Sorry to disappoint but I'm sick again. Wednesday was my rest day and i was supposed to do Cardio Resistance Thursday and Pure Cardio today. Unfortunately my schedule didn't permit me to do any working out on Thursday. I went to school at 9am, got home after 330, went to work at 430, and got off at 1130. I went into work with a headache and a sore throat. By the end of the night, although I was placed in an isolated area, my voice was barely present. I felt so crappy & exhausted after work that I decided to put Cardio Resistance off until the morning. I planned to do Cardio Resistance Friday morning and Pure Cardio Friday night.
I woke up today with a pounding headache, a stuffy and sensitive nose, a sore throat, a harsh cough, and no voice. It was so frustrating. I actually started Cardio Resistance but I got dizzy before I even completed the warm-up.
I've now missed 2 days of INSANITY. Tomorrow, no matter how bad I feel, I will resume my schedule continuing with Cardio Resistance. I really wanted to get through INSANITY smoothly but of course there's always something to get in the way. I was so excited about getting through week 1 but I've been sick since Sunday. I am not going to give up. I will just continue when I am better which will hopefully be tomorrow.
<3
Aug 31, 2012
Aug 29, 2012
Day 6
So apparently I wasn't over being sick and it snuck up on me again so I did INSANITY pretty late tonight. Today's series was the lovely PLYOMETRIC CARDIO CIRCUIT. It hasn't gotten any easier for me either haha.
I've improved on push-ups though. My arm muscles have always been pretty weak. They are naturally nicely cut just like my mom and grandpa's arms. They fool people all the time but they are sad sad arms. I remember taking a fit test for my Personal Conditioning course and I could only do 13 pushups in one minute. My arms are sad frauds!
Other than that I am soooo friggin excited that tomorrow is my REST DAY! I think I'll go to the MTSU rec center though so that I can get a small run in. INSANITY is insanely tough but I am slowly developing motivation to complete this challenge and that simple fact makes me happy!
DIG DEEPER!!!
<3 Ivorie
I've improved on push-ups though. My arm muscles have always been pretty weak. They are naturally nicely cut just like my mom and grandpa's arms. They fool people all the time but they are sad sad arms. I remember taking a fit test for my Personal Conditioning course and I could only do 13 pushups in one minute. My arms are sad frauds!
Other than that I am soooo friggin excited that tomorrow is my REST DAY! I think I'll go to the MTSU rec center though so that I can get a small run in. INSANITY is insanely tough but I am slowly developing motivation to complete this challenge and that simple fact makes me happy!
DIG DEEPER!!!
<3 Ivorie
Aug 27, 2012
Day 5 INSANITY
So today I am doing a double dose of Insanity. It is also the first day of class so I planned to do Cardio Recovery before school and Pure Cardio after dance theatre auditions tonight.
Initially, I was a bit scared to do two in a day but it seems I lucked out since Cardio Recovery is exactly that. It was slow and relaxing. My heart seriously got giddy when it started and I saw it was only 33 minutes. I was beyond happy. It felt like a yoga/pilates class. I know Pure Cardio will be rough tonight especially after auditions.
I'll be back on later to update. Keep it gangsta
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So I just finished PURE CARDIO and I must say it was crazy. I had to stop a few times but it comforted me to see all the roman statues stop and almost die with me. He had to tell a few of them to stop and get water. I was right there with them lol.
At the end of the video Shawn T. said "That shit was bananas" ....he was right on!
<3 Ivorie
Initially, I was a bit scared to do two in a day but it seems I lucked out since Cardio Recovery is exactly that. It was slow and relaxing. My heart seriously got giddy when it started and I saw it was only 33 minutes. I was beyond happy. It felt like a yoga/pilates class. I know Pure Cardio will be rough tonight especially after auditions.
I'll be back on later to update. Keep it gangsta
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So I just finished PURE CARDIO and I must say it was crazy. I had to stop a few times but it comforted me to see all the roman statues stop and almost die with me. He had to tell a few of them to stop and get water. I was right there with them lol.
At the end of the video Shawn T. said "That shit was bananas" ....he was right on!
<3 Ivorie
Aug 26, 2012
Sick
I've been sick all day with an unsettled stomach. I woke up sick and decided to wait out doing INSANITY til I got better but nothing has changed. I think I may have to stop drinking on the weekends...
