Cathe Fans Part 5
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Hi Ladies! DH is at work this morning so I finally have a little time to myself. I love having him home but, boy, does it change my schedule a bit. Anyhow, my back is all better, but I am still easing into full intensity which I think is probably smart. I did some higher impact yesterday when I did ICE Low Impact Sweat with the Blizzard Blast. That blast is pretty high impact and it felt fine. We also walked when playing golf yesterday, and I had no problems.
I did the LIHI workouts this week, which felt great, but kept it to just cardio yesterday so that today I could do PHA Training again. This is a really good workout. I normally shy away from workouts with this much repetition, but I think this one will grow on me. It definitely makes me 'sweaty'! I also did the bonus abs, which I think is one of Cathe's toughest ab routines in quite some time. Good stuff. For cardio, it was Rock'm Sock'm with the Blizzard Blast. It felt good to jump around for an hour!
About our upcoming rotation, I like the look of the Look Great in 8 rotation Laurie posted above. Lots of variety with that one and we can all use the workouts we already have. Another idea I have been toying around with is doing something similar to what I did these past two weeks and that is alternating a week of Strong and Sweaty with a week of heavier, more isolated lifting (like LIHI, XT or STS), which would really shock the muscles. So, for example, this week I did:
Sunday: LIHI Legs
Monday: LIHI Chest, Shoulders and Triceps (and, for optional cardio, Cardio Supersets)
Tuesday: Great Glutes and LIS Low Impact Challenge (this day could be just cardio or legs or both)
Wednesday: LIHI Back, Shoulders and Biceps (cardio was X10 Low Impact into XT AOLI HiiT)
Thursday: Cardio (I did RWH LI HiiT 1&2 into Low Impact Sweat with Blizzard Blast) or yoga
Friday: Total Body (I did PHA) and cardio
Obviously the STS or XT or any other workout can be subbed in for LIHI. For the weeks of S and S, I would follow Cathe's S&S rotation. Just an idea to throw on the pile!!
Tami, sounds like you have been getting some great workouts in. Kudos to you for being brace enough to lead in the warm-up the other day! I think I would have run out of the class!
You are so very right that I am in the process of talking myself off the ledge about moving. Every day is better than the day before, that's for sure. I must say DH has been exceptionally patient with me through this. I have no doubt if I looked at him and said 'I can't' he would call the job up and say 'no'. But he wants to go for all the right reasons, and I know that logically. Emotionally......when I look at my home, it is a different story. 
But I am working through that.
Becky, great job with STS. Like the other ladies have suggested, STS as an undulating rotation is fantastic. And if you are looking forward to a full STS rotation again, I say go with that one. The New Balance Cross Trainers I have are the 711 ones.....just FYI. They may not provide you enough support, though.
Thelma, I hope your friend is okay. I am sure she is grateful you took,some time to talk to her. Interesting you posted about Reeboks. I was looking at some of their shoes the other day in the local sports store, and they look really good. I wore Reeboks for years. I understand your issues with Nike. Some of their shoes are horrible! But every now and again, I find just the right one. I prefer my shoes to be very light weight and very flexible (the latter because of issues I have with my toes). But I have never worn Nikes working out on a hard floor. That is going to change here with the move, so I may need to go back to a different shoe with more support. I am definitely going to look into those Reeboks!
Laurie, thanks for posting those rotations! I like the look of both of them but agree that LGI8 has wonderful variety. You've been doing some great workouts lately!
See you all Monday!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Happy Friday! This a.m. was Rock’m/Sock’m and tonight I will go to Spinning. Emma is doing good, she just has some evenings lately that she needs out late at night I guess. Poor girl. Just the way of it for her right now. Our Winter League Volleyball starts this Sunday, so that will be fun. The gym we play at for this league is only a couple miles from my house!
Thelma: Congrats on finding a couple pair of shoes that look like they will be amazing! You will have to keep us posted. They sound perfect so far. I like cushion forsure; trainers hurt my feet and that achillies pain flares up if I don’t have good shoes that agree with me on. So great that you were there for your friend. Always tough to be going through problems and not have anyone to talk to, I am glad you were available for her.
