{"id":1047,"date":"2010-03-26T06:39:09","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T13:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:24:50","slug":"insanity-day-two-plyometric-cardio-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2010\/03\/26\/insanity-day-two-plyometric-cardio-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Insanity Day Two &#8211; Plyometric Cardio Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the first <a title=\"Insanity\" href=\"http:\/\/teambeachbody.com\/shop\/-\/shopping\/Insanity?referringRepId=1393\">Insanity<\/a> workout is 42:00, the good thing is that the clock starts running and Shaun T is talking about the warm up. \u00a0 Then things start getting serious. \u00a0 Honestly, I thought that the warm up started to get challenging enough that I had somehow missed the transition from the warm up and stretch to the actual workout. \u00a0 But no, it isn&#8217;t hard to figure out when the workout actually begins and it sustains a high level of intensity from beginning to end. \u00a0 Did I do it? \u00a0 Yes. \u00a0 Did I take a few short breaks as Shaun T suggested? \u00a0 Yes. \u00a0 Working out in our finished garage without the heat turned on and 46 degrees, did I sweat? \u00a0 Yes, more than I have since running on the last warm day of fall last year. \u00a0 Do I love the workout? \u00a0 Absolutely!<\/p>\n<p>My assessment as a lifelong athlete: \u00a0 a shockingly good workout and Shaun T is The Man!<\/p>\n<p>Why not get <a title=\"Insanity\" href=\"http:\/\/teambeachbody.com\/shop\/-\/shopping\/Insanity?referringRepId=1393\">Insanity<\/a> and find out yourself &#8211; 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