Cathe Fans Part 5
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Morning Ladies,
After work yesterday I did Hammer Plyometrics, which is instructed by Sagi. This was 9 exercises, done for 30 sec. each for two rounds. This was a little disjointed, because you where doing burpees followed by a pull-up. I used tubing for the back work, and will have to use something that has more resistance next time. I also didn't use the bench for the exercises that where on there. It was a little to high for me, so I will either stick to the floor option or work my way up to using the bench.
This is a workout that I didn't hate, but will be looking at the Masters Cardio when this comes up again in the rotation. This morning I did ICE Boot Camp Timesaver Premix #4, which is the workout without the abs.
Laurel, LOL about the DH getting in the way of your routine. DH always does that while I'm cooking. He is putting dishes away or cleaning. It can get very annoying when you need to move around the kitchen. I have not found an ICE workout that I have not liked. I still have to try a few of them out, and will be doing the timesavers to start with. I like that she put the blizzard blasts and the muscle meltdowns as timesavers. I could very easily do one of those workouts in the morning, and then after work do the workout. So many options. Great job on getting in all those workouts, and still being able to finish up with Body Beast. Yes the H&C workouts are more like Cathe's metabolic type workouts. I think that they use weights in all of them, I previewed each of them over the weekend. The first chisel workout I used a 12lb weight, and that was plenty. That one was 15 reps for each exercise, so high rep. The plyo workout I used an 8lb weight for the lunge back, jump up. Very similar to one of the moves that Cathe does. I will let you know how each of them are as I go along. After all you did that for us with the BB workouts.
I think that H&C works really well with ICE, it that helps you with deciding on something new for this year. 
Thelma, Great job on the workout! Our temps have been chilly, and we still have all the snow. Rocket has been making puppy tracks all over the back yard. I usually put both fruit/veggies (spinach mostly) and protein powder in my smoothies. I also use almond milk, just makes it a little creamier doing that. I have a blender that we received for a wedding present. It works, so I just look at those ninjas and wonder if they would make my smoothies better. I'm guessing that mine is still doing a pretty good job.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I started my workout today with Beast Shoulders and Beast Abs. Good stuff. Then I did a killer cardio. I did Beast Cardio (for the first time) into Insanity Max 30 Sweat Intervals. Good, tough stuff! Beast Cardio surprised me a bit.....in a good way. It was mentioned as being good cardio in the review I read yesterday on Hammer and Chisel which is why, in my last week of the program, I finally decided to do it. I had figured all along that it would be like the cardio from P90X which I don't like. But Beast Cardio is a good 30 minute total body workout with effective cardio elements. He uses weights and resistance moves (including isometrics) to elevate the heart rate. At the same time, the muscles are nicely worked as well. So it is worth a try.
Thelma, I heard it was getting colder up your way. We finally had a cool down here with temps in the 60's. Florida completely blasted the existing records for the hottest December on record.....and the hottest year on record. Wish I could say I was happy to be a part of it!
Thank you for your feedback on the BB/ICE rotation. I will give it some thought over the next little bit and try to decide if I can come up with something that would work and be effective. My concern with spreading out Body Beast over several weeks is just that......whether it would be effective. But I will work on it!! I did some of the Plyo push-ups! But that segment of the cardio workout is tough! You do 20 seconds of Plyo push-ups followed by a 10 second low push-up hold......repeated 3 times. I opted for standard push-ups after the first set, and was on my knees for the last isometric hold. Tough stuff! You hit the nail on the head with my DH and my house work. It is sweet he wants to spend time with me, but the laundry still needs done! Maybe if he helped...... .
Laurie, sounds like an interesting H&C workout. I was reading more workout program reviews this morning (workout procrastination at its best! Why not read about it instead of do it? ). I am torn between P90X3 and H&C right now. One of the reasons I was thinking about P90X3 is I think it would blend well with Insanity Max 30, which I want to do again. But now you say H&C would blend with ICE! That intrigues me because I have enjoyed the ICE workouts I have done. I might be searching the sofa cushions for loose change soon so I can get both! 
I am with you on DH in the kitchen. He loves to stand next to me when I am cooking. I try to be patient because it is sweet. But sometimes......I just want to get things done!
Tami, hope you are well and returned home safely. I read about a plane sliding off the runway in Spokane this morning and thought of you!! That plane was taking off, so I knew you weren't on it. But it sounds like it is still cold up there.
Until tomorrow!
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Morning Ladies,
After work I did H&C ISO Chisel Strength! WOW what a workout. This was instructed by Autumn, and she had us doing 10 different exercises. This was 10 reps with a 10 sec. hold, and iy was done for three sets. I used 15lb weights for my heavy and 5lbs for my light. The only exercise that I used with the 5lbs was for the shoulders. I used my weight bench, and have to admit that I was not able to make it through the last set of reps all the way through. After each exercise she stretched the muscle that was used, so by the end of the workout you didn't have to do any stretching. I really loved this workout, probably because it was different from other weight workouts that I have done. Using the weight bench vs. the high step really made the leg work harder. I was very tempted to use the high step, but then thought why should I make it easier on myself. I also used the bands instead of doing chin-ups. Today is a rest day for the H&C rotation, and since I'm really feeling all my muscles, I decided that today would be my stretch/yoga day. This morning I did Stretch Max Routine #1, and I'm thinking that P90X XStretch would be a good one to do when I get home. I don't think my legs are up for a yoga workout right now.
Laurel, Great job on the workouts. That is what this H&C cardio with Sagi was like, and I liked it way better than doing PlyoX! I think that mixing in high/low intensity plyo is what made me like it more. They had P90X3 on sale just a couple of weeks ago, I had received an e-mail about it. I was tempted to get it, but didn't. Probably should have taken advantage of that when I had the chance of getting it for a good price. I have been very happy with the workouts that Beachbody and Cathe have been putting out recently. I just saw a promo for a new 25 min. boot camp type workout system that Tony is coming out with. I don't know if my pocket book can handle all these workouts that I want. LOL about trying to find some change, that is probably what I will have to do. I do have to say that my legs are really getting a workout with this system, and I have only done three of them.
Thelma, Hope you day is going well!
Tami, Hope that your trip was a good one.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Another tough workout day. I started with Body Beast Build Back and Biceps. I still find this the most intense workout in the 'build' phase. I love it! For cardio, I did RWH Plyo HiiT One into Tapout XT Competition Core. That Competition Core workout is no joke!! Granted I went into it with an elevated heart rate, but my heart rate stayed up throughout until we (finally) got on the floor for some isolated/traditional core work. This was a great workout, and may be my favorite of the series so far. He did some very innovative core moves that involved cardio and balance, but I didn't find anything to be unsafe, which concerns me with my back and shoulder issues. Definitely a workout I will repeat.
Laurie, sounds like a great workout! I was reading more reviews this morning (more procrastination) and it sounds like those looking for Body Beast 2 are pretty disappointed in this program. That has had me a bit concerned since I love Body Beast. But then your description of this workout sounds fantastic!! One thing I read as well is this program really works the lower body, just as you mentioned. Since that is my 'trouble zone', that may be what pushes me in the H&C direction because if there is one thing I know about Tony Horton it is that he isn't great when it comes to leg work. Decisions, decisions!! And now a Tony Horton Bootcamp series?!? That sounds interesting too! Hope you enjoy your P90X Stretch this evening. That is such a good stretch workout.
Tami and Thelma, hope you are well!!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ it is SOOOOOOO great to be back from my trip! Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved my time with my mom and sister, but being out of my total routine of exercising and eating habits really throws me for a loop. It was fun to see my mom’s new condo and how she has it set up so far. She is waiting on a couple storage hutches to put more things away and then she will hang up pictures and finish completely moving in. She and I had some conversations and I wanted to make sure she is truly happy there, etc… she said she is so I have to trust her. Just was hoping it wasn’t my sister pushing for the move and being very persuasive to get her there so quickly. What’s not to love with the weather right? Long day yesterday coming home. Just a couple added on delays but started at one airport (LAX) which is always so hectic at 11:00 a.m. and landed in Spokane at 7 pm. So needless to say this a.m. I snoozed a few too many times and then got up for a quick X10 workout. Heading to Spinning tonight.
I wasn’t sure what everyone was doing since I hadn’t checked in but sounds like we are all going to be doing our own rotation for a while? Later into the year then on a rotation together? Maybe after we have tried more of our new workouts?
Thelma: Great job with the workouts lately and sounds like you are really enjoying the ICE workouts! So have you moved right into one of the ICE rotations then? I am beyond anxious to be right back into my regular routine, as I mentioned above. Only had a chance to try a couple prior to leaving. I am so happy to hear you love the protein powder! I think it is truly a great one. I even advised my mom on some of her nutrition habits while I was there and ordered her some for her “green smoothies” she has pretty much daily. I also take mine to work in a big Klean Kanteen jug that keeps it cold and ready for my a.m. snack.
Laurie: DITTO on being glad the holidays have come to an end! I loved visiting with my mom and sister but not having the same eating habits (at all) or any type of workouts (other than walking on the bike trail) was really hard. My body is not used to either. LOL I ended up getting a few things at the grocery store so I could have healthy options and eating out I ordered as well as possible.
Sounds like you are right into Hammer & Chisel which I was reading about a lot more while on my mini vaca. I am so excited to start into it as well. Hearing really good things and the way you have described it so far it sounds like a definite winner! They seem to be a similar format then that Autumn uses in her 21 Day Fix Extreme workouts?! (Yes still another set on my very close radar) LOL Perhaps Ebay/Christmas $$. Great job on the Hammer Plyo workout too, sounds interesting . . Burpee to Pull-Up. ISO Chisel Strength sounds AMAZING!! I only use my step bench for weight work; hopefully with heavier weights I can still make it challenging for myself?!?
