Starting Insanity

Max Recovery wasn't too bad! The lunges sequence was easier, and there was a challenging plie set and triceps pushup set, but the only brutal part was the high plank/low plank set. You start leading with the right arm, do 4/rest/8/rest/16/rest, then go on to the left and do 16/rest/8/rest/4. Since I could only do 6 in a row it was so hard!

This morning I did Max Intervals again. I was really low energy, and almost stopped, but after 10 minutes of going through the motions I got into it and finished strong. One more day and then a rest day!

Have a great weekend

single handed pressups :noway: i think they might need practice when I get there lol.

I kind of half way though week three but I keep jumping the workouts around depending on what I feel like doing lol. Also started playing my own music because I'm kind of getting a bit bored, especially in the warm up because its the same for every work out. Pushing through though.

Wow HS i don't know if I would have carried on after actually throwing up! Good job!

mmmm BLT *Druels*

Well my theory paid off........I've been imagiing the worst possible painful impossible workout (without peeking at the session in advance) with the expectation that I'd only be able to manage a few of the exercises, and anything more would be a bonus. Alarm went up at 5am and by 5.30am I could put it off no longer......and I did it, MI done!! And it felt good!!! :drinker:

Really glad I did the fit test in advance and could give it my best shot. Couldn't manage all of the exercises at their pace but I gave them all a damn good go, and kept up with most of it, only stopping a few times. And the endorphin hit afterwards was well worth it!! Don't get me wrong, it was really hard, but not impossible. Even quite enjoyed it in places - I'm definitely insane!!! BRING IT ON!!!!! :noway: :happy: :laugh:

Hope you had a great weekend and your day is going well xxx

Hi

How was CC HS?, and doing Abs as well - am very impressed.

After my euphoric endorphin high yesterday I've come crashing down with a bump. Had a rubbish day at work yesterday and was exhausted by 5pm, by the time i got to bed at 10.30pm I was shuffling round like an old woman. Woke up this morning followaing my 5am alarm, faffed about until 5.45am then pressed play...for all of 3 mins, then pressed stop and watched something I'd recorded for an hour. Just wasn't in the mood to commit (

Am slowly kicking myself up the rear as the days goes on, and intend to focus on a quality workout within the next hour or two as a lunch break, am working from home today fortunately, tho it was probably one of the reasons I let myself wimp out - knowing I could make it up later.

Hope your both having a great day, and are managing to dig way deeper than me!! xxxx

CC was so much better. I was dreading it all day, but I actually enjoyed it. I guess I just hated it so much cause I was so burnt out by the time I got to it last week. I still couldn't do a full minute of several of the exercises, but I tried to take short breaks and keep pushing through. The "recovery" moves helped a lot! I'm curious to see how you like it tomorrow.

I did Abs after so I don't have to do them on Friday- I'll throw in some Abs on Saturday instead when I have more time- P90x Ab Ripper maybe. But my husband said I was shaking the whole apartment building when I was doing the tuck jumps. Whoops! Tried to focus on landing softly in the power jump set!

Good job getting through plyo. I thought it was really hard- so many strength moves one already exhausted muscles. A lot of the moves seem to be in all 3 of the main videos this month, and it is hard to do them daily without a break. I definitely would have put the workout off until lunch too- but I hate getting up early!

I have Max Interval tonight~bring it on!

Big hugs HS - looks like you're having the kind of day I had yesterday. It's impossible to be a superstar everyday, important to listen to your body and cut yourself the slack to have an off day.

I'm definitely craving more food in general and succumbing to the odd sweet morsel. Thankfully I've found some great sugar free marsh mallows in the UK that are only 5 calories each, zero fat etc etc - completely empty calories of course but least it makes me feel like I'm having a treat. Have frozen some little pots full of protein shake with berries and almond butter, prob about 25cals a piece at a guess - a nice little treat instead of ice cream.

Totally agree about the sleep - I'm trying to get to bed by 10pm to allow me a 5am start and it's a struggle. My 8yr old daughter is rarely in bed before 9pm, often later if we're not on her case constantly - so by the time we've done usual chores it can easily be midnight. Keep trying to be mroe organised but having varying degrees of success. Mon, Tue & Weds nights are the worst, my son's allergies mean I send all food for him into nursery for three days, so we're often cooking brek, lunch and tea for him late at night for the following day - again, need to be more organised.

Well I managed max cardio conditioning today, tho didn't have time to slip in an abs too. Definitely got on better than yesterday but my energy levels re still lower than I'd like. I'm struggling with the confidence to throw myself onto the floor for any suicide jump type work, am frightened I'll break my wrists, back or both!!!

I was disappointed to find that my delexe abs disk doesn't work, and the abs with max cardio is the same as in month one. I bought the disks from ebay, completely new and sealed, and looks way too good to be a copy (everything is per the pics of the set on beachbody - though I can only get the disks to work on one dvd player in the house, they just freeze on the dvd recorder/player. Wonder if beachbody would send me another disk? Must check the other deluxe ones when I get chance.

