The CRAZIEST WORKOUT SERIES that I *of course* will do.

As soon as FEDEX delivers the goods. INSANITY: THE ASYLUM. It's a 30 day program that is designed by a crazy person (Shaun T)-who I adore BTW-but still, he IS crazy. It's not meant to be "mastered," it's meant to be "survived." Pretty scary shit if you ask me. Hey and guess what else-it's only available through coaches! Which means you have to click HERE
to get it. Just click on "shop" once you click on that. And we can go through the crazy shananigans together. If we live.

Myth of the Day for Women

Myth: Lifting weights will make you look bulky

Fact: If you've been avoiding the free weights for fear of becoming the Incredible Hulk, no need to flee anymore. When it comes to increasing muscle size, testosterone is key. Men have 20 to 30 times the more testosterone than women, which is why they can bulk up so noticeably. But for you to reach Arnold Schwarzenegger proportions would require you to do far more weight-lifting than the average woman, plus have some sort of hormone imbalance (either genetic or synthetically induced, as with steroids).

In fact, "strength training will help you lose weight faster and keep it off in the long run," notes Jeffrey Janot, PhD, an assistant professor of exercise physiology at South Dakota State University in Brookings. If you also do cardio, it'll help you retain muscle as you drop fat, as well as prevent your metabolism from slowing. So don't focus all your efforts on the elliptical machine -- strength training will actually help you reach your ultimate goal and keep it for the long run.

*So don't worry about looking like the above pictured woman when you lift weights, gals. Unless you have a needle popping out of your arm-that disturbing result will not happen to you. ::Scaries when I look at that pic::*

In Health-Demi Bean

Beginning of Week 2 of INSANITY!

It was Power Cardio and Resistance day-and WOW I really felt alot stronger, and didn't have to stop as much as the first week for breaks. But it's STILL a monster sweat fest that makes you want to cry! LOL! From now on, until I do a new workout, I won't be posting notes, unless I feel enlightened to do so. :)

So BRING IT WEEK 2!!!

-PEACE OUT-DB

IntervalX vs. INSANITY

NOTE-the opinions that follow are those of my own and do not represent those of Beachbody or anything related.

So-which one is better..I'm not quite sure. Which one burns more calories...It varies from person to person, of course. Do they both make you 'workout in a puddle of your own sweat' and make you say "ma-ma," YES! One thing I do notice about these 2 workouts is that IntervalX (which is apart of the P90X+ system BTW), is that it gets going right out the gate. There is only 1, I repeat, 1 BREAK in the whole thing. And I feel that it better hits different parts of the body with the wide array of movements, and how Tony H. heats up the intervals in 3 stages; the first stage in the movement being the "starting" point for 20 seconds, then the second stage is intensified and faster, and the third being, excuse my french, balls to the wall speedy and deep. Some moves HURT (in a good way of course), and there really is just DNA flying everywhere and always that tell tale puddle of sweat beneath me.

On to INSANITY, which I got as a preview. It was a Cardio Plyo circuit, I forget the exact name of it. There are alot of breaks in the program. Like IntervalX, it gets going pretty quick, but with really basic movements for the warmup. By the end of the warm up, you are sweaty. Alot of the sweat starts pouring during the stretch that follows, because you stop suddenly with the cardio warmup. But make no mistake-Shaun T brings the heat as well. There wasn't alot of "burning" so to speak (like in alot of Tony's moves), but alot of cardiovascular, "I'm so out of breath I'm going to puke" kind of thing. I'm sure there is a HUGE calorie burn in this DVD--but not alot of 'strain that produces muscles' kind of thing. Again, I could be totally wrong, but it's just what I think. For some people-this will be perfect for, and I'm excited to see how it plays out in people's lives. I am definitely going to mix it up and get it when it comes out, but I will still be doing IntervalX as well.:)

Why the comparison, you ask? Well, I did IntervalX today, and it was just on my mind during the workout, like, "Is what I'm doing now, harder than Insanity when I did it for the first time a week ago?" At that point it would have been a big fat NO. When it was over though, I had enough time to contemplate both workouts in my head. My conclusion is that depending on where you are in your fitness journey and what you want out of it, will determine which system you get. If you are feeling frisky, get both, and try them both. I myself am incorporating it all into my fit regime, but I am a little crazy, and I incorporate ALOT of Beachbody workouts together now. Soon enough, you will probably do the same thing.

As always,

In Health!

Demi Bean

Rest or StretchX..Hmmm..

Not sure what to do. I'm thinking I'm going to do some jump rope (If you don't know me, I'm a super duper jump roping kind of gal, super speed rope kind of thing, and it's a weighted rope-great cardio!), and just some stuff off the top of my head for 20 minutes, followed by stretchX after church. Sounds good to me! Now to enjoy my daily b-fast of Shakeology! Yum!

I hope everyone has a great Sunday-spend it with those you love :).

In Him and Health-Demi