Cathe Fans Part 5
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Morning Ladies,
Didn't get that workout in yesterday, so this morning I did the RWH Low Impact HiiT One that I should have done yesterday. I will then do the X10 Hi/Lo workout tonight. I'm really enjoying these short workouts, since I think I have things going on each evening. Some of the tiredness I'm feeling has to do with the fact that you walk into work and it's dark, and you walk out of work and it's dark. The 21st is fast approaching, so then it will get better.
Laurel, Great job on the workouts, and for trying out the Tapout workout. Your thoughts on that workout are exactly what I felt after I had done it. Not a favorite, but it wasn't horrible. I know that the next day I was really feeling the middle section of my body in many many different places. If you look at the web page they list 18 premixes, but when you go to the premixes on the DVD the numbers 16 and 17 are missing. So they must have intended to have those premixes, but couldn't fit them on. At least that is what I'm guessing. I was kind of looking forward to trying that one out.
Will be interesting to hear what your end results are with BB!
Tami, You are rocking this rotation! DH did the same thing, went and bought some things that I could have given him for Christmas. I'm just happy that he had other ideas to give me or I would have bought him some coal. I have to get him a couple more things for his stocking. The only thing I have is the black licorice from Australia, which he loves.
Thelma, Nice job on the Tabatasise workout, you are right they are just as hard! Like you I didn't have enough time to finish all five of them. I usually buy the DVD cases from Target to put the Beachbody DVD's in, because the ones they send them in isn't very good. I wish that I had your DH's will power, like you I would have them gone. I think that I would have to do the same thing with the Body Beast workouts, just increase the weight one pound at a time. I have been doing that with a lot of my workouts, just put on the wrist weight. I think that Cathe sits on my shoulder telling me that it would be the safest thing.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I felt like a challenging workout today, and I did one. I started with Body Beast Bulk Shoulders, which is such a good one. I took a bit of a break and then went into a 90 minute trifecta. I started with X10 Hi/Lo, then went into Insanity Max 30 Sweat Express
, then finished with Tapout XT Ripped Conditioning. Before starting this, I thought I would be crawling across the floor in exhaustion when it was over, but I'm not! It helped that XT Ripped Conditioning is not a cardio workout at all. This is a resistance workout with all bands, and it was good. I won't use it often because I have weights, but if I were traveling and could take bands only, this would be a great workout.
Tami, sorry to hear Bootcamp is still Bootcamp, but at least you know what to expect. Okay, you made me feel better saying your legs were tired after your Saturday workout because.......just one of those workouts is hard! Great job, though. And at least there was no DOMS.
Thelma, Body Beast is primarily pyramid-style training in different set formats. These pyramids feel very different to any other pyramid formats I have done, though, so I don't even think of them as pyramids anymore. Sagi is Sagi! I don't know if you remember what I said about him after doing the first BB workout, but he reminded me of the kind of guy I would roll my eyes at in the gym because I imagine him walking about with his chest puffed out, throwing weights around and mocking others for what they are lifting. And he does all of that in this series!! But underneath all of that, I realize this guy puts a pretty strong emphasis on form and safety, which I really appreciate. So I don't really notice his physique or idiosynchronies anymore......but I wasn't sure about him when I started, that's for sure! The leg workout is a tough one, but it is good. My one suggestion with all of the workouts is to go light (lighter than normal) on the weight until you figure out how your body responds to the format. These sets really do exhaust the muscles.
Laurie, great workout. I never looked at the website for the Tabatacise premixes so that is interesting info. She probably ran out of room on the disc, as you say. Yep, this time of year saps the energy because of the darkness, especially up north where you all live. One of the reasons why DH and I, despite loving it, opted not to return to Alaska to live. No fun this time of year. Hopefully your energy levels will improve after the change of season.
Until tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Last night's Insane X class was not the usual format. She did an "Insane Abs" class for the entire hour. Which may have been slightly easier but definitely not easy. Burpees and lots of push-ups were involved along with a lot of shoulder work between ab work. Mr. Confrontation was back last night; the first time he has been back in a while. She didn't correct him or say anything towards him, he was in the back doing his own thing so all was good I am sure. This a.m. I hit the snooze button so no workout for this a.m. but will go to Spinning after work tonight.
Laurel: Holy Workout!!!!! Way to GO
that sounds like a way tougher combination than my leg workout on Saturday forsure. Ripped Conditioning sounds like another good one from that series as far as the feeling afterwards. I bet you were feeling a rest was in order a little later today forsure. I am so happy you are feeling/seeing results from BB, always a great confirmation to a program. Have you changed your eating at all or same thing you usually do? I forgot to mention that I think it is so fun that you and your DH are going to NYC! Will you be playing tourists and just enjoying the City or are you going for an event as well?
Laurie: Great job getting in your RWH workout and fingers crossed you are able to do Hi/Lo tonight. It is short & sweet forsure I agree on the dark all the time feeling. Luckily today we received a little snow and now eventhough it is melted it is sunny and blue skies. Just feels better, but still it is dark a lot. My workouts at the gym in the evenings help so much this time of year with that feeling. Part of why I started adding those on years ago was for that very reason, then it became simply that I liked the classes & added some intensity to my routine.
I have told DH many times that I could NEVER live in Alaska. Yikes! I would be so depressed. I love the sunshine way too much.
Thelma: Congrats on your BB arriving! Always exciting. I haven't had a chance to preview anything but I know I will prior to starting. Just as Laurel was describing, I think if we look past the "I am Muscle Beach Man" and more towards the program it will be beneficial. LOL Great job with Tabatacise! That one always flies along so quickly. I actually reached for that the other day after STS but felt I needed to move on to my errands, housework instead. LOL Katy unfortunately doesn't teach the BootCamp class; she has filled in before but not very often. It is Jessica that teaches that one . . . hence the same ol format. Thank you on my jaw, I am glad too. If I eat something "chewy" or a big bit of something it doesn't feel very good, so just babying it and hoping it slowly gets better and I don't need an adjustment.
Hope you ladies enjoy the rest of your days and evening!
Tami
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Hi Ladies, I was going to do legs today but got home late from work and my mind wasn't into it. I ended up jumping on the spinning bike just so I could do something. I was very busy and stressed at work which meant I was sitting down most of the day.
This afternoon my boss asked me to join him in a conference room and said he wanted to share something with me. He was so serious that I thought I was in trouble. He handed me a yellow sheet of paper from a paper pad with a note that said: Thelma promotion: Staff Engineer. My jaw dropped to the floor and I said me? really? My eyes filled up with tears. I didn't see this coming at all. This is the highest promotion an engineer can get at work. I've been at that company for almost 9 years and the only guy in my team who was hired with the staff engineer title didn't deserve the title and got eventually fired. No one has ever gotten this title in my department since that guy left. It's such a hard promotion to get that no one thinks about it. Of course instead of being happy I started to freak out because they just raised the bar much higher for me. I'm overwhelmed with the new project I'm leading and now this! More responsibilities, more eyes on me. I'm super scared. I'm scared of failing and letting my bosses down. I don't mean to sound ungrateful. I'm just very overwhelmed and scared.
