HOW HARD CAN I WORK.....HOW FAR CAN I GO.....HOW MUCH CAN I TAKE.....

These are the questions that run through my mind before a workout.

I want to get nervous before a workout. If I'm not nervous before I start, its not going to be hard enough, and I know it.

I really look forward to the opportunity to see how far I can go, to see how much I can take.

When you reach the point in a workout where other people would stop, that is the place to go searching. Search for your limit. Find that place where you really question your ability to keep going. 

What do you do when you get there? Keep going. Test yourself. "How much can I take"

I think this is why I am so looking forward to Beachbody's new workout program INSANITY to be released in mid June 2009. That is going to be a workout program where people will have to test themselves every workout! I can't wait! ;-)

Today was one of those workouts where I got the opportunity to do some searching and test myself.

I did the Viking Warrior Conditioning VO2 Max 36:36 Protocol. I chose 2 Hand Swings using my 24 Kg Kettlebell (53 pounds) as my weapon of choice.

I set my goal: 50 working sets of 20 reps. That would equal (1000) 2 Hand Swings.

The workout was a GRIND. There was no "panic breathing" but my heart rate was up significantly for the entire workout which too 59.4 minutes to complete.

I finished my 50th set which equaled 1000 reps and kept going. I did an addition 50 consecutive 2 Hand Swings to total out at (1050) 2 Hand Swings for the day!

I had never gone over 700 total 2 Hand Swings, ever. Today was a good day! :-)

I finished up with 200 reps of AB work:

1.) (50) 4 count Flutter Kicks
2.) (50) Crunches
3.) (50) Seated Knee Ins
4.) (50) Oblique Crunches

Strength & Health to you,

Mike