I finished Insanity. Didn’t bother with the final fit test. I had a big day scheduled for Sunday and didn’t really feel the need to record the final results. If you looked at the results of my last fit test, you can see that I had tremendous improvement from the start of the program, so I’m satisfied knowing that.
Now what?
Well … hmmmm … I ordered The Asylum.
I had not thought I would order it, but that’s because I didn’t understand what it is.
I had originally thought, “Insanity is hard enough. I can’t even do those moves all the way through. Why step it up with The Asylum?” Well, The Asylum focuses on preparing for sports — rather than just generic aerobic fitness, it adds some resistance training with weights, it only lasts 30 days, and, heck, it just looks interesting.
So I ordered it.
First, though, I will take this week off. Well, I mean, I’ll make it a yoga-only week. After the intense training and body pounding of the 9-week Insanity program, my body really needs a good rest.
I will follow that with two to four weeks of some kind of hybrid of P90X, One-On-One, and Insanity. I am not sure what that will look like yet, outside the fact that 30/15 will be part of it — I need to get those lats working again, and I can’t wait to resume doing pushups with my power stands.
Then I will enter … The Asylum.
I have been thinking about how I feel having completed Insanity. At first, I really felt a sense of accomplishment. I am sure that the vast majority of people do not make it through this program, so I do have an emotional boost, just having completed it.
But I’m over that. Can’t rest on that.
This whole quest for fitness I’ve been on keeps me wanting more, wanting to keep moving, pushing my body further.
And, dammit, I still have some fat to lose. Shaun T — the trainer who leads Insanity — really knows abs, and my abs are in great shape. Still wishing I could see them better.
I believe The Asylum also includes a new diet plan, so I will probably try that out for the 30-day span of the program. Maybe that will be the boost my body needs to lose these last few pounds of fat!