Cathe Fans Part 5

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. Today started with STS Disk 30/Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps. Went as heavy as I could and really enjoyed it. For cardio, I did X10 Fat Burning Circuit into CTX Power Circuits. This was a great combo! I am really glad I talked myself into doing these CTX workouts again because they aren't as bad as I remember them. Definitely enjoying them this week because even with adding the X10 workouts, my cardio workouts are running about 45 minutes which is perfect with these long Meso 3 workouts.

Tami, sounds like a great workout. There really isn't much variety in Body Beast, that's for sure. I can see why doing something different felt good. Hopefully Katy's class wasn't as tough as last week. I am so happy to hear the crown process went so smoothly!

Thelma, good job pushing through the workout. Sometimes you do a workout series at the wrong time for where you are mentally and physically. I was thinking about that today doing my CTX workout. I was trying to remember where I was when I first got the series and why it didn't click with me. I don't actually remember when it was, but something about the cardio in it (I love the weight and core segments) just didn't mesh with me at all when I tried it originally. But like I said above, I am really enjoying this week. That could be the case with you and H&C. If you are just at a point where you aren't enjoying them, would it be better to do something else? You at least know what the workouts are like so someday you might think 'I want to give them another try'. Like me and CTX, it may take a decade......but they will be there waiting for you.

Laurie, glad to hear you are catching up at work......and with your workouts. I bet that week off felt good on your body! I think you may have keyed in on one of the reasons I didn't like CTX when I first got it, and that is all the stepping. I go through stages in my workout life where I love step, and stages where I don't want to do step for months. I think I might have tried it during one of those latter phases. I just remember being so frustrated with them! I am preparing for Meso 1.....and all those push-ups and NO time between exercises. Should be fun.

DH is off work tomorrow, but I will try to check-in!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Katy’s class was a lot of running, circuits and more running which once again agitated my achillies; it was a little flared up from volleyball on Sunday again so this didn’t help. I may need to start KT taping it again like I did a couple years ago. Worked like a dream for me. This a.m. was Bulk Chest + Muscle Meltdown Chest and tonight I am headed to Spinning.

Laurel: Great job with Shoulders/Bis/Tris today and your X10 + CTX sounds like a perfect combo for your cardio today! One thing I feel I have lost through this BB series is my cardio endurance; since I am not doing as much of it. Glad I do some little add-ons here and there or my evening classes or I would really be sucking air! LOL

Laurie: I bet it is rough being back at work with the piles of “to do’s” and hopefully you can manage through them by the weekend so you can relax again and start fresh next week. Great job getting right back into BB as well. I will look again tomorrow a.m. on that scheduling …… but I think next week begins Week #6 (as I mentioned yesterday) and I think I did read something about that. I just write down week-by-week for the month and because they all meld together anymore I am not sure where Im at unless I put a little #5 or #6 by each Sunday. At the dentist yesterday, it was actually the numbing I was after, not meds. LOL I didn’t want to feel that sensitivity when they took off the temporary. Brave was not what I was going for yesterday! The other crown I had many years ago I about flew out of the chair with sensitivity on the open/exposed tooth. I am sure you are so used to dental things, that it doesn’t even bother you. Mine might also be a lot of mental panic.

Thelma: Great job with Hammer Strength and the treadie! Way to push play. I am sure the tired factor plays into your dreading the workouts right now. I think Laurel gave some great advice on maybe doing something else if you are just dreading each workout and go with something that feels fun to you until it passes or you feel like going back to H&C. Nothing worse than having the tireds and dreading your workouts. Yes, he has been working and up on it every day, which is why he is struggling with the swelling still going on. Yesterday he had his best day yet he said; was swollen a little bit but not too bad. He was happy to have a really good day there in the mix!

Have a great afternoon/evening ladies ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did XT10 w/u, H&C Chisel Cardio. I definitely was in a good mental place tonight because I did like this workout and I liked it the first time I did it.

Laurie, great job with your workouts and with all that paperwork that piled up on your desk while on vacation!
I am convinced that I am not enjoying these workouts because of how tired I've been lately given that I've been working longer hours for a while now.

Laurel, great combo today. I'm so glad you're enjoying the CTX workouts this time around! I hope I will be able to say how much I'm enjoying the H&C workouts in the future. I agree that this may not be the right time for H&C for me. I am definitely doing something right because I always end up with DOMS. I am going to stick with it though. I'm almost half way through it. I can do this!
I've been meaning to ask you about your mom's health. How is she doing?

Tami, great job with your workouts! Sorry about your Achilles! Do seriously deep calf massage please! It works! After the daily deep massage when I feel that my achilles are acting up (happens a lot more since doing BB and H&C) I use a heating pad on my calves and then put my feet over the pad and it helps. I've not had to use the KT tape since I've been doing this.
I am going to fight this dread factor feeling and will stick to this rotation. 4 1/2 weeks to go. I can do it. I am going to do some STS hybrid rotation next time. I had started to put together such rotation before I started BB so I have to finish it.
I'm so glad your husband is finally feeling like he sees the light at the end of the tunnel with his recovery process. Is he glad he had the surgery? Tami, I hope your mom is enjoying her new life!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Got in the BB Bulk Shoulder last night, and that was it. This morning I did 22 Min. Hard Corps Resistance 1 with the cold start warm up. Got to work this morning and one of the guys left a large chocolate chip muffin on my desk. I'm bagging it up to give to DH or dd to eat. All the guys are very nice, but I just can't eat the lovely muffin..

Laurel, Very nice workouts! I did revisit those CTX workouts last year and had fun with them. I also only did them for a week, and that was enough. I think that it helped having that week off, because I have been feeling really good DOMS this week getting back into the heavy weight. Really loved it. This rotation seems to be flying by!

