Cathe Fans Part 5

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did X10 w/u, H&C Chisel Agility. I didn't slept well last night either. I was expecting a really fast and challenging workout given the name of this workout. It had a nice pace so I really enjoyed it.

Laurie, great workouts. I hope you enjoyed your pedicure! Have a great time with your girlfriends tomorrow!
I hope the weather channel was telling you the truth on those warm temps! According to my weather app we should have temps in the low 70's a couple of days next week! Can't wait! Great idea to revisit those older workouts! I hadn't done any step work in a while and the other day when I did the ICE Bootcamp warm up I nearly killed myself on the step and I wasn't using any risers! LOL

Laurel, fabulous workouts! OMG Macarena arms? That is too funny! I definitely don't have that workout.
I hope this insomnia thing is temporary. I actually don't know how I functioned. I as pretty good at work but driving back home was scary.

Tami, great workouts! Sounds like Katie delivered one of her killer workouts! This lack of sleep is not fun. The first night DH was snoring. I normally sleep through it but because I couldn't sleep I heard him. I was ready to kill him because as soon as I'd start to fall back asleep he'd start his concert!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Very hard to say this, but we had to bring Cami to the vet this morning . My whole morning has been up and down with emotion, but I know that she isn't in pain anymore. It was nice to be able to say goodbye to her during the last two weeks.

I didn't workout after I got home from my pedicure (my feet look great ), so this morning I got in the BB Bulk Shoulders. I know that there will not be a workout tonight, so will have to double up the resistance workouts from 22MHC on Saturday.

Laurel, Great workouts, and congrats on moving onto Meso 3! LOL about those Macarena arms, took me a while to get that one down pat. Which workout has the one where she does the strike a pose? That one always screwed up my feet. Figuring out what to do for the next rotation is really making me think hard. To many that I want to try.

Tami, Sounds like you did a more advanced 22MHC workout! Nice job on the Cathe workout also. I think that you both are right, these rotations have been non-dread. I think that has a lot to do with me wanting to finish the rotations.

Thelma, Dang on the sleep! Good job on the workout though, and really glad you enjoyed it. It will be nice to see my gf's, they do not know about my oldest getting married. Will have a lot to talk about as usual. Suppose to be in the 50's today, so I'm going to take a short walk outside today.

Have a wonderful day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with Cathe's Maximum Intensity Cardio.....another oldie but goodie. I followed it with PiYo Sweat which was a perfect addition. Loved that workout. So far PiYo gets two thumbs up from me. I don't think I could do a full, every day rotation of it, but for once-a-week PiYo add-on, these workouts are ideal. Very glad I bought this series.

Laurie, . I am SO sorry to hear about Cami. I am glad you had some extra time with her to love on her a little more. I can't believe you worked out this morning, so good job getting that in. I hope you enjoy your evening with friends. I think the 'strike a pose' workout is Step, Jump and Pump. That is where you step up, kick twice, and then shift to where you are facing the side wall and point a 'gun'. Not my favorite Cathe move either!

Tami, sounds like a great Katy workout. Bet that felt good. I definitely think I will try the Muscle Meltdowns in Body Beast because I really like hitting each muscle group twice a week. I will have to give it some thought about how I want to intertwine them, but I have been thinking about this since I read an article a few weeks ago that said to 'throw out the one body part a day mentality' because working the muscles up to three times a week is more ideal than one long session. While I don't think anything in fitness is as cut-and-dried as many of these articles state (after all, many people get incredibly fit hitting the muscles once a week), I know I get better results with STS when I add that second time a week workout. I want to see if that is true with Body Beast. But I also know I didn't necessarily feel like I needed more the first time I did it, so I will also have to see what my body tells me I suppose.

Thelma, sorry to hear about the continued insomnia. I was like that all last week, and ended up crawling into the spare bed a couple of nights since DH was driving me crazy with all his twitching! I know by Friday, I felt physically and mentally done. So just take care of yourself. Great job with Chisel Agility.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did Rock'm Sock'm w/u, H&C Hammer Power, Treadmill, Stretch. I had lined up all these heavy weights given the names of the exercises on the worksheet but they were too heavy for this workout. It's interesting how they focus on shoulders and legs on these workouts. I liked the workout. I finally slept night! What a relief!

Laurie, I'm so sorry about Cami. She is in a better place where she is pain free now. Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is so very hard.
I'm sure your friends are going to be thrilled when you tell them about your oldest dd getting married! Day time temps have been great around here. In the 50's but at this time of the year that is a heatwave. Tomorrow I'm going to brave the cold temps in the morning and will wear open toe shoes. No socks!

Laurel, great combo! Glad you're enjoying the PiYo workouts! It really has been tough week physically for me. I was super exhausted today. Thank God tomorrow is Friday! I am planning to sleep in on Saturday.

Hi Tami!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Of course no workout after I got home yesterday, but had a good evening just being with DH, DD and Rocket. I think that we all needed to be together. I think that Rocket is a little bit confused as to where his big sister is. This morning I did 22MHC Cardio 1, and will be doubling up the BB workouts before we head out to Vegas on Sunday.

