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Today was my first day of the "recovery week". I had a very busy weekend, didn't sleep well, AND I have a headache so I was struggling with it. I think it wouldn't have been too bad on a regulary day. I see the Mr. Evil has found new ways to make me cry uncle. I'm pretty sure my arms will fall off completely by early afternoon.
We live in a rural area. It was 70 degrees here yesterday so we went for a 2 mile walk with my daughter in the stroller. There were 35 mile an hour winds and nothing blocking it. I swear that was tougher than an Insanity workout. I'd like to see Shawn T. try that one! I'd bet he would wimper and beg for mercy....well at least he was in the happy place my mind went to to get me through it. :laugh:0 -
Ed, try not to be disappointed by your numbers (I know that's easier said than done) because as you go through this program, you're going to be amazed and how much higher they go!
Bootylicious, this is not encouraging at all. So, again the word recovery is misleading, huh? :laugh: This is wonderful! (note sarcasm) It's supposed to be 80 here today and I cannot wait! The winds are supposed to blow - 30-40 mph gusts - but later in the evening. I even wore my sleeveless dress today (with a jacket on over) so that I can catch some rays!
Today was Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs. I meant to record myself to see if my form was correct but forgot. I was able to do more of those in and up exercises and the high plank-low plank exercise. I can see my arms really starting to tone up, so this brings the excitement like you wouldn't believe! Makes me actually look forward to these next six weeks to see what the end result will be!0 -
That's great! Congrats!! I think I might end up crying at the end too. :laugh: Do you mind posting your fit test results (day 1 and day 63)?Hello all!
I am in a great mood this Monday morning!!! I have officially completed INSANITY!!! I can't believe I actually DID IT!!! I actually cried finishing up my FIT TEST..LOL! I got sooo emotional!! Out of 5 of my friends only 2 of us completed Insanity!!! All I have to say is DON'T GIVE UP!!! It is worth it
) If anyone has any questions feel free to ask!!!
I am soooo HAPPY)0 -
Started Month 2 last night. Max Cardio Circuit + the Fit Test. All I can say is, now I know why everyone sees the biggest results in month 2. OWWWWWWW!!0
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The more I hear about how hard Month 2, the more I'm looking forward to it. Does that make any sense? I want to see how this body of mine is going to react to the torture! :laugh:
Great job, Lea!!0 -
The more I hear about how hard Month 2, the more I'm looking forward to it. Does that make any sense? I want to see how this body of mine is going to react to the torture! :laugh:
Great job, Lea!!
Thank you!
You are doing great too, 20 pounds down is awesome! I totally know what you mean also, my husband wanted to repeat month 1 first, but I insisted we move on. I am so looking forward to seeing the results of what this month brings, even though it's kicking my butt! 0 -
jabdye-Cardio Power & Resistance for me today too. It def. kicked my butt. I hear ya about the diet. I'm still trying to figure out where to set my calorie goal so I'm over I'm under...I'm all over the place!! We'll get it set before Month 2! We HAVE to!
biged335~Great job! Getting the correct form is what's most important! I have a HRM ~ Polar FT4.
jennieodwyer~You'll get Cardio Abs in! Baby needed some attention!! But I'm sure you'll hit play soon!! Get at it girl!!
shakemybooty~Mr. Evil-Cry uncle! LOL :laugh: TOO FUNNY!! I'm really looking forward to Recovery Week now!! You crack me up.
ceelovejay~Awesome!! Glad your seeing progress. It's those NSVs that keep us pushing through!
LeeAlley~LOL :laugh: :laugh: I'm laughing so I don't cry!! I'm finishing up week 3 so I'll keep laughing until Month 2!!!0 -
That's great! Congrats!! I think I might end up crying at the end too. :laugh: Do you mind posting your fit test results (day 1 and day 63)?Hello all!
I am in a great mood this Monday morning!!! I have officially completed INSANITY!!! I can't believe I actually DID IT!!! I actually cried finishing up my FIT TEST..LOL! I got sooo emotional!! Out of 5 of my friends only 2 of us completed Insanity!!! All I have to say is DON'T GIVE UP!!! It is worth it) If anyone has any questions feel free to ask!!!
I am soooo HAPPY)
Thank you!
I don't have them with me, I will post them later when I get home 0 -
Hello All! I am back after my off day yesterday.
My much needed massage this weekend was AWESOME! It helped me get through Max Interval Circuit today. I seriously do despise Frog Jumps. They always kick my butt for some reason.
