Insanity: Max 30 Journey Day 13 - Pulse

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 13: Pulse

Sure two weeks in I'm a little stronger. If you're going for the ride with me, I'm sure you are stronger too. But still, with the additional strength, Pulse remains a challenging recovery workout. The combo platter of Friday Fight followed by this workout makes it a pretty good burn.

Shaun T warned us at the start of the workout that it's a recovery workout, but he is Shaun T and he is going to make it challenging. I was sweating in this recovery workout by the eighth minute. I'd say that sufficiently works.


The burn for me -- and tell me if it's the same for you -- really kicks in when we have to start pulsing in plank position. But my challenge today wasn't the pulse. It was my cravings. I have been eating by a 100 percent clean; 0 percent junk ratio. Today, I began to crave junk. I had to fight myself to avoid what I would later regret.

I'm glad to report that I was able to fight the urges and ate a bunch of veggies and fish. Pat on the back to myself for beating that. Pat on the back to you all for fighting it, too. I know we are all battling it on a daily basis. We are all trying to make a healthy lifestyle change. It's all about one day at a time. Let's keep doing it one day at a time together. Next up: Rest!

Recap

Workout:                Pulse

Max Out Time:       20:00 (end of workout)

Weep Time:           N/A

Weekly Weigh-in:   Stay tuned for Day 15 of the journey

Monthly Photo:       Stay tuned for Day 30 of the journey