I will tell you in all sincerity that I absolutely did NOT want to workout today. There was not an ounce of motivation in my body today and all that was going through my head as my work day ended was..."Fuck! I have to do Pure Cardio today."
It's always the warm up that I dread. Once I get passed the warm up then the rest of the workout, even though it's very hard, is just par for the course. I honestly believe that if you can get passed the warm up every day in this program, then there is no reason why you can't finish it. So begrudgingly I popped the disc into the player and began my daily mantra...
"...tough mudder, tough mudder, tough mudder..."
I plowed through the warm up and settled into the non-stop fun of Pure Cardio...and by fun I mean torture. Switch kicks, power jacks, Level 2 drills...fuck 'em all. This workout is just brutal in every way. By the time I got to the warm up I was absolutely drained. The sad part was I still had to do Cardio Abs. To tell you the truth I was sooooo close to turning off the DVD player. I just felt like there was no way I could go for another 15 minutes, but then the mantra returned in my head...
"...tough mudder, tough mudder, tough mudder..."
Sure enough I willed myself into continuing on with the second part of the workout and I don't know how I was able to do it. The C Position moves are just torture on my obliques and the final Plank Groin humping move is just funny...funny and exhausting.
So I'm tapped out for the night. I finally get Cardio Recovery tomorrow but to call it easy is a lie. There are some hard moves in that workout but at least I get a break from that damn warm up. Did I mention that I hate the warm up?
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Insanity Day 14: Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs...holy shit
After my lazy Sunday and a long night of little sleep (Insomnia), I had to force myself to do Pure Cardio/Cardio Abs. You already know my feelings about Pure Cardio...but I definitely noticed improvement in a lot of things yesterday. I was able to complete the first two circuits of the warm up without stopping, which is the first time that's happened. I really tried to breathe through every move and I was determined not to stop. The third fast circuit is still too challenging for me so I had to take a couple breaks.
I really busted my ass yesterday to get through the moves and even though I had to take quite a few breaks, I still felt that I was improving. By the end I didn't feel completely ruined as I had the other times I did the workout. I will take any small improvements at this point.
However, this was the first time that I had to do Cardio Abs and after such a hard workout it was the last thing I wanted to do. I liked the workout but my core was friggin' killing me since I haven't really done any ab exercises during this program. If you're wondering, Cardio Abs is MUCH tougher than Ab Ripper X in P90X. You're engaging your core a lot more with moves that require you to keep your back off the mat. No sit ups or crunches and the result is a much more effective workout. The fact that I had to do it immediately after Pure Cardio was the hardest part.
Anyways, week 2 is complete! Overall another tough week. The workouts are not easier but I have been making small improvements here and there. I've lost a few pounds but the hardest thing for me is to keep motivating myself to put the DVD in and press play. If I do that and get past the warm ups then it's all good. I have two more weeks in this month and then I will finally get to the Recovery week. My next workout is the 2nd fitness test and I will be sure to create a new section on the blog to display the test results. Later!
I really busted my ass yesterday to get through the moves and even though I had to take quite a few breaks, I still felt that I was improving. By the end I didn't feel completely ruined as I had the other times I did the workout. I will take any small improvements at this point.
However, this was the first time that I had to do Cardio Abs and after such a hard workout it was the last thing I wanted to do. I liked the workout but my core was friggin' killing me since I haven't really done any ab exercises during this program. If you're wondering, Cardio Abs is MUCH tougher than Ab Ripper X in P90X. You're engaging your core a lot more with moves that require you to keep your back off the mat. No sit ups or crunches and the result is a much more effective workout. The fact that I had to do it immediately after Pure Cardio was the hardest part.
Anyways, week 2 is complete! Overall another tough week. The workouts are not easier but I have been making small improvements here and there. I've lost a few pounds but the hardest thing for me is to keep motivating myself to put the DVD in and press play. If I do that and get past the warm ups then it's all good. I have two more weeks in this month and then I will finally get to the Recovery week. My next workout is the 2nd fitness test and I will be sure to create a new section on the blog to display the test results. Later!
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