Day 10 insanity workout- cardio circuit:
I'm losing track of the days now!!
repeating cardio circuit from yesterday- it sort of moves my day off to saturday..
I know the moves well enough to not look at the dvd so much and i find this really helps as i can focus on my own breathing and speed- as i'm not as fast as the people on the dvd.
also the level 1 stuff (press ups, ski abs etc) on the floor is still so beyond my weakling arms that I'm now bringing my pink 1.5kg weights into the workout- using them for some arm punching and moves- with the hope that my biceps will get strong enough for me to do better press ups. To be fair they are getting easier but i need some strong arms to do all those Sean T moves!!
Tomorrow i'm gonna add some stomach crunches on to the end too- I feel like i'm sickened by my horrible tummy muscles every time i have to bend over- they droop to the floor (YUK)
I know all this extra is sort of cheating but i need to catch up with the others on the dvd...
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Monday 21 May 2012
day 10
Day 10 was a combination of insanity and a run with friends.
the run with friends was great-lasted about 45 mins- i treated it like a warm up- went straight into some abs and arm wirk and then went into the cool down stretches.
I will probably repeat day 10 tomorrow as I don't want to miss any bits out- plus then this will move my day off to saturday which is prob a good idea (at the week end)
the run with friends was great-lasted about 45 mins- i treated it like a warm up- went straight into some abs and arm wirk and then went into the cool down stretches.
I will probably repeat day 10 tomorrow as I don't want to miss any bits out- plus then this will move my day off to saturday which is prob a good idea (at the week end)
Sunday 20 May 2012
Day 9 Insanity workout
day 9= "pure cardio"
woop woop i managed to do it all except some 'push up jacks' right at the end when i did some 'normal' press ups instead.
feeling really smug and self-satisfied...I've come such a long way since the last time I did this 'pure cardio' workout. I feel really proud of myself.
Sean T really knows what he's doing. I sweated like a pig and my body feels so great.
I finshed with a smile, ate my cereal bar, drank some hot water. In just over a week I feel like my attitude to exercise has completely changed= I'm sold!! I don't think i'll ever be the same again!!
woop woop i managed to do it all except some 'push up jacks' right at the end when i did some 'normal' press ups instead.
feeling really smug and self-satisfied...I've come such a long way since the last time I did this 'pure cardio' workout. I feel really proud of myself.
Sean T really knows what he's doing. I sweated like a pig and my body feels so great.
I finshed with a smile, ate my cereal bar, drank some hot water. In just over a week I feel like my attitude to exercise has completely changed= I'm sold!! I don't think i'll ever be the same again!!
day 8 workout
Day 8 insanity:
After my day 7 day off, felt enthusiastic about being back in the saddle- forgot how hard it was! this was the workout from day 2 (i remember it well) I don't think i could do all the moves back then (and i still couldn't today)- but it was great knowing that i'd made progress even in 1 week!!!
BRING IT ON!
After my day 7 day off, felt enthusiastic about being back in the saddle- forgot how hard it was! this was the workout from day 2 (i remember it well) I don't think i could do all the moves back then (and i still couldn't today)- but it was great knowing that i'd made progress even in 1 week!!!
BRING IT ON!
Thursday 17 May 2012
Day 6 insanity workout
Day 6:
I felt like i could "hold in my core" today when I was working out! It was the same workout from day 2 (the one which nearly killed me and gave me great back pain etc) well today it was fine- yes it was BLOODY hard work and I sweated like a pig and had to keep panting very loudly (with the window open too- anyone walking past must have thought i was having a steamy sex session!!!) It's crazy- you feel like you come out of your body- like it becomes very 'body' if that makes sense- just muscle and lungs and sweat- at times i feel so detached from it that it's almost machine like.
Can't see any physical difference yet- perhaps a tightening of everything- I'm gonna do the next 3 weeks and if i need to maybe one more week before recovery week (and treat this week like a warm up)
feeling great. fab. love this feeling of euphoria that i get after- such a lovely inner peace. it's sooo nice.
