i was not prepared for what today’s workout had in store – fit test AND MAX Interval Circuit. i was ready to die in the MAX workouts beginning today, but i was not prepared mentally for the fit test round 3. and because of that, i did not prepare accordingly (allow enough time) to get both workouts in. because i will be able to get to the MAX interval circuit later this week, i just did the fit test. Measurements: improvement in weight (down 4.5lbs), body fat (down .1.4%) and BMI (down .7) – but no girth decreases. which is somewhat understandable especially because of the eating. however, i have a plan for that (laid out underneath the exercise table). so getting to the exercise results:
My Results:
| Exercise | day 1 | day 15 | day 36 | day 50 | day 66 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switch Kicks | 50×2: 100 | 56×2:112 | 63×2: 126 | +26 | ||
| Power Jacks | 42 | 44 | 51 | +9 | ||
| Power Knees | 69 | 70 | 81 | +12 | ||
| Power Jumps | 18 | 29 | 36 | +18 | ||
| Globe Jumps | 6 1/2 | 10 | 10 | +3 1/2 | ||
| Suicide Jumps (burpees) | 11 | 14 | 17 | +6 | ||
| Push-Up Jacks | 23 | 33 | +13 | |||
| Low Plank Oblique | 18×2: 36 | 28×2: 56 | 32×2: 64 | +28 |
increases in everything except globe jumps this go round. not only are the numbers higher, but i felt better doing these exercises. my endurance has definitely increased with this program. and now it’s time to focus on the eating aspects of life.
i was talking with the brother-in-law this weekend about my eating habits (basically my see-food diet). and he directed me to something he had tried and noticed results. he had shown me a crazy @$$ site called Gym Jones a while back and it looks intense. in the site, he found shake and bar recipes and said he had lost 7 lbs in a week utilizing these two super foods. making two things a day seems like something i can wrap my brain around. so the plan is: shake after workout, bar for snack, bar for lunch, bar for snack, shake for dinner and shake pre-bed (tonight will be after softball). now this is a drastic decrease in calories for me (about 2100 a day) verses what i calculated i needed at the beginning of insanity (about 3200) verses what i had been consuming previously (a lot). so we’ll see how this week goes, i might need some additional calories somewhere in there so i don’t completely disappear when i turn sideways 🙂 i’ll tell ya tomorrow how it goes.
inspirational thought of the day:
“Isn’t sanity just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean, all you get is that one trick, rational thinking, but when you’re good and crazy, well, the sky’s the limit!”
– The Tick
i was going to post the Einstein insanity quote today, but i like the Tick‘s version much better!