Insanity Week 2 Thoughts

joehempel

I finished up my Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs for the day and so ended week 2 of Insanity!

There were a few things I noticed this week comparing it to last week so I figured I'd share my experience so far.

1.) Things get better. I noticed that within this week I was able to hold on a bit longer, and not have to sit out a section of exercises. My extended breaks got a little less, and and pushing forward is a bit easier. There are still a few things that I have such an incredibly hard time doing (sitting in a squat or lunge for minutes at a time in Cardio Recovery for one), but I'm able to move forward.

2.) Week 1 I wasn't keeping the core tight. I had no idea how to do it and breathe at the same time. So I practiced when I wasn't working out and by mid-week I figured it out. It's an ENTIRELY different workout for me now. I'm hoping that my back pain will go away soon because of the core stuff.

3.) Cardio Abs suck! I still think that the P90X Ab Ripper X is tougher, but after not doing ab work for a while, I was crying my way through. And doing this after Pure Cardio....eff off Shaun T, eff off.

My HRM is way off on calorie burns, I got one specifically for this and I don't believe for a second that 784 calories are being burned n 45 minutes. I don't care what Beachbody or anyone else says, that's just way off the charts.

With having the HRM though, I've been able to work out a little bit smarter. I have a high exercise heart rate maxing out at around 198 (I'm 35 so the 220-age doesn't work).

Week one it was up around there maxing out the heart rate at times, and averaging 179. Now it barely cracks 190, and I have to push harder to do it. During the breaks, I pause the DVD for a little longer break, and let my HR go back down into the 150's or 160's, only takes about 20 seconds, and then hit play and go. If I notice my HR cracks 190 or high 180's, I take a small break, and go on when I can.

As far as inches and things like that...I really have no idea...I forgot to measure!! I will be measuring later today. My weight loss has been on par with what I'd expect. The first week I was kind of ticked because I dropped a whopping 0.2 lbs. However I ended up weighing myself again around Wednesday, and had dropped another 1.5 lbs. My weigh in is Sunday, so we'll see if I knocked a few more tenths off. It'll be posted with my 15 day fit test results.

I'm working through a crazy shoulder injury, so the pushups are not as many as I want, I'm getting it looked at on the 21st. Whenever I raise my arm straight above my head....there is pain...but I still have full range of motion and no other position is painful. However when I warm up, it no longer hurts until I do the pushups, and there is only some discomfort. Planks don't bother it at all.

I'm going to enjoy the rest day, and Sunday get back to it!