Archives for August 2011

Finally had a nice day to go outside and do Day 20 of the Insanity Asylum workout which is Vertical Plyo. Am getting better at the jump ropes and can do most if not all of the moves without messing up.

The agility ladder moves are still tough for me because of my knee. No brace today but anything that involves landing on one knee while jumping puts a bit of strain on the knee.

This was the first time I felt like I gave it my all. Had a lot more space to do the moves without worrying about hitting something.

Kind of wonder if I would be farther along the Asylum workout if I had been working out in a much larger space. In my video I say that I had a terrible workout and most of it was due to the agility ladder moves. I’d say I did better than terrible but I still had to take breaks in most of the moves.

Since I touched the agility ladder 6 times during the Vertical Plyo workout I had to honor Shaun T’s demands of doing 60 push ups. Did those at the end of the workout along with 100 extra jump ropes. Only 10 more days of the Asylum workout.

It was my second time doing the Game Day workout and first time with Overtime. That was quite a bit. Gameday is hard enough on its own and then adding another 15 minutes of tough working out right after was brutal.

I did have to take breaks going through both of the workouts. Am doing well with the jump rope moves but anything that involves a deep knee bend or jump was a little too much for my bad left knee.

Still need a bit more space to do either of these workouts. My living room is just too small. Can’t really get up to speed when I have to move the ladder around so I don’t fall into the couch.

Why is Shaun T wearing spandex shorts in the Overtime workout? I know he’s in great shape but normal gym shorts would be better. Did much better with the Gameday workout this time and my results are starting to show a lot more through the Insanity Asylum workout.

Always enjoy a easy day. Lots of working out and softball this past week. Needed a day to just chill. The Relief Workout is only about 30 minutes long and mainly involves stretching. Nothing intense at all.

Was sore all over so this was much needed. I like how this is before the Game Day and Overtime workout tomorrow. Did not do so well with those last time so hopefully I’ll be better rested and prepared to improve upon my results from last time.

Think I heard my bones crack and pop over 30 times doing the Relief Workout.

Only 12 more days of the Insanity Asylum workout.

Had one of my best showings with the Asylum workout today. Strength is becoming not only one of my favorite Asylum workouts but one of my favorite Beachbody workouts. Was able to get through most of the workout while only stopping to take two breaks.

Kept a good pace and used heavier weights for most of the moves. Went up to 25 pounds with my Bowflex dumbbells for the curl, squat, drop down, push up, spider move thingy. Still stuck with the 15 and 20 pound weight for the jumping move.

Starting to see the changes from doing the workout and drinking Shakeology daily now. Had a lot more energy to complete the strength workout and felt like I really powered through it. Pumped up for the last 13 days of the Asylum workout.

Had a real tough time doing the Vertical Plyo workout today. My knee was acting up today so it made over half of the moves really hard to do. Probably modified most of the jumping moves to nothing more than a lunge or squat. Better than doing nothing.

Seeing improvements with the jump rope as my foot work is getting better and I’m able to do each move a little bit longer than last time.

Still have a ways to go before I can do each jump rope move without stopping or messing up. It bothers me when I can’t do any entire workout because of a nagging knee injury.

The knee brace helps a little mainly because it warms up the joints around it. Here is a clip of me doing my best today.

My video shows how many times my knee acts up through out the workout. Pretty much every time Shaun T is doing something involving jumping or a complex move you’ll see me having to do something very simple just to fell the burn. Plan to do better with tomorrow’s Insanity Asylum workout.

Doing the Speed and Agility workout inside is getting kind of tough. There just is not enough space for the agility ladder.

I probably spend a minute during the workout moving it around. Hopefully the weather will break here in Michigan soon so I can do this outside (It was May when I did this workout. Not August when I published this).

Getting better at the moves. Those in and out ab moves are still tough. I can get about half of them before I have to go back to the first box to complete them. Better off getting as many moves in with good form then doing sloppy moves just to say I almost did it.

Did not have to wear the knee brace today. Feel like my knee is starting to get strong enough where I don’t have to wear it. Took a little video of myself so I can see how I’m progressing through the Speed and Agility workout.

Half way through the Insanity Asylum workout. Only 15 more workouts to go.