I felt like i could "hold in my core" today when I was working out! It was the same workout from day 2 (the one which nearly killed me and gave me great back pain etc) well today it was fine- yes it was BLOODY hard work and I sweated like a pig and had to keep panting very loudly (with the window open too- anyone walking past must have thought i was having a steamy sex session!!!) It's crazy- you feel like you come out of your body- like it becomes very 'body' if that makes sense- just muscle and lungs and sweat- at times i feel so detached from it that it's almost machine like.
Can't see any physical difference yet- perhaps a tightening of everything- I'm gonna do the next 3 weeks and if i need to maybe one more week before recovery week (and treat this week like a warm up)
feeling great. fab. love this feeling of euphoria that i get after- such a lovely inner peace. it's sooo nice.
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Day 5 insanity workout
Day 5: pure cardio
Even Sean T said he was worried about what was to about to come (halfway through the warm up) and his superfit team were dropping out all over the place! So I felt ok that I was feeling like shit and screaming at the telly as i went. Plus now I'm super exhausted and ready for bed!!!
Trying not to eat too late (he recommends stopping about 3/4 hours before you go to sleep- which is unheard of for me- I LOVE my mid night snacks- they are what I live for!!!)
Not noticing much change yet physically- although my daughter didn't laugh so much at me doing this workout compared to my old dance one- so I must be getting something right!
Even Sean T said he was worried about what was to about to come (halfway through the warm up) and his superfit team were dropping out all over the place! So I felt ok that I was feeling like shit and screaming at the telly as i went. Plus now I'm super exhausted and ready for bed!!!
Trying not to eat too late (he recommends stopping about 3/4 hours before you go to sleep- which is unheard of for me- I LOVE my mid night snacks- they are what I live for!!!)
Not noticing much change yet physically- although my daughter didn't laugh so much at me doing this workout compared to my old dance one- so I must be getting something right!
Tuesday 15 May 2012
day 4 (try again)
I've just done the cardio recovery again (from yesterday) this is my new day 4!
It was sooooo much better today.
I found pretty much all of it manageable- apart from the crazy lunge holds when my thighs nearly locked in agony, plus my legs were shaking through some of the moves (i guess this is normal) BUT i managed to finish it all and even had enough energy left to do some sit ups and attempt push ups.
I ate a protein bar about an hour before my workout; i don't know if it was this that made the difference or just that i was feeling better today?? Who knows, but I'm glad i did it because now I'm feeling great again.
My main concern now is that my "abs" (stomach muscles) are really weak and my arms too....so that I might not benefit from the exercises like more fit people, so I'm going to work on these alongside the insanity workouts- I really think that this workout is made for people who already have a certain level of fitness (as I said before)
Having said this, I do feel that even in 4 days I am making progress with my body. The stretches feel easier. My bum feels tighter. My thighs seem stronger. The whole regime does not seem quite so daunting.
Oh and my lower back pain has really subsided- I think it might be getting stronger??
I'm so desperate to see the results that i feel really impatient!! and i want it to happen FAST. I guess i need to wait a few weeks to notice any real muscles emerging!!
It was sooooo much better today.
I found pretty much all of it manageable- apart from the crazy lunge holds when my thighs nearly locked in agony, plus my legs were shaking through some of the moves (i guess this is normal) BUT i managed to finish it all and even had enough energy left to do some sit ups and attempt push ups.
I ate a protein bar about an hour before my workout; i don't know if it was this that made the difference or just that i was feeling better today?? Who knows, but I'm glad i did it because now I'm feeling great again.
My main concern now is that my "abs" (stomach muscles) are really weak and my arms too....so that I might not benefit from the exercises like more fit people, so I'm going to work on these alongside the insanity workouts- I really think that this workout is made for people who already have a certain level of fitness (as I said before)
Having said this, I do feel that even in 4 days I am making progress with my body. The stretches feel easier. My bum feels tighter. My thighs seem stronger. The whole regime does not seem quite so daunting.