I had a great time catching up with my gf's, and of course talking about our aging husbands.

Laurel, Awesome workout, that one was tough for me to get through when I first tried it. I'm planning on taking the PiYo workouts with me, those can so easily be done in the hotel room. I seriously don't know what I would do if I didn't have my workouts for stress relief, it just makes me feel so much better in situations like yesterday. Yes you are right on the workout being SJP, I always have a problem with the kick and then pose.

Tami, Great workouts! You are correct on the shoulder and legs in those workouts, they do not neglect them at all in these workouts. I was wondering about that same thing, but then as I was going through the workouts I realized that I really needed them stronger to get more balance. Hope all goes well for your open toed shoe, and the cold in the morning. My gf's where very happy for us, and then proceeded to talk about will this be the start of "We only see each other at weddings and funerals".

If I don't post next week it is because I'm having a great time in Vegas!

Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today started with me revisiting my first Cathe strength workout--Maximum Intensity Strength. I still love this workout after all these years. The Bicep work is short but oh so sweet (aka tough). I followed it with my last oldie of the week.....Step Works. That makes for five straight days of step cardio, and I did it all on the 8" step. Very surprised and happy my knees handled it so well. But I think it is time for some non-step workouts!

Thelma, Hammer Power is really a treasure in that series. I didn't go very heavy either because I wanted to make sure I used my best form. But I love the way that workout flows and how it taught me a completely new style of lifting. Definitely my favorite of that series. Glad you slept better. Hope you enjoy a relaxing weekend.

Laurie, I was wondering how Rocket was adjusting to the change. Glad you enjoyed some family time last night. I am with you in workouts and stress relief. I have no idea some days where I would be without them. What they do for my mind at times far outweighs what they do for my body. Boy, this trip to Vegas couldn't have come at a better time. And what a great place to just 'let go' for a little bit. Hope you have a fantastic time!

Tami, hope you are well.

Enjoy the weekend!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Sorry I missed you all yesterday, with my dentist appt going longer and then stuck in traffic on my way back to work I didn’t have enough time left in my day. So the crown appt went amazing! It felt like I was getting a filling as far as no pain, easy-peasy! Thank Goodness. I go back on the 26th to get my permanent. I did however look like I suffered a small stroke from my droopy face on one side. LOL All is good today, just not chewing on that side, due to fear of it coming off right now and it is a little sensitive to anything with pressure to bite down. So this a.m. was BULK Legs and tonight I am headed to Spinning.

Laurie: I read your post from yesterday and just want to cry for you all. That is SO sad and I know forsure you are all grateful she is not in pain anymore, however the loss you feel is so hard. I’m sorry and admire how strong you have been through this hard time with her. Glad you had some time to say goodbye, that is really good. Glad to hear your tootsies look good and great job with Bulk Shoulders. I’m going to be doubling up on Saturday as well with Bulk! Back and Chest I think is on my schedule and then I will add in a cardio of some sort, maybe some KB! Sounds like you had some nice family time last night with Rocket included. I am sure he is a little confused. Have a fabulous time in Vegas! Probably perfect timing for you. Enjoy . . . .

Laurel: Laughing inside about the Step, Jump and Pump description! Hilarious. Great work with Maximum Int Cardio and your PiYo Sweat – I loved that one the most of the PiYo workouts I have tried. I’m glad you are happy with your PiYo purchase as well now that you have been able to try some of them. Way to get in that Max Int Strength today + Step Works! Glad to hear your knee is doing good this week with all the step routines.

Thelma: Awesome workout with Hammer Power + the Treadie and a stretch! H&C definitely focuses on Legs doesn’t it, shoulders too, but every workout has leg work …. Which I love, so that is probably why it appeals to me so much!

Have a fabulous weekend ladies! Hoping to go on an actual date night with DH . . . he said he is going to make himself feel up to it. I guess that's a good thing, right?!? LOL Just dinner at a restaurant we like near our house, will be fun to just get out a little bit on the weekend.

Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a great weekend. We had a nice, quiet weekend. I found out on Friday that a dear friend and co-worker of mine passed away last Tuesday. So sad. She had colon cancer. DH and I will be going to her funeral on Friday.
On Friday I did X10 w/u, H&C Chisel Balance, Treadmill. I did so much better on this Balance workout. I found ways to modify so that I could feel safer. The plank move where Autumn's hands are on the bench and alternates hands touching the floor was something I couldn't do safely because I was too high on the bench. I put the step with 2 risers in front of the bench so that I could touch the step platform instead of the floor. I also used the step platform to put my feet on while I did the bridge on the bench. This put me at the right height for this move and saved my back. On Saturday I did Rock'm Sock'm w/u, H&C Hammer Conditioning. I really liked this conditioning workout. It was hard but I did it and went heavy whenever possible. I did pretty good with the clock pushups and the renegade row burpee. My shoulder blades are feeling it but I can tell things are starting to relax. This afternoon I did my usual spinning and added 10 min Hammer Abs. I liked this ab workout! I start H&C week 3 tomorrow!

