Week 7 Complete

7 weeks down, 2 weeks to go to complete the official workout. I plan to start over once finished. It's been a great workout and I have seen a ton of progress in just 7 short weeks. Strength, endurance, balance, etc. I thought it would be effective, but I also know that the before and after people they show on the infomercial are not typical results. That being said, I am very impressed with the results of this program. A couple of friends have bought it recently and I am very curious to see what they think of the program. Good luck!

Week 7, Day 3

Today was Max Interval Plyo. For some reason I just didn't have the energy or motivation. Maybe it was a late night last night going to the Blazers Season opener. Maybe it was excitement about the Giants/Rangers World Series game tonight. I don't know, but I wasn't feeling it. I did about 35 minutes of the 55 minute workout before moving on to the cool down stretches. Maybe it was just all of the jumping around, I don't know. Glad it's over.

Week 7, Day1

Things are going pretty well, my knees are feeling better today than they did last week, so hopefully that is because they are getting stronger and not because there was no workout yesterday. Tomorrow is a busy day and I won't be home from work until around 10:30 or 11:00 pm, so I will be getting up at 6:00 am to do the 1 hour workout and then heading into work a bit later than usual. Today was an interesting food day. Pastrami on rye for lunch and French toast with real maple syrup and sausage for dinner. Yuuummmm!

Week 6 Completed

Today was the last day of week 6. It was a tough week with the workouts really ramping up for the last four weeks of the program. Staying focused and paying attention to the workouts helped me get through each workout. Giants are going to the World Series!!

Week 6, Day 4

Well, the Giants now hold a 3-2 lead in the NLCS against the Phillies. One more win and we are off to the World Series. Insanity has lived up to it's name this week. Each workout has been over 55 minutes and just brutal. I am sore. I ache. I hurt. I sleep like a rock at night. I feel better than I have in years. I know, right?

Week 6, Day 2

Well, recovery week is officially over and week 6 kicks it up several notches. The workouts are 15-20 minutes longer than the first 5 weeks, plus they are more intense. Tonight's workout had to wait until after 8:30 pm because I was busy. All in all, a good day. Giants won and took a 2-1 lead in the NLCS.

Week 5, Day 6

Today was the last day of recovery week. Today we had a very busy day, so I knew getting my workout in would be tough. Got up at 6:30 this morning (Saturday) and did my workout before we headed to the pumpkin patch then had dinner and watched the Giants game with good friends! Monday we start the final four weeks and I know it's going to be tough. Hopefully the results will reflect the hard work.

Week 5, Day 4

Thursday my legs were about 80% recovered from my 3.2 mile run on Monday. Boy, that hurt! Recovery week has been good, but harder than I thought it was going to be. I'm happy with the results so far, and hope to see even more progress in the next 30 days. It's a really good program that allows you to go at your own pace and really does work your entire body without using anything except your body! Well worth the small investment.

First 30 days complete

Well, after 30 days I still haven't missed a single day. Some days have been hard, none have been easy! I have updated my goals chart above. I was surprised that my two leg measurements actually increased! Crazy. Insane even! 30 days to go!!

Week 5, Day 1

Week 5 is labeled as "Recovery Week". This separates the first four weeks from the last four weeks. I knew this was the case, so I thought it would be a good time to get a run or two in while continuing with insanity. At lunchtime I took off from work and ran the waterfront loop in downtown PDX. It was 3.17 miles. I haven't run since early June, so I wasn't really sure what to expect. Well, the first 1.5 miles were actually pretty nice. The last 1.7 miles were pure torture. I finished in 37 minutes, which put me at 11:40 minutes per mile. Pretty slow, but not too bad for not having run for over 4 months. When I got home from work, Karen and I got busy with Insanity so we could watch the Giants edge the Braves to win the NLDS. So much for "recovery week"!! Lot's of new exercises and I wouldn't call them recovery! Fast forward to the next morning, I can barely walk, and certainly can't walk without pain! A good kind of pain though! Tomorrow I will weigh and measure to finish off my first 30 days. After today we will be halfway done!

Week 4 Completed

The last two days of the week were very busy, and it would have been easy to skip either day, but I made it a priority and completed the first four weeks without missing a single workout. Day thirty will be on Tuesday October 12, so I will be updating my measurements mid-week. I even have some action pictures that Matthew took while I was working out, but I don't know if I want to embarrass myself by posting them here...We'll see.

Week 4, Days 1 and 2

Not a lot to report, still grinding away every single day.

End of week 3

21 days in the books. Is it supposed to be a habit now? 39 days to go!

Week 3, Day 5

Today we had a lot going on after work, so we didn't get around to Insanity until around 8:30 pm. I made a mental note to not let that happen again! That was brutal. So, I feel pretty good, but lately my right shin and my right knee have been hurting some. Hopefully it will get better soon. Maybe Sunday's rest day will give it what it needs to recover. Day 30 is approaching on October 13. I'm so curious to see how my goals align with the actual changes.