Laurie: Dang on the traffic last night. Good job getting in your Weights Workout #2 this a.m. though! I bet it felt great! Thanks for the well wishes for Emma; I know you absolutely get what we are going through with a Senior Big Dog. She was good last night, so that was great. Thank you for posting this rotation – looks fabulous.
Laurel: Happy to hear your back is better and you have eased back into it (in your own way), great workouts! I am going to do PHA tomorrow for my workout, really looking forward to it. I agree on the bonus abs with this series being tougher abwork than her normal “add-on” in a series; really like it. This rotation you posted as well seems perfect too; I’m in for either direction we go. Looking forward to it and I will be anxious to get into a rotation after my trip forsure. Thanks for the kudos on leading the warm-up – I just put on my brave face and went for it. Katy doesn’t take “no” for an answer to easily and she has had me go up front before when she was on crutches; not my comfort zone but glad she has the confidence in me.
Becky: My favorite KCM workouts are: Lean Body Circuits, Circuit Burn and Strength & Stamina for my top 3 picks off the top of my head; I do also like Plateau Buster as well.
Have a great weekend ladies! Talk to you on Monday, Tami
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Hi ladies - I am almost done with STS and want to do it again! Today was disk 32 (plyo leg), and I got on the treadmill afterwards for 40 minutes. I liked this plyo workout. I don't know what it was about #24 that I didn't like, so I think I will try it again to see if it was just a "mental" block that day. Yesterday, I did the blizzard blast from the ICE bootcamp workout.
My boys had their first flag football games today, and they both won! Brett was quarterback and did fantastic (he threw a touch down pass....only score of the game). Josh got every flag that came near him. It was a really fun day watching them....they have both improved SO much.
Thanks for the suggestion of trying the undulating rotation. It's great that you all are suggesting it, so I am going to look into it. And, thanks to all of you for the suggested shoes to buy.
I like both Laurie and Laurel's ideas for the rotation. I am open to whatever the group decides and will just have you all tell me what to do - you all are the "Tuff Cookies Club" and I am at your disposal to train and fully allow you to kick my butt with workouts.
Laurie - Your rotation sounds really good and is very well thought out and organized (thanks for taking time to type all that, too!).
Tami - As always, you are rocking the workouts. Great job! I bet you are ready to start your volleyball tournament. I hope you have a kick *kitten* team again. Thanks for listing your favorite KCM workouts. I am going to write everyone's down to keep it noted.
Thelma - Sorry that you didn't get a workout in, but that was great that you got a chance to listen to a friend. Thanks for the suggested KCM workouts to try. I am looking forward to seeing that you think about the other ones. As for feet....I've had foot problems for a long time until I bought the right shoes. I had plantar fasciitis years ago, and my DH made me stop buying cheap shoes and invest I good ones. I haven't had any problems since. He has makes me wear shoes all the time....not allowed to go barefoot any more. Again, no problems now.
Laurel - Glad your back is doing well and that you kicked some butt with your workouts. You did a lot! WOW! Your suggested rotation sounds good, too. Great job on your morning workout, too.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Becky0 -
Hi Ladies! I hope you all had a great weekend! We had a very cold and snowy weekend. On Friday I did my new KCM 30MTF Amped Up Cardio Live Combined No Drills Premix. On Saturday I just didn't feel like weight lifting so I did Kick Max and on Sunday my usual spinning workout.
I tried the Reebok Impact Impact shoes for the KCM workout and they felt good except that my calves got tight throughout the workout. I had to stop from time-to-time to stretch them and that worked. I think it's because I may be landing differently but the shoes definitely have possibilities. I just have to make sure I stretch and massage my calves thoroughly after the workout to prevent a plantar fasciitis relapse. The Amped Up workout was really a lot of fun. I thought I was going to be distracted by the live audience but it wasn't like that a all. I loved the way Kelly tried to engage the audience. She was a lot of fun and the workout too. I omitted the blasts because I was trying the new sneakers and I didn't want to push my feet with too much jumping.
