Day 35 - Rest

Another rest day. Which is great, except for the fact I start month 2 tomorrow and based on what my brother has been telling me, I'm scared. We'll see.

Finished painting yesterday, so no more ladder, now it's just going to be laying laminate flooring tonight and tomorrow, after the workout.

Day 34 - Core Cardio and Balance

The end of Recovery week is here and I'm scared of what next week holds. I took it a little easier today than previously this week as I have a busy night, up and down the ladder painting.

Day 33 - Core Cardio and Balance

One more after this. I woke up this morning completely wiped out. We are painting our family room which has a cathedral ceiling, so I was up the ladder, down the ladder for a few hours yesterday. Add to that some very high spots where I was way too tense standing on top of the A frame and my body was feeling it.

I seriously considered skipping, but in the end, sucked it up and did it. I did skip the hop on one leg 4 times, switch, repeat as that is starting to bother my knee. I had the same problem with Hot Foot during Plyo in P90x.

One more of these and then the true test begins.

Day 32 - Core Cardio and Balance

Not much I can say about this today. After 4 straight days, I don't have much to add except I am now officially more than halfway done!

Since I was off today, I did this late morning. My wife kept laughing at me as I was panting and sweating all over. Then she would add, "This is your EASY workout?"

Day 31 -Core Cardio and Balance

Round 3 of this today. I took the day off to help my wife with some stuff, so I got to do this workout later in the morning, around 11.

It's still hard, not unbelievably, like the other workouts, but the hip flexor and shoulder exercises make me doubt even finishing it completely through.

I stumbled on this today, it is a review of each of the Insanity workouts.
http://blog.extremefitnessresults.com/product-reviews/insanity-workout-reviews/insanity-workout-reviews-2/

Day 30 - Core Cardio and Recovery

Round 2 of Core Cardio and Recovery. I woke up this morning and my hip flexors were soar and stiff from yesterday. It was a bit of a struggle to get started, as it has been a lot lately, but I did well.

I made it most of the way through without stopping. My shoulder is feeling better, so I made it through the push ups and walking plank. I finally crashed on the hip flexor exercises.

Day 29 - Core Cardio and Recovery

This is the start of recovery week. This workout six consecutive times. I like it on the first pass through, hopefully I will after 5 more.

There is no high intensity pounding, which is what my body needs. At the end, my shirt was almost as wet as a regular Insanity Workout.

Day 28 - Rest

Rest day, glorious rest day. My body has really been feeling it this week. I'm not sure if it is the 4 weeks of pounding on it, or the fact my allergies have been getting hammered. I heard on the radio the other day that the measurement of pollen in the air is rated 1-12 and that CT was at 12. That explains a lot.

Anyway tomorrow I start Cardio Core and Balance. I'm anxious to see how it goes.

Day 27 - Cardio Circuit

I overslept this morning, almost had to postpone the workout. I was obviously tired and my legs let me know. They felt like they were full of lead. My father used to say my brother was "harder to start than an old buick", when trying to get him up for school. I felt like that today.

It took me most of the warm up to get going, but I dug deep and didn't stop for a breather till the push ups, which is pretty standard for me. I did several sets of the push ups normal, so my shoulder is definitely healing, slowly.

Rest tomorrow, can't wait. Six straight days really wears me down. Fit test weeks aren't as bad.

Day 26 - Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs

I took a vacation day today, so I slept in a bit and did my workout late morning.
I had expected to perform better since I had eaten breakfast, but it didn't really make a difference. I did take the opportunity to do it outside, which was a nice change.
Tomorrow is Cardio Circuit and my last day of Month 1.

Day 25 - Cardio Recovery

This was my last Cardio Recovery. The squats aren't bad, except the really long hold. The lunges are a bit more difficult for me.

I'm excited, but also nervous about finishing month one. 2 workouts left and then recovery week.