So many options for all of us right now . . . can be overwhelming and then trying to put together all these combos. OY! I’m glad you are going with H&C and I will know what to expect. Between you and Laurel, I will have a good idea for BB & H&C. So that is fun you were able to meet the future in-laws! PLUS you liked them, that is so great. Has your DD set a date yet?
Laurel: Fabulous job (as always) getting right back into some serious workouts!! Thank you so much for knowing in advance for all of us that the BB/ICE rotation may not be the best unless tweaked slightly it sounds like. Great that you have done most or all of the BB workouts now and have a good feel for the flow of training, etc. If we are thinking as a “team” to do a future BB & ICE as you mentioned, that sounds good to me.
You have some great decisions to make on P90X3 and/or H&C it sounds like. I also love the sound of some great lower body focus going on with H&C. Hence my excitement to get going with those as well.
Thank you for the well wishes on my trip! The weather was a lot cooler than I had hoped for BUT not in single digits and below while I was gone. We still have hard icy snow and cold temps, but it is at least in the 30’s now, not singles. Only 50’s while I was in L.A. I wore a t-shirt only a couple times while on our beach walks but other than that I had on a light workout jacket the whole time and capris or workout pants. It was a little nerve wracking hearing about that plane, which DH let me know while I was still at LAX in the a.m. yesterday. Maybe better to “not” know that. But all was fine, the runway was ice free when we came in last night at 7:00. Although I slipped a little on the walkway into the airport, but I could tell that was icy. I can only imagine how happy you are to get back into your “normal” routine with your DH back to work; kind of like when DH is gone for so long on his fishing season, when he comes back I have to readjust to when I am cleaning the house or running around doing laundry. It’s just “different” when they are home with us isn’t it! LOL
Great to chat with you all and catch up ~ I will check in tomorrow!
Tami
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Hi Ladies, I always type my post using Notepad and yesterday when I copied it to the browser I didn't hit post! On Tuesday I did ICE Low Impact Sweat, timesaver premix 8 tonight. Love this workout because I always feel like I've just done a really good ab workout just from the cardio alone! I had to pull my long down coat out of the close
this morning. It was 10 degrees and it felt like -6. It was very cold this morning but by the afternoon it was in the 40's. I had a long, exhausting day at work and I didn't have the energy to lift weights so I jumped on the spinning bike.
Laurie, great workouts! So Sagi instructs all the Hammer workouts. He is Hammer and Autumn is Chisel. Interesting that this H&C program blends well with ICE. I wish I had known that. Maybe I wouldn't have purchased BB. You sure are making me want to buy H&C. My KBKB DVDs were shipped so I these workouts to try too! We have a dusting of snow around. Not much. So Rocky is liking the snow! On Friday I will take a protein shake for lunch and I will try the green protein smoothie. Sounds like your blender does a good job with the veggies. I tried something different for my smoothie tonight. I read that I should blend the spinach with water first and add every thing else gradually. Still lots of little, tiny pieces but maybe less than the ones I made before. At least I don't mind the pulpy smoothie.
Laurel, awesome combos yesterday and today! That Beast Cardio and the competition core workouts sound tough! Wow you guys really had a cool down! I can't believe FL had one of the hottest Decembers on record! Sounds like Body Beast needs to be done every day as opposed to every other day. Maybe I shouldn't ask you to create a rotation for us tailored to my needs because all of you are more advanced and don't have the injuries I have. It isn't fair to you. I should just start Body Beast and see how it goes. If the workouts are 1/2 long I could definitely include some cardio from any of Cathe's workouts.
I just googled "body beast rotation" and found this p90x/body beast rotation you may like:
http://www.teambeachbody.com/connect/message-boards/-/message_boards/message/372824833
Here is another site:
http://soreyfitness.com/beachbody-hybrid-workouts/
Congrats on doing those plyo pushups! Great job!
Tami, welcome back! I'm so glad you had a good time and that your mom is happy in her new condo. I'm glad you asked her if she was happy. The trip back home is always the longest leg of a trip! Good for you for getting back into your workouts.
We didn't decide on a group rotation. I think we doing our own thing for now. I haven't really decided to do an ICE rotation. I am still doing that 12 week rotation we did last time.
I've not tried a green smoothie with protein powder. I'm scared. I've been drinking the green smoothies once a day between a meal and I've lost 4 lbs since last week. I don't think it's water weight. I had just been eating too many sweets. Today I decided that drinking these green smoothies daily will be my new year's resolution. Let's see if I can do it. I am enjoying them which is good.
Good night ladies!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
After work yesterday I did P90X XStretch, and have to say that my body really needed it. This morning was ICE Metabolic Total Body Timesaver Premix #1, which is the Blizzard Blast.
Laurel, Great job on the workouts. I just might have to try that Tapout workout, can always use core work. I have heard the same thing from people who have done Body Beast before trying this one. I have only done Autumn's workouts so that could be the difference. Then again it is what you put into it that makes the workout tougher. I know that if I used lighter weights, and then didn't have a bench as high as it is, I probably wouldn't have gotten the same workout. The lower body work that Autumn does has been really good, so I'm really looking forward to trying out Sagi's workout today. This one is ISO Speed Hammer, and it has 10 reps slow/10 reps fast total body workout. I'm really trying to work on my lower half, and of course the middle area. These two areas really do get worked with these workouts. I just looked at Tony's clip today, and the workouts are called 22 Minute Hard Core. The clip looks like it would be tough. https://beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/22-minute-hard-corps-workout.do
Tami, Glad to hear that your Mom is settling in well. Have to say that the sun and warmth could be a huge factor in your Mom enjoying her new place in CA! I know that I would love that also. It has to be very hard not to have her as close to you as she used to be. I would say that the H&C workouts are similar, but different. She is doing a lot of different moves from those workouts, I would say tougher in H&C. I have not tried her cardio one yet, but the ones in 21DFX are tough, and I previewing the one in H&C it didn't look like it would be as intense. Guess it will just be a matter of trying it on Sunday to see the difference. One of the things that I really enjoy is the slow controlled exercises, that is probably why I'm feeling the burn so much. You are right, just increase the amount of weight, and you will be feeling the love. I have been using weights similar to what Autumn has been using. Before every workout she has been mentioning what size weight she is using. Sagi doesn't do that. Oh and the warm-up that Autumn & Sagi have is the same in all the workouts. Not the same footage, but exactly the same exercise.
Thelma, Nice job on the workout! I still have to try out the low impact one, that is probably going to happen on Saturday. We are suppose to get rain/sleet today. Hope not, because my youngest is driving back from the Wisconsin Dells area. I didn't realize that these H&C workouts where going to have weights in almost every workout either. That is why I think they would blend well with ICE, since most of those workouts also include weights. I guess I will be happy with my old reliable blender, I just throw everything into it and hit a button. I don't have any veggie chunks. I will have a frozen raspberry once in a while, but that is about it. That is one of the things I do, is put in some frozen fruit into the blender. Have you tried that out? I think that helps too with the smoothness. Will have to check out those links, I think that I have seen the soreyfitness one before.
Have a great day!
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Hi Ladies! I started my last week of Body Beast today which, of course, has me panicking about what's next!! Still need to figure that out! Anyhow, I did Bulk Chest which, after all this time, is still so tough for me. I took a bit of a break to let my arms relax, then did X10 Hi/Lo into ICE Chiseled Lower Body. I added both the Blizzard Blast and Muscle Meltdown (shoulders) on at the end. As with the other ICE workouts, I really enjoyed this. Going into it with an elevated heart rate I think helped it feel tougher for me, which I liked. But the Blizzard Blast was fantastic and I think would make for a great, shorter workout in its own right. Good stuff. I didn't push the weight in the shoulder section since I just wanted to get a feel for it, but I liked the exercises she used. I used her weight, and even after completing that chest workout, it felt light to me. I don't know if that is a sign of how effective Body Beast has been or if Cathe is just using light weight. But it surprised me a little.
Tami, welcome home! Sounds like the trip home was a long one, but I am glad you made it home safely. I completely understand about being ready to get back to your schedule. I always feel that way, even if I am only gone a few days. DH and I are visiting my mom (who isn't doing well at all) in a week and are staying in a hotel. I think I will need some place to 'escape' to at night, but I also want a place where I can workout in the mornings without disturbing her. No doubt it will not be an easy visit and the idea of not getting my stress relieving daily workout in doesn't work for me. I think my mom is secretly relieved by not having to look after us too, though she would never admit that! Glad to hear your mom is enjoying LA. Hopefully she isn't putting on a brave face, but I would imagine this time of year--even with the cooler temps and the rain they have been getting--it is still brighter and warmer than Portland, and I can see where she might enjoy that.
As for rotations, I am finishing up on Body Beast and, as I said above, have no idea what I am doing next. The problems I am having with blending Body Beast and ICE come down to timing (blending cardio and weights on some days would be difficult due to workout lengths, especially in the 'build' phase) and the resistance training nature of ICE. In many ways, I think Body Beast may be the most intense strength training routine I have ever done, with P90X and STS right behind. But, for me, the difference between BB and the other two series is I have never felt I needed resistance training 'add-ons' with Body Beast, and I have added on plenty to both P90X and STS, especially with legs in P90X. This is all the more surprising to me since the Body Beast workouts are shorter than either other program. During the first few weeks, I didn't even want to do anything like After Burn, Cross Fire, To The Max, etc. which combine cardio and weights, and that is very unusual for me. So it is with that in mind that I am hesitant to blend it with ICE. I think it blends better with RWH, to be honest (without using the pure strength upper body workouts, of course) where the cardio is more pure cardio and less resistance training focused (and shorter!). But that is my experience with Body Beast, and all of you may have a completely different reaction to it. So I kind of would like you all to give a try to at least one Body Beast workout to see how you react to it and whether I am being overly cautious in trying to prevent over-training.
