That was pretty much the gist of today's Insanity Max 30 workout. Normally after each set of exercises (1:30 or so) you get a 30 second water break. However in the day 5 workout that was not the case. Today's workout titled "Friday Fight: Round I" was a collaboration of all of the moves we have learned this week wrapped into one heart pounding, sweat pouring, muscle tearing, lungs screaming 30 minute workout. Ridiculous.
And with that week 1 of Insanity Max 30 is in the books. Now I get 2 days of rest before I get to go back at it all again next week! Only 7 weeks to go! On Saturdays they have an optional "Pulse" video that you can do instead of resting. Guess what I'm not doing?
Here's a quick recap of my "Max Out" times from each workout:
Day 1 - Cardio Challenge - 8:36
Day 2 - Tabata Power - 17:24
Day 3 - Sweat Intervals - 11:20
Day 4 - Tabata Power - 22:23 (Note the 5 minute improvement over Day 2!)
Day 5 - Friday Fight Rd I - 8:24
I feel like I gave it a pretty good go for the first week. Granted I was doing the modified moves for a majority of the work out and due to my back issues there were a couple of moves I couldn't do at all so I just did moves that I could do during those parts. All in all a successful week. My arms and legs are tired, I can feel muscles hurting that I didn't know I had! I keep telling myself it will be worth it in the end!
That's all I have for today. I am going to go and enjoy my two days off from Insanity and gear my mind up to tackle week 2!
Wishing you success in your journey!
Keith
Friday, May 22, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
#imaxedout
Isn't every phrase captured in a hash tag these days? Well in this case, #imaxedout is an actual hash tag used in the new Insanity Max 30 workout program! You heard that right, Insanity Max 30! What the actual French, toast!?
If you read back through my blog a couple of years ago (cough....3) you will see my posts from when I was doing the original Insanity program. I got insane results then and I stopped and it all went to hell in a hurry. Thanks to my roots of fried food and lazy living I gained a lot of weight and lost my Insanity built body. No I didn't have a six pack or anything, but I was in really good shape and had decent upper body strength and had a good range of flexibility. I lost all of that! Not only have I gotten older and more out of shape but I also now have a bad back! All of these things combined certainly do not help me in my quest to get back into insane shape!
Alas, here I go again! The new Insanity Max 30 program is a bit different than the original. The workouts are all only 30 minutes long, unlike the original where Shaun T thought that people enjoyed doing 50 minute workouts. No. The biggest improvement to this series is the addition of the modified track. Basically there is a split screen on the workout where one of the participants is doing all of the exercises in a modified mode. For those of us who are way out of shape or can't do all the crazy jumps and other moves Shaun T employs, the modification allows you to keep pushing through the workout without literally dying. Literally.
To date I have completed 3 days of the new Max 30. Cardio Challenge, Tabata Power and Sweat Intervals. Of the 3, Sweat Intervals has been the worst. So the basic premise behind Max 30 is that you work out as hard as you can for as long as you can before you "max out". Once you hit your "max out" point you write down the time that you maxed out, take a quick break and then get right back to the work out. Each week you try to improve the time that you max out during the exercises. For example:
Day 1 - Cardio Challenge - Max out time: 8:36
Day 2 - Tabata Power - Max out time: 17:24
Day 3 - Sweat Intervals - Max out time: 11:20
The theory is that next week I will try to better my max out time when I repeat each exercise. We shall see.
The Tabata Power isn't actually that bad because you do 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off for each exercise. So you get a lot of little breaks. While 10 seconds doesn't sound like a break, believe me, if you've never done Insanity, a 10 second break is like 10 seconds in heaven. You take what you can get. The Cardio Challenge was tough but not insane. Now the Sweat Intervals, those were insane. It's a non-stop barrage of cardio mixed with lunges, squats, push ups and the ever dreaded Ski Abs. I can't even explain because my body hurts just thinking about it.
In addition to the workouts, Matt and I and my very best friend in the world are doing the 21 day fix meal plan. Most have heard of this by now but in case you haven't here's the deal. Basically each day you get a certain portion of the basic food groups: Vegetables, Fruits, Proteins, Carbs, Healthy Fats and Oils. Based on your weight and caloric needs you are given a set amount of portions from each of these categories. Each category portion equates to a specific measurement. For example:
Vegetables (Green Container) = 1 1/4 Cup
Fruits (Purple Container) = 1 1/4 Cup
Proteins (Red Container) = 3/4 Cup
And this continues for the rest of the food groups. The premise is to split up your meals into smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day. It's pretty much all clean eating as you don't really have much room for anything processed. So far it's not been too bad and I have felt satisfied with the amount of food I have been getting. Today was a little hard because I was off of work and had a lot of time to sit around and think about what I could eat. I had to stick to my plan and keep myself from eating extra snacks or bad food. I am curious to see what the results show at the end of the week.