I have been saving in a file all the STS type rotations I've found over the last couple of years and these are the ones I have
http://cathe.com/forum/threads/2014-new-year-4-month-sts-lis-xtrain-metaboloic-rotation.295597/
http://cathe.com/forum/threads/2-month-sts-metabolic-hiit-undulating-rotation.296802/
http://cathe.com/forum/threads/oct-09-rotation.268489/
http://cathe.com/forum/threads/sts-cardio-rotation-suggestions.257971/ (part I)
http://cathe.com/forum/threads/part-two-sts-cardio-rotation-contd.257972/ (part II)
http://cathe.com/forum/threads/xtrain-and-sts-rotation.292388/
http://cathe.com/forum/threads/sts-lis-3-month-rotation.287302/
Laurie, great job with the KCM workout! I think my friend felt better after our conversation. Those rotations look good. I would have to spend a lot of time putting workout names to those rotations though. Do you have one with actual workout names?
BTW, I bought a 10 lb kettlebell. I had originally purchased a 15lb one but it felt really heavy and the handle was too thick for my short fingers.
Laurel, I'm glad your back is doing better! Great workouts and great idea to easy back into the high impact workouts to allow your back to recover. I really like that sample rotation week you've put together Laurel!
I tried those NB 711 shoes and they didn't offer enough support for me. I ordered another pair of NB 857 V2 which are closer to my NB 847 walking shoes. The pair that I first ordered was too big so I ordered a smaller size. I definitely need this kind of firmer shoe. You should really check out the Reebok shoes.
I was never into Reebok shoes. For years I wore Avia and then Asiacs until they only made very narrow shoes. I switched to NB in the last couple of years. Nike's are really horrible. I don't know how people give those shoes such good reviews. I think my problem is too much flexibility in a shoe. Every time I do lunges my
arch stretches way too much which is scary to me. Will you buy your shoes in the US if you move to Germany?
I think my friend is going to be OK.
Tami, you've been on fi-ya with your workouts!!! Great job! I'm sure you ladies will do great this winter with Volleyball! I'm so glad Emma is OK!
I hope I can use at least 1 of the 3 pairs of sneakers I've ordered. Interesting that you also get problems with your Achilles due to trainers because my calves got really tight which means the Achilles gets affected.
It really is thought to have problems and not have a friend to talk to. I hope my friend.
Becky, congrats on being almost done with with your first STS rotation! You are doing a fabulous job! Congrats too on your boys winning their first flag football games of the season!
I can't believe you also have the same foot problems I have!! The right shoe is definitely important to preventt foot injuries.
Another KCM workout is Step Boxing.
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
So I was a bad girl, and didn't get any workouts in this weekend. We had parties at our house both days, and there was no time. We enjoy having people over, but I am really glad that it is finished for the year. With the wedding coming up, I'm sure that we will be having showers and parties for that. This morning was S&S Ramped Up Upper Body, really enjoyed that one.
Laurel, Awesome job on the workouts! You got some great workouts in, even with the back. I'm going to try out the PHA Training workout this week, hope I have the same sweaty results that you had. I know that I really liked the Upper Body workout, it kind of reminded me of Pour Hour/High Reps. I even liked the use of the band, which in some cases is something I really don't enjoy. Liked doing the crazy 8's that way, and I can't explain why.
I really like your rotation also, so we just need to decided on what type we would like to do.
Tami, Great job on the workout, and you spin class! Sounds like kickboxing was a popular thing to do. Hope your vb games went well yesterday. I have not tried the ab work in the new series yet, really have only done two of the workouts so far. I'm going to try as many of them as I can this week, the cardio slam looks like a tough one.
Becky, Nice job on the STS workouts! Congrats to your boys on their football games, that td pass must have been exciting to see. I did a cut and paste for that rotation, it is available on a forum from videofitness.com I also got the information from muscle and fitness hers when it first came out and they had it online. They don't have it archived anymore, so I'm glad that I copied it when I did.
