Day 13 Fitness Test #2

I definitely improved from the baseline fitness test from two weeks ago. My numbers for tonight are:

Switch Kicks: 55
Power Jacks: 41
Power Knees: 76
Power Jumps: 23
Globe Jumps: 7
Suicide Jumps: 12
Push-up Jacks: 24
Low Plank Oblique: 43

If you look back at my first time numbers, there was pretty significant improvement all around. I will see if I can put it in a spreadsheet to show percentage increases. Tomorrow is the Cardio Circuit again.

Day 12 Plyometric Cardio Circuit

Last night's workout was better than before. It was the first time that I was able to at least do all of the exercises in the last circuit. I didn't do many of them, but damnit I did do them. I was sweating like a fiend during the stretching at the end.

I just looked at the workout sheet and discovered that I did the wrong workout on Saturday. I should have done the pure cardio and cardio abs routine. Oops. It looks like I will switch up workouts on Tuesday next week to make up for that.

Tomorrow is the fit test, and I can't help but think I should do much better than the first day.

Day 11 Cardio Power and Resistance

Man I remembered that this workout would hurt my triceps, but I didn't remember how much. I can get through the first triceps portion fine, but moving into the sitting triceps exercise is a no go still. I get maybe 5 reps in before my ass hits the ground. Oh and don't forget about the squats or the jumps from some kind of squatting position.

I swear if my legs aren't in better shape by the end of this 60 days there is no hope for me. I only have one more workout today and then my rest day on Sunday. I am very much looking forward to Sunday.

Day 10 Cardio Recovery

It was the "easy" night again. And it was much easier than the normal workouts and I was able to get through most of it tonight. Those freaking squats were still the killer of the evening. Maybe the next time I'll be able to get through all of it.

I've got two more workouts before getting my second shot at the fitness test. I am curious to see how much, if any, that I've improved. Those results will be in Monday night.

On a good note, my left calf isn't hurting that much tonight. Hopefully by tomorrow night it will be back 100%.

Day 9 Plyometric Cardio Circuit

I finally made it through the warm up of this workout with only one or two stops during the power jumps. I can definitely tell that I am getting through more of the exercises with less stopping, and even a little bit faster too.

Somehow both of my calves are hurting this morning. The left one was a little sore before the workout last night, and it looks like the right one decided to join in. Hopefully that will start working itself out as the day goes along.

Tonight is the cardio recovery which according to my last post had a whole lot of squat work. I'm sure my legs will give out at some point.

Day 8 Pure Cardio

Ah Pure Cardio how you make me sweat. I felt a whole lot better getting through the workout this week than last. There were a couple of times that I had to stop, but one thing I did better tonight is that when I stopped doing the exact exercise, I continued to jog or jump around some instead of just trying to breathe.

I really do get a kick out of the people in this video dropping out for a breather. It makes them feel more like real humans.

And another guy at work should be starting the Insanity workout tonight.

Day 7 Cardio Power and Resistance

I thought about writing this entry after finishing this workout last night, but I was too tired. My arms were all jiggly after all of the shoulder and upper body work. Needless to say I think that this is my favorite workout so far.

I was able to get through the workout last night with minimal stops. I have figured out at least one secret, and that is to not worry about keeping up with Shaun T and all the other people in the videos. I try to do that for the warm-up, but not during the different intervals. I have to keep telling myself that it's ok to not keep up with them, and it's probably better for me to go at my own pace and not stop moving than kill myself and stop for 15+ seconds.

Tonight is Pure Cardio again with lost of breathing and squats galore. As Shaun T says at the end of the video tonight, "That shit is bananas!"

Day 6 Plyometric Cardio

Ah the first week has finished. This was my second time through this workout and frankly the last circuit seemed just as hard as the first time through. I ended up doing a different exercise or two from what the video was doing because I just couldn't do the ones at the end.

The good news is that I'm not sore anymore and tomorrow I have a day off from the workouts. Only 54 more days to go. I believe that I'm going to reward myself for this first week with a tasty beverage tonight.

