After Week 5 - Insanity Blog

After Week 5 of Insanity Blog

Weight I’ve lost: Almost a pound. I went from 164.2 to 163.4.

What Hurts the Most: Same body parts as before, but after I did “Max Interval Plyo” the first time, my shoulders and arms were killing me—there were a lot of pushups in that exercise video. I also sustained a painful rug burn on my knee on the very last workout of the week.

What I did: Full 60 minute workouts this week. I did Max Interval Circuit (twice, 60 minutes each), Max Interval Plyo (twice, 55 minutes each), Max Cardio Conditioning, and Max Recovery (Surprisingly hard).

Diet: Breakfast: Small bowl of cereal or oatmeal usually with a banana. Snacks: Nutrition or protein bar or trail mix bar or veggies. Lunch: Varied, but I had leftover pasta and sandwiches. Dinner: Varied, sometimes was small from snacking all day (Such as Christmas Eve or Christmas Day). On Christmas Eve we had a party at work and there were lots of foods. I probably ate too many chips and sweets… the only time I have caved so far. On Christmas I ate veggies, crackers with salami and various cheeses, shrimp, and chips. I drank only water except for on Christmas day when I had a mimosa. Hey, I can enjoy one if I want to.

Summary: Again, just a small bit of weight loss, which I’m fine with. For this 60 day workout, I’m going for appearance more than how much I actually weigh. I might’ve lost a bit more weight had I not splurged a bit this week, but it was Christmas week. During this week, however, I travel down to California for a small week off to see my girlfriend. I will definitely try to limit my splurges to few or none. I will be starting my Core Cardio and Balance the day I leave and finish it the day I get back. It’s in an odd place to be in my workout schedule, but I really didn’t want to bother my girlfriend with my 60 minute Max Interval workouts. The next time I will be posting a blog will be on Wednesday the 5^th, Thursday the 6^th, or Friday the 7^th of next year when I get back, depending on how busy I am. I will be sure to weigh myself and keep notes while I am down there, although my girlfriend’s scale has been to known to sometimes be inaccurate. See you all next year!