Back on track But Not sure where to go

So we are back from vacation and I'm ready to get back on track.  My only question is do I pick up where I left off or do I back track a few weeks or do I just start all over.
I did go to the gym today did a little bit of an arm workout and got in my sprints.  I'm prepping for a half marathon on the 13th of August with a friend .  Anyways stay tuned to see what happens next.

Hold the Insanity please

Hey all
I just figured I would give you an update.  I'm putting insanity on hold for a bit.  I hurt my back running and all the jumping that Insanity requires seems to make the pain worse so I'm going to stop for awhile.  My family and I are going on vacation here soon too so I'll  probably hold off until we get back.  Haven't decided if I'll start over or pick up where I left off or just back track a week or so. 
This doesn't need I have completely stopped working out I'm still doing Pilates, yoga, spin class and when i feel really good running.  See you all in a few weeks
Jill

Day 30 No insanity but maybe still Insane??

So no insanity yesterday or today.  Yesterday I took a day off before our 5K this morning.  Didn't do to horrible ran it in 31:25.  Pretty proud of myself kept a decent pace and didn't stop running and I haven't run in about a month so all and all it wasn't a bad run.  I also love that the run was for charity.  The run was for the Ronald McDonald House.  The event was pretty well run for a small scale run.  I did almost get run over by a car pulling into the parking lot at the end but other than that I really don't have any complaints.  anyways I figure a 5K was acceptable to replace a day of insanity.

Day 29 TOTAL Success

Okay today was a pretty good day.  I took a pilates class which totally killed my hip flexors and abs.  Then i went tanning.  I know lots of people are against tanning but I like to get a little bit of a tan before the summer because then i burn less.  Plus i don't want to be paper white when i go to the beach in a few weeks.
Then I came home and did cardio power and resistance .  It was hard to do because my Hips were so sore from Pilates. Anyways I feel pretty successful today.  now if I can get all my other chores done I would be even happier

Day 28 Time to get serious

Alright so I haven't done an Insanity workout Sunday Monday or Today (I'm still debating about working out today)  I did do Pilates Yesterday and it was an ass kicker for sure.  Well today I got on the scale and I weigh 157lbs, 2lbs heavier then when I started.  I am a little disappointed in myself.  I have expected better of myself and somewhere along the line I screwed up
I have deiced that since I have 14 days till my beach vacation I'm cracking down.  It's all hard work from here on out.  I am going to focus on really being good on my diet.  (No more Afternoon twix bar at work. and actually eating all three meals of the day)  I am going to do my insanity every day as scheduled, and I'm going to crack down on my runs and Pilates classes.  If I want to be serious on changing my figure I need to crack down a little bit and focus.  I would really appreciate all the support I can get because I know its going to be hard for me to really focus on what I need to do. 

Day 27 I could really use a wish right now....Wish right now....Wish right now

Wow I could really use a wish right now or 40 minuets ago when i started this workout.  What would I wish for.  I would wish that my calves didn't feel like Steel bricks, That I didn't have pain from my heel to the back of my knee. I would wish that my belly wasn't full of gas and that I had some sort of energy to push myself.  I didn't feel like I sandbagged that whole workout and feel absolutely wiped out at the same time.   But if I only have one Wish I Wish that tomorrows workout is a million times better than today's.
On another note I'm thinking about getting the body bugg to see how much I'm actually burning during these workouts.  Stay tuned for tomorrows workout to see if my wish comes true.

Today I got to work out with Jill for the first time in a few days.  I enjoyed it, although like her I felt sluggish.  I had a good work out last night at WFT, and some lifting this morning, but dragged tonight.  I got a big week ahead of me.  Monday is some light lifting, T and W got my usual at WFT and S got a 5k followed by a physical test at WFT to see where I'm at in progression.  Been having some good workouts with a few of my buddies out there.  Jill and I have talked about her getting the body bugg.  She shouldn't worry about, she's going to get one.

Day 26 If your an Animal tear up the Floor

Wow what a workout today.  I had Plyometric Cardio Circuit.  I have done this workout so many times but each time it is a ball buster for sure.  I felt like I was killing it today.  I'm very sweaty and exhausted and my poor legs feel like Bricks.  I feel rejuvenated though I was kinda feeling blah earlier while i was baking now I feel great and ready for another part of the day.   Though the workout felt great I do have to say I'm getting kind of bored with the routine but in 7 days I will be starting a whole new routine because In 7 days i hit recovery week then MONTH 2!!!!
I honestly can't believe I have made it this far.  Although there hasn't been any major change in appearance I feel great.  I feel so much more fit then before, and I wasn't that out of shape before.  This has also made me want to do more to like run more and go to Pilates and Yoga.  Insanity has been a great stepping stone for me and so has this blog.  I want to thank everyone who has followed along and supported me through this journey.  Stay tuned for Tomorrows adventure.  Obstacles ahead Two days of 12 hr shift and a ton of house cleaning to do.