Laurie, I am glad you and your family spent time together on Friday. I'm sure Rocket is wondering where his sister is. Great job doubling up on your BB workouts before heading to Vegas. I hope you have a blast! I agree with Laurel and Tami that this trip has come at a perfect time.

Laurel,great job revisiting those older workouts and congrats on surviving an entire week worth of step work!

Tami, great workouts this weekend! Is the crown for the cracked tooth? Thank God there was no pain! LOL on the droopy face! Good idea not to chew on the crown side. Those temp crowns can pop out.
My legs, glutes and abs are always feeling a little DOMSY with these H&C workouts! I like it but I wish they'd have triceps and biceps in the program.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. We had a nice weekend here. It was warm, but rainy and windy on Saturday so we spent the day running errands, doing stuff on the house, etc. No workout for me, which was fine. My body likes my Saturday's off, that's for sure. Yesterday I started Meso 3 with STS Disk 26/Plyo Legs. Love the Plyo leg workouts! This week I am matching STS up with RWH, so I followed it with RWH Low Impact HiiT One Doubled, plus core 2. We then spent four hours golfing, so that felt good! Today was STS Disc 25/Chest and Back, and I went as heavy as my weights go and was really feeling it at the end. For cardio, I did RWH Plyo HiiT One Doubled. Good stuff.

Tami, so happy to hear the crown appointment went well. Hope you are fully recovered though and no more 'droopy' face. Hope you enjoyed a good night out with your DH as well. Sounds like a fantastic post-anniversary, pre-birthday treat!

Thelma, so sorry to hear about your friend. My thoughts are with you. But good job with the workouts. So happy to hear you had a better time with Chisel Balance and found a way of making it work for you. I really like both ab workouts that came with H&C, but the Hammer Ab work appealed a little more because there was no bench.

Laurie, hope you are having a great time in Vegas!!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Really nice weekend. DH and I went out for lunch on Saturday, instead of dinner that night. It was fun to just get out with him a little bit. Did some usual house cleaning and my fun workouts in the a.m. both days. Sat was Bulk Chest + Muscle Meltdown Chest and the Blizzard Blast, yesterday was Bulk Back + Bulk Arms followed by MM Bi’s and the Blizzard Blast, then off to play some Volleyball. Next Sunday is our end of the season tourney; and will be our last game until Fall League starts. No workout this a.m. and it is nearly 80 degrees here today so I am going to head home and take Bernie for a walk this evening I think; Emma of course too, but hers will be the short walk to end of street and back. I did find out on Friday after Spinning that the Monday night BootCamp instructor is thinking of getting "switched" to a Spin class and maybe Katy will teach our BootCamp instead! That would be fantastic! Just rumors right now, but I am keeping fingers crossed.

Laurel: Sounds like a productive weekend along with some nice golfing! Fabulous combos on the workouts; I bet the RWH workouts are going to be fantastic this week combined with STS. Great idea and I love how you are using all of your workouts for combos throughout this rotation. DH and I did have a nice time going out to lunch; it was a beautiful sunny day and then we BBQ’d at home in the evening instead of going out. Yesterday he said was his best “Knee Day” he has had yet, which was great to hear. His calf is sore a lot and it worries him due to the blood clot; but I truly think it is because he is walking differently and just keeps straining it.

Thelma: Yes, my crown is due to the cracked tooth; I am being really careful with it. I realize it is cemented on, but still. I didn’t need a root canal so if that baby came off it would be some serious sensitivity! YIKES. Big bummer on having to get it, but necessary and I am glad it wasn’t painful. So sorry to hear about your friend’s passing. That is sad. Great job on Chisel Balance 2nd time around! Sounds like you made it work for you, which is perfect! Awesome work with Hammer Conditioning as well! It is a good one . . . but I say that about all of the H&C workouts! LOL

Laurie: Hope you are having a blast in Vegas!

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did XT CBS w/u, H&C Hammer Total Body, Stretch. I didn't sleep well last night so my 20 lb dumbbells felt like 30 in my hands when I was doing squats. I was afraid I was going to drop them but managed to finish both squat sets.

Laurel, great combos and I like the idea of pairing STS with RWH! Congrats for going so heavy on the chest and back workout!
Thanks so much on my friend. I was happy to have found a way to modify Chisel Balance in a way that would put me into proper position. I do like both H&C ab workouts too. I expected the Hammer abs would've been harder than the Chisel abs but it was the other way around.