Day 24 - Plyometric Cardio Circuit

I am dumb. In addition to doing extreme workout programs and playing D&D, I have another hobby, that attempts to shift me back to the cool side of hobbies....homebrewing beer. Yesterday was my daughter's first communion and we had a party and I brewed beer for it. Over the course of the day, 5 or 6 of us drank all five liters of the keg I brewed, equal to around 50 bottles. I was probably in the 8-10 range. Even after drinking several glasses of water, I was a bit slow to get up and get started this morning.

I took a while to get warmed up, and did have to push pretty hard to keep up, but in the end, got the workout in and am happy I did. I feel much better, even if I am wiped out.

Day 23 - Cardio Power and Resistance

I just finished my last Cardio Power and Resistance workout. Can't say I'm sad to see it go. It's hard, actually, they're all hard.

I took a peak ahead at month 2, I'm scared.

My body is desperate for recovery week. My legs are TIRED.

Day 22 - Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs

After eating crap for 2 days and mixing in my rest day, I was happy to workout today. I definitely paid for the beer, wings, nachos, wine and pizza today. Interestingly, my legs are still tired. I'm not sure why, the only difference in the past few days has been playing soccer in the backyard with the kids and a long walk I took with the wife the other night...Surprisingly, I think it was the walk.

This is my last week before recovery week, which will be the halfway point.

Day 21 - Rest

Today is the official end of week 3. I needed the day off. I will say I am definitely making some gains. Just running around the yard with the kids is much easier. Of course, much of this is p90x related as well but I can't comment since that was mostly winter time.

I've said it 100 times already, but I really need to buckle down on the diet. I'm leaving so much on the table with regards to weight loss and probably general health.

Day 20 - Cardio Circuit

We are definitely in allergy season. After 37 years of it, I recognize the car parked on top of me every morning as a result of pollen.

My body was also tired today, particularly my legs were heavy. I'm happy tomorrow is a rest day as I need it. With the kids spending the night at the in-laws, I even have the chance of sleeping in a little. Which means I'll be up at 5:30 or 6:00.

Day 19 - Cardio Power and Resistance

I think I've decided I like this one the least. Probably because it is the most challenging. Right from the start, during warm up, you're doing power moves.

On the upside, I was able to do a few regular push ups on my knees, so my shoulder is slowly improving, so that is good news.

The funniest thing during all the workouts are these little notes that flash up on the bottom of the screen. Things like keep core tight, you're jumping around like a madman, you can't see that unless you're sucking wind. My favorite comes during the 30 second breaks, it says "keep moving around" and on the video, half the people are sitting/lying on the floor trying to breath.

Tomorrow will wrap up week 3 for me.

Day 18 - Cardio Recovery

I definitely needed a slower day today. My legs were beat yesterday. Unfortunately, I stayed up a little too late last night and was dragging getting started this morning. On the up side, this is the shortest workout at only 33 minutes.

Other than holding the squats/lunges, I had a good workout. I still need to work on holding them.

Day 17 - Pure Cardio and Abs

I'm still recovering a little from my cold and throw some yard work and allergies on top of that and I really struggled today. Just getting started was the hardest part. After hacking through the first 10 minutes, all the crap in my chest loosened up and I had a pretty decent workout.

One thing I really like about pure cardio is you don't repeat anything. So if you're bad at something, or it's really hard, just struggle through and know you don't have to go back to it.

Abs still poses a challenge, but this was only my second go around with it.

My Apologies

I just want to apologize to anyone who just got 1/2 a dozen bizarre postings about vampires, Moil, Sigil, and a host of other things. In addition to maintaining this blog, I also maintain a Dungeons & Dragons one.

Day 16 - Cardio Circuit

What a struggle to get started. I've been dragging from a cold. I've always thought the best way to get rid of a cold is to burn it out. I will be surprised if I have much left after this. I could feel it sweating out of me during the first half.