Day 25 Another Day another workout

Hey all,
I just finished Cardio Power and Resistance.  It seems like its been a long time since I've done this DVD most the moves seemed new.  I have to say I had a lot of energy while working out today.  John would have been very proud of how I did working out all by myself.  After this DVD I'm defiantly winded and sweaty and my arms are smoked.  One of my ankles is starting to hurt with all the jumping and I'm not quite sure if I'm doing something wrong.  I do these workouts with no shoes on because I get cramps in the arches of my feet and maybe not wearing shoes is why my ankle is starting to hurt.  If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them. 
Anyways I feel great otherwise today and I think it has to do with all the sunshine that I've gotten in the last week working outside.  I have decided that I want to try and get out in the sun more on my days off because it sure does seem to make me happy and energized.  Well I am happy I completed another day.  Tomorrow I will be done with work by noon and I'm thinking that I'll do insanity right after and then I'm going to go to the gym tomorrow night maybe hit a pilates, yoga, or spin class.  Who knows we will see.  Stay tuned for tomorrows all new Adventure in Insanity. 

Day 24 a day for unplanned hybernation

Okay so I did plan on not working out yesterday.  We get one down day a week and yesterday was my chosen down day.  I had a nice dinner with the kids and we went to get Ice Cream.  Then after baths and bedtime stories John and I sat down to watch a movie. Watching movies with John is one of my favorite things to do with him on our downtime.  Anyways we sat down on the couch and with in the first 20 minuets I was out cold.  I slept through the whole movie then after John got me up to go to my bed where I Slept quite soundly through the rest of the night.  I haven't done that in ages.  I'm still trying to figure out why I was so tired but I guess I needed it.  I feel great today and I can't wait to come home and workout.

Day 23 ALL BY MYSELF....Don't wanna be All By myself anymore

That's right I am now doing more Insanity workouts all by myself now to allow John to focus on his Jiu Jitus and MMA training.  John has his own goals to work towards and I can't keep holding him back for my own gains.
Today was really tough for me.  Pure Cardio is one of the harder DvD's but its never been this hard for me.  I don't know if it was harder today because I was by myself or because I wasn't as hydrated as usual or because my legs were so tired from the workout yesterday.  It could be a combination of the three but who knows.  I have to be honest I did stop the dvd half way through and was going to quite because I had no drive what so ever today but I made myself put it back on and finish.  I didn't start this program to quit early.  I am determined to make it to the end no matter how long it takes. 
No matter how determined I am though I have found that recently I have had a major lack of motivation and drive.  It could be the 4 day break or all the food I ate on that 4 day break.  Who know really though I just wish I could shake the funk that I'm feeling right now.  I just need to get my butt into gear.   If anybody has any motivational tips I would love to hear them.  I am up for any boost just about now.  I'll be back tomorrow to post my Success or Failure in Tomorrows adventure in Insanity

Day 22 And we're back, back in the saddle again

Thats right after a short vacation we are back at it again.  Today was suppose to be pure cardio and cardio abs but I think all the food and lack of working out got to me because when I got home from Jack's Jiu Jitus I had ZERO drive to do anything.  I really didn't even want to workout at all but I knew I needed to make myself get back on track.  So I decided to do Cardio Recovery instead and John joined me.  Anyone who has read previous posts knows that cardio recovery is no joke because it's a lot of squats and lunges and core work.  I chose this over Pure Cardio because there isn't as much exertion.  Even though I picked the less intense workout I still didn't have much drive cordination or pain tolerance.  Needless to say today was a pretty sad workout but it was needed to get back on track.  Now its back to Focus, Proper Nutrition, Hydration, and our workout routine.  If I keep to it I'll be back on to my path of fitness improvement.  Stay Tuned for tomorrows all new Episode of Adventures in Insanity!!!--Jill

Jill is right.  We both had no motivation to do it today.  My day got thrown into a bit of a funk.  I went to work and went to go to the gym, but got wrapped into helping somebody with some other stuff.  I had to postpone my work out till this afternoon.  So I went to the gym got a decent work out in and then came home to work out with Jill.   Seriously though no motivation.  I need to give myself a boot in the ass.  Tomorrow I got MMA, BJJ and boxing one right after the other.  That'll either take some real cajones or a pillow to cry on like a baby. I'm glad Jill is still doing insanity.  She does well 99% of the time.  She's doing well with it--John.

