Topic: Chad's Insanity Workout blog! (Read 10010 times)

Chad · « **on:** January 22, 2013, 02:35:05 AM »

Hey guys, I figured, since I have broken my main resolution of the year, no dining at fast food chains for a year except Subway, (To be fair, I did have a rough exam and just wanted to drown my sorrows in fried chicken) I decided I may as well do a mini-blog which I update maybe once a week or so. I am mainly doing this to lose weight and improve my fitness levels for the cricket season. I actually started this about 3-4 months ago, but gave up after the first month, and I lost just short of a stone in weight and ended up around 13st 2lb. I was just a little over 14 stone before, so was very impressed by how much better I looked and felt. Since then, I have put on around 2-3kg, so I am a little disappointed in myself, but with so little cricket going on (Club Winter nets start in February this year) and exams flying about, I couldn't really find the time to keep fit! Now that it is the start of the new semester and year with exams out the way until May, I reckon now is the best time to start again!

So here are the results of my fit test. I am pretty disappointed by the results, and actually had to go to the bathroom just after the 7th exercise and ended up throwing up and lying on the floor in comatose state for about 5 minutes!

But this is the 3rd time I have ever thrown up as a result of exercise, and the second time I have done so in this fit test! (The other time was just after a Cross Country race) I think I managed to hold out until after the 8th exercise in the other fit test!

Switch Kicks - Around 99 proper ones
Power Squats - Around 65-68 (Writing is a little messy, so could be either...)
Power Knees - 87
Power Jumps - 28
Globe Jumps - 8
Suicides - 11
Jack Push-ups - 17
Plank Obliques - 35, but I think realistically, I would have gotten around the 25 mark...

All in all, disappointed, but happy that these are the results. Shows that I can't expect just to be ready straight off, and I will push harder to get into shape before the cricket season. These were the results of my first official fit test a few months ago...

Switch Kicks � 107
Power Jacks � 54
Power Knees � 65
Power Jumps � 30
Globe Jumps � 8
Suicides � 13
Push-up Jacks � 30
Plank Oblique � 30

Bearing in mind that I had actually done the fit test once before this, along with the power, plyometric and max recovery videos, and the cricket season was just ending, I guess the results show that I have lost a little bit of my endurance, but that is to be expected with so little exercise recently and also the fact I am still recovering from a virus.

Oh, and pictures and weights! I will conduct this like a scientific experiment, so I will have to wear the same kind of clothes, (underwear, socks, tracksuit bottoms and a T-shirt) while weighing myself, and will do this once a week before the workout. I even went into John Lewis and bought a set of digital bathroom scales! Did not realise how much stuff they sell in there, but despite this, no decent cricket gear...

Apologies in advance for the potentially scarring pictures, but I am doing this on this forum in particular as I spend quite a lot of my time on it now, so if I do it this way, then I have no excuse not to do insanity really! I believe that fitness is a big thing in pretty much every sport you do, so if you are someone who doesn't mind working your body to the limit around 5 times a week for about 40 minutes each time (Or throwing up once every so often!), then keep checking this blog to see if it would be worth your time.

After the first month of doing insanity, I definitely felt a big improvement in my balance while batting, and felt really confident in the university nets!

It also helps your flexibility, as I could barely touch my toes at the start, but could put my palms to the floor with ease after the first 3 weeks.

I hope this is of some use to people! I bought the DVD set, and it is worth every penny if you can bring yourself to do it!

PS. The video will be uploaded onto youtube, and I am trolled by my brother for a chunk of the video...

Cover_Drive · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2013, 03:00:54 AM »

Very good thread Chad, it will certainly motivate few lads (me especially).

I don't have any sort workout plan but I try to do something everyday, I'm keen on strengthening my core as in November after 10 minutes of batting it would become unbearable! So I began doing crunches, I would do it 3-5 times a week and would do close to 100 crunches (whenever I worked out) alongside 3x 30 seconds planks and lateral planks.

Now I am able to do 60 seconds plank followed by two 30 seconds one and aim to do 100 push-ups a day (albeit I haven't been achieving that task! Have peaked up to 75 mark!)[/I] along at least 120 crunches. Along 30 squats (thrice a week).

Now I am able to bat for 60 minutes against bowling machine with ease!

Over the course of past four-five months I have drastically lost lots of weight, I weighed myself in morning and I was around 172 lbs, and I vividly remember in summer I was close to 190 lbs mark. My pants waist has decreased as well! But that is not solely due to this, its also due to my illness.

