Finally didn't do Max Recovery,
I wanted to do the gym work first and got so caught in it I did a lot more than usual and burned myself a little too much for Max Recovery... And yes this is an excuse I just didn't really feel like doing it and that's all (even if it's true I was really tired after gym)
D54 Max Interval Circuit, is still demanding, especially at the end and with arm exercises. I don't feel super tired after though.
jeudi 22 septembre 2011
mercredi 21 septembre 2011
Insanity catch up.
This week was kind of weird regarding training.
first D50 on monday : I didn't do the insanity in the morning, but I did it after work and it was quite good.
I even did the usual gym training.
Then tuesday morning I was able to do D51 without problem (not even 12 hours after the previous training)
during the evening the basic strength training went well, I even added some core training that wasn't planned.
Yesterday was D53 with Max Cardio Conditionning in the morning and Insane abs in the evening.
I tried hard to do the Insane abs as in the video. The moves are not hard, but doing everything in a row makes the abs burn. the planck part was still not completed perfectly (I still lack arm strength I guess, and not enough willpower too). after that my planning (changed this week) was to try Max time was the levers, then train L-sits, straddle sits, pseudo planche and pseudo reverse planche.
Results are quite surprising :
-Back lever I was able to stay about 30 seconds and I think I could have pushed a little more.
-Front lever I was able to stay about 20 seconds and I don't think I could have pushed.
I wasn't able to do any L-sits and didn't even try the Straddle sits, my arms were not burned and could have handle it I think, but my abs were totally burned (Insane abs before I tried to keep abs contracted at all/most time like he said).
Pseudo planche/reverse planche were absolutly no problem, I didn't even feel much of a burn. Next cycle I will go for the elevated feet version. Maybe I just didn't do them right... I wonder...
first D50 on monday : I didn't do the insanity in the morning, but I did it after work and it was quite good.
I even did the usual gym training.
Then tuesday morning I was able to do D51 without problem (not even 12 hours after the previous training)
during the evening the basic strength training went well, I even added some core training that wasn't planned.
Yesterday was D53 with Max Cardio Conditionning in the morning and Insane abs in the evening.
I tried hard to do the Insane abs as in the video. The moves are not hard, but doing everything in a row makes the abs burn. the planck part was still not completed perfectly (I still lack arm strength I guess, and not enough willpower too). after that my planning (changed this week) was to try Max time was the levers, then train L-sits, straddle sits, pseudo planche and pseudo reverse planche.
Results are quite surprising :
-Back lever I was able to stay about 30 seconds and I think I could have pushed a little more.
-Front lever I was able to stay about 20 seconds and I don't think I could have pushed.
I wasn't able to do any L-sits and didn't even try the Straddle sits, my arms were not burned and could have handle it I think, but my abs were totally burned (Insane abs before I tried to keep abs contracted at all/most time like he said).
Pseudo planche/reverse planche were absolutly no problem, I didn't even feel much of a burn. Next cycle I will go for the elevated feet version. Maybe I just didn't do them right... I wonder...
dimanche 18 septembre 2011
Insanity D47.5,D48-D50
It should be a long update but I'll keep it short
-D47 second half Insane abs, it's quite long but the exercises are more or less all the same kind: in a position where your abs are already contracted, do small moves... it burns of course but I'm not a big fan of this kind of exercises when it's only that. I have to consider if I want to continue the insane abs or change it for something else like P90x ab ripper (which is in my opinion more complete) Or even my own version.
-D48 I did for the first time Max interval sport training. Only thing I have to say : I had fun, the exercises are not that hard but it's a quite long training. I think I have to push myself for the jumps... Noticed that I wasn't able to jump to the maximum.
-D50 : today. well no comment to do, I didn't do it... yet. I woke up with a headache and I started the warm up as well as the stretching and then I stopped cause I was still not in a state of training.
I hope I''ll be good enough this evening, I'll do it then.
