ID24 and a Friends 100 lb mark video

Insanity Day 24

...did not turn out like I wanted it too.  I had everything set to wake up at 7:00, but when I woke up - I felt terrible.  I didn't have a good night of sleep, I slept wrong [kink in my neck], had a headache.  I decided that it'd be better to do the workout later to maybe be able to sleep the headache off.

Well, I still felt bad when I woke up.  I went in to work and did my thing for the first half of the day.  I went home for lunch and crashed.  I slept for a few hours and did wake up feeling better. 

I did fail to do the workout later in the evening though.  That happens and so I look to make it up on Saturday [rest day] hopefully.


A friend's 100 lb mark.

One thing that I did get to do is make the below video for a friend who has lost 100 lbs. 

He started his weight loss journey with one of my challenges that I host online on Facebook.  He, this past week - went past 100 lbs lost.  It's great and I'm super pumped for him.

ID23 and finally a morning workout

I did it!  I got up on time and did a morning workout. 

It was glorious and beautiful and everything I thought that it would be.  It was if the heavens opened up and angels sang while I swiftly and smoothly performed my workout.

Okay.

By now you know that that third and fourth sentence is false. 

I did get up on time and did do a morning workout.

It was terrible.  I didn't make it through the whole thing.  While I didn't fail to get up - the workout failed.

ID22 and great services

Insanity Day 22

...was Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs. 

I still can't figure out how those people can do the ab workout straight through.  Some of the moves, and not just in this particular dvd - also the cardio recovery, they just hold the move and go into the next one.  My shoulders and calves are just burning while they have a smile on their face. 

Maybe that 'smile' is actually their grimace.  My grimace face does not look that good if that's the case.

Great Services

Every now and then I have the opportunity to preach at church.  Most of you know that I am a minister but that I work primarily with the youth.  Our Preaching Minister was on vacation and I fill in for him when he is gone. 

Both services I felt went well.  It was a good time of worship and it's nice to leave church inspired each week.  We are blessed to be at a good place.

ID20 and it was good

I've been talking about how much my workouts had dragged all week. 

Not this one.

I felt good.  I felt strong.  I felt powerful.  Of course until the end with the Up, Down, Up, Down, Up, Down.  Those kick my butt every time.

It was a good workout and one that was beneficial to my mental toughness.  I needed a good workout and the Plyometric Cardio Circuit made it happen

Insanity Day 19 workout

Insanity Day 19

This day dragged just like the rest of the week.  The workout was Cardio Power and Resistance.  There is something about this third week that I can't get over.  Every workout has either dragged or I've been just tired all the way through it.  It's not that I'm bored with the workout, but I think more that my brain is telling my body that there may be other things that I could be doing. 

It doesn't help that I didn't work out until 11:00pm again.  I keep saying it, but I really don't want this to be a habit - it does seem to be forming into one. 

Blah.

ID18 and Fat People Workout DVD

I'm taking a quick break from my writing for work to write this post out.  Sometimes at work I just need to step back and free my brain for a second.  That's what this is since I hadn't posted about ID18 yet.  Later I will post about ID19 during a different break.

Insanity Day 18
...was slightly better than ID17, but dang I just needed some energy.  The Cardio Recovery doens't require a ton amount of energy either but it felt as if it dragged.  The deep stretches are quality during this workout as said before, but the extra 'pulses' they put onto the end of some of the stretches are what was getting me. 

You know what I'd love to see though, a workout dvd of fat people for 60 days of Insanity.  I want them to go from Day 1 to Day 60 [63] so that we can see the results in front of us on the screen.  I would buy that dvd.  I think maybe they need to have three phases of the dvds for sale. 

The first would be the Fat people Dvd.  People of all weights that are able to do the moves to a point and can only get better.  The second would be average people.  People that are considered normal.  The third video would be already fit people.  This is how it already is and it works this way too.

Now, don't get me wrong, I like that the Insanity dvds use fit people and during the workouts on the dvds these people are just as tired as me - but I would like to see the results happen in front of me.  This could be a terrible idea, but it may be a good one too.

ID17 and was dragging

Insanity Day 17

...just dragged out.  I didn't have the energy.  It was Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs and while I completed it and worked hard -- it took everything in me to complete it and give effort to it. 

I was simply dragging.  I'm not sure why either.  I had a day of rest having not did ID16 but still - I was tired.  I did have a good, one of my favorite, meals.  It's a very simple meal and easy to put together but I guess it sat heavy.  That meal being easy burritos.  All it contains is browned hamburger (venison in our case), cheese to be melted onto tortilla, tortilla, picante sauce and sour cream.  That's all it was but it sat heavy and I was barely making it through my workout - which again took place late at night. 

I've tried to give myself two hours from dinner before I workout, but I keep finding myself eating dinner late for whatever reasons which makes my workout late. 

It's an issue with discipline is what it is.  I'll try to get it worked out so I can work out in the morning times.

ID16 didn't happen.

Insanity Day 16

...did not happen.  I was trying to go to bed earlier so I can swap my sleep schedule instead of staying up really late and walking up later to going to bed earlier and waking up earlier.  Didn't happen.  Bummer. 

It was a good day of rest though.

I will have made it up by the end of Insanity though.