The one workout that I failed to do during my 63 day adventure was Insane Abs.  So today, after taking 3 days off from working out, I decided to give Insane Abs a try.  I was very excited to try this out, not only because it was a new workout, but because I sort of miss Insanity and Shaun T already!

Insane Abs is about 33 minutes in length which is not bad at all on it’s own.  It always amazes me at how many different exercises Shaun T comes up with to exercise the same body parts.  Insane Abs is a direct reflection of that.  First you start with the warm up which begins with simple jogging.  I was scared to realize that as soon as I started jogging my knees hurt   I was hoping they were getting better but I assume they need more rest.  So I had to go gingerly in the beginning.  They did however subside as the body got warm which was good.

Anyway, the warmup consists of jogging, high knees, high knees with a twist, tuck jumps, power jumps, and T-kicks.  T-kicks are kind of like switch kicks except that you keep your legs straight.  Of course you go through this a couple of times to get the body warm.  After this section, you are on the ground the rest of the workout.

Next you go into the C-sit position and begin some of the Insanity!  You start with the ab exercises that he includes in Max Recovery (6 inches, flutter kicks, scissor kicks).  This gets the abs burning for sure.  Then you get into some new ab exercises like power abs.  Picture yourself giving birth and lifting your legs to your chest!  Then there are variations of these.

There is also a set of exercises you perform in the plank position.  You work by hopping in low plank side to side and doing some oblique crunches, etc.  So overall you work every angle of the core until it burns!

It was fun to get back into the workouts and just get the blood flowing again.

Today was slated to have the first double workout of Month 2, Max Cardio Conditioning and Insane Abs.  This is a struggle for me to do, not because of the workout, but because of the time constraint.  I can’t bring myself to working out for 1 1/2 hours when I get home from work and basically ignoring my family and not being able to eat dinner with them.  So, I had the plan to get up early and do Insane Abs and then do Max Cardio in the afternoon.  The plan fell through   I didn’t feel equipped and fueled at 5:30am to start jumping around the living room.  So I skipped it.  There you go, my first deviation from the program the entire time.

Now, for the good part.  I did Max Cardio Conditioning in the afternoon and it was my best workout thus far of month 2.  I did almost the whole thing it felt like and felt strong throughout.  This is by far my favorite of this month.  I am a bit reinvigorated after today because it felt so good.  Looks like I burned 565 calories.

So, then the dilema was this: do I push back Insane Abs to Saturday and double up?  Or do I do the Fit Test on Saturday so I don’t have to double up on Monday?  I have chosen the later.  I feel a rest day is of utmost importance at this stage so I will do the Fit Test in the morning and then Saturday’s workout Max Interval Sports Training.

In all honesty, I don’t know when/if I will do Insane Abs this month, but I will play it day by day. Heck, my abs are already insane so I don’t really need it!

Day 46 – Max Cardio Recovery