Other thing I think I'll cut my static training in different parts, cause I haven't been able to do the back levers + the L sits + straddle and I think that's not good. So on monday and friday I'll do the Handstand (approx 2 min total) and the front and back lever, If I feel fresh I'll also do the L-sit and straddle (or maybe should I go for a max time L-sit /straddle... yeah I'll think about it), and Wednesday I'll do the L-sit and straddle first and the rest if I feel fresh enough (or maybe just try a max rep).
-D47 second half Insane abs, it's quite long but the exercises are more or less all the same kind: in a position where your abs are already contracted, do small moves... it burns of course but I'm not a big fan of this kind of exercises when it's only that. I have to consider if I want to continue the insane abs or change it for something else like P90x ab ripper (which is in my opinion more complete) Or even my own version.
-D48 I did for the first time Max interval sport training. Only thing I have to say : I had fun, the exercises are not that hard but it's a quite long training. I think I have to push myself for the jumps... Noticed that I wasn't able to jump to the maximum.
-D50 : today. well no comment to do, I didn't do it... yet. I woke up with a headache and I started the warm up as well as the stretching and then I stopped cause I was still not in a state of training.
I hope I''ll be good enough this evening, I'll do it then.
Other thing I think I'll cut my static training in different parts, cause I haven't been able to do the back levers + the L sits + straddle and I think that's not good. So on monday and friday I'll do the Handstand (approx 2 min total) and the front and back lever, If I feel fresh I'll also do the L-sit and straddle (or maybe should I go for a max time L-sit /straddle... yeah I'll think about it), and Wednesday I'll do the L-sit and straddle first and the rest if I feel fresh enough (or maybe just try a max rep).
jeudi 15 septembre 2011
Insanity D47 / half. Gymnastic bodies
Chronological order, so Gymnastic Basic strength training. A little update on the upper body pull and press for week 6 :
- Yesterday's press was headstand push up, with wall help (actually I use my bar cause the wall is behind my bar and other walls are not useable/ accessible). It's week 6 of this cycle (remember I named this cycle "cycle 1.5" cause I stopped my first cycle half way when I got my bars and I decided to start insanity) which means actually the 6th time doing it in this way since I do it once a week (3 press exercises a week / but each time a different one).
This press exercise is certainly the hardest of my current cycle (Ring push ups are ok, bulgarian variation is hard but I don't feel as much, and dips are ok at my level of variation :simple dips on p bars).
Because I have been able to inish the 3 reps set without breaking the sets, I've decided to try to focus more on control. So a (slightly?!) slower upward movement and a (slightly again?! I can't really tell) slower down negative movement. Result, the last of the reps was really hard, harder than last week, so I guess it works.
Does it count as breaking the steady state cycle, it's a modification of the move... whatever, I don't count it as a modification, I count it as executing the move correctly, the overload period is over and I'm supposed to be at the load period. I didn't change the ROM nor the leverage (which are the 2 things that define a variation normally) so let's say it's ok and it allows the end of a cycle to still be nice and interesting.
-About the upper body-pull, L-chin ups, same thing as for the press, I was able to do 3 sets of 4 to 5 reps, so I decided to focus on control and slowing down the move. Resuls, 3 sets of 3 reps with the last set being a little hard, and feeling my abs as well (which didn't occure when I was faster).
-And I also did the hang to back hang (going through front lever/ reverse hang/back lever....all tucked) this time I did less but I controled it more and I didn't bend the arms.
Now about the first half of Insanity this morning : Max Cardio Conditioning.
I have quite mixed feelings about what I did this morning...
The warm up was not hard but I didn't feel like giving a lot during the warm up. The knee lift (which I usually start without jump for the first round) was really easy.
Then I feel that at the en of the warm up I wasn't totally warmed up and didn't have enough oxygen flowing to my muscle (still felt somehow in an inactive state).
And once more I feel that the stretching is so light.... so didn't give much during the stretching part, resulting in a feeling of being stiff for the kicks exercises.
Then the first exercise I couldn't give my all, I felt the burn and didn't do the maximum ROM I should have done.
After that I somewhat realised that if I didn't do anything, this would be wasting today's training. I still didn't do great but little by little I went in and actually gave it, not my all, but a lot. I was even surprised for the in&out + push up jacks I was able to do full ROM and fast 4 times in a row before being worn out.