Laurie, great job doing the RWH low Impact Hiit. I hope you were able to get that X10 workout in. Did you go for your hair cut? Good idea to buy DVD cases! I think I might have some I bought a long time ago. The paper cases they come into are a pain to get the DVD back into. I am definitely going to use the wrist weights. It seems definitely safer.
Laurel, WTG with that killer workout! I fee like crawling across the floor just reading about your workout! You're amazing!
I do like the pyramid training format. Now that you mention it I do remember what you said about Sagi when you did your first BB workout. Of course I didn't quite understood what you mean until I was there watching this guy who looks so wrong to me. I'll get over it! I like your suggestion of starting with lower weights. I can't even imagine what that leg workout is like. I will not try any of these BB workouts until I'm in a better frame of mind so I can fully focus on the workout. I could tell I'd have to go lower than usual because I probably be fatigued after the first set since it's the longer one! LOL
Tami, I'm glad your Insane X was still challenging enough for you. I can't believe that guy was back! At least he didn't act up. Was he doing the burpees wrong? Spinning should be fun tonight! I wanted to play at least one BB DVD last night because they looked like they were scratched or had some kind of coating on them. I wanted to make sure they were not damaged. The one I selected obviously played but I thought it was spinning longer than others do before it started to play.
I will look past Sagi's look once I start doing the workout. I'd forgotten Katy is not the one who teaches the BC class! Jessica is the lady who makes you run around the parking lot right? Good strategy to baby that jaw!
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Did the X10 Hi/Lo workout yesterday, even with a stop at he store. I love that those workouts are so short. This morning I did Ruthless Ringside, that really works the shoulders. I pulled out this evenings workout, and have to confess that it still has the wrapping around it.
Can't believe that I have never tried the Shock Cardio Circuit Blast!
Laurel, Just awesome workouts! That X10 workout is a burner at the beginning, just non stop. Of course Hi/Lo isn't my favorite, but this is short enough that I could get through it. I used very easy bands when I did the Ripped Conditioning, now I think it would be good for me to try is with a harder band.
Tami, LOL about Mr. Confrontation, guess he doesn't enjoy getting his butt kicked by a girl! Good that he was in the back going at his own pace. I'm kind of hoping that the snow stays away for a little longer, since we will be going up to my parents next week. These warmer temps when you need to drive long distances. I have a girl friend and cousin that live up in Alaska, and they love it up there. I know that i wouldn't want to be there either.
Thelma, Congrats! I think that your boss and everyone that was involved in giving you the promotion, thinks that you will be able to do it. It seems that they really thought about it, since no one was able to fill that position until now. Right now it is appears over whelming, but I'm sure that you will be fine. I did get my hair cut. I told my stylist to 1) get the longer hair away from my face 2) make is so I can air dry when I want to 3) The style doesn't need a lot of me having to use the curling iron. This morning was the test, and I was able to blow it dry, scrunch it and it looked fine. My dd said I did a good job.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Another good workout today. I started with Bulk Legs, which always gets my legs shaking. Then I added on Tapout XT Buns and Guns. This was a great add-on workout (it is 30 minutes). I don't think it would feel like enough on its own, but as part of this combo, I really liked it. For cardio, I did RWH Plyo HiiT One right into RWH LI HiiT Two with Abs One.
Tami, that sounds like a different--but tough--class. Glad the complainer didn't give Katy any problems. I haven't changed my eating habits with Body Beast, but there were some weeks where my appetite was through the roof! I normally don't snack, but there were a few days that I did have to nibble on some crackers between lunch and dinner just to get through. I think I might have benefitted from consciously upping my protein, though, which I didn't do this time. More protein helps me recover more quickly between workouts, and I have felt some fatigue (especially in my legs) lasting longer than I like with this program. But I didn't want to mess with my diet too much through this timeframe because of holidays and such. Best for me when faced with so many temptations to just stay the course!! DH and I are really looking forward to NYC. We are going as tourists only. We have been to so many great cities in the world, but never this one. And it has been my hope since childhood to see it at Christmas, so off we go! Their weather has been unusually warm too, so we won't even freeze to death.......though I do admit I was hoping for something at least a little Christmas-y.
Thelma, congratulations on the promotion!! That is fantastic news!! I understand feeling overwhelmed by it, especially since you weren't expecting it. But, Thelma, believe in yourself! You are one strong woman. Think about where you were a year-ish ago physically (looking ahead to foot surgery!) and where you are now. You never gave up! I have no doubt you take that same attitude into your workplace, which is why you are being recognized. You will be fine just being and doing what you have been doing. It is who you are! But, again, I understand the shock of it all. On a side note, I forgot to answer your question yesterday about what Body Beast program I have. I just have the basic program.
Laurie, great workout! I love those X10 workouts when I am short on time because I feel after just those 20 minutes that I have done something good. Curious to hear how you like Circuit Blast. Cathe uses a really tall step for it (if I remember correctly), but stick at 10 inches. It makes a good, short circuit workout, but as with many of the Shock Cardio workouts, I never quite meshed with it. But that being said, when I have been short on time and want an all over body workout, I have reached for it more than once. I used four bands for Ripped Conditioning! I don't think one resistance would have worked for me. As it was, I was constantly tripping over the band trying to get the resistance right. I am not coordinated enough for band work, that's for sure.
Off to get my hair taken care of. See you tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ We had another fun Spinning class last night, not nearly as packed as the week before but still good stuff! This a.m. was Flex Train and no workout tonight.
Laurel: Your combo today sounds like another fabulous one! Way to go. Sounds like you have done all the right things for your eating during this rotation of BB. I was just curious if you had modified anything. I know when I get crazy hungry I try to just increase a little protein, like you it helps me fight the hunger a little better until the next meal. Otherwise I feel like I could be the bottomless pit that isn't ever full on those days. Your trip to NYC sounds so perfect, especially if it is kind of a "bucket list" type trip for you. I hope it does turn a little bit Christmas-y for you, that would be awesome. Either way, it will be one for the memory book forsure. Very fun and special! Enjoy your hair appt.
Laurie: Great job getting in a quick workout of Hi/Lo once you got home! Sounds like it was perfect for you. Hope you enjoy your Shock Cardio Circuit tonight. Your new hair-do sounds like it is just what you had wanted, that's great and good that you had no problems styling it yourself. Always a tough one when it is a new style until you get used to it I think.
Thelma: Huge Congratulations on your promotion!!!!! I can only imagine how nervous you are feeling and not wanting to let them down but I know they completely believe in you 100% . . Trust how awesome you are and know that you will do amazing in this position. So great Good on ya for still getting in your workout with some Spinning. I bet if felt good and you could let your mind wander a little bit.
Yes, Mr. Grumpy pants was doing several of the moves incorrectly but she didn't correct him; she doesn't dare unless of course he is hurting himself in some way she would offer a "suggestion" Yes, Jessica is the one who had us running in nearby parking lots and stairs! LOL She does kind of the same format week after week in the class.
I did receive notice ladies that my ICE workouts have shipped!!!!! I'm sure yours are all on their way too very soon.
I will talk to you all tomorrow ~ Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, no workout for me. I was just mentally drained when I got home from work after a long day and then getting stuck in traffic. I am in a much better place mentally thank God. I'm taking tomorrow afternoon off. Next week I'll work Mon-Wed and then off till I go back on 1/4. A lady at work told me today she was leaving. When I asked her where she was going she said "I'm retiring!". she's only 54! I'm so jealous!
Thank you all for your congratulation and encouragement words about the new promotion! You ladies are awesome! Thank you, thank you!
OMG I got a shipment notification for my ICE package ladies! So exciting!
Laurie, great job for getting your workouts in! Thanks for your nice words. I think what happened was that when my boss gave me the news I was already feeling overwhelmed about the project I'm working on and the promotion drove me over the edge.
Sounds like you got a good hair cut! I don't blow dry but I do apply the styling products I use and scrunch. Good thing your DD approved of it!
Laurel, great workouts! I am definitely going to try the BB leg workout this weekend.
Thanks so much for those nice words of encouragement Laurel. They're very helpful. I really started to believe in myself today. I'm not quite where I need to be but I'll get there.
Laurel, when are you leaving for NY? I checked the extended forecast for Xmas eve day and right now it appears that it will be in the 60's! Unbelievable! I thought you had a more advance BB set because it sounds like you have more than the base set when you mention the workout names!
Tami, great workouts! Glad you enjoyed the spinning class! Thank you so much for those words of encouragement. They help a lot. I am feeling better. Yesterday I realized the magnitude of the project I've been assigned to lead. Such a huge responsibility you know.
I see that you also got the ICE shipment notice! I can't wait to check them out!
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
I'm really hoping that I'm not getting a cold, but I have a headache and sinus issues.
Last night I was able to get in the Circuit Blast workout done, and it is an okay workout. Don't know that I would pull it out to often. After that my youngest dd wanted to go shopping, so I went with her for that. Guess since she doesn't have a job she needed that Mom purse. This morning I did X10 Step, another one that I'm not super excited to do. I'm just horrible with the step, good thing this one is really simple. When I get home I will be doing All Out Low Impact HiiT, and then go right into the Body Blast Timesaver workouts tomorrow. I want to get this rotation done before we head up to my parents. I got my shipping notice for the ICE series, so that will probably be here before we leave. I will be previewing all the workouts while we are there.
Laurel, Nice combo of HiiT workouts. Good information on the eating during the BB workouts, that is something that I was wondering about. I know that when I was doing STS I got the munchies. Guess I will be adding in those protein shakes when doing that program. Sounds like a very nice Christmas in NYC for you both. Have heard that it is very pretty, and I'm sure that at some point you will get a blast of cold while you are there. I saw a snowflake this morning. Thanks for the information on the step, I did see your post before I started so kept the step at 10 inches. I think that I would have tripped if I hadn't. I also stepped off the step, just couldn't take the chance that I would fall backwards when jumping off the step.
Tami, Great job on the workouts, and I'm sure that FlexTrain was fun. I really enjoy doing that one when it is on the schedule. I'm still getting used to my hair, it still surprises me to wake up in the morning and my hair is all over the place with curls!! But I can see that it has already grown out a bit, so there is light at the end of the tunnel. I asked my stylist if the cut would be good if I want to use my straightener also, and she said that it would be fine. Got those X10 workouts that I consider not so fun out of the way, it really makes you feel accomplished when you do workouts that are not favorites. Now we will see how the Body Blast workouts go! Congrats on your shipping notice!
Thelma, Totally understand the mental fatigue you are going through. Glad to hear that you are taking a half day. I just might join you, because I have so many things to get done at home before we leave. I would like to have the gifts wrapped for the girls, and DH. Then we can open them when we get back on Saturday. I usually do the same as you with putting the product in and scrunching, but I had enough time to blow it dry and try using the iron to add a few cute curls. Congrats on your shipping notice also. Enjoy you half day off! I'm jealous also, since I'm 52, an that would be only two more years of working.
Have a great weekend!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I started today's workout with Beast Total Body. This one is 38 minutes long and a good workout. It is rushed in places, but that's okay because my heart rate was up a bit during some of the sets. All sets are 15 reps. He does each exercise twice. And there are four blocks of sets, each containing four exercises. For example, the first block consists of pull-ups, push-ups, squats and crunches. You do each exercise (15 reps) then repeat and move on to block 2. It reminds me of Cathe's Supersets or Push/Pull (to some degree). For cardio, I did Cross Fire Extreme.
Tami, great workouts. I am not surprised about the drop off in Spin participants given the holidays right around the corner. I can tell some people are beginning to feel the time press by how they drive! Crazy.
Thelma, glad to hear you are feeling better about everything. I hope you enjoy your time off! We leave for NYC tomorrow! It is supposed to be chilly (40s) this weekend, so I am looking forward to that. By the time we leave (Tuesday) it is supposed to be near 60 again. Looking forward to a little chill, that's for sure.
Laurie, hope you feel better soon. Not a fun time of year to get sick, that's for sure. But you did some great workouts! Glad I was able to warn you about the step height in Circuit Blast. My step (Reebok from the 1990's!) only goes to 10" so I never think about it when Cathe goes to 12" or 14". But I know anymore my body wouldn't like those higher steps, especially since I am so short!
Well, we were surprised this morning to learn our airline rescheduled our flight tomorrow morning from a reasonable 8:00am to an unreasonable 6:00am......without telling us!! Not the first time United Airlines has done this to us. So I am madly getting things ready so we can be out of the house before 3:30am. That's just not human. I don't know if I will be checking in much the next couple of weeks since DH is off work, but I will try!! But just in case I am not back here next week........Merry Christmas!!!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies and Happy Friday! We woke up to a very snowy a.m. today . . . probably about 4 inches or so. It has since melted quite a bit and just a slushy mess out there. We may be getting more over the weekend and they are saying a "White Christmas" so we will see. This a.m. was STS Back/Tris and tonight I am headed to Spinning after work.
Laurel: Fantastic job with your Total Body workout this a.m. it sounds like a good one! I like that style of total body workout when it goes from exercise to exercise and always a good one with CF Xtreme! I hope you and your hubby have an amazing trip! Can't wait to hear all about it. Merry Christmas
Laurie: I was trying to think of that workout and then remembered which one it is; I think that is a pretty good one and have enjoyed it when I want something a little shorter/total body with a cardio factor involved. Often forget about it, but a good one. Good job getting in X10 Step as well this a.m. ~ hopefully you are feeling ok tonight and that headache is gone.
Thelma: I can imagine how mentally drained you were after the news of your promotion and the anxiety it has had you feeling. I am glad you were in a better place yesterday as well. .. . . . Enjoy your half day off and the weekend! Much deserved and hopefully you get some R&R time.
Have a great weekend ladies ~ I will talk to you on Monday!
Tami
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Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a nice weekend. I got my ICE workouts on Saturday so needless to say I had to try one. My plan for Saturday was to do ICE cardio and Body Beast legs but things didn't go as planned because my BB DVD's are all scratched up and they don't play. I tried ICE Low Impact Sweat and OMG! I LOVED IT! Cathe has like 40 premixes in there. This low impact workout is really advanced I think. I'm sure you all of you will like them too.
Laurie, great workouts! I hope you're not getting a cold. How exciting that you're going to your parents for Christmas! I hope you have a wonderful time. Do you take the dogs too? If I had time to work on my hair every morning I would use a diffuser so it dries up a little and helps minimize the frizzies. Wouldn't it be nice if we could retire at 54?
Who told you to order the Body Beast program from Total Fitness DVD's? Since my DVD's are all scratched I had to call Beach Body and they couldn't find my order then I remembered who'd I ordered them from. Beach Body told me the person I ordered the program from is a coach and I had to deal with them. I called and a woman answered the phone. she said she'll call BB on Monday and they will send me a brand new set.
Laurel, awesome workouts as always. I hope you and your DH are having a blast in NY. You got lucky with the cold temps! Yesterday was cold here and today was a little warmer.
Tami, I can't believe you have snow! I don't know if we're going to see any snow here this winter. Great workouts!
I am glad I am in a better mental place. On Friday I met with my boss and he helped me review the document I'd been working on. Told me what to type in the places where I was clueless about. That was a lot of help.
Have a great week ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
So glad to say that I don't have a cold, just sinus issues. Lot's of sneezing going on lately. On Friday I got in the AOLI HiiT workout, Saturday was Body Blast Timesaver Step, Chest/Triceps and Sunday was BB Timesaver Kickbox/Shoulders. This morning I did KCM's 30MTF Cardio Quick Fix Premix #2.
Laurel, Sounds like a good workout, will be interest in trying them out. Nice follow-up with the crossfire. I know that I couldn't use a step as high as Cathe does on her workouts, when she is on anything higher than 6 inches in a workout, I stick with the six. It just works way better for me. Hope you had an enjoyable time in NYC, and talk to us when you have the chance. I know that I will be on today and tomorrow, and that will be it fore the rest of the week. My parents do not have internet.
Tami, Great job on the workouts! I think that we will be driving to a place that has snow. They have snow now, but who knows if it will melt or not. We should be driving in rain all the way up to my parents. That workout is a good one, but probably one that I will not remember to do. Kind of like these Body Blast Timesaver workouts, they are good, but I don't know how often I would pull them out. Have to admit that there is just a little to much step in them. But I'm determined to finish this rotation.
Thelma, Nice that you where able to do your ICE workout, I will get mine today. So sorry to hear that your BB workouts are scratched. The lady at Totalfitness is a local person in my area, and she has been selling DVD's for years. I like using her because if you have problems with Beachbody she will call them and handle it, I have heard that BB's service reps can be hit or miss on helping you. Mary it very good at getting problems taken care of quickly.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Good weekend! I finished up some shopping for DH. My family will be in California when I go so I ordered stuff on Amazon and had it shipped to my mom's house ... told her "no peaking" LOL So Friday I went to Spinning, which was pretty good and then Saturday I did KCM Lean Body Circuits followed by PiYO Core, felt great! Yesterday was a REST day from workouts. I had coffee with my girlfriend and did our Christmas exchange along with her little 2 yr old who was just 2 yesterday. It was fun. Did my Costco run (which was NUTS) although I was able to get in and out quickly. This a.m. was STS Chest/Shoul/Tri's - no gym tonight; we are going with another couple to watch Gonzaga University play Pepperdine (Basketball) so that should be fun. They are big supporters and have great seats so you can't beat that!
Laurie: So glad to hear it isn't a cold . . .that would not be fun during your time off/travels/Christmas, so yay for that but hopefully the sinus issues subside soon for you. Great job getting in your workouts! Yes, we are getting a bunch of snow right now. Started yesterday and is continuing through today-tonight, etc... we will have a white Christmas forsure. It's very pretty out right now forsure. My ICE workouts are scheduled to arrive today as well! Our mail lady has been really good about putting things on our front porch tucked behind a little birdhouse I have on a stand; just for security I suppose, but nice of her.
Thelma: What a huge bummer about your DVD's all being scratched. Dang it, I will have to take a peak at mine now to make sure all is good. I ordered mine from Laurie's person "Mary" @ Totalfitness and so I am glad to hear I wouldn't have problems if I had anything wrong with them. I know I have had that happen with Cathe's DVDs and they always replace them; at any time no questions asked. Lifetime guarantee on hers. Amazing!
So happy to hear you liked your first ICE workout that you tried! Yay. Cannot wait to dig into mine as well. It's going to be hard finishing up my rotation with all of those sitting there to try. LOL I'm glad your boss helped go over that paperwork/form with you; just having his support probably helps a lot with the nerves right now.
Hope you ladies have a great afternoon ~ until tomorrow!
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, RWH Circuit Upper Body tonight plus got to do a little time on the treadmill at work. We had the last of our cold spell and by Xmas day we'll be in the mid 60's! I can't believe it. At least Laurel should be getting some nice cold temps in NY. I hope you got your ICE package today! I was just looking at the ICE Users Guide and Cathe has 6 rotations! I'm going to print this guide out tomorrow. I think we should start a new rotation on 1/1/16 ladies!
Laurie, so happy you're not sick! Awesome workouts! Great job! I'm with you on not being able to use a step as high as Cathe uses. I couldn't remember the story of how you knew to order from Total Fitness. Thanks for reminding me. Mary already placed a reshipment order. I don't expect the package to arrive for a while given the Xmas delivery rush.
Tami, sounds like you had a great weekend! I'm sure you're relieved to be done with Xmas shopping. When do you leave for CA? Awesome workouts! Great job! I can't believe your friend's little girl is already 2! I can just imagine what a zoo Costo was! LOL. I hope you had fun at the game!
It really is a bummer that my DVD's are all scratched up but hopefully the new set will be here soon and it will be in perfect shape. It really will be hard to finish my rotation now that I have the ICE workouts.
I was so relieved about my current project once my boss helped me with it.
Laurel, I hope you're having a lot of fun in NY!
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Got in the BB Timesaver Step, Hi/Lo Back & Core, now this one is not my favorite. It does the third part of Step Blast right into the hi/lo from SJP. I just don't enjoy that hi/lo section of SJP. I don't mind it in X10, just think that there is way to much jumping around. This morning was 30MTF Kickbox Punch Mix, and I will be doing the BB Timesaver Leg workout after work. Probably will not be posting after today, since we are leaving tomorrow morning. I want to get up into the north woods before it gets to dark. Plan on doing the last workout in this rotation in the morning, and that will be BB Timesaver Step/Biceps/Core. Then I will probably be starting one of the ICE rotations after we get back. I'm getting excited to try them out.
Tami, Great workouts! Very nice to have your day off of exercise be like that. I'm sure that having a 2 year old around is interesting. We have not had a little one around for years, and that age is really precious. Hope that you had a great time at the BB game. Glad to hear that you are getting snow, I'm sure that your area really needs the rain/snow. One of the guys I work with looks at the snow fall totals everyday, he will be heading to that area for snowboarding at the beginning of the year. I had three packages at my front door yesterday, just really glad that the books where not water logged. That wouldn't have been good.
Thelma, Nice job on the workouts! Glad to hear that Mary already is sending you a new set. I will have to look at my BB workouts when I get to open them up! That is one of the gifts that I asked DH to get me for Christmas. To bad that they have to use that cardboard cases, the ones they used for P90X where the best they had. I started to get scratched ones when the One on Ones came out in the cardboard. I understand that cuts down on the cost, but the DVD's are not secure at all. I already printed out my user guide, and put the sheets in the plastic sleeves. I'm all set to view them while we are up north. I am more than willing to start a rotation on the first, just have to decide which rotation I want to start with. What I really like about the user guide is the worksheets in the back, they are something that I wish she would make for RWH / STS / XTrain.
Have a Very Merry Christmas!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies ~ The game was really fun last night . . . Gonzaga won by a lot! The drive over was bananas. The snow has not really let up so it was a white out all the way over. We only drove at the max 45 mph! Coming back was about the same, but made it safe and sound. They asked us to come up to their condo and have a holiday appetizer/cocktail so we did. Stayed until around 10:00 and by the time we got home and I was in bed it was after 11:00. Needless to say, no early a.m. workout. So tonight I will head to Insane-X after work. Unless the roads are treacherous, then I will head straight home and hope to do a short workout before DH gets home.
Laurie: Great job getting through your BB Timesaver workouts! I hope you have an amazing Christmas with your family and drive safely! You are exactly right, with all that HOT dry weather we had for so long we need every drop of moisture, so really nobody is complaining right now about all the snow. The mountains are loving it and the ski resorts too! My ICE DVD's arrived yesterday and I picked them up out of the mailbox this a.m. with all the snow I was worried that moisture was going to get in the package somehow. All is good though, cannot wait to give them a look. I am going to print out my manual as well. Love how you have yours already organized and good to go in plastic sheet covers!
Thelma: Awesome work with RWH Upper Body!! That is such a good one. That is crazy you guys are having such warm temps. We are supposed to get really cold starting tomorrow evening . . . into the teens at night. So all this snow will be staying for a while. I will leave on December 30th for California Really looking forward to it and seeing my mom & sister.
Laurel: I hope NYC is treating you well and you are feeling the Christmas spirit in a little colder weather there?!?!?
I will check in tomorrow ~ have a great afternoon and evening!
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, now workout for me tonight. Charmy my cat had her dental cleaning today and I had to pick her up. It was raining so it took forever to get home. By the time we got home at 6:45 and I had to watch her to make sure she was OK. Poor thing had to get some teeth extracted. I managed to print the ICE guide so I'll take a look at it over my Christmas vacation.
Found some smoothie recipes in the skinnytaste website. I am going to try them while I'm home. They don't have protein powder just vegetables, fruit, coconut water. I hope I can stomach them! LOL
Laurie, awesome job with those workouts! I don't like the step workouts where you jump off/on the step. I just can't jump high enough to land on the step. I find that too hard on my knees and if I miss the step it will be very hard on whatever body part I hit when I land on the floor. LOL
Yeah Mary sent a reshipment request to Beach Body. Not sure when they will send me the program. Definitely check each one of your discs. Mine were all scratched. It was quite obvious. I don't know if the scratches were due to the cardboard case. I think they were scratched before they were packaged. I love Cathe's cases! The ICE user guide is definitely very nice. Love the rotations included and those sheets in the back you're talking about where you record the weight used for each exercise. We'll have to decide if we keep the rotation at just ICE or if we want to combine it with Body Beast. Merry Christmas to you too Laurie!
Tami, I'm glad you enjoyed the game and that you made it home safely! I bet the drive to/from home was scary!
I think it's take for us to start wearing our summer clothes and shoes! When I got out of work this afternoon it was 60 degrees! On my way to the veterinary hospital I saw these spring blooming trees in bloom! Don't know what they're called but they were little lilac colored flowers.
Tami, we'll start the rotation when you return from CA. I hope you have a wonderful time with your mom and sister.
Good night ladies!
Thelma
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Hi Ladies ~ Headed straight home last night instead of Insane X. The roads were terrible and I hit a wall of the "tireds" from lack of sleep the night before. So got a good night sleep and did X10 pre-mix this a.m. Headed to Spinning after work tonight. It is still snowing, but they have caught up to the maintenance of it on the roads.
Thelma: Hope little Charmy is doing good today and healing quick from her teeth cleaning/extraction. Nice job getting that printed out. I will probably do the same and look at it this weekend. I love my daily "green smoothie" that I have, I put protein powder in them though. Usually involves Spinach or Kale or both along with a little fruit or lately a frozen banana and my protein powder is SO good, it's Eggnog flavor. You don't even taste the spinach.
I cannot believe how warm your temps are. We are going to be getting down into the teens starting tomorrow night. Brrrr and all this snow will be icy. I forgot to mention yesterday when you mentioned starting up on January 1st new rotation ~ I am super excited to start another rotation with all of you so when I return is great or I will catch up to you all if you start beforehand. I return from LA on Jan. 5th.
I will check in with you tomorrow Thelma ~ Safe travels to you Laurie and hope you are having a blast in NYC to Laurel!
Tami
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Hi Ladies, spinning for me tonight. My PiYo package arrived today. It's a brand new still in it's shrink wrap. The DVD's are not scratched. I will try the foundation one tomorrow. Temps will be near 70 tomorrow but tonight it's raining pretty hard.
Tami, good choice on sleeping last night! Great job today with X10 and spinning.Thanks for asking about my little Charmy. She is doing great. We keep giving her the pain med every 12 hours. She's eating well. She loves her crunchies but can't have them for 2 weeks so I've had to soak the dry food in water till it gets really soggy so I can mash it up for her. We are happy she seems to be doing so well.
What is the name of that protein powder Tami? Is it Spiru-Tain? I want to find a smoothie that I can add protein powder to because the skinnyfood ones don't have protein powder. Two use Greek yogurt and that is goodyrAnother one uses peanut butter but I was hoping for some protein powder too. I haven't used protein powder in years and I hope they taste much better now. Is the smoothie a meal replacement for you?
I really wish we had your temps Tami minus the icy conditions.
We can start the new rotation on January 6th.
Good night and Merry Christmas!
Thelma
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Hi Ladies! I think you are all away enjoying your holidays (I hope!) but I finally have a moment to post......so here I am! Hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year.
DH and I had a fantastic time in NYC! I wasn't sure how I would react since big cities are not really my thing any more, and I have never liked crowds. And NYC is one big, crowded city. But I loved it! It was very cold on the day we arrived, but that didn't stop us from hitting the ground running. I was teasing DH by the afternoon that we could go home because we had seen everything. But we stayed and managed to fill our days nicely without feeling rushed or hurried or pressed. It was a really nice getaway......and very Christmas-y. Florida was back in the 80s when we got home, so not very Christmas-y here. But my body does prefer the heat to the cold, for sure. We enjoyed a nice Christmas Day with my in-laws, DHs brother and his wife, and some friends of my in-laws. I don't think we are going to do anything for the New Year, but we never really do. I am fine with that. I prefer to stay home where it is safe!
