I started my P90X program this past February and finished
early in May. Then I went right into
Insanity. In my neck of the woods, in Southeastern
Massachusetts, we have a very dry climate from the Mid-September/October range to about late May. Right around the end of May there is a
dramatic shift in climate where it gets exceptionally humid. You go from needing a humidifier to needing a
de-humidifier practically overnight.
Home workout programs, like we have in Beachbody, are very
convenient. That said, you really have
to do them for a whole year in Massachusetts to see what kind of lifestyle the
‘home workout’ will really require.
I was doing well in Insanity those first two to three weeks,
the air was still dry and exercise was pretty good from the environmental
perspective. About the first week in
June, we went to high humidity. I will
tell you that my workouts are now hell.
In addition to moving to the next level of Insanity, which is a feat
unto itself, I now have to find a way to deal with more sweat than I thought a
human could ever shed from a body. There
is zero evaporation in my basement at this point and puddles form from just
having deep thoughts.
This past weekend was just unbelievable. As I pushed through a third round of Max
Interval Circuit last night, I was drenched.
When I did the last circuit and had to do the high kicks from floor
position, I left a puddle under my butt on the mat. When I was doing the Leap Frog Squats, every
time I flung my hands up to leap, droplets of water would fly across the
room. I have a mat that is about 6 feet
by 8 feet. I use it to cushion the jumps
and to catch the water. I spend more
time wiping the puddles than I do getting a drink.
I really can’t wait for this to be done and I have to think
about what the next level is. I am
considering going back to running at the air-conditioned gym for mid-July and
August and compliment it every other day with some Insanity/P90X hybrid. I do know that I have to get out of the
basement and into A/C for the summer or I am going to die of heat stroke.
Okay, short blog today.
Time to start thinking about the NEXT thing!
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