So the fit test for insanity yesterday was quite interesting. It was ridiculously hard, of course, but I think I posted some good numbers. You can see my results on my thread, "Jillian's Journey to Sheer Insanity!" on the Insanity threads. (If you're not a TBB member, you can sign up by clicking one of the buttons on the right side of this blog.) I ended up feeling like i was going to throw up by the end of it because i drank too much water throughout the whole thing...remember, for your own sake, do NOT drink a lot of water during the fit test!! It's shorter than the other ones so there's not as much time to process the water, making you feel sick.

I'm really excited for the plyo circuit today, but I'm so, so, SO anxious to get to the other ones! I got the plyo circuit sample with my One on One in May, so I've been doing it for a few months now. I'm going to do it in between getting home from babysitting and my team's conference call tonight at midnight. I think tomorrow's is pure cardio. That one is going to be pure hell. I can't wait!

I'm babysitting right now so I'm gonna go. James and Elizabeth said hi :) Adios!

<3 Jillian

005. Fast FOY

So i did fountain of youth for the first time tonight, thanks to the whole 2-day fast thing. It actually wasn't that bad, though i don't recommend doing it using a TV that's mounted on a wall. I feel like that routine'll really help my flexibility, which is really good because i basically have zero flexibility, lol.

As far as the fast goes, i'm doing fairly well! I added half a scoop of protein powder to my afternoon one and i used shakeology for my dinner one, but i'm not hungry at all. My mouth misses chewing things, as weird as that sounds. I really just want cucumbers and bananas, lol. (Where do i come from with these things?!)

I'm really excited for insanity. The fit test is scaring me (why, i have no idea, but it is) and i'm nervous for it. Probably because it involves writing stuff down. Eek. I hate writing down reps; it always makes me feel so inadequate.

H'okay, i'm gonna go. I might update about my bodybugg soon because i love it so much, lol. Tomorrow's sunday funday, yay! Jet's leading some HIIT and then i'm meeting kelly and jimmy at eisenhower for some family fitness fair fun :)

Ttfn!
<3 Jillian

004. Sheer Insanity

Today, I got my copy of INSANITY in the mail.

Today, I ran out to the UPS man and he knew exactly what was in the box. (Relatively speaking.)

Today, I watched every single one of those workouts from start to finish.



...I can't wait until I start on Monday!!!

003. No Sunday Funday :(

So today was going to be my 6th day in a row of working out, which would normally be fine, but then I realized tomorrow's Sunday, and I was supposed to go into the city to work out with a bunch of other coaches. Weatherbug said the weather would be fine, so John and I spent the night harrassing Kelly and Jimmy, but Weather.com said it's going to rain all morning. Ergo, Sunday Funday is cancelled.

I did not work out today because I thought I would be out a rest day if I did, which is not good.

Dilemma: to lift (arms), or to do some light cardio?

I asked one of my friends, and his exact words were, "don't lift because you won't get buff, cardio's the way to go." Now, I'm slowly working on breaking this fitness paradigm. I'm not lifting in hopes of getting "buff," I just want to have some nice muscle tone with very little excess fat. Lifting's the way to go if you want to burn fat. Cardio trims off about 300 calories in a half hour--not very efficient if you ask me, so it would just be for fun if I were to do it now.

My way of thinking is, "do I feel like legitimately sweating, or do I feel like getting through a tough workout with minimal sweat-age, if possible?" Don't get me wrong, I know there's sweat involved with lifting, but not nearly as much as with cardio.

I honestly don't feel like sweating right now, so I think I'm going to lift.



...now imagine if EVERYONE thought like this, instead of "will I work out, or will I watch a movie?" If you make exercise a part of your daily routine, it'll feel like (and be!) more of a choice among options than an obligation :)

Thank you, Sunday Funday!

002. Ugh.

Okay, so I've been insanely sick the last few days. No, I don't mean to use "insanely" as a pun--I'm sorry for that, promise. But in any case, I feel like...ick. Feels like the flu crossed with mono. For the last 3 days. Ew.

But anyway, I finally got my Insanity preview in the mail on Tuesday! (...Now do you see the "insanely" pun I was referring to before? Heh heh.) I tried it out that night and I loved every second of it, even though I was DYING by the last set of "3x4"s. [Each set is 4 moves, and each set is repeated 3 times...hence 3 sets of 4 moves = 3x4s.] That set was ridiculous, but seriously, the whole workout is amazing. I can't even describe how excited I am for the rest of the series.

