P90X Core Synergistics

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P90X Core Synergistics Status: Completed The recovery week has begun. Today was a core day, so I did core synergistics from p90x. Good workout. I've been feeling really beat from last week, and didn't really get to rest over the weekend. I took it a little easier on this workout, but still definitely broke a sweat. Because of the weird weekend, I skipped yesterday's yoga workout. Also the fit test I decided would make more sense to do this coming Sunday when I start Asylum, so it's like month 2 of Insanity. Ok, that's all I've got. Bring it!

Day: 62, Calories: 0, Insanity Max Cardio Conditioning

Log Entry

Daily Note: Today is it! It's all over after today. Insanity has been a ridiculous journey and I feel incredible after it. I still don't have the body I want, and a big part of that is diet, but I still lost weight and I feel absolutely amazing. My cardio is through the roof compared to any other time in my life, and my endurance is outstanding. I woke up this morning with the intention of doing back and biceps, but honestly I'm destroyed after this week, and I wasn't feeling 100%. I wanted to save my energy for max cardio, and since I added this workout in on my own I'm comfortable skipping it. Well, kind of. I might do it tomorrow. Anyways, just wanted to document that.

Workout

Insanity Max Cardio Conditioning Status: Completed Great max cardio workout. Not my best....this week has really beat me up....but man oh man did I push myself. I knew it was my official last day, so I flew in the warmup and that was awesome! The first half of the workout I had speed, power and hell of a lot of endurance. I may have taken it too easy in the middle recovery moves though, because I had trouble getting back into it in the second half. I had really good form, speed and power, but I had to take a lot longer breaks on every move. Aside from the so so second half it was an excellent workout. I was soaked at the end and just felt incredible. Then cardio abs came in.......

Workout

Insanity Cardio Abs Status: Completed .....and it went awesome as well! Again, not my best workout ever, but I kept moving and felt incredible at the end. The cardio beginning had a lot of energy, since it felt a lot like the cardio workout I'd just done. Then the c-sit stuff was decent, as were the plank moves too. Decent works considering being constantly beaten up for the last few weeks! Cardio abs is way more ridiculous that ab ripper x, and I'm impressed how well I've been able to do on it over the last 9 weeks. That about wraps up Insanity. Tomorrow is still a fit test, and I'm debating making up the back and biceps workout I missed, but really today is the last time that my body feels like this. Well, that's until Asylum starts. Tomorrow I'll write up a review or recap or something about Insanity, but next week I'm doing a simple recovery week and then Asylum starts! Dig Deep!!

Day: 61, Calories: 0, Insanity Max Interval Plyo

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Insanity Max Interval Plyo Status: Completed Adios Max Plyo! Today was the last time I'm doing this workout, and that's great because it really is a killer. I actually thought today was max interval, but I checked and was glad to see plyo instead. Plyo is hard, but a little easier than interval. Easier or not, today was a difficult workout. Yesterday wasn't the usual recovery day, and I really felt beat up this morning, especially in my legs. I worked hard, but I've definitely done better on this workout in the past. I'm pushing through the final week, and I have been soaked after each workout. I'm normally doing a doubles workout today with back and biceps, but tonight I'm going to a meeting and I figured this was the more important workout. Tomorrow, the last real day, I'm going to take that energy and rock out back and biceps in the morning, and finish this whole program tomorrow night (and then a short fit test on Saturday). Almost done! Dig deep!

Day: 60, Calories: 0, Insanity Core Cardio & Balance

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Insanity Core Cardio & Balance Status: Completed The final core cardio and balance is complete. This is definitely one of my favorite workouts, mainly because it's a semi-recovery workout so it's a lot easier than the other Insanity stuff. What's funny is this was the first DVD I ever watched (not did) when I was thinking about doing Insanity, and it looked WAY too tough when I first saw it. Like I said, now it's an easy (well, easier) workout for me. The final week is wrapping up. Today is actually Day 60, but Insanity is a liar and there's actually 63 days in this program. Sigh....3 more days! It's time to finish strong. Dig deep!

Day: 59, Calories: 0, Insanity Max Interval Circuit

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Insanity Max Interval Circuit Status: Completed Well, good news and bad news. The bad news is that I'm officially sick. I was up and down all night with a swollen throat and cough. The good news is that I knew I felt better after yesterday's workout, so I tried it out again and I feel a heck of a lot better now. Waking up was the hardest part, but after 30 minutes of staring blankly at msnbc, I hit play. The warmup was bad. Plain and simple, it was. My legs hurt and my breathing was terrible. I got to the stretch and barely had broken a sweat. The first circuit was decent, and the second two were good. Not great, but good. That good though still got me sweaty and pumped and I felt a lot more energy by the end than I had in the beginning. I'm taking airborne and dayquil now, and my throat is still pretty raw. I hate that I'm sick during the final week! No excuses though, I am going to work my ass off this week sick healthy or other! Today was the last time I do max interval, and I wish I'd been able to do more, but at least I did well on it overall. Every workout I do the rest of the week is the last time I do that workout. I've really gotta work hard so I don't leave anything behind this week. Dig deep!

Day: 58, Calories: 0, Insanity Max Cardio Conditioning

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Insanity Max Cardio Conditioning Status: Completed That was an awesome workout. This thing is still a killer, but I felt incredible by the end. I've also had a cough all day, so I really thought going into this that today would be rough. The warmup was tricky, with my lungs having trouble keeping up and my legs pretty beat up from yesterday. By the final set though, I really felt a rush of energy and pumped out some great stuff. I still don't know why the third set is the warmup from month 1, but being a little easier helped me get that energy. The workout itself was still very tough, but I pushed and felt great the whole time. Don't get me wrong, I definitely had my breaks, but I did as much if not more than any of my other times doing max cardio, so that's awesome!

Workout

Insanity Cardio Abs Status: Completed The energy pushed through into cardio abs, and despite the cough I had my absolute best cardio abs yet! The c-sit is slowly going from being my nemesis to my bitch! Ok, that's a slight exaggeration, but I held it for 90% of the time, which is way better than any time before. The plank stuff felt strong too, and by the end my abs were on fire! Week 9 continues. Dig deep!

Day: 57, Calories: 0, Insanity Max Interval Plyo

Log Entry

Daily Note: Quick note, last night everyone came over to watch GSP fight Jake Shields (UFC) and we had some drinks. I was passed out all night and slept til almost 11. Just wanted to note that I had a rough start to the morning. Good workouts actually, but it was tough getting started.

Workout

Insanity Max Interval Plyo Status: Completed After some sitting and a nap, I hit play around 6pm. This is by far my favorite max workout, and I brought it as hard as I could. My jumps were high, my pushups were really strong and overall this was the best I've done on max plyo! Week 9 has begun. It's almost over and I'm ready to dig deep! Here we go! Dig deep!

Workout

P90X Chest, Shoulders & Tris Status: Completed I started the day a tiny bit hung over, but after some coffee and sitting I finally got the day started with chest shoulders and triceps. This is the last time I have this workout on my insanity/p90x doubles hybrid, and I really tried to bring it today. I pushed really hard and my chest and arms were on fire by the end. It was awesome. I've noticed some great muscle gains since I started this program. Next week I'm doing some sort of recovery week (haven't decided what that's going to look like yet) and then I start the Asylum. It's 4 and a half weeks, and in those four weeks I'm going to do the phase 3 style resistance workouts from p90x. That seems like an appropriate way to add weights to the last 4 weeks. I know asylum actually uses weights, but I want to keep a dedicated lifting program in here too. I'll keep you posted on what that schedule looks like. Bring it!