Ms. Booty - :laugh: I
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Jchapa83 - Congratulations on finishing a round of Insanity
Great job to those that have gotten your workout in today 0 -
I finished week 1 (today is my rest day and tomorrow is the first day of week 2)! I also did cardio abs on top of pure cardio this week even though we're not supposed to add that in til next week because I was over on my calories that day and I needed to burn some more! I was tired, but I felt really good about it when I was done. I'm really liking Insanity so far.
Also, my younger siblings wanted to do one of the workouts when I was home for the weekend, so I let them do the fit test. They are 6 and 8 and it was really cute, and I was actually really impressed by their endurance. They both did every move for the full 60 seconds and their numbers were way higher than mine (but their form wasn't the best, which is to be expected at their age ) It was really cute though and they had a lot of fun doing it! 0 -
Hey, Ed, did you make it this morning? I was still cussing Shaun T. late last night from that workout yesterday morning as my thighs were still burning when I went to bed. LOL!
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I did! I was so happy that I got it out of the way. I went to bed waaay too late last night so I wasn't able to do it this morning but as soon as I get home I'll be doing my 3rd? fit test and whatever else Shaun T. has in store. I'll be posting my results later tonight.
Only 2 weeks left!!!!0 -
We are starting our "recovery" week tonight, I'm a little scared! Having to learn new moves/routines is always fun, especially with four of us doing it, and inevitably someone will goof something up and we'll all be giggling. We had our month 1 celebration Friday night and back at our healthy eating on Saturday, it was fun, but not something I want to repeat that often!
Ed, my first fit tests results were embarrassing for me as well, I wasn't (and still aren't) very fit, but it definitely is improving. From my grand total of pushup jacks on the first fit test of 3.. my second was 6 and now, during the workouts I'm up to 12! I think my husband cheated on his first fit test- he gave up on the last exercise and logged himself a 0 for it, and now he claims the biggest improvement *argh*.
Those of you in the 2nd month, are you able to do the workouts AND fit test in the same day? We are considering doing our fit tests on Sunday just so we don't have to double up. Keep up the great work ya'll... and OMG.. I see a few blades of grass outside, even in Alaska it's finally spring!!!
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I just completed my second to last FIT TEST!
FT results #1, #2, #3, # 4
switch kicks - 20, 55, 70, 91
power jacks - 22, 41, 46, 50
power knees - 50, 75, 84, 95
power jumps - 4, 11, 15, 21
globe jumps - 2, 8, 8, 9
suicide jumps - 6, 8, 10, 12
push-up jacks - 0, 11, 19, 14
low plank oblique - 14, 34, 37, 43
right after that I had to do MAX INTERVAL CIRCUIT I didn't think I was gonna make it through
I had to look at it just one circuit at a time. It's so hard when your out of breath/in pain and you see 47 min lefts. You just have to keep telling yourself 'just get through this next circuit', hydrate, and repeat.0 -
Completed Week 2 - Day 1. I am not sure whether I am doing ball curly push ups properly. Can someone give insights into it.
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Good Morning DIGGING DEEPER Peeps
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Jennieo, wow you walked 6.5 HOURS on Sunday? Were you competing in an event? Or did you mean 6.5 miles? I’m doing the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer April 30 and May 1 (39.3 mile walk) and although I’ve done it for the past four years, I still get a little nervous leading up to it.:huh:
Mamareese, LOVE your attitude. Maybe you’ll be one of the ones who’s body just MELTS during the Max Phase. Keep it up girl
Jchapa, CONGRATS!! That is definitely something to be happy about. I loved reading about your results, thanks for sharing.
Biged, no laughing around here…just a lot of support:flowerforyou: . Look at it this way, you have lots of room to GROW into the workout, that’s more room for improvement and for results. I can’t wait to see how much you improve on your next FT.
Makes perfect sense.The more I hear about how hard Month 2, the more I'm looking forward to it. Does that make any sense?
Lea, Keep it up!! Keep us posted. Judging by your Cardio Phase results, you’re gonna blow the Max Phase out the water!!!
Alyssa, I think it’s awesome that you’re setting such a good example for your younger sibs.
Vallejos, when I’ve done INSANITY in the past, I did a morning/evening workout on the days I had to do the Fit Test and one of the Max workouts.
Edburg, WOW!!! Those are some great numbers.