Tami, so glad you and your DH finally had a chance to go out on a date! I bet he was thrilled. As much as crowns are not fun, you are fortunate the dentist noticed the crack before it got bad.
Definitely sad about my friend. Thank God DH will take Friday off so he can go to the burial service and luncheon they'll have for her. It's a little bit of a shame that they didn't have a wake because people from work probably won't go as it is at 11:30 on Friday.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. I started today with STS Disk 37/Squat Rack Legs. I really have to mentally prepare myself for these squat rack leg workouts because of the long breaks between exercises. I have a tendency to wander off. But I told myself today to stick with it, and I did. I do enjoy this leg workout because I can go really heavy. Hopefully I will be walking tomorrow. I followed it with a mishmash workout. I started with ICE Low Impact Sweat workout 1 and Blizzard Blast, right into RWH Low Impact HiiT Two, then back to ICE for Icy Core 2. It was a good combo.

Tami, glad you enjoyed your lunch date with your DH. I bet he enjoyed being out and 'normal' again. Glad to hear his knee is feeling better and hopefully his calf will follow suit. He has a follow-up soon on the blood clot, right? Hopefully that will ease his mind a bit. Great workouts this weekend! I can't believe volleyball is almost done until fall!! Where is time going? Great news about Katy and Bootcamp!!! I will have my fingers crossed those rumors are true! Enjoy that warm weather.

Thelma, sorry to hear about the continued sleep issues. Good job with the workout, though. There are days my 5lb weights feel like 30, so I understand that feeling! Once upon a time, I refused to go down in weight when I felt that way.....but not any more. I still don't like to, but as Cathe says in one of her workouts, 'if it isn't happening, go lighter or try again on another day'. Some days, it just isn't happening, that's for sure.

Laurie, hope you are having a great time.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Wonderful evening at home. Took Bernie for a walk and Emma a quick one too; BBQ’d and relaxed. This a.m. was BULK Shoulders and tonight I am headed to Katy’s Insane-X. Which will probably be outside; its 80 degrees here today! Crazy. I’m a little scared however, that means tennis courts “CONCRETE” outside. By the weekend it will only be in the 60’s and rainy, but I will take sunshine when I can get it, even if I’m inside. LOL

Laurel: Fantastic job with Squat Rack Legs. I always think of you wandering off and doing your laundry along with Laurie putting her ankle weights on her wrists! I completely mind wander during those longer Meso 3 workouts; have to concentrate so that I stay focused. Thanks for the ongoing well wishes for DH, yes hopefully in a few more weeks he will have another ultra sound to just see where he is at with it. He worries still quite a bit (sadly, but understandable). So here’s hoping on the next ultra sound it shows a difference.

Thelma: Great job with Hammer Total Body + a Stretch. Laurel hit it right on the head with Cathe’s quote, some days are just not “those days” and going lighter is ok. Depending on how you slept, what you ate, what’s going on at work all factor in! Good that you got it done lady. Nice work. Hope the sleep(s) gets better soon.

Have a great afternoon/evening ladies ~
Tami

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. Today's workout started with STS Disk 27/Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps. I really pushed up the weights and while I was doing the workout, was thinking it felt easy. After I was done with the workout.....my arms didn't want to move. Good stuff. For cardio, I started with RWH Plyo HiiT Two....and then did CIZE Crazy 8's. I have my CIZE workouts back finally so hope to start using them again more. So much fun! I finished it with CIZE Abs which may be my favorite ab work ever because of the good music. Will definitely do that one again.

Tami, hope the outdoor workout was good. I still don't know how you handle the concrete. But I bet those temps felt good. That is crazy hot for you this time of the year. Hope this doesn't mean you are in for a summer like last year. Warm is good. So dry? Not so much. I have been very good at staying focused during Meso 3.....so far. Haven't folded even one piece of clothing (yet) when I am supposed to be stretching. I think it may be wise to stay focused or else when I get to crazy fast Meso 1 next, I will be so lost! I must admit, I like doing STS with the Mesocycles is this order because I am actually looking forward to Meso 1 now.

Thelma, hope you are well.

Until tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Well last night was exactly as I thought it would be. Outside on the concrete tennis court/parking lot! Cars were backing out during our workout even. LOL We did the plate runs (plate above our head and run with arms straight up), down and back, down and back, sprints with the huge rubber band around your waist while partner holds you back, push-ups off the tractor tire, jump ropes, abs, burpees, mtn climbers . . . . this was one set at 15 minutes then inside to run lines! WHAT. Repeat all of the above. It was intense on that last set of sprints in the gym, she had us do 2 sets on the first go and 3 sets at the end. Plus Burpees when you finished.

Laurel: Fantastic job again today! Gotta love it when you think you’re not pushing that hard or not that tough and then you feel it a little later. Love that you have your hands on those CIZE workouts again. Very fun. Glad you are gearing up for Meso 1, I am sure you are looking forward to it. Good plan you had ending with that phase instead of beginning. Get ready for those push-ups! As you can tell from the description above, it was a TOUGHIE and on the dirty, hard pavement it’s really tough. Sunshine was nice however! LOL

Hi Thelma! Hope all is well with you.

