I have decided to re-name the blog from my P90x blog to something more "program neutral." I have a feeling I will make it back to P90x at some point, but right now, I am going to tackle one of beachbody's newer programs, Insanity.
Insanity is pretty much purely a cardio based program. It is a lot of football and track drills, with plyometric drills mixed in. It is NOT for someone just starting out. If you do not have a baseline level of fitness you will at best quit the program prematurely, and at worst hurt yourself. I have watched through the DVDs and by the end of nearly every workout the participants in the videos, including the trainer Shaun T, are lying on the floor gasping for breath. If you want to start with a beachbody program but have never picked up a weight there are alternatives out there. Feel free to ask and I will give you my thoughts.
That said, the first workout for insanity is the fit test. If you have done P90x and are wondering how the fit test can be the first workout...trust me, you will feel it by the end. The program is 60 days long, and you re-do the fit test every two weeks to track your progress. Here are my week one numbers:
Switch Kicks 80
Power Jacks 60
Power Knees 95
Power Jumps 50
Globe Jumps 7
Suicide Jumps 10 (think burpees with a jump every time you come up)
Push Up Jacks 15
Low Plank Obliques 35
I will try to update this every day, or most every day after my workouts and keep you posted on my progress. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Here you will find things about fitness and nutrition, mainly (but not exclusively) in relation to the Beachbody programs like P90x and Insanity. And, I will start adding reviews for Books, DVDs and Blu-Rays, and other products. All views and opinions on this blog are my own.
Welcome
Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.
I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.
I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time. As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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