Vintensity vs. Pure Cardio

Pure Cardio = Pure Hell

Insanity?  That is exactly what I was thinking when Shaun T whooped my @ss in Pure Cardio.  I am not an Insanity virgin.  I completed 30 days of the program in the summer before going back to work in September (teacher).  Living in laziness since September, I became motivated to give Insanity another go when I discovered friend Dave Stampor was using it in attempt to return to his uber athlete status from his high school glory days as a rec league basketball star.

Round 1: The warm-up

Winner - Me (Little Mac)
Shaun T ain't got nothin' on me!  Even with Pure Cardio being the last workout in my 1st week of Insanity, I was able to crush the warm-up.  High intensity, no breaks, feeling great!  Halfway through the stretching my pride began to dwindle as I remembered that this was only the warm-up and I still had 15 minutes of non stop intense training in Pure Cardio.  Wonderful.

Round 2: Pure Cardio
Winner - The Hare 
In my life I have trained for wrestling, football, track, basketball, and 10k races.  Heck, I even trained with a marine (extrememarineworkout.com) using a combination of cardio, agility, and P90X. None of that even remotely made me feel as pathetic and out of shape as 15 minutes of Pure Cardio did.  I felt like the Tortoise racing the Hare, only halfway through the race I noticed I was upside down, on top of my shell as the Hare was standing over me mocking me and telling me to dig deeper.  Dig Deeper?  I felt like digging deeper alright, right into the ground where I would stay until I heard the final bell.  I attempted to right the shell and turn back into a ninja turtle; motivated by Shaun T's empty promise of a "break" with the next exercise.  A "break"?  Now I know I was unconscious or hit my shell a little too hard on the floor when I collapsed during level 2 drills.  How could I forgot the evilness?  There is no "break".  Ugh, the mental anguish now matched the physical ineptitude.  His break was scissor kicks.  So much of a break, that Shaun T couldn't even talk during the exercise to tell us what to do.  LIAR!  Prince Humperdink!!!!!!  LIAR!!!!  I hope you drown in your own sweat..(no I would never really wish this on someone).  ARGH!  $#@%!
Fave Move: Football Shuffle
Mein Nemesis: Level 2 Drills

To finish, I spent most of the cool-down trying to recover my breathing and cussing at the TV.  Did I mention that I am an experienced Insanity user?