Day 8 - Pure Cardio

Welcome back fitness junkies ! 

Well, I am pleased to say that we both sweated and pushed our way through Pure Cardio again.

If anyone has ever done this workout before, you know just how intense it is. When the leader of the pack, Shaun T, prior to doing the workout says that he is a little nervous about this workout, you know its going to be nuts !! Some where into the workout, he even says " Shaun T is tired !" I love how he refers to himself in the 3rd person all the time. At one point he is even laying on the ground, gasping for air and he says, "this is friggin bananas !"  I can't begin to express how intense this particular workout is, so i wont even try.
Click this link to see for yourself.

 Pure Cardio Workout on YouTube

Nuff said.

Well, we have 6 more days until we retake the fit test. We did pretty good when we took it prior to beginning this insane workout. That should have been our day 1, but I started counting the day after. Here are our results.

Lee Fit Test

• Switch Kicks -74
• Power Jacks - 48
• Power Knees - 55
• Power Jumps - 36
• Globe Jumps - 5 
• Suicide Jumps - 14
• Push Up Jacks - 25
• Low Plank Oblique - 30

Sylvia Fit Test

• Switch Kicks -82
• Power Jacks - 28
• Power Knees - 50
• Power Jumps - 8
• Globe Jumps - 4 
• Suicide Jumps - 7
• Push Up Jacks - 8
• Low Plank Oblique - 34

We should both see some big improvements when we do it again. We are both digging deeper with every workout. Working out together is very motivating and enjoyable. I am going to sign off for this evening and go relax with my better half. Have a great evening everyone.

Day 7- Cardio Power & Resistance.

Welcome to Day 7 of the Insanity !! We brought it to this workout ! I did have to purchase 2 mini turbo fans for us while we do our workouts. The ceiling fan, even on high speed didn't even feel like it was doing anything. I really dig the new fans. Now all that sweat can do what it is supposed to do, cool us off. And sweat we do. By the bucket. The dog has finally learned to stay out of the workout room and stay in the other room while we are moving and grooving. I set a goal for myself yesterday and I reached it. My goal was to make it through the entire warm up without stopping once, and I did it ! It wasn't easy, i had to dig deep and keep pushing, but I did it. Now if i could just make it through the actual workout without stopping, that would be a feat ! We are both doing amazing with Insanity. We look forward to our workouts every night. I find that the workouts are awesomely challenging (but not impossible), Shaun T is inspiring, (to me anyway), and to actually see the people in the workout video collapsing just makes it all so real. We see how they are doing with it and we compare how we are doing with it and conclude that we are KICKING ASS ! I am very proud of the both of us.

Day 6 Insanity Rest Day....not really

Welcome back everyone ! Thanks for stopping by again (hopefully)
Today was our scheduled rest day on the Insanity schedule. Shew, we are glad for a day of rest This workout truly lives up to its name. But you know what? We look forward to it everyday. Guess that just means we are nuts, huh?
We are very happy that the rest day falls on Sunday. It will allow us to prep all of our food for the upcoming week. Our refrigerator and cabinets are packed with premade bags and containers for all 70 meals we need to eat this upcoming week. (5 meals a day time 2 people for 7 days) We have been using the Insanity Elite Nutrition Guide and we have to say that it is pretty straight forward. No bizarre ingredients, no fancy cooking techniques, just regular food. Really good for you, fuel you are going to need for the workouts, kind of food. The only food i was not too happy about having to eat was cottage cheese. I have never ever never ever liked that stuff. But.....i muscled though a week of eating a cup a day with a chopped apple in it and it wasn't too bad, or i guess i got used to it. Sylvia loves cottage cheese, so it wasn't bad to her. She didn't care for the Greek yogurt though. It was plain Greek yogurt, but the recipe called for adding raisins and chopped walnuts. I really enjoyed it. The 5 meals we choose for week one, will be replaced by other choices for week two. Except that we are going to continue to do the cold cereal bowl for breakfast and the dinner omelet for , well dinner. They are both very easy to prepare, filling and tasty !!
Who would have thought (most of my friends and family will attest to this), that a candy junkie, cupcake baking, cookie creating, pizza loving, ice cream-aholic like myself would have ever given up all that for a healthy lifestyle?? Not me. But for all the benefits i have seen from eating healthy these last 8 months, i will never go back to eating like that again. Sure, i treat myself every once in a while, but very rarely. And my favorite 'treat' right now is green apple sorbet. I can remember, not so long ago, i would 'treat myself several times a week to a pint of Haagen Dasz Vanilla ice cream a night.( over 1160 calories a pint, and 640 calories were fat!)
Well, I believe i have bored you enough for one night. Please check me out on facebook (teamleebee) for all my progress, pictures, etc.
Have a great day or night. And try to do something scary that doesn't kill you....that's a Tony-ism