Oh and my lower back pain has really subsided- I think it might be getting stronger??
I'm so desperate to see the results that i feel really impatient!! and i want it to happen FAST. I guess i need to wait a few weeks to notice any real muscles emerging!!
Day 4 insanity workout
Day 4 insanity workout didn't really happen. I tried yes, but my body let me down and i couldn't finish.
Actually, day 4 is CARDIO RECOVERY which is basically lots of intense, insane stretches- very punishing- but slower obviously than the other cardio stuff on day 1-3. So i was sort of looking forward to it, however, about ten minutes in- i sort of fell to the floor and gave up- i was starving hungry- and my muscles had sort of stopped working!!
I really don't know how this has happened. Sean T warned me to eat more in order to get through the workouts- he says don't skip a meal- and to eat 5 small meals a day (breakfast, mid-morning, lunch, mid-afternoon, evening meal) each of them are only about 300/400 calories each. So thats what i did yeaterday, really healthy- no refined sugars, no saturated fats...obviously i need to be eating like that more regularly before it starts to work.
I'm not well either- I've got a stye in my eye (it's started before insanity) and I think it's being aggrevated by the intense exercise- as it throbs when i exercise.
What to do?? should i leave the programme for a few days until i get better and then resume?? In the mean time i could practice my push ups and sit ups?
This might be an idea...
I hope i'm fit enough for insanity- I don't want to give up that easily
Actually, day 4 is CARDIO RECOVERY which is basically lots of intense, insane stretches- very punishing- but slower obviously than the other cardio stuff on day 1-3. So i was sort of looking forward to it, however, about ten minutes in- i sort of fell to the floor and gave up- i was starving hungry- and my muscles had sort of stopped working!!
I really don't know how this has happened. Sean T warned me to eat more in order to get through the workouts- he says don't skip a meal- and to eat 5 small meals a day (breakfast, mid-morning, lunch, mid-afternoon, evening meal) each of them are only about 300/400 calories each. So thats what i did yeaterday, really healthy- no refined sugars, no saturated fats...obviously i need to be eating like that more regularly before it starts to work.
I'm not well either- I've got a stye in my eye (it's started before insanity) and I think it's being aggrevated by the intense exercise- as it throbs when i exercise.
What to do?? should i leave the programme for a few days until i get better and then resume?? In the mean time i could practice my push ups and sit ups?
This might be an idea...
I hope i'm fit enough for insanity- I don't want to give up that easily
Day 4 insanity workout
Day 4 insanity workout didn't really happen. I tried yes, but my body let me down and i couldn't finish.
Actually, day 4 is CARDIO RECOVERY which is basically lots of intense, insane stretches- very punishing- but slower obviously than the other cardio stuff on day 1-3. So i was sort of looking forward to it, however, about ten minutes in- i sort of fell to the floor and gave up- i was starving hungry- and my muscles had sort of stopped working!!
I really don't know how this has happened. Sean T warned me to eat more in order to get through the workouts- he says don't skip a meal- and to eat 5 small meals a day (breakfast, mid-morning, lunch, mid-afternoon, evening meal) each of them are only about 300/400 calories each. So thats what i did yeaterday, really healthy- no refined sugars, no saturated fats...obviously i need to be eating like that more regularly before it starts to work.
I'm not well either- I've got a stye in my eye (it's started before insanity) and I think it's being aggrevated by the intense exercise- as it throbs when i exercise.
What to do?? should i leave the programme for a few days until i get better and then resume?? In the mean time i could practice my push ups and sit ups?
This might be an idea...
I hope i'm fit enough for insanity- I don't want to give up that easily
Actually, day 4 is CARDIO RECOVERY which is basically lots of intense, insane stretches- very punishing- but slower obviously than the other cardio stuff on day 1-3. So i was sort of looking forward to it, however, about ten minutes in- i sort of fell to the floor and gave up- i was starving hungry- and my muscles had sort of stopped working!!