Thelma, Great job on the workouts, and I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the live workout. I can't wait to get mine so I can try it out also. It does take a little time to input workouts into each week, and when I have done this in the past I didn't follow exactly what they had for body parts are length of workout. I just plugged something in that I thought would work in each category. The STS workout would actually work really well, since phase 1 is high reps, phase 2 would be the supersets and phase 3 would of course be heavy. The first week is what I always missed about the STS rotation. I like doing Total Body or Circuit type workouts too.
Have a great day!
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Hi Ladies! We had a pretty quiet weekend here. It was unusually cold, which I loved!! We don't get enough of those days. Anyhow, since we couldn't do some of our normal outside activities, and because I am still feeling post-Holiday puffiness, I decided to workout both days this weekend. Saturday, I did ICE Bootcamp Doubled premix. So good! Yesterday was ICE Chiseled Lower Body Blast and Icy Core 2 followed by S&S Cardio Slam.
Today was S&S Ramped Upper Body Extreme premix (where you do each body part twice in a row) followed by IMAX2. I am blaming Tami for that upper body workout! She mentioned it last week, and I thought it sounded good. And it WAS good.....through the tricep section. 
But into shoulders, my arms started asking me what the heck I was thinking!! 
Good, tough, tough stuff. Of course......I loved it. I will say that I am enjoying these Strong and Sweaty workouts more the second time through. Again, as with all Cathe's series since XTrain, there is so much versatility in how they can be used. Cathe really is a master at that.
Tami, hope you enjoyed the PHA Training. That one sneaks up on you a bit towards the end. I took the weight up a bit when I did it Friday, and I was feeling it for sure. Hope the volleyball went well! Thank you for the idea of doing the extreme Ramped Upper Body workout! For an 80 minute workout......it really flew by. I will definitely try that again, once I get feeling back in my shoulders.
Becky, congratulations on STS!! I can't believe you are almost done. I am SO glad you enjoyed it. Regarding that first Plyo Leg workout......some days and some workouts are like that. I can't tell you how many workouts I didn't like first time around that became some of my favorites. Hopefully you will enjoy revisiting that one. You always make me smile with your Tuff Cookies Club!!
Thelma, great workouts this weekend. Glad you enjoyed your new shoes. Hopefully the issue with the calves is just temporary. I will be buying my workout shoes here before we move (if we move.....still tentative) or at least know exactly what brands, sizes, etc I like and buy in a bulk mail order when we get there. I had to do that when we moved to Korea, and it worked just fine. That way if they discontinue the shoe I like (which they did when we were in Korea), I still had enough pairs to get through without shooting in the dark on unknown shoes. I really am picky when it comes to my workout shoes, and 99% just aren't for me. So I am doing my research right now for shoes to potentially carry me through 3-5 years!! I don't have great luck buying shoes in Europe, unfortunately, so this seems to be the best way to do it for me.
Laurie, sounds like a busy weekend. Entertaining like that, while fun, also exhausts me! I don't blame you for not working out with all that. I agree about Ramped Upper Body. I love that she uses different rep speeds, counts, etc to keep the workout from becoming predictably mundane. And I definitely agree about the Crazy 8's with the band! Much better that way.
About the rotations.....my vote is to do both!! Seriously. I think I am leaning towards doing a more extensive S&S rotation (alternating S&S with other series as I mentioned Friday) starting at the end of this month....for maybe six weeks. Then we would all be familiar with these workouts before doing the Look Great in 8 rotation. Love the look of the variety in that rotation and think it may be a great lead up into the 'summer' body. But I am really good for just about anything right now.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Weekend went by waaaay too fast and we had so much snow; its still snowing in fact. Mexico is looking even better these days! LOL DH also invited a fishing buddy and his daughter to stay the night; she had a gymnastics event and they went skiing the next day. It worked out perfectly for them and DH loves to “re-pay” the favor because he stays at their house all the time.