Day 5 Pure Cardio

Well this one lived up to its hype and was definitely pure cardio. About the only good thing I can take out of it is that I didn't have to try to hold a freaking squat for a minute.

There were no water/rest breaks once the warm-up was completed. It was 21 minutes or so of performing one exercise as fast as you could for 1 minute and then moving straight into the next. Basically it was like the fitness test but with no breaks.

I was able to get through all of the warm-up without stopping so I'll take that as a win tonight, and I don't hurt as much as I have on previous days. Thankfully tomorrow is the last day for this week. It will be back to the first workout that was done on day 2.

Day 4 Cardio Recovery

My calves and thighs have been feeling the most pain during the first three days so I was hoping that they would get a chance to recover a little more today.

It started off nicely with some breathing and stretching. Then we moved into different types of squats and lunges. We did a couple of sets of 16 slow squats and then proceeded to hold the squat for what seemed like an eternity but was really only 30-45 seconds. Then there were the little 2 inch mini-squats. Once the squats were over we repeated the same type of move only in a lunge position. My thighs were screaming, and at one point I had to put both hands on the floor for fear of falling over.

The best news for this video is that it is the shortest in the group. So about the time I don't think that I'll be able to make it through I notice that there are only 5 minutes or so left.

All in all this one was less painful than the other two so far, and I look forward to this break in the future. Tonight is Day 5 Pure Cardio. Doesn't that sound like fun?

Day 3 Cardio Power and Resistance

All right. Well this workout is done as of about an hour ago. I already know that I'll be feeling this one tomorrow. This workout had shorter exercise periods, but it seemed to lean a little more toward strength moves. I still didn't get the the circuits without stopping, but it does make me feel a little better when I see the people in the video having to stop for a breather as well. They don't stop as often or as long as I do, but they are also in MUCH better shape than I am at this time.

Here are my numbers from the first Fitness Test:
Switch Jacks - 41
Power Jacks - 26
Power Knees - 63
Power Jumps - 20
Globe Jumps - 4
Suicide Jumps - 8
Push-up Jacks - 19
Low Plank Oblique - 30

Those last three jumping parts of the test really, really sucked. The next fitness test is on Day 15, and hopefully I'll see some improvement.

Tomorrow is Day 4 Cardio Recovery. I hope it's a lot of laying on the ground and breathing.

Day 2 Plyometric Cardio Circuit

Once again the warm up hurt right from the start.

As I was deprived of oxygen for so long, I'm not sure how many different circuits there were during this video. There was a lot of leg work which is a good thing since I've never worked my legs, and my left leg is probably still lacking muscle strength from my knee surgery a little over 2 years ago. There was a lot of different moves today that ran for 30 seconds and then switched to something else. Every 3 minutes or so there is a 30 second water break.

I made it through the first half of this video feeling pretty good, and then I started to get very tired. The last circuit involved push-ups, plank, and jumping up from the plank among others. After the first time through this circuit, I just couldn't keep up with the up/down, push-up, plank run, up/down.....So I just started doing knee push-ups and plank/oblique ab work until the end.

After it was over, I spent about 20 minutes just laying on the floor and not moving except to get out of my wife's way as she started her Shred workout. I was starving at the end so I had some baked lays and picante sauce for a snack.

Day 1 Fitness Test #1

I started this on 2/14/2011. The first day of the Insanity workout is completing the fitness test. It involves 8 different exercises that you complete in 1 minute intervals with a 1 minute rest between them. I will post my numbers later.

First off after the warm up I was already huffing like a fat man walking stairs.I wasn't feeling too bad after completing the first exercise, but things went downhill from there. The next 5 exercises had some kind of leg involvement. The last one I was barely moving. It then finished up with some kind of pushups and ab work.

The next day was harder and harder to stand up from a sitting position. Tomorrow starts the actual workout.

First post

I started this thing to document my run through the Insanity workout. It will take some time to figure out how to get pictures and anything other than text in here so that will be done in the future.

At the time of starting the workout I am 5'8" and weighed 190lbs. By the end of this I would like to be down by at least 10 pounds and be able to see a physical change in my body.