So my plan of working out first thing in the morning didn't happen. I watched Scott Pilgrim vs The World the night before and got home late, but that's ok. I'm not much of a morning workout person anyway. Maybe another day.
I went to work, like usual, and when 5 o' clock hit, I was ready to get started. But, like usual, I decided to procrastinate again. I had laundry to do, which I threw into the washing machine and figured "ok while the clothes are in the wash, I'll pop in the DVD." But then I thought, "Man, I'm dehydrated. I'll drink some water first." So I drank some water, and waited a few minutes, started playing the piano, talking online, etc. and then I figured, "Eh, I'll just wait until the clothes are done in the washing machine and do Insanity while they're drying."
I love the fact that the Insanity workouts are shorter than p90x, but too bad it just gives me more reasons to procrastinate. So anyway, clothes finished in the washing machine and I put them in the dryer and got started.
Plyometric Cardio Circuit is basically 2 circuits of 4 cardio and plyometric exercises. Shaun T makes you repeat the circuit 3 times with increasing intensity But first the warmup.
When you hear "warmup," you think a few easy exercises to get you started on the real workout. Shaun T's warmup for this routine consisted of light jogging, into jumping jacks, into "the heisman" (it's alternating left and right jumps while making sure to engage your core), then 1-2-3's (same as the heisman but you add two steps side to side in between), butt kicks (jog while trying to kick your butt), high knees, and finally mummy kicks (stand like a mummy while alternating left and right kicks and alternating your arms left and right in front of you). Once would probably be enough, but no. You have to do this three times with increasing intensity for 10 minutes. Pretty tiring by itself, but remember this is just the warmup. You go into a few stretches and then get the circuits started.
Circuit 1 has the following four exercises:
*Suicide Drills - Run back and forth like and idiot and touch the ground (while engaging your core)
*Power Jacks - Jump up and down into a squat position (with POWER)
*Mountain Climbers - Kinda like climbing up a ladder or a little kid trying to reach a high shelf that also has to pee
*Ski Jumps - Pretend like you're skiing down a mountain and jump side to side
**During the third round, two moves are added for extra torture, switch feet and football sprints.
Circuit 2 has the following four exercises:
*Basketball Jumps - Pretend like you're shooting a basketball (like the 3-point shootout)
*Level 1 Drills - Stand up, go down on the ground, do four pushups, plank run, get back up, repeat
*Ski Abs - While in a pushup position, jump your feet to the left side, back, then right side, repeat
*In and Outs - While in a pushup position, jump your legs in to a crouching position, then jump back out
**During the third round, 4 moves are added to destroy you: jabs, cross jacks (my favorite move), uppercuts, and the attack move (kinda like the E. Honda hundred palm move)
Little backstory on Plyo Cardio Circuit. The first time I did this workout a month ago, I was wiped out from the warmup. But I kept telling myself to push through it since I made the commitment. I pushed so hard through the rest of the video that I started to cry during the second circuit. Could've been from all the sweat dripping from my face. But it was the same feeling when I ate these super spicy chicken wings. My tear ducts were on cruise control. Don't judge me. It was at this point I realized this program was pretty serious business.
So when I went through the routine, I was able to keep pretty good pace with the video. The breaks are very short so make sure you get a little water in you. When circuit 2 hit, I realized I may have made a mistake on my hybrid schedule. Still sore from Chest and Back from yesterday, those pushups during the Level I drills weren't looking pretty. In fact the whole ending sequence is in a pushup position so my shoulders were dying. Maybe my hybrid schedule is setup wrong. Oh well.
That's pretty much it as far as the workout went. I survived. Some way to introduce you to insanity though.
Stay powerful (and amazing)
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