So my workouts were Friday night Spinning with a brand new instructor; it was only her 2nd class ever. She did a good job though. Saturday I did S&S PHA Training followed by RWH Plyo HiiT #2, great combo and I really enjoyed PHA. I went heavier in Cathe in all exercises except for a couple. Yesterday I did KCM Lean Body Circuits (both workouts combined pre-mix) and then went to our volleyball games. We won 4 out of 6, which was great for missing a player and playing with a new girl who hasn’t played with us before. So always a curve there getting used to one another. It was a lot of fun though. Tonight I will head to BootCamp if the roads are ok and we have a sub for Katy. She will be back next week.
Becky: Great job with your STS Plyo Legs #32 … from memory, that is one of my favorite of the STS Plyo workouts!!! Great job as well on BB yesterday. Thanks for the well wishes for our team. We have the same team, just one girl alternated in for another girl. She is a great player, so that is perfect! Congrats to your boys!
Thelma: Sounds like your weather was just like ours! I know you guys have been hit hard as well. Glad to hear you liked the Cardio Live workout. Nicely done with Kick Max and your Sunday Spin too! Nice to hear the new shoes are working well for you! That is excellent. Thank you for the kudos on my workouts! I have to admit I am slightly worried about leaving Emma for a whole week. My MIL is staying with the “grand dogs” which is so wonderful, but Brett and I know all the little things with her right now. I know my MIL will do her best and I just have to trust things will be ok so I don’t worry during my wonderful vacation.
Laurie: Sounds like you had a very busy weekend! Understandable that you didn’t get in any workouts. Sounds very fun. Good job getting in Ramped Up Upper Body this a.m. – I really enjoyed it as well. I think I have now tried each one all the way through of this new series and really like them all. YAY for that. Hope you do as well and get to try them out this week!
Laurel: You are welcome to come visit if you are missing cold and snowy! LOL Fantastic job with your workout combos! You’re welcome for having “shoulder-less” arms on the Extreme suggestion . . . I bet it was really good. Can’t wait to experience it myself. LOL I know what you mean on the "I am still feeling post-Holiday puffiness" - I was so careful during the holidays, knowing my trip was coming but I do feel that feeling too. YIKES. It will be what it is when I get into my bikini in Mexico. LOL Glad you are liking these S&S workouts more and more; often her workouts have a tendency to do that to us. Like you said on XT being the same way. PHA Training did sneak up on me; reminded me a lot of her Tri-Sets in LIS – probably why I liked it so much; and I did go heavier on all and wondered late into the workout “why” but it was really great.
Hope you ladies have a great evening ~ talk to you tomorrow! Tami
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This is also the last week of my 6 week rotation. I think I will do one of the S&S rotations which look great! I've not decided which one to do yet because the choices are so good and keep changing my mind on which one to do! LOL!
Question for Laurie, Tami and Laurel. Do you still record the weights you use for any workout other than STS?
I googled the "look great in 8" rotation and actually found one version with the actual Cathe workouts. This is and Laurie's input on how STS applies to the rotation help me a lot. I have time to design my rotation during the next couple of weeks. I'm unclear if we're all using STS or are we doing the "look great in 8" whichever way we want?
Laurie, it's OK to party from time-to-time so don't feel guilty. OMG I forgot your DD is getting married this year! So exciting! You, Laurel and I did S&S Ramped Upper Body today! I'm with you on the usage of the resistance band in this upper body workout. I normally don't enjoy it but the way Cathe did it this time was very doable. I felt that I wasn't getting enough resistance with the crazy 8's so I grabbed 3lb weights and that did made it just right.
One thing I forgot to mention about the KCM live workout is that you can tell the lady loves to dance. I loved it when she got "dancy".
Thanks for letting me know how to apply STS to the "look great in 8" rotation. I think I'd definitely like to use the circuit style workouts for the rotation.
Laurel, fabulous workouts this weekend and today! OMG my arms were fried with one pass at the upper body workout. I think the only way I would be able to do that extreme premix is if on the second pass I went to very lite weights. Definitely great premixes in this DVD.
I hope the issue with my calves and the new shoes is just temporary. I'll put them through the test tomorrow with legs.