Thelma, I post all of that about Body Beast and then look at that rotation you posted! Yowza!! To follow up BB Build or Bulk Chest with P90X Chest/Back (which, for me, is about the toughest P90X workout because of all those push-ups) would probably kill me!!! But, of course, I printed that rotation our straight away! I am definitely going to give it a good look. Thank you so much for posting it! Don't worry for a minute that your injuries are the cause of my concern with putting together a rotation!! Let's face it......I have a luxury the rest of you don't have and that is pretty much unlimited time to workout. Body Beast is set up to work each body part once a week plus cardio one day. Again, I have the luxury of adding cardio to that, which I feel I need. The problem I am running into when trying to add cardio in every other day in a rotation is that it then means working each body part with BB once every two weeks, and I don't know how effective that would be. Add on the fact that some of that cardio uses weights, and that might cut down even more on the effectiveness of Body Beast AND may be too much for anybody (not just you!!). I would love your feedback on Body Beast if you were to give one a try because it could be that I am overly cautious. But for all my insane mish-moshed workouts I do, the one thing I always try to avoid is working out body parts on consecutive days, especially when it comes to small muscle groups like shoulders, biceps and triceps. But if you all don't have the same reaction to BB as me, or if you think, having tried it, that working out each body part every couple of weeks is enough, I can certainly come up with a rotation!! Yikes on the cold temps!! We are warming up again here, so hopefully you are getting a break too. But cold(er) again next week!! I am actually really happy for some Florida-style winter right now.
Laurie, you nailed it with what the biggest complaint is about H&C from Body Beast users, and that is it is too easy. Some people are really upset with Sagi, saying he diverted from his 'roots' to do this program. That seems a bit extreme to me!! I don't think I would have the same reaction since I am not a die-hard body builder!! But for those who don't have that comparison, I hear nothing but good about H&C. So my thought (right now) is to take a break from BB for about a month and focus on ICE (maybe with RWH), and then look into H&C. I might even try Beachbody On Demand for 30 days to give it a try. But I think it is wise for me to take a break before jumping right into it. I remember trying Cathe's Shock Cardio right after Insanity and being SO disappointed with the intensity. I think that is what these other people are experiencing and I don't think it is a fair comparison because the programs are meant for different things (just like Insanity and Shock Cardio were). Thanks for the clip from Tony's new workout. It is clear I need to hide my credit cards right now!
See you tomorrow!
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Hi Ladies ~ Good Spinning class last night and this a.m. I was able to get in a more “normal” workout without hitting the snooze. It felt great!! I decided to finish out this week with some “misc” style workouts and probably a good total body workout on Saturday, then finish out my rotation. Today was ICE Metabolic Total Body, really wanted to add on the Blast but I ran short on time; always takes me a little longer on my first time with workouts until I write down my weights. But I really liked it. I think the Blasts are going to be great additions to each workout.
Thelma: Great job getting in your workout! Despite the very long day at work, it probably felt wonderful though when you were done. Thanks for the update on our “group” rotation; I am filling in the remainder of this week with some misc. style circuit type/full body workouts and will start back into my last of the rotation I have been doing as well. I only have a little bit left of that and then I can figure which program to do next! Decisions, decisions! Congrats on the 4 LBS down already. That is awesome. I have rarely missed a day without my green shake as my a.m. snack in a very long time. I just feel good drinking them. I was lucky to have my MIL give me a VitaMix as a gift several years ago; so it mixes anything into pure liquid. Even Kale. Again I am so happy you like that protein powder and if you do decide to put it into your green shake it is a great combo of protein without all the carbs & sugar like most.
Laurie: Great job getting in your stretch last night and excellent choice this a.m.! I did the regular, full workout which I really enjoyed, I wanted to add on the blast but I ran out of time. Always takes a little longer when you try the first time, getting the right weights, etc. I went heavier than Cathe in most all of the exercises again and that worked well for me, “felt the love”. Good to know on H&C working well with the ICE workouts you think!!?? Thank you also for the additional info. on H&C, I appreciate it. Maybe that will be the direction I go next but all of Laurel’s amazing reviews on BB of course make me want to get right into that one too and get some good weight training. LOL I guess it will be a matter of what style I am headed for next. Can’t go wrong really.
Laurel: I know what you mean on the fear factor of what is next!! LOL so many amazing choices right now. I absolutely LOVE reading every review you have given on B&B and the fact that workout alone still feels tough is such a great thing. Along with not feeling like you need an add-on, that is HUGE! Also that BB is the toughest weight program you have ever done speaks volumes to me as well. That is awesome to hear the Chiseled Lower Body + Blizzard Blast was fantastic on that one! I think a lot of those are going to be good. As I told Laurie, this a.m. it was my plan to add one on but just simply ran out of time. I am really happy she has incorporated those into this program though. I am glad you mentioned about her lighter weights; I really have felt the few workouts I have done so far in ICE are really light weights and of course going up in weight she always recommends so I will do that as need be. Good to know that RWH would be a good combo with BB.
I am SO sorry to hear about your mom . . . heart goes out to you about that. I can only imagine and just seeing my mom really hits home if she was sick and I wasn’t with her. I am glad you will be able to get out there and see her very soon. I also hope for you that you will be able to find somewhere to get in a workout of some kind. Just going through that I understand a MILLION %. Plus, you are dealing with a much different situation where the stress/anxiety release will be much needed I am sure. I hope you can implement something even in your hotel room. I know you are really good about doing that. Such a hard situation with your mom, so sorry friend.
I hope you all have a great rest of your day/evening! Talk to you tomorrow ~ Tami
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Hi Ladies, My Kettlebell Kickboxing Body Series DVD's came today so I decided to tray the KB 101 Beginner & Review workout. It wasn't much of a workout but I was very impressed with this instructional DVD. I didn't mind Dasha's voice or constant talk. I loved that she had taken the time to figure out how to instruct beginners for proper form. I only have two kettlebells: a 4 & 8lbs. The 4lb is pretty useless but I used it in some moves just to play it safe. Since I'd not done a KB workout before I have to stay with this instructional video a few more times before I try another KB workout.
Laurie, great workouts and good for you for listening to your body and going with the stretch workout! I watched about a month ago that Hard Corps clip and it looks like a lot of fun. How do you use the bench for leg work on the H&C workouts?
Wait till you try that Low Impact Sweat workout. It's a lot of fun. I hope your daughter arrived home safely! We will get that rain/sleet tomorrow night I think.
It does sound like H&C really would blend nicely with H&C. The veggies I use in my I do add frozen fruits to my smoothies. I use fresh veggies and frozen fruits. It does help with the smoothness. I still can't believe how much I'm enjoying these smoothies and I don't mind the pulpiness either. I don't drink them because I like them slushy. I freeze them so I have to use a spoon to eat it. LOL
Laurel, congrats on starting your final BB week! Great combo today! Cathe seems to be using lower weights for shoulders and I think it is in this leg workout.I'm so sorry your mom isn't doing well Laurel. I'm glad you're going to see her soon. I hope you find a place for your workouts. Maybe your hotel will have a little gym?
As I was reading your paragraph about blending BB & ICE and you talked about the nature of ICE being resistance training I thought what about blending BB with RWH? Then I kept reading and at the end you say BB and RWH will blend better. Why not? I love it! I haven't tried any of the BB workouts yet Laurel because I've not felt very energetic this week and I didn't want to hurt myself. I will try one soon though.
When I saw those hybrid rotations I thought they were your kind of tough rotations! You can always modify the rotation where something is too much even for you!
I really have to look at the BB training schedule that comes with the program. I can just insert a cardio day where I think i need one.
On the leg workouts does Sigi does he do upper body moves? I think that if I do one upper day every other day I would be OK. If his leg workouts don't have upper body exercises I could do upper body, legs, upper body, cardio and something else. I definitely can't do cardio with weights if I'm going to be lifting other days. My upper body needs to rest in between.
our nights and mornings are very cold still but we will warm up over the weekend.
Tami, glad your spinning class was good. I haven't tried that Ice Metabolic Total Body workout yet but I am sure it is as good as the other ICE workouts. Good job!
I did felt better yesterday after my spinning workout. I still can't believe the weight loss and the fact that I'm enjoying my green smoothies so much. Do you add protein to your green shake? Do you have protein powder every day? I haven't been adding protein to my green smoothie. I prepare enough smoothie for two servings so I don't have to make them every day. I put them in the freezer right away.
I was looking into buying a VitaMix but I saw that the container for the 7500 is something like 64oz. I read that because of the size of that container making a single serving is not good because the ingredients get stuck to the sides of the container.
There is no pulp left right? You don't throw any pulp away?
Tonight I made a protein shake with skim milk, baby spinach, frozen berries and bananas. It was too sweet so I added more water and I ended up with two 16oz containers! LOL
Good night ladies!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
TGIF, sure is hard to work a full week after a vacation. After work yesterday I did ISO Speed Hammer, now I picked my weights and wrote them all down. I didn't actually know what to think about this workout, because after I had finished I was thinking that it really didn't do anything. Well waking up this morning made me aware of what this workout actually did. I'm sore in all the areas that Sagi worked me. It all depends on what weight you use with this workout, and as heavy as you can handle while doing the exercise safely is the best. I was using weights from 25 all the way down to 8's. I guess that you could say this one surprised me. I will have to rethink upping my weights on exercises that I thought I really didn't use the right one. This morning I did Jillian's Kicbox Fastfix Workout #2.
Laurel, I was looking at that ICE Lower Body workout this morning, but opted for the Jillian workout. I still want to try out the To the Mat, from some of the reviews it sounds like it is tough. I was going to suggest trying out the On Demand option for the H&C workouts, to see if you would enjoy them. No use getting more workouts that you probably wouldn't use. I have many of those types sitting around. You should probably try some high rep workouts, that would really change things up from what Sagi was having you do. Those Hardcore workouts are always great to follow up with heavy weights, even though people consider them heavy weight they are high reps. I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom. I'm glad that you will be able to visit with her.