I have school & dance theatre auditions tomorrow so I will attempt to do today's CARDIO RECOVERY series tomorrow morning and I will do PURE CARDIO when I get home from auditions. My body has let me down today.
Tomorrow I will be 100% again!
<3 A sick dog
I have school & dance theatre auditions tomorrow so I will attempt to do today's CARDIO RECOVERY series tomorrow morning and I will do PURE CARDIO when I get home from auditions. My body has let me down today.
Tomorrow I will be 100% again!
<3 A sick dog
Aug 25, 2012
DAY 3 INSANITY
So today I put off INSANITY for the evening so that I could go shopping and take an afternoon nap. I think the afternoon nap had me feeling worse than a night's rest because I almost didn't do it. After some more procrastination, I stocked up on three bottles of water, found a huge fan for extra chill, and braced myself for an ass-whooping.
Today's lovely series was called Power Cardio and Resistance. Of course I started dripping sweat during the warm-up. The Power Cardio and Resistance series included many squats and jumps. I hated it. Even so, it didn't feel as draining as the Plyometric Cardio I did yesterday which is a relief.
Unfortunately, it seems that I've strained my tricep in my right arm. I was doing tricep dips when I felt a pop in the area where the tendons & muscle meet. Now I've been a horrible & clumsy dancer for 8 years and I know what a strain feels like. I may have to visit my physician for a follow-up: At least he can't put me on crutches for this one hahaha. For the rest of the series I skipped the tricep dips and leg lifts but I was able to complete the rest of the exercises.
I'm so excited about possibly getting through INSANITY's 60 day challenge. I'll feel really amazing if I complete it since I seem to have commitment issues. I'm a bit annoyed that I already have a small injury so soon in the challenge but I have a knack for getting injured so it's no big whoop.
Anyways, here's a sweaty picture:
Today's lovely series was called Power Cardio and Resistance. Of course I started dripping sweat during the warm-up. The Power Cardio and Resistance series included many squats and jumps. I hated it. Even so, it didn't feel as draining as the Plyometric Cardio I did yesterday which is a relief.
Unfortunately, it seems that I've strained my tricep in my right arm. I was doing tricep dips when I felt a pop in the area where the tendons & muscle meet. Now I've been a horrible & clumsy dancer for 8 years and I know what a strain feels like. I may have to visit my physician for a follow-up: At least he can't put me on crutches for this one hahaha. For the rest of the series I skipped the tricep dips and leg lifts but I was able to complete the rest of the exercises.
I'm so excited about possibly getting through INSANITY's 60 day challenge. I'll feel really amazing if I complete it since I seem to have commitment issues. I'm a bit annoyed that I already have a small injury so soon in the challenge but I have a knack for getting injured so it's no big whoop.
Anyways, here's a sweaty picture:
Day 2 INSANITY
Today I started my 2nd day of INSANITY. I originally planned to wake up at 10am to do the Plyometric Cardio Circuit in hopes that I could relax afterward before work. Of course, I overslept and when I finally did wake up I washed my face, brushed my teeth, grabbed 2 waters and a Powerade, & dragged my ass to the living room.
This series was actually the one I test-drove to decide if Insanity was for me. A coworker had let me borrow the disc and I couldn't even walk the next day. I felt a bit at ease knowing what was coming but I also dreaded it all. There were many times in which I laid on the ground dying. I also had to strip down a bit b/c my body seemed to be on fire. No wonder those girls in the video are basically in underwear! It really kills you and he keeps yelling at you to "dig deep", "look into my eyes", and saying "I'm right here with you" but I just wanted to go through the tv and punch him for making me feel like a major weakling. I found myself grunting and yelling throughout the workout trying to push through enough to make it to the next water break though.
I completed the series an hour before work and I've already began to feel a tightness in my chest from all the push-ups we did. I'm kind of scared of the next one: Cardio Power & Resistance
Anyways, I'm off to bed. I've got to try again tomorrow.
