Fit Test 2 - Day 15

So it's been a bit since i've made a new post.... I've kinda got bored with the whole talking about each work out because its 100% repetitive. Anyways so i'll probably just stick to the major turning points in the workout program that way it gives me more to talk about.

So for starters... I can already tell a huge difference in my muscle definition. I've been pretty busy with school/work/insanity so i haven't really seen a jump in energy yet..... For the 2nd fit test i'd have to say im pretty stoked to post these numbers. It proves that insanity is working 100%..... Heres the numbers:
 
                                  Day 1                 Day 15
Switch Kicks:               41                      55
Power Jacks:                32                      44
Power Knees:               50                      60
Power Jumps:               20                      23
Globe Jumps:                7                         8
Suicide Jumps:              8                         9
Push Up Jacks:             15                      20
Low Plank oblique:       20                      25


As you can see, I improved on every workout... 1 jump increase may not look like a lot, but remember, globe jumps = 4total jumps, suicide jumps = 3 jumps, Power jumps = jump + squat. So there's a lot more to them... Will report on next times numbers!

Day 8: This isn't getting any easier

So this definitely isn't getting any easier. Tonight was another night of Insanity. Very Very exhausting. I do feel like i'm able to keep going with out resting a lot longer however. Somethings working we'll see next Monday after the fit test. This week mixes in days with 2 workouts!! we'll see how that all goes, all I can say is...........

That's it, can't say nothin haha... Day 7 was a nice day off, can't wait till next sunday!


Lata

Alex

Day(s): 5 & 6 Ouch and More Ouch Again

So I haven't written on the blog because i've been doing other stuff from homework to going out and eating terribly. Oh well, I'm still working out so thats why I'll still see a huge difference. I still don't eat as bad as I used too as well so overall im still improving. So Day 5 called "Pure Cardio" Sucked. Hands down it hurt a lot. It's was the most intense workout of the 4 or 5 different one's i've done thus far. Very painful and non stop cardio workouts. I swear you could probably lose a lb or 2 from sweat, let alone the fat your already burning from it. I went all the way through but i could not do it without stopping to take a drink of water or breathe even. On Day 6 was the Plyometric Circuit workout again. Very intense still but I kind of slacked with this one. I'm going to make sure i step up my game this week and eat better. 1 week from monday is my 2nd fit test, i'll get to see if i've improved. We'll see !! Until tomorrow, later!

Alex

Day 4: Recovery mode

Sorry about the late post, but I was pretty tired last night, it's been a long week!

Anyways, last night was a pretty decent Night. It was the Cardio Recovery workout. It was a lot of stretching and very deep muscle tissue stretches. It was still a lot to do and and guarentee I still burned a lot of calories. It was pretty difficult at times because I can't stretch like they were saying yet but i'll get there. I'm not as sore as usual today as well so thats a large plus. Anyways kinda busy today so I'll have to end this one short.

Alex

Day 3: So I think I understand how this works...

Pretty much today was like the 2nd day and the 1st day. Muy muy exhausting. I find it kind of pointless to keep saying the same things like I pushed as far as I can, blah blah etc etc. I think you get the point by now. I was extremely sore all day today however. It hurt to sit, hurts to stand, pretty much every step I took hurt. The only thing I can say about that is I guess i'm doing something right or very very wrong. I think it's right because I'm not hurting per say, i'm just excessively sore. My body has never under gone such a stress test and it hasn't be able to adjust to it yet. So i'm hoping this soreness is a temporary thing until my body gets in that mode of repairing the muscles a lot quicker. One thing i've realized about how Insanity works. Yes it gives you specific workouts that will target core muscle groups just like any other workout program out there. There's just a different concept behind this, thats similar to whats in p90x, just not as prominent. The good thing is you can take this concept and make it work for other workout programs. The concept is very simple and it's just this... Push yourself harder every single time you workout. Most workout programs stay at a steady constant pace for the entire time. But the thing is, in Insanity, they are constantly reminding you to push harder every single time you do it. For example: for 1 minute you jog at a slow speed, the 2nd go around you jog even quicker for a minute, 3rd go around you sprint as fast as you possibly can. The idea is, everytime you do it, you will  get better and better and last longer and longer and go faster every single time. It's a brilliant yet subtle idea that's what I think is the key to Insanity. That's it for today though, here's what I ate.


