Insanity: Max 30 Journey Day 52 - Max Out Sweat

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 52: Max Out Sweat

My last go with Max Out Sweat was a bit shaky at the get-go, but I was able to right the ship and improve from my previous best.

If you take a look at the upward trend in Month 2, there's a drastic improvement from when I embarked on the Max Out Sweat routine on Day 31, with a Max Out Time of 7:52; a week later, I added nearly seven minutes before maxing out; and last week, I was up to 18 minutes, 27 seconds before crashing.

Heading into the final go with Max Out Sweat, I was struggling to get up at 5:30 a.m. and do the workout. I wasn't there physically, but my mind was telling me all the things I need to do after work, and ultimately I got up. So, the warmup was the ultimate struggle. And the first power move (plank ups immediately following the four and a half minute warmup), I truly thought I was going to max out.

I was still not quite there yet as I went through the first sequence of cardio moves. It wasn't until the second power move at the 10:30 mark where I felt ready to go. The previous 10-plus minutes were me sleep-working out at top speed. I wasn't doing the modifier moves; just everything in my body was sore and burning and I didn't want to keep moving -- but I did.

Once I got past the hurtle, I was refocused on beating the 18:27 from a week ago to keep my short-term, last-week goals in tact. I was fortunate to get my energy for the second sequence of moves which, after the power move, brought me to 17:30, plus the 30 second water break. I only needed to get through the first move to best my time.

I was able to get though the three cardio moves once and then on the second round of the moves, I crashed at 19:47. I stayed strong for the final 10-plus minutes before maxing out at the 30-minute mark.

The last 10 minutes were brutal after taking myself to the limit and not having anything left in the tank. That 10 minutes was a bonus for me. But after the morning workout, I'm lined up to have a great, productive day! Only two more days left in my Insanity: Max 30 program.  Next up: Max Out Strength

Recap

Workout:               Max Out Sweat

Max Out Time:     19:47
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