Tami, Glad to hear that you are getting back into the swing of things, I think that it has taken me all week to do that after all the holiday fuss. I think that you will enjoy adding on the blizzard blast when you get the chance. The blasts on there own are really not that difficult, but they are perfect for add-ons. I'm enjoying them as a morning workout, just because I'm not that awake. You and Laurel are in similar situations with your upcoming rotations. I think that I was in that also before I made my decision to do the H&C workouts. I love the ICE workouts that I have done so far, but I needed something different after coming off of a Cathe rotation just the month before. There are just way to many options for you right now.
Thelma, Nice that you started out with the instructional DVD, those workouts are really good. I just wish that I knew how to incorporate them into a rotation. I use a 15lb weight when doing them, but with your injuries it will be important to make sure you don't re-injure yourself. I love the Body series, the workouts are fun. Glad to hear that Dasha's talking doesn't bother you. I like that she is giving you useful information the whole time. I have seen people eating their smoothies in a bowl. I have not tried that option yet, but they really look good with fruit on the top. Great way to get your protein in and make it feel like you are eating ice cream. Autumn uses the bench to step up onto while doing leg work. You really need a stable bench. I know that my step bench doesn't go as high as my weight bench, but using the weight bench really really tortures the legs the way I think she intends. I think that adding heavier weights, and going slow with a lower bench would work also. I have the weight bench, so I decided that I would use it. So far Sagi has only used the bench for one cardio exercise, and I had to go to the floor for that one. I just couldn't use it for that exercise. He used it last night for some weight work, but I used the stability ball. The equipment that they use are bench or stability ball, pull-up bar or bands. I like that they give those options.
Have a great weekend!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I was feeling pretty tired this morning after the tough workouts this week but still pressed 'play'! I find on Fridays I can do that because I know I have Saturday off. If this had been Tuesday.....I don't know what I would have done! Anyhow, I started with Bulk Arms, which felt (predictably ) really tough. I followed it with Icy Core 2, which I enjoyed. But, boy, that first crunch reminded me of that tough Tapout XT Competition Core workout I did on Wednesday. Thankfully my ab muscles eased up a bit as the workout went on. Then I took a long break because I had convinced myself earlier this week that today would be a good day to do Tapout XT Strength and Force Upper, and I took the long break to try to talk myself out of it! But I didn't. So I popped in Turbo Fire HiiT 20 thinking a little fun cardio and punching would loosen me up (which it did) and then right into Tapout XT Strength and Force Upper. This is a good workout. Using bands is not something I enjoy doing much (prefer weights) and this workout focuses on using bands. But I liked some of the different moves he did. Mind you, there are a lot of push-ups in this one with a variety of hand position, arm positions, etc. So for the first part of the workout, you alternate between standing band work and push-ups, which is kind of tough. I was using pretty light bands (because I didn't want to over-tax my already tired arms) but with just slightly stronger bands, this workout could potentially cross into the brutal range.
Tami, good job getting back into morning workouts. I previewed that ICE Metabolic Total Body workout, and it reminded me of Super Cuts (which I love). I am looking forward to trying it after I finish Body Beast. I, too, really like the addition of the Blizzard Blasts. I don't think these workouts are as 'intermediate' as I thought they might be (I thought there would be more break downs of moves and less intense moves), but I find adding the blasts at the end gives the workouts that extra 'oomph' that I so enjoy. But the great news is these workouts don't need the blast to feel good, and that really impresses me. I think Cathe hit a great spot on the workout intensity spectrum (if there is such a thing) with these. I am very impressed. Thank you for your kind words about my mom. My oldest sister was with her last week, and she said it was really tough to see mom looking so frail. So it will be a tough weekend, but I am so glad my DH will be with me. I think the plane ride home is going to feel very long.
Thelma, great job with the kettlebell workout. I think it is wise to stay with the instruction for awhile. While we are away, I will have my old favorite travel workouts (Travel Fit, Rockout Knockout, Hard Strikes, Lean Legs and Abs, Shock Cardio Pyramid HiiT, etc) on my iPad, so I will probably opt to workout in the room. But we stayed in this hotel before, so I know they have a small workout room. To be honest, that is one of the reasons we are staying there. DH has an inspection the week after we get back (the high school Air Force ROTC are subject to Air Force inspections every 2 years) and he has to weigh in (since he needs to maintain AF fitness/weight standards). Let's just say DH enjoyed his holidays, so I think a push into that gym every day we are gone would be beneficial to his future career! Anyhow, regarding Body Beast.....the established rotation for the build phases is: upper, lower, upper, cardio (with weights), upper, rest. It is a six-day rotation. The bulk phase is: upper, lower, upper, cardio (with weights), upper, upper, rest. So there is room for cardio by switching out the Beast Cardio with non-weighted cardio and, during the first phase, putting in a second day of cardio on the sixth day and resting the seventh. But with ICE......well, unless you repeat the kickboxing and lower impact workout each week, you get into the cardio w/weights issue again. Regarding the Body Beast Lower Body, these workouts are completely lower body focused (no upper body moves). Hope that helps.
Laurie, sounds like a great workout! That reminds me of how I feel after doing Slow and Heavy. I finish thinking 'is that it?' and then I can't move the next day! Thank you for the recommendation on a high rep rotation. I have been thinking the exact same thing. In fact, I am toying with revisiting the rotation we all did last fall that uses RWH, LIS, XTrain, etc for a month or so. I think I can work ICE into that one pretty easily. But I think something totally different would be the best thing for my mind and body right now. I have loved Body Beast far more than I ever imagined, and am shocked I did a full rotation of it because I never thought I would when I started. But I feel right now like I do whenever I finish a P90X rotation.....and that is 'I need Cathe!'
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies & Happy Friday! Of course it feels like Wednesday for me being off Mon & Tues. LOL But looking forward to my weekend of cleaning the house finishing up some laundry and being a little more settled after coming home from my vaca. This a.m. was Rock'm Sock'm and I added on the Blizzard Blast! Really enjoyed this workout . . . reminded me a bit of several of her KB workouts combined and a few new moves as well. Was perfect for this a.m. and tonight I am going to Spinning. Tomorrow I am looking at doing the Total Body Tri-Sets both upper and lower for a good all over workout. Looking forward to it. Our next Volleyball league starts Sunday so I will do that as well.
Laurel: Way to WORK despite feeling the "tireds" and you put together quite a combo of workouts. That is so funny you say that about Metabolic Total Body, EXACTLY what I was thinking when I did it. . . "Supercuts" which like you said, is great because I enjoy that one a lot! I'm thinking Cathe once again has not failed in her amazing creativity of putting together a program that can work for everyone; flows right through keeping the HR up. Love those kind of workouts!
Laurie: Great job with ISO Speed Hammer and so great that eventhough you felt like it didn't do anything it snuck up on you this a.m.! Those kind are always surprising. I can relate to what you are saying about moving out of a Cathe rotation and into something else. "Change is Good"
Thelma: Awesome work getting in your first KB workout with your new DVDs!!! It is a good idea to go with those instructional pieces if you have never used a KB and with your lighter weights that is perfect for your shoulder pain that can flare up. Yes I add the protein powder every day to my shake & with the VitaMix there is ZERO pulp; completely blends it to liquid. So amazing and YUM.
Hope you ladies have a great weekend!
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. On Friday I didn't want to work out but I decided to give Body Beast a try since we're been talking about doing a BB rotation. I started with the XT Legs warm up, followed by BB Beast Basic Legs and then RWH Low Impact One. On Saturday I did BB Basic Beast Chest & Triceps. I had DH
put together for a workout bench I bought when I had my toe surgery and it's great for these workouts! Today I did my usual Sunday spinning. I am going to give the Body Beast program a try so I'll do that rotation. I hope I can gain upper body strength. I'm looking forward to the shoulder workout because that could be the answer to my weak shoulders! We've had a very rainy day with periods of heavy rain. I prep'd my food and smoothies for the week this afternoon. A lot of work but well worth it.
Laurie, it was hard to return to work after 1 1/2 weeks off. I sure know what you meant. Great job with the H&C workouts! I found that the BB chest & tri's workout also depends on the weights you use. I was so thankful for that KBKB instructional video let me tell you. like you I don't know where to incorporate these workouts. There were
some moves that I was scared to use a dumbbell. Like that swing move! I do appreciate that they show you how to do the moves using a dumbbell though. Dasha's talking is all good instructional talk. Didn't mind it a bit.
Funny about people eating their smoothies out of a bowl! I suppose they spoon it into their mouths just like I do with mine except I use a cup at work and a glass at home.
I made one for DH and I that came out like soft serve ice cream! LOL. Maybe you should buy that little step. Since you already have the risers and you don't need a wide step you could invest on the small step.
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There is no way I could step on my new bench. That thing is not made for that. I found that I felt safer doing the chest work in the bench.
Laurel, I don't where you get all that energy lady! After feeling so tired on Friday you went right into those killer workouts of your! WOW! Great job! I am not crazy about band workouts either. That Force Upper does sound like a tough workout with all those pushups! I'm glad you're already prepared with your Cathe workouts for your trip! OMG! The pressure your DH most be feeling about meeting his weight requirements! I hope he gets inspired by your workouts and goes to the gym!
So I finally decided to try Body Beast. I saw what you meant about working out all the body parts. I need to definitely incorporate cardio into this program. I'm so glad the leg workouts don't involve upper body work like Cathe's do.
