Day 62 - Max Recovery

The last time I did this workout I said I would not do it again as I felt it was not as beneficial as the Cardio Recovery workout.

The first issue I have with it is that I don't feel you do a proper warm up at the start. You go straight in to the stretches which increase in pace, but I did not feel sufficiently warmed up by the end of it. This was proved somewhat with that I pulled my right calf muscle when it went into the next series of exercises. I had to stop the workout as every time I put tension through my lower left leg I was getting sharp pains from the muscle. It took me 5 minutes of massage and movement in my legs to ease the pain, but it has not completely gone as I right this.

The next issue I have is that I don't think some of the exercises are beneficial and can be repeated for too long a period. Such as the low-plank, high-plank that is done which consists of 4, 8, 16 reps starting on your right arm then another set of the same reps starting on your left arm. I find this just tiring and think that other exercises could be done rather than spending so long on this single one.

As it happens I completed the workout, but with the calf pain. I'm not exhausted or sweating a great deal, but I suppose it is a recovery workout and that is what it is intended for.

Tomorrow is my final day of Insanity and it is the final fitness test. I have today been looking over my best scores and my goal is to try and beat them:
Switch Kicks      127 (Test 2)
Power Jacks        53 (Test 3)
Power Knees       100 (Test 4)
Power Jumps        46 (Test 4)
Globe Jumps        10 (Test 4)
Suicide Jumps      13 (Test 4)
Push Up Jacks      25 (Test 4)
Low Plank Oblique  50 (Test 3/4)

I think the key is to warm up well. When I did the last test I did not think that I got a good enough warm up, so I shall do a longer one tomorrow before I start. I normally have food when I first come home from work at 530pm and then exercise at 8pm. I may forego food tomorrow evening and start at around 730pm.

My other targets are to get my weight down to 83kg, chest size to 102cm and waist down to 102cm also. I've really watched my diet this week and exercised well. I'll be doing the body measurements when I get up tomorrow morning (and after going to the toilet). I even went for a haircut today to try and give myself the best chance of losing the most weight!

I am apprehensive about the final fitness test, but if I focus, dig deep and push hard then I can give it my best shot. Good luck Ade!!