Today I started on a new exercise journey. It’s a journey
that I am viewing with both excitement and apprehension in the same measures. I
have read up on the programme, read various other blogs on the subject and have
a friend in America who often posts about it on Facebook. The programme is
apparently the best-selling home workout programme in America! Its described as
‘not for the faint hearted’ but for those ‘that will put extreme effort in to
every session to get the results that they desire’. I therefore think that the
programme, which is called ‘Insanity’ is appropriately named!
The programme is a 60 day intensive workout where you work
on various exercises using only your own body weight (no other equipment
required) and you commit to doing the scheduled routines 6 days a week. At the
start of the programme (Day 1) you have to undertake a ‘Fit Test’ and then
retake this test every two weeks to see what progress you are making. The main
theme running through the introductory materials that I have read/viewed is
that if you work hard (to your max) and put the effort in doing more than you
possibly thought you could then you will be guaranteed to see results within 60
days….so with this in mind, and all the other research I have done, my appetite
has been whetted enough to take this challenge on! I am someone who likes
intensive training, I get a buzz from it so I am hoping that my personality
will suit the programme; time will tell!
Last night I got myself prepared, I made a note of my
starting weight and measurements and then took my ‘before photos’ – I hasten to
add these photos will never be seen by anyone else other me, however they have
given me even more determination to get myself in shape and get really, really fit
again.
So, today is day one, so I got up at 6:30am this morning, and
embarked on the first session: The Fit Test!
The fit test comprises of a series of exercises (8 in total), and you are given 1 minute to do each exercise and during these time your aim is to do as many as you can. Making sure that you are always aware
of form and stopping and restarting as many times as you need to. When the minute is up you jot down how many you did and then its on to the next one....
Anyway, I was OK this morning – I would be lying if I said it was easy, it
was far from easy and I certainly had to dig deep on occasions to keep going. I
did stop every now and then but that is OK and at least now I have a starting
point on which to work from. The results of my first fit test are as follows:
No.
|
Exercise
|
Total completed in
1 minute
|
1
|
Switch kicks
|
70
|
2
|
Power jacks
|
36
|
3
|
Power knees
|
60
|
4
|
Power jumps
|
30
|
5
|
Globe jumps
|
5
|
6
|
Suicide jumps
|
7
|
7
|
Push-up jacks
|
8
|
8
|
Low plank oblique
|
32
|
I consider myself relatively ‘cardio’ fit with the other
exercise I do each week (namely running, walking and cardio work in the gym)
but for me today this was a completely new way of exercising and it was incredibly
hard and I know that it is going to be a challenge to complete the full 60 days
but I am going to give it all I have.
Here are my sessions for the whole of week one:
Thursday (17/10/13): Fit Test 1 - COMPLETE
Friday (18/10/13): Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Saturday (19/10/13): Cardio Power & Resistance
Sunday (20/10/13): Cardio Recovery
Monday (21/10/13): Pure Cardio
Tuesday (22/10/13): Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Wednesday 23/10/13): Rest day
Looking forward to Week 1, Session 2 tomorrow: Plyometric Cardio Circuits!
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