Hopefully I'll be better tomorrow for Pure Cardio and Abs.
For the record, I made it to the first round of pushups before taking a break.

Day 15 - Fit Test

Dug much deeper today than the first time, some significant improvements which are even more impressive since I have a cold and am hacking up phelm.

Exercise First Time Today
Switch Kicks 102 120
Power Jacks 43 54
Power knees 66 92(I switched legs 1/2way through)
Power Jumps 32 33
Globe Jumps 10 8 (I must have miscounted the first time)
Suicide Jumps 12 13
Push Up Jacks 23 27
Low Plank Oblique 38 48

I did have to change the angle of my push up to use more shoulder, but still respectable.

Day 14 - Rest

Today is a rest day and thank god it is. My boss was in town last night so a bunch of us headed out to dinner. Had a rich meal and several beers. Throw allergy problems in and I'm struggling today.

Day 13 Pure Cardio/Cardio Abs

13 hours later and I'm back at it. I was not ready. Struggled a bit through pure cardio, not terribly, but a little.

Cardio Abs was another story. Between just seeing the stuff for the first time and being wiped, I struggled anytime my feet had to come off the group. I definitely feel it in my core.

Rest day tomorrow. Well earned after the past 14 hours.

Day 12 - Cardio Power and Resistance

Had a late night last night, didn't get to bed till 1:30am. Needless to say, I missed this morning's workout. I did manage to squeeze it in after work.
Not my best performance, the lack of sleep and 3pm cookie break at work did me in.

Pure Cardio and Abs tomorrow morning, I hope I can recover in time.

Day 11 - Cardio Recovery

I was looking forward to an easier day as my legs are definitely feeling it. While this is easier, the squat/lunge sequence is tough. I did sweat less and enjoyed the shorter 33 minute workout.

Off to get ready for work.

Day 10 - Cardio Circuit

I was a little confused today as the workout sheet says Cardio Circuit. I don't have a video named Cardio Circuit. I have Plyometric Cardio Circuit, but that is also listed on the sheet. Not wanted to miss a morning workout, I did the Plyometric Cardio Circuit video.

Had a great workout despite what I ate yesterday. I made it all the way through the first circuit without breaking, other than to wipe seat off my head, but that was between exercises.

Halfway through week 2 and I'm showing some good improvements. Also on the up side, the shoulder I hurt is definitely starting to heal as there is less pain when I use it. Hopefully it will be up for the second round when things get tougher. Off to shower.

Day 9 - Pure Cardio

It's slowly coming together. I made it through the warm up and all the way to the third exercise before I needed a quick breather/water. Longer than a couple people on the video.

I swear, during the third round of the warm up, they speed the video up. He's just so fast and explosive.

Pure Cardio, a good choice for the amount I'll eat today. Happy Easter.

Day 7/8 - Cardio Power & Resistance

Today was the start of week 2. In looking at the calendar, I realized I should have counted the Fit Test as Day 1, so this is actually Day 8.

I think I like this one best so far. The power jacks during warm ups and power jumps in the first round a brutal, but for the most part, I can keep up. Looking forward to see how I do in a couple more weeks.

Day 6 - Rest

A well deserved rest day. Nothing else to report.

Day 5 - Plyometric Cardio Circuit

So now we start repeating workouts. To be honest, I don't see much difference between a lot of them. Many of them have overlapping exercises.

Enough complaining, as I had hoped/expected, I'm starting to see some improvement. Made it through warm ups without wanting to die. My ankles are definitely getting stronger as they took longer to get sore and I was able to work through it. Made it to the push up section without much rest, then sucked wind. The in and outs toward the end are absolutely brutal.

I blew out my achilles tendon 3 years ago, completely ruptured it. I wasn't a good boy post op and I've had a little swelling in that leg ever since. I've been told some of it is a result of weakness. Well after 2 rounds of p90x and this, the swelling is almost completely gone. Still missing some strength in the calf.