Insanity: Max 30 Journey Day 25 - Tabata Strength

During the course of two months, I'd like to take you into my journey as I strive to retain a healthy lifestyle through a healthy balanced nutrition program and Beachbody trainer extraordinaire -- and Men's Health cover man -- Shaun T's brand new workout regimen Insanity Max 30.

Day 25: Tabata Strength

My journey has not been easy. Haven't expected it to be by any stretch of the imagination. But the past week and a half has been exponentially difficult as I've been lacking energy. Whether it be late nights, not eating enough, eating the wrong things, or anything in between, something has been holding me down to a degree.

So the push to workout has been another hurdle to overcome. The one thing I tell myself (and sometimes I literally look in the mirror and tell myself this) is that I just have to keep going, no matter how good or bad I do. As long as I do it, and stick to the plan as closely as possible, I'll get where I want to be.

Needless to say, I wasn't able to wake up this morning to get in my weekly rematch of Tabata Strength. Although after my time dipped nearly two and a half minutes from last Thursday's workout, I should have been champing at the bit to have another go with Shaun T and the gang.

I wasn't. I reserved my fight for the evening. Lucky for me, I had my little motivator as I kicked it from 0 to 100 in a split second. After the warmup and several variations of diamond jumps, I got into the triceps/pushups section of the workout.

Exhausted as I was, I was continuing to find some energy by digging deeper. Although holding my pose before going to the floor while someone does this ...

... isn't the easiest thing to do. But then again, pushing up and having to hold plank while someone navigates underneath you like this ...

... isn't exactly easy either. And, I'm sure you can see, there's a slight smirk on the little girl's face as she tortures her Papa while he does some diamond pushups. Fun for all.

Another early-workout challenge led to another great Max Out Time, however, which is always a plus. After recording 17:15 on Tuesday, compared to the 19:40 from last Thursday, I'm glad to report my Max Out Time went all the way up to 21:40.

After maxing out, the rest of the workout typically is a struggle. Only two minutes more went by before I hit my Weep Time. But, glass-half-full view, I finished up strong and another workout is behind me. Only one more workout before wrapping up Month 1. Next up: Friday Fight: Round 1.

Recap

Workout:               Tabata Strength (weekly rematch)

Max Out Time:     21:40
Weep Time:           23:40

Weekly Weigh-in:   Stay tuned for Day 29 of the journey

Monthly Photo:       Stay tuned for Day 30 of the journey