I don't have any sort of workout plan so I'm not too organized, but I will become more vigilant.

My goal is to start running and get rid of the body fat around my abdomen region. My BMI is just under 25 which is good but its on borderline so I would like to further lower it by 10% at least..

Diet plays a major role too! I remember Alez Ariza saying on Twitter its 70% diet! Whilst living in an Asian family its extremely difficult to have a healthy diet but I try my utmost best to do it.

I would always have high protein breakfast (boiled eggs) and sometimes I will add whole wheat bread for fibre intake. Then for snack I would eat nuts, almonds, baby carrots etc. I also drink lots of water, it is only drink alongside milk which I drink. I literally don't drink anything else whatsoever. On weekends I give myself a treat with Galaxy bar! Its something I relish since childhood.

APologies for a rough post, wrote from my iPhone.

ammo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2013, 03:26:54 AM »

CD you should try using resistance bands they are a relly good tool for beginners and you can do so many exercises with them. and you can do them almost everywhere (easy to do in house)

Blank Bats · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2013, 03:48:44 AM »

cant beat a Galaxy bar mate... ive always said you have exquisite taste my friend

Cover_Drive · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2013, 04:09:08 AM »

Quote from: Blank Bats on January 22, 2013, 03:48:44 AM

cant beat a Galaxy bar mate... ive always said you have exquisite taste my friend

Haha; they are prestigious to me as they are not available in Canada.

FvanN · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2013, 07:01:14 AM »

Nice little write up.

My wife and I are doing Insanity together and are into week two. Only down side for us is that we cant do it every day so its going to take a little longer than it should. On the plus side thou the OH is part of the England Karate squad and trains really hard for that and I hit the gym 3 days a week for a run or cross trainer followed by some Calisthenics.

Chad I think your fit test results are pretty good. My first fit test ended with me not doing the Plank Obliques due to not knowing if I was going to pass out or throw up.

Great workout....

Jenko · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2013, 09:57:59 AM »

Great thread mate. I started a proper diet and back in the gym just before Chrissy. Have managed to shed my gut already and now starting to build a bit of muscle. Putting it on a forum and having a good support network is half the battle to pull through when you feel like giving up

Goodluck buddy will be good to see progress pics as I know mine are what helps to keep on going

Chad · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2013, 10:05:19 PM »

Quote from: Cover_Drive on January 22, 2013, 03:00:54 AM

Very good thread Chad, it will certainly motivate few lads (me especially).

I don't have any sort workout plan but I try to do something everyday, I'm keen on strengthening my core as in November after 10 minutes of batting it would become unbearable! So I began doing crunches, I would do it 3-5 times a week and would do close to 100 crunches (whenever I worked out) alongside 3x 30 seconds planks and lateral planks.

Now I am able to do 60 seconds plank followed by two 30 seconds one and aim to do 100 push-ups a day (albeit I haven't been achieving that task! Have peaked up to 75 mark!)[/I] along at least 120 crunches. Along 30 squats (thrice a week).

Now I am able to bat for 60 minutes against bowling machine with ease!

Over the course of past four-five months I have drastically lost lots of weight, I weighed myself in morning and I was around 172 lbs, and I vividly remember in summer I was close to 190 lbs mark. My pants waist has decreased as well! But that is not solely due to this, its also due to my illness.

I don't have any sort of workout plan so I'm not too organized, but I will become more vigilant.

My goal is to start running and get rid of the body fat around my abdomen region. My BMI is just under 25 which is good but its on borderline so I would like to further lower it by 10% at least..

Diet plays a major role too! I remember Alez Ariza saying on Twitter its 70% diet! Whilst living in an Asian family its extremely difficult to have a healthy diet but I try my utmost best to do it.

I would always have high protein breakfast (boiled eggs) and sometimes I will add whole wheat bread for fibre intake. Then for snack I would eat nuts, almonds, baby carrots etc. I also drink lots of water, it is only drink alongside milk which I drink. I literally don't drink anything else whatsoever. On weekends I give myself a treat with Galaxy bar! Its something I relish since childhood.

APologies for a rough post, wrote from my iPhone.

Hey CD, that's great! The key thing is to keep it regular, and stay disciplined. As you have found, it does yield a very noticeable improvement in your batting, but also in your concentration, as you aren't getting tired quite nearly so easily! I think when I used to play rugby, I used to be able to do around 80 push-ups in around 50 seconds, but now I can barely manage at a rate of one per second! It was because I regularly trained in that area, and doing exercise regularly is important, especially during the off-season!

