4-11-17 HY: Insanity MAX 30 - Friday Fight Round TWO + 360 Abs + Splits + TCF.

4-11-17 HY: Insanity MAX 30 - Friday Fight Round TWO + 360 Abs + Splits + TCF.

This is it!  My final routine of the 60 Day program of Insanity MAX 30.  Friday Fight Round TWO!!!  My desire to crush this routine was very strong, but at the same time, coming off two very disappointing performances in MAX OUT SWEAT and MAX OUT STRENGTH in which I lost time over my previous run was playing on my mind.  But I decided to just put that aside and play a little psychological trick on myself.  What I did was play the Modifier Track and I told myself that if things got too tough, I could just start to modify.   Shaun T said that in this routine he would get us to MAX OUT faster than any other routine.  That was true, but not for MAX OUT, rather, it was for my second wind.  After the warm up which was a good one, IRON LEGS was the first move.  I started to feel it right then but I made it through.  Then, Floor Hops.  I almost lost it there, but just the thought of tapping out at six minutes pushed me on.  Luckily I got through it and the moves from there were a little better.  Then, Hit The Floor Tuck Jumps came around and I almost lost it there again.  It was around the last few moves of the first circuit that I felt that second wind kick in and I got the burst of energy I needed to make it to the first break.  The moves in the second circuit are more full body with a lot of burpee moves and the like so I was handling them pretty well.  Then the move that killed me rolled around.  Genie Tuck Jumps!  I had just finished a tough move, but this one, I tried one rep, but couldn't even get my legs up or my feet off the ground.  Then I just crumpled to my knees.  It was over.  However, I felt great because I got passed my last max out time of 20:51.  My MAX OUT Time today was 21:51.  I beat my last time by a whole minute!!!  But I was totally spent.  I needed an extra 15-20 seconds between moves to recover.  But I was able to power through the strength moves and the core moves to finish strong.  I'm glad I was successful on reaching my goal and surpassing it.

I needed a few minutes to walk off the tiredness before starting in on Abs.  I've done 360 Abs only once before, but it quickly became my favorite ab routine of the program.  My MAX OUT Time was 3:10.  It still is tough, but the burn comes quickly and stays a long time.  The idea of hitting the whole core really resonates with me.  This is the first routine that really works the back part of the core with more than just a move or two.  It got me good!

I went back to my regular Splits routine today but did it in more of a dynamic way.  I used to hold each pose for a minute, but today, I held the move for about five seconds at the lowest point and then shifted.  And I did that about 4-5 times more than before.  I felt like that style is pushing me lower faster now.  For my Flow, because I've had some seriously painful episodes in the middle of my Flow, I used my strap knee brace and it worked perfectly. No knee pain at all during and Flow.

In the end, I torched a solid 1100kcals.  I am so happy to have finished MAX 30.  Especially since my schedule is going to be getting weird with a tennis day and a Pickle-Ball day in one week.  At home, I'll do mainly weights, and I get to bring back my mid-week recovery routine.  First one will be tomorrow.  Getting back to Yoga.  I wonder why Shaun T doesn't push a yoga type routine more.  Chalene and Tony do, and it is great.  But one thing I want to do is to keep my endurance up and the strength in my calves and arches, so, I'll do at least one Insanity-based workout or T25 routine each week.  Back to the HYBRID!