Tami, Sorry to hear about your achilles, that isn't fun to deal with when you want to be active. Glad to hear that the tape worked for you. Great job on the workouts. Can understand the numbing of the area if you had that reaction the last time you had a crown. My oldest dd and I call ourselves freaks because we don't require a lot of numbing anymore, but we both have horrid teeth.

Thelma, Great workout! I really enjoyed Chisel Cardio when I did it in the rotation also. Being tired really doesn't help with workouts, that is for sure. I think that is one reason it took me a couple of days to get back into the swing of working out. I was tired from the trip, and while I was out there had sinus issues.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. Quick check-in today since DH is home and the sunshine is calling us outside. But at least I got my workouts in. Started with CTX Leaner Legs which is still such a great leg workout. For cardio, I did Rock'm Sock'm Blizzard Blast into Cardio Kicks. It was a great combo.

Tami, sorry to hear about the Achilles. I hope you get some relief from the tape. Mine acts up now and again, and I can never predict when it will happen.....or what makes it better. So frustrating. I was lucky with Body Beast in having the time to add on my cardio every day. I completely understand why you miss it since I am a cardio addict. But your cardio endurance will come back surprisingly quickly, no doubt

Thelma, glad your workout went better last night. That is such a good workout.....surprisingly tough but also doable. Thanks for asking about my mom. She is, unfortunately, not well.....and getting worse very quickly. She started in-home hospice care last week and, right now, it looks like my sisters and I are going down there the middle of next week to find her a group home to move into or arrange for somebody to come be with every day. She has taken such a turn in the past 10 days that we were wondering earlier this week if next week may be too late. It is a sad time, for sure. But we also have known this was coming for some time. Thanks again for asking.

Laurie, good workouts! I am thinking more and more about those 22 MHC workouts and will probably get them soon. Like I mentioned before, I really like using X10 and the Blizzard Blasts for add-ons and think the MHC workouts would be perfect for that but with some different variety. Great job resisting the muffin. I probably would have gobbled it up!

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Spinning went good last night! Achillies feels fine during cycling, only once and a while with heavy hill work do I feel it. This a.m. I hit the snooze button and then OFF by accident; so no a.m. workout. I was so bummed once I realized what I had done and it was too late. I am really hoping for after work . . . even if DH is home since it is LEG day! We will see.

Laurel: Great job with CTX Leaner Legs and Rockm Sockm with the Cardio Kicks ~ sounds like a perfect combo of workouts. I remember not too long ago your Achillies was feeling it; I think some new shoes may be in order! LOL I do remember you were able to keep up your cardio during BB due to the time frames; that is the hard part for me is not enough time in the a.m. The gym workouts definitely help with the cardio factor, just not as much as I would prefer. I think the next time I do a BB rotation I will definitely mix in more cardio; and as I type that I may just start re-vamping the remainder of the rotation with at least a cardio day into the week for more. I still have quite a few weeks. Thanks for your encouragement on that! Most importantly I am SO sorry to hear about your mom and how she is doing. Such a sad thing you are all going through. She has been so brave through her fight with cancer and it is so awesome she has you all to take care of her. Please keep us posted. So sorry Laurel. Hope you and DH enjoyed that sunshine today and maybe a glass of wine in the evening together.

Laurie: Way to get the BULK Shoulders done last night and a nice workout in this a.m. Good on ya for resisting the muffin at work. We had a huge tray of Mexican food brought in for our office for lunch …. I went ahead and ate my own lunch instead (Tilapia and salad) . . . my body will feel much better for it! I don't know if you read my post last week while you were gone .... I ordered up 21 Day Fix Xtreme for myself as a Birthday treat to me! LOL Moved from "wish list" to purchase. Just needed a good excuse. I think I will start penciling those into the remainder of our schedule with BB if I can. WOOHOO! I need to see the time frames, etc. for everything, but maybe even a day added in for cardio.

Thelma: Way to get Chisel Cardio done and it sounds like you are on a mission to finish out this H&C rotation! Congrats and a positive mind set forsure. Good to know you are feeling the DOM’s from it; so it is doing something for your body. Can’t go wrong with the core work and lower body forsure! Honestly DH is NOT happy he had the surgery. I had asked him point blank not to long ago if he was regretting having it, which makes me feel so bad . . in my convincing him of the surgery days, I promised him it would feel better when he was all rehabbed, so fingers crossed it does get a lot better than it is right now. He said if this is as good as it gets he would have never had the surgery and just waited until he needs a replacement on his knee. Which will still be “someday” according to the surgeon. Thank you for the massage tip on my calf, I will try that. The heated rice bag feels amazing on it forsure so I have felt the relief with that.

Have a great rest of your day ladies ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did XT10 w/u, H&C ISO Speed Hammer, ICE Bíceps Muscle Meltdown. I love this bicep meltdown! I started with heavy weights and my biceps were pretty fried after the first set so I had to keep lowering the weights. Thank God tomorrow is Friday!

Laurie, great job with those workouts! Congrats on that will power with the muffin! I would've eaten the top. LOL
I'm convinced my problem is feeling tired. I was tired tonight but forced myself to go do my workout. Of course once I finish I feel good.

Laurel, great workout today! I hope you guys had a good day. Did you golf?
I am so sorry about your mom's health taking turn for the worse. I'm sure it is very sad. Please keep us posted.