Breakfast - Meal replacement Shake & Whole Grain Wheat Toast
Snack - Banana
Lunch - Beef and Broccoli with Rice
Snack - Roasted Almonds, little salt on them.
Dinner- Turkey Sandwich w/ Prov

Went to school got back at 10 and then worked out

After Workout - Another meal replacement shake  - only 200~ calories and many minerals vital for muscle repair and overall wellness that I may not have taken in today.


Im tired, Time to go to sleep :)

Alex

Day 2: I've never exercised in my life.

Today started out as any other day after you almost die from exercising. I was sore, more than ever. I felt muscles that I didn't know existed and blah blah blah, same thing you ever from everyone else when they workout after it's been awhile since doing it prior. Had to go to school today and then to Java class to take our midterm exam. After, I went ahead and went over to my parents house, hung out for a bit, and of course brought food home like always (not complaining at all :-P) So i got home and prepared for Insanity Day 2. Today was the "Plyometric Cardio Circuit." It started out with a 10 minute or so warm-up, which did not feel like a warm-up at all. By the end of the warm-up, i was already warn out. It's pretty much non-stop. After the warm-up, it felt like hell on earth. It was non-stop probably about 5minute circuits of exercises or so with only 30 seconds in between 3times for the first, 3times for the second circuit. I couldn't keep up, not even gonna try to act like I did. It was tough and it made me feel like any other exercise i've ever done was nothing compared to this. Now, I have never had to do very intense workouts and such before because the only sport i every really played was soccer when i was younger. I used to ride my bike just about every day for most of my life until I got a car, but regardless, it didn't compare. The only times I willingly slowed down was because I could tell my heart rate was reaching pretty high up there, didn't want to do anything that isn't safe. The program constantly reminds you to check your heart rate, I don't have a monitor so I just went with my gut (which will soon be gone at this rate!) feeling. After I felt like i was ready I got back into it. I never stopped for more than 30seconds so I say that I really didn't miss too much considering its my first time doing all this. Something i noticed during the workout was that at some moments i felt this sudden burst of energy where I just wanted to push my self. It was weird, but I made sure to take advantage of it to push my self passed my limits. I am exhausted. I almost decided not to even write this because I'm so tired, but I made sure I did because I don't want to miss a single workout/entry into the blog. Overall, pretty impressed with myself. I never felt so much will power to keep going, i really like the feeling. Anyways, like started prior, im exhausted so I shall take my leave. BTW Here's how i ate today (don't judge) haha.


Breakfast - Meal Replacement Shake + 2 Pieces of whole grain wheat toast.
Snack - Banana
Lunch - Wendys :( ---- Chicken Sandwich and a small fry, light lemonade... I know I know, shouldn't be eating it but it honestly was probably near the healthiest combo they had.... Their freakin chicken Caesar salad has 750 calories... what the hell.
Snack - Forgot, oops
Dinner - didn't eat till late - Turkey /Provolone on Whole Grain White bread with boars head mustard (amazing, a must have if you like mustard).

And the key to all weight loss :
-----------------LOTS OF WATER ALL DAY-----------------
Get away from the 8 glasses of water a day, studies show it's not enough for some people, go with how your body feels, when your thirsty drink water. A rule of thumb i follow is


(Your Weight (lbs) / 2) = X -- Drink X in Ounces (half your body weight in ounces) for me thats almost 100oz of water a day. Way over the 8glasses a day


Take it for what it's worth, Im out!


-Alex