No case of the Monday's here

Today was the last day of week 1 of INSANITY and tomorrow is a rest day. When I was doing P90X I would sometimes run or do a little extra yoga on the rest day but after this first week if INSANITY I think I am going take full advantage of the rest day, at most I might do the 10 minute trainer yoga flex DVD to make sure I don't get stiff on the day off but I have not made that decision yet. Before  I go into my first week's thoughts of the program lets start by talking about today. Today started the workouts all over again so there will be no new workouts until the recovery week in three weeks so now I get to focus on mastering the form and digging deeper in order to get through the workouts without stopping. I got a little closer to that today and as I was making my way through the DVD I was confident that I was going to make it. I got through the first circuit without losing too much steam but I was not quite keeping up with some of the people on the DVD but that paid dividends at the end of it. I was feeling pretty good going into the second circuit and when compared to the people on the DVD I had not stopped for a breather at that point so I was kicking their butts. Then, just like last time I got to the Ski Ab Jumps and the Ab in and outs and it was like running into a wall. The first time through I made it through the ab ski jumps but did slow down quite a bit and had to stop and breath during the ab in and outs. The second time through the circuit, I didn't got off my hands and feet during the ab ski jumps like list time but I did stop for a second and did go to my knees in the ab in and outs. Not quite there yet but an improvement and that is really all you can ask for. I have three more weeks of that workout so I should be able to get through it without stopping by then but if I don't I am sure I will get pretty darn close.

So here is what I think about the first week, this program is awesome, if you have been exercising or are in at least average shape (no beginners for this program....sorry) and you are ready to really challenge yourself then this is the program for you. The workouts are a bit shorter than P90X so far but the intensity is out of this world. I finish every workout feeling great and know that what I just did to myself if going to bring changes. The workouts are hard, but rewarding and I know they are working the muscles more than I had expected because I do have some soreness but only in a few spots of my body but mostly in the area below my neck and above my ankles. :-) I will enjoy the rest day then it is back to Power and Resistance which is coming out as the front runner for my favorite workout.