Expecting max recovery to be a challenge tomorrow.... xxx

Recovery - hmm, should be done under the trades descriptions act!!! Struggled through it, so much more upper body work and I was so sore.

Have stopped aching now and got on ok with MIC yesterday but haven't done Plyo today, intended to but it hasn't happened. Motivation and energy at a real low at the moment. As I've had today off I'll get up early tomorrow and do plyo I think. On the one hand I'm pleased I've got so far even tho I'm struggling, but on the other I don't see how my body can possibly transform to anywhere near what I was hoping for in only three weeks. Maybe my expectations were too vast.

Have had digestion problems and lots of tummy aches so making the whole eating thing more tricky. Haven't lost or gained any weight (which is what I was aiming for) but my body fat dropped three % in the first two weeks but hasn't moved since. I've started takiing a mutivit with ginseng and ginko biloba hoping to give me a boost. Hopefully will kick in soon and I'll be able to embrace month 2 properly.

Hope your knee is feeling better soon, and you're having a great weekend. x

Good luck for the double, not looking forward to that one!!

I've turned a corner!! Woo Hoo!! I had Sat off, and have increased my food and hydration. I wore my HR monitor for 24hrs over the weekend and it reckoned I'd burned 3200 Cals, no wonder my body was shutting down on 1500. The teambeachbody site puts my caloric needs at 2200, so am trying to increase with tier 1 & 2 of Michi. Rocked Plyo on Sun morning - I never thought I'd use 'rocked' and 'plyo' in the same sentance!! and I quite enjoyed cardio conditioning too. Reckon my time of the month is round the corner, which I'm hoping won't throw me off too much.

It's a real rollercoaster isn't it - not long now though!! Have you given any thought to life after Insanity??

xxx

So happy you have turned a corner! It is very up and down! I was dreading MIC after quitting in the middle of it last week. I built it up in my head as impossible, but yesterday I tackled it and it wasn't so bad so I'm really proud.

I am getting a weekly average net of 1500 calories- so I'm eating close to an average of 2000-2100 (1800 some days and 2500 others) and then burning off 500-600 a day with Insanity. I think having the extra calories for fuel will help a lot, especially since you are looking to tone and not lose weight. I keep thinking about wearing my HRM for 24 hours to see what my average daily burn is, maybe one of these days I will actually do it.

Well, my last day of Insanity is June 30th, so 9 more days for me! As for what comes next, I'm thinking I will take the first 2 weeks of July to give my body a break- walk a bunch on vacation, and then get back into the gym. I miss lifting weights and taking classes like spinning, bootcamp and kickboxing at the gym. I haven't stepped foot inside for 2 months, they probably think I moved away!

I have the Rev Abs DVDs, but I'm not sure I am mentally ready to commit to another several months of one program. I'm thinking about doing the first 2 weeks of Rev Abs for the second half of July, then starting a hybrid of stuff in August.

Something like:
Monday- P90x Shoulders and Arms, Ab Ripper
Tuesday- Insanity Pure Cardio
Wednesday- P90x Legs and Back, Cardio Abs
Thursday- Kickboxing at the gym
Friday- Insanity Plyo or Max Plyo
Saturday- Step class at the gym
Sunday- Rest

And then switching up the cardio workouts depending on what I feel like doing to get some muscle confusion in there.

What are you thinking of dong next?

I really hate routine, and especially if I have to be somewhere to do it - that combined with my husbands alternating shifts rules out gym work and classes.

I was thinking of doing CC&B for a week then having a go with hip hop abs, a bit light weight but a bit more fun, to try and focus on my middle a bit more. Maybe after a while I'll be hungry enough to tone up a bit more and have another go at Insanity.

Bless him, all this training (combined with some unflattering pics ont eh beach recently) has encouraged by husband to start a health and fitness drive!! Yay!!! So I've committed to turning our spare room (which is currenly a junk/things to sell on ebay room) into a gym. I already have a commercial rowing machine int he conservatory, so will buy a cross trainer and potentially a bike and multi gym as well if space permits. I read somewhere that P90 is a good base point, so may order him P90 and P90X, so I can use those too.

Didn't work out this morning, got all ready and pressed play but had a rection to banana protein powder last night (which I suspected wasn't agreeing with me) so was all bloated and crampy this morning and totally on another planet. Had an important presentation to give at work this afternoon, so managed to sort myself out during the day - hopeful I can enthuse myself enough to do MIC tonight when I get home.

Wow - 9 days left, he end is sooo close!!! Really looking fwd to seeing before & after pics. My legs are def more toned but not sure if it shows, I can just feel it. Wish my tummy was tighter tho - still, years of no exercise and two kids is bound to tae it's toll - not sure it's completely reversible!!!

Have a great day, you're nearly there!!! So proud of both of us xxxx