to youtube and search Turbo Fire. I'll start it after I finish Insanity (maybe before) and I'll let you know how it's going.

Needless to say, I wasn't able to talk myself into another hour long video of Insanity today, hopefully I'll do better tomorrow.

Insanity Day 31, Max Cardio Conditioning

I woke up so sore this morning in my butt, thighs and triceps that every time I sat in my office for awhile I got stiff and dreaded getting out of my chair. I was really dreading going home and trying to get through another hour long workout. So I was elated when I saw that today's workout only lasts 45 minutes long. I should have known better, 45 minutes felt like an hour and a half. No breaks, except the ones I had to take because my legs were giving out (way to many).

I hope I see results when all is said and done. I have not started any dieting and have not quit drinking my beer or two a day and so far haven't seen any major changes. I'm definitely stronger and have more stamina, but I don't think I've lost any inches. According to Beachbody I should be burning a whole lot more calories daily than I was before, so it would seem reasonable that I would have a weight loss. Fortunately, three and a half more weeks and then this program is over.

I'm not really enjoying Insanity. Scratch that, I'm not enjoying it at all. I love hard workouts but this workout is getting monotonous. Yeah I know, there are 10 workouts, however, they're all very similar and when I get through a circuit, I think about having to do it two more times and time seems to drag.

Next I'm wanting to try Turbo Fire. It has some dance moves and from what I've seen looks more enjoyable. However, it costs $145.00 which is ridiculous for a workout program. I'll keep looking at reviews of the program and see if they change my mind.

Insanity Day 30, Max Interval Plyo

When I woke up this morning, I was sore and could definitely feel that I had worked out hard yesterday.

Today's workout was really insane, and I can honestly say, I will never be looking forward to doing these workouts. They completely exhaust me. This workout was the toughest so far. The warm up was the same as yesterday, with me getting winded after the second circuit of the warmup.

The pushups Shaun T. comes up with are unreal. I don't know that I'll ever be able to do them properly, but I'm definitely getting stronger so I'm getting something out of it. This dvd had squat pushups (I think that's what he called them). You get in a squat position, fall down on your hands, do a push up and as you're coming up, push hard enough to push yourself back into the squat position. I could do them after some practice but it completely wore my arms out!

Another pushup he did was balance pushups. Get in a regular pushup position, go down, and as you're coming back up, raise your right arm and right leg, then next pushup your left. I could not do these to save my life, but did the best I could. Here's a youtube video of someone that can actually do these pushups.

Then there were the v pushups with one leg bent up. I don't even know how to describe that one other than to say it works the top of your shoulders and I can't do it well either.

Another pushup he did was in standard pushup position, only when you're pushing yourself back up, your legs jump in and you raise your upper body off the ground so that you're standing. I couldn't even come close to doing that one. There are a few other varieties of pushups also, including side pushups, which I'm not strong enough to do, but I try.

If you want to increase your upper body strength and work on balance, this is the workout for you, but warning, you will sweat like you have never sweat before. I started taking a couple Endurolyte capsules before the workouts and that has definitely helped. I am also choking down Hammer Gel if I have to go to a karate class after my workouts.

Insanity Day 29, Max Interval Circuit

Today was the first day of the max circuit, and OMG I only thought the first month was hard! 59 minutes of pouring sweat, not to mention suicide pushups that killed my wrists. Near the end of the warmup, I got a side cramp, you know the kind that you get when you're not breathing right. I suffered through it and got to the end, although I had to stop several times to catch my breath and recover a little. The people doing the exercises in that video are obviously not smokers.

The max circuit has introduces new exercises and even ventured away from the warmup of the first set of dvd's. I was so tired of doing those mummy kicks and hope they don't appear anywhere in this max series.

I haven't lost much weight yet, maybe a couple pounds, but I did see the before and after pictures of a friend and the results are incredible. She says she saw the most changes during the second month so that is helping me to dig deeper and suffer through it.

On a side note, I counted my Insanity days on my calendar and I don't know how I messed it up, but I only have 56 days of Insanity on it, so I skipped a week of workouts somewhere. No biggie though, because if I see some amazing results this month, I'm definitely going to go through this torture again or maybe order Turbo Fire, another of the beachbody workout sets.

Insanity Day 24, Core Cardio & Balance

I’m finally on the recovery week. The one that lets you build back up so you’ll have enough energy for for the max circuit. The regular circuit about killed me so I’m not looking forward to next week. My energy stores were so low I didn’t do any workouts all weekend, and by yesterday, I was definitely feeling better.

I can honestly say that I never, ever, ever look forward to doing these workouts. I’ve read that you get addicted to them and can’t wait to do them. Those people are insane! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not lazy and I love workouts that make you sweat and gasp for breath, but I don’t like feeling so drained and achy after a few days of working out. What’s the point in that? If you’re too exhausted and sore to function because you’ve worked out, then why work out? Isn’t the reason you do it to make you stronger and give you more energy? You’re defeating the purpose. Well I know, we do it to look good too.

This week’s dvd is called Core Cardio & Balance. It’s definitely a nice change of pace. It will make you sweat a little, and there are exercises in there that are difficult, but overall, it’s slower paced and tolerable. I can actually do this dvd AND make it to a karate class afterwards.