Have a great evening ladies ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I had a senior moment last night and didn't hit the "Post Reply" button! Last night I did X10 w/u, H&C Chisel Agility. I really like this Agility workout! I don't know if you noticed on this workout that the camera seems to focus a lot on Autumn's behind. There was one shot that showed a lot of celulite on her hamstrings. I am glad they did that because it showed she has the some of the same problems most of us have. Tonight I did XT CBS w/u, Hammer Max Strength. Good workout! I had my energy back and even went heavier on a couple of exercises.
We haven't had rain in a while and we are under brush fire alerts. Scary.

Laurel, that was quite a leg killer combo you did on Monday!! Nice combo today! I'm glad you have the CIZE workouts back! Did the kids give up on it so soon? Definitely a fun program!
I thought of Cathe's comments about not having the same energy level every day. I did the squats with the super heavy weights and did go down on the lunges.

Tami, great workouts! I can't believe you're having such warm tems. That workout on the tenis court sounds like a killer one!! I definitely have to learn to adjust my weights depending on how I feel.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. I did a fun workout today. I started with ICE Chiseled Lower Body Blizzard Blast then went into RWH Lower Body Circuit back to the Blizzard Blast. Made for a good 75 minute cardio and leg workout. I finished it all off with PiYo Core which was another good one.

Tami, Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a wonderful day. Sounds like it was an absolute killer class from Katy! Yowza!! I bet if there were any newbies there, they were shocked! I can't imagine working out in a parking lot--with cars. Crazy. But I bet you felt pretty accomplished at the end.

Thelma, great workouts! The cellulite thing.......High Def TV may not be considered by some workout instructors and background members as kind, but, for me, it has made me realize that some extremely fit and healthy women have cellulite. I spent most of my youth hugely embarrassed by my cellulite (I often claim I had cellulite at birth because I don't remember a time I haven't had it). Wish I hadn't wasted those days covering up my legs. Glad to hear you got your energy back! CIZE came home because, believe it or not, the end of the school year is just around the corner!! So they are now focusing on finals and (for some) graduation and not Shaun T.! Lucky for me!!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies and yes HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me today! The big 47 So far I have celebrated with a nice BULK Leg workout this a.m., my nephews sang a new version of Happy Birthday to me on my way to work, which was hilarious and so sweet of them, balloons from a friend at work + (2) Starbucks cards! DH spoiled me to a Gift Certificate for a massage & pedicure followed by lunch with my BFF! How thoughtful is that and my BFF does not mind tagging along! LOL Tonight he is going to make him & I dinner, which will be a nice break for me.

I forgot to post yesterday that I had done BULK Chest + Muscle Meltdown Chest in the a.m. Did go to Spinning last night (hard to do with that beautiful sunny day) but I went and it was good. I did have that crazy hunger moment in the last 15 minutes again; shaky hungry! So I bought a Quest bar on my way out the door.

Laurel: Thank you so much for the Birthday wishes! What an awesome lower body workout you got in today! Sounds amazing + the PiYO core to finish it off. Nice work. Yes, her class was “killer” forsure; and she gave a “shout out” to us in Spinning last night for surviving it. Hence, she realized it was tough and admitted she did not do the workout with us. LOL Yes, accomplished was a good word for it with my black hands and all from the grime. Plus, I came in 2-3 spot each time on the sprints, which surprised me but I was personally happy with myself on a small victory in running! That achilles pain I get once in a while came back; probably from the concrete jungle we were in with all that craziness. Feeling a lot better now, which is great.

Thelma: Fabulous job with Chisel Agility & then Hammer Max Strength last night. So glad to hear your energy came back. I did not notice that in that workout, I will have to look next time for the cellulite shot. Who knew?!? She has such a bikini model figure, but it does make you feel better to know even a superstar like herself is a normal human and not Barbie! LOL We cannot believe these warm temps either and I forgot to comment back to Laurel …. Here’s hoping it isn’t like last year. That was awful and fires galore. It is cooling down today and into the next 10 days, along with some rain, so that is good. Sunshine is gorgeous but we still need a lot of moisture in the mountains.

Laurie: Hope Vegas is being good to you and you are having a blast! I ordered 21 Day Fix Xtreme as a Birthday gift to myself. So it moved from “wish list” to purchase. Excited to implement them into everything else I have . . somehow I will do it! LOL

Have a great afternoon/evening ladies ~ talk to you tomorrow Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did XT CBS w/cu, H&C Total Body Chisel. I was exhausted but I pushed through it and finished the workout. This was the first time this workout shows up on the schedule. Very good!

Laurel, very nice combo today! I'm sorry you felt you had to hide your legs. I can't believe your husband's school year is about to end. Enjoy your CIZE!

Tami, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you had a wonderful day. Great workouts! You will have to check out 'cellulite' workout. I hope you guys don't have any of those horrible fires this year or ever!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Happy Friday!! For my first workout today, I did timesaver premixes from both upper body Lift It Hit It workouts in the RWH series for a tough 60 minute upper body workout. The timesaver premixes in some ways are tougher for me than the full length workouts because she cut out quite a bit of the already too little rest time she had in those workouts. So my arms feel fried! For cardio, I did the RWH Plyo HiiT Two and One premix. I loved combining RWH with Meso 3 this week!

