Today started the third week of the Insanity Workout Program!

Every 2 weeks you are to perform the fit test to see how much you have improved.  Since this was the second fit test, I had some familiarity which was definitely a plus.  What is scary is that every fit test after this has you doing a workout AFTER the fit test!  I am not sure how I will fare with that, but it is 2 weeks away so we will see.

Just to recap, here are the exercises again that are tested.  They are explained in a bit more detail in the Day 1 – The First Fit Test post:

  • Switch Kicks
  • Power Jacks
  • Power Knees
  • Power Jumps
  • Globe Jumps
  • Suicide Jumps
  • Push-Up Jacks
  • Low Plank Oblique

Here are my results from the second fit test along with the results from the first fit test.  I also made a column to display the percentage increase:

Move

Fit Test 1

Fit Test 2

Performance
Switch Kicks
100
?
Power Jacks
42
 48
+14.3%
Power Knees
77
80
+3.9%
Power Jumps
20
29
+45%
Globe Jumps
6
7.5
+25%
Suicide Jumps
9
13
+44.4%
Push-Up Jacks
12
19
+58.3%
Low Plank Oblique
32
40
+25%

Overall I am extremely pleased with the results!  I increased significantly on each and every exercise, so without a doubt I am making progress.  A couple of observations I made during this test were: 1) During the first test I am pretty sure I had poor form all the way through, so I feel some of the Fit Test 1 numbers may have been inflated slightly. 2) While I felt I pushed myself as hard as I could, I think I still could have went harder (although I may say this almost every day!) 3) After the test I was depleted for about 5-10 minutes and needed to sit down.  Contrast this to how I felt after the first one (where I could NOTHING for 30 minutes)  and I am extremely pleased!

I am definitely progressing and the results are starting to show.  I am looking forward to seeing how much I can improve over the next two weeks!

Day 14 – Second Rest Day

Filed under: Fit Test

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