MAXED????

What do you do when you have already worked out and the Insanity Max:30 box shows up????

You drink some E&E (only my second time drinking it) and push play- OF COURSE!

I was nervous. I have done Insanity one time just last week to prove to myself I could make it through (I did :)) and I consider myself in decent shape with good cardio endurance, and still I was nervous.

I turned on the DVD and the intro almost made me burst into tears! Shaun T is talking to the people in the video and he says: I want you to inspire one person!

That is my goal- to inspire one person to try something they normally wouldn't. To push themselves one step out of their comfort zone and see what they are truly capable of. Had I continued to be "just a runner" I would be missing out on SO MUCH!! Not that just running is a bad thing because it isn't but I had gotten complacent and even though I LOVE running, I needed something MORE! I needed to be able to see results and challenge myself. I want to be proud of myself every time I look in the mirror and I want by hubs and kids to be proud of me too!

So...I pushed play and it was INTENSE but in a good way. The warm up was quicker than T25 and definitely got me WARM. Apparently the workouts are set  up like the traditional Insanity workouts where there are 3-4 exercises repeated 3 times with increased intensity and speed each time. The first set of exercises came up and I though ok...this isn't that bad, I am doing pretty good and feeling good, let me just say though that this is a cardio challenge dvd and I am strong in cardio. As we approached the 10 minute mark, I couldn't believe that I was still doing as well as I was! I hadn't maxed out yet and I was feeling rather proud of myself.

And then...I maxed out at 12:43!

Now, when I say that was my max out time, that was the time where my intensity dropped and I needed to take a moment and catch my breath. It does not mean that I stopped and turned off the computer...that isn't what this program is about at all. It means that I gave it my all and I had to take a second, recover, and jump back in. I knew that this was going to happen going into the program, so when I did, I didn't have the normal feelings that I would have heaped on myself.

Feelings like failure and disappointment. Instead of feeling those things, I felt proud that I had made it as long as I did and with 59 more days to go, I know that my time will improve and I WILL get to the 30 minute max out time by the end of the 60 days.

It's going to be a wild ride and I can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store for me.

Have you wanted to try something you have never done before? I would love for you to join me on this Insane journey :)