I also got my Recovery 4 Results One-on-One disc on Tuesday. I was going to do this one on Wednesday (to recover from Insanity the night before!) but then I started to get legitimately sick--spiked a fever, body aches, the whole 9 yards--and decided it wasn't the best idea. HOWEVER, I can't wait to do this one tomorrow. I feel like I'm turning to mush just laying in bed all day! (I haven't had much of an option but to lay in bed all day--every time I'm standing/walking around for more than 2 minutes, I start to feel like I'm going to collapse. ...Yeah, I know, it sucks big time.)

It was really weird. Yesterday, all I wanted was green beans. That's not the weird part--ever since I was little, I've always loved raw vegetables. The weird part was that this morning, for sh!ts and giggles, I got on the scale (even though I knew that the number wouldn't last long) and somehow I had "lost" 3 lbs. I really don't know how! Yesterday I ate an ENTIRE bag of green beans, a container of yogurt, drank a ton of water, had a few mushrooms...it wasn't like I didn't eat! I think it's physically impossible to "lose" that much in a span of 24 hours, and therefore I think I need a new scale =] hehe.



*sigh*

I really can't wait to get back to my workout routine tomorrow.

I'm doing it, come hell or high water.

001. First post!

Hey everyone :)

I'm sorry I don't have the time or energy for a proper first post, but it's 3:32 AM so bear with me. I just wanted to say that I did my coach, Fran's, birthday workout for the second time just now and it kicked my butt even more than it did the first time! The workout is in metabolic pairing style--one strength exercise + one cardio exercise, 30 seconds-ish each, repeated 3 times--and it's a reeeal calorie burner and a reeeal fat blaster! I figured I needed it after my wrap tonight =P

Here's the workout (approximately 35 mins total running time, including W/U and C/D):


**WARMUP** - make sure you take time to do a thorough warmup!

Pair 1
a. Dumbbell squats - 6-12 reps, depending on heaviness of DBs. 6-8 if going heavy, 10-12 if going lighter; heavy is preferred. 1-2 second squat down, quick movement up. Go immediately to...

b. 15 burpees. There are a lot of different kinds of burpees, but the one recommended--because it's the hardest--is the jump-knee tuck burpee. It sounds really complicated, but it's simple when you put the segments together: jump up, touching your knees to your hands at about waist height, then squat down to touch the floor with your hands, jump so your feet are out behind you in plank position, jump to bring them back into your hands, and stand up. (To make these even harder than they are--when you're in plank, do a pushup, and then instead of standing up, do a vertical jump.)

Rest for 75 seconds then repeat the pair two more times for a total of 3 rounds of Pair #1. Rest 75 seconds after the last set of burpees then move on to...

Pair 2
a. Squat with overhead press (aka dumbbell thrusters). 1-2 second squat down, stand back up quickly while simultaneously pressing dumbbells overhead. As heavy as you can safely handle, targeting 6-10 reps. Go immediately into...

b. Plank runs. Start in plank position (up position of a push-up), then "run" with your feet by bringing your knees up to your chest and your feet to about your waist. Do 40 total, 20 per leg.

Rest for 75 seconds then repeat the pair two more times for a total of 3 rounds of Pair #2. Rest 75 seconds after the last set of plank runs, then move on to...

Pair 3
a. Sumo squats. 12-15 reps. Wide stance, toes pointing outward to make it easier on the knees. Again, as heavy as you can. 1-2 second squat down, then quick upward motion. Go immediately to...

b. 30 seconds of Plyo Lunges/Mary Katherines. Start in a deep lunge position, with one leg forward and one leg back. Put your arms up in the air, the way a ref would when signaling a touchdown in football. Jump up in the air and scissor the legs such that when you land, your legs are reversed. Repeat rapidly. You can see what they look like by YouTube-ing "alternating lunge jumps" or "Leap & Kick: lunge jump". Only difference between us and them: we'll be going really fast and with your hands in the air. If this seems too complicated, do 15 burpees instead.

Rest for 75 seconds then repeat the pair two more times for a total of 3 rounds of Pair #3.



...and then it's cooldown time! Make sure you take adequate time to cooldown and stretch.



I'll be doing a proper "first" entry soon. Thanks for stopping by!
~Coach Jillian (butterflyx17 in WOWY)