Insanity Mid Week 6 update

I had intended to write an update on Saturday after having done the 3rd Fit Test and the first Max workout, however, that didn’t happen. What can I blame it on?  Busyness, kiddos, yard work (nope, not that one). This unfortunately will only be a short update and I will hopefully get a new post up in the next day or so with the Fit Test results, pictures and some in-depth discussion of the Max workouts. For now:

The Fit Test doesn’t get any easier. You simply are able to accomplish more in the allotted time. My results were similar to the 2nd Fit Test, in that I really improved in some areas and made more minimal gains in others. I’ll post my results soon.

The 3rd Fit Test is performed on Day 36, which is also day 1 of the first week of Max workouts. The schedule has you doing both the Fit Test and Max Interval Circuit which, combined, equals about an hour and 25 minutes of workout. A smart person would probably do one in the morning and one later in the day. Not me. I did them back to back which was brutal but I burned just over 1,880 calories so I’m happy. I rewarded myself with a bit of Cicero’s pizza later on in the night.

I’ve done 3 Max workouts at this point. They are every bit as hard, if not harder, as I thought they would be. It’s a bit daunting hitting play on that first one and seeing the clock begin counting down from 60 minutes. Shaun T. Immediately says “I’m going to kick your butt today.” The man does not lie, not one bit. Brand new warm-up, mostly new moves, and longer workouts really bring up the intensity. There are a few what I would call exotic moves, things maybe you saw on the infomercial that look really challenging or painful, such as side push-ups, diamond jumps & balance push-ups. You also get into Level 3 drills and Full Body drills. More on those soon.

I feel like I have a bit of perspective now on the program and it seems like the first month is really geared towards getting you in shape and prepared for the second month. When you first start the program, you are really encouraged to use the fitness test to gauge where you are at physically and help determine if you are up to the Insanity challenge. But, now I understand that what the average person considers “in shape” is really out of shape as far as Insanity goes. So, month 1 is geared towards getting you in “Insane Shape,” if you will, so that you can handle month 2 effectively, push yourself and get the crazy results you see on TV.