Quote from: FvanN on January 22, 2013, 07:01:14 AM

Nice little write up.

My wife and I are doing Insanity together and are into week two. Only down side for us is that we cant do it every day so its going to take a little longer than it should. On the plus side thou the OH is part of the England Karate squad and trains really hard for that and I hit the gym 3 days a week for a run or cross trainer followed by some Calisthenics.

Chad I think your fit test results are pretty good. My first fit test ended with me not doing the Plank Obliques due to not knowing if I was going to pass out or throw up.

Great workout....

Thanks! It is definitely much better to do it with someone else, I had a good friend of mine I was doing the workouts with, but he's off to India for a while for some medical experience!

I think that your wife will find that Insanity might improve her karate skills! Maybe improve her punching speeds with the end of the Plyometric workout.

Well, I did both! Well, was still conscious, but was on the floor for a good 5 minutes. That's why my plank obliques were relatively good, as I had some time to recover!

Quote from: Jenko on January 22, 2013, 09:57:59 AM

Great thread mate. I started a proper diet and back in the gym just before Chrissy. Have managed to shed my gut already and now starting to build a bit of muscle. Putting it on a forum and having a good support network is half the battle to pull through when you feel like giving up
Goodluck buddy will be good to see progress pics as I know mine are what helps to keep on going

Thanks mate, I put this up here so that I would definitely go through with the workouts, as I don't want to be a laughing stock, so have to show some improvements after 2 weeks!

I hope that it does encourage other members to try work on their fitness, not necessarily with Insanity, but some exercise everyday! It really does make a difference to your game!

imogzyboy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2013, 10:09:50 PM »

Chad my friend! How you doing! Just thought I'd say I had my first gym session with a pt today and it absolutely killed me and I gotta go again tomorrow

best bit of advise just push yourself don't stay in your comfort zone but you should know that

anyway feel free to text me!

Chad · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2013, 10:12:45 PM »

So, I did the Plyometric workout today, and safe to say that it is one of the tougher workouts of this month. I was really struggling, and it shows how much fitness can deteriorate over the off-season! I could barely walk in the morning as well, and as a result, missed a day of university.

Anyways, here's pictures of the post-workout meal/dinner. Yes, I had oven baked battered fish, 4 of them... But I hacked away the batter and tried to drain whatever oil I could with a kitchen towel. It's surprising, to say the least, how little fish is actually in these!

Yes, that's batter/breadcrumbs from 4 fish...

Chad · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2013, 10:19:35 PM »

Quote from: imogzyboy on January 22, 2013, 10:09:50 PM

Chad my friend! How you doing! Just thought I'd say I had my first gym session with a pt today and it absolutely killed me and I gotta go again tomorrow best bit of advise just push yourself don't stay in your comfort zone but you should know that anyway feel free to text me!

Hey Morgan! Not doing bad, had a rough patch during exams, but all up and ready to get fit for cricket.

I agree, you have to push to your limit, as that's when you get the best results. Also helps as it makes you more able to dig deeper, especially when you need that extra strength to do things like stop a four or run that extra single.

Shall drop you a text soon!

tim2000s · « **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2013, 11:11:00 PM »

Chad, why didn't you just buy fresh fish and freeze it? It doesn't cost any more? And as long as you give it a chance to defrost, you can grill it or oven cook it wrapped in foil, sprinkled with salt and pepper.... And as it hasn't been fried it is much healthier!

Chad · « **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2013, 11:15:20 PM »

Quote from: tim2000s on January 22, 2013, 11:11:00 PM

Chad, why didn't you just buy fresh fish and freeze it? It doesn't cost any more? And as long as you give it a chance to defrost, you can grill it or oven cook it wrapped in foil, sprinkled with salt and pepper.... And as it hasn't been fried it is much healthier!

Haha I haven't bought any food at the moment! This was what was in the fridge, and it was going off today, so figured I may as well eat it.

I had actually bought it for the brothers to eat, but they were too lazy just to chuck it in the oven for 12 minutes, so I just decided to eat it. I will probably be buying fresh fish tomorrow though.

Can't beat a good bit of fish!

Chad · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2013, 10:11:43 AM »


Insanity Fit Test Day 1

Just the video for the fit test... Laugh all you want...

BigBlueMachine · « **Reply #14 on:** February 03, 2013, 10:31:13 AM »

How are you going with this Chad. I too am doing insanity. I've just started week 4. Although still finding each workout hard I am def feeling fitter and stronger. The day I manage to do the pure cardio workout with no breaks will be amazing!

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