Tami, great job spinning on Wed! I hope you were able to get your leg workout in today! I definitely end up with DOMS after every H&C workout. Sorry your DH isn't happy he went through with the knee surgery. Just give him time. Once he's done with the swelling and pain he'll feel differently.
Glad your Achilles is better!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

No workout after work, it was my off day from BB. This morning was BB Bulk Chest, and after work will be some kickboxing and 22 MHC Cardio and abs. I found a kickbox workout that is really great if you enjoy kicking and punching combined. You can either do the whole thing, or select portions of it. It has 4 10 min. rounds, and warm-up, abs and cool down. I like that you can build your own workout from that, so you can program the warm-up, any number of rounds, and then the cool down. She is a great instructor, and I was fried just doing two rounds. This is the only place I was able to find it. https://totalfitnessdvds.com/Patrick-Goudeau-presents-Kickbox-Burn-p/347.htm Just in case anyone needs to spend more $

Laurel, Hope you were able to get outside for that lovely weather. We are not so fortunate to have that yet, it is rainy and cold here. That really does sound like a great cardio combo, you can't beat that CTX Kickbox for getting in a good workout for such a short time. LOL that Leaner Leg workout never gets easy. Putting an X10 or Blizzard Blast with these 22MHC workouts would be a great combo. Since there is only one warm up in 22MHC, it would be an awesome way to make things different. So sorry to hear about your Mom, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your sister.

Tami, Dang on the alarm, I have done that and it really messes up your morning routine. Glad to hear that spinning went well, and hopefully that achilles will get way better. I love Mexican food, so that would be super hard to resist. I have not gotten through all the post from when I was off, but Congrats on getting that set. You will love it, and I'm sure that you will find some way to combine all the workouts. The only one that I really don't care for is the yoga workout. Just doesn't flow as well as some of the other ones I have.

Thelma, Those Muscle Meltdowns are awesome. I tried them out this past week, and really enjoyed them. You can use lighter weights, and still get DOMS. Isn't that funny how we start out not really wanting to workout, and then afterward are so glad that we didn't talk ourselves out of doing them.

Have a great weekend,
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. I started today's workout with the CTX Upper Body premix, which remains one of my favorite Cathe upper body endurance workouts. After the heavy weights of Meso 3 this week, my arms felt fried at the end. For cardio, I did a workout I have owned for 10 years.....and only done once. Circuit Max. It is on the same DVD as Cardio Kicks and, for some reason when I tried it the first time, I hated it. I never wanted to see it again, so I never did.....until today. What a good workout! I have no idea why I didn't like it, but I really enjoyed it and will definitely do it again. This week has been good for me because I feel like I have just added some workouts to my collection. CTX and Circuit Max will definitely show up again in a future rotation of mine.

Tami, sorry you missed your morning workout. Hope you were able to get your leg workout in. I think you would be able to modify the BB rotation to fit in more cardio, especially in the Build phase since there are only four workouts (if I remember correctly). That at least gives you two days of just cardio. As Laurie pointed out the other day, the number of weeks in the rotation don't match the number of times you do the workouts. But if you only do each workout once a week, there is a little more time for something else. Hope you enjoy 21 Day Fix Extreme. Glad to hear your Achilles was feeling a little better. Hope that continues. And thanks for the thoughts on my mom. I talked to her last night, and she just keep plugging away. She amazes me. And, yes, DH and I enjoyed the sunshine (golf) and a little of wine outside last night.

Thelma, great combo! I love those Muscle Meltdowns. Actually I think ICE is an exceptional program all around. There are so many ways to use it. DH and I did golf yesterday. It was so nice because we had the course to ourselves, which is always nice. It was warm (near 90), but it really felt good too. We are definitely getting back to a summer feel here in Florida, but I kind of like it. Thank you for the thoughts on my mom. I will keep you all posted.

Laurie, another new workout recommendation?? Actually, it sounds like a really good workout. Glad you enjoyed it. Maybe when I order 22MHC...... . It is so hard for me to think about winter still being alive in parts of the country when I got a decent tan yesterday. But they are predicting snow (again) in Denver!! Crazy. Hope you enjoy some spring weather soon.

Enjoy the weekend.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ No workout last night unfortunately so this a.m. I got right up and did the ICE Lower Body warm-up followed by Bulk Legs. Felt great! Tonight I will head to Spinning after work. I will be doing a double-Bulk workout tomorrow a.m. and then going to get my hair done.

Laurel: Awesome work with CTX Upper Body and following it with Circuit Max. Glad you enjoyed it after all this time. So good that you pulled that DVD out this week and discovered some new favs! I will definitely be taking a look at my May schedule for BB and see where I can plug things into the mix! I think it will work nicely for me to have that balanced out with a little more cardio in the mix. Since I feel like I NEED to have cardio. LOL Sounds like you and DH had a really nice afternoon, Im glad and gorgeous weather it sounds. We have some nice weather coming again.

Laurie: Lucky for me I have that DVD and really enjoy it, don’t need it for my “wish List” LOL! I haven’t done the shorter workouts, just the whole thing combined. Thanks for letting us know about it, you are always good about sharing the good ones! It really is the woman on the cover that does the whole workout but she has a good style and it moves along nicely. I am looking forward to those 21 Day FX-XT workouts and thank you on the suggestion for adding them into our rotation. I am going to pencil in the next month of workouts on my calendar this weekend and include cardio/”extra” where I can. Great job with Bulk Chest and hopefully you get in your 22 MHC tonight + abs.

Thelma: Great job with your workout combo! I have thoroughly enjoyed the MM’s after each Bulk workout for upper body; just adds a little extra to those muscles. I go heavy with BULK and then a little bit lighter on the MM’s, (but not as light as Cathe is going on those); really feel it. I hope DH is happy with it too eventually. He is having his best week yet he said last night for the knee, so things are looking up!

Have a great weekend ladies!
Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We had a busy weekend but it was good. On Friday I did Rock'm Sock'm w/u, H&C Chisel Agility. On Saturday I did X10 w/u, H&C Hammer Power and today Spinning and 10 min Ab Hammer. I went heavier on the Hammer Power workout which was great.