You are right about not needing anything else after a BB workout. I was pretty fatigued after the leg workout and I thought it was going to fly. WRONG! It was hard and so it felt long. The heaviest weight I used was a 15 lb dumbbell but I mostly used 10 and 12 lbs. Sagi does use the pyramid method but going up to 15 was too much for my 3rd weight on a set. I used the 12 lb for two sets. When I got to the Low Impact workout I realized how fatigued my legs and butt but I kept going. Of course I picked RWH Low Impact but it was too much for after BB for me. All I could think of were your daily combos and I when felt that I couldn't move I said: She is a beast!!! I was referring to your amazing strength, stamina and dedication to your daily killer combos. I didn't mean it in an offensive way but it was more out of admiration for what you do every day. I was thinking: How does she do it? LOL. It was clear to me that if I ever did one of your killer combo's I would die! LOL
On Saturday I was really DOMSY from the leg work. Going up/own stairs killed and I was tired! It took me most of the day to get some energy. I almost didn't workout but I had a smoothie and felt energetic. I did Chest and Tri's on Sat and played it safe with light weights. I definitely can use heavier weights but being the first time I wanted to play it safe. My pecs are a little sore but not much at all. This is one of those workouts that how you feel depends on the weights you use.
Tami, great workouts Tami! I hope you managed to do all the house work over the weekend! Did the kids miss you? I may have to start using the time saver cardio workouts in Cathe's DVD's now that I"m going to give BB a try because I will need the short workouts.
Which VitaMix model do you have? How big is your container and are you able to do a single serve smoothie? I don't know how inclined to use the blender I would be just for one smoothie. I discovered in my kitchen cabinet that our Ninja came with two containers! I was using the smaller one and the big one allowed me to make a big batch for a couple of days and I added a scoop of protein to the batch which gave me 3 servings.
Good a great week ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Friday I did H&C Chisel Endurance after work, and that one is a wopper of a workout. I had major DOMS the next day. Using the bench for the leg work on this one makes for those DOMS. I didn't workout on Saturday, DH and I went to a party, and afterward I was just blah. Sunday, just before the Packer game, I got in some Jillian with 30 Day Shred level 1. I used really light weights for that one. I followed that up with H&C Total Body Hammer. Another great workout, and Sagi made me laugh a couple of times during the workout. I always laugh when he tells us not to mess up our hair, and that he worked really hard to get his hair to look so good. I don't know why that makes me laugh. This was a pyramid style 10-8-6 with a very short rest between. Again I went as heavy as I could handle, had to go down on weight for the shoulder work. Overall a really good workout, and I'm sore again. This morning I did the 30 Day Shred Level 1 workout, just because I wanted something cardio but nothing to intense. This week I'm needing some Jillian, next week it could be a different instructor.
Laurel, Great job on the workouts! Every one of them sounds good. Of course next week for me could be TF workouts, they do sound fun too. I love those HiiT workouts. That rotation would be a really food followup to the BB rotation, it has so much variety and you should be able to pull in some of the new ICE workouts. I agree with you on the ICE workouts not feeling that intermediate, the Rock'm Sock'm workout surprised me at the beginning. I was thinking that this workout sure doesn't feel like a KCM workout. But I really loved it.
Tami, Of course that is a great workout! Sounds like you had some solid workouts plus your vb this weekend. I'm just ready for a weekend that we don't have anything to go to, but that will not be happening this next weekend. Have to take the decorations down at the church, but that should be done early in the morning on Saturday. I love those sneaky workouts too, it almost seems like Autumn tortures you during the workout, and Sagi tortures you the day after. I really have been sore the whole time I have been doing this rotation. I'm loving it!
Thelma, WTG on your workouts! We will be doing Sagi workouts together, so that is a bonus. Glad to hear that you are trying out the BB workouts. I do have that riser, but it still isn't as high as my bench. I have very long legs so the bench really works the best for me. I'm just happy that it is stable, otherwise I would have to use my high step. Our temp was -5 this morning without the wind chill, no dog walk because the Rocket has sensitive feet. Cami on the other had could stay out there for hours, but then would be one stiff puppy dog. At least our winter has been pretty good for temps this year. I will be knocking on some wood after I get done typing today.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! We had a nice, uneventful weekend here. Saturday, after running errands all morning, I actually decided to workout! Very unusual for me on Saturday, especially after a week of tough workouts, but I kept it very manageable. I started with TF HiiT 15, then did ICE To The Mat. I had read some reviews of this workout that said it was really tough. I didn't find it really tough but definitely challenging enough. I may add weight to one exercise (inner thigh), but other than that.....I felt I could get through the workout just fine with some mild burn but no dread. And that is great for me on a mat workout, so I am very happy. I followed it with Tapout XT Yoga, which was my last workout in the Tapout XT series to try. This was a good workout too. A little haphazard like the rest of the workouts, which is interesting in yoga, but I liked it.
Yesterday I started with Body Beast Bulk Legs, and lo and behold.....I could definitely feel my hamstrings from the mat workout!! I followed it with Drill Max Extreme Cardio Blast premix. Today was Bulk Back followed by X10 Cardio Blast into Tapout XT Cardio. I absolutely love this Tapout workout! Only one more Body Beast workout!! I came up with a hybrid rotation which mirrors the one we all did last summer/fall but subs in ICE in places for next. I think I will do that for four to six weeks, subject to change on a whim!
Tami, glad you enjoyed the kickboxing workout! I am anxious to give it another try. Hope the Volleyball went well!
Thelma, great job with the workouts!!! I was reading your list of workouts you did and thinking 'yowza!' Those Body Beast workouts do catch up with you, that's for sure. I really had to track the weight I used because, as you say, with the pyramids and drop sets, I found I really needed to adjust for the amount of reps being done. It is even harder during the bulk phase!! There are two things I noticed doing this series.....my appetite increased (but only initially.....that is back to normal now), and I get very sleepy tired at the end of the day if I have really pushed the weights. Sounds like you got those 'tireds' too on Saturday. That is one of the reasons I think this is one of the toughest series I have done because I get that in stages for STS, but this was throughout. And that leg workout you did, for me, is just plain tough!! Great job doing it and adding something on because that is one where I need to walk around for at least 15 minutes after before trying anything else! Thanks for all your compliments. I don't mind being called a beast!! I prefer that to being called 'just plain crazy', which, some days, I think may be more accurate. But definitely listen to your body throughout and give it the rest it needs. Like you said, the weights you used will impact how intense these workouts are, but don't push too much since there are so many reps.
Laurie, you really have me leaning toward H&C right now with your descriptions! Sounds like they work your body differently to anything you have done and that intrigues me. I am concerned in my H&C vs. P90X3 debate that the latter may be a little too much of the same from Tony.....just in a shorter time frame. H&C doesn't sound like anything else I have done. Sounds cold up there!! Congrats to the Packers on their win. I will be in Arizona watching the next game with my Mom. Should be interesting, especially since the stadium is within 15 or so minutes of her home. I expect to see a lot of Packer fans in the airport and hotel!!
See you all tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Everything I had wanted to get done this weekend happened, so I would say it was a good weekend! Plus I met up with my BFF for lunch to catch up since Christmas. I wanted to get a little deeper cleaning at the house than what I got done, but at least I’m unpacked, Costco run and good workouts! Saturday I did the planned Total Body Tri-Sets workout, which felt great and yesterday before my Volleyball games I did KCM Lean Body Circuits, which is a great mix of weights, KB and cardio all in one. Then headed to Volleyball, which we have a couple new girls playing with us and a new gym. It was lots of fun and I am looking forward to the rest of our season. We won 4 out of 6 games. After some thought and all our conversations about all our “new” workouts, etc. . . . how great they are, etc… I decided to just go right into a Hammer & Chisel rotation! Feel kind of guilty about not finishing my last week of the STS/X10 rotation (just because I hate not finishing them) but with my vaca there at the end and my excitement to start . . . well I just knew my heart wouldn't be in it this week.
So this a.m. was my first workout: Chisel Balance. Of course only at 40 minutes the time flew by and I really enjoyed it. I see what you mean right away Laurie on it being very lower body and core focused. 2 thumbs up on the workout and the fact the moves are different forsure from so many workouts I am used to. Liked the setting of the workout as well and Autumn’s instruction is great! I really like her. My legs were feeling it prior to this a.m. so I wouldn’t be surprised if I have some DOM’s tomorrow a.m. Tonight I am planning on going to BootCamp after work.
Laurel: Fantastic job with the workouts! I can relate so much to that feeling of REST day, but just don’t feel like it. Sounds like BB has not disappointed even once! I look forward to trying it ….. your new rotation sounds like it will be AMAZING! Might have to get a copy of that one for something in the future! I’m excited that I made my decision to move on to the H&C rotation and looking forward to what it has in store for me. Hopefully all good things; on shorter workout days I hope to implement some other things, we will see. I need to write everything down and see the time frames for each.
Laurie: Sounds like you had a nice weekend and a needed REST when you were feeling the “blah” moments on Saturday. Good you were right back in it yesterday it sounds like! I am super excited for this program and I appreciate that you are ahead of me so I can know what to expect from your reviews + it gets me excited to try the workouts you mention! This a.m. doing the Bulgarian Lunges with the jump I need to “re-think” how to do that with my step bench. The top kept wobbling as I was pushing off so maybe lower it for that move or do the floor move like the one guy was doing. I love the added intensity to that one and all of the moves were “different” I did use my stability ball for the one arm chest press and knee raise; felt like Elmo with all the wobbling at first but once I concentrated and got it down it was great; definite core and balance on that one.
I can see why you have been sore every day!
Thelma: Way to go lady! Sounds like you are digging right into the BB workouts and I hope it brings you that strength in the shoulders you are hoping for + a lot of fun throughout your workouts. From what we have heard from Laurel I don’t think it is going to disappoint in any way. Congrats on starting it! I think both the “kids” missed me or I would like to think so I should say. LOL DH told me Emma was not herself at all until the evening I came home she seemed fine. Bernie loved being given the extra attention I give to him sometimes when DH doesn’t. He is sweet to both of them but has a softer spot for Emma. She has him wrapped around her little “paw” though I think. Great job getting your food and smoothies prepped! I absolutely love doing that each week. I usually make my smoothies each a.m. but the rest is prepped and easy to throw together for my day along with at least the protein and carb ready for dinner(s). I am not sure which model I have of the VitaMix but I will look and let you know. My MIL bought it at Costco about 7 years ago.