My feet are very picky about shoes so I can understand what mean about buying workout shoes. I would be taking at least 3 good pairs of sneakers with me if I were on your shoes. No pun intended
Tami, great workouts this weekend and with VB! I'm sure you'll do much better next weekend!
We definitely had similar weather this weekend! We're going to be close to 50 by the end of the week!
I would be worried about Emma too. Document, document, document anything and everything you can think of. What to do in case of...
You may also call your phone company to enable your international calling functionality so your MIL can call you in case of emergency so you can tell her what to do.
Hi Becky!
Good night ladies!
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Morning Ladies,
Wasn't feeling great after work, so I didn't workout. I was a crabby girl anyway, so it was probably for the best. This morning I did LIHI Legs, felt great. We had snow last night, and now we are getting rain. It is super slippery out, so I'm hoping that DH's ride into work is fine.
Laurel, Great job on the workouts. I saw that premix, and now that I did the workout, I'm impressed that both you and Tami where able to get through them twice. I was dying at the end of the triceps. Glad to hear that you had some cooler weather, did you get to open your windows? Sounds like a great idea you have for the rotation. I think that I will do the first rotation that I posted with all the upper body work, and then go into the Look Great in 8. I will be doing the Ramped Up Upper Body workout again next week, because I really liked it alot. I like that we inspire each other with workouts, because you inspired me to do LIHI Legs for my lower body work.
Tami, Nice workouts, and of course congrats on the wins in volleyball. I would still love to play, but they just don't have that many leagues available around here. I'm getting excited for you to go on your trip. Glad to hear that your MIL will be with the pups during your vacation. I'm planning on doing the PHA Training on Friday, so will let you know how I liked that one. I did try the PHA training live version, so we will see how this one goes.
Thelma, Congrats on finishing up your current rotation. Doing and S&S rotation sounds like a great idea. She does have some really great rotation options. I like that she keeps including rotations with the other series that she has. I keep track of my weights on all the workouts, because I like to see if I improve from the last time I tried the workout. I'm planning on doing at least the first week as STS, and will see from that point what other workouts I would like to incorporate. I will probably be okay with Kelly's dance moves. Michelle Dozois has dance moves in hers, and I do okay with those. I just can't do workouts that are all dance.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with Legs and Glutes. I don't do that workout enough....and regret it every time I do it. It is so good. For cardio, I went for 'fun' and did the cardio from Hard Strikes right into Rockout Knockout. I did Hard Strikes and the first section of RK without gloves because my shoulders were pretty tired today, but I was able to glove-up for the last two sections of RK.
Tami, yikes on the snow! Thanks for the offer to share, but I find I'm fine with my 70 degrees. I talked to my sister in Denver yesterday and after hearing her stories of their storm last week, I told her I was going to go outside and hug my palm tree. Mexico will feel SO good. 
But I definitely understand your concerns about Emma. Glad your MIL is staying with her. Yay about PHA! I regretted not going heavier the first time I did it, but the second time I nearly wore myself out. So I am still searching for a happy medium. But I love the pace of the workout. I see it as a total body Muscle Meltdown. Great stuff with the volleyball! Bet it feels good to back in that again, especially post-holidays. But I have NO doubt that your post-holiday bikini body will be the best on the beach!!
Thelma, the only workouts I routinely record my weights on are STS, Body Beast and the P90X series. Since I don't use other workouts as a specific program, I have a tendency to play around with my weights a lot more. I wish I could say there was a science behind all this.....but it is just me being lazy.
I think if I were ever to do a full, long rotation with something like LIHI or XTrain, I would record the weights though. Can you share a link to the rotation of Look Great in 8 with Cathe workouts? I would love to see that. Like Laurie, I will probably incorporate STS into the program but not use it exclusively.
Laurie, sounds like a much needed night off last night. Sometimes snow makes me cranky (because I don't usually get a dull headache every time it snows), so maybe that was behind your crabbiness. Great workout this morning, though! Glad I was able to inspire, and good job leaving out the 'back tweak' that I put in the last time I did that workout! Yes, I have wide open windