Phase 2 is officially in the books and I have started a recovery week of the P90X2/Insanity: The Asylum hybrid. Phase 2 of this Shaun T Asylum hybrid was all about building strength and it lasted a full 6 weeks! The glaring difference between this hybrid an my original P90X2 round was the extra cardio routines that accompany The Asylum. Of course, if you are at all familiar with Shaun T. and his style of workout, you know what I am talking about. However, not being a fan of cardio myself I was a bit worried that I would dislike the extra cardio. I actually found this to NOT be the case.
How Asylum Is Different
Insanity: The Asylum is entitled Sports Performance, which works perfectly with the general concept of P90X2. In P90X2, you are training with sports and athletics in mind. In fact, the combination of these two programs in a hybrid scenario, may be one of the best training regimens that is available for the average amateur/non-professional athlete. A lot of the exercise moves found in Asylum are truly athletic moves that you would find in a variety of sports.
As a matter of fact, a new routine introduced in Phase 2 is called Gameday. It is an intense 60 minute routine that takes you through a number of different sports, basketball, baseball, football, soccer, etc… At the end of this routine, you have been WORKED! Then, if you are up to it, you’ve got OVERTIME! That’s right another 13 minutes of Shaun T and there’s no warm up, it is 13 minutes of additional non-stop, full effort, everything you’ve got! Here is a teaser…
Less Yoga
While some might welcome this, I was kind of surprised to see that we were not going to have a session of Yoga each week. I had gotten so used to this routine being a staple aspect of the P90X2 program that I found myself both missing and needing it! I know that Yoga is not everyone’s favorite routine in either P90X or P90X2, but you only realize how much it helps after you haven’t done it…As Tony H. always says, Yoga works on your weaknesses and when you combine these two programs, while you are getting stronger and more athletic, your weaknesses are still there, hiding and waiting to reveal themselves. I actually found myself, squeezing in at least half of a Yoga session on recovery days, just to keep my body used to being in those uncomfortable, yet important, positions and stretches.
Back To Core
First of all…this routine is poorly named in my opinion. It should be called Back To Back to Back to Back to Hamstrings! Man, this was albeit short but killer workout for the back. From start to finish the entire routine, including warm-up and cool down is only 42 minutes, but Shaun T. certainly makes the most of that time. This is a really great routine though, not the biggest calorie burner, but does really focus on the back muscles!
60 Day Progress
Here are my Day 1, 30 and 60 photos. I am pretty happy with the progress that I have made to this point. I can really tell a difference if my cardio and endurance after doing the Asylum routines. I can only imagine what that might be if I were to do just the Asylum program for 30 days!
Summary
I have been very pleased with the layout of this phase, it was hard and it was grueling, but I really feel like I needed the push. Thanks to my fellow teammates, The Asylumites, this round has actually been a ton of fun and flying by! The combination of these two programs provides a great mix of cardio and strength and resistance routines that any former athlete would be sure to appreciate. Don’t forget to check out the schedule of this Shaun T Asylum hybrid here, it’s a good one. P90X2/Asylum Hybrid Schedule
Now that the strength phase of this round is in the books, the next phase is the performance phase and that means PAP. I really enjoyed the PAP routines the first time I went through P90X2 and hopefully I feel the same way once this round is done. I am scheduled to wrap things up on July 29th.
What’s next for me…? Well, since my shoulder has still been nagging me a bit, I plan to do the Beachbody Ultimate Reset program starting August 1st. 21 days, no working out…! That is going to be more tough on me than the shift in eating! I have reviewed some of the meals and they look outstanding, but I am afraid going from roughly 2800-3000 calories per day to about 1800 is going to be a challenge in itself.
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