Build Wk 1 Day 1 Strength

So I changed over to Natachas Build workout to see how I got on and it was better but still not there. I find these workout quite boring if I'm honest.

Asylum Strength

Asylum Strength and what a real total body smash up it is too. Really great workout and the pace of the dumbell rotations take some keeping up with if you are me, thats for sure.

Used 10lbs/4.5kgs for most of it and 3kg / 6lbs for shoulders and the hip thrusts and rows when I just could cope with the shaking of my lats/arms any more lol.

X3 Total Synergistics and Shift Shop Prep week Proving Grounds Strength

Total Synergistics was good today, push ups felt stronger and balance was much improved. I snapped my black band on chin ups :( so I switched to Rip 60 (like TRX) straps to finish.

I wanted a little more when I was done and I actually had the time today, so I thought I’d try Shift Shop Proving Ground Strength - I did the Prep week just to see. It was pretty good. Some new combos of strength movements and of course bears🐻! Not triple bears but bears none the less lol.
Overall enjoyed it 😊

The Asylum Strength

So after poor sleep and 3 days of no workouts as I just had not got the energy from very little sleep I finally got a decent night on Friday night and so Saturday I did Asylum Strength at my gym so I could use the Pull up bar too ;)

Used 3's & 4's for shoulders and 5's & 6's for eveything else.

Felt great to get something done and I actually felt like myself again.

Last night was not great sleep as we had an almightly thunderstorm for about 1 1/2 hours with lighting that I could see through my eye lids!!!

Need to get back to some regular sleep and regular workouts this week. Although I'm not sure what to attack next???

Insanity Asylum Strength

Wow has been warm today or what - phew!!

Don't think I'm going to get chance for a workout tomorrow as I've got a crazy bust day so today was a bit of everything with Insanity Asylum Strength. Boy it really does works you hard with the right weights!!!

Struggled on shoulders as usual, skipped the 2nd push up in the 3rd crazy circuit to keep up and just did my best lol but over all I think I smashed it as best as I could in this heat and with swollen ankles of unknown origin.

My hip pain is about 90% resolved thank goodness. Just a little pain in childs pose and in low lunge hip flexor stretch.

Hope everyone had a great long weekend!

Insanity Asylum Strength

Snowed in today with treacherous roads and watching crazy people sliding on the roads outside our house, we decided to stay warm and safe!

Great to stay home apart from not getting to my Gym with barbells and pull up bar so had to change planned workout of LM Grit Strength to Asylum Strength = closest Beachbody program to Grit Strength there is and I could do it with my Bowflex ;)

Did it with 2 x 10lbs / 4.5kg and boy it works you. Struggled with the shoulder press's but better than I expected, even dropped to one DB on the last set.
Missed a couple of the hip thrusts (they are tough when you don't do them very often) and took a couple of the push ups out on some of the later DB rotations to keep up with the pace.

Overall thrilled with progress in this and Loved it!!

Clean Week Strength

Tried the new Clean Week Strength today and it was pretty good as an intro to weights. Although I thought some of the side lunges with a row/fly where a little tricky for a newbie but other than that good little total body workout.

Negative curl was a new move for me - definitely works the forearm.

Went fairly light using a range of 3kg/6.6lbs to 7kg/15.4lbs DB's

Forgot my HR Monitor today so I used my watch - not as accurate but better than nothing lol

Insanity The Asylum Strength

Rest day yesterday from workouts but busy work day.

Had a stressy day today and wanted something longer and harder than 22MHC so I went with Asylum Strength and loved it.

Great total body workout!

Did it all with 7.5lb'ers. Shoulders were screaming at the end of the last set, the rest was fairly easy except the wide rows for a minute and the hip thrusts so I might know to them tomorrow.

Insanity the Asylum Strength

Insanity the Asylum Strength

I made it through the whole thing, including the warm up and even shoulders, with my 4kg / 8.8lbers wahoo!!

Also made it through all the chest press sections with no mid set breaks so more progress 😄

I got to my gym today so I could use my bar for some jumping pulls and assisted pull up work so that made a nice change to just dumbells. Those mountain climbing change thingies are super tough though!!!

Love it!!

Insanity The Asylum Strength

Insanity The Asylum Strength again for me today - I love this workout!!

I warmed up with 1st round at 7.5lb /3.4kg this time again and 2nd round with 4kg / 8.8lb.

Then I did the rest of the workout with 4kg / 8.8lb except the 2nd and 3rd round of shoulders which I used the lighter ones so more progress yay!!

I managed lots more push ups on my feet before dropping to my knees today too ;) 

I'm loving the progress that I keep seeing workout to workout with this (sorry I'm not used to such noticeable progress)

Chased it with  Insanity The Asylum Relief for a nice calming stretch.

Insanity The Ayslum Strength

Asylum Strength again for me and increased my weights again ;)

Warmed up with 1st round at 7.5lb /3.4kg this time instead of 2kg / 4.7lb and 2nd round with 4kg / 8.8lb instead of 7.5lb /3.4kg :)

Dumbbell Rotations and Shoulders I stuck with 7.5lb /3.4kg but it was much better and pushed through much better in the rotations where I was lagging a bit last time.

