Wednesday, March 9, 2011

INSANITY DAY #3- CARDIO POWER & RESISTANCE

I definitely didn't feel like getting out of bed this morning to go workout, but I am lucky enough to have my husband working out with me.  So, he convinced me to get going and we did it. :)  Cardio power & resistance started out like plyo cardio with a nice hardcore warm-up of 3 rounds of 3 min. & 30 sec.  So, the 9 minutes I talked about yesterday is wrong. Then, you get a 6 minute stretch break, which I love, but at this point I have tons of sweat dripping down my face. :)  Now, you are ready to workout!

Here are the first set of exercises.  You do 3 rounds with a 30 second water break after each round & then you do a couple of bonus moves at the end.

*Power Jumps- with your knees wide, you lower into a squat, then jump straight up. Bring your knees in high in the center, and touch your hands.

*Belt Kicks- You squat then you kick with one leg and then squat again and kick with the other leg.

*Hit the Floor- You do side to side lunges swinging your arms up and then down and touching the floor on each side.

*V Push Ups- You’re in a push up position, but you bring your feet in closer to your arms, forming a “V” with your butt in the air. Lower your head towards the floor and push up.
   
Next you do these exercises for 3 rounds, with a 30 second water break after each round, plus another bonus move at the end.
 
*Hurdle Jumps- You run in place, and then jump to side. Then run in place again & jump to the other side.

*Globe Jumps- You have a wide stance, and you jump right, back, left, and then front & then repeat.

*Moving Push Ups- You move to the side & then push up and then move to the other side & push up again.

*Floor Sprints- You get into plank or push up position & move your feet in a sprint (similar to mountain climber but you don't pull your legs in as far).

Then you do your cool down for about 4 minutes.  The whole workout takes about 39 minutes.

I liked this workout better than the plyometric cardio circuit.  I was sweating really good & got another fantastic workout from it.  There was a nice change in moves with more breaks, so maybe that made it a little better for me. :)  I did struggle with the push-ups, but I'm hoping Insanity will help me to improve that.  Tomorrow's workout is Cardio Recovery, which I'm looking forward to the stretching, but I have heard it really isn't much of a recovery at all.  I'll let you know! :)






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