I didn't workout the time we were in NYC, but we did walk the city top to bottom so at least we were active. But I have worked out every day since we got back (including Christmas Day, which is unusual for me). I have continued on with the Body Beast rotation, and have added cardio from Insanity Max 30 and RWH to it.
Today I did my first ICE workout! I started with Body Beast Bulk Chest. Then, for cardio, I did the cardio section from Hard
Strikes and then did Rock'm Sock'm Kickbox, including the Blast and Core 1. Really liked this ICE workout, and found it not much more 'intermediate' than her other kickboxing workouts. One thing I really liked about it is she didn't break down/explain the moves in this workout which kept my heart rate up more. Definitely made me anxious to try more. I also glanced at the guide, and some of the rotations she has created look really good. I also love the variety of premixes she included. Really well done.
Tami, hope you enjoy a wonderful time in California. Sounds like it will be a nice break from your cold and snow!!
Thelma, hope you are enjoying some time off. Sorry to hear about your Body Beast discs. Hopefully the new ones will be better. I had problems with my Turbo Fire discs like that, and it is very frustrating.
Laurie, so happy to hear you didn't have a cold! Hope you are enjoying your internet-free time with your parents!!
Again, I hope you all have a very Happy New Year!! I will be back to more 'normal' posting next week!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Hope you are all enjoying time off and a wonderful Christmas holiday! I worked until 1:00 on Christmas Eve and then we headed to my in-laws; the roads and pass we drive over was in pretty good condition going over, coming back was very icy and a whiteout of snow, but DH is a great driver in those conditions and we did fine. Christmas was just the two of us and very relaxing. Some friends came over that evening and had a holiday cocktail with us, so that was nice. Our temps are going to be getting down into single digits this week so I am very excited to be heading to LA on Wed a.m. Perfect timing. We have all this beautiful snow and now freezing, FREEZING temps, so it will be here a while. DH had to make a special loop with the snow blower in our yard for sweet Emma. She was having a really hard time in the deep snow, getting almost stuck.
So sad. But now that she has a special path to get around she is good to go. Old age and hard winters are not kind to animals. 
I worked out every day except Christmas Eve and even tried out a couple of the ICE workouts. One was the Body Blast for Back as an add on after I did STS Legs the other day, it was really good. On Saturday I did ICE Bootcamp Circuit and it was also good .... I went up in weight almost double of what Cathe does on that one in most of the exercises; but it was perfect added intensity by doing that. After my workout yesterday I got myself ready real quick to go get my hair done and have a Post Christmas lunch with my BFF. So that was fun. For Christmas DH bought me a new FitBit (since mine was lost at airport in Sept.) and he went for the SURGE model! Super fun and so far so good with it. It's really neat and tons of options.
Laurel: Welcome back from NYC! So glad you had such an amazing time, that is so good. Sounds like a nice time with your in-laws and BIL as well. Sounds like you have added some perfect intensity to your BB rotation!! That's awesome. Rock'm Sock'm KB was the one I thought I was going to try very first, so I am anxious to give that one a try as well. Probably won't happen until I get back from my trip. I did find out I am staying with my sister and not my mom at her condo, so no gym at my sisters. Will be suggesting long hikes while I am there and/or find a way to head over to my moms for a workout. We will see how it goes.
Thelma: I saw that you have been trying out some of your new PiYO workouts!! How are you liking them? Hopefully a lot The Protein Powder I have been using is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! It is by Legion Athletics, Whey Protein Powder. You can find it on Amazon or through Legion Athletics: https://legionathletics.com So good and I have also started using their Pre & Post Recovery drinks, which are also good. But if you are looking for a good protein, I highly recommend this one. I also have the Vanilla. No funny after taste and it mixes perfectly, even without a blender if I needed too. when I do my daily green shake it is my mid-a.m. snack consisting of 1 scoop + Spinach + Half Banana and maybe 1/2 c. of SF Almond Milk. So good! When I do the vanilla I use pineapple/strawberries/cucumber/mint mixture + fresh lemon juice in place of the banana and almond milk.
Hope you ladies have a great day ~ I will check in again tomorrow before I leave for LA on Wednesday.
Tami
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Good Evening Ladies,
I didn't workout until yesterday, and I was able to try out some of the ICE workouts. I did Rock'm Sock'm Kickbox, and have to say that I really loved it. I liked how she did punch combos with leg work separate. I didn't use my weighted gloves, and I'm really glad that I didn't because there is a lot of punching. Today I did Chiseled Upper Body plus Core #1, and I kept my weights the same as Cathe. So far both workouts are winners. I'm actually going to follow the Rotation #1 until we decide what we may or may not do for a rotation, and on the days that she has rest, I will do some yoga. So tomorrow is a yoga day, I just really need to get my body stretched out more.
We are having a snow storm, and I'm really glad that I'm not at work this week. Can't imagine driving home in this stuff. DH just got my smart TV set up, and Cathe really looks good on a bigger set. He will be testing out our new Roku, so I'm probably going to invest in Cathe's On Demand channel. I will be able to do some of her live workouts that way. I also received my Body Beast and Hammer & Chisel workout, looked them over and no scratches.
We had a very enjoyable time with my parents, and I didn't have to drive in a lot of snow. That is the thing that I really don't enjoy doing. Driving home in the stuff that we are getting right now would have been something that made me nervous.
Tami, Sounds like it took a while, but winter has finally arrived for our areas. We will probably have to do the same thing for Cami and the snow, because those drifts can get pretty deep for her to get through. Rocket is having so much fun in the snow, that he probably will not have a problem. Maybe I should get our neighbor to do it, because he has been in and out of the house all day long trying to keep his driveway cleared. I don't know why he is out there with these ice pellets that are coming down right now. He is going to have a really icy driveway, but guess that is his choice. Glad to hear that you had such an enjoyable Christmas. I kind of knew that we all wouldn't be able to stay away from these ICE workouts. I'm loving the two I have tried so far.
Thelma, I'm sure that in a few days you will probably be getting the snow that we are getting right now. I noticed that our pear tree was starting to bud, and was wondering how the tree is going to handle this come spring. I really did have a hard choice in deciding what workout I wanted to try first. Of course Cathe won out in the end. Glad to hear that Charmy is doing well. What is it about animals and their crunchy foods. Guess that they are a lot like us.
Laurel, Your trip sounds like a lot of fun. That trip is on my list of things to do, so hopefully we will be able to do that one of these days. I agree with you on the Kickbox workout, I like the fact that she doesn't do anything complicated that it has to be broken down. I'm planning on trying each workout, and then going onto trying out the weights and blasts after that. Guess I'm working through these just like her rotations.
Have a great evening,
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday. As always just DH and I in the house and of course the kitties. We had a good one. It will be just the two of us for New Year's. We will have our yearly Chinese food dinner. On Xmas eve day I did RWH Hiit Circuit Lower Body and tried PiYo Align: The Fundamentals. OMG I wish I had bought PiYo sooner. I actually already learned how to do the tricep pushups I always hurt my shoulders with. I love Chalene's instructions! On Xmas day DH asked me if I wanted to go for a walk. My jaw dropped to the floor!
