Insanity: Max 30 Journey Day 6 - 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 6: Pulse

Not your typical recovery day by any means. A day after I "ended the week" with Friday Fight, Shaun T provided me with a sweaty, not-so-easy day off recovery workout. If you were to compare this to other non-Shaun T workouts, this could fit in with some of the more challenging exercises.

But, you have to continue to burn if you want to make anything from an exercise program (let's not forget that you need to follow a clean-eating nutrition plan to get real results). But to make it even more challenging, I brought in my daughter for some of my lunge pulses. Sure, it brought a smile to her face, but I certainly wasn't smiling with the additional burn in my quads and calves.

One thing I can take as a positive as I transition my brain to week two after finishing off Pulse and the first week of my Max 30 Journey is that I didn't have any Weep Time to record in the final workout - er, recovery workout - and my Max Out Time was when the workout ended. (Trust me though, there were moments when I was in the plank sequence doing side to side walking plank with shoulder taps and plank punches that I wanted to take it down to my knees, but I pushed through.)

I'm feeling stronger by the day with Max 30 (my legs definitely) but I'm looking forward to a much needed day of rest -- at least from jumping around. Next up: Rest day!

Recap

Workout:                Pulse

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

Weep Time:           N/A

Weekly Weigh-in:   Stay tuned for Day 8 of the journey

Monthly Photo:       Stay tuned for Day 30 of the journey