Well, Recovery Week, its been fun but it is time I bid you adieu. The workout went exactly the same as the last ones but I burned over 100 more calories. I'm guessing that since today is my day off from work, I did the workout at a different time of day and it threw off my internal circuitry. I definitely did not work any harder. In fact, if anything, I put in a lot less effort.
I had a lot of plans for the rest of my day including seeing the King Tut exhibit in Seattle (sold out), seeing Django Unchained (too lazy) and checking our a new retro barcade that opened in the town I live in (don't want booze and again, too lazy). Instead I will take a healthy chunk out of season one of Homeland and try to talk myself in to binge eating tomorrow for the last rest day before month two begins...
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Showing posts with label recovery week. Show all posts
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
Day 33 - Core Cardio and Balance
I decided to this one without the music to shake things up a bit. It was WEIRD! At first anyway. Toward the end it actually kind of made it seem more like I was actually in the gymnasium with everybody. I'll probably keep the music on in the future even though it isn't very good.
Anyway, today was a lot like yesterday so read that post again if you want. I imagine tomorrow will be a lot like today as it is Core Cardio and Balance for the sixth and last time (this week, anyway).
Anyway, today was a lot like yesterday so read that post again if you want. I imagine tomorrow will be a lot like today as it is Core Cardio and Balance for the sixth and last time (this week, anyway).
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Day 32 - Core Cardio and Balance
Wow, what a difference a few days makes. I was feeling pretty good today so I actually pushed it when Shaun T. said I could if I wanted to. I was even able to do the entire Shoulder Burners routine without stopping. I didn't think that would be possible on Monday when I did this workout for the first time. I doubt I'll ever be able to do the entire Hip Flexor Burner routine in its entirety but I think that went better as well. My ankles were a little achy yesterday and today so I'll have to pay attention to that. I'm hoping it's just the weather because it would really suck to get injured this far in. Two more days of Core Cardio and Balance are left. I am missing the variety and intensity of a regular workout but I'm sure I'll miss recovery week when Monday comes around.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Day 31 - Core Cardio and Balance
Even after a month of doing this, I am still learning some very basic things. The hip flexor stretch during the warm up and cool down stretching never seemed to do much for me. Today I figured out that my back leg wasn't far enough back. Fixing that stretches the ol' hip flexor nice! The hip flexor has it's own website. Learn all about it!
Anyway, third time is the charm I guess. Core Cardio and Balance went much better today. I imagine it has something to do with getting enough calories in my gut. I always eat better on work days since I have breakfast before work, a big snack during my morning break and then lunch. I usually sleep through one or two of those meals on my days off. Tsk tsk tsk. I also seem to burn less calories each day. I think my metabolism was probably going a tad haywire from my indiscretions over the weekend and my body is working more efficiently as I detox.
The recovery week is starting to feel a little tedious. The sun was shining today and I would have much rather gone on a run but as I've said before, I'm sticking to the schedule for my first round of Insanity. I do think the recovery week would have been very beneficial as a pre-Insanity week before month one to give an introduction of sorts to some of the moves you'll be repeating a billion times over.
Tomorrow! Core Cardio and Balance! Again!
Anyway, third time is the charm I guess. Core Cardio and Balance went much better today. I imagine it has something to do with getting enough calories in my gut. I always eat better on work days since I have breakfast before work, a big snack during my morning break and then lunch. I usually sleep through one or two of those meals on my days off. Tsk tsk tsk. I also seem to burn less calories each day. I think my metabolism was probably going a tad haywire from my indiscretions over the weekend and my body is working more efficiently as I detox.
The recovery week is starting to feel a little tedious. The sun was shining today and I would have much rather gone on a run but as I've said before, I'm sticking to the schedule for my first round of Insanity. I do think the recovery week would have been very beneficial as a pre-Insanity week before month one to give an introduction of sorts to some of the moves you'll be repeating a billion times over.
Tomorrow! Core Cardio and Balance! Again!