Laurie, great workouts! You won't believe that but I own that Kickbox Burn workout DVD! I've had it for a long time but I've never used it. I'll keep it in mind when I need something short.

The muscle meltdowns are short and effective. I hope Cathe continues to add the muscle meltdowns to her programs.

Laurel, wonderful combos! I'm glad you're enjoying those older workouts you didn't like years ago. I agree with you about the C workout being an exceptional program.

Tami, awesome weekend workouts! Thank God for those muscle meltdowns because they are needed when doing H&C. So glad your husband is starting to experience really good days!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

It was only Body Beast workouts for me this weekend. I did BB Bulk Legs on Saturday, Sunday was BB Bulk Back and this morning was BB Bulk Arms. I'm going to get the Beast Abs workout in tonight along with some type of cardio. We had rainy cold weather this weekend, but I was busy cleaning the house. Got quite a bit of spring cleaning done. I did make up for the non-cardio with really long walks with Rocket.

Laurel, Great job on the upper body workout! I have not done Circuit Max in a very very long time, but I remember loving that workout. You make me want to pull that one out again, since I now have it on DVD. I'm going to be using the 22MHC workout as add on's from now on. I have not tried the Cardio 3 or Resistance 3 yet, but will do so some time this week. At least that is my plan, and that is subject to change.

Tami, Great job on the Legs! I found doubling up on the Bulk workouts can be super hard. You don't realize how fatigued you other muscles get until you start the next one. Funny that you have that workout. I didn't feeling like doing the whole thing, because I had read that is was probably more advanced. I like that they had the option to do sections, it really made for a fun workout. I love kickboxing workout that are simple, the only kickboxing workouts that I couldn't do were instructed by Amy Bento. I'm sure that she is a great instructor, but just way to confusing for me. I think that the 21DFX Plyo would probably be my favorite, and chalk that one down as a leg burner for your worksheet.

Thelma, Nice job on the workouts! My favorite was Hammer Power, just love that style of lifting. Another person that own's that workout! I bought it not knowing that you could program how long you wanted to workout. I'm happy that I pushed play. I'm with you on the muscle meltdowns, probably one with high reps and one with heavy.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. We enjoyed a nice weekend here. Lots of sunshine and golf. Can't argue with that. I decided to press through with Week 3 of Meso 3 this weekend since I am only working out at home a few days this week (leaving on Wednesday for Phoenix). I also decided to pull out some 'outliers' for cardio--workouts I skipped earlier or workouts not in a program I planned on doing during STS. So that has been fun.

So Saturday I started with STS Disk 32/Plyo Legs. I finished off CTX by doing X10 Cardio Blast into CTX Step and Intervals for cardio. Loved the Step and Intervals workout and ended up doing the interval section twice.....just for fun. Yesterday was STS Disk 31/Chest and Back, followed by Cathe's Greatest Hits Circuits and Intervals premix. Today was STS Disk 39/ Squat Rack Legs followed by the cardio and abs from Cathe's original Body Max. Had lots of fun revisiting that one.

Tami, I bet those 21DF Xtreme workouts will be a great addition to BB. I hear you on needing cardio. I have read every report on how cardio doesn't need to be done every day, but, mentally, I just need my cardio.

Thelma, great workouts! Congrats on going heavier with Hammer Power. That one can get the heart rate up with heavier weight, that's for sure.

Laurie, sounds like a 'beastie' weekend, but I bet those walks with Rocket were nice. Almost pushed 'buy' on those 22MHC workouts this weekend but decided to wait until I get back home. I think it will be great summer program!

See you all tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Weekend seemed to fly by, was a busy one I guess. Did get my workouts in both days, which I was very happy about. Sat was BULK Shoulders followed by MM Shoulders and ICE Core, then rushed off to get my hair prettied and then DH and I went shopping for a new mattress. It has been long time in the works talking about it and not doing it and we finally just did it. Will be delivered Thursday! Yesterday was Bulk Chest + MM Chest and the Blizzard Blast. No workout this a.m. but I am planning on going to BootCamp tonight. Its nice outside so I am a little worried about it being “Running Camp” which she has started revisiting.

Laurel: Great job with the workouts and golf this weekend! Sounds like you packed in some good ones and nice combos!! Thanks for your understanding on the “need” of cardio factor! LOL Didn’t get a chance to write out the remainder of my schedule but did write down some time frames for a quick glance if I don’t have it scheduled. Is your DH going to be able to make the trip to Phoenix with you? I bet it is going to be a tough week Laurel . . . I will be thinking of you and saying lots of prayers for you and your family.

Laurie: Great job getting in your BB workouts! Legs are my workout tomorrow a.m. I bet it felt great to get in some good spring cleaning with your rainy/cold weather and just getting back from a trip always makes you want to get things clean I think. Thanks for the note on Plyo being a leg burner …. Might have to go to that one sooner than later than! I’m sure I will love it. It is a pretty fast paced workout from what I remember in doing the whole thing, but good cardio and KB throughout; done in a block of sections if I remember right. So that would make sense that there are several short workouts on the DVD.

Thelma: Fabulous work with H&C! Good job going heavier as well! I did the Rock’m Sock’m warm up yesterday as well and a different one from ICE on Saturday; the BB & H&C warm-ups are just not enough most of the time. Cathe’s warm-ups are always great in my opinion! Definitely I am thankful for those MM’s Cathe put on the ICE series. I think I will use them consistently with any other program or hers that I am doing. Thanks for the well wishes for DH. He continues to have good days even over the weekend so I am happy for him that he is getting there.

