Day 3: Insanity Workout Review - Cardio Power

So today I did my Shaun T Insanity Workout and it was once again a very tough workout. Today's Insanity workout was called Cardio Power and Resistance, it really was a great workout. I felt yesterday's workout through my whole day, I felt it through my legs, my core, and all the way to my upper chest. My lower back muscles have been sore, but it's been a good sore. I thought to myself, "I will get a great night sleep and the next day I will feel better." I was wrong...My muscles were burning right when I woke up this morning, and I was doubting if I was even going to workout this morning. I felt as if there was no possible way for my body to workout when it feels so tight and so sore, but I did it anyway. Although my calves and my thighs were on fire, I still pushed on and did the whole workout. I am sure that I will be sore for the next week, but I know eventually that soreness will go away...HOPEFULLY! Today was really important for me to push through and workout, it was a big step in the right direction.

Let's get down to the Insanity workouts! I actually made a mistake yesterday explaining the warm up part of the workouts. I said that there are 30 second breaks in between the circuits in the warm up section....I was wrong, there are NO breaks. The warm up is around 11 minutes of non stop action. It is important to get your muscles warmed up so you can prevent injury, especially if your muscles feel tight from the day before. After the 11 minutes of warm ups today, my body felt a little better. Don't get me wrong I was still sweating profusely and tired, but my muscles loosened up a little. I then went into stretching, I love this part because your heart rate goes down, and the stretching is relaxing. But it is pretty much the calm before the storm, you know at some point it isn't going to stay like that. So even though you try to enjoy the stretches, you really can't because you know the furry is coming. There were some really great workouts, there are full on sprints with jumps like you are doing hurdles, there are power jumps and a great shoulder push up workout...plus many more! Once again there were people in the workout video having to take breaks during the workouts because it is so tough, even Shaun T himself took a little pause. This workout was around 40 minutes long, but when the count down hits 23 minutes is when the party really begins. The workouts were different then the first disc, but it had the same structure. Do a circuit, 30 second break, same circuit, 30 second break, same circuit, 30 second break, then you start over with a new circuit and do it all over again. Your blog really gets pumping and your body gets really hot, it is important to breathe properly through these workouts.

For my nutrition: Yesterday evening I had an apple and some turkey, then for dinner I had chicken. This morning after the workout I had a bowl of Kashi Go Lean cereal (1 cup), with non-fat milk (2/3 cup), and flax seed (1 Tbsp). For my mid-morning meal, I am going to have a Shakeology Drink, and for lunch I will probably have a sandwich with whole wheat bread. I am going to Costco today to get some more healthy food. I will get veggie burgers, turkey burgers, lean steak, whole wheat Pita bread, and whole wheat buns. I will also need to get some fruits and vegetables.

See you tomorrow!!