Insanity: The Asylum - Day 7

Things must be improving for me, because I did this workout after playing 2nd Base and Pitching in my baseball game this morning prior to this workout, and I only died a little bit this time ;-D.  I really liked the change with the bands today in the STRENGTH workout. It gave me a different feeling in the two-way resistance, although I did feel awkward in some of the movements, especially when I had to jump in the air with the bands still under my feet. But hopefully I will become more graceful as time goes on, because I do plan on doing this workout again with the bands.

Insanity: The Asylum - Day 6

A repeat of the Day 1 workout, today I did Speed and Agility. I still don't feel very speedy or agile, but I do think I made some improvement, despite the fact that my quads were burning from the beginning, no doubt a little residual pain from the previous workouts completed during the week. I still had to take periodic breaks for both my fatigue and to get some oxygen back into my lungs, but did better on most of the moves. I still have trouble with some of the agility moves where my left foot is supposed to lead (it's a little on the slow side), and no matter how hard I try, can't seem to get my feet into the 3rd ladder rung without knocking the ladder out of place during in and out progressions...by the way, I HATE IN AND OUT PROGRESSION. It's like when Shaun T couldn't decide what move to do next in the sequence, that was his "go to" move...he must have been pretty indecisive during the planning of this workout then :-D. As usual, here are the highlights of the workout.

Insanity: The Asylum - Day 4

I have to admit that today is actually Day 5 of my Asylum program, but that means that today is a rest day for me. Therefore, I took the luxury of going to bed without posting last night, knowing that I could do it today instead. So what if that makes me lazy...I was exhausted after that workout and the video will prove it. My legs were still recovering from two days prior when I did the Strength workout and followed it up by hosting my fit club in doing Insanity: Plyometric Cardio Circuit, and the rest of me felt the fatigue from the Back to Core workout I did the day before. By the end of this workout I honestly felt like I was going to throw up and pass out, or pass out and throw up...I really couldn't tell in which order they were planning to occur. My stomach hurt, and I was having difficulty catching my breath. I think a lot of it had to do with dehydration. I don't know if it shows in the video or pictures, but I was completely drenched in sweat from head to toe. I managed to survive without passing out or puking, so I claim a victory over Vertical Plyo in this round. However, I still have a ton of improvement to do on the movements. Many of them caused me to stumble, waiver, or look just plain stupid, but I kept going. I hope this inspires others to do the same.

Insanity: The Asylum - Day 3

Back to Core should have been named Back to Bed. This workout is no joke and I am seriously tired. I barely have the strength and brainpower to complete this post, so I will be brief. No weights or fast movements are involved in this workout, but you get every bit of a hard-core workout that you would expect from something called Asylum. I used muscles in my lower back that I didn't even know were there. I definitely have a lot to improve on in this one, especially since it really helps to identify weak areas that you have in your core. I hope to improve next time this workout comes up. Check out what I did:

Insanity: The Asylum - Day 2

STRENGTH is the name of the workout for Day 2 of The Asylum, but I think it should be called Strenth & Coordination. I felt a little awkward during some of the moves because you are using both upper and lower body while moving them in different directions at times. I know that over time I will improve on these, and need to focus more on the form than on the number of reps I can complete, as in any workout I do. I was exhausted by the end of the day, and pulling double duty with my fit club doing Insanity as well took every last bit of energy I had right out of me.

One thing about the STRENGTH workout is that you do have the option to do STRENGTH with Bands instead of weights, I think I might try it next time. There are people in the video using bands, but not the same style that come in the Insanity pack, so I am curious to see how they are used. I like how there are options to do moves involving pullups or weights & pushups as an alternative, which is a nice feature. We'll see what the next workout brings, but in the mean time, here is my clip from Day 2:

Insanity: The Asylum - Day 1

OK, my first official workout of Asylum is in the books and it kicked my ass. I felt completely uncoordinated at times, having to reposition the agility ladder on several occasions. I have always known that I am not the fleetest of foot, but combine that fact with my utter exhaustion and you have disaster in the making. I did however, manage to push myself through the workout and survived through to the end. It reminded me of when I started Insanity, and how I was drained just after the warm-up, let alone having to muster up the energy to do the actual workout. But over time, my strength and endurance improved, and my breaks became shorter and less frequent. I expect to have a similar experience with The Asylum as well. No matter what failures I may see in my workouts, they will only truly be failures if I do not learn from them, and I let them discourage me and my progress. As with anything in life, if it weren't worth doing, it wouldn't be so challenging in the first place. 1 Day down...29 more to go. Check out a clip from my Day 1 Workout:

Insanity: The Asylum - Kickoff Post

Yesterday I took my first step in my latest journey with the latest Beachbody Fitness Program, Insanity: The Asylum, by taking the Athletic Performance Assessment (aka Fit Test). If the test is any indication of what is to come for me in the next 30 days, it's going to be a great ride and I'm going to lose a lot of sweat. My goal is to document every day of my journey, so I am calling all of my friends and Beachbody Community members to help hold me accountable by checking in to see that I have posted an update every day. I expect to maintain plenty of motivation just by pushing myself, but everyone can always use a few more people in their corner to push them through a rough patch or a day where inspiration/motivation is hard to come by. Please check in and follow this blog, and if you don't see an update, I would appreciate it if you would message me on Facebook or send me an email to see what's going on. Thanks for your support.