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Day 30 - Core Cardio and Balance
Happy New Year! My first workout of 2013 went much better than the last one of 2012. Not being hungover helps. Today's workout still wasn't the best because my nutrition has been pretty crappy for the past few days but it is recovery week and I have four more days to really get this workout down. Plus, life should be getting back to normal so I'll be able to get back in to my routine and get back on track.
As I mentioned yesterday, Core Cardio and Balance is much more laid back than other Insanity workouts. It is still a decent workout but not nearly as strenuous as the regular ones. I still managed to burn over 400 calories. The entire workout is broken up into a few parts. It starts with a warm up that consists of Switch Heel Kicks (kind of like jump roping), Mummy Kicks, Football Shuffles, Log Jumps (sprint in place and then jump like a log is rolling under you), High Knees/Power Jacks, and fast Fast Feet/Hooks. I think each one last for a minute. After the warm up is some light stretching, followed by the cardio portion. This consists of Moving Ski Jumps, Hit the Floor, Level 1 Drills, Heisman's, Switch Kicks/Hop Squats, High Jumps, Moving Plank Walks, Elbow Jabs/Suicide Drills, 4 and 4 Hops and Jab Punches/Jump Squats. Writing all those down makes it seem like a lot but it's really not so bad and I like the variety. Next is the Balance portion. This is tough and I feel sorry for the people on the DVD who aren't able to take as many breaks as me since Shaun T. is always right by them. I think he calls these moves Hip Burners and Shoulder Burners. Emphasis on BURN.
I don't have a transition to this paragraph. At the New Years Eve party last night I found out that my friend has been doing Insanity for quite some time and really loves it. He gave me some advice and shared some of his experiences with the program. It is nice talking about it with someone because it is such a difficult program.
Tomorrow is day 3 of the rest week!
As I mentioned yesterday, Core Cardio and Balance is much more laid back than other Insanity workouts. It is still a decent workout but not nearly as strenuous as the regular ones. I still managed to burn over 400 calories. The entire workout is broken up into a few parts. It starts with a warm up that consists of Switch Heel Kicks (kind of like jump roping), Mummy Kicks, Football Shuffles, Log Jumps (sprint in place and then jump like a log is rolling under you), High Knees/Power Jacks, and fast Fast Feet/Hooks. I think each one last for a minute. After the warm up is some light stretching, followed by the cardio portion. This consists of Moving Ski Jumps, Hit the Floor, Level 1 Drills, Heisman's, Switch Kicks/Hop Squats, High Jumps, Moving Plank Walks, Elbow Jabs/Suicide Drills, 4 and 4 Hops and Jab Punches/Jump Squats. Writing all those down makes it seem like a lot but it's really not so bad and I like the variety. Next is the Balance portion. This is tough and I feel sorry for the people on the DVD who aren't able to take as many breaks as me since Shaun T. is always right by them. I think he calls these moves Hip Burners and Shoulder Burners. Emphasis on BURN.
I don't have a transition to this paragraph. At the New Years Eve party last night I found out that my friend has been doing Insanity for quite some time and really loves it. He gave me some advice and shared some of his experiences with the program. It is nice talking about it with someone because it is such a difficult program.
Tomorrow is day 3 of the rest week!
Monday, December 31, 2012
Day 29 - Core Cardio and Balance
Have I ever mentioned that I'm an idiot? My friend's going away party was the other night and I had two too many Irish car bombs and ended up with a skull splitting hangover yesterday. It was my rest day so it didn't matter but instead of drinking lots of water and cuddling with my dogs, I had some beer as I watched the Seahawks game. That successfully pushed my hangover to today. I thought I was going to have to take a mulligan with today's workout but I decided to go ahead and attempt it. It went okay. Today was the first day of the rest week. While it is not easy, it had a more laid back pacing compared with the other workouts. I'll go more into what the workout entails in a future update. I'm too tired to right now.
I have a New Years Eve party to go to tonight. I will not be drinking any alcohol! (Okay, maybe a little champagne...)
I have a New Years Eve party to go to tonight. I will not be drinking any alcohol! (Okay, maybe a little champagne...)
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