Holy Crap.
Last week I was wondering how the 6th week could be tougher than the previous month. For those who haven't followed along, the first 4 weeks were the workout, then week 5 was the "rest" week. So today we're technically starting the 2nd month of the workout.
Anyway, like I said...the first month was intense and I couldn't figure out how it would get tougher or cause me to work harder. I was already working hard every day and pushing myself as much as I could. I've noticed an improvement in a lot of the exercises and my ability to keep up more and do the moves better.
Today, I found out. First, the workout was just over an hour long...including warmup and cool down. The previous workouts were right around 40 minutes. The warmup was a bit different in the moves that we do, but we still do 3 iterations of it. The normal workout exercises were a lot tougher than the first month. It was just more of it too. Tomorrow is the Plyo day and I've heard that day is the toughest out of all of them.
So we'll see how this goes. But wow, it is intense. I can see why people say that month 2 is when the results really show up. Let's hope so! :)
Monday, June 20, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Insanity Update
It's been a long time since I've posted an update. We have still been doing the workout, but I just started to forget about writing. So here it is, a long over due post.
We are in the middle of week 5. This week is called the recovery week, and we do the same workout everyday. Let me tell you, it is no recovery workout. Granted, I'm not sweating as much as I do during the normal workouts. But I'm still exuding a lot of sweat. This one works a lot of your core though, and I can actually start to feel my core getting tighter. I know that sounds weird, but it's true.
There are no washboard abs or anything like that yet. I think my stomach is getting a bit smaller, but I still doubt that 1 pass through this program will yield me those results. I'm still *kinda* following the meal plan. I don't think that I am eating 2500 calories a day anymore. I've cut back from 5 meals to 4. And I seem to be eating less at each meal. The difference is that I'm not full all day long. Doing the 5 meals a day is tough because by the 3rd meal I am really full and don't want to eat the 4th meal. But I have to to make sure I have enough energy to burn off during the workout. So now I am doing just the simple 4 meals. Breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner.
Breakfast is usually simple. Oatmeal, cereal, etc. Although I'll admit that lately I've been skipping breakfast all together. Bad, I know. But it's hard to do sometimes at work when I get in and get busy. Lunch usually consists of a wrap or sandwich of some kind. The wraps I've been using are these tortilla type of things...but made out of whole stone ground wheat. Really good for you. I use a wedge of laughing cow cheese for the 'sauce' instead of mustard/mayo. I get some deli meat sliced every week on Mondays and use that throughout the week. I also try to use a piece of lettuce, some tomato slices and this week I've been using an avocado too. Roll that up and you've got a great lunch that fills you up. It works out to be something like 300 calories.
We have been slacking a bit on the weekends. But we're definitely eating less than we're supposed to. Last Sunday, the only thing I ate was 1/2 bag of cheese nips at 5pm. Then I had dinner at my parent's house. Weekends we usually splurge a bit and are a little more relaxed in what we eat. But overall, I think we're still eating pretty healthy. Next weekend though, that'll be a different story. Going to Vegas for a friend's wedding and...well...it's Vegas.
So to counter the missed workouts (we'll be missing 4 workout days), we're going to start the week and do as much as we can. We'll miss Thursday - Monday (Sunday is the rest day). So we'll do Monday - Wednesday and call it good. Then when we come back on Tuesday, we'll just pick up and repeat the week again starting with Tuesday. that way we won't miss any of the workouts.
Next week starts the 'Max' workouts. We're not sure what they are yet, but if the previous 4 weeks are any indication, we're in for one hell of a workout. Especially since the workouts are called the same thing except with Max in front of them. So we'll see how that goes next week. So with the repeating of week 6, we're set to finish the first cycle sometime near the last week of July.
I'll tell you, after doing p90x and now this one I much prefer the Insanity workout. I am more of a cardio workout person. Granted I do kinda miss doing the weights exercises. So I think after we finish this pass, we're going to make our own program combining the two. We'll probably use a couple of the weights days from p90x, and then fill in the week with the cardio disks from Insanity. It's going to be a lot of work, but I think we both really enjoy the Insanity workout better.
I probably won't update every day like I used to. But with this one there isn't a lot to update about. It's just all cardio. But I'll try to do one at least once a week.
We are in the middle of week 5. This week is called the recovery week, and we do the same workout everyday. Let me tell you, it is no recovery workout. Granted, I'm not sweating as much as I do during the normal workouts. But I'm still exuding a lot of sweat. This one works a lot of your core though, and I can actually start to feel my core getting tighter. I know that sounds weird, but it's true.
There are no washboard abs or anything like that yet. I think my stomach is getting a bit smaller, but I still doubt that 1 pass through this program will yield me those results. I'm still *kinda* following the meal plan. I don't think that I am eating 2500 calories a day anymore. I've cut back from 5 meals to 4. And I seem to be eating less at each meal. The difference is that I'm not full all day long. Doing the 5 meals a day is tough because by the 3rd meal I am really full and don't want to eat the 4th meal. But I have to to make sure I have enough energy to burn off during the workout. So now I am doing just the simple 4 meals. Breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner.
Breakfast is usually simple. Oatmeal, cereal, etc. Although I'll admit that lately I've been skipping breakfast all together. Bad, I know. But it's hard to do sometimes at work when I get in and get busy. Lunch usually consists of a wrap or sandwich of some kind. The wraps I've been using are these tortilla type of things...but made out of whole stone ground wheat. Really good for you. I use a wedge of laughing cow cheese for the 'sauce' instead of mustard/mayo. I get some deli meat sliced every week on Mondays and use that throughout the week. I also try to use a piece of lettuce, some tomato slices and this week I've been using an avocado too. Roll that up and you've got a great lunch that fills you up. It works out to be something like 300 calories.
We have been slacking a bit on the weekends. But we're definitely eating less than we're supposed to. Last Sunday, the only thing I ate was 1/2 bag of cheese nips at 5pm. Then I had dinner at my parent's house. Weekends we usually splurge a bit and are a little more relaxed in what we eat. But overall, I think we're still eating pretty healthy. Next weekend though, that'll be a different story. Going to Vegas for a friend's wedding and...well...it's Vegas.
So to counter the missed workouts (we'll be missing 4 workout days), we're going to start the week and do as much as we can. We'll miss Thursday - Monday (Sunday is the rest day). So we'll do Monday - Wednesday and call it good. Then when we come back on Tuesday, we'll just pick up and repeat the week again starting with Tuesday. that way we won't miss any of the workouts.
Next week starts the 'Max' workouts. We're not sure what they are yet, but if the previous 4 weeks are any indication, we're in for one hell of a workout. Especially since the workouts are called the same thing except with Max in front of them. So we'll see how that goes next week. So with the repeating of week 6, we're set to finish the first cycle sometime near the last week of July.
I'll tell you, after doing p90x and now this one I much prefer the Insanity workout. I am more of a cardio workout person. Granted I do kinda miss doing the weights exercises. So I think after we finish this pass, we're going to make our own program combining the two. We'll probably use a couple of the weights days from p90x, and then fill in the week with the cardio disks from Insanity. It's going to be a lot of work, but I think we both really enjoy the Insanity workout better.
I probably won't update every day like I used to. But with this one there isn't a lot to update about. It's just all cardio. But I'll try to do one at least once a week.
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