One man’s voice Thoughts, rants and commentary from a husband, father of five and professional web geek

Insanity, the workout

Oh. My. God. What have I done?

I have been toying with the notion of buying the Insanity Workout from Beachbody and trying it out for some time now. My wife has actually accepted the idea and said she would get on board with me when I chose to do it.

Well, last week I chose to do it. I found a smoking deal on it on eBay, bought and received it this past week. I looked through the material and I have got to say, this scares the hell out of me.

The warnings are all over the place. I'm not sure if this is hyper-vigilance on the part of the Beachbody legal staff or if it is legit, but after a few lines of the material it becomes blatantly clear that the Insanity developers see this as an extreme workout that could possibly kill you if you are not in enough shape to actually perform the exercises. I think I fall very comfortably into that class.

Still, the very nature of the workout is attractive to me. I love cardio based, high intensity workouts that leave you exhausted, sweating and begging for more. I like to push myself physically beyond the limits I've set for myself. I like that I can do everything in the program without the need for anything other than a floor.

Of course, after I start the program I'll probably be whining like a little girl, but that is for a different post.

On a side note, sort of, I had a look at the day 1 exercise last night. The "Fit Test", the baseline you use to measure your progress throughout the program, is freaking insane (no pun intended). Hell, the warm up before the fit test looks hard. I was feeling tired, scared and overwhelmed before I even saw what was in store for me on the first day. That has to be a good sign, right?

Getting back on target... over the next 60 days I will be tracking my exercise routine and progress with this program. I am hoping that I can stay on target with the exercises and eating program as they are outlined. And I hoping I will see some awesome results not only in my body but in how in shape I am from the inside.

We'll see. I plan on taking you all with me.