Days 20& 21 Food or Insanity

First of all anyone who knows me knows I LOVE food.  Its no surprise to me that 2 and 1/2 years ago I was 260lbs and struggled with weight loss.  I still to this day won't turn down a good meal or the opportunity to try a new food.  Vegas is a land of new and interesting foods to try which makes it hard sometimes for a person like me who would happily spend all day eating.  Over Time I have learned how to limit my "intake" but still enjoy food in general.  I had to learn this because I wasn't going to be happy if I couldn't eat anymore.  Plus one day I would like to start a restaurant with my brother and part of doing that is getting out there and figuring out what people like. 
SO how does food relate to my quest in insanity well first of all it explains my current 4 day set back.  Johns parents are in town and every day we have gone out to eat.  I have eaten so much over the last few days my stomach is quite angry at me at the moment.  Every night we have come home late and stuffed to the brim so much so that working out would be painfully uncomfortable, so we haven't really worked out.  I know its events like this that can completely end a workout routine.  I honestly can't wait until tomorrow though so we can get back on track.  All this food and rest is kinda driving me crazy and I feel kinda slow and heavy and I can't wait to shake it.  Then in a week we can go back to the Burger Bar and have a Cheese Cake burger LOL

Day 18&19 If Only the days had more hours

So we have family in town and I love having Family visit.  My kids loving having NaNa and PaPa around but this hasn't left much time for insanity.  I'm hoping this break doesn't affect much but we shall see.  I truly do believe family is more important though and I'm cherishing my time with my kids and My In-Laws.  We have an exciting day for today planed.  First the kids and I have time at the gym (so see I'm not completely going without working out) Then we are going to have lunch.  Then it's off to the pool at NaNa's Hotel.  I'm pretty excited to spend time in the sun and water.  Then Jack has Jiu Jitsu and AFTER I'm gonna try and get in my insanity workout.  I thank you all for following and I'll keep you posted.

Day 16&17 Cheeseburgers, keys, and Fit Tests

Okay starting with Day 16.
We didn't plan Day 16 very well first off we had dinner plans with friends later in the evening at of course Five Guys Burgers and Fries which although was quite yummy does not bode well before a workout.  John and I decided that we were going to workout anyways no matter how miserable it might be.  Well when we got home we decided to get a few things ready for work and John couldn't find his keys.  We spent the next two hours looking for them.  by then it was to late to workout so we decided to go to bed and do a double workout today. 
On to today, First off I'm on my own.  John has really wanted to focus on his Boxing a Jiu Jistu more and I told him to take the time to do that and I'm very Proud of him for it. So I did do my Two workouts as well.  Plyometric cardio Circut  was the same as always but the Fit test was as follows
Exercise         First time/Second  Time
Switch Kicks       45/51 --  Improved by 6
Power Jacks        30/47 --  Improved by 17
Power Knees       58/71 -- Improved by 13
Power Jumps       22/29 --  Improved by 7
Globe Jumps         4/6    -- Improved by 2 (by the way I hate these)
Suicide Jumps       8/13 --  Improved by 5
Push-Up Jack       9/14 --  Improved by 5 
Low Plank Oblique  25/26-- Improved by 1 I think I can't remember if I single or double counted the first time
Starting weight 155  Current Weight 151

I love the improvements but I also love how much better I felt doing this dvd this time around I felt like I could jump higher and land softer and breath better and this is all just in two weeks.

Day 17 Not a ton of noticeable difference but some small changes

Day 1

John said he's still going to do the Fit Test and Pics.  I'll  Have him post his results when he's done.

Day 15 OSAMA IS DEAD and not because of our workout.

So what an exciting day.  Mid workout we found out that Osama is dead. The battle that we have been fighting for years is finally over.  How awesome is that. Although this news is amazing and awesome news we didn't let it stop our workout.

