DAY 26: PURE CARDIO AND CARDIO ABS & MEAL PLAN

Last time i do this dreaded workout! Wahoooooo. However, i can stop 'wahooo-ing' realistically because i'm pretty damn sure that 'MAX CARDIO CONDITIONAL & CARDIO ABS' that my calendar has to offer in the next few weeks is going to be double energy, double time and double pain. So i should probably prepare myself for that. 

One thing i do like  about Pure Cardio is we don't have anything repetitive, what i mean is every drill you do, you only do once! Thats still about 15-20 drills for one minute each without any water breaks. So it's still very very tiring. I'm starting to love the fact that i'm not dying by the end of a workout though, yeah i'm knackered but i don't feel like i used to, i feel energized and ready to go (not to do another workout, just good in myself) 

Doing Cardio Abs straight after is beneficial but because you gotta do another warm-up, it's a bit like torture to your legs. Shaun T and his posse are bone dry definitley have had a nice sleep and a day between the two lots of filming! So i kinda feel boss doing it straight after AND getting through it...yeah, WHAT?! Shaun T, don't see you doing this!

The C-Sit position is good to keeep your core solid. Although your sitting in it at one point for a good 3 minutes doing a variety of leg/arm moves and twists, once you sit up and rest, hell can you feel the burn!

MEAL PLAN 

In a bit of a rush again today as i had a hair appointment early this morning, so an apple and a cup of coffee had to suffice for me unfortunatley. I promised to have a good lunch though which i did. 

A jacket potato filled with chilli con carne and a side salad graced my stomach for lunch, i got this while i was out as i was so hungry by the time i'd sat in the hairdressers for 2 and a half hours, making it home just wouldn't do!

Because i don't normally eat a lot of normal potato, i was quite full for the majority of the day, so for my evening meal, i had some broth my gran had made me a while ago, defrost and re-heat..it still tastes amazing. Her broth is pretty much made up of vegetables, chicken stock, lentils and bits of chicken breast. But seriously, it's soooo good.

A. 

DAY 4: MEAL PLAN

I've slacked a little today guys. Not in the eating department, in the uploading photos department. Haha, not too much of a let down...but my phone decided to mess up big time and not want to drop anything into dropbox after my breakfast photo! So i only have one photo for this post, boo..i feel like i've let myself down.

Instead, i'm going to thoroughly describe my other two meals!
But for breakfast, i made myself three medium poached eggs, with wholemeal seed bread and a little low fat butter spread. I enjoyed this hugely as it was a change from my normal porridge routine.

Once at work, i noshed on brown rice again i know, but it's so yummy..a tin of tuna in sunflower oil which i drained off, and a salad made up of crunchy iceburg lettuce, tangy cherry tomatoes and some crisp cucumber. Sounds a little boring, but i promise you i enjoyed it a helluva lot.
Once home, i put myself a chicken breast seasoned with a homemade mixture of spices (secret secret) and a few bunches of steamed broccolli. Eating this after the Cardio Recovery seemed like heaven, i felt so re-juvanated, yet not tired or down on energy.

I honestly think this clean eating and Insanity could be something i go on to do for longer than the 60 days. Definitley the clean eating, it's a lifestyle change. But even Insanity, incorperating that into my normal days once i've done the challenge doesn't half seem like a bad idea. I'll be suuuuuuper fit too!

So i apologise for the lack of photo's, i'll be back on the ball tomorrow with the uploading. Providing my iPhone stops having a mind of it's own and listens to it's Master......ME!

Night!

A.

DAY 2: PLYOMETRIC CARDIO CIRCUIT

Not going to lie, this workout is a killer. We started with the usual warm-up of jogging, jumping jacks, power squats, 123's, bum kicks, and high knees for about 30 seconds each exercise...then repeated that 3 times the pace getting faster each time. I'm so loving Shaun T, he really really knows how to keep motivation high.

I'm also LOVING the 30second water breaks, although my body screams for them to be a little longer, but no...i did not pause, i powered through.

SUICIDE DRILLS!

Guy's they are called Suicide Drills for a reason, i almost threw myself out of my balcony in one of the water breaks. Alas, i did not! They consisted of a few exercises involving mainly form and using your core to the maximum. Even when my body fatigued and i found myself going slightly slower, i kept the form exact in order to get the results i want in the end.
The middle part of this workout was definitley my favourite, STRETCHING! Being a dancer, i love to stretch anyway, the feeling of your warm muscles getting that bit more flexible is amazing. The thing that did make the stretching hard which i normally don't have to deal with was the sweat from my face dripping into my eyes (i know, not pretty) it almost blinded me, but a quick towel break soon sorted that out.

I did a bad thing then....i looked at the clock on the countdown bar onscreen. 20 minutes left, HOW CAN THAT BE i cried. But yes, more was to come. Level 1 drills...basically pushing your body past the point of fatigue. The drills were made up of push-ups, leg crawlers, basketball squats, mountain climber and football runs. Then we had some crazy exercise which looked like i was trying to punch someone, which at that point i happily would have.

But yes, after a cold shower and more beautiful breeze from my window i ain't gunna lie...i felt good! Little sore, but good.

Tips: 

• Don't have water in the water break in Level 1 drills, the motion made me iiiilllllll
• BREATHE, BREATHE, BREATHE
• Look at the people behind Shaun T, some of them rest, you can too!
• Make the most of the stretching period, helps to avoid muscle ache the next day

Tomorrow is Cardio Power and Resistance, now to me that sounds fun. However wait until tomorrow night's post...i'm sure FUN will be my last descriptive word of choice.

Dig deeper guys!

A.