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Still at it.  Again, didn’t get started until late.  This time, I got busy doing other things (cough, playing games, cough) and I didn’t get moving until it was too late.

Another 40 minutes.  This time, roughly the same cardio circuits, but with pushups and other shoulder and leg exercises thrown in for good measure.  I’m thinking P90X may be easier.

If I send in before and after pictures, they say I can get a T-Shirt for completing INSANITY.  I’ma get my damn T-Shirt.  I’ll post them here…if I have the courage to do so.

Well, I survived Day 2!  Didn’t get started until after work because I didn’t get Dawn started early enough.  This was pretty much the most difficult cardio workout I’ve done in a long time.  The warm up (10 minutes or so worth) is more difficult that large chunks of P90X Plyo. It’s essentially cardio circuits over and over and over.  This stuff is HARD!

Should sleep well tonight.

I started a new workout today.  Another Beachbody workout called INSANITY. 

Based on the way I felt after the fit test, I think I know where the name came from.  It appears to be 60 days of INTENSE cardio exercise, which will (hopefully) help me lose the nearly 20 pounds I’ve added since the Chicago Marathon.

My intent is to write about this on a daily basis to let the internets know how it’s going and also as a sort of accountability to myself.  The Fit Test was difficult.  I was ready to puke on the spot.  Tomorrow’s workout is called Plyometric Cardio Circuit.  It looks really intense.

More tomorrow…if I’m able to move.

I’ve been into weightlifting, running, and fitness in general for several years now.  Last year, after watching the Infomercial Channel (they really have one!), I bought P90X.  Seems like an impulse buy at first, but I’d heard a lot about it for several years and decided to give it a go.

This is week three of the 12 week program and I’m really enjoying the workouts.  They are extremely challenging and very satisfying after you make through each workout – especially Yoga X, which I consider to be the most difficult workout by far.

Today was one of my favorite workouts, Shoulders and Arms.  It’s nothing but raw, good old fashioned weightlifting.  Tomorrow is a martial arts inspired workout called Kenpo X.  There is a lot of punching, kicking, and heaving breathing.

If you are into fitness and looking for something new, I highly recommend P90X.  I’ll post the results after 90 days.

The Indy Mini is just around the corner. We’re really looking forward to it this year for a number of reasons…not the least of which is due to the fact that we’ve all run at least one of these so we know what to expect. Last year, I was dog tired at the end and was sick for about four days after that. I’ve run the Mini and two full marathons since then, so I’m a little more confident in my ability to run the thing.

Training is in full swing (check the run log…after I update the scripts) and my goal for this year is to run it in under two hours.

Check back soon.