First off when I cam home I had no motivation or drive to workout.  I think I used it all on one of my patients today trying to get them to do things like walk and sit up in a chair so they could get better.  that patient was very trying today and spent more time getting in trouble then trying to help themselves.  So when I came home I really wanted a break, but John wouldn't let me which i appricate.  ITs for that very reason that I asked John to do this with me because I knew he would push me on the days I really couldn't push myself. 
Today's workout was a double workout.. Pure Cardio and Cardio abs.  Both were very difficult for me because I had no drive or motivation but because of all of that I felt more successful when I finished.  Todays workout was the hardest workouts I had to complete.  I will not be suprised at all if my abs are horribly sore they were burning the whole time during the Cardio Abs workout.
I've never said this before but I love that this workout requires ZERO equitment and very little space and even though the videos are up to 50 min long they go by so fast that they don't seem that long at all.  Also I love how fast I'm seeing results.  I can't wait until the Fit Test tomorrow to see how much I improved as well as see how much my pictures have changed in just two weeks.-Jill

Today was good work out.  I needed it.  Worked hard yesterday at BJJ and didnt get a chance to workout last night because of the awesome service at BWW.  Hopefully you were picking up on the sarcasm about BWW.  Jills right, she did need a little bit of a boot in the ass this evening but thats all it was.  A small boot, she wanted to do it, she just didnt know yet.  I was seriously motivated today for whatever reason, I've found this drive to excel at this.  One of my good buddies is trying to picking up a fight soon, and I've got an idea of when I want to.  Obviously got some serious work to do on everything but this is one of the blocks needed to build my empire.  Every empire starts with the laying of one brick.  I'm pretty excited to continue this project.  I'm excited to continue it with Jill.  She's the one that found this program and the one that talked me into it.  Glad she did.--John

Day 14 we may need to recover from the Recovery dvd!!

To start off today was an off day from the time I arrived at work.  I made a lot of mistakes I haven't made since I first started working in my career.  Don't worry no one was hurt.  Then when i was getting ready to mix my pre workout protein shake the milk I poured into it was chunky and sour.  Don't worry I didn't drink any of it, but because of the sour milk i didn't get my pre workout protein shake.  Coming home from work I was Tired and Starving and I really didn't want to work out.  John convinced me though it was only the Cardio recovery dvd which as we remembered from before it was pretty easy.  Our Memories must have masked the torture from last time because I didn't remember any of the pain I went through today.  There isn't much cardio thus the recovery, but there is a ton of squats, lunges, and planks.  My thighs were smoked before the end of round one and at one point my thighs had HUGE knots on the tops of my thighs.  John will tell you I was yelling at the dvd half the time because we would have to hold a squat or lunge while Shaune described the proper technique and I just wanted him to shut up so we could stop holding the pose that most the time I could hold for the whole time anyways, even though i was trying my hardest.
Even though this work out was very difficult it was an excellent work out and I'm sure tomorrow my legs will be sore.  I'm also sure that workouts like this is why my legs are starting to look so nice--Jill

So today started off silly for me also.  Figured out my physical therapy appt was at 310 not 910.  So that pretty much summed up today meaning full small hickups but nothing world stopping.  Had some interesting moments at work.  Some mentoring and some WTF's but all in all not a bad day.  Tomorrow my friends daughter, Addisons best friend, is watching her while Jack and I head to Wand Fight Team for some much needed work on our jui jitsu.  I love jitsu.  Its got so many benifits.  Cardio, strength and fortitude.  All things you need in life.  Then we're watching UFC 129, which I'll say I think GSP will have it by TKO in RD2.  There you have it.  GSP def Shields.  Followed by the fights Jill and I have another workout scheduled for tomorrow.  Pretty excited.  This morning I weight in at a good 209.  Slimming down quite a bit these days.  Check you tomorrow--John

Day 13 Ball Buster

Pretty excited.  As you can see, Jill let me title the post.  Today was rough on me.  Tough day training at the gym.  Got worked over by some good dudes during MMA and was exhausted by the end of that. Then I rolled into gi BJJ, and proceeded to get beat down some more by people I feel I should have been able to excel against.  I was burnt out by the end of BJJ.  I came home with no motivation and just an over all downer whiney biotch.  I know Jill really likes us doing these work outs so I sucked it up and gave it my college try.  If you know me, then you know what type of try that was.  Anyhow, we worked through it finished the work out and now I'm acting like a bag of sand sitting on the couch spilling in all direction.  Tomorrow is a new day.  No BJJ or MMA but still I got some gym time, then physical therapy then some more insanity.  I better look in the lockers at work for some abandoned motivation.--John

Today was pretty awesome.  I can tell I'm getting better at the different moves but that doesn't necessarily make the work out any easier you just do the moves faster.  I was really worried that today's workout was going to be really difficult since I ate my weight in monkey Bread earlier today.  IT was just so tasty I couldn't stop eating it.  I was surprised to find that I only stopped twice outside the regular breaks.  The hardest part for me is the all the shoulder stuff one right after the other.  I have never really been known for my upper body strength and its showing now.  As long as I keep doing this I shouldn't have a hard time doing push ups for the PT test. 
I am really starting to like this program.  I feel better I feel like I can breath better.  I wake up with more energy  and I seem to sleep better most nights.  My legs are starting to look better and John says I look thinner (maybe not after all the monkey bread I ate today)  But anyways For a program to actually show physical improvements in just 9 workouts is totally worth it to me and I am inspired to start working even harder.  If My gym membership gets figured out I will be excited to do two workouts a day.  Its been really fun to see my core get stronger and to feel as good as I feel right now.  Also on an up note my calves haven't been bothering me as much they were still tight to day but they didn't hurt as bad as usual which was a major bonus for me.  -Jill