I still find the ski hops hook the most ridiculous movement of the entire insanity program.
I still finished the workout sweating like crazy, with my legs burning (oh yes I actually did do the last exercise, squat speed bag something.... not a full squat but still enough for the legs to burn and when it was to hard I actually went down little by little instead of going up).
So mixed feeling as you can see, I feel that I didn't give enough at the beginning, but I'm pretty happy with the progress I've made for some exercises (maybe I did better because I didn't give much at the beginning).
- Yesterday's press was headstand push up, with wall help (actually I use my bar cause the wall is behind my bar and other walls are not useable/ accessible). It's week 6 of this cycle (remember I named this cycle "cycle 1.5" cause I stopped my first cycle half way when I got my bars and I decided to start insanity) which means actually the 6th time doing it in this way since I do it once a week (3 press exercises a week / but each time a different one).
This press exercise is certainly the hardest of my current cycle (Ring push ups are ok, bulgarian variation is hard but I don't feel as much, and dips are ok at my level of variation :simple dips on p bars).
Because I have been able to inish the 3 reps set without breaking the sets, I've decided to try to focus more on control. So a (slightly?!) slower upward movement and a (slightly again?! I can't really tell) slower down negative movement. Result, the last of the reps was really hard, harder than last week, so I guess it works.
Does it count as breaking the steady state cycle, it's a modification of the move... whatever, I don't count it as a modification, I count it as executing the move correctly, the overload period is over and I'm supposed to be at the load period. I didn't change the ROM nor the leverage (which are the 2 things that define a variation normally) so let's say it's ok and it allows the end of a cycle to still be nice and interesting.
-About the upper body-pull, L-chin ups, same thing as for the press, I was able to do 3 sets of 4 to 5 reps, so I decided to focus on control and slowing down the move. Resuls, 3 sets of 3 reps with the last set being a little hard, and feeling my abs as well (which didn't occure when I was faster).
-And I also did the hang to back hang (going through front lever/ reverse hang/back lever....all tucked) this time I did less but I controled it more and I didn't bend the arms.
Now about the first half of Insanity this morning : Max Cardio Conditioning.
I have quite mixed feelings about what I did this morning...
The warm up was not hard but I didn't feel like giving a lot during the warm up. The knee lift (which I usually start without jump for the first round) was really easy.
Then I feel that at the en of the warm up I wasn't totally warmed up and didn't have enough oxygen flowing to my muscle (still felt somehow in an inactive state).
And once more I feel that the stretching is so light.... so didn't give much during the stretching part, resulting in a feeling of being stiff for the kicks exercises.
Then the first exercise I couldn't give my all, I felt the burn and didn't do the maximum ROM I should have done.
After that I somewhat realised that if I didn't do anything, this would be wasting today's training. I still didn't do great but little by little I went in and actually gave it, not my all, but a lot. I was even surprised for the in&out + push up jacks I was able to do full ROM and fast 4 times in a row before being worn out.
I still find the ski hops hook the most ridiculous movement of the entire insanity program.
I still finished the workout sweating like crazy, with my legs burning (oh yes I actually did do the last exercise, squat speed bag something.... not a full squat but still enough for the legs to burn and when it was to hard I actually went down little by little instead of going up).
So mixed feeling as you can see, I feel that I didn't give enough at the beginning, but I'm pretty happy with the progress I've made for some exercises (maybe I did better because I didn't give much at the beginning).
mercredi 14 septembre 2011
Insanity D46
Nothing to say about it, it's Max recovery, I revovered and no I didn't push myself and I'm not motivated to push myself for this, the stretches are not stretching me enough (especially for the arms and legs) and the other things burn but I don't like it... I still did the workout and went through almost everything (arms not completelly).
Didn't do the static gym training yesterday (had something else), that's the reason I tried the new thing on tuesday, and I'll do it tonight too (it's lever related exercise so I guess it will help too).
Tomorrow is Max cardio conditioning + Insane abs. I'll do as usual Max cardio conditioning in the morning and the insane abs as a "warm up" for gym training. I'm watching it right now, I think the back lever / front lever will feel like hell after this...Insane abs is 30 minutes something... The exercises still don't look as hard as the ab ripper X from p90X, but it's longer...
