Insanity: Max 30 Journey Day 43 - Max Out Cardio

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 43: Max Out Cardio

The weekend was spectacular. One day in Salem; another in Cambridge. You really can't ask for more in a weekend. Well, I got more in the great weather. It was a perfect reboot to my body that has been working rigorously to get through this journey.

Today, after deciding to sleep in (all the way to 6:30 a.m.) and go to work prior to banging out my workout, I was mentally ready to crush Max Out Cardio like never before. A week ago, in Day 36, I improved to the point where I got over the 10-minute hump -- by a lot. This week, I was determined to get past the halfway point.

I got there, and then some. My Max Out Time for the day was 18 minutes, 30 seconds. I put last week's time in the dust. Today, I had a couple workout buddies walking around me -- my big ol' husky and his little cousin, the terrier-chihuahua mix.

It was only once where the little dog decided to jump on my shoulders, while I was doing some plank jacks, no less. Nevertheless, I fought through and eventually my additional resistance went to lay down.

With the week that passed, I opted to stay away from the scale. While I worked out hard and was strict to my eating regimen for the week -- less a meal each day -- I didn't want to have the possibility of discouragement since my weight tends to fluctuate quite a bit whenever I'm not strict to myself. It's almost like the guilt adds a few pounds to my frame.

Instead, now that we are house guest free, I'm going to refocus and get back on the scale next weekend. It's the least I can do in my journey. Regardless, with two weeks to go, my journey is going to continue long past the 60 days of Max 30. I'm in this for the long haul. But being in the early stages, I don't need any room for doubt to trickle into my brain.

I plastered through today's Max Out Cardio -- without a Weep Time -- and I intend to duplicate the feat tomorrow, as I continue to take things one day at a time. Next up: Max Out Power.

Recap

Workout:               Max Out Cardio

Max Out Time:     18:30 (A whopping 7:16 improvement from Day 36)
Weep Time:           30:00 (Can't get any better than that)

Weekly Weigh-in:   N/A (After a week off, I opted away from discouragement; clothes fit good still)

Monthly Photo:       Stay tuned for Day 60 of the journey