Day 12 Stopped again :(

Okay so we aren't doing insanity again today because John is staying late at the gym so that he can do the Jiu Jitsu with Wanderlei Silva today which is an awesome training opportunity.  So instead of taking our scheduled rest day tomorrow we are going to take it today.  Then tomorrow its back into the swing of things. 
On another note I was going to do another workout earlier today but that also got quickly stopped in its tracks due to a billing issue with Golds Gym.  Its kinda a long story but lets say at this very moment I'm not happy with Golds Gym what so ever today.  I'm still waiting for a call and I hope that they will fix the issue because besides the customer service that i got today I have generally like golds gym they have lots of classes and equipment and their child care is Phenomenal.  I feel like I've been betrayed by a good friend today.  I don't know what I'm going to do if I loose golds gym they are a huge help in allowing me to workout because they are A) very close to our house and B) they have child care which allows me time to work out because any of my free time I have the kids with me.  Anyways I planned on doing a Pilate's Class and going for a run and I'm pretty disappointed that those workouts didn't happen today.  Oh Well tomorrow is another day and we can only hope for the best right.  Moving onward and forward.  I'll make john get on later and tell everyone about his Jiu Jistu work out at least

Day 11 another day on the path

Today was another round of Pure Cardio.  I felt really good today.  Which made it more frustrating when I had to stop because my calves were so tight.  a few times when I had to stretch I could feel a ripple up my calf.  Today felt good I definitely feel like I'm improving glad to be moving along in the program.  I can't wait until the fit test next week to see how much I really have improved.  Not much else to say about today I seem to be at a loss for words today.

Today was good.  Felt pretty solid about the whole thing.  Did a decent work out this morning before work.  Tomorrow I head back to WFT for some MMA and BJJ.  That's all if time permits.  However, I'll it at least be at the BJJ class.  Then come home to do some more insanity.  By the way, I love watching Archer.  Its damn funny.  Good abdominal work out laughing.

9&10 we are at it again

Okay so even though we planned to do a workout yesterday it just didn't happen.  Between the exhaustion from driving, dehydration headache, and sunburned body parts (my feet and John's shoulders)  we decided it would be better to sit it out one more night.  I know that these days off are not helping our over all progress but we have found that this program is a lot harder than expected.  The program it self defiantly lives up to its name but also its been hard to fit into our very busy schedule without causing major exhaustion.  Most days we don't get a chance to do the program till about 7:30, 8 pm after work, dinner,Jiu Jitus for jack, ballet for Addison,  kids baths, bed time stories ect. And then we have to find a way to spend time together get house chores done and shower before our at latest 10pm bed time so we can turn around at get up at 5 am and do it all over again. so i contribute these more frequent breaks to working out the kinks to our schedule.  Soon we will be on a roll and we will only break at the Insanity schedule says too.

ON TO DAY 10!!!!!  Okay so for day ten (really day 7 in the program) we are back at it.  A second round of Cardio Power& Resistance.  Today I didn't feel so good as I worked out.  Overall I felt like I had no energy no push and also my belly felt painfully full of gas.  I have no Idea what I did or didn't eat today that threw me off my game but once I figure it out I will never do it again.  Today was possible but very painful for me.  I know that I am bound to have days like this but they are aggravating because I want to see myself improve not get worse.  I do feel like I'm better balanced and was able to complete Globe Jumps much easier then when I first did them.  I also feel like I'm able to jump a lot higher then when I first started.  I do still have a lot of pain/tightness in my calves and often find myself stopping a little short of time on any of the jumping activities due to pain in my calves.  I am seriously considering going in to the doc to see what he thinks and make sure i don't have some sort of injury but I haven't decided yet.  I am excited to see how I do on the next day of training.  I am ready to get into a rhythm and run with this program