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did Rock'm Sock'm w/u, Conditioning Kicks, Punching Combo 1, H&C Chisel Total Body, Stretching. Thanks Laurie for mentioning the 4 minute segments on the Kickbox Burn because I chose to do chapters from Rock'm Sock'm tonight for a little extra work. I've been in a better mental and physical place since the end of last week so H&C has felt much better to me. I've noticed too that I am drenched in sweat lately during workouts which is a good thing! Chisel Total Body's pace between sets is really fast. My heart rate was fast. No wonder I was all sweaty! I went heavier on the upper body which was great. The only thing I can't seem to do is go heavy on the lunges. If I do I can't keep my form. Of course Autumn said if you go heavier on the upper body than on the lower something is not right.
We did some gardening on Saturday and yesterday was all about house stuff and cooking. Tried a new skinny recipe and we loved it!
http://www.skinnytaste.com/turkey-cutlets-with-parmesan-crust/

Laurie, great job with your workouts and for getting that spring cleaning going! Hammer Power is a good one. I liked this Chisel Total Body too. I am glad you pushed play on that Kickbox Burn DVD!

Laurel, glad you had such a great weekend! WOW! What a workout line up! Amazing work! I hope you're able to arrange for a facility for your mom. My heart and prayers are with you and your sisters.

Tami, awesome workouts this weekend! Congats on the new mattress! I hope you didn't have running camp tonight!
Cathe's warmups are the best and I don't think the warm ups in H&C or BB are enough. So glad your husband is slowly returning back to normal.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

After work was 30MTF Kicbox Workout 1 and Body Beast Abs. This morning was BB Bulk Shoulders. Thinking of some longer cardio for after work. Will be going into the home stretch of BB Phase 2 on Thursday, and then I get to try out those Tempo workouts.

Laurel, Awesome job on those workouts! You may have inspired me to pull out my first Cathe workout! Even though I did kickboxing last night, it might be fun to do Cardio Kicks tonight. In fact that does sound like it would be a good choice. LOL on the push buy on those workouts, it is really hard not to hit that button sometimes. Hope all goes well with you and your family this weekend, will be sending you good vibes.

Tami, Great job on the workouts! Hope that you didn't have the "Running Camp"! We are finally getting some nice weather around her also, it is at least sunny out. Yes that workout was done in 4 ten minute blocks, with punching and kicking combos first done on one side and then the other. I'm hoping that you will really enjoy those 21DFX workouts, she is a little more peppy in them than in H&C.

Thelma, Nice mix of workouts! You are really taking advantage of your multi disk DVD player. Glad to hear that you are not so tired, and that the H&C workouts are getting better for you. Thank you for the link to the recipe, always like to try new things. This one looks really good.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. Got a good workout in this morning. Started with STS Disk 32/Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps. Went as heavy as I could, and it felt great. For cardio, I started with the warm-up and Blizzard Blast from ICE Low Impact Sweat then right into RWH Upper Body Circuit. This is the only workout from RWH I didn't do when I did the program a couple weeks back, so it felt good to fit it in. I love this workout. Followed it all with RWH Core 1. I head out tomorrow morning and, if all goes well, will be home on Monday. I appreciate all your thoughts and prayers. This is going to be a tough one.

Tami, sounds like a good weekend. So happy you are finally getting a new mattress! I hope it makes all the difference in the world for you. Hope you didn't have Running Camp last night. DH won't be joining me on this trip, but since my sisters are there, that is okay. When Mom told me she wanted me to come down, I initially was going to be completely alone since DH doesn't actually get personal leave in this job. The thought really unnerved me, but both my sisters volunteered to come with me within a couple of hours of that request from my mom, and I am so thankful for that. And I think my mom is very happy to be having her three daughters together again. DH has been incredibly supportive throughout all of this, though, and if I needed him there, he would be there.

Thelma, so glad to hear you are doing better this week. Bet it makes all the difference in your workouts. I will admit......I go as heavy or heavier on my chest and back work than I do my lunges. Always have. So I kind of ignore Autumn when she says that about legs v arms. It makes sense that you wouldn't go heavier on biceps curls than squats. But chest presses v lunges......not so much (at least not for me). So you aren't alone! Thanks for the recipe!

Laurie, hope you enjoy Cardio Kicks! Happy to inspire! But that one is always a fun one. Enjoy.

See you all when I get home.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Luckily no running camp. It was some isolated shoulder work (one arm at a time) with weights inside and then some outside wall squats, a little running, push-ups on the curb, foot taps in place (up on the curb and off), lunges off the curb, then a couple sprints and we were done. Kind of a random mixture. We had the normal instructor there, hence the “randomness” but it was nice to be outside without running miles. LOL This a.m. was Bulk Legs. I did the warm-up to ICE Lower Body, then Bulk Legs followed by the Blizzard Blast. My legs were feeling it forsure at the end.

Laurel: Great workout combo today. Sounds amazing. Safe travels to AZ. Wishing you the comfort and peace you will need for this difficult trip. Enjoy every moment with your mom and sisters.

Laurie: Awesome job with the KB workout + Abs. Shoulders this a.m. too . . . hope you get in that cardio tonight “Cardio Kicks” would be a fun choice. I am sure I will enjoy those workouts! I really like Autumn and some of the variety she ads to moves! I am looking forward to the next phase of BB as well and trying out those TEMPO workouts! Yay.

Thelma: Thanks for the recipe! Those Skinny Taste recipes are the best. I have the book and look through it often. Fantastic job with your workout combo yesterday, sounds like a good workout and glad to hear you are feeling a little more energized and enjoying the workouts a little bit more. That’s great news! I think when she is saying that she is referring to the fact our legs are so much stronger and bigger muscles, so they can go heavier, but not sacrificing form is so important. I am glad you are making it work for you.

