after yesterday’s workout, my calves and feet were just achin’. needless to say, this workout didn’t help that situation too much. the calves are still tighter than spandex on a fat guy. but as i’v always said, it sure feels good to break into that dripping sweat and be all done with a solid workout.

Insanity – Day 16: complete!

inspirational quote of the day:
“If yesterday’s workout was tough, you haven’t done anything today”
– unknown

we had it printed on USD Track tshirts back in the day

Insanity – Day 3: complete!

inspirational quote of the day:
“Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.”
– E. Joseph Cossman

i’m going to be up at the family cabin this weekend (leaving tonight) for the 4th of July holiday, so i’m not going to be able to do tomorrow’s workout (Max Interval Sports Training) – but i’ll make sure i get some physical exercise in over the weekend. PLUS, my family is going to be a part of the holiday parade in Ashland, WI. i’m fairly sure that will require a fair amount of walking and monday is the 4th fit test… this one will be interesting, for sure!

Insanity – Day 47: complete!

inspirational quote of the day:
“”To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.”
– Jimmy Valvano

final day for Jimmy V quote week… a very inspirational individual. R.I.P. Jimmy

Max Recovery – a bitch of a workout. how i can sweat that much without moving hardly at all is amazing. and while i do appreciate the soreness at times, i am about ready to be over this phase of workouts

Insanity – Day 46: complete!

inspirational quote of the day:
“Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.”
– Jimmy Valvano

that’s the goofy thing about these workouts and the mentality of an athlete. why do i do it? why do i put up with all the pain, soreness and exhaustion? cuz i like being pushed, i like being challenged and i LOVE overcoming the adversity of the tough workouts. now my mental being does hold me back to some degree but that’s just another challenge for me to conquer. all this pain and slight discomfort, well, it let’s me know i’m alive. and that’s not touching on the obvious health benefits being in shape offers. i’ll save that for another day.

Insanity – Day 44 Day 45: complete!

inspirational quote of the day:
“How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal, and you have to be willing to work for it.”
– Jimmy Valvano

yesterday, i had the day off so i was able to get the workout done in the afternoon – today, it’s back to the grind – back to workouts early in the AM. it’s much different when it’s early. it’s a lot more tired when it’s early. but it gets the day started off the right way. Max Interval Plyo – a tough workout, welcoming me back. a regular routine, i’ve found, is very important for me. and i hope to get back into said routine. 18 more days of insanity. and i just looked at the calendar – i did the wrong workout today. i was supposed to do the Max Interval Circuit. Looks like i’ll be doing that tomorrow – something to look forward to!

Insanity – Day 43 Day 44: complete!

inspirational quote of the day:
“There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It’s up to you to decide what to do with them.”
– Jimmy Valvano

thought i’d stick with Jimmy V for the week of quotes

I was torn as to how to handle the return – do i start all over from day 1? do i jump back a week and start the 2nd month all over? well, what i did was start where i left off. i will probably not see the “atypical” results i see on the infomercial this go round due to the break and my poor dietary habits. but we’ll see where we end up. next fit test is next monday, so we’ll see how bad the drop is before going down the final stretch (only 3 weeks left of this go-round). regardless, i struggled through the Max Cardio Conditioning video today. i knew it was going to be tough and i was spot on. it felt like it’s been 24 days since i’ve done much of anything… oh wait, it has been! but damn, it feels good to sweat this much and be this physically spent!

Insanity – Day 43: complete!

inspirational quote of the day:
“Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.”
– Jimmy Valvano

i’ve got some additional pages in mind and hopefully will be able to get those created soon. until then, enjoy what i’ve got up there now – at least all three of my main pages have some sort of content and not just a filler video or flickr feed

Insanity Update: i’m not sure when i’ll be able to get back into insanity – i’m out of town next week too. i’ll get er dun when i can and i’ll let you know. send me a kick in the shorts and get me motivated again, i’d sure appreciate it.

inspirational quote of the day:
“It’s not what you do once in a while, it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.”
– Jenny Craig

there might be something to that whole consistency thing

the holiday break for me was nice and relaxing. i went up to the cabin to get some fishing in – pretty low key weekend. j and the wife stayed back and so did cocoa. i got a bunch of fishing in (caught a lot of largemouth bass and small pikes, but not the crappies and walleyes we were looking for). and even slept in a couple days

it’s good to be back though; i missed being away from the family – even though it was just a couple days.

inspirational quote of the day:
“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.”
– Henry David Thoreau

with that being said, i will not be able to get the insanity workouts in – i will be plenty active, so i’m fine with that portion of the agenda. the big question is: “what do i do when i come back?” where do i start back up with the insanity workouts? i’ll be back Tuesday night, so Wednesday AM, do i go back and re-suck at the last Wednesday workout? i think that’s what i’ll do. like i told Julie a couple days back, i don’t know what Shaun T would suggest, but this is what i’m doing. i’ll be gone various 3-4 day stints in June, so i’m not sure how this will affect my insanity workouts other than that it will. gotta stay flexible like a Romanian gymnast.

so until then, enjoy the beautiful weather (if you’re in the midwest), get outside, wet a line and most importantly, thank a serviceman/woman for giving us a reason to celebrate this weekend!