Well folks there you have it.  Jill pretty much summed up alot of information.  I felt better about the program than the previous ideration of exercises.  I think the weekend break actually helped me.  Granted my should suddenly hurts as I write this, but I was doing the walking push-ups and it felt good.  The regular push-ups hurt a bit.  I'm slowly but surely dropping some excess grossness in my life.  I'm excited for IBJJF Worlds in Long Beach in June.  I plan on focusing on my Gi jui jitsu and lots of cardio so I dont gas like I did at NAGA.  So diet changing even more, and focusing more on my goals.  So if you see me eating some crap slap it out of my hand and give me a good game for good measure.  Stay tuned followers for more exciting info. John

Days 7& 8

Okay so I'll start off with day 7 Friday.  We were going to do an insanity workout before we headed to California but We were so busy cleaning the house and packing before we left that we were just to tired to fit in a workout.  We fit in a small lunch date before we left though because John and I never get to spend any time together really other than these workouts.  Friday night we hit the road with the kids and headed to Huntington Beach to visit family and spend a day at the beach. 
Day 8 Saturday, we couldn't have asked for a better day at the beach.  It was about 70 degrees out and there was no wind so it was beautiful.  We spent about 5 hrs chasing Addison up and down the beach while watching Jack and my Niece Payton battle Knee High waves.  Everyone but John chose to wear sunscreen and mostly got away without getting sunburned (I forgot to put sunscreen on my feet :(...)  Even though we didn't get an "insanity" workout we did get quite a work out running up and down the beach and we really did enjoy a wonderful day with the Kids my niece, brother Josh and John's cousin Larry.  Tonight we will be getting back into the routine with the next workout which may feel a little interesting with Sunburned Feet..  Stay Tuned for the next installment.

Day 6 One more day and week One is over

So today was Plyometric cardio circuit again. I feel like my cardio is improving in the beginning I only had to stop a few times because I felt like my Calves were going to bust. the last round of the workout was miserable though. I didn't mind the basketball drills but I hate the level one drills, ski abs, and in and out abs. My shoulders were burning through these three drills and I had to stop quite a few times because of it. I have to say that half the time I feel like such a wuss next to all that John can do. All though the other half of the time I'm sooo glad that he's there because I wouldn't push my self as hard if he wasn't around. One more workout tomorrow and then off to the beach for some much needed family time and relaxation --Jill



Well today hurt the shoulder a little bit. Not the burning usually associated with working out, but the actual sharp pain of a torn muscle.  Oh well, need to suck it up since the AF wont fix it.  Another awesome experience was the neighbors annoying accessories (midget like dogs) high pitch barking the whole time we're working out.  That was very annoying.  I wanted to punt them down the street.  The work out itself was good.  I'm not really feeling a change.  I'm sure this combined with my usual work outs will pay dividends.  I wish our living room was set up a little differently to get this done a little better.  Need to thinking about how I arrange the living room.  Well I cant wait for tomorrow afternoon.  Happiness is Las Vegas in the rear view mirror for the weekend. Laters.--John

Day 5 Back on the Wagon

Okay so we are back on track.  The one day of rest was much needed and after today's workout was much appreciated.  I woke up today feeling refreshed.  I finally wasn't sore and felt pretty good. I definitely felt ready to get back to work.  Little things that have not been verified but that I have noticed since I started the program.  My legs feel tighter then before starting this program.  They don't feel as flabby or floppy as before.  I'm wishing now that i had done all the measurements the program suggested.  Also my core feels stronger and tighter.  I don't necessarily think I've gotten rid of any belly fat yet but my core does feel stronger.  I also feel like I'm getting more flexible nothing amazing yet but I am noticing little changes and that's pretty exciting for me. 
Today we did Pure Cardio and let me tell you what an ass kicker.  This video was non stop go go go.  the moves in this video were hard because you go so fast for so long.  I definitely burned some calories during this video. I hated the push-up jacks and the squat jumps (john calls those burpies) but I suck at regular push ups and regular squats so no surprise for me that these were the two hardest exercises for me to accomplish.  As hard and as fast as this video was I really did enjoy it.  I felt awesome after this work out.  Tired but not burned out.  Workouts like this one will really help me with my marathon training.   The only thing i need to work on now is how to keep my calfs from getting so tight so fast.   Tomorrow come a new workout and then prep for our trip to the beach--Jill

Got back on the wagon today.  Did a decent cardio work out.  It was a good one.  Certainly got our moneys worth.  I need to get my cardio up even more.  I'm not gassing at BJJ as much like I used to.  I dont know what it is, but I'm not getting my butt kicked anymore.  I've enjoyed watching Jill bust her butt through the last couple of sessions.  It should pay off for the half marathon we're doing in June.  Although we'll not only need to kick up the cardio but also get a little weather acclimated with the high temps around lake meade during that time.  It is interesting how we end up watching Man v. Food after our workouts every night.  Well folks see you punks on the flip-side!!! John

