A couple of observations…
Sleep. I am not
getting enough. Last week, I exercised
late almost every day due to things that had to be done after work. This completely threw me off on my sleep for
days. Then, I had to get up early on
both weekend days. My body is simply not
repairing the way it should. I need to
focus on getting my exercise done early enough so I can get a good night’s rest.
Nutrition. I am
getting good nutritional efficiency, I just feel like I am not eating
enough. I am actually starting to feel
hunger. I am going to have to increase
my food intake…particularly as I ramp up into Phase II of Insanity. It goes longer and harder so my fuel will
have to be a lot better.
Hydration. I don’t
know if it was the New England change of weather or what, but my body is
responding differently. I think I might
need to hydrate better. I know that my
routines are always ‘sweat-drenched’ affairs so I am losing plenty of water. There are some nights when I feel like it
takes me a little too long to warm up.
There are two times of the year in New England when I notice my body
change to the weather. One is around the
end of May when the weather gets more humid.
The other is around early October when the weather gets really dry. I can feel the change this past week.
The routines themselves are actually fine…I can go through
them most nights without pressing pause.
I may slow down on some of the exercises. The Plyometric Circuit is a killer on
me. The second circuit with the
basketball jumps, the level one drills, the ski hops and the in/outs still is
killing me. By the time I get to the ski
hops and in/outs, I am fried. I am
almost considering reversing Phase I and II just to see if I can get full
impact from each circuit. I feel like
the second circuit should be done with fresh legs. Even Shaun T. doesn’t do them all.
Believe it or not, the Pure Cardio with no breaks is
actually easier on me than the Plyo Circuit.
I think that’s because my muscles are pooping out from all the
work. It really surprises me that it’s
my legs giving me issues because they are stronger than most people’s.
I’m at a point where the routines are kind of blending
together. I have to keep track from day
to day because it seems like when I “push play” I always feel like I just did
the routine yesterday. I swear,
yesterday I put on the Plyometric Circuit and I put the Power & Resistance
on to review and then went back to Plyo…I couldn’t remember which one I
did. I checked my calendar and was still
sure I had done the same one two days in a row.
Finally, I just went with my calendar and did the Plyometric…when in
doubt, do the hardest one.
I also should mention that I am doing AbRipperX three
mornings a week and that I am doing the Chest, Shoulders and Triceps and the
Back and Biceps each week as well.
So I feel like I am hitting a wall and I really need to get
sleep, eat a little more, and hydrate.
Listen to your body.
If you are in tune with how you respond to your food, drink and sleep, you
will know when you have to make an adjustment.
Stay tuned! I have
Pure Cardio tonight. “Are any of you
afraid as I am about for what’s about to happen?” (you have to do Insanity to get that joke.)
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