I started Insanity this week. Rather, I've joined someone else who is already doing it. In fact they enjoyed it so much the first go-round, they're doing it again. I got invited to join. So on Monday, I show up at 5:45 with my US grappling T-shirt on.. Yeah, I'm ready to go. We're in a racquet ball room because there's really no other good space to do this work out in and the room is echo-y...and my shoes squeak if I drag my toes. No big deal - it's a workout...I'm excited to be doing anything at all. So the video starts and SOMEWHERE along the line, I missed the part where it said "Warm-up". So I'm pushing myself. I get like that sometimes.. if someone else is working out with me, it's like the competition switch gets flipped on. so I'm doing the knee raises, the side lunges, the jumps like there's no tomorrow. And I'm feeling good...getting tired, but good. After about three rounds of 5-6 exercises, the routine stops and we do some stretching. I've broken a sweat and my heart is racing. But I can't help but think in the back of my mind: "That was it??". We finish the stretching and I see Glen running to get a drink of water...and the video hasn't stopped. The realization sets in. That was ONLY the warm up. OOPS. At this moment two things happened: My heart sank and my thighs said "oh crap". And "oh crap" was right. I have never had such an intense cardio workout. Though I can honestly say that Jiu Jitsu prepared me well for this workout... Needless to say I still pushed it through the next agonizing 30 minutes. But I finished it...and I felt like a champ. And the after workout shower has never felt so good. Bring it on Insanity!
