Insanity Started Today!

Insanity Plyometric Cardio Circuit Day 2:

Burned 864 calories in 40 minutes and will only log 850 as I round down to the nearest quarter just to be safe for food intake. I have added each workout to the data-base and now only have to adjust the calories. My HRM said I hit 96% of my max one time and I am not sure if that is safe or not which was around 196 bpm and got just a tad dizzy one time, stopped took a few deep breathes and jumped back in, digging deep, right? My shoulders, thighs and calves are burning like no other. I am drinking a protein shake and will have a salad with some chicken tonight and one more shake.

15 minutes after the workout sitting here typing, I just took my pulse and it is at 100. I have an Excel log that I created for my wife and I which logs all of our workouts, heart rates and measurements so maybe in a few weeks, after 15 minutes of sitting, my heart rate will be around 90 or even below.

I told my wife to add all of her food under breakfast and that way it is very quick to get in, log it, and get out. It helped me for when I had certain meals that I had ate for dinner and then maybe at lunch and I had to go search for it. Now I can just have all of my foods under one bar. It has no factor on the calculations of our numbers.

I think my before and after pics of P90X will look different than my Insanity pics. After today, I KNOW they will be different. After Insanity which should end at the start of March, I will do P90X Chest and Back and Shoulders workouts for one month, and then hit Insanity for round 2 in April and May which should have me ready for my 34th birthday and ready for the lake. However, no matter how hard I sweat, I will look no different then than I do now if I don't have a strong mind to say no to all of my foods that I love. I will have one real nice cheat meal per week. That is one MEAL not DAY.

My wife burned a lot less calories using the same HRM. I think everyone is different, but the workouts are in the database now and just need to be adjusted by time and calories. I placed them under Cardio. She runs 5K's and I think this will help her times. She use to run a lot when she was a boxer as well.

Alright everyone, lets keep digging....

Bryan

Lost about 40 pounds during P90X, but I can't give it 100% credit. I was in an academy at the same time to become a bike officer in downtown Ft. Worth. However, I can say that P90X helped me pass all of my physical test and has allowed me to maintain the standards with ease. I am looking to get that ripped look by this coming Summer as I was pretty close last year. I gained a little bit back (15pounds) and ready to hit hard again.

Bryan

Insanity Cardio Power & Resistence:

Burned 824 calories according to HRM with chest strap. I rounded down a quarter to 800 for my food intake to be safe. Wow, what a burn. My legs were still sore from yesterday. Heart rate is still getting up in the high 90's so I am not sure if this is safe or not. I go to the doctor next week to talk about my cholesterol levels from lab work I did prior to starting this. Over the phone they said it was elevated pretty hight and needed to talk to me. I figure if I bust my tail working out and start eating better, it will take care of itself. However, having a father who has heart disease which started in his early 40's, I might have to use medicine no matter what. Some people just produce more than others no matter how they eat or train. We will see over the next two months how it changes.

Anyway, I love the HRM and chest strap which shows calories burned, highest heart rate, and average heart rate during the workout period. Had a good salad with a turkey patty, two protein shakes, and a cliff bar, well below my numbers. I will have another salad and protein shake tonight and maybe some lean meat.

Anyone else doing Insanity now and if so what day are you on? Lets keep going. Day 3 out of the way. Might go up to gym and run on the treadmill. It will help my next physical assessment which I have to do each quarter as a bike officer. We have to pass. Fail two in a row and they terminate you. Sounds bad but at the same time, it forces you to stay in shape....

Wife will do the same workout when she gets home from work in a hour or so.

Bryan

Insanity Pure Cardio:

I burned less in Pure Cardio than I did in plyo. I burned about 623, but logged only 600 (round down to nearest quarter to be safe). Also, when I ran on the treadmill yesterday, my HRM could not catch up and get a correct pulse. It works perfect during regular workouts but for some reason when the treadmill and HRM do not get along. Oh well, ate pretty good, but had a high sugar drink in Red Bull and some Gatorade but still have 1,000 calories prior to dinner tonight. I will try to stay about 600 or less.

Kim, keep pushing through with me. My wife will be doing Pure Cardio when she gets home in a few hours too. She is trying to get back to her body she had when she was boxing. I have a few of her pics on my page and she is also on there if you need another person for motivation as well. After 2 kids we just didn't have the time we use to. Now it is more diet than exercise, but the Insanity is working already in the first week. Insanity is Insanity.......

Bryan

Insanity Rest Day!!!!

I guess that means rest my fingers from typing so much too....What a day!

Bryan

Insanity Cardio Power & Resistence:

I made it through almost the entire workout DVD, then did 4 sets of rope pull downs for my back and a set of 35lb dbl. curls 8 reps and still burned a little over 100 less calories than last time I did the workout. I hope this means that I am getting in better condition.

Karen: Jump right in. I am not doing a Hybrid with Insanity neither is my wife. However, once I am done with Insanity, I will put together my own workout from what I learned through P90X and Insanity. I will use weight resistence using P90X and when it says to do Yoga, Kenpo or any type of cardio, I will throw in Insanity and every third week, throw in a different set like P90X. Until then, I will stick to Insanity by the book. Today, I added a little bit more back workout since we really don't do anything for our upper backs.

Good job in having only 22 days left. I dropped about 40 pounds with P90X. So far in one week of Insanity I can feel a big difference in my cardio conditioning which I think I will see some good results probably in weeks 4-6 the most seeing that I added a bunch of muscle mass in P90X and now I am trimming away the fat.

Bryan

Stoooo is right. Also, you need to be downing a ton of water about 2 to 2 1/2 hours prior. Not sipping. When I was in the ARMY they made us drink so much water the muscles never had time to dehydrate. We all think that we are not thirsty, but in reality, we should be drinking even more. Try drinking the night before about 24-32z of water right before you go do sleep. Then several hours before your workout drink about 20-24z of water and then another 16z afterwards. You will feel bloated right away, but after about 20-30 minutes your body (muscles) will start using the liquids to hydrate and then expel whatever it does not need. Also, remove any caffine you might have in your diet and make sure you are getting enough good carbs during the day. Your calves will burn real bad. I can run all day long. Running in place along with jumping in small areas, will burn everyone's calves. My calves still burned today during my warm-up for pure cardio in the 2nd week. Make sure you are getting a multi-v too and maybe take in one or two bananas a day. Don't drink to much Gatorade as it can dry you out if you over do it. It is good for you during extreme workouts, however to much can dry you out.

Good luck,

Bryan

Plyo Cardio Circuit week 2 day 10. Feel pretty good today. Didn't wear my HRM so last time I burned about 750 or more and today I will just log 500 to be safe. Felt a lot better. However, still having the burning in my calves during the warm up rounds. Maybe dropping more weight will help and throwing in P90X stretch on my one day off we get during Insanity?

Feel better, eating is not as bad as what I use to do but still needs work, and I need to take in a lot more water. I am staying around 4-6 glasses of water and need to hit that 8.

Wife is doing great too. I held pads for her today for one 3 minute round after Insanity to push through. She looked almost like her old self when she was boxing seeing that she just spent 40 minutes doing plyo. This workout is for real. I wish I would have done maybe the P90X Plyo workout every day for about two weeks or even just one week with a 2 day rest prior to starting. I think I could have pushed harder during these workouts and seen more results by day 10 (today). 10 pounds lost from the week prior to starting Insanity, but think I could have been able to push through the entire workouts if I would have done some harder cardio and plyo training before starting this. To late to complain, now I just have to dig down and get it done.

Bryan