Have a great evening ladies ~ until tomorrow ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did X10 w/u, H&C Hammer Power, 10 min an Hammer. I just did Hammer Power on Saturday but the rotation had it again a couple of days later. I was drenched in sweat again. Managed to go up on weights in a couple of moves and I think next time I'll up my 'lite" weight on some exercises. H&C is definitely feeling better for me. I informed DH that we have to take the last Friday of the month off so we can get away for a couple of days for the holiday weekend. Not sure what we're doing just yet but I have the pet sitter lined up! No sitter, no get away weekend! LOL

Laurie, great workouts! Congrats on going into the home stretch on BB phase 2! The Tempo DVD is great! You'll LOVE It! What are you doing next?
I am totally taking advantage of that multi disc player. I thought today that the recipe can be served over zoodles with spaghetti sauce and you can top the chicken with some mozzarella. YUMMY!

Laurel, what a combo! Great job! I hope everything goes well with your family. I know it will be hard. Lots of prayers going your way.
I've been going as heavy as possible when I can. The best thing is that I can go heavier weights for shoulders. That entire clean Hammer Power workout is full of shoulder moves and I've gone from only doing 5 lbs months ago to 12lbs now. It feels great!

Tami, glad you didn't have running camp but sounds like the workout was a little boring (by your standards that is! LOL). Great leg combo this morning! I can't wait to read all about your and Laurie's thoughts on the Tempo workouts. I think you'll love them as much as Laurel and I did.

I totally agree with you on the Skinny Taste recipes. I don't have the book. I check her website all the time and have a subscribed to her recipe emails.
I am definitely more energized! Thank you Lord! For legs I can go heavy on squats but for lunges I can't. Yesterday I was using heavier weights on squats than Autumn did. You know lunges haven't been my thing! LOL

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

Well after work I plugged in the Cardio Kicks DVD, and it started having pixel problems. I will have to look to see if it is dirty, or if I will have to get a new one. I know that the whole DVD isn't a problem, because I have done the punching portion of it before. So with that happening I had to make a decision on what to do, and the only thing that appealed to me was Peak Fit Anywhere, Anytime workout. I did enjoy that one a lot. Today is my off day for Body Beast, but I did 30MTF Trim Down Boxing Premix. I plan on doing some yoga after work, that is if Rocket will let me. He bugs me when I'm doing yoga, so will have to pull out a flavored rawhide to keep him occupied.

Laurel, Great job on the workouts, and getting in something that you have not tried. It is always nice to enjoy a workout like that. Enjoy your time with your sisters and Mom, I'm sure that it will be full of wonderful memories for all of you. I'm glad you could inspire, just wish that the workout would have cooperated.

Tami, Actually sounds like an interesting class, seems that she wanted you to get some variety, just had unfortunate sequencing. When do you start the next phase, I would think it has to be some time this week? I have been purchasing so many new cookbooks, just love trying a new recipe at least once a week. I just bought the Skinny Girl Clean Eating cookbook. She has some really interesting recipes that use cauliflower instead of rice. I have seen many of those type of recipes on the web, but hers look really tasty. Hope to try some of them soon.

Thelma, I tried that recipe last night since I had all the ingredients, but instead of turkey I had chicken. Very tasty, and since I had leftovers (DH worked last night) I included the chicken in a salad for my lunch. Nice job on the workout! Hammer Power always left me in a puddle of sweat too. Great job on upping the weights also. Zoodles would be really good to try with that recipe. I follow her on Pinterest, so have pinned quite a few of her recipes.

Have a great day!
Laurie

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ This a.m. was BULK Arms which seemed to fly by since it is shorter but I started a little later than normal so it was perfect timing; I have Spinning tonight for a little cardio. It’s Katy’s Birthday today. She said she would be there though, so that is good. She will make it fun I am sure.

Laurie: Sorry your DVD may be having some issues. Hate it when that happens, and then you wonder which one you should do. You had a “plan” …. Peak Fit sounds like it worked out perfectly for you. Nice job this a.m. as well and good luck with your Yoga and Rocket. Yes, BootCamp was a variety of things forsure. Sunday starts my next phase for BB! Yes, I am excited for that. I am always looking/clipping/saving new recipes and the cauliflower ones are great! I made a pizza one once with cauliflower crust. Looked awful, but tasted good.

Thelma: Great work with Hammer Power (again) funny how those get scheduled close sometimes. Nice going up in weight too ~ Congrats! So glad you are feeling better and the program is as well. A weekend away, that will be so fun! Where will you guys go do you think? BC was a little bit boring, but it went by fast and the group that was there was fun, so it was all good stuff. I’m sure I am going to enjoy TEMPO! Looking forward to it. Thanks for the kudos on the leg combo. For lunges I don’t go as heavy as I do for squats and deadlifts.

Have a great evening ladies ~ Talk to you tomorrow
Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did X10 w/u, Chisel Balance. Can you say mega dread factor on the Chisel Balance? I was in meetings for 6 1/2 hours of my day today. I must've broken a record on inactivity stamps on my fitness tracker! I thought long and hard about not working out tonight but I eventually dragged myself to the basement. I looked at the Chisel Balance worksheet to see what weights I needed and to my surprise there were only to days left on the worksheet for this workout. THAT realization gave me the motivation I needed to do the workout! Now there is only one column left on this worksheet! LOL
For someone who felt seriously comatose after 3 1/2 hours worth of meetings this afternoon I did very good. I went up in weights!
So far it's rained every day this week and tomorrow more of the same. We need the rain badly!

Laurie, great job with those workouts! I hope your Cardio Kicks DVD is just dirty. I hope Rocket allowed you to do your yoga workout! LOL
So glad you enjoyed that recipe! This one is definitely a keeper.

