Still alive

I haven't blogged because I still haven't been able to work out. My back is still hurting pretty bad. If it isn't better Friday, I'm going back to the doctor.  I actually miss it now. Blah

Day 14 rest

Yesterday's workout was bad...really really bad..I ended up spending most of Saturday night in bed crying from back pain. I went to an urgent care clinic today and they said it was a lumbar sprain/strain.  Luckily today is a rest day so even though I have to skip at least one day of workouts it won't be too bad.  When I feel better I'm going to start with the fit test since that is shorter and not nearly as bad.  Hopefully I will be back at it soon

Day 13: Pure cardio and cardio abs

Got up this morning and did both workouts. Pure cardio wasn't as hard as it has been. Cardio abs was ridiculous. I'm worn out but we are 45 days away from the election so no rest

Day 12-Cardio Power and Resistance

Cardio Recovery didn't do too much damage yesterday.  My muscles are tight and I think there is a combination of me getting used to the soreness and me getting in shape because I don't notice much pain. I've also been getting a protein shake in as soon as i finish the workouts to help with muscle recovery.

Yikes is all I can say about the workout today.  I'm getting much better strength wise. As far as the cardio, today wasn't my day.  I think I saw the white light.  At one point I thought I was having an asthma attack, another time indigestion, and another time I thought I was going to vomit.  I've never been so happy to do a cool down hip flexor stretch.  I have to get up at the crack of dawn tomorrow because there are two workouts and I have a very very long day

Day 11-cardio recovery

This workout is so much different than the rest. It gives us a break from the hard core cardio but doubles up with strength training.  I did better than last week. The lower body work is getting easier day by day.  The upper body is getting easier too but not nearly at the same rate.  I may have to lay off of any upper body work for a few days.  My shoulder has been hurting so I want to see what's going on with it.  I learned a while ago to listen to my body when it tells me to slow down.  My lower body is really tight right now.  I definitely see some definition in my quads now.  Tomorrow is Friday which is my normal weigh in day. Let's see what happens.

Day 10- Plyometric Cardio Circuit

I woke up this morning sore. I felt yesterday's workout in my glutes quads, abs and obliques.  Basically the just about all the areas that need work so that's good.  I focused on getting enough calories in today to make sure i have the energy to complete the workout.

My workout was later than normal because of work. (Which I will get into later). I tried liquid energy by powerbar which is basically carbs. It actually worked. I had more strength during the workout and didn't have to stop as much. The workout still kicked my butt but I did better than the past few workouts.

I started insanity in the middle of campaign season. I have a pull time job but I also have a political consulting company. I figured that if I can do insanity through this I can figure out how to workout no matter how hectic my schedule may get.  So far it has been good. I haven't skipped a workout yet.

Day 9- Pure Cardio

I woke up this morning feeling pretty good.  I had a little pain in my shoulder from V Pushups.  I hit my knee on something saturday and it was sore and after the workout yesterday it hurt to move it last night but it's better.   I hate the pure cardio workout so I was dreading doing it all day.

Today was rough. I'm not sure what's going on but I wonder if nutrition is the issue. I'm going to start making a bigger effort to make sure I'm getting enough calories everyday. That's the only reason I can think of for this much trouble working out.

I'm getting a lot more sleep now which is great.  Time for bed. A lot to do tomorrow

Day 8- Cardio Power and Resistance

The workout today was frustrating. My body just wouldn't respond appropriately. I did notice an improvement in the number of power jumps. I seriously struggled all the way through. I didn't eat properly today so I think that's why.  We will see what happens tomorrow during pure cardio

day 7- rest

I really rested. I didn't leave the house all day. I just watched movies. it was great

Day 6- plyometric cardio circuit

I woke up this morning pain free. This workout seemed harder than before. As I lay on the floor contemplating my existence I realize that I've actually completed my first week. I'm actually proud of myself. I'm not giving up on this challenge! I'm going to make it through these 60 days.

Day 5 pure cardio

Wow... Yesterday was pretty intense.  My muscles are pretty tight and sore. My energy level has increased.  I made a mistake the other day and said I lost 3 pounds. It was actually 5. I just looked at the scale wrong I'm worked from home today so I did pure cardio much earlier so I could recover and enjoy my Friday night.

Pure cardio should be called pure hell. The same crazy warm up and stretching then we get into a full out intense cardio routine including suicides, suicide jumps, and frog jumps. It's really a struggle to get through this one but I did.  It felt like I was breathing fire.  My muscles don't hurt as bad as they did this morning which is great.

Day 4 Cardio Recovery

I woke up this morning feeling amazing.  I don't have much soreness but my muscles feel tight.  This might not be so bad afterall.  My energy level is increasing each day so no complaints here.  I even stepped on the scale (which i normally only do at most once a week) and I'm down 3 pounds!

This workout must be called recovery because you need it seriously once you finished. The cardio is minimal but the strength training is serious. If you've ever done hip hop abs, this is like hips buns and thighs on steroids. It is a lot of awkward stretching and serious lower body work. My legs are still shaking.  Goodbye good mood for the day. I just want a beer and some french fries!

Day 3- Cardio Power and resistance

Hurting today but It's not too bad. My glutes quads, and obliques, are tight and sore.  I'm able to walk around today and the pain isn't as bad as when I first did Cardio X (P90x workout).  I was still nervous about Cardio Power and Resistance. I watched it already and it looks a little more challenging than Day 2.  I've realized that I have a HUGE calorie deficit and I'm going to have to  increase it.  I'm hoping my energy level will improve after doing that.  I'm just flat out tired right about now.

This workout was definitely rougher than yesterday. I struggled through it. By the time I finished the "warm up" I was dripping with sweat. We really worked more of the lower body today. The globe jumps and verticle jumps were almost impossible. By the time we got to the cool down my legs were shaking.  My energy level isn't as bad as last night. Let's hope for the best tomorrow. It's not supposed to be as bad.

Day 2-plyometric cardio circuit

I woke up this morning hurting and angry.  Geesh! MY muscles are acting like I've never worked out before.  If I saw Shaun T in the streets I would give him a power kick except I'm pretty sure my legs are too sore to do anything more than a mummy kick. I kept thinking, "How in the heck am I going to be able to work out today?". I cringed at the thought of doing it at all today.

I got home and got ready for the workout. The warm up was ridiculous. I was ready to give up at that point but I started "digging deeper" as Shaun T says.

After the warm up, the excercises kept getting tougher and tougher. By the end of the workout I was praying that I would never have a cookie or beer again if I just could make it through.

I made it through and hit the shower. I don't see how I'm going to make it through tomorrow. My legs feel like noodles and I can't get off of the couch!

Day 1-June 4th Fit Test

I started with the fit test.  I've done this workout twice but for some reason it seemed really hard today. I don't know if it has something to do with me taking almost a week off from working out.  I struggled through the workouts but I made it. My body is weak, my legs are shaking and I have no energy whatsoever.  This is going to be an interesting 2 months!

My journey

I've decided to go through the insanity program to finish off my eight loss goals and continue working on getting fit.  I've watched a few of the workouts and tried a few of them already.  I've done other beachbody workouts like Hip Hop Abs and P90x but nothing seems nearly as intense as insanity.

Follow me as I detail my daily workouts.