INSANITY!

Day 1
FIT TEST
2/20/2010

Today I started INSANITY with Shaun T on a whim. I had done 2 complete rounds of P90X and was smack in the middle of my third. However, I just felt like I needed a boost. I was ready for another challenge and ready to shed some more weight fast (Spring Break and the Beachbody Coach's Summit in L.A. are coming up soon! lol).

So, as I got ready to put my P90X disc in, I just said, "oh what the hell?" and started INSANITY.

Today, Day 1, was the fit test. Basically after the warm up, it is a series of 8 cardio/core/plyometric exercises that are performed for 1 minute each. You keep track of the number of reps of each one. These include:

Switch Kicks (50)
Power Jacks (43)
Power Knees (65)
Power Jumps (21)
Globe Jumps (7)
Suicide Jumps (9)
Push up Jacks (17)
Low Plank Obliques (24)

It was fairly intense and was a good workout in itself. The number in parantheses is the number I completed. Based on some of the numbers some of participants in Shaun T's group on the disc, I was pretty happy with my numbers for a beginner. But I have a long way to go. The "Fit test" is done at Day 1, 15, 36, 50, and 63, to track and compare your progress. This should be interesting to say the least.

Starting weight: 262

Day 2
PLYOMETRIC CARDIO CIRCUIT
2/21/2010

This is about a 40 minute workout but don't let it fool you. Wow. It was pretty intense.

The "warm up" phase is a workout all by itself. It is a serious of basic movements designed to obviously raise your heart rate. They are:

Warm up

Jogging in place
Jumpin jacks
Heisman
1-2-3 Heisman
Butt kick run
Mummy kicks

Then, repeat the segment FASTER. Then...repeat it again even faster.

Time for the full body stretch. Definitely a relief, though I would top short of calling it a break. However, it definitely is pleasing to your body and you will thank yourself for following through, especially when you start the Interval Training.

Interval Training

This is the meat of the program. It leads all the way up to the 3 minute cool down int he end. It is quick and intense.

Phase 1:

Suicide Drills
Power Squats
Mountain Climbers (Pretend you’re climbing a wall. Look up and reach for the sky Ski Ski Down

Repeat and repeat again


30 second break


Football Drills


25 second break


Phase 2:

Level 1 Drills
Ski Drills
In-Outs

Repeat and repeat again

Phase 3:

Jabs
Cross Jacks
Uppercuts
Attacks

Finally, the cool down. You'll need it! I assure you though, I've never felt better!