Saturdays are tough. I've been at work all week, and I've done Insanity every single day. Working out on the weekend always takes a little more motivation than other days, and today was no different. The in-laws are visiting, so we had a nice steak dinner and some wine last night, which only adds to the lack of motivation to "push play". But in the end, after a cup of caffeine and lots of water, I did the Plyometric Cardio Circuit workout. As always, I felt much better at the end than I did at the beginning. I burned 743 calories, peaking at 182 bpm and averaging 161.
The biggest difference I've noticed between my first round of Insanity and this second round is that the lessons I learned the first time are really paying off. As you may recall, I had lots of issues with a sore back and sore shoulders. This time around, I've had neither. Aside from being a little stronger, I think the primary reason for this is form. My sore back was most likely caused by not keeping my core tight when I did all the "bending down" moves the first time. Of course, that was in part because I didn't have much of a core to keep tight! As for the shoulders, I looked up some articles and videos on YouTube for the proper form for push-ups, and I was doing them wrong. I tended to lift my shoulders up (like you do when you shrug your shoulders), when you're actually supposed to do the opposite. I also had my elbows going straight back instead of straight out, so I was inadvertently doing tricep push-ups. So with the proper form, and a core that I can actually keep tight, I have no pain at all. That's made this craziness much more enjoyable overall. I just didn't know any better last time.
Anyway, I made it through the first week of Round 2. Just eight weeks to go. Just! ;-)
Have a great weekend! (And yes, another yellow shirt!)
The biggest difference I've noticed between my first round of Insanity and this second round is that the lessons I learned the first time are really paying off. As you may recall, I had lots of issues with a sore back and sore shoulders. This time around, I've had neither. Aside from being a little stronger, I think the primary reason for this is form. My sore back was most likely caused by not keeping my core tight when I did all the "bending down" moves the first time. Of course, that was in part because I didn't have much of a core to keep tight! As for the shoulders, I looked up some articles and videos on YouTube for the proper form for push-ups, and I was doing them wrong. I tended to lift my shoulders up (like you do when you shrug your shoulders), when you're actually supposed to do the opposite. I also had my elbows going straight back instead of straight out, so I was inadvertently doing tricep push-ups. So with the proper form, and a core that I can actually keep tight, I have no pain at all. That's made this craziness much more enjoyable overall. I just didn't know any better last time.
Anyway, I made it through the first week of Round 2. Just eight weeks to go. Just! ;-)
Have a great weekend! (And yes, another yellow shirt!)
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