LOL. So we went, after 28 minutes he wanted to turn around because he needed a snack. I said I'm just getting started! Let's go a little longer. He said no so I said OK 2 more minutes and we'll turn around. On the way back he wanted to walk up and down a couple of streets and we ended up walking for 65 minutes which was great. In the afternoon I did about 1/2 hour of Hard Strikes and the PiYo Define Lower Body. Flex Train on Saturday. Spinning and PiYo Define Upper Body. Today I walked on the treadmill in the morning and this evening I did LIS Total Body Trisets Lower Body Split and STS Yoga Inspired Abs. We finally found a DVD storage stand for my workout DVD's! I put all my DVD's there and there is hardly any space left. I did get rid of some DVD's. I'll donate them to our local library. I found a kettlebell kickboxing workout program which sounded pretty good and since it was seriously discounted through groupon.com I bought it.
http://kettlebellkickboxing.com/fitness-series/body-series/
My new Body Beast DVD's arrived today and they are all in perfect condition.
Laurel, I'm so glad you and your DH had a great time in NY and also a great Christmas with your in-laws. Great job getting back into your workout rotation! I watched a good part of each of the BB workouts and they are pretty beasty! OMG those jumping pushups are insane! Do you do those? I am going to try that Rock'm Sock'm Kickbox workout tomorrow.
Tami, I'm glad you also had a good Christmas holiday. Good job on working out every day. Congrats on going up almost double the weight Cathe does! AWESOME! You must be so happy to have a FitBit again! I bet your husband is loving his new Surge. Awww poor little Emma! You do have to keep an open path for her out in the yard for sure.
Wow you guys are having all that snow and cold temps! We finally may get a little snow tomorrow morning but then it will melt and turn into ice. Now next Monday we actually may hit 18 degrees during the day! Right on time for me to go back to work!
I am liking the PiYo workout and so far I am doing better than I thought I would at least with the first DVD. My trapz have been pretty tight as a result but I've been massaging and stretching. Things are better today. Basically I know that I have to go easy. I love that I was able to do modified tricep pushups thanks to Chalene! Thanks for letting me know the name of your protein powder and your smoothie recipes! I just ordered the vanilla flavor. I tried my first smoothie today. It had frozen pineapple, banana, fresh spinach, lite coconut milk, fat free green yogurt and ice. It was actually pretty good. I had that for lunch but it was too acidic for my stomach so I had to follow it with a salt free rice cake and reduced fat natural peanut butter.
Laurie, I'm glad you had a nice Christmas holiday and that you're also liking the ICE workouts. I was thinking of following rotation #1 too. Congrats on the new smart tv!! Can't wait to hear how you like Cathe's on demand channel. I'm glad your new DVD's are scratch free. I wonder if the H&C program is easier than Body Beast?
It doesn't sound like we're going to get much snow Laurie. At least we are going to be getting cold temps next week. Poor trees are all confused with the warm temps. I wonder if your pear tree will drop the buds. Funny how we have all these new workouts and now we don't know where to start first! LOL. Charmy continues to do well thankfully. My vet says that dry food to animals is like potato chips to us humans.
Good night ladies!
Thelma
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Hi Ladies ~ I went to BootCamp last night and it was a very low attendance .... which is usual until next week when all the New Year's Peeps hit the gym. LOL We did have a sub and she did a pretty good job. This a.m. was Plyo Legs and tonight I am going to miss Insane X so I can have a nice dinner with DH and finish packing for my early a.m. flight to LA!!!!!!
Laurie: Sounds like another good review on Rock'm Sock'm workout! Good to hear. Funny how we have all dove right into trying at least a couple already. Anxious for all of them. Great job getting in some workouts since you have been back. I'm sure it feels great. I will be feeling that when I return from my trip forsure. Yes, Emma's private cul-de-sac shoveled out in our front yard is perfect for her. She makes her loop and does her "duty" and comes in, pretty funny to watch her out there in the "circle". So glad DH did that for her, poor ol girl.
Thelma: So happy to hear you are loving PiYO already! That is great I thought you would like it. I'm excited you ordered that protein powder. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I never feel gross after having it either; it is truly my favorite from all I have ever tried. Made with quality ingredients too. I know what you mean on the acidic factor in some things; I go pretty easy on my handful of fruit when I do those kind. Just to clarify, DH bought me the SURGE, not him. LOL So yes, I am LOVING it so far. Although I think the HR is lower than what is actually happening, calorie burn too, but that's ok I suppose. This a.m. for example after one arm burpees (which get your HR up) mine didn't register up until after I was done and even then it was a pretty low read. So I don't know, but it is a very nice watch/tracker/etc.
I don't know how much I will be able to check in while I am gone but I will try You ladies have a fabulous New Year's Eve celebration with your families (including the dog kids and cat kids) I know you will all be rocking the workouts and I look forward to starting up a rotation together when I return Are we thinking ICE or a BB + ICE combo?!?!
Happy New Year ladies ~ Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, I did Rock'm Sock'm Kickbox's mishmosh premix #3 which has the Icy Core #1 mixed in between the main workout segments. Great workout. I also walked on the treadmill for 25 minutes.
Tami, great workouts! I'm glad the sub did a good job with the BC class. I hope you have a nice dinner with your DH and that you have a wonderful time with your mom and sister. I'd forgotten the Surge is part of the Fitbit line! You're going through the same thing I went through with my own Polar where the calorie count is much lower than what my old HRM used to calculate. I think my HR part is not bad. Do you select the type of workout you're going to do on the Surge? If so does it show you a heart rate then? My polar uses a chest strap and when I select the type of workout I'm about to do the heart count takes a little while to register. I don't start my workout until I see the HR. It really sounds strange that your HRM doesn't register a higher heart rate due to burpees until after you're done with them.
I made another green smoothie that consisted of cantaloupe, English cuke, lime juice, spinach and a little bit of pineapple so it wasn't too acidic and my stomach was fine with it.
We talked about doing a Body Beast/Ice rotation but we haven't made a final decision yet.
Have a safe trip and Happy New Year to your and yours too!
Good night ladies and in case you don't post tomorrow Laurie and Laurel Happy New Year to you too!
Thelma0 -
Hi Ladies, Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday. As always just DH and I in the house and of course the kitties. I've had a very relaxing vacation.
My workouts: On the 30th I did ICE Chiseled Upper Body "One and a Half #1 Entire main workout once then repeat the standing exercises" premix and walked on the treadmill. 31st spinning, 1st ICE Chiseled Lower body, 2nd ICE Metabolic Total Body, Sunday Spinning. I'm so glad I got the ICE series because I really like the 4 DVD's I've tried.
I've been drinking green smoothies and I've enjoyed them so much that I'm making them in order to take to work. My biggest weakness is anything sweet. These smoothies are helping me not crave sweets!
Tami, my Legion protein arrived this morning so I made a smoothie with frozen berries a little milk, ice and water and I loved it! Definitely the best tasting protein I've ever had. I hope you're having a great time with your mom and sister.