Tami, sounds like a fantastic birthday! Hope you enjoyed a nice evening with your DH. Yesterday was our 26th wedding anniversary and we celebrated with a quiet dinner on our back lanai, a glass of wine, and some good memories from the past 2 1/2 decades. Glad Katy's spinning class was more manageable. So has this hunger been since starting the Bulk section of Body Beast? Just curious because I know my appetite really increased during the first 2-3 weeks I was doing those workouts. I don't know why the hunger would only show up in spinning, but maybe it is because your mind isn't as occupied in spinning as it is when doing the various drills of your other workouts so maybe you notice it more? I don't know. But i'm glad you got something to eat right away. I hate that weak, shaky feeling. Glad to hear your Achilles is okay too.

Thelma, great workout. That Total Body Chisel is one of the best in the series in my opinion. Glad you enjoyed it.

Laurie, hope you are having a great time!!

Enjoy the weekend. See you Monday.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Had a nice Birthday evening at home with DH. Despite his knee throbbing a little bit and wanting to just sit down he pushed through so he could make me dinner. Very sweet of him; I offered several times to finish up for him. He even did all the dishes! We had Ahi Tuna with wasabi & crusted sesame seeds on top, shrimp with red peppers and mushrooms and corn on the cob. It was really good and fun not having to cook! LOL This a.m. was BULK Shoulders + MM Shoulders and tonight I am headed to Spinning before going home.

Laurel: Happy Belated Anniversary!!!! I absolutely knew it was your anniversary and it was so much on my mind I thought I had typed that yesterday, sorry about that. Sounds like a perfect evening at home. WOW – 26 years, that’s truly amazing! Great job with the upper body combo, I bet your arms were tired forsure after that. The Back-to-back Plyos sound perfect as well, love those. Those Timesaver pre-mixes might also be good with BB for an add-on? I would have to look at the length and see. YES ~ now that you mention it, I have definitely had the hungries this week and last week as well. I’m in my 5th week of BULK right now; one more and then into the Build/Bulk combo. I think with that being said plus going into my evening Spin class it is because by the time my “shakes” start it has been nearly 3 hours since I had my Greek Yogurt. Which is usually my afternoon snack around 3:30. If I eat closer to when I go it definitely helps, but sometimes I just don't get the chance unless I eat in my car right before class LOL Glad you reminded me/asked me about that, with you being hungry during BB. I haven't changed much on my eating between H&C and BB; but with BB I think I am craving carbs a little more and just feeling more hungry.

Thelma: Great work with Total Body Chisel! Way to push through and I am glad you liked it. Thank you on the Birthday wishes . . . I did have a very nice day.

Have a great weekend ladies!
Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. On Friday DH and I went to my friend's funeral service. It was a very emotional day for me. So sad. On Friday I did XT10 w/u, H&C Hammer Plyometrics. On Saturday I did X10 w/u, H&Ç ISO Strength Chisel and today spinning.

Laurel, that was a great combo on Friday! Those timesaver premixes are great! Happy 26th wedding anniversary!

Tami, so glad you had a nice birthday evening. So sweet of your DH pushing through the knee pain so he could make you dinner! Tami, you definitely need to eat more when doing BB.

Laurie, I hope you had a great time in Vegas!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. We enjoyed a nice, quiet weekend. DH had to work most of Saturday, which is never fun. But yesterday we attended a local art festival which was a really nice way to spend Sunday afternoon. Since DH was gone on Saturday, I decided not to take my usual workout day off, but opted for something light--CIZE You Got This. It was lots of fun. Sunday started with STS Disc 29/Plyo Legs. This week I am blending STS with CTX, which means more oldies! So yesterday's cardio started with X10 Low Impact, then CTX All Step and finished with ICE Low Impact Sweat Blizzard Blast and Icy Core 2. All that in just 65 minutes! It was a great combo. Today's workout was STS Disk 28/Chest and Back. For cardio, I started with X10 Step then CTX 10-10-10. I never warmed to these CTX cardio workouts and have only done the cardio workouts maybe 5-10 times each (in 15 years! ), but they are a really good blend with the X10 workouts. So, so far, I am enjoying the week!

Tami, sounds like a nice birthday evening with your DH. I hope his knee is feeling better, but how sweet of him to want to do all of that for you. No doubt he appreciates how much you have taken care of him since his surgery. Thank you for the anniversary wishes! The LIHI time savers are between 25-38 minutes long. They would be a far tougher add-on to BB than the Muscle Meltdowns are, that's for sure. But they are worth looking at because those workouts are so good. The reason I asked about your hunger and Body Beast is because I have the same problem with STS Meso 3. I was starving all last week, and I really hate to 'snack'. But there were a couple of days I just needed to grab a couple of crackers. When I get that way, I always think that these workouts sure do work!

Thelma, I am so sorry about the funeral. That had to be a difficult day. Good job with the workouts, though. You are just blazing right through H&C, aren't you? Good stuff.

