Today was different. I felt great when I woke up and couldn't wait to workout. I have no idea why, given that the last few days have been pretty frustrating. Perhaps it was the admittedly unhealthy dinner I had last night. We went to dinner with some friends for Valentine's Day and I had calamari, beef carpaccio, and veal parmesan, not to mention a few glasses of red wine. Maybe I needed the carbs. Who knows? All I know is was ready to bring it. And I did.
I burned 1099 calories doing Max Interval Circuit. This was the same workout I did on Monday right after the Fit Test. You may recall me complaining about the double workout, but I burned over 1500 calories that day. Well I was ready for it today. I made it through the entire warm-up without stopping or taking a break. That may seem silly to those who've never done Insanity, but the warm-up in the second month is as hard as the workout in the first month. The only thing I struggled with were some of the plank exercises. My shoulders continue to hurt a bit, but not a muscle soreness. More like tendons or the joints as I mentioned yesterday. So instead of some of those exercises I did some extra high knees, butt kicks, cross jacks, and straight-arm jacks. I was drenched by the end. I downed 3 bottles of water, and I'm sipping on my recovery drink as I type this. My heart rate peaked at 181 and averaged 152.
I just felt like I was "on" today, and the timing couldn't have been more perfect. This is the boost I needed. Day 40. Unbelievable. Only 23 days left!
I burned 1099 calories doing Max Interval Circuit. This was the same workout I did on Monday right after the Fit Test. You may recall me complaining about the double workout, but I burned over 1500 calories that day. Well I was ready for it today. I made it through the entire warm-up without stopping or taking a break. That may seem silly to those who've never done Insanity, but the warm-up in the second month is as hard as the workout in the first month. The only thing I struggled with were some of the plank exercises. My shoulders continue to hurt a bit, but not a muscle soreness. More like tendons or the joints as I mentioned yesterday. So instead of some of those exercises I did some extra high knees, butt kicks, cross jacks, and straight-arm jacks. I was drenched by the end. I downed 3 bottles of water, and I'm sipping on my recovery drink as I type this. My heart rate peaked at 181 and averaged 152.
I just felt like I was "on" today, and the timing couldn't have been more perfect. This is the boost I needed. Day 40. Unbelievable. Only 23 days left!
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