I really don't know how this has happened. Sean T warned me to eat more in order to get through the workouts- he says don't skip a meal- and to eat 5 small meals a day (breakfast, mid-morning, lunch, mid-afternoon, evening meal) each of them are only about 300/400 calories each. So thats what i did yeaterday, really healthy- no refined sugars, no saturated fats...obviously i need to be eating like that more regularly before it starts to work.
I'm not well either- I've got a stye in my eye (it's started before insanity) and I think it's being aggrevated by the intense exercise- as it throbs when i exercise.
What to do?? should i leave the programme for a few days until i get better and then resume?? In the mean time i could practice my push ups and sit ups?
This might be an idea...
I hope i'm fit enough for insanity- I don't want to give up that easily
Sunday 13 May 2012
Insanity day 3 workout
Amazing! i feel great! as soon as i started working out, my aches and pains vanished- Sean T really knows what he's doing; and the voice which irritated me today was wonderful...I am growing to LOVE this man!
It was a similar workout to yesterday- lots of intense cardio, interspersed with really blissful stretches...i managed to just about complete it, except for the press up stuff which i couldn't do, so i just did my own version of press ups in this section (actually my press ups are getting better!!)
Just when you think you are about to die- he gives you a 30 second break for a drink of water. Now 30 seconds really IS NOT enough time to rest; which he knows of course this is max interval training, so he doesn't really let your heart rate drop, sometimes i really was not ready to re-begin after 30 secs and i was shouting at Sean T telling him so (but he didn't seem to hear)
This is the love/hate relationship that we are experiencing at the moment- i LOVE what he's doing but its F**king hard!!!
But seriously tho- I've seen the light! and my advice is to exercise through the aches- believe me it's worth it.
This is one glowing lady!
It was a similar workout to yesterday- lots of intense cardio, interspersed with really blissful stretches...i managed to just about complete it, except for the press up stuff which i couldn't do, so i just did my own version of press ups in this section (actually my press ups are getting better!!)
Just when you think you are about to die- he gives you a 30 second break for a drink of water. Now 30 seconds really IS NOT enough time to rest; which he knows of course this is max interval training, so he doesn't really let your heart rate drop, sometimes i really was not ready to re-begin after 30 secs and i was shouting at Sean T telling him so (but he didn't seem to hear)
This is the love/hate relationship that we are experiencing at the moment- i LOVE what he's doing but its F**king hard!!!
But seriously tho- I've seen the light! and my advice is to exercise through the aches- believe me it's worth it.
This is one glowing lady!
insanity day 3
I have woken up aching all over. Really. Ever part of my body is in pain. I found it hard to put my socks on. The worrying ache is at the base of my back. Sean T specifically said to stop if you experienced back pain, and I have it.
I'm not sure what to do. Whether I should just leave insanity for a day and resume tomorrow when I feel better? Or just to plow on through and possible not be able to finish the workout today (which is really frustrating)
Bloody hell, my body is letting me down.
I'm going to take some paracetemol and some ibuprofen and see how I feel in a few hours.
I'm not sure what to do. Whether I should just leave insanity for a day and resume tomorrow when I feel better? Or just to plow on through and possible not be able to finish the workout today (which is really frustrating)
Bloody hell, my body is letting me down.
I'm going to take some paracetemol and some ibuprofen and see how I feel in a few hours.
Saturday 12 May 2012
day2
Oh my god. i cannot express to you how hard this workout is. even the super fit people on the dvd were struggling.
it's intense man, when we were on the cool down, i shed a tear. honestly. i felt filled with emotion. my legs hurt, my face is still bright red (i finished a half hour ago plus i've showered)..i just know i'm gonna ache all over tomorrow.