<3
Ivorie
This series was actually the one I test-drove to decide if Insanity was for me. A coworker had let me borrow the disc and I couldn't even walk the next day. I felt a bit at ease knowing what was coming but I also dreaded it all. There were many times in which I laid on the ground dying. I also had to strip down a bit b/c my body seemed to be on fire. No wonder those girls in the video are basically in underwear! It really kills you and he keeps yelling at you to "dig deep", "look into my eyes", and saying "I'm right here with you" but I just wanted to go through the tv and punch him for making me feel like a major weakling. I found myself grunting and yelling throughout the workout trying to push through enough to make it to the next water break though.
I completed the series an hour before work and I've already began to feel a tightness in my chest from all the push-ups we did. I'm kind of scared of the next one: Cardio Power & Resistance
Anyways, I'm off to bed. I've got to try again tomorrow.
<3
Ivorie
Aug 23, 2012
I've spent my summer sleeping for the most part. I had summer courses at the beginning of the summer and spent most weekends going out dancing and dating. During that time, because I had free membership to the gym on campus I happened to be in the gym 5x a week. Then summer school ended and my low tolerance for bullshit caused me to cut out dating again.
When I'm not at work I'm at home sleeping or laying down watching internet shows/videos. I do this until 2 hours before work and if I don't have work, I do these all day with a beer in my hand. I feel like on the outside I may seem depressed although I just really really enjoy my downtime. Sadly, I've been gaining weight and when I see old go-go pictures of myself, I get a bit scared. I've always been fairly athletic & I have an hourglass figure yet I can't help but notice weight building up around my bum and thighs. I believe that if you are unsatisfied with something yourself you must either change it or take pride in it and quit bitching so I try to work out, however, consistency and I seem to consistently (haha I'm such a comedian) be at WAR!
With that said, school is starting next week so I'll be more likely to work out if I'm on campus but I need a bit more oomph to my workouts. I have a workout-obsessed co-worker and a non-athletic co-worker who just started INSANITY.
INSANITY is a high interval training workout program that pushes you immensely yet the people doing it show great results. I have a friend who completed it this summer and lost 40 lbs!!! She's actually starting the program up again to push herself even harder. My non-athletic co-worker has been doing it for 2 weeks and has dropped 10 lbs already! I don't know if I will get those results because I am built differently but I at least hope to tone up a lot and for once BE CONSISTENT.
I'm starting this blog in hopes that it will help me stay with the program and continue to progress.
I tried the INSANITY Fitness Test today and my results were as follows:
81 SWITCH KICKS
40 POWER JACKS
20 POWER KNEES
12 POWER JUMPS
7 GLOBE JUMPS
0 SUICIDE JUMPS (I laid on the floor dry heaving during this time)
18 PUSHUP JACKS
38 LOW PLANK OBLIQUES
Tomorrow I will continue. I really hope that I stick with this.
When I'm not at work I'm at home sleeping or laying down watching internet shows/videos. I do this until 2 hours before work and if I don't have work, I do these all day with a beer in my hand. I feel like on the outside I may seem depressed although I just really really enjoy my downtime. Sadly, I've been gaining weight and when I see old go-go pictures of myself, I get a bit scared. I've always been fairly athletic & I have an hourglass figure yet I can't help but notice weight building up around my bum and thighs. I believe that if you are unsatisfied with something yourself you must either change it or take pride in it and quit bitching so I try to work out, however, consistency and I seem to consistently (haha I'm such a comedian) be at WAR!
With that said, school is starting next week so I'll be more likely to work out if I'm on campus but I need a bit more oomph to my workouts. I have a workout-obsessed co-worker and a non-athletic co-worker who just started INSANITY.
INSANITY is a high interval training workout program that pushes you immensely yet the people doing it show great results. I have a friend who completed it this summer and lost 40 lbs!!! She's actually starting the program up again to push herself even harder. My non-athletic co-worker has been doing it for 2 weeks and has dropped 10 lbs already! I don't know if I will get those results because I am built differently but I at least hope to tone up a lot and for once BE CONSISTENT.
I'm starting this blog in hopes that it will help me stay with the program and continue to progress.
I tried the INSANITY Fitness Test today and my results were as follows:
81 SWITCH KICKS
40 POWER JACKS
20 POWER KNEES
12 POWER JUMPS
7 GLOBE JUMPS
0 SUICIDE JUMPS (I laid on the floor dry heaving during this time)
18 PUSHUP JACKS
38 LOW PLANK OBLIQUES
Tomorrow I will continue. I really hope that I stick with this.
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