Day 4 Lack of Modivation won today

Okay so we didn't do insanity today like we were suppose to.  John still got a work out in at Jiu Jitus but I didn't do anything.  Well I can't say nothing.  I did a ton of work around the house and took the kids to the dentisit.  Needless to say when I got home I didn't feel up to a work out. I feel pretty crappy today. I feel tired and sore nothing horribly intense but definatly have that drive to not move because my legs and shoulders feel like led.  It doesn't help that I have a headache I'm sure I didn't drink enought water today.  It didn't take much to convince john to follow along.  So instead we sat on the couch and watched man vs food and then its early to bed.  We plan to get back on the horse tomorrow.  Actually I am determined to get back on the program tonorrow.  I missed working out today but I just didn't have the energy to do it.  Come back tomorrow to see how the workout goes.--Jill

As Jill stated before I did knock out a good work out at BJJ.  Felt good to get back into the gi side of it.  Had a few submissions and survived a few of the more experienced dudes.  Thats about it against them though, survived.  No insanity today.  Kind of glad.  My 3 work outs a day were starting to take it toll on me I think.  However, I need to suck it and push it out tomorrow and not be such a bitch about it.  If I want to have to the cardio to make up for inexperience on the mat then I need to ramp it up several notches.  We got our work out tomorrow after Jill gets back from work.  So tomorrows plan is get the house picked up a little bit laundry away, then make a puddle of nasty sweat somewhere on the carpet.  For those of you who maybe visiting our house soon, you'll never know where it is or if you maybe stepping into where it used to be.  Gross for you!!!!!  Its ok for me because its my sweat!!! (Jill Says don't worry she steam cleans the carpet often!) --John

Day 3 WOW

So today I woke up pretty sore but I felt pretty good.  I feel like this is giving me more energy.  My shoulders were burning today and my calfs are beyond tight but other than that I felt good.  This morning I did the Plyometric Cardio Circuit with my friend Sam definitely easier the second time around.  Still an ass kicker and my heart rate was still in the 160's-190's. 
This evening John and I had Cardio recovery.  I have to say I really like this dvd.  This is definitely a nice slow paced workout but still an ass kicker lots of squats and lunges.  Even thought my heart rate didn't raise at all really I was sweating like crazy which like I said before I usually don't sweat much so I really feel like I'm getting a good workout.  I also really like all the stretching in this dvd it felt so good with all the soreness from the last few days.  I think I will be looking forward to this dvd every week.  I'm wondering how I'll feel tomorrow because its much harder for me to stay hydrated when I'm not a work so we shall see.--Jill

Like Jill, I was fairly sore today.  I pushed through it at BJJ and MMA.  Although through out my workouts I had to fight off cramps in both my legs.  Had a good BJJ workout.  The guys whooped my butt.  Then I came home to an excited little girl, who was just about ready for bed.  She was acting all crazy and I couldn't keep up.  However, Jill and I had to push each other through our insanity workout again tonight.  We did well.  It was cardio recovery which felt good.  Lots of breathing exercises as well as stretching.  Good times, I truly needed the stretching.  Good news is we only 57 days to go. --John

Day TWO hmmm

Well to start off with I was kinda worried this morning when I woke up this morning that I would be horribly sore from the workout the day before and amazingly I was a little stiff but not to sore.  That changed as the day went on.  I noticed more and more soreness and stiffness in my shoulders and legs the longer I sat a work.  I think part of the problem was that I had to sit all 12 hours of my shift.  For those of you who don't know I work in the ICU and often I am caring for PTs doing different tasks throughout the day from drawing labs to helping give meds to cleaning  ect but some days I have to sit TELE which means I sit and look at a computer with up to 32 patients heart rates on it.  Today I worked Tele which means that after my hard workout yesterday I sat for 12 hrs at work.  Probably not the best idea but I didn't really have a choice.
Now about today's workout.  Power Resistance training.  I have to say I liked this workout more then yesterdays mostly because it was easier for me to do.  Not to say that the workout was any easier then yesterday but I understood the moves better.  This one had lots of jump squats and push-ups needless to say by the end my butt felt like jello my thighs are smoked and my shoulders burning.  Again my average heart rate was 170-190.  This workout seemed to go by faster and I felt better today then I did yesterday I felt like I could breath better and like I could do more.  I know its only the second workout and improvements can't be made that fast but I really did feel a lot better during this workout.  At the end John and I tried a recovery drink and we shall see if it helps with the soreness.  Tomorrow with be an interesting day I'm going to do one Insanity workout with my friend Sam in the morning and then another tomorrow evening with John.  I will be sure to tell you all how it goes.-- Jill