Laurie, hope you had a great vacation.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Weekend went by WAY too fast. On Saturday I ended up coming into work for some overtime hours that were offered; worked for 4 hours so after that I ran grocery errands and putting those away, along with a little cleaning and DH and I went out for an early dinner to a restaurant near us. So no workout on Saturday but yesterday I did BULK Shoulders + MM Shoulders followed by a Blizzard Blast and even threw in the Hammer Plyo after that. Later in the afternoon I played in our end of the season tourney for Volleyball League. We did terrible, we were missing one of our players and the girl that filled in has only played with us a couple of times; so we just weren’t in sync. It was a bummer to end the season/year that way, but that’s just how it goes sometimes. No workout this a.m. but DH is off to a fundraiser tonight so I am going to workout at home! Yahoo for that. It’s a REST day from BB, so I am going to do a fun circuit style Kelley Coffey Meyer workout I think, with weights/cardio/KB mixed in! Sounds perfect to me right now.

Laurel: What a fun day you must have had yesterday with your DH. Great job with the workouts starting off your new week and I bet you will enjoy the CTX workouts this week as well! Back to the leotard right, or the shorty shorts? Im trying to picture the cover on my DVD box right now. LOL His knee seems to have a couple good days and then a stiff/painful day in between. Both the surgeon and the PT are pushing to get it re-habbed and the PT was very happy with his appt Friday, but he suffered for it over the weekend. So sad, who knew a “clean up” surgery would be such an event. Yesterday he said he should have just had the replacement done he feels like. I feel awful for him, he’s super frustrated with how slow this process is going. Well I am glad you did ask about my hunger during this rotation of BB. Some days I have been crazy hungry forsure. That would be tough to not snack; I have my 3 solid meals and 2 snacks in between; usually consisting of a protein/green shake in a.m. and a greek yogurt with fruit in afternoon. Helps get me through that pm. Workout (most of the time) and to the next meal.

Thelma: I’m sure Friday was super emotional and hard for you. Again, so sorry about your friend. I’m glad you were able to attend the funeral and your DH too. Great job pushing through the workouts! You are doing awesome with the workouts it sounds like. Are you enjoying them a little more now that you have done each at least twice?

Hope you ladies have a great afternoon, I’ll talk to you tomorrow! Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I finally had a little extra time to workout so I did X10 w/u, H&C Chisel Balance, 10 Min About Chisel. I started H&C week 4 today!

Laurel, that quite an awesome weekend workout line up! Great job! The art festival sounds like a lot of fun!
I don't if I can say that I am blazing right through H&C. LOL. I keep counting the weeks till I'm done with this program. I am not enjoying it as much as I did BB. The program is good and maybe I'm not enjoying it because it is challenging. I hate it when I can't do certain moves!

Tami, great workouts! Sorry about your BB tourney! You ladies did amazing during the season though so you have to feel great about your performance.
Sounds like your DH is feeling much better. A fundraiser tonight? Did he go back to work? Did he start PT yet?
Thanks so much about my friend. I am so glad DH went with me given that I was such an emotional mess.

I am trying hard with H&C. I'm not enjoying this H&C as much as I did BB. I think my least favorite workout is the Chisel Balance. Something I don't like about this program is going through a routine and then having to start at the top again. I'm trying hard though. I've gone up in weights in some cases which is good. That pistol squat is so hard on my right leg which is my wobbly side.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

This is going to be short, I have tons of work to do from being off. I'm probably on track with Tami on my BB rotation. We had a great time in Vegas, and walked a lot. First day out we got in 9 miles. Will chat more with you hopefully tomorrow, I think that I will be caught up by that time.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. Today's workout started with STS Disk 38/Squat Rack Legs.....and, once again, I didn't wander off during a break. Very happy about that. For cardio, I started with X10 Hi/Lo into CTX Kickboxing and core work. Good stuff.

Tami, sounds like a good weekend, though I am sorry about the volleyball team performance. As you said, sometimes that's how things go, but it is so much better to end on a high. Great workout on Sunday! Yowza. You really got all parts of the body with that one. CTX is, thankfully, post-leotard clothing. She wears mostly long pants in these workouts. Some short shorts, but not like Maximum Intensity Strength or Pure Strength. These workouts are much more like current Cathe (she still uses a lot of the same moves today), but I finally figured out when Cathe stopped cuing her step workouts before the move instead of when a move starts.....and that is CTX. Cathe's step cuing early on in her video/DVD career was so good. Now.....not so much. I am just glad I am familiar with her patterns/moves or else I would never get some of these workouts down. Anyhow, I am happy your DH's PT is happy with his progress, but, no doubt, your DH is tired of the constant discomfort.

Thelma, great workout. I completely understand your reaction to H&C. When I was reading the reviews for it while I was doing BB, it seemed many who went from BB into H&C were disappointed. I had the benefit of a few weeks in between, and even with that, it took me some time to warm-up to H&C......really until I started feeling the benefits from it. But I didn't enjoy it as much as BB because I never dreaded a BB workout, and there are a couple in H&C I had to talk myself into some days. But kudos to you for sticking to it and, hopefully, you will start feeling the benefits from the program soon.