Tami, great work with Bulk Arms! We will probably go to NH, VT or the Berkshires here in MA at the end of May. This mini vacation will interfere with the completion of the H&C rotation by one day so I'll do the last workout when we return.
We've been talking about doing a Canopy Tour so that is what I'm trying to plan to surprise DH with. It was his idea last summer and I think this is the perfect time to do it. I will need to have a plan B in case it is raining.
http://www.zoaroutdoor.com/zipping/zipline-canopy-tours.htm
BTW, I saw that cauliflower recipe and I thought it was too much work! LOL

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

No yoga after work, Rocket was to hyper from being contained all day. He will be better tonight, since it is doggy daycare day. He is usually very very tired when we get home. So instead of yoga, we went for a long walk, and I was okay with that since it was an off day for me anyway. This morning I did BB Bulk Chest, and I increased the weight. It really surprises me how tough a half pound increase in weight really makes the exercise difficult.

Tami, Nice job on the workouts! I like that these Bulk workouts are shorter, I can get them done in the morning. So I'm not to far behind you, I will be starting phase 3 on Wednesday unless I double up on some of the workouts. I have not been brave enough to try the cauliflower crust, but really would like to try it. I see that Green Giant now has bags of cauliflower all ready for that purpose. That would cut down on the food processor portion of the recipe. I forgot to answer you on what am I doing after Body Beast, that is a good question. I'm thinking of doing the look great in 8 rotation that I had done some time ago. You do one week of total body, a week of heavy, week of high rep and a week of supersets. I have enough variety of workouts that I know I could have fun with it. I was thinking that I could use the ICE workouts for a giant set week too.

Thelma, Wonderful job getting in that workout, and upping weight. That really is a long meeting. We have our yearly team building event tomorrow, it has been postponed two times already. I have something going on in the afternoon, so will be taking off. I'm thanking my dd for needing her assessment done for a mani/pedi. Sounds like a really fun time for that canopy tour, and that it doesn't rain on you. That would limit them having the zip line open right? I would have a hard time with something like that, I'm so afraid of heights. That is one of the reasons that I have not tried to many things that are cauliflower riced. But now that GG has those bags, it might make the recipe easier to do.

Have a great day!
Laurie

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Quick check in ..... my computer was down for a while today and had to play "catch up". No workout (yet) today, I had another early a.m. Dentist appt. but now I am done!!! WooHOO. It was just a little replacement filling that was old and a small cavity was in behind that. All done and good to go now!

Great workouts for both of you! I will check in more tomorrow.
Have a great evening
Tami

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

After work I did ICE Metabolic Total Body, such a great workout. I have not worked out yet today, had a bad night of sleeping. I was having problems with getting to hot, then to cold, then to hot..... By the time I fell asleep again, it seemed like the alarm went off. I opted to take a little longer snooze. Will get in the Leg workout after work, and probably one of the ICE Low Impact Sweat workouts. We are suppose to have great weather starting today with 70's! I'm going to be outside pulling weeds this weekend.

Tami, Not fun when that happens. Technology is great until it doesn't work.

Have a great weekend!
Laurie

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did ICE Rock'm Sock'm w/u, H&C ISO Speed Hammer. It's a good thing it was a short workout because I didn't have much time tonight for working out. I was able to go up in weight on a couple of exercises which was great.

Laurie, great job with the Bulk Chest workout. When you're already lifting a heavy weight 1/2 lb can make it really challenging. Sounds like you have to plan your yoga workouts on doggy daycare days! LOL
That rotation you're planning to do after BB sounds great! It wasn't a long meeting I attended. There were 5 meetings involved. Not fun! You were lucky your daughter needed her mani/pedi assessment!
I found the right canopy thing we wanted to do. It wasn't a canopy tour. It's called Aerial Forest Adventure Park. There are ziplines involved but nothing like the link I posted last night. That one scared me a bit. This aerial park would be better I think.
http://www.loonmtn.com/experience/summer-activities/aerial-park

The park has five separate courses of varying difficult. The courses range from Yellow (easy) to Green (intermediate) to Blue (more difficult) to black (most difficult). The network of obstacles increase in difficulty as you move through the park, requiring more balance, upper-body strength, and focus. Since there's no "right" way to negotiate the obstacles, it's up to you to navigate the route from platform to platform. As you move through the park, you'll be clipped in to a safety line at all times.

I don't know what course would be the one for me. It has to be anywhere between Green and Blue I would think but most likely green. LOL. I am afraid of heights too and I've never done anything like this before.
You know that I have the Vitamix I can try making some of those cauliflower dishes. I'll have to check out the recipes again.

Tami, that must be a huge relief to done with the dentist!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a good weekend. On Friday I did X10 w/u and Chisel Endurance. I actually went up on all the exercises where hand weights are used and managed to do a few inclined pushups but mostly did the pushups on the floor.
On Saturday I did X10 w/u, Total Body Hammer and today spinning. On Saturday we did gardening. We went out to the garden center, bought annuals and then went back home and planted them.

Laurie, great job on the ICE Metabolic Total Body! We are going to have great weather like yours too! We had a pretty rainy week last week.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I have no idea what was going on with my fitness pal app this weekend, but it wouldn't let me enter exercise from it either on my phone or the ipad. And I was way to lazy to haul out the laptop. I got BB Bulk Legs, Bulk Back done along with lots of walking and gardening. Hopefully I can get some more gardening done today, because I still need to put down new mulch that we purchased. This morning was BB Bulk Arms, which I didn't do yesterday.

Thelma, Great job on the workouts! I think I like these courses better. I would have a really hard time doing the bridge thing. Your weekend sounds like ours, DH and I were looking at decking material for our next phase of our improved back yard. I did get a nice hanging plant from my oldest for Mothers Day, and Rocket gave me a really cute card. My DH found a card that comes from the dog, and I was laughing by the time I was finished reading it. The funniest part was he was watching me the whole time I was reading it. You would have thought that he actually went to the store and bought it.

Tami, Hope all is going well with you! How is your DH doing with his knee?

Laurel, I'm hoping that you had a really great girls weekend with your Mom and sisters.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies. I am back home. I wish I had all kinds of positive things to say about my trip, but it was a tough one. My mom is failing fast, that's for sure. She was pretty good the day we got there. She had us meet with the manager of a group home, and my sisters and I went to look at it (it was very nice). Mom wanted to get moved while we were there. But Thursday was horrible. My mom couldn't breathe, and we frantically called her hospice nurse in, and they ended up admitting her into the hospice facility itself on Thursday. The good news is she was able to be discharged on Saturday. On Friday, my sisters and I spent the day moving her furniture and things into a room at the group home, and that's where we took her on Saturday. She is doing okay and feeling better than she did. But the transition of being taken away from her home unexpectedly and not returning to it is hard on her. We are all going back the first week in June to see her (if she is still with us) and do things with her house. My sisters and I really worked so well together through this. Despite all the stress, it was so nice to spend time wth just my two sisters for awhile. We don't get to do that very often. I am so lucky to have them and that we all support each other. And we managed to find a way to keep laughing through all of this.

But, to put it mildly, it was an exhausting trip. It didn't help that my flights both there and back left before dawn. Yesterday I was up at 2:00am. By the time I got back home, all I wanted was a shower, a glass of wine, a good dinner, and to sleep. DH was so good to me because he had taken care of everything in the house, and I was able to do just as I wanted. I was in bed and asleep by 8:00pm. Imagine my surprise to wake up this morning at 8:00am!! That's much later than I normally get up. Even then, I got up, started some laundry and crawled back into bed for an hour to read. By 9:00am, I finally felt somewhat ready to start my day.

So I did workout while I was gone, because I needed that normalcy.....and something to do in the pre-dawn hours I was awake. Thursday was Travel Fit and Tabatacise. Friday was Lean Legs and Abs and Cross Fire. Saturday I only managed the cardio from Hard Strikes. Today started with STS Disc 34/Chest and Back. I didn't know how it would go since my energy levels were below basement levels, but I felt surprisingly strong and ended up 5% heavieron the workout than I did in week 1 of the Mesocycle, which is, of course, the goal of the Mesocycle. For cardio, I kept it light. I chose to pair STS up with the Low Impact Series this week, so I did Slide and Glide Cardio and Abs premix, but doubled the cardio for a good, but not too tough, 60 minute workout. Hopefully as the week goes on, I will have more energy. But I am happy I got that much done! And it felt good.

Tami, glad you didn't have Running Camp last week. That Bulk Legs/Muscle Meltdown/Blizzard Blast workout sounds great!

Thelma, so glad H&C is feeling better. Great job with Hammer Power!! Going from 5lb to 12lb is amazing. Glad you inspired yourself to get through Chisel Balance too!

Laurie, sorry to hear about your Cardio Kicks DVD. Hope it just needs to be cleaned. At least Cathe runs some good sales, so if you do need to replace it, it shouldn't be too painful. Sounds like you had a nice Mother's Day. Sounds like a fun backyard job is in your future!!

See you all tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Nice weekend. Went by fast but I did get my workouts in both days! Which always makes me happy. Saturday I did ICE Total Body Metabolic workout followed by the Blizzard Blast pre-mix. Yesterday was the start of BB Phase #3 and chose the TEMPOS Chest/Tri’s workout! Was nice to do a different workout and I really liked it. I had to really concentrate on counting those slow reps out; he talks the whole time so a few times I was thinking, I’ll just keep going until he says “done”. LOL After that I had to shower and we met our in-laws and brother-in-law & girlfriend for lunch, it was nice. Ran some errands once I got home late in the afternoon and food prepped a little bit, but that was it. This a.m. was BULK Legs and tonight I will head to BootCamp. It’s pouring rain today, so we will be inside forsure.

Laurel: Welcome Back and despite how challenging and heart wrenching that trip was it sounds like you and your sisters really bonded together in a difficult situation, which is so great. I am glad you have them through all of this. So sad for your mom. Im glad she is safely settled into the home. And good job getting in your workouts throughout all of it ….. kept you sane and grounded I am sure. I bet you are really feeling the tireds today as well. Hopefully you are having a nice relaxing day.

Laurie: Great job with Total Body last Thurs., we were on the same thought pattern with that one! LOL Felt great to do a total body workout in the mix. Strange that your MFP app wasn’t working right. I have had that happen to me with various things. A couple times it acted as though I hadn’t logged anything and I had to reset it … this happened twice. Glad it is working for you now. Yay on your great weather. Ours is going to improve again. Saturday we had sunshine and 80 degrees! It was crazy and too early for us having those temps. We are happy to see the rain today. DH’s knee is still improving, little by little. He has told me about his therapy appt’s and they are going well too. He gets pretty sore after them in his knee and calf area. Probably jut from the work he is putting both through. His range of motion is a lot better as well, which is great. Thanks for asking!

Thelma: Great job with Chisel Endurance on Friday and going up in some of the weights + the incline push-ups!! Way to work. You are powering through the last of this rotation. Nicely done. Sounds like a nice weekend for you getting some flowers planted. We are having our front yard bushes and edging all tore out and starting over. It became too crowded and a mess and a friend of DH’s does this kind of work and talked him into it. I am sure it will be amazing when he is all done. Right now it looks like a yard with grass and 2 trees ….. no bushes. Bare bones.

Hope you all have a great afternoon and evening! Talk to you tomorrow. Tami