June 28, 2012

Today for my workout I did two Insanity workouts. I was originally planning on starting on Monday, but I ended up buying a new car this week and it took a lot longer than I thought it would that night. So Tuesday I began the program rather than Monday since I got home pretty late. The first of the two Insanity workouts today was by far the hardest of the two. About midway through the workout, my left leg began to feel tight and I could not seem to stretch it out enough to get it loose. So that first workout was a little rough but I managed to make it all the way through it. With my leg still feeling a little tight I was thinking about calling it a day but I was finally able to stretch it out and decided to make up the day that I was down due to buying my car. Luckily the second Insanity workout consisted mainly of stretching so that helped me out even more! Yesterday I was a little sore which surprised me a little, considering that I was still working out, just not as extreme as Insanity. Today I was still sore but not quite as much as yesterday so that didn't take to long to get over, which makes me happy! Tomorrow I have the "Pure Cardio" workout in the Insanity program, in my opinion, the hardest workout of month 1. It may be a late workout tomorrow, one of my former players that I used to coach has convinced me to coach his select team this weekend and we have practice tomorrow from 6pm-8pm. No excuses, I will stay committed to this so even if it is late, it will still get done! Until next time, stay focused, stay strong and stay positive!

Getting back to Insanity....the workout program!

So I planned on starting the Insanity program on Monday but a trip to buy a new car ended up taking way longer than I expected! With that said, I ended up starting the program yesterday(Tuesday) with the fit test. My results from the fit test are as follows: Switch Kicks: 80, Power Jacks: 40, Power Knee: 95, Power Jumps: 25, Globe Jumps: 8, Suicide Jumps: 12, Push Up Jacks: 19 and Low Plank Oblique: 35. This is my third time doing this program and I am definitely looking forward to it, something that I did not say the first two times around! LOL! I am still on the DASH diet(see previous post to find out what this diet is about or click on the link) but am not eating "healthy' 100% of the time. I know, I know, the only way I am going to reach my goal is if I commit 100%! That is the plan, trust me it is but as you may know, it is WAY easier said than done! Today I did day two of the Insanity program and followed that up with a 10 Minute Trainer(program by Tony Horton) and a quick dumbbell set. I am pretty exhausted today but I sure am glad I am starting to get back on track as far as my exercising goes. I am waiting to get some samples of Shakeology from my beachbody coach to see if that is something that I like. If it is, I plan on purchasing some and using it to help get me to that 100% eating healthy that we all want to be at! Until next time, stay focused, stay strong and stay positive!

Note: Click on links to find out more information about the workout programs, diet and more on Shakeology.

Credit: BeachBody.com and DashDiet.org

Long overdue update!

So since January 1st, I have stuck with my two new years resolutions of eating healthier and exercising more. I am very proud of that and proud to say that I have lost 47 and 1/2 pounds! I am far from where I want to be but not quite what I once was! I am still continuing to do the DASH diet and use the Insanity programs by Shaun T. I plan to update this more regularly and hope that I can inspire or help even just one person looking to change their lifestyle! If I can do it, I know anybody can! Until next time, stay focused, stay strong and stay positive!