OMG...Really!!!???

So, I know that just a few hours ago I said I probably wouldn't post until Sunday, but...

OMG!!! Pure Cardio gives the entire workout the name INSANITY! I had to take sooooo many breaks, part of me wonders how much I really got out of it. Then I try to move any part of my body (except my fingers to type this) and I remember, "OH YEAH...That's why I took all of those breaks!"

So I thought I had figured out the routine of 3 minutes hardcore, 30 second rest...  Well, I guess tonight is what I get for thinking that I had figured anything out. We stretched (about 3 mins), then did the "warm up." I put "warm up" in quotes, because we couldn't even get through that without having to take a breather! It's the same warm up each time (at least, so far it has been...I'm not even going to think that I have that part figured out). I'm going to try to remember what all of the exercises are so you can understand how insane just the warm up is...
1) jog, 2)jumping jacks, 3) "the hiesman" (jumping from one leg to the other, while pulling the non-support leg to your chest) 4) the hiesman with 2 quick steps in between each side, 5) butt-kicks, 6) high-knees, 7) "mummy" (this one is hard to explain without a visual...bouncing foot to foot while kicking the other leg in front of you. Your arms are straight out in front of you, crossing each other with each foot-change)... 30 second break, then do it ALL again...FASTER...30 second break, then do it ALL AGAIN...FASTER!   "Hello, my name is 'warm up,' but I'm really here to kick your butt!!"

So basically after the warm-up, you take your last break of the session. For the next 15-20 minutes it is NON-STOP cardio: running, jumping, mountain climber, push-ups then running while holding a plank position, suicide jumps (back and forth with a squat as your starting point for each jump), what we called "quick feet" in high school (football drill), followed by hard sprinting (in place)....It was INTENSE...or should I say INSANE!!
As I said, I had to take alot of breaks tonight, but the people on the video were taking breaks left and right, too. Shaun T. even took a break or two! That's right! The CooCoo that decided that this was a good idea, couldn't finish it! lol   so I guess I'm ok to take a few breaks! We don't do this workout until late next week; at least we know what to expect!

On the up side...I feel like I did more push ups tonight than I did when we did the fit test on Monday. I wasn't really counting, but I felt like I did. There's the silver lining! lol