So I was running low on motivation earlier today so I packed up Thing 1 and Thing 2 and proceeded to golds gym to find some motivation.  Well I found it there and I felt as though the tank was only about 3/8s full when I left that place.  I did a good core work out mixed in with some legs.  Like Jill's double session tomorrow, I've got one of my own. Today's work out was pretty good.  A mix of squat jumps V push ups, and front kicks with some other craziness mixed in, comprised our work out for tonight.  Yes my sister would've just had a seizure if she read that whole run-on sentence fragment.  Regardless of my epic comprehension of the English language, I'll say this.  After all this I should be in decent shape for worlds.  After work tomorrow I'll be hitting up my 5pm MMA session followed by my 1hr BJJ class then to finish up the ball buster day I've got insanity with Jill.   I love how Jill and I do these crazy work outs then watch Man vs Food.  This always presents a contentious situation.--John

Day ONE It begins

So we officially started our program today.  I have to say that after the warm up I wanted to quit.  Insanity definitely lives up to its name.  We did Plyometric cardio circuit today and throughout the entire program my heart rate was between 160-190 BPM.  I had to take a lot of extra breaks but even with that I know I still had a great workout.  You may wonder how I know I still had a great workout. My biggest indicator was how sweaty I was at the end. This means a lot to me because I never sweat, even after a 6 mile run I'm not as sweaty as I was after this work out.  The workout was challenging but defiantly enjoyable even with all the challenges.  I can't wait till I notice little parts of different workouts getting easier like up-down push ups and squats.  So in this first day I have learned that this program defiantly won't be a cake walk but if I stick to it I'm sure I'll see some major improvements--Jill


Well the Doc and Physical therapist said I definitely have a tear in my rotator cuff. They said I need to rehab it before we do anything involving surgery. The physical therapist said I should continue with the BJJ and MMA since it works out the shoulder muscles that don't usually get attention due to needing to put weight on it. The work out tonight was good. For the most part I kept up with the instructor. However, there were certainly parts where I was thinking WTF how I did get this bad. Well since I'm training for worlds in june, i think this will be a good ass kicking along with my 3 days down at Wand Fight Team training with the guys. So I'm pretty pumped to push myself. I'm really excited to be able work out with Jill and see her progress gradually. --John

The Fit Test

So Insanity came in the Mail yesterday and although John leaves for TDY tonight we couldn't wait to do the Fit Test.  We have decided that we won't offically start until John returns from TDY on Saturday of next week.
If the fit test is any indication of how the rest of this program works its pretty crazy. The fit test is 8 moves done over a min for each move to see how many you can complete and is used to show improvment throught the program it is done once every two weeks.  Here are out inital Fit Test  results
1. Switch Kicks Jill :45  John: 93
2. Power Jacks Jill : 30 John: 61
3. Power Knees: Jill: 58 John : 114
4. Power Jumps Jill : 22 John : 48
5. Glove Jumps Jill : 4 John: 9
6. Suicide Jumps Jill: 8 John :17
7. Push UP Jacks Jill: 9 John:-  not completed due to injury of shoulder
8. Low Plank Oblique Jill:25 John :34

After the fit test my legs felt like Jelly and I was definatly sweating.  John was pretty sweaty himself.  we will have to see how sore we are tomorrow.  I am going to try and keep better track of my eating so I can tell everyone and myself what i'm eating to see if it affects my perfomance through out the program.

We also took our first photographs today that was kinda nerve racking since i don't really like to take photos of myself let alone photos that expose so much skin but I know its the best way to show myself the changes that have been made because of this program.

The Begining

So here is the story,  John and I are fairly fit, Nothing amazing but we defiantly aren't couch potatoes.  John does a lot of Jiu Jitsu and MMA and I prefer to run and go to spin class. Most recently I have been training for a half marathon in June.  I ran a half marathon in August of last year and did well.  I have had about 4 months off from running and I'm finding it much more difficult to train this time around. Things just aren't coming as easily as they were last year and no matter how hard I try I can't seem to shake the running through tar feeling.    John is always looking for ways to improve his cardio for Jiu Jitsu competitions which his next competition is also in June.  All this being said we decided to give the Insanity Program a try to see if it will help us improve. 
I am going to try and keep a daily blog of how we feel and our progress etc.  I will also be adding pictures once a week to see if we can see the improvement that everyone talks about.
John and I are doing this together so that we can push each other and make sure that neither one of us slacks on the program.  By my e-mail the program shipped today and we should be getting it very soon.  Follow along and wish us luck