Archives for September 2011

The last Insanity Asylum Fit Test workout is here and I was ready for it. Put in a lot of effort over the past 30 days of the Insanity Asylum workout and am ready to see how much progress I have made.

The Athletic Performance Assessment could be considered a workout on its own. The first time I did the Insanity Asylum Fit Test I was dripping sweat at the end. Kind of unexpected for a 30 minute workout including warm ups and cool downs.

I recorded the Insanity Asylum Fit Test with my GoPro HD camera to track how I did. Edited most of the warm up and cool down and the small breaks Shaun T gives us between the exercises.

Beachbody sent me a Insanity: The Asylum T- Shirt from a Beachbody Coach contest I qualified for. Figured I would wear it for the last Insanity Asylum Fit Test. Here is how I did.

                                             Insanity Asylum Fit Test #1                         Insanity Asylum Fit Test #2

Agility Heismans                             7 sets                                                                  9 sets

In & Out Abs                                       24                                                                         33

Wide Grip Pull Ups                           10                                                                         11

Mountain Climber Switch Kicks   39                                                                        45

Agility Shoulder Taps                     3.5 sets                                                            5.5 sets

X Jumps                                               24                                                                         30

Moving Push Ups                                3                                                                          3

Agility Lateral Shuffle                     12.5                                                                   11.5

Agility Bear Crawl                               7                                                                        8.5

I am very pleased with my final Insanity Asylum Fit Test results. Did better in 7 of the exercises, stayed the same in 1, and did barely less in one of them. Of course the one I did not improve on was the one I needed to the most.

Playing short stop on my softball team requires lateral movement to range out and pick up ground balls. My legs do feel stronger and maybe if the Agility Lateral Shuffle was earlier in the Insanity Asylum Fit Test I would have tied or done a little better than my first score.

Was happy with the amount of wide grip pull ups I performed. There are zero true pull up moves during the entire 30 days of the Insanity Asylum workout. It means the workout as a whole improves on and maintains what you previously have built up.

Was hoping I could do the Insanity Asylum Fit Test outside today but the weather was not cooperating. Probably would have been a pain in the butt anyways because I do not have a place to hang my pull up bar outside and I really did not want to going in and out during the workout.

My living room is small so I cannot get any sort of momentum going with the agility ladder workouts. Might have been able to get another rep or two if I could have done it outside in the grass with more space to move.

Thinking it might be better to start doing some of these workouts with friends. My energy levels are always higher when others are around. Wondering if it would make a difference when others are around to push me. All in all I thought I did better with my final Insanity Asylum Fit Test.

It was a little wet outside today but it did not stop me from doing the Speed and Agility workout. Noticed small gains doing the workout.

More reps at a faster pace. Footwork is improving through the agility ladder and I can blast through most of the jump rope exercises.

I still have to take the occasional break or slow down but not as much as I had to when I first started the Asylum workout. Keeping up with Shaun T is a goal of mine but it is going to take a while.

My GoPro HD Camera did well recording in the rain. Had the case on to keep it from getting damaged. Can you hear the jets flying over, the train that’s a mile away from my house, birds chirping, and my neighbors dogs barking the entire time I did the 45 minute workout?

Besides my hands getting a little dirty from doing push ups on the ground and getting a little wet from the rain I can tell how much better I am at the Speed and Agility workout. My knee did not hurt today so I pushed myself a little harder than usual. Only one more day left of the Insanity Asylum workout to go.

More reps and fewer breaks this time around with the Insanity Asylum Back to Core workout.

Most of the exercises in the Back to Core workout involve doing a specific move for 30 seconds or longer so its more of a cardio workout then a resistance one.

I like it because it gives my knee a day off. After doing this workout a couple of times now I can see and feel the improvements.

You would not think this workout is a hard one in the Insanity Asylum workout because of its mainly body resistance moves but it is. Your arms and legs begin to feel like bricks 20 seconds into a move and Shaun T gets you to keep on pushing.

The small connector type muscles really get a workout and in some cases a stretch. Doing the arm pulses in a lunge is brutal. Took a video doing the Back to Core workout to see how I am progressing with it.

Only 3 more days of the Insanity Asylum workout to go. Looking forward to tomorrow’s Relief workout. Feeling a little tired after all of the softball I’ve been playing and mountain bike riding I’ve been doing the last couple days.

Finally had a great Vertical Plyo workout from beginning to end. My stupid left knee felt strong today allowing me to push a little harder than I normally do. I think it has something to do with the 90 degrees weather outside.

Does the heat help loosen up joints and muscles? Was able to do more push ups, squats, jump lunges, and anything else Shaun T asked of me.

Didn’t step on the agility ladder that much or at least not enough to get additional penalty push ups. My footwork with the jump rope has definitely seen improvements.

Could barely do half of what I did today the first time I attempted the Vertical Plyo workout. When I was going through the video I took I noticed a lot of my results are starting to show up. Much more definition in my core / abs area along with my legs. My Boombah softball shoes are making a big difference in how I’m able to perform the workouts. Feet do not hurt as much and traction is much better.

Are you jealous of my 6 inch vertical? You should be. Its serious. Thinking I could probably jump over the chair in the picture. That’s official. With my luck though I’d probably come up lame because of my knee, kick the laptop, break the screen, causing me to go out and buy something new to play the Insanity Asylum workout on and twist an ankle.

That’s for another day. Probably burned over 600 calories. Was sweating like crazy at the end of the workout. Only 4 more days of the Insanity Asylum workout to go.

Day 25 of the Insanity Asylum workout is in the books. This was my second time doing the Game Day and Overtime workouts in the same day and it was tough.

My left knee acts up the second Shaun T asks us to do any type of jumping, lunging, or squatting. Most of the time my knee acts up because of the pace Shaun T sets.

I have to slow down and it’s probably a good thing because it makes me focus on form. Results usually come faster this way anyways so I know it’s the right thing to do.

Doing the workouts outside has been a big plus as I can do all of the moves. Put on my Boombah Trail Resistance softball shoes and they helped out a lot in the grass and making cuts. After looking at the video I made I can see the results I’ve started to earn from doing the Asylum workout.

My calves have started to take shape. My brother made a typical jerk comment saying how nice my calves looked after making a play at softball last night. I would have to say I agree with him though. Must be all the jump roping and agility ladder training.

I still had to take a bunch of breaks along with modifying the moves. Some of the exercises are at the peak of my fitness level. I could probably do them if my knee was better and or those hard moves were not in the middle or the end of the workout.

The Overtime workout was tough. Took a 2 minute break from the Game Day workout and went at it. I’d say I only did half of the moves Shaun T wanted asked us to do and the others had to be done with a slight modification.

Only 5 more days of the Insanity Asylum workout to go.

Worked out inside today. Too much of a hassle to roll the Bowflex SelectTech Dumbbells outside. Day 24 of the Insanity Asylum workout is done.

Was a little bit tired doing the Strength workout because of double header softball games last night. Took a couple longer breaks to catch my breath.

Form was getting a little sloppy so I prefer to hit the pause button instead of doing a bunch of reps with bad form. I feel like I get more out of the workout when I do it this way.

The warm up is a workout on its own. Keep trying to challenge myself to use more weights but I can barely get through the 1 minute of each exercise Shaun T makes you do.

I am starting to notice some results from the Insanity Asylum workout and that’s pretty good because its only a 30 day workout program. Recorded myself doing the strength workout so I can review my progress. Its a short video but I can see where I’m doing better. Used my GoPro Camera to film it.

Only 6 more days left of the Insanity Asylum workout to go.