My goals are to improve my cardio performance, strengthen my legs, strengthen my core, maintain or improve my upper body strength, and lose a little weight (5-7 lbs). Accordingly, I have reviewed the Round 5 schedule and made adjustments. I'm still using the P90X 13-week schedule as a framework. Cardio will be Days 2 and 6 (Insanity workouts); Resistance on Days 1, 3 and 5; Yoga on Day 4; Rest on Day 7. The Day 3 and 5 workouts will provide additional focus on the core, so, with some exceptions on Day 3, I won't be doing additional ab workouts. Each week has abs 3 times per week. I was careful on Day 2 not to do Insanity resistance training, to allow one day's rest between resistance days. There is some doubling up of resistance between Day 5 and Day 6, but there's a rest day on Day 7. Following is the schedule (click to enlarge):
I'm a little nervous about the schedule for several reasons: I've never done Insanity before, and I don't know how I'm going to react to it; and I'm still suffering from a post-cold cough. It's my hope that the cough will have sufficiently dissipated for Day 2's workout. As for never having done Insanity before, I understand that it's likely the toughest workout I've ever done. I'll adopt the P90X mantra: Do you best and forget the rest. I'll just do what I can. Improvements will come over time. Besides, I'm not proposing to do the standard Insanity 60-day workout. I'm merely inserting some of the Insanity Month 1 workouts into a thirteen week regimen, and will only do those workouts twice a week. If anything, I'm easing into things.
This approach may take a couple of rounds. As always, I'll monitor my progress and make adjustments on the fly. It's about staying committed and having fun.
Let the ride begin.
