Insanity Workout Day 20: When I Think Recovery, I Think Searing Pain

1-24-10: Funny how this little Insanity workout has changed my perception of the word “recovery”. Now it is more closely defined as pain and suffering. At some point Shaun T clearly loses his mind and starts to create exercises designed by a madman. He has us do slow motion squats. Not disastrously painful, but can definitely be felt. Then he has this wonderful idea for us to hold the squat position, but since that isn’t painful enough, he also has us try to push our thighs closer together. While in searing burning pain, we are then to start doing pulses, mini-squats I suppose. My capacity to come up with fitting expletives escapes me as all I can think is “Wow! My pain receptors sure are working well today! They are certainly on top of their game…ow.”

On a bright note, while this is still a painful day, I can definitely see improvement in this workout, particularly with my balance. There are a lot of crazy “balance on one leg” type drills in this workout, which were difficult the first few times. In fact, it might have taken half the allotted time just to get into proper position before. Now, the “balance on one leg” exercises were not much of a problem. It feels good when improvement is noticed. Yeeha!