Insanity Max 30: Week 1 Review, and Weekly Plan

I have completed the first week of Insanity Max 30 (with the exception of Pulse, which I am doing on Tuesday...tomorrow is rest day.)  The program consists of two options- basic, or Ab Burner (which adds a 10 minute ab workout on 3 days a week) and schedules in Pulse, rather than two rest days.  This program is serious business.  I have sweat more this week than I did running a marathon!  The objective is to go as long as you can before you "max out"/ need a break.  I was not impressed with my initial times, but it gives a lot of room for improvement!  It is intense cardio, and does strength training with your own body weight.  I kind of dread it when I go to the basement to get started, but 30 minutes goes by so quickly and I already notice results only 5 days in.  I can't wait to see what the result is at the end!  The meal plan is based on the 21 Day Fix meal plan, with portion containers and super easy color coded options to make it brainless.  I was ready for a challenge, and this program is delivering. It is challenging my body, but more so my mental ability to push through when I think I "need" a break.  I've realized I find a lot of excuses for breaks, but I am going to change that!  I will share weight, measurement, and photo results at the end of month 1.  Verdict so far?  Hard core, but is definitely breaking me out of the rut!




If you happen to be one of my readers on a regular basis, you may be asking about the results of my 3 Day Refresh, which I scheduled for Mon- Wed last week.  Well, that didn't go so well, so the result was about 1 pound lost (better than 1 pound gained though!)  Monday was fine, and then Tuesday I was gone for 14 hours for my adjunct university position (by my own choice of trying to get a lot done in one day.)  I didn't really have anywhere to heat up food and got pretty sick of raw veggies by about 2 pm, so I caved and ended up getting a Chick Fil A sandwhich before my classes started.  As  a "consequence" for myself, I decided to start Insanity Max one day early, because I wasn't doing the Refresh, there were no excuses not to get started... I decided to learn from my poor planning, and move on without dwelling on it.  The takeaway?  Don't do the 3 Day Refresh unless you will be near some sort of kitchen. Even if you are at work, you can do some of the coconut stir fry veggies the night before and reheat, but I don't recommend this if you are going to be traveling.

This week's goals are all about microresolutions.  (I am reading a book about making mini resolutions to reach your goals, rather than taking on a giant goal, such as "I will eat healthier."  Instead, I will make mini goals, such as "I will eat 3 servings of veggies each day.")  My microresolutions this week?  I will drink 4 water bottles each day, and I will prep more veggies ahead of time so that I can get more servings in per day.

It says meal plan for 10/11- I just forgot to update this week's date.  If I have time, I will upload again, but otherwise, this is good enough for now! You get the idea :)

I am looking for someone to join my on my Insanity Max 30 journey, so if you are interested, let's do a challenge together!  I will run the challenge, but I'd love someone to share this crazy workout plan with and it's difficult to find challengers who are up for this one!  All I can say is that you will be in the best shape before the holidays, so you don't have to worry about New Years resolutions this year!