Laurie, welcome back!! Glad you had a great time in Vegas!!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ As planned, I went home last night and did KCM Lean Body Circuits, which I love and the variety of it felt so great! I do miss that during the BB program, since it is the same workout(s) each week, but all good stuff. This a.m. I had a 7 a.m. dentist appt for my permanent crown. Went great! They gave me one shot just in case and NO pain on the removal and install of the new one. It feels a little odd right now, but I think it will be good. So tonight I will get in my workout after work, most likely Katy’s class at the gym. Will pick up with Bulk CHEST tomorrow a.m.

Laurie: Welcome Back! I am happy to hear Vegas was fun and you enjoyed yourself. I think we are on the same week now with BB. I believe I am on Week #5 of BULK. How's Rocket doing? Did one of your DD's watch him while you were gone?

Laurel: Great work with SR Legs and no wandering off – LOL! That’s right on her CTX, it is the long pants and so many great workouts in that pack. I am sure you are enjoying it a lot and good that you know her cues, etc…. I of course, will struggle with “new” or old cueing if it is choreography. But that’s ok. Thanks for the well wishes on DH. He’s getting there . . . just taking longer than either of us thought it would.

Thelma: Fabulous work last night with Chisel Balance and congrats on Week # 4! You are truly persevering through the program, nice job. Those pistol squats are no joke in Chisel Balance forsure. Way to do your best and I’m sorry you aren’t enjoying it as much as BB, but hopefully you aren’t having the dread factor. Yes, we had a great season with our team so we were proud of that. DH has been back to work for several weeks now, luckily with his job a lot of it is done via phone and e-mail so he is able to go home earlier on days his knee is bothering him or swollen. Yesterday was a long day up on it, but he made it. He has been at PT for 3 or 4 weeks now and goes 2-3 times a week. Some of the appts have been cut short however in the earlier weeks due to swelling.

Hope you ladies have a great evening ~ talk to you tomorrow! Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did XT10 CBS w/u, H&C Max Hammer Strength, Treadmill. I was exhausted today but I pushed through it and actually went heavier on a couple of exercises. I surprised myself because I didn't think I had the strength given how tired I was. I think one of the reasons why I haven't enjoyed this program is because I've been so tired lately.

Laurel, another winning combo! Great job! You're really using all your workouts!
I am hoping that by the end of this program the dread factor won't be so much.

Tami, I had no idea your DH was working again. I can see now why he's dealing with all that swelling. When you're at work you don't elevate your leg as you should to prevent the swelling. Great workout last night! Glad you got your permanent crown on and things went well!
I need to work on my balance with my right leg. It's always been my wobbly side. Of course you should've seen me at work today balancing on my right side doing the renegade row! I was so good! LOL. I hope the dread factor is greatly reduced by the end of this program. I am starting to think that since tired is my new normal I don't even feel like working out at all hence the dread factor.

Laurie, welcome back! So glad you had a great time in Vegas!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I'm mostly caught up with all the papers that landed on my desk while I was gone. I like being busy, but feeling overwhelmed isn't fun, so I worked hard to get it all done asap. Still keeping up with my Beast rotation, and this week I wanted to see what the ICE Muscle Meltdowns were like, so I incorporated some of those into my rotation also. This morning I did a catch up with the Bulk Back, because the Monday evening we went to a fundraiser for youngest Cosmetology Club. Will do shoulder work when I get home, and will probably incorporate the Lower Body Blizzard Blast too. I really like using those blasts, they are short but really effective.

Laurel, Your workouts are rolling along just great. Are you anticipating Meso 1 yet? Those CTX cardio workouts are ones that are really tough on the knees for me. Just to many step workouts, but I remember that they are fun. 10-10-10 was the best, because it incorporated three different types of exercise for a short length of time.

Tami, Great job on the workouts! I never get any pain meds when they put in the permanent tooth. I never seem to have a problem with that part. I have had so much tooth pain in my life, that I don't really need to much pain meds anymore. Or all my nerves are shot in my mouth! The BB calendar says that Bulk is 6 weeks, but you do each workout 7 times, so I'm at the end of the 5th time or starting BB's 5th week. Kind of weird in a way. I didn't get my doubling up before we left, just to busy getting things organized before we left. Rocket is growing up, it really is interesting how he is getting out of his puppy stage. He turned a year old this month, and we can now trust him to be on his own at night. He doesn't get into anything, still don't trust during the day though. Our youngest dd took care of him while we were gone. She said that he missed us.

Thelma, Dang sorry to hear that you are not enjoying the H&C workouts. Hope that they do get better for you. Nice job getting though the workouts even though you where tired. I had a really hard time getting back into the workouts after being away from them for the week. I had to pull out a new and different workout to get me motivated.

Have a great day!
Laurie