Insanity: Max 30 Journey Day 51 - Max Out Power

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 51: Max Out Power

It was too hot out yesterday to even think about working out in the late afternoon again. With the temperature likely to hit the high 70s or low 80s again today, I made sure to get my workout in first thing in the morning.

Ain't it funny how a little cooler temperature gives you boundless energy? That was the case for me this morning when I battled Shaun T in Max Out Power.

At this point, I can complete that whole first sequence of squat jumps with relative ease. I am not bragging, it's just something apparently my body has figured out and it almost serves as an extension of the warmup. That takes me to 10 minutes and the first break, and then we get into the pushups, which is where I have continually hit my downfall.

Not today!

I looked at my previous two go-rounds with Max Out Power. On Day 37, I managed to max out at 13:25; a week later, on Day 44, I lost ground (the only time I have done so), and maxed out at 13:10. Today, my short-term goal was to get through the pushup sequence and see where that left me.

Practicing my pace, I was able to plow through that 14th minute move. After that pushup move, the final three were all with knees on the ground, which helped as the only thing burning was my shoulders and I fought through that.

I made it through the entire pushup sequence and got to the break and almost felt like I cheated, even though I got through each move fair and square. The next sequence were core moves with some pushups, which were a lot easier than the pushup moves a few minutes ago. I got through those quite simply.

It wasn't until the final sequence when I had to do a number of burpee moves that I was in danger. I couldn't make it the full 30 minutes. In my head, I had thoughts I would complete the whole workout without maxing out. Maybe that's what stopped me; it was weighing on my mind.

I hit my Max Out Time at 25:15, more than 12 minutes better than my previous time. I didn't have a Weep Time as I was in full-on focus mode. Another workout success as I aim to sprint to the finish line of the Max 30 program in my beginning phase of the journey. Next up: Max Out Sweat

Recap

Workout:               Max Out Power

Max Out Time:     25:15
Weep Time:           30:00 (Can't get any better than that)

Weekly Weigh-in:   Stay tuned for Day 60 of the journey

Monthly Photo:       Stay tuned for Day 60 of the journey