Day 5 - Plyometric Cardio Circuit (again)

Well, today brought us back to the dreaded Plyometric Cardio Circuit........ugggg. This is pretty much what we look like after "the warm up". ( this warm up is no joke, its brutal) It's Day 1 all over again. I am very happy to say that we both did much better today and we both did more than we did on day 1. Progress is a great motivator. I also find it quite enjoyable to workout with my better half. We egg each other on, and high five each other at each water break. We try to motivate each other to do one more rep, move a little faster, and just dig a little deeper. Tomorrow is our rest day, but I am sure we will do something besides rest. Might go for a evening run if the weather cooperates. Anyway, from here on out, we will be repeating the last weeks routine and hopefully getting stronger and faster. Stay tuned for all the sweaty details(more embarrassing pictures and hopefully a video or two)..... because with Insanity, there will be SWEAT !!!

Day 4 - Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs

Let me try to describe last nights workout. How can i put this?, I will use Shaun T's actual words during the work out...." this shit is bananas". That pretty much sums up this workout. The name is right on the money, PURE CARDIO. The warm up alone is bonkers, and then it gets much more intense from there. Several times during the workout, Neither of us could even lift my legs, much less keep up with the workout. But we caught our breath, wiped the sweat off our dripping faces, dug deeper and kept on moving. You know its a tough workout when during the workout, Shaun T is at a loss for words and says, " I'm so tired, I cant remember the names of my moves". Now that is intense. Sylvia and I did our best and kept moving, and just when we thought it was over, wait......there's still Cardio Abs to do.
Cardio Abs is an awesomely painful, sweat inducing, praying for it to be over, ab workout. It wouldn't have been that bad to do this workout by itself, but when you put it after Pure Cardio, it turns into another beast entirely. And there was not a single situp or crunch in the entire workout. My core was on fire when we got done. And it is not real happy with me today. It's funny how very simple moves, when done over and over again, become this intense.  The six pack is looking good, and it will only get better. 56 days to go.

Day 3 Insanity-Cardio Recovery

Hey everyone ! Well, today's workout was actually a well earned break. This was the workout that we did at Super Saturday in Phillie. I seem to remember it being a lot harder then than it was tonight. I guess I have gotten stronger, huh? Sylvia did awesome, again. All the squats and lunges she did while doing Les Mills Pump really helped her with this workout.  I really enjoy working out together. Well, not too much to say tonight. I hope everyone enjoys their evening. And tomorrow, do something awesome.

Day 2 Insanity

Wow......last nights workout was intense. Cardio Power & Resistance was what Shaun T named it. I have a different name for it, but i wont say it on here. Last night was the most intense workout i have done that i can remember and I loved every sweat soaked, heart racing moment of it. And yes there was sweat, by the bucket loads ! I feel great this morning and i am actually looking forward to the workout tonight.  I can feel it working already ! My muscles are aching and tight, the arches of me feet are even complaining, so i am, what i like to refer to as, wonderfully sore. I love this feeling. The feeling of accomplishment, self pride and just knowing that i am transforming myself is nothing short of amazing.
I'm pretty sure this is what I looked like last night. (times 10)

Sweat is Fat Crying