Round 2 / Day 39: Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance

40 Power Jumps in 30 seconds!

I'm feeling smug as hell today.

Round 2 / Day 32: Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance

There's very little I don't like about this workout. It has it all: crazy-intense jumping, arm- and chest-blasting push-up variations, sprints, core-strengthening plank moves -- everything you could hope for in a quick, forty-minute workout.

My only complaint is that Cardio Power & Resistance is a bit too short. It ended right as I felt like I was hitting a groove. (I don't want to speak too soon, though -- I haven't yet tried out the longer "Max" series of Insanity DVDs, which are coming up in the second half of Round 2.)

Round 2 / Day 25: Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance

Whenever Shaun T announces the start of a 30-second break, I've learned to not immediately take a swig of water. It takes me about ten seconds just to catch my breath; during this time, any attempt to swallow liquid results in me choking and spewing water and saliva all over the place. But by the time I can manage to take in (and hold down) a tiny sip, it's usually time to jump into the next exercise.

I wish there was enough time to drink during the middle of my sets, but I know I'd look ridiculous leaping around with this on my head:

Round 2 / Day 18: Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance

I completed every single move in this morning's workout, and without taking extra breaks. I wish I could also tell you that it was a breeze, but in truth, I looked and felt like this when I was done:

Round 2 / Day 11: Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance

Cardio Power & Resistance is one of my favorite Insanity workouts so far, but in honor of our national day of sloth and gluttony, I half-assed* today's workout, and plan to contribute fatty and sugary dishes to the family Thanksgiving potluck tonight.

*Given the tightness in my calves, I wouldn't have been capable of giving 100 percent this morning anyway. Or at least that's what I'm telling myself.

Adriana Falcon is Insanely Awesome

I know it's too early to start picking my favorite Insanity workout trainers, but after watching her on the Cardio Power & Resistance DVD, I've decided that Adriana Falcon is all kinds of crazy awesome.

I mean, how many other onscreen fitness models have you seen hock a massive loogie onto the polished wood floor of an indoor high school gymnasium, and then use her hand to wipe the remaining string of drool from her hair before flinging it off?

And when Shaun T kneels beside her and says, "Tell me how you're feeling," how many other fitness models would respond with: "I FEEL LIKE SHIT"? (Beachbody bleeped it out, but it doesn't take a lip reader to figure out what she said.)

I rest my case: Adriana is super fucking awesome.

Round 2 / Day 4: Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance

I was dumb to think that I'd have enough energy to give 100 percent to my Insanity workout this morning after a 40-minute barefoot run. (As one particularly nasty opposing counsel in one of my old cases once wrote in a letter: "You must have overdosed on your stupid pills this morning.") Although I'm running much more slowly and carefully than I typically do in big-ass running shoes, I did attempt to increase my turnover speed, which tired me out. Plus, it's (unsurprisingly) a lot more difficult to run in the dark, frigid cold of the San Francisco Bay Area than in the wet heat of Hawaii. When my calves began to ache, I packed it up and headed home.

When I headed into my garage to pop in the Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance DVD, I actually felt pretty decent: Not too tired, kind of exhilarated, a little nervous.

But then the workout started, and once again, it was a punch to the gut.

Details after the jump.

Overdoing It

Remind me to never again run 4.5 miles barefoot immediately before attempting an Insanity workout.

(I'll post about my morning Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance session later today. Too damn tired and hungry right now.)