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Tag Archives: insanity
Wk37 – Insanity Day 25
Wednesday morning and I met Gill at Bella. We haven’t met for a few weeks as I’ve been on holiday and she ‘overdid’ it on a work night out which knocked her out for A WEEK! :-O This week is … Continue reading
Posted in Insanity Workout
Tagged core cardio and balance, day 25, insanity, recovery
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Wk32 – Spin then Insanity Day 17 Cardio Power & Resistance
Wednesday night and I went to Bella as usual straight from work. I changed into my gym gear and my new Saucony Paramounts…. and went to up to the gym to go on one of the bikes. They were all … Continue reading
Posted in Insanity Workout, Spinfit
Tagged 45, bellahouston, bike, cardio, climb, insanity, minutes, music, power, resistance, spin, strength
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Wk32 – Spinfit and Insanity Day 16 Cardio Recovery
You might have noticed I’ve been a little quiet about any training in the last few days… usually I start Mondays with an early morning run, but after my disturbed sleep on Sunday night after my 5 hours gardening and … Continue reading
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Tagged cardio, catherine, helen, insanity, recovery, spinfit
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WK31 – 5M treadmill hills then Insanity Day 14
Wednesday night and it was pouring so I decided to run on the treadmill. I like running in the rain, but I knew I had to do an Insanity workout after my run, so I didn’t want to do it … Continue reading
Posted in Insanity Workout, Run
Tagged 94%, cardio, circuit, hard, Hills, insanity, plyometric, run, sweat, treadmill, workout
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Wk31 – 20 mins Bike then Insanity Fit Test 2
Monday night and I stayed a little later than normal at work, so my planned warm up cardio bike workout was shortened from 30-45 minutes to 20 minutes. No worries though as I’d run for almost an hour in the … Continue reading
Posted in Bike, Insanity Workout
Tagged 2, bike, fit, fit test, improvement, insanity, test
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Wk30 – 5.55k of 3 x 5 hills then Insanity Day 11
Wednesday night and it was hill reps followed by Insanity Day 11: Cardio Power and Resistance. After the pressure I had put on myself to run a fast 10k on Wednesday, I thought hill reps would be a great idea to … Continue reading
Posted in Hills, Insanity Workout, Intervals, Run
Tagged 5 hills, 5.55km, bellahouston, cardio, Hills, insanity, power, resistance
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Wk29 – 21 min cycle then Insanity Day 8: Pure Cardio
Wednesday night and I went to the gym after work. It was a scorching 31’C when I got into the car which had been parked up all day. Luckily by the time I drove to Bella it was at a … Continue reading
Posted in Bike, Bike Workout, Insanity Workout
Tagged bellahouston, bike, day 9, insanity, pure cardio
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Wk29 – Insanity Day 7: Cardio Power & Resistance (plus stretching)
After the 8.5 hour hill climb on Sunday I was tired. Most of me felt ok, but my quads were sore and I was just plain tired from all that walking on Sunday. I’d thought about taking Monday as a … Continue reading
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Tagged cardio power and resistance, day 7, hard work, insanity, sweat, workout
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Insanity Cardio Power and Resistance
Another decent DVD workout from the Insanity team entitled Insanity Cardio Power and Resistance; build lean muscle and upper-body definition with strength-training and power moves. Although I don’t think it was nearly as hard as the Plyometric Cardio Circuit I … Continue reading
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Tagged cardio, dvd, insanity, power, resistance, review, sean t, workout
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Wk28 – Saturday: Spin, Insanity Day 6, Run
I’m writing this a bit back to front as I wanted to get Sunday’s hill walk up and hadn’t got around to getting what I did on Saturday up so here goes: Up early on Saturday, I was at Bellahouston … Continue reading
Posted in Bike Workout, Insanity Workout, Run
Tagged bella, bellahouston, bike, day 6, insanity, run, spin
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