Hope you ladies have a great evening ~ I will talk to you tomorrow!
Tami
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Hi Ladies, I started with the warm up from XT Chest, Back & Shoulders and then did BB Basic Beast Shoulders. I needed some cardio and had limited time so I chose a time saver premix from ICE Low Impact Sweat which was just the warm up, Blizzard Blast and cool down. It was a great workout and I loved the shoulder DVD! I did better than I thought I would. Now I totally expected for my upper back to get tight and things to start throbbing and I'm using the heating pad for that, lots of stretching and massage. I am really enjoying these body beast workouts.
Laurie, awesome job with those workouts! WTG! I'm going to have to check out YouTube for H&C clips. I might just have to get that set too! LOL. How many risers do you have? I have 6 and that is plenty for me high for me for that little step. No such problem with long legs here! Pretty cold there! is a big commitment to have a dog given that they need their walks! Can Rocket wear little doggy shoes? Those shoes have to be such a weird feeling for dogs! We've had pretty warm temps this winter but we'll go back to cold temps the rest of the week.
Laurel, wow! No rest day this past week! WTG!!! Great combos and congrats on getting to the end of the BB rotation! I'd love to hear more about the hybrid rotation you came up with! I haven't tried that ICE to the Mat workout. The name alone tells me it will be a hard one! LOL
I'm so relieved you didn't get offended by me calling you a beast but beast in a body beast sort way! I have to say that I kicked my own behind on Friday with my combo. I was totally sluggish on Saturday. I shouldn't have followed the leg workout with the ICE workout. I really should've just jumped on the treadmill. I am formally starting BB this week and I am recording the weights I use on the BB workout sheets I printed today. Given that I was doing shoulders today I started playing it safe but then felt that since Sagi's workouts are not like Cathe's that go so fast I was able to focus on form and was able to use heavier weights than I would've with a Cathe workout. I couldn't believe he had a shrug segment! I had never done so may shrugs but I liked it. The weights I selected for that section were too light. Will be better prepared next time. I just found better workout sheets where you have 6 days per row as opposed to the ones I have where you can only record one workout day. I like that I get a pretty good burn even though I'm not doing cardio.
Tami, glad you had a great weekend! Don't feel guilty for not finishing up the other rotation. Good for you for starting H&C. Congrats on the wins in VB! Sounds like the new girls are doing well given the wins. I think we're all following Cathe's advice to do something different. I like it because I was feeling that all of Cathe's workouts were the same with some variations. You know when you start to see the same moves in different DVD's type of thing. I think I needed a break from doing Cathe all the time. I will of course incorporate Cathe for cardio. One of these days I'll have to check out the H&C video clips people post in youtube.
Sounds like in H&C the Bulgarian lunges are done differently than in BB where there is no jump involved and it's on the floor. I am feeling hopeful about the BB workouts. As long as I do things carefully I think I will be OK. So far the shoulder workout was a huge test for me and I liked it. The heat has helped relax the tightness I was feeling. YAAY! So glad the kids are happy to have you home! My Charmy has her daddy wrapped around her little paw. DH totally melts over her! So sweet! I don't have time for anything in the morning other than getting ready for work. I leave everything ready the night before. Lunch packed, clothes ironed. I bet you probably have the VitaMix 5200. I've been reading that is the one sold at Costco. So you are able to do single serving smoothies if you make them daily! Good to know!
Good a great night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
After work was Chisel Cardio, and again another great workout. This was cardio, but you used weights for some of the exercises. Again the bench was used for the leg type cardio, and I couldn't get through the whole minute. The up and overs and step up kicks are grueling. I used the same weight as Autumn, 10lbs for the light weight and 25 for the heavy. She only used the heavy for the kettlebell type swing. I think that there are pull-ups in every workout, so if you don't like pull-ups (and I really don't have the best option) the bands really do work great. I feel the back muscles when using them. I'm thinking that it is all about the balance part in the Chisel portion that really gets your muscles. So far all of the workouts have been great, and I have been seeing changes in my core and upper body. Have to love a system that gets to those love handles. I just saw a lady (who recorded herself) fall on one of the moves in Chisel Cardio doing the step up/kick move. I didn't have a problem with that move with my bench, so I don't know if my bench is shorter than some others on the market. All I know is that I don't feel unsafe using mine, but a lot of people are using their high step.
Laurel, WTG on those workouts, and working out on Saturday! I had that same feeling about the XT Yoga, it didn't flow all that well, but still a good workout. Sounds like that mat workout sneaks up on you, have to like that. I'm not surprised that you where able to create a rotation that will incorporate ICE with all the other workouts that you enjoy. LOL about subject to change. Like I mentioned above, the Chisel workouts really are geared to your balance. This is something that I really need to work on, and of course once the balance is increased you can get into the muscle more and more. I can't say that you wouldn't like the workout, they are very different. For me this is what P90X+ should have been. I don't know if you have that set of workout. I can guarantee that you will see Packer fans all over AZ, we are a loyal bunch of fans.
Tami, Nice job on your workouts, sounds like you had a great weekend. Don't worry about not finishing your rotation, I have done it many times. These H&C workouts are really good, hope that you enjoy them as much as I have been. I'm hoping to get through the whole rotation, I really like the fact that they change instructors each day. That makes for a nice variety, and of course Sagi makes me smile. That is the key it is balance, that is probably why she makes you go slow and controlled. That was the fear that I had with using the step bench, but I think that you should be able to use if for other moves. I have had my weight bench for a while, and I really like having it for these workouts. I will be interested to hear where else you feel those workouts in the morning, because I really didn't feel things until the next day.
Thelma, Congrats on the shoulder work! I really like those blizzard blast also, they are a really great way to do an add on. They are just the right amount of time also. I think that I have a total of 5 risers, so probably could get some additional ones to make it higher. LOL about you not having a problem with the long legs. This morning it was warmer in temp, but felt colder. We actually went for a walk, and he did okay. I have to laugh at putting socks on Rocket, he probably would lay down and chew them off. That is one thing he loves to sneak out of our laundry. Maybe we should try them, and I could record what he does to them. Might be surprised and he loves them.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I started out today with Bulk Shoulders and Beast Abs. This is officially my last day of the Body Beast rotation, and I think it goes without saying that it won't be my last time doing Body Beast. So happy I gave them a try. I think I will be doing the BB Total Body workout on Thursday so I am not saying goodbye to Sagi just yet! His personality really grew on me during this series. For cardio, I did Cathe's Intensity with BC premix.
Tami, sounds like great workouts this weekend. Bet they felt great after your vacation. Yay on the volleyball! Sounds like it will be a fun season. I am so exited to hear more about H&C now that both you are Laurie are doing it. I love that there seems to be a lot of balance/core/lower body focus.
Thelma, I am so happy to hear you are enjoying Body Beast!! Great job with the shoulder workout, and I am really glad it didn't irritate your shoulders/back too much. I was nodding in agreement with what you said about the pace of these workouts. There are a couple where he gets faster, but I did my own timing. But, by and large, I loved the pace and I loved that there was a tracker so you knew how long until the next exercise. Cathe every now and again can drive me crazy because she will be like 'next up is biceps curl' and immediately starts lifting! So the timer was very good to me. How you combined it with the blizzard blast is exactly what I was thinking about when trying to come up with a rotation.
Laurie, sounds like another good workout. I love that you are already seeing changes in your core and upper body. I don't have the P90X+ workouts (yet ) but one of the reasons I stuck with P90X2 for 3 rotations is because of the core/balance focus. It gets to be a bit much in that series for me, but I love what it did for my core. I felt stronger in everything I did in my daily life at the end of those rotations. And it sounds like H&C may have the same impact but without some of the 'irritations' I found in P90X2 (like the excessively long warm-ups!).
Until tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hello Ladies! Last night's BootCamp class was SO good! It was because we had a sub-instructor who is always really good when she fills in. We did stations but at each it was a list of 5-6 exercises done at different amount of reps. 40, 35, 30, 25, 20. Always a couple had some sort of cardio factor built in + strength and core. At any rate, it was really good and the time flew by. I wish she could take over that class forsure! She has great energy as well. This a.m. was Chisel Plyo and it is only 25 minutes. LOVE the moves, which all felt familiar so that was great and again, the core was working throughout. In the future I will add something cardio to it; probably another Plyo type workout; this a.m. was perfect because I started later than normal. I took the time last night to write down the time frame for each workout in my calendar so I kind of know which days I may need to put something with one of them. Most all of the workouts are right at 40 min. Tonight I will head to Katy's Insane X class.
Laurel: Congrats on finishing up your BB rotation and ending it with an amazing combo! Thanks again for all of your fabulous reviews, convincing us all to try it!! I'm glad Sagi grew on you throughout the rotation as well. Happy to return the "review" favor now that I have started H&C. So far 2 for 2 . . . Last night at BootCamp I could feel my a.m. workout talking to me in my legs and core so it obviously did the trick!
Laurie: Chisel Cardio sounds like another great one and I am looking forward to trying it!!!! Thank you for your encouragement and support in not finishing up my last week in the other rotation. My excitement to start something new definitely overpowered the guilt! I will keep you posted on the step bench; I have the slanted risers as my top "5th" riser on each side, so I wonder too if that makes it a little more tippy for something like that particular move. Didn't have any problems with anything else so far. As I mentioned to Laurel above I was definitely feeling the work from the a.m. when I was in BootCamp last night; we were doing some curtsy lunges and lots of unique abwork so it was pushing those muscles again from the a.m. with H&C. So far with only 2 down, I think I am really going to love this program. Making some additions along the way will be nice and as I learn each workout I will know what I may feel I want to add on.
Thelma: Great job again last night lady! You are rockin the workouts and I am glad your shoulders are hanging in there too. My VitaMix definitely has a huge reservoir for mixing; so single servings I have not yet learned to do. LOL I measure out my protein powder, fruit and then the spinach I just grab a couple handfuls and add my water. Sometimes too much water which makes for a big 48 oz jug of juice; which is what I take to work. After it settles it is probably about 32 - 40 oz. I would say Probably if I measured the water too it would obviously be smaller but I don't want it to be super thick.
Hope you all have a great evening! Talk to you tomorrow ~ Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, I started with the warm up from ICE Low Impact Sweat, followed by BB Bulk Legs, walking on treadmill and stretching. Good workout and this time my legs weren't fatigued like on Friday since I followed the workout with a little walk. My shoulders improving throughout the day they feel OK now. I'm going to do Back and Biceps tomorrow night after my haircut.
Laurie, great job once again!!!!! OMG! I can't believe that lady fell off the bench! With mine for sure you know it was not made to be stepped on. This is only my 4th BB workout but I am feeling different. Probably too because I've lost 4.5 lbs.
The blizzard blasts are really good add ons. If you're OK with your bench you probably don't need more risers. We got a little snow. Not much but I'm sure the morning commute will be slow. You should try those doggy booties? If anything it would be funny to watch him walk on them! LOL
Laurel, CONGRATS on finishing the BB rotation! Awesome combo! I am glad you tried BB also because you got me going with it and I am really, really liking the program. All of a sudden I realize that I needed a break from Cathe. I'm super excited about my shoulders having recovered in less than 24 hours. I also appreciate the timers on BB and specially like the fact that Sagi shows you how to do the moves before he starts the set. On Cathe's workouts what drives me crazy is that she says she'll so some move and doesn't show you what she's doing first. So I have to wait for her to start the set so I can see what she's talking about, pause, rewind, get my weights and hit play.
I totally understand why you hesitated so much on creating a rotation but now that I've figured out to add little segments from Cathe's DVD's for warm up and cardio I'm going to be OK. Sagi's warm ups are not good enough and I do like Cathe's warm ups.
Tami, I'm glad you had a good BC class! Great workouts today! Insane X is another workout I'll have to get little cardio segments as ad ons. I'm with you on the workouts timings too. Why can't they print the time on the DVD?
I think those slanted raisers are making you step unstable Tami.
Thanks on the kudos on the BB workouts. I'm with you in that I can't seem to make a single serving smoothie. I always end up with a lot but it's all good. I also don't like the protein smoothies too thick so I add more water and ice. Thanks for letting me know you have the giant container on the VitaMix.
Good a great night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
I forgot to tell you all that yesterday morning I did Jillian's Killer Abs Level 1. After work yesterday I did H&C Max Hammer Strength. This one is one min. of the exercise without weight, and then take the heaviest weight you can handle for 8 reps of the same exercise. I followed that one up with the Ab Hammer workout, that one isn't anything new as far as exercises. Each exercise is done for one minute, so that can really get you by the end. I find it interesting that the only workout that has bi's/tri's work is the Hammer Total Body. You do work your bi's/tr's with the exercise selection that is being done, but not targeting those specifically. Just made me say hmmm. Overall a really good workout, and again you need to select the proper weight. The next one of Sagi's is the power lifting, now I'm really glad that I have done Kelly's LIFT workout many times. That one is very similar to the Hammer Conditioning.
Laurel, Congrats on finishing up the BB rotation, will be interested to know what you think of the Total Body one, they do include that workout in the H&C package. LOL Sagi has grown on me already, he is just funny. I think that I have laughed in every workout that he has done. Autumn is more serious that Sagi. In 21DFX she calls someone cupcake. Maybe after doing this H&C rotation, I might actually want to try some of those P90X+ workouts again. I think that they where way to intense for me right after doing P90X. Alot of pull-ups in that one. Now that I'm seeing them use the pull-up band in these workouts, I might have to get something similar. Don't know if the one beachbody sells is the best though. Of course I will read reviews before purchasing. I so want to do an actual pull-up one of these days. You don't have to worry about long warm-ups in these H&C workouts, there really isn't much of one. It is mostly stretching type moves.
Tami, Sounds like a great bootcamp class! Most of these workouts are not very long, which surprises me when I start them. I don't mind that one bit. I love both sets of workouts in this series, but Autumn has been really tough in her set. I'm really trying very hard to stick to the rotation, so I'm actually going to take the day off on Thursdays to see if I get the results. I'm following the eating plan that goes along with this program also. I think you should be able to do additional workouts without a problem. Now I want to know how your legs felt when you got up this morning with all of that leg work you did. I was feeling sore every day in different areas.
Thelma, So glad to hear that you are enjoying the BB workouts! That is one thing I tested out before I tried the exercise on the bench, I wanted to make sure that it was stable enough. I also don't go at lightening speed, and make sure that my feet are firmly on the bench. Ya maybe I don't get as many reps in, but I still am winded and have to take a break every once in a while. Congrats on the weight loss, nice when that happens. So the warm-ups in BB are probably similar to what is in H&C. It would be funny to see Rockets reaction to the booties. I know it wouldn't take him long to attack them though.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today was the first day in my new rotation. I started with ICE Chiseled Lower Body and did it with the Blizzard Blast and abs. Good workout! The first time I did this workout, I lead into it with cardio, so my heart rate stayed elevated throughout. This time I focused more on the strength parts, and I like it. That blizzard blast though......is fantastic. I love the cardio feel to it, so it is a great way to finish the workout. Then I took a long break because I wanted more cardio. For that, I started with Turbo Fire 30 into Insanity Max 30 Tabata Strength. So much good in those two workouts!! I definitely think another Insanity Max 30 is on my horizon right now. I am really enjoying revisiting these workouts right now.
Tami, the minute I saw you enjoyed your BC class I knew you had a sub. How sad is that?!? Sounds like a fantastic class. Glad you enjoyed your second H&C workout! They really do sound like they work the body differently.
Thelma, great job with Bulk Legs! I find that one ever so slightly 'easier' (maybe more endurable is a better way to put it) than Build Legs. I think your walk on the treadmill is probably the best thing after that for loosening up the muscles. I am glad you are enjoying your break from Cathe. Sometimes I need the same thing though I always look forward to getting back to her workouts after 90 days. Though I must admit, if I didn't think my muscles needed the break, I might be right back at Body Beast! But I know I need a break.....so I won't!
Laurie, sounds like another good workout. What you said about the biceps/triceps is one of the reasons I have hesitated on H&C so far. What I have read is that there are a lot of days where you do duplicate moves (pull-ups and push-ups, as an example) which makes it tough for add-one like biceps/triceps since the correlating muscles (like shoulders) are being worked so (some people think 'too') much. I am sure there is some science behind it (because, oddly, I have read the same concern about P90X3, so there probably is some philosophy out there about how to work those smaller arm muscles). I am not sure I want to ignore those muscles, to be honest (especially my triceps and my ever-growing 50yo chicken wings!). Needless to say, this is why I am so interested in how this program works for you and Tami! Tomorrow will be my second go with Beast Total Body. It reminds me of Cathe's Supersets, but shorter. I really liked it the first time I did it. I guess he refilmed it for H&C to include a woman background exerciser......but that is the only change.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Last night's classes for Katy hit the top of the charts for me on the tough level. It wasn't Insanity at all, it was one of her circuit/Cross Fit workouts. Actually straight out of a Cross Fit site she said. She had 2 columns on a board either 25 or 50 . . . of course all of her "regulars" had to do the 50 column. It was a circuit of 10 laps of stairs, then 50 jump ropes, 10 laps of stairs and 50 burpees, 10 laps of stairs and 50 box jumps, 10 laps of stairs and 50 push-ups, 10 laps of stairs and 50 shoulder tap-tap, push-up, 10 laps of stairs and 50 KB swings. I am missing a couple but you guys get the clear picture here!!!! WOW-SA. It ended up being like 100 laps of stairs. The people that chose the "25" column were done a lot sooner than the remainder of us and some didn't finish. She had about 26 in her class last night; she did say this is something we will do only every month and a half or so. So that any newbies would come back I am sure is why she mentioned that! LOL This a.m. I thought was my REST day from H&C so I did the Kelley-Coffey Plateau Buster, always a good one for just some good variety. Not feeling like I needed a REST day So back to H&C tomorrow a.m. Tonight I will go to Spinning.
Laurel: First day of your new rotation sounds like a ton of fun on the legs + the cardio .... WOW! As I know, Tabata Strength is no joke so mixing that in this a.m. as well is tough! Way to go.
I think I saved a rotation for BB + Insanity Max 30 that I saw. I actually saved it thinking of STS + Max 30 at the time but thinking one of these days, it would be awesome I am sure, even without knowing about the BB workouts yet. I forgot to mention yesterday: Sagi is definitely a "muscle beach" type of guy and look at me (I can totally see what you were saying in the beginning) LOL I was chuckling at him and I am sure will continue to do so throughout these workouts.
p.s. I cannot imagine you even having "ever growing 50 yo chicken wings" with all your workouts and muscles you work every day!
Laurie: Great job with the workouts yesterday! Max Hammer Strength sounds like a good workout and a fun concept! I forgot to say yesterday about the "Burpee, Pull-Up" action . . . I found a little distracting and made for not very many reps of each. Same with the Pull-Up, Jump Squat. If I am using my tower I have to get down on the ground real quick and pull-up, get back up and do a burpee w/out hitting my head on the bar. . . LOL! I guess that is part of the work though right, despite not getting in very many reps?!?! As I mentioned above, I was thinking today was my REST day but obviously didn't do that. I was seriously considering doing the eating plan as well and still might, later on. I am currently on a good plan that seems to be working for now but if I run into a plateau I may go to that. So please keep us posted on how you are liking it and results!!! So great.
Laughing about your comment on the warm-up too. I thought yesterday, ok wait - this is Plyo right? Because we were stretching and then right into it. Since I am going to add on to that one each time it comes up I think I will do the other workout first and that will be a good warm-up into Sagi's workout.