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I'm on Day 17 and did Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs earlier. I really like Pure Cardio because just as you fatigue one area, you move on to something else, but Cardio Abs was a bit of a struggle for me. I've dedicated these last two weeks of the Cardio Phase to really digging deeper and pushing past the mental barriers during the workout. Yesterday during Plyometric Cardio Curcuit, I got a little further during the Level II drills in-out moves on the floor and I felt like my midsection and quads were going to EXPLODE:explode: . I tried pushing further with Cardio Abs this morning, but man...that might take a bit more time, especially those double legged in-out-up-down things. I'm beginning to think Shaun T hates me:huh:
Carpe Diem everyone.
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Good Morning Everyone!
Edburg - AWESOME FT results! You are doing great! I felt the same way about Max Interval Circuit.yesterday. It's tough when you know you have 9 circuits to do.
Toni - I feel the same way about those "double legged in-out-up-down things" Even worse when he says you stil have about 20 seconds to go and I am dying to be D.O.N.E! LOL!
I have jello arms today after doing Max Interval Plyo this morning. I actually figured it out and in this one I did 249 push-ups or a form of push-up. I remember why I hate "plyo"
Everyone have a great day.
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Great job all! My post will be short today because I don't want to lose too much steam with my crabby 'tude this morning! Plus I have a super busy work day. :grumble:
The scale is up 3 lbs and although I know all the plausible reasons why...I'm still bummed about it. I appreciate jabdye's response on my wall...I needed a little pick me up. Sometimes even when we know all the reasons, the answers don't fit what we want to have happen. I up'd my calories a few days ago and I'm still playing around with making good choices with those extra calories. So there's lots of reasons for the fluctuation I'm sure. I still feel to great physically to think that Insanity isn't the right choice. I'm still in LOVE with it and Shaun T. It's the best love/hate relationship ever!!
I hope everyone's Tuesday is wonderful!! And that every DIGS DEEPER today! Tomorrow is my rest day and I need it. Going to use it as a chance to get my mind back to a better outlook and keep pushing through. 0 -
Did the Plyo Cardio Circuit... That workout was awesome... Kicked my butt, and I'm sore in muscles I forgot I had... Picked up a heart rate monitor and I burned 700 calories... That was great... My mucscles were burning a few times and I had to stop, but I actually thought I'd have to stop more. Looking forward to tomorrow's workout...
Thanks everybody for the kind words yesterday.... After I was was finished, even as tired as I was, I still had a smile on my face because I did it!!! 58 more days to go....0 -
GREAT results!! Good for you. I was a little concerned about having to do the fit test and a workout in the same day, so I may do it on Sunday like Valerie said.I just completed my second to last FIT TEST!
FT results #1, #2, #3, # 4
switch kicks - 20, 55, 70, 91
power jacks - 22, 41, 46, 50
power knees - 50, 75, 84, 95
power jumps - 4, 11, 15, 21
globe jumps - 2, 8, 8, 9
suicide jumps - 6, 8, 10, 12
push-up jacks - 0, 11, 19, 14
low plank oblique - 14, 34, 37, 43
right after that I had to do MAX INTERVAL CIRCUIT I didn't think I was gonna make it through
I had to look at it just one circuit at a time. It's so hard when your out of breath/in pain and you see 47 min lefts. You just have to keep telling yourself 'just get through this next circuit', hydrate, and repeat.0 -
I love your attitude, Reese! Don't let the scale defeat you! The numbers will start to go down again.Great job all! My post will be short today because I don't want to lose too much steam with my crabby 'tude this morning! Plus I have a super busy work day. :grumble:
The scale is up 3 lbs and although I know all the plausible reasons why...I'm still bummed about it. I appreciate jabdye's response on my wall...I needed a little pick me up. Sometimes even when we know all the reasons, the answers don't fit what we want to have happen. I up'd my calories a few days ago and I'm still playing around with making good choices with those extra calories. So there's lots of reasons for the fluctuation I'm sure. I still feel to great physically to think that Insanity isn't the right choice. I'm still in LOVE with it and Shaun T. It's the best love/hate relationship ever!!
I hope everyone's Tuesday is wonderful!! And that every DIGS DEEPER today! Tomorrow is my rest day and I need it. Going to use it as a chance to get my mind back to a better outlook and keep pushing through. 0 -
Two.hundred.and.forty.nine...PUSHUPS! You are incredible. Just absolutely incredible!!!I have jello arms today after doing Max Interval Plyo this morning. I actually figured it out and in this one I did 249 push-ups or a form of push-up. I remember why I hate "plyo"
Everyone have a great day.