There were points in the workout where i was going much slower than i should have, plus i paused the dvd about 3 times to catch my breath. on the press up section i did the first round and then fast forwarded to the punching section.
i sweated like mad- even on my forerams and hands and i had to puff my way through every exercise. i think i might have entered "the zone" at one point where my body was doing the motions but it suddely felt effortless, however this lasted for about 10 seconds, the rest of it was shear agony, from the warm up to the cool down...
It's day 2, thats ok, i probably should feel rubbish on day 2,
i'm not going to be deterred.
it's intense man, when we were on the cool down, i shed a tear. honestly. i felt filled with emotion. my legs hurt, my face is still bright red (i finished a half hour ago plus i've showered)..i just know i'm gonna ache all over tomorrow.
There were points in the workout where i was going much slower than i should have, plus i paused the dvd about 3 times to catch my breath. on the press up section i did the first round and then fast forwarded to the punching section.
i sweated like mad- even on my forerams and hands and i had to puff my way through every exercise. i think i might have entered "the zone" at one point where my body was doing the motions but it suddely felt effortless, however this lasted for about 10 seconds, the rest of it was shear agony, from the warm up to the cool down...
It's day 2, thats ok, i probably should feel rubbish on day 2,
i'm not going to be deterred.
Friday 11 May 2012
Insanity day 1
So I've decided I'm going to follow this fitness programme- and I'd like to share this experience with you. I'm a normal person (!) 38 years old mother of 2. I'm desperate for a toned stomach, bum and arms.
You might be wondering on my fitness level at present- I exercise about 3/4 times a week for about 40 mins and i occasionally run (try to do it once a week). I would say i'm moderately fit.
I started by measuring all my vitals (arms, waist, thighs, hips) and writing them down (SHOCKING!) and then I took some photos of my body (horrible) from frontal view and side view (does my belly really stick out that far???)
Day 1 of the insanity work out means you have to do a fitness test to see how fit you are at the start of the 60 days. Well, the exercises are CRAZY hard, you have to count how many you do of each in one minute and record it on the fitness table in the pack. Some of the exercises are HARDCORE and were way beyond my capibility- i found i couldn't even do a single "push-up jack" which is a cross between a push up and a jumping jack. My arms are really weak and I spent a bit of time trying to do some normal push-ups as I know these exercises feature in the programme.
Sean T is there all the way through, telling you how you should "keep going, I know it hurts" and to push on through the pain, but that's small consolation for the actual pain you feel!!
Anyway, I've done it now and feel loads better although my thighs are hurting (but that's good right??) I even feel like i might try one of his recommended meals for tea! (you get a meal planner booklet with the dvd's too)
In case your wondering there is a day by day wall chart thingy which tells you what dvd to follow (which exercises)
i'm actually feeling fab and really looking forward to tomorrow's workout!!!
You might be wondering on my fitness level at present- I exercise about 3/4 times a week for about 40 mins and i occasionally run (try to do it once a week). I would say i'm moderately fit.
I started by measuring all my vitals (arms, waist, thighs, hips) and writing them down (SHOCKING!) and then I took some photos of my body (horrible) from frontal view and side view (does my belly really stick out that far???)
Day 1 of the insanity work out means you have to do a fitness test to see how fit you are at the start of the 60 days. Well, the exercises are CRAZY hard, you have to count how many you do of each in one minute and record it on the fitness table in the pack. Some of the exercises are HARDCORE and were way beyond my capibility- i found i couldn't even do a single "push-up jack" which is a cross between a push up and a jumping jack. My arms are really weak and I spent a bit of time trying to do some normal push-ups as I know these exercises feature in the programme.
Sean T is there all the way through, telling you how you should "keep going, I know it hurts" and to push on through the pain, but that's small consolation for the actual pain you feel!!
Anyway, I've done it now and feel loads better although my thighs are hurting (but that's good right??) I even feel like i might try one of his recommended meals for tea! (you get a meal planner booklet with the dvd's too)
i'm actually feeling fab and really looking forward to tomorrow's workout!!!
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