DAY 3: CARDIO POWER AND RESISTANCE

Just the name of today's workout had me at the brink of anticipation, even at work today, knowing i was coming home to Insanity, i pondered on what i could be. 

Well...now i know. MORE PAIN, but also more gain. I felt so energized after this workout..., my calf muscles are so sore though..but i took a hot/cold shower switching between temperatures, which has always helped my muscles to stop aching so much the next day. 

This workout consisted again of the usual warm-up, i vaguely remember a few different exercises, they won't come to memory at the moment, but nothing too out of the ordinary. Then again with the section of stretching. It's so good to stretch after getting your heart rate up high, your muscles are so warm it reduces the risk of injury hugely, but also helps improve your flexibilty massively. Not to mention, it feels so good to just chill out and stretch for 5 minutes after consant mobility. The downside of stretching straight after intense interval training is you WILL continue to sweat....a lot. This then goes into your eyes which momentarily blinds me and is just plain yuck. Nevermind, no-one should look cute after a workout. Not if your doing it properly anyhow. 

Then came the POWER AND RESISTANCE part, Shaun T combined globe jumps, power squats, kicks, press ups, tricep pushes, one-legged tricep pushes (SERIOUSLY my body screamed at me at this point!) and yep you know, repeat it 3 goddamn times. Speed increasing still. 30 second water break, WAHOO. 

I won't spoil it for you guys that might try Insanity, i think the whole fun of it also is to not know what to expect fully! Having a small idea is good, i researched it quite extensively before purchasing, but don't look up what each DVD exactly does. You wanna be surprised, i sure as hell was.

Tips:

• I've noticed that my breathing is becoming a lot better, i manage to exhale on releases and inhale on contractions almost every time (thanks to the Martha Graham technique in dance class)
• Hot/Cold alternating showers after a workout work wonders, you'll still ache, just not as much!
• Again, rest when need be..if not form will not be there and there's no point

Tomorrow i have Cardio Recovery. Sounds nice doesn't it...recovery, ahhhhhh *SIGH*...Cardio, pretty sure that's gunna involve sweating, can't be too much of a recovery. Well..it's not called INSANITY for nothing is it!

Peace.

A.