• no calf stretches – you do a lot of jumping and running in place, and my calves basically deadlock at times, and there is no point in which you stretch the calves or achilles
• missed stretch – in this DVD, the pre-workout skips a left hamstring stretch. a minor oversight, but something i don’t care for
• same warmup for most of the DVDs – at least so far, there was one variation. i’d like to get more variety in not only the warmups but the workouts as well (but it’s only day 10 and there are more DVDs in the package)
• i hate mountain climbers and mummy kicks – and that’s probably why i should be doing them

outside of the first one, the others are nit-picky and don’t carry too much weight – moral of the story, i’m pretty much diggin the insanity workouts. this is the first time i’ve consistently done a workout program like this, i’ve started p90x and 10minute trainer (borrowed from the brother-in-law), but those i attempted in my living room and i just couldn’t do it. but now i’m running over to the fitness center and doing the workouts in the back room (we’ve got a DVD player setup back there with some step exercise videos for our members). and 10 days into it i still wake up early to “git er done”. nice!

thought of the day:
“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.”
- Carol Burnett

on a positive note, i did the entire warm up without stopping for the first time since starting this crazy@$$ workout program. again, i was trying to keep good form, so speed did suffer a bit – but i never stopped moving, which is a step in the right direction. i even got a compliment from the wife that the arms are looking more defined (i think she might’ve just been buttering me up to do some housework). until tomorrow, when the fun continues…

Insanity – Day 9: complete!

thought of the day:
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”
- George Bernard Shaw

yes, that is a shot at the world we live in today…

regardless, i am noticing that the triangle poses during the warmup stretching routines are getting easier (they call that progress in most countries). i refuse to step on the scale until, well, next week when we do another fit test. that will be the true test answering the question: ‘does insanity work?’ in other news, while i am constantly hungry during the day, i’ve been able to eat in moderation for the most part. i know that was always my biggest problem, i like to eat and when i has food in front of me that tastes good – i’ll eat a lot of it. moderation, hmmm, where have i heard that before

Insanity – Day 8: complete!

thought of the day
“Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.”
- Horace

Insanity – Day 6: complete!

thought of the day:
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

once the DVD was inserted and we started the warmup, i didn’t notice the sunburn until the end stretching… probably because i was too busy dying! (in a good way of course). When Shawn T starts off the workout by stating that he isn’t looking forward to a workout, T don’t be looking forward to the workout either – x100. i’ve decided to incorporate a mini goal throughout this program – to not stop doing the exercises at all through an entire workout. sometimes, i just gotta stop. but being able to continue to do the exercises (maybe not with the same intensity or speed) will give the cardio/aerobic systems a hefty and healthy boost. on the bright side:

Insanity: Day 5: complete

inspirational thought of the day:
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.”
- Yogi Berra

how can you not love Yogi Berra quotes??

i contemplated just taking the day off, but then i thought to myself WWSTD (what would Shaun T Do)? so i sucked it up and got my @$$ out of bed and over to the fitness center. yesterday, i got a new DVD player – one that doesn’t suck and actually works, so i had to set it up. and popped in the Cardio Recovery DVD. i’m not sure this was a good thing or not. it was definitely less strenuous and less jumping (my calves thank you), but it was deep stretching and flexibility work that, well, let’s just say: I SUCK AT. don’t get me wrong, i love me some yoga, i’m just not good at it (unless you’re talking about the child’s pose, that i rock at!). my legs were shaking and quivering almost the entire time. so little movement, yet i was still drippings with sweat, so sad. all in all, i’m glad i got the workout in, i feel better about myself and:

Insanity – Day 4: complete!

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.”
- Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

well, by the time i finally gave up on getting the DVD player to work (now), it’s too late for me to get the workout in today, as i gotta get to work. maybe this is God’s way of saying “dude, you’re sore, relax a bit today” – at least, that’s how i’m going to take this.

i’ll get this workout in down the road a couple times, but man, i’m irked that i’m missing a workout.

Insanity – Day 3: over

thought of the day:
“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”
- Francis Bacon
mmmmmmmm, bacon

these circuits are intense but i only collapsed into a giant heap of flesh three times through this workout and the 30 second breaks seem to last about 10 – but progress is being made! i’m fairly positive i will feel this one tomorrow

Insanity – Day 2: complete!

and with that i leave you the cliche of the day:
The only place where success comes before work is the dictionary

From the company that brought you P90x, Beachbody, I will try the Insanity workouts. This morning i kicked it off with the fit test, and well, the one thing i can say is improvement should be fairly easy

My Results:

Switch Kicks: 50×2: 100
Power Jacks: 42
Power Knees: 69
Power Jumps: 18
Globe Jumps: 6 1/2
Suicide Jumps (burpees): 11
Push-Up Jacks: 23
Low Plank Oblique: 18×2: 36

i’ve mentioned before, that i can’t workout in my own living room… and that still holds true, so i’ve decided to utilize the fitness center for my Insanity workouts. the plan is to get up early and ‘Dig Deep’ – head over to the fitness center and get the workout in. I took the measurements and photos this morning (i’ll spare you with those details at this point).  the nutritional changes will be tough to follow, but we’ll do our best. and we’ll track progress as we move forward. Fit test again in two weeks…

Insanity – day 1: complete!

Complete 3 rounds of:

50 yard Suicide Runs

*For a description of Suicide Runs click here!

*120-180 seconds rest between rounds.

My Results

1:01, 1:06, 1:10

man, am i out of shape, the first suicide felt okay, but the second and third… i was dying, not fun times had by me. gotta do more of the running stuff to get back into shape (and not the round kind).

then SWoD: 5×3 Power Clean and 3xMax towel pullups – i don’t have access to towels, so i use the straps instead

pClean: 255, 255, 265, 265, 275 (no straps)

Towel Pullups: 5, 4, 5 – superset with last three sets of pCleans, didn’t get enough rest on the 2nd set, methinks.

5 Deadlifts 315 lbs
10 Toes to the Bar

My results:

6 rounds + 5 DL + 1 T2B

then i did the SWoD (Strength Workout of the Day) – power snatch 8×2:

155, 155, 155, 165, 165, 175, 175, 185

the abs were feeling the Bar Beach Workout from monday and the legs were feeling the squats from monday. i’m sure i’ll feel it even more tomorrow or frid.