The Elektron

Insanity: Day 1

Insanity is billed as an intensive 60 day home workout program that will make the fat sad guy on the left look like the happy ripped guy on the right.  They claim that the program is not for the weak-minded or lazy.  I am both these things, so I don't see this blog series lasting very long.

On the plus side, I have a very motivated wife who likes to see me in pain will make sure I don't fall off track.  I am not trying to lose weight or get fit, but if I do, it's a bonus.  I really just want to see what happens when a sedentary cube monkey tries what is said to be one of the most ridiculous cardio workouts on the market.

The alarm went off this morning at 6 am.  A couple minutes and an expletive later I was getting dressed and heading to the basement.

The first day's workout wasn't horrible, it was 23 minutes, and ran the gamut of basic cardio moves.  They do expect you to get as many reps as you can with some unfamiliar (to me) moves.  So I probably looked as awkward as I felt.  I would suspect that an outside observer to my morning workout would be hard pressed to believe that I was imitating the people on the screen.

I can't lie, I was winded in the first minute, and struggled to make it to the end of any of the short sections without slowing down or taking a break.  But my heart raced, my body sweated, and my stomach felt sick.  These must be good things, right?  ugh.  But I made it through and spent the next twenty minutes lying on the floor.  Not bad, I guess.  Oh, and this was the fitness TEST, the real work starts tomorrow...  <expletive deleted>.