Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Days 12 thru 15...

Alright, so I havent posted since I left DC.  I was off the Insanity program from March 25th and picked up again on April 1st.  Boy did that suck considering April 1st was Cardio Power & Resistance.  It's a tough one and my body lost some of the momentum but I was to push through it.

April 2nd was Pure Cardio AND Cardio Abs.  I was a little worried about combining both workouts, but the Cardio Abs is only about 18 mins long and not really as intense as the other workouts.  I did need some back support since I did have that back surgery in July of last year so I dont feel 100% comfortable getting that C pose for the crunches and the twisting.  My gf assisted by placing her knees behind my back so I had some support.  No, I wasnt cheating cause my abs were still killing me when I was done.

April 3rd was off.....

April 4th was my 2nd Fit Test and the start of week 3.  I can honestly say that I am amazed at the improvements that I saw and felt.  I wasnt out of breath and breathing like a panting dog and I was able to add more reps and do 2 excersises that I couldnt perform.  So here are my results

workout / fittest1 / fittest2

switch kicks / 60 / 86
power jacks / 30 / 40
power knees / 40 / 75
power jumps / 15* / 20
globe jumps /13 / 22
suicide jumps / 0 / 6
push-up jacks / 0 / 8
low plank oblique / 35 / 30**

*the original 15 were in totally bad form, this time I did 20 in good form
**I did 5 less but the original 35 were also in bad form.  I was also more tired the 2nd test since I was working out harder than the 1st time.

So there you go, there's the improvement of my fit test.  I know that with time I will get better.

I am also seeing a difference in my mid section, chest, arms and biceps.  I am not going to be ripped like Saun T and the others in the video in 60 days, but maybe when I do it again for another 60 I might see better improvements.

There's still a long way to go, so lets take it one step at a time.