The Fit Test went real well.
I am powering along on Insanity but have a few observations.
I don’t like how many of the routines are laid out. The exercises don’t mix well in terms of
allowing for recovery from the last exercise.
If there was more focus on that, the workouts would be more
efficient. At some point, I would love
to do a mash-up of the routines and re-assemble the order. In fact, let’s put a little ‘to do’ check mark
next to that one.
Another annoyance is the exercise circuits themselves. If no one in the damn video can do them, how
are you supposed to get through them at home?
I am in pretty good shape. My fit
test kind of shows that. With that said,
why structure a circuit that no one can finish?
If the idea is to really plow through, recover, go intense, and
recover…wouldn’t it make sense to have exercises that people can actually do? It’s a little frustrating. So…in typical fashion for me, I have made
personal adjustments to the routines that allow me to finish and maximize each
one. I think it’s working, it’s showing
up in the Fit Test.
Lastly, the people in the video are so focused on going at
Shaun T’s pace (not the pace he actually ‘does’, the pace he sets when he is
walking around) that they all routinely violate form. It’s hard to do the exercises in proper form
while watching people with such BAD form.
I’ll give you an example. There
is one exercise set where you go Sprint and drop to low plank. When he is not doing it, he literally gives
you no time to sprint and you spend the routine dropping to low plank and
hopping back up. That’s just one
example, but there are many.
Look, no routine is perfect.
The bottom line is, do the work, follow the form, sweat, and modify so
that it is right for you.
Til tomorrow!
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