DIG DEEPER!0 -
Did the Plyo Cardio Circuit... That workout was awesome... Kicked my butt, and I'm sore in muscles I forgot I had... Picked up a heart rate monitor and I burned 700 calories... That was great... My mucscles were burning a few times and I had to stop, but I actually thought I'd have to stop more. Looking forward to tomorrow's workout...
Thanks everybody for the kind words yesterday.... After I was was finished, even as tired as I was, I still had a smile on my face because I did it!!! 58 more days to go....
What a great attitude!!0 -
biged, great job as always! Like I said on your status, the Plyo CC is the biggest calorie burner (for me) in Month 1. I don't get nearly the numbers in any other workout.
Today was my last Cardio Power & Resistance. Can't say I'll miss it (that is, of course, until I get to those Month 2 workouts and then I'll be begging to have them back :laugh:). I just don't really like this particule workout is all. My shoulders are feeling it though. Those V pushups are always tough for me.0 -
Two.hundred.and.forty.nine...PUSHUPS! You are incredible. Just absolutely incredible!!!I have jello arms today after doing Max Interval Plyo this morning. I actually figured it out and in this one I did 249 push-ups or a form of push-up. I remember why I hate "plyo"
Everyone have a great day.
DIG DEEPER!
Awesome...but I'm not sure I want to know how many push ups are in my future. Any activity that starts with the word "LEVEL" usually kills me.0 -
That's great! Congrats!! I think I might end up crying at the end too. :laugh: Do you mind posting your fit test results (day 1 and day 63)?Hello all!
I am in a great mood this Monday morning!!! I have officially completed INSANITY!!! I can't believe I actually DID IT!!! I actually cried finishing up my FIT TEST..LOL! I got sooo emotional!! Out of 5 of my friends only 2 of us completed Insanity!!! All I have to say is DON'T GIVE UP!!! It is worth it) If anyone has any questions feel free to ask!!!
I am soooo HAPPY)
FIT TEST DAY 1, DAY 63 RESULTS
switch kicks - 70, 112
power jacks - 41, 53
power knees - 60, 80
power jumps - 25, 42
globe jumps - 6, 10
suicide jumps - 15, 20
push-up jacks - 15, 30
low plank oblique - 35, 650 -
That is awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing. What do you plan on doing next?
That's great! Congrats!! I think I might end up crying at the end too. :laugh: Do you mind posting your fit test results (day 1 and day 63)?Hello all!
I am in a great mood this Monday morning!!! I have officially completed INSANITY!!! I can't believe I actually DID IT!!! I actually cried finishing up my FIT TEST..LOL! I got sooo emotional!! Out of 5 of my friends only 2 of us completed Insanity!!! All I have to say is DON'T GIVE UP!!! It is worth it) If anyone has any questions feel free to ask!!!
I am soooo HAPPY)
FIT TEST DAY 1, DAY 63 RESULTS
switch kicks - 70, 112
power jacks - 41, 53
power knees - 60, 80
power jumps - 25, 42
globe jumps - 6, 10
suicide jumps - 15, 20
push-up jacks - 15, 30
low plank oblique - 35, 650 -
Yeah, I'm not fond of the Level 1 or 2 drills. I'm sure there probably level infinity drills in month 2 though just because we don't like them!!
Two.hundred.and.forty.nine...PUSHUPS! You are incredible. Just absolutely incredible!!!I have jello arms today after doing Max Interval Plyo this morning. I actually figured it out and in this one I did 249 push-ups or a form of push-up. I remember why I hate "plyo"
Everyone have a great day.
DIG DEEPER!
Awesome...but I'm not sure I want to know how many push ups are in my future. Any activity that starts with the word "LEVEL" usually kills me.
Was today's workout any easier than yesterday? Less cussing? :happy:0 -
Two.hundred.and.forty.nine...PUSHUPS! You are incredible. Just absolutely incredible!!!I have jello arms today after doing Max Interval Plyo this morning. I actually figured it out and in this one I did 249 push-ups or a form of push-up. I remember why I hate "plyo"
Everyone have a great day.
DIG DEEPER!
Just want to explain a little about the push-ups before you all think I am super woman! LOL! You do several forms of push-ups i.e. V push-ups, full body push-ups, power push-ups, side push-ups (these totally suck *kitten* by the way) etc. in the different circuits so it's not just regular old push-ups. I don't think I could do 249 regular push-ups. I'd die! LOL!0
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