Day 37: Ouch!

That one exclamation explains it all! Ouch! Today hurt! From the moment I started rolling in the bed prior to getting up, I could feel what yesterday had done to my body. My muscles were (and still are) very sore and tight; it feels as if every muscle surrounding my spine is screaming at me! But, even though I had a perfectly pathetic excuse not to work out today, I pushed through and pushed “play.”  

Before I talk about today’s butt kicker, I must make a correction from yesterday’s post. I was incorrect when I said that the last move of the warm-up was ski jumps. It’s actually call S-S Hops (meaning Side to Side). These are a no-joke move and even if you’re only lifting yourself a few inches off the floor (like me) you can still feel the BURN!! But, anyway…

Today was Max Interval Plyo, and it was INSANE!! The warm-up alone had my face covered in droplets of sweat! And, at that point, I honestly didn’t know if I was going to be able to keep up. But, like I said, I pushed through it.

The most memorable moves were the Squat Push-Ups, Wide In and Outs, and Globe Twists. I particularly enjoyed all three of these moves even though they make me get Fire-Thighs!! (New word meaning your thighs BURN!!)

For Squat Push-Ups, you get in a basic squat and hold your hands up to the level of your shoulders. Then, you fall on your palms and push up with enough force to put you back in your standing squat position. (You never leave the squat position during this move.)

The next Fire-Thigh move is Wide In and Outs. These are like the basic In and Outs that I’ve mentioned before but with wide feet instead of them being knee to knee.  Hands are in plank position, feet are set wide apart about feet behind you and then you jump in and out. Ta-Da! Not much to this one, but it burns!!

Globe Twists are much like the Globe Jumps that we had to do as part of the first month on Insanity. With Globe Twists, you start out kind of squatted down with your left hand touching the floor past your left foot, your right hand is near your left foot. Then, you jump up in the air as your hands come up and land in the opposite position. (right hand now past your right foot and left hand near your right foot.) You can pretty much guarantee that if squats and jumps are in the same move, they will hurt…because they do!!

These last two days of Max Insanity have really been INSANE!! I’m ready for the muscle soreness to go away and for my body to burn the fat that needs to be burned!! I’m really going to have to “dig deeper” as Shaun T tells us to do because this is intense!! I’m excited for the results though!! Until next time.

Signing Out,

It’s Possible!!

P.S...I'm very tired and sore and forgive any typos because at this moment, I'm too lazy to click the spelling/grammar check button...I need to go take a seat!!