Speaking of results, as per usual I will give you my starting weight so we have a starting point.
Starting Weight: 228lbs.
How magical, the same weight I started the Atkins diet with. Then I lost like 11lbs and quit Atkins and ta-da, it all came back! Now granted it took a few months but it's all here!
Well there you have it. My new quest to try and get in shape and see some real results in my body and weight! As repetitive as it is and cliché as it sounds, this is my never ending quest to lose weight!
I hope you enjoy the journey and my updates along the way! If you are on your own journey hopefully these posts provide you some support and encouragement to keep going and succeed!
I appreciate the love for my blog thus far with almost 11k views! For me being no one famous or important, having 11k views to my little weight loss blog is a big deal to me! So keep reading!
That's all I have for now!
Wishing you all the best and success in your journey!
Keith
If you read back through my blog a couple of years ago (cough....3) you will see my posts from when I was doing the original Insanity program. I got insane results then and I stopped and it all went to hell in a hurry. Thanks to my roots of fried food and lazy living I gained a lot of weight and lost my Insanity built body. No I didn't have a six pack or anything, but I was in really good shape and had decent upper body strength and had a good range of flexibility. I lost all of that! Not only have I gotten older and more out of shape but I also now have a bad back! All of these things combined certainly do not help me in my quest to get back into insane shape!
Alas, here I go again! The new Insanity Max 30 program is a bit different than the original. The workouts are all only 30 minutes long, unlike the original where Shaun T thought that people enjoyed doing 50 minute workouts. No. The biggest improvement to this series is the addition of the modified track. Basically there is a split screen on the workout where one of the participants is doing all of the exercises in a modified mode. For those of us who are way out of shape or can't do all the crazy jumps and other moves Shaun T employs, the modification allows you to keep pushing through the workout without literally dying. Literally.
To date I have completed 3 days of the new Max 30. Cardio Challenge, Tabata Power and Sweat Intervals. Of the 3, Sweat Intervals has been the worst. So the basic premise behind Max 30 is that you work out as hard as you can for as long as you can before you "max out". Once you hit your "max out" point you write down the time that you maxed out, take a quick break and then get right back to the work out. Each week you try to improve the time that you max out during the exercises. For example:
Day 1 - Cardio Challenge - Max out time: 8:36
Day 2 - Tabata Power - Max out time: 17:24
Day 3 - Sweat Intervals - Max out time: 11:20
The theory is that next week I will try to better my max out time when I repeat each exercise. We shall see.
The Tabata Power isn't actually that bad because you do 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off for each exercise. So you get a lot of little breaks. While 10 seconds doesn't sound like a break, believe me, if you've never done Insanity, a 10 second break is like 10 seconds in heaven. You take what you can get. The Cardio Challenge was tough but not insane. Now the Sweat Intervals, those were insane. It's a non-stop barrage of cardio mixed with lunges, squats, push ups and the ever dreaded Ski Abs. I can't even explain because my body hurts just thinking about it.
In addition to the workouts, Matt and I and my very best friend in the world are doing the 21 day fix meal plan. Most have heard of this by now but in case you haven't here's the deal. Basically each day you get a certain portion of the basic food groups: Vegetables, Fruits, Proteins, Carbs, Healthy Fats and Oils. Based on your weight and caloric needs you are given a set amount of portions from each of these categories. Each category portion equates to a specific measurement. For example:
Vegetables (Green Container) = 1 1/4 Cup
Fruits (Purple Container) = 1 1/4 Cup
Proteins (Red Container) = 3/4 Cup
And this continues for the rest of the food groups. The premise is to split up your meals into smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day. It's pretty much all clean eating as you don't really have much room for anything processed. So far it's not been too bad and I have felt satisfied with the amount of food I have been getting. Today was a little hard because I was off of work and had a lot of time to sit around and think about what I could eat. I had to stick to my plan and keep myself from eating extra snacks or bad food. I am curious to see what the results show at the end of the week.
Speaking of results, as per usual I will give you my starting weight so we have a starting point.
Starting Weight: 228lbs.
How magical, the same weight I started the Atkins diet with. Then I lost like 11lbs and quit Atkins and ta-da, it all came back! Now granted it took a few months but it's all here!
Well there you have it. My new quest to try and get in shape and see some real results in my body and weight! As repetitive as it is and cliché as it sounds, this is my never ending quest to lose weight!
I hope you enjoy the journey and my updates along the way! If you are on your own journey hopefully these posts provide you some support and encouragement to keep going and succeed!
I appreciate the love for my blog thus far with almost 11k views! For me being no one famous or important, having 11k views to my little weight loss blog is a big deal to me! So keep reading!
That's all I have for now!
Wishing you all the best and success in your journey!
Keith
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)