ROUND 2 - WEEK 2


This morning we kicked it off with Cardio power & Resistance... All I can say, is that even though I have completed Month 1 and even Month 2, I still managed to feel exhausted at the end! My plan for round 2 is to push myself until I can't anymore, I have also tightened up on the diet. Last week my diet was nothing short of crap, but that ends today! I seriously love cheese too much.

ROUND 2 OF INSANITY!!

From the last fit test until now I have been man-down with flu which sadly lasted a week. So I had a weeks rest which isn't very good. I had convinced myself that if I can finished the whole 60 days, then doing it again will be a piece of cake…Yeah… NO…

Plyometric Cardio circuit was not as easy as it had been in my mind. What I do love is how hard I can push now. When I first started Month 1 I remember this exercise being crazy hard for me

“Day 2 of INSANITY Plyometric Cardio Circuit. Yeah, I didn’t know what that meant either, but it left me huffing and puffing in a pool of my own sweat. It was a very intense circuit of cardio, so your heart rate shoots through the roof. I managed to push through it and wobble into the shower afterwards.”

Nothing much has changed there, except that I am fitter and stronger. It really did feel SO good to be back in it!! So now I start with a 60 DAY body & I look forward to further transformation!!

DAY 60 FINAL PICTURE RESULTS!!!

Now I know SOME people will look at these pictures and still think YUCK... But you know what.... let's see what you look like in a bikini. I am very proud of myself & no one can take that away.

DAY 60 of INSANITY!!!

I have disappointing news… I was unable to do the FINAL FIT TEST!! I woke up this morning and it was like my body has been waiting 2 months for this moment… I am sick and it would be counterproductive to have done the routine.

I DO however have some results:

RESTING HEART RATE DAY 1: 67 BPM - GOOD

RESTING HEART RATE DAY 60: 54 BPM- ATHLETE

According to the chart, based on my age… I AM NOW AN ATHLETE… This makes me so happy! My cardio fitness has increased so much!!

Height : 5ft 8

DAY 1	DAY 60
CHEST: 87CM	CHEST: 85CM
WAIST: 63CM	WAIST: 60CM
HIPS: 80CM	HIPS: 78CM
THIGHS: 51CM	THIGHS: 52CM
BUTT (AROUND): 94CM	BUTT (AROUND): 92CM
BUTT CHEEK TO CHEEK: 27CM	BUTT CHEEK TO CHEEK: 21CM

Those are my final results and I am left with a toned and fit body,I will never complain about that.

DAY 59 OF INSANITY!!

Today was our official last workout day - Max Cardio condition and Insane Abs!!! Tomorrow we complete the challenge with the Fit Test!

This morning’s workout has left me feeling invigorated and ready to take on the day! Although we will be continuing into Round 2 of INSANITY, I couldn’t help but feel a little choked up with pride that we had managed to live through this workout from hell.

I have learnt so much about myself during this workout – I know that sounds weird – but INSANITY forces you to go to a place in your brain and bash down the walls of weakness. The mind will give up 1000 times before your body does – and once you learn to break down the walls of self-doubt – well then you become INSANE!

I don’t have a 6-pack YET, but I am thrilled with the results which I will post on day 60. I EARNED IT!

DAY 58 of INSANITY!

Max Interval Plyo is a hard workout after a weekend of partying! I know the point is to completely eat clean, but let’s be honest; I am not going to stop my everyday life. There were lots of festivities with friends this weekend and I wasn’t going to miss out! No, I didn’t gorge myself in fast food, but I may have drunk too much high calorie wine – oops.

In Round 2 of INSANITY my fiancé and I have decided that we are going to only do INSANITY 5 days a week and not 6, this allows us to have our weekends back.

After a weekend of drinking and late nights it felt good to be kicked back into sweat mode! Detox time!

DAY 55 of INSANITY!!

Core Cardio & Balance was a much needed workout this morning! It wasn’t too much, but it did still get the heart rate up and the sweat flowing. It gave my sore knee a bit of a rest which is needed!

55 days in! It is unbelievable that we have got so far! If I look back on all my old posts it just reminds me of the will power and determination that I have put into sculpting my body! I am really proud of myself and my fiancé; I am so glad that aren't the sort of people to make excuses!

If you want a good body, you can't be a person who is lazy and makes excuses... there is always time for you to look after your body and health!

DAY 54 of INSANITY!!!

There was this moment during Max Interval Circuit where my Fiancé and I caught each other’s eyes… It was a crazy-eyed look… It was a look that sort of said ‘this is f*cking insane!’

Even though you die during this workout I always feel fantastic afterwards! Have I got a six-pack yet? No… but I think it takes a bit longer than 2months to develop a ripping six pack and I will continue until I do!!!

I can see the biggest difference on hip/ thigh area. It’s like someone has shaved off a layer of fat from this region and they can keep on shaving!!

DAY 53 of INSANITY!!