Hi Laurel and Laurie!
Good night ladies!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
Hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! I was horrible with workouts during my time off, just way to busy with hosting parties. We had our friends over for New Years Eve, and then on Saturday we entertained our dd's possible future in-laws. They are very nice people. I'm just going to start with what I did on Saturday, and that was Yoga for the Warrior. Body my body really needs more stretching. On Sunday I decided that I really wanted to do the Hammer and Chisel workouts, so I put in the first workout which was Chisel Balance. The Chisel workouts are all instructed by Autumn, and this one is a really really good lower body workout. She uses a bench, but it can be done without one or with a stability ball. By the end of the workout my legs where screaming and I was sweating like crazy. After that I decided to try something on youtube since I have the smart TV! I did a workout that I have done before called Cardio Burn with Cindy Whitmarsh. The youtube worked just fine on the new TV! I'm going to really enjoy using this option also. This morning I did ICE Rock'm Sock'm Kickbox Blizzard Blast premix, I really loved this one. It included the warm up and cool down, so the total amount of cardio was only about 14 min. It worked really well with the time constraints that I have in the mornings.
Thelma, I have those KBKB workouts, and they are really good. I'm sure that you will enjoy them, and you got a great deal. Glad to hear that you are enjoying the PiYo workout, makes me want to incorporate them into my rotation. I'm happy that you finally received a good set of Body Blast workouts. I will have to check out that protein powder, it is always nice to have something that will combat those cravings. I bring my smoothies to work every once in a while. I have to wonder about the BB workouts being harder than the H&C, the first workout I did was really tough. I think that I have decided to do the H&C rotation, and then in the mornings use ICE and other workouts for that. All the premixes that ICE has, should make the morning workout interesting.
Tami, Hope that you had a great time with your Mom and sister. I'm really kind of glad that the holidays are at an end, but I still have one party to go to on Saturday. I'm going with Hammer and Chisel workouts for the new year, they just appeal to me right now. Kind of overwhelmed with all the options that I have available to me. So I'm going to be doing my own thing for a rotation.
Laurel, Will be interested in hearing what workouts you have been trying out over the holidays.
Have a great day!
Laurie
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Hi Ladies! Happy New Year! We had a nice, enjoyable holiday season. But as much as I hate to admit it, I was ready to get back into a routine today. I love having my DH around but, for whatever reason, he doesn't seem to understand why I have to do things.....like clean.....when he is home! As much as I wish things like cleaning took care of themselves while we sleep, they don't. So it is always interesting for me to figure out how to do my daily chores without DH complaining. Weird.
Anyhow, I got some good workouts in this past week. I only took one day off (Saturday, as usual) since we got home on the 22nd, so that is good. I come out of the holidays not feeling too bad about my fitness even though I know my eating could have been better. But even that wasn't too bad. I only have a little more than a week left with Body Beast, which is hard to believe. Today was Body Beast Build Legs, which is such a tough one. Then I did a very long cardio/weights session. I started with RWH Plyo HiiT Two, then did the 83 minute premix of ICE Bootcamp, which includes the workout, the blast, the muscle meltdown (biceps) and core. Surprisingly.....I am not exhausted! It felt good. This is the third ICE workout I have done (along with the Kickbox workout and Low Impact Sweat), and I am really enjoying these workouts.
That being said, I know we have discussed an ICE/Body Beast rotation. To be perfectly honest, these programs don't blend together very well in any 'standard' format. I don't think I realized how much resistance training there was going to be in the ICE workouts. It seems all but two use some form of resistance training. And I know that for the bulk of my Body Beast rotation, I have shied away from doing any other forms of resistance training because I find the Body Beast workouts--when I push hard on them--thoroughly exhaust my muscles and I need full recovery time.
So if I were to develop a rotation, I would like some ideas from you all. I could develop a rotation that primarily focuses on Body Beast, but would add some of the shorter ICE cardio premixes on shorter BB days and at least one full ICE cardio session a week. Or I could do a rotation more ICE focused which would have Body Beast workouts 2 to 3 days a week. I am trying to keep the workouts under an hour. All feedback is welcome!!
Tami, I hope you had a great time in Los Angeles! I bet the weather felt great after your cold temps up there last week. Great job with the workouts the last couple of weeks!! Hope you were able to workout somehow in LA.
Thelma, glad to hear you are enjoying both the PiYo and ICE workouts! I am also happy to hear you got a clean copy of Body Beast. It is funny you asked about those Plyo push-ups because those only occur in the cardio workout--which I haven't done yet!! But I think I am going to try it tomorrow so I will let you know if I do them. I am shy when it comes to Plyo push-ups like that because of my shoulder, but I have attempted a few in Insanity Max 30. Suffice it to say....they aren't my specialty! But I try!!
Laurie, sounds like you have had a very busy holiday season. Your DD's possible future in-laws?!? Wow!! That sounds serious! Glad you liked them. I am really interested to hear your thoughts on Hammer and Chisel. I read a very thorough review of each workout this morning, and this program sounds completely different to Body Beast. In fact, they sound so different I am not sure their intensity could really be compared. Based on the review I read this morning, it seems almost all of the H&C workouts are total body focused. No doubt this would make the program feel more thorough to BB. But as a lover of focusing on specific body parts......I am not sure how I would feel about it. I read an article in Cathe's newsletter this morning about trying something different in the New Year, and that has me thinking I should give H&C a shot because I really am stuck in the split strength training session rut! The guy whose reviews I read loved BB and H&C, which I find encouraging. So please keep posting your thoughts!!
See you all tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies, XT Bi's & Tri's for me tonight. It finally got cold around here and I had to dig out a down parka. Not cold enough for the long coat yet though. We also got a little snow during the day. No big deal though. It will be cold overnight and tomorrow then back into the 40's.
Laurie, you sure were busy! How exciting about hosting the "possible in-laws". Great workouts this weekend and today! On the H&C workouts is there a set of workouts instructed by Sigi?
I thought you had those KBKB workouts. I can't believe I got them for 1/2 the price! So many workouts so little time! I did get my new set of BB workouts and they are all in good condition. I do like the PiYo workouts. I had to back off for a few days because my shoulder blades were acting up! Had to let things relax. Do you make veggie/fruit smoothies or just protein smoothies? I've been making my veggie/fruit smoothies in my Ninja blender but they are far from being smooth. They are pretty chunky/pulpy. I haven't decided on a rotation yet. What I've been doing is replacing the workouts my current 12 week rotation with the ICE ones.
Laurel, back on the killer workout train! Great job! I think your DH wants to spend all of his free time with you and maybe that is why he can't understand why you have to take time away from him to clean up.
I'm so glad you've been doing the BB program because you are now able to tell us this program doesn't blend well with ICE!
I like the idea of a BB rotation with short ICE premixes on short BB days. I would definitely need cardio in between each resistance training day. Of course given my injury history the ICE focused with 2-3 days a week BB sound safer! Thank you!
OMG Laurel, please be careful with those plyo pushups!
Hi Tami!
Good night ladies!
Thelma
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