So my legs actually hung in there yesterday and this a.m. I was feeling some soreness, I know forsure it was from the combo of things + 100 laps of stair sprinting we did.
Thelma: Congrats on the LB's down!!! Those green shakes are working for you. Nice job, plus you have been hitting the workouts hard and steady. Way to go. Yes, those slanted "thicker" risers do make it slightly more unstable for that move I did the other day; everything else of course they work beautifully so I may take them off next time and use the 4-risers for that move. Great idea on incorporating a different warm-up if Sagi's is not enough for you! Nothing worse than not feeling ready for the workout + with your injuries you definitely want to be plenty warm.
Hope you ladies have a great afternoon . . . I will talk to you tomorrow!
Tami
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Hi Ladies, I started with the warm up with XT Chest, Back & Shoulders, followed that with BB Build Chest and Tri's, 10 minutes on the spinning bike and stretching. I was going to do Back and Bi's tonight but I realized that I messed up the workout order for the week when I started with shoulders on Monday. I should've started with today workout because this workout gets repeated at the end of the workout week. I'm not sure why this is but from what I could see on the schedule it's done twice during weeks 1 & 2.
Laurie, that H& C Max Hammer Strength sounds really good! Nice job! That is really interesting about the bi's/tri's only being targeted in one workout. They have a power lifting one! WOW! Can't wait to read what you have to say abou it when you do it! Sagi has grown on me too! I no longer look at his body and think how unnatural he looks with those giant muscles. Funny Autumn calls someone a cupcake because Sagi calls the guy from the bachelor on the chest/tri's workout barbi! LOL. At first it sounded to me like he was calling people out there barbi but then later on he specifically refers to Shaun as barbi. Body Beast doesn't have much of a warm up either and that is why I do the appropriate warm up from one of Cathe's workouts. Good for you for testing your bench before you doing step up workouts on the bench.These workouts can't be rushed if you want to do them properly so it's best to do a few good reps than the full set using bad form.
You are so good for following the food plan! I never do their food plan. I'm still drinking my smoothies which is good. Rocket sounds so cute and playful!
Laurel, great combo today! the Blizzard Blast is really good. Cathe did a great job with the premixes. Love all the options. Did you start a specific rotation or are you coming up with it as you go?
Years ago I had a personal trainer who killed me every time I workout with him. I learned that for legs jumping on the treadmill after a killer leg work was the way to go. Body Beast reminds me of the way I used to workout when worked out at a gym.
Tami, sounds like Katy was on killer mode last night! WOW! Great job! The green shakes are totally working for me. So happy I decided to try them. I need a good warm up before I lift weights.
Good a great night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
After work yesterday I did Chisel Agility, this one is very similar to her 21DFX Cardio workout. You do each exercise for 1 min., and there are 10 exercises done for two rounds. There are some exercises that are more core based, so your hr goes down on those, but then she brings it right back up again. No workout for me this morning, since this is my rest day.
Laurel, Great workouts! I am always amazed with the cardio workouts you do. I was wondering if I should do additional bi/tri work, but then since I really want to see what these workouts would do I nixed that idea. I have decided to try the PiYo workouts in the morning starting on Sunday, since they don't use weights but are more leg / core / balance focused. That is interesting that P90X3 doesn't focus on those muscles either. I'm more than happy to be the tester on this set. I will have to take a look at the BB Total Body workout that they included, just because I'm curious.
Tami, Wow that class sounds tough. I know I would be dead tired after doing all of that. Yes those are the moves that I had trouble with, and I decided to use the bands. I still feel like I'm not getting the effect that Sagi is looking for. My bands are swinging, and then I have to grab them and get into position. From what I can see I'm using a 20lb band, so I will have to increase the band poundage. Maybe that will help with the feel also. I find the warm ups interesting, but I'm okay with them. I sometimes can't stand really lengthy warm ups, but these are more stretching then really warming up. Will see how it goes. So far the eating with these containers is pretty good, and I can really create some interesting mixes. There are some really good recipes out there with the container counts.
Thelma, Nice workout! I look at some of my workouts, and wonder if I should do them after I have just done a similar muscle the day before. Nice job on making sure that you protect that shoulder. Hope that you are able to complete the BB workouts, it sure sounds like you are enjoying them so far. My first thought when seeing some of the moves on the bench was, boy I better test that our before I try it. Some of the reviewers that I looked at said that the bench they are using in the workout must be shorter than a normal one. When I place my foot on mine, my leg is at a 90 degree angle, which is what Sagi and the others are at also. That made me feel that my bench would be okay to use.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Another good workout today. I started with Beast Total Body, which is a really good 38 minute total body workout. I really like this one. From there, I went right into ICE Chiseled Upper Body, which I also enjoyed. I will definitely have to take the weight up on it next time, but today I wanted to try it out just to see how it felt, which was fine after already working out with Sagi first. For cardio, I did X10 Low Impact into Insanity Max 30 Friday Fight. So good!
Tami, that class sounds seriously killer!! 50 burpees?!? After running the stairs? I think I might still be whimpering in a corner somewhere!! Hope the newbies weren't scared off by that! BB would go so well with Insanity Max 30. Thelma posted a BB, Insanity, P90X rotation the other day which I might do next, but I may sub in Insanity Max 30 instead. Then during the summer when I have less time to workout (because DH is home) is will probably go with H&C and/or P90X3 and a blend of RWH and Shaun T.'s T25 (which I haven't done yet). We'll see if I can wait that long for H&C though!
Thelma, great workout. I think that workout is repeated early on because the schedule is repeated every six days instead of seven. So your workouts won't fall on the same day of the week during the first phase. The rotation I am doing is a revised version of the one we all did last fall. I have substituted in ICE workouts where I can. For example, the rotation today called for RWH Upper Body Circuit, and I did Chiseled Upper Body. I figure this will give me good exposure to ICE inside of what I know is already a really fun rotation.
Laurie, sounds like another good all-around workout. As you know, I have been reading a ton of reviews on-line for both H&C and P90X3. It sounds like H&C is best for lower body and core/balance. P90X3 has more variety because of the inclusion of yoga and Pilates workouts and slightly better upper body focus. I am really torn between the two......and will probably end up with both in the end. But I have to admit, a 30 minute Tony Horton yoga workout is a huge selling point for me when it comes to P90X3. I love his yoga!
I will see you all next week as we fly out for Phoenix tomorrow for the long weekend. I hope you all have a great weekend.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Last night's Spinning was a good class. About 15 minutes left I was really running out of gas, I don't think I ate enough yesterday maybe (after effects of the tough day before maybe) LOL At any rate, it was good and then this a.m. was ISO Chisel Strength - another good one and I added on the 10 Min Abs which I really enjoyed. Used the bench for all the moves and each were one minute. Liking the workouts and as always, I look forward to 2nd round because I know more of what to expect and weights to use. I went heavier in a lot of them again and that worked for me.
Laurel: Beast Total Body sounds like it must really pack a lot into that 38 minutes! That is so great and way to go on the added upper body + super intense cardio! I can see already why the reviews are saying that H&C is good for the lower body, core/balance. Seems to really be the focus so far in the 3 I have done. If I am feeling like I need more upper body or particular body part trained more I will try and add those in somewhere. Hard to know right now, but I am definitely enjoying the program so far. Yes, I was pooped at the end of Insanity/CrossFit 50 the other night! Those Burpees were tough after 10 laps of stairs forsure.
Have a safe trip and a wonderful visit with your mom . . . I'll be thinking of you and hoping it all goes well for you.
Laurie: Nice job getting in Chisel Agility - it sounds like a great workout and I am sure the time flew by. Anytime there is a variety of exercises back-to-back it seems like it goes by so fast. Nice work. I bet I will like this one as well. Again, I am happy to hear your reviews ahead of time . . . keeps me anxious for what is to come! My taller "top" risers worked great today for everything; I think it will just be knowing in advance what moves work for that and what doesn't.
The step down on each side with each leg & the hold at the end I was definitely feeling it w/ those higher risers. Good stuff! Have you done that Ab workout yet that Autumn uses the step the whole time? I really enjoyed that. Not anything new as far as the moves, but unique doing it on the bench.
Thelma: Great job with another amazing combo of workouts! Sounds like you are getting the best of both worlds with Cathe & BB right now and liking them. SO great to hear
Yes, Katy was definitely on killer mode Tues night. She has a way of doing that often actually.
Hope you ladies have a great afternoon/evening. Talk to you tomorrow! Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, I decided to take today off because I had a bad headache this afternoon. It's almost 9:30pm and I feel a little better so I hope rest is all I need. I haven't been sleeping well the last few nights so I think that is the reason for the headache.
I was concerned last night that I wasn't going to have enough days in the week to put in a second chest/tri's workout but I already did since I did it last Saturday.
Laurie, that Agility workout sounds really good! Great job!
I definitely know that I can't lift weights for upper body two days in a row. I need a break in between. Sounds like you have the perfect bench for your height! How lucky because I'm sure you didn't purchase it with that exercise in mind.
Laurel, what a great combo! Well done! I was doing the same thing you're doing with your rotation right before I started BB. I was substituting in the ICE workouts that sounded like the type of workout the rotation was calling for.
That explanation about the rotation being repeated every six days makes sense as to why a certain workout is repeated twice in a given week.
Tami, glad you had a good sinning class. Great workouts today! Congrats for going heavier. I am finding that I've been going heavier than I would've with Cathe's workouts given their fast pace. I also think that the workout bench I'm using is allowing me to go heavier than if I'd used the step as a bench. Did you use the slanted risers this time?
Thanks on the kudos on my workouts! I am so glad Laurel mentioned that she had that multi disc DVD player because I was able to buy one. It is so convenient to do that when you workout using different DVD's.
Good a great night ladies and have a great weekend!!
Thelma0
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