Didn't do the static gym training yesterday (had something else), that's the reason I tried the new thing on tuesday, and I'll do it tonight too (it's lever related exercise so I guess it will help too).
Tomorrow is Max cardio conditioning + Insane abs. I'll do as usual Max cardio conditioning in the morning and the insane abs as a "warm up" for gym training. I'm watching it right now, I think the back lever / front lever will feel like hell after this...Insane abs is 30 minutes something... The exercises still don't look as hard as the ab ripper X from p90X, but it's longer...
mardi 13 septembre 2011
Insanity D45
I want to say I'm pretty disappointed... by myself.
I was on a good progression curve (You can notice from the few last posts I was saying it's getting nice and good, and everything).
And this morning despite feeling fresh (had a good night sleep) and not having any muscle soreness (not that I could feel) I was a lot less able to endure the burn.
I guess I need to keep the motivation and keep pushing.
Was out of breath faster...legs were less powerful. The abs wer quite good (did the power push ups with straight legs as well as the wide leg in and out).
Gymnastic : I tried something new with the ring push ups /rows , I did a hang to front lever to reverse hang to back lever to back lever hold hang and reverse (tucked of course). It's a nice /hard thing to do. I was actually not doing it right every time (I had to bend the arm a few times).
[edit] I understand why it wasn't' that good this morning, I feel new muscle soreness since noon. I think it''s yesterday's training. I was feeling so good that I pushed more and it had this result on today''s training.
[end edit]
I was on a good progression curve (You can notice from the few last posts I was saying it's getting nice and good, and everything).
And this morning despite feeling fresh (had a good night sleep) and not having any muscle soreness (not that I could feel) I was a lot less able to endure the burn.
I guess I need to keep the motivation and keep pushing.
Was out of breath faster...legs were less powerful. The abs wer quite good (did the power push ups with straight legs as well as the wide leg in and out).
Gymnastic : I tried something new with the ring push ups /rows , I did a hang to front lever to reverse hang to back lever to back lever hold hang and reverse (tucked of course). It's a nice /hard thing to do. I was actually not doing it right every time (I had to bend the arm a few times).
[edit] I understand why it wasn't' that good this morning, I feel new muscle soreness since noon. I think it''s yesterday's training. I was feeling so good that I pushed more and it had this result on today''s training.
[end edit]
lundi 12 septembre 2011
Insanity D44
Not much to say except that I'm making progress. It's the third time doing Max Interval circuit I was going through 2 of the 3 series without problems (sometimes did easier variation to preserve the knees, sometime did harder variations, when I say easier / harder the difference is very small but I have to tell it to be honest).
I also did the third circuit quite alright.
One of the main variation I do is for switch kicks / high knee and the similar moves, when I feel some weakness in my knee I don't jump to switch , I keep trying to go fast still (it's both easier and harder, easier because the jumps are more cardio, harder because there is no rebound help.)
An other variation I do is for moves that are one sided, I alternate sides to try working symetrically.
Sometime I also do the moves in two steps when I feel like the one step version doesn't allow as much power (that's usually for combined jumps/hooks moves as hooks have power if pushing the ground while twisting).
Well I'm still slower for moves that combine push ups and other things but I always do the full ROM of the push ups when on the video I see the guys trying to go fast but not always going all the way down.
I also did the third circuit quite alright.
One of the main variation I do is for switch kicks / high knee and the similar moves, when I feel some weakness in my knee I don't jump to switch , I keep trying to go fast still (it's both easier and harder, easier because the jumps are more cardio, harder because there is no rebound help.)
An other variation I do is for moves that are one sided, I alternate sides to try working symetrically.
Sometime I also do the moves in two steps when I feel like the one step version doesn't allow as much power (that's usually for combined jumps/hooks moves as hooks have power if pushing the ground while twisting).
Well I'm still slower for moves that combine push ups and other things but I always do the full ROM of the push ups when on the video I see the guys trying to go fast but not always going all the way down.
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