Today I finished week two (really tomorrow if you count the rest day) and I am feeling good about how I have been doing so far. Let me tell you about yesterday before I go into today. Yesterday was another Resistance and Power day. It is still my favorite workout so far and I was able to get through the entire thing without having to stop again so there is still improvement happening now I can work on getting more reps done on some of the moves. As always, totally covered in sweat when I finished but felt great about the workout and was ready for the day. When the workout was done I ate, spent a little time with the family, and was off to do some yard work. I spent about an hour or so in the yard getting it all nice and pretty. Or at least a pretty as you can get a yard hanging on for its dear life in this heat. Then it was a nice day with the family, some time at the mall, and a bit of resting, before I knew it the day was over and I was getting ready for bed.
Today was my first hour long workout since starting INSANITY and there are a few other things I have noticed since starting that I didn't realize with P90X. First of all, I never looked so forward to rest days as I do on this program, second I did a good amount of sweating in P90X but nothing like what gets done in an INSANITY workout. Today for instance, as I said before was my first hour long workout since starting INSANITY, I got to do pure cardio, which I was able to get all the way through without stopping again, followed by cardio abs. It felt like it was never going to let up. I finished the first workout and "cooled down" (I think I got my hear rate down to a mere 140 BPM) and then started the cardio ab workout. It started off with a pretty OK warm up until you go to the high knee twists, jump knee tucks, and spread jump knee tucks. Once that was done it was time to get on the floor and really work the abs. You start by getting into what Shawn calls a C-Sit position, then you start into the exercises. When this section starts there are about 12 minutes left in the DVD and you hold the position for about 5 minutes, get about 30 seconds of rest, then get to do it all over again but with harder moves. I have a new goal now, get through the DVD without stopping just like the rest of the workouts. I got pretty darn close to the end but didn't quite make it so I don't think it will take too many tries. When I finished the two workouts there was not a dry spot on my shirt, and I am not making that up there truly was not a place left for me to wipe my shirt off with. All in all it was a good workout and I have been feeling it in my abs and legs all day. As a matter of fact I am thinking of borrowing my wife's Yoga Flex DVD tonight and waking up at the crack of dawn to do X-Stretch tomorrow to help get the soreness gone and get me 100 % for the next fit test. The good news is the next fit test is the only workout on the schedule for that day so at least it will be a little easier to take care of.
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