I hate Max cardio conditioning for one reason &one alone. THERE ARE NO 30 SECOND BREAKS! It throws me off. I have got so used to the ‘push your body to death’ for 3 minutes at a time and then have your 30second gasp of air… but in this workout you are deprived of any sort of break!

I don’t feel so bad when I have to stop for a few seconds because the team doing the routine on TV also drop like flies. I researched yesterday to see if I was the only weakling that has sore knees and I was shocked to find that so many people fall victim to sore knees during INSANITY.

I think I am going to have to invest in some expensive cross trainers because the pain in my left knee is just ridiculous!

GO AND GET SWEATY!!!

DAY 52 of INSANITY!!

Max Plyo today left me sprawled out on our lounge floor like a dead star fish! My energy levels weren’t at their peak & once again the Beast from the Apocalypse showed me who was boss!! There are SO many push-ups in this workout and Shaun T doesn’t exactly do them slowly, even after 52 days I am nowhere near close to his push-up speed…my excuse is going to be that it’s because I am not a man :)

My knee is still giving me trouble so I went and found some chiro exercises to help strengthen my knee muscle. I am really hoping that this will solve the issue!!

DAY 51 of INSANITY!

Life sometimes gets in the way and there is just no way around it. I had to do Saturday’s routine today – Core Cardio and Balance – so every day is going to be one out.

It is the LAST week of the INSANITY 60 DAY CHALLENGE!!! I cannot believe it! The weekend through off the clean eating but back on track for the final week!!!

I am VERY excited to compare DAY 1 fat lumpy body to DAY 60 body!!! 

I will then bust back into Recovery and START again :) Round 2!!

For those needing some inspiration :

KEEP GOING!!!

DAY 50 of INSANITY!!!

Never drink the night before you have to do Max Interval Circuit! Every drop of sweat that came out of my skin today was wine! Even though I felt slightly hangover this morning, I managed to power through this workout! I know it's not the workouts getting easier, it's just me getting fitter - a great feeling!

My knee is still tender, so today I substituted the jumps for sprints and I will continue to do that until my knee has healed.

DAY 49 of INSANITY!

Max Recovery today and I am thankful for this workout because my knee is still tender and even something simple like lunges made my knee hurt. INSANITY is a high impact routine and if I want to continue with this, I might need to get a knee brace – sad face – I have never had problems with my knees before!!!

I refuse to be beaten by my body!

Day 49 inspiration! 

Such a true saying... So many people are unhappy with their bodies, but just aren't willing to put in the sweat, tears and pain to get what they want. I have seen a mother of 4 handle being a wife, a mother AND finish the INSANITY challenge! 

What's your excuse?

DAY 48 of INSANITY!

Max cardio conditioning and Cardio Abs! All the power jumps have finally taken its toll on my knees. After this workout my left knee is really sensitive and sore when I flex it… I am hoping this is just a temporary tweak.

With just 10 days to go before we have completed the challenge I am seeing changes to my ‘hate’ handles! They are slowly dissolving from my body – which is very exciting! My fiancé can’t stop telling me how sexy my legs are looking as well, so all these things just make it all the more worth it… even if I have to hobble around on a bad knee today!

Inspiration poster for today :

DAY 47 of INSANITY!

To think that I have been doing this for nearly 50 days is crazy – in a good way! This morning was Max Plyo circuit and for once it didn’t feel like a death routine! It’s either because I’m fitter or in comparison to yesterday it was easier, you be the judge!

The section of this routine that always stuffs me up is the 3 rounds of power jumps. Jumping for 45 seconds doesn’t sound like a long time, but boy does it kill me every time! I definitely felt more powered up today!

Here is some inspiration for the ladies!

DAY 46 OF INSANITY!

FIT TEST RESULTS are out!

WEEK 1 – MONTH 2 FIT TEST

DAY 46 FIT TEST

SWITCH KICKS:    100	130
POWER JACKS:     49	50
POWER KNEES:    63	95
POWER JUMPS:   20	31
GLOBE JUMPS:    10	10
SUICIDE JUMPS:  14	18
PUSH UP JACKS:   17	21
LOW PLANK OBLIQUE: 44	60

As you can see there has been a vast improvement on most of them! I really tried my best and was pretty burnt out afterwards! 

Rest? 

Nope, it was straight into Max Interval Circuit… I really think that this is pushing the body too hard and far, but who am I? It is just very intense especially after the 30min Fit Test! You are pushing your body to the max for 1 and a half hours. Well we did make it through alive – somehow- Month 2 is seriously INSANE!!

DAY 45 of INSANITY!

I was relieved to see that this morning was Core Cardio and Balance, this is a step down in intensity compared to the other Max workouts and I was sort of wondering why Shaun T injected that workout in… it was then that I looked at the calendar and saw why… Monday we have our Fit Test AND Max Interval Circuit. OMG.

The workout this morning still got me sweating and the workout at the end – the Plié or squat ballet pose STILL burnt my thighs to death but I was able to hold it, which means my thighs have got stronger since our recovery week!