P90X Combined With Insanity | Recovery Week 1

Begin week 4 of the P90X Insanity Hybrid Workout, Recovery Week.

Day 22 Monday – Insanity Core Cardio & Balance, day 1 of my recovery week is over. I am happy to be able to get back to my workouts after the week I had last week. Core cardio & balance is one of the easier Insanity workouts as it is the recovery workout. However do not go into this workout thinking it will be a peice of cake, because it’s not. At only 37 minutes it’s still a good workout focusing on core and balance (duh!). If for some reason you want to get a good hip flexor workout, I found it. Near the end of this workout Shaun takes you into a hip flexor routine that will BLAST those muscles, OMG! It felt like my hip flexors were going to explode (in a good way). Tomorrow will be my first Revabs workout.

Workout Time: 40:13
In Target Zone: 33:12
Avg Heart Rate: 135
Peak Heart Rate: 162
Calories Burned: 601

Day 23 Tuesday – RevAbs Fire Up Your Abs, today I decided to do the RevAbs workout. During the recovery week there is a lot of focus on the core, so I felt Revabs would fit in this week rather well. I was right, this is a 40 minute ab crusher. Be sure and check out my RevAbs Review.

Workout Time: 41:20
In Target Zone: 17:14
Avg Heart Rate: 117
Peak Heart Rate: 156
Calories Burned: 461

Day 24 Wednesday – P90X Stretch X, after two consecutive days of working my core and abs I decided to do a stretch workout. Stretch X is a great stretch routine. My abs are especially tight today after RevAbs yesterday. I like the stetch day and thought the middle of the week was a perfect place.

Day 25 Thursday – Insanity Recovery, I went into today not knowing which workout to do. I decided that since this is my recover week I felt that the Insanity recovery workout would fit in nicely. I forgot how much this workout hammers your legs. My legs are more squimish after today’s workout than when I do P90X legs and back. Shaun goes into deep muscle tissue in this workout and I feel it. This is a fairly short workout at only 33 minutes. I did get my heart rate up to 150 and this was just from doing and holding squats and lunges. Tomorrow I will be doing the dreaded P90X Core Synergistics.

Workout Time: 32:24
In Target Zone: 16:42
Avg Heart Rate: 118
Peak Heart Rate: 150
Calories Burned: 368

Day 26 Friday – P90X Core Synergistics, you maybe wondering why I mention this being a dreaded workout. The first time I ever did P90X I started with the Lean version. In the lean version day 1 is Core Synergistics. It literally crushed me, I crashed hard! I think everytime I did this workout it was a fight just to complete it. Fast forward to today, I actually enjoyed it for the first time. I was able to do the entire workout including the bonus round. Core syn. is a good workout focusing on core muscles and let me tell you it works! I will be taken the next two days off. I have decided to add the RevAbs workout to my routine. I will add it as a sixth day and do it on sundays. I did this workout tuesday and I still feel a fairly sore from it here on friday. Starting to see results, just a little bit. I have noticed some of my shorts are getting a little big on me and my oblique areas are starting to cut inward. Although my stomach is still there LOL. I will be taking measurements sunday and posting results.

Workout Time: 53:50
In Target Zone: 30:06
Avg Heart Rate: 122
Peak Heart Rate: 164
Calories Burned: 657

Day 27 Saturday – OFF, enjoyed the day, took our children to a halloween trick or treat party. They had a great time. I have stayed away from the candy which is not to hard for me in the first place.

Day 28 Sunday – RevAbs Fire Up Your Abs, I had originally decided for this to be a rest day, but I changed my mind and got up from the football game and did a 40 minute ab workout. Is it just me or are the P90X and/or Insanity infomercials motivating? I watched the Insanity infomercial which I love btw, and it just got me going. I was ready for my workout today and I’m glad I did it. Tomorrow begins week 5 and I can’t beleive its already here. Phase 2 is where my resistance days change and I’m excited for new workouts.

Workout Time: 39:36
In Target Zone: 13:30
Avg Heart Rate: 113
Peak Heart Rate: 154
Calories Burned: 409

Keep Pushing Play,

Team Beachbody Coach