Tuesday, July 20, 2010

WEEK 1 WEIGHT IN

Week 1 is finished!!!

Only 8 more weeks to go!!

Let's see how everything is going on my weigh in:

Weight: 141 lbs
Waist: 32 in
Chest: 34.5 in
Left Bicep: 13 in
Right Bicep: 13.5 in

Here is my Week 1 weight in picture:


Goal Tracking:
This first week I was able to lose 2 pounds off the scale, I lost 2 inches off my waist, and 1/2 an inch off my chest!! I originally said I wanted to add an inch on my chest and only my arms but for now I am happy burning as much fat as I can to rid my body of it! So inches going down in my chest doesn't mean that I am getting weaker but LEANER! This is great!! I am going to focus on getting rid of everything that I don't want before I start worrying about adding what I don't have.

That's all for now, going to go get ready to do my Day 8 workout!

See you soon

Stomach fat is starting to look better and I feel great!

Day 7: OFF

Yesterday I enjoyed my first OFF day from INSANITY and celebrated it by going on a hike in the afternoon up Runyon Canyon in Hollywood, CA. It was a beautiful day and the hike was the perfect thing to do on my OFF day.

I'm excited to do my first week weigh in and measurements to see how my body is responding to INSANITY and the diet I am currently on.

All the best!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Day 6: PLYOMETRIC CARDIO CIRCUIT

Alright!

The second time doing this workout and it was easier and I was able to push harder!!! That makes me really excited because the first time I did it, I took more breaks so this means that my body is starting to get used to being pushed everyday! Today was a great workout! I knew what to expect from it and it was good to come back to something familiar but still have to DIG DEEP and sweat off some pounds.

I'm excited for my first OFF day tomorrow where I won't have any workouts to do, however, I might do some miles on my bicycle or go for a run... We'll see!

That's all for now guys!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Day 5: PURE CARDIO

Alright!!!!

Just finished my day 5 workout for INSANITY and it was PURE CARDIO!!! WOW What an awesome workout! I had to stop in the middle of it just to wipe up the floor in my room because it was getting so slippery from me sweating buckets that my sneakers weren't able to grip the ground anymore! What a kick in the ass! It was awesome....

I'm almost at the end of the first week and I am excited to check in with my weight and measurements for my week 1 results. I decided to do weekly weigh ins and measurements to keep good track of how this program is going. I'm used to checking the scale everyday so it's a little different making myself wait to do it but I'm hoping that it will pay off!!

That's about it for now -
All the best!

Friday, July 16, 2010

Day 4: Cardio Recovery

Wow!

Who knew you can sweat so much doing a "recovery" work out. Today's workout was awesome. Lots of stretching but still sweating buckets. Even though this workout went at a slower pace and wasn't focused on working out to absolute failure, I still found it challenging which was great.

It felt good to take some time and stretch my legs out given how much of this program is cardio and plyometrics.

Also, today's workout felt especially nice because last night I went out and had some wine and some mojitos to celebrate my roomate's birthday and ended up stayin up until 6 in the morning. It was a good challenge to still get up today and keep to my program and doing my workout. Also, it's really nice sweating out all the toxins in my body.

That's all for now!
Time for my recovery drink.... thank God for smoothies!

Day 3: Cardio Power and Resistance

Sorry that this entry is a day late. I did my workout yesterday and then I decided to not upload the blog immediately after finishing and forgot to do it before going to bed. So here goes:

Yesterday was my third day on the program and I did the CARDIO POWER AND RESISTANCE workout. It was really intense. I had to stop in the middle of it to wipe up the floor because I was sweating so much my shoes were slipping! It was a really good workout.

The combination of jumping and squatting while working to absolute failure is really pushing my body to the edge in a different way than I'm used to. I'm excited for the continuous kick in the ass these next 60 days will be!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

DAY 2: Plyometric Cardio Circuit

WHEW!!!!

This morning I did my first actual INSANITY workout!!! It was the Plyometric Cardio Circuit!

Man!! It was awesomely intense!!! I think I did well for my first workout. It is different working out in short but intense intervals.... ITS HARD! By the end of the warm-up I was already breathing hard and sweating a lot, then we stretched, and THEN we started the real circuit; 4 to 5 minutes of maxed out reps then only 30 seconds of rest before starting all over again.

I finished the workout after sweating through a bandana, tshirt, shorts and socks, got lots of water and had my recovery drink (smoothie with milk, yogurt, flax seed, peanut butter, protein and frozen strawberries). I stopped sweating about 10 minutes after.

That's all for today! Feel free to leave any comments or questions.
All the best!