All the rest of the workout I did the 4kg / 8.8lb up from 7.5lb /3.4kg = phew and I'm taking less breaks in the chest/abs section and can feel my abs getting stronger so really pleased with more improvements.
I really really enjoy this workout - love it!!!

My right foot is a little achey and I'm aware of my knees so I think I'd be stupid to do Vertical Plyo tomorrow - I may do triometrics & dynamix (haven't done it in ages) or maybe IntervalsX+ instead. I don't think all that crazy jumping is worth it for me.

Insanity The Asylum Strength

After 4 days rest including a physio session Thursday morning, in which my shoulder is great, she checked my pec/chest, but boy did she get to work on my upper back and pummeled me to loosen it up.

I was indeed of something as I felt like I was stiffening up from the lack of activity and I felt rested so Insanity The Asylum Strength was it today.

Love it and improved from last time - (excluding the warm up round 1 with 2kg / 4.7lb) I used 7.5lb /3.4kg for most of it and dropped to 2kg / 4.7lbs when I needed to and for shoulders but today I managed it all (excluding same warm up) with 7.5lb /3.4kg yay!!! Pleased with over all progress and form too ;)

Tomorrow is rest again for me then I'm going to do a mostly Asylum Week with a yoga day thrown in, in preparation for up coming Shaun Week ;)

Asylum Strength

X3E/T25G Wk2 D6 Rip't up but swappped it for Asylum Strength (I feel Rip't Up just goes too fast to get any real benefit from it for me personally)

I was wary after yesterdays weirdness but after a long debate I decided I'd make a start if I felt funny I'd stop immediately but I was totally fine.

I felt great and got a great workout in - didn't go crazy with the weights but felt the burn! I used 7.5lb /3.4kg for most of it and dropped to 2kg / 4.7lbs when I needed to and for shoulders.

Loved it!!
This one is a great Shaun T, mostly upper body, strength workout. Trust and Believe!

Insanity Ayslum Strength

Shaun T kicks my butt every time with this workout!!
On the 3rd round of those darn dumbell rotations I skipped the second push up which allowed me to keep going and get all the reps in instead of collapsing in a heap lol.
And I actually made some good progress by using a heavier weight for warm up round 1, increased weight on first round of shoulder press, more reps on Chest press with leg extentions and almost 2 extra frog jumps w/ single leg planks (I call a single leg burpee) so really chuffed.
Needed it to help with the stress (really busy work day today) and loved it!!

Also during the hip flys I looked in the mirror and I could really see my lats working ;)

Insanity The Asylum Strength

Just got glute/knee work one yesterday and chilled out.

Wow those dumbell rotations are a bear!!! Great workout but it was tough tonight - muscles are a little tired from heavy work this week but still loved it!!

Insanity The Asylum Strength

Pushed hard tonight and made some good progress from last week.

Managed to hold the same weights for the main workout instead of going to lighter ones like last time.

Did wide rows this time instead if jumping pulls - just for a change.

Cals 751 in full but no graph tonight :(


I spent a few hours today checking out the Country Heat DVD's and overall I'm really disappointed. All the DVDs seems to be the same (although they get harder and faster) - 22 moves that you do once through, the second one that you do, then pair them together and then forget them, next pair repeat, repeat repeat! So there is no end game, there is no end routine to aim at or to build up to for each dvd. For me personally its not what I was hoping for so I'm sending mine back as it's not for me.

Insanity Asylum Strength & 22MHC Coin arrived finally

Asylum Strength is such a tough workout - I have only done it twice before but wow - Shaun T really works you doesn't he??

Pleased with how many of the push ups I did on my feet only dropping to knees when I was toast. Tough tonight and some wired chest pain after my shower too but after I got over the silly worries (easy to do when two extremely close family members had heart attacks in the last few years) I think I've just over worked my chest muscles - phew.

So going to take it easy this weekend, just get my physio glute work done and rest up. I'll sort better programming for myself for next week.

But some great news, after giving them a nudge and nearly 3 months of waiting my 22 Min Hard Core Coin arrived wahooo!!!!!

Insanity The Ayslum - Strength

Its only the second time I've done this one and its a beauty lol

Great upper body thrashing with weights!! I used 3kg's to warm up round 1, then 4kg for round 2, then went back to 3kg's for the main workout. I just about managed, the shoulder presses were tough as usual but the rest was fine weight wise.
Next time 3kg for ones with shoulder press in but 4kg for everything else.
Wow push ups , push ups and more push ups wowweeee!

Really enjoyed it and look forward to getting better at it.

Insanity The Asylum - Strength

Insanity The Asylum - Strength

Wow that is workout and a half PHEW!!!!!

I only used 2 x 5lb and I'll up that next time but everything else did me in ;( Loads of push ups and the plank stuff Oh My Word!!!!

Do the first round of the circuit and think ok this doable and then the second round you do the same with some extra stuff and then would you believe the 3rd round he piles even more on top. Shaun T knows his stuff and he knows how to work you!!!!

But I loved it and can't wait to do it again lol

Never done hip flys but did them all so pleased with that but might know to all tomorrow. It months since I've done any pull ups (assisted of course) but it felt good to get back to them.

Got to take the pup to the vets in the morning for boosters and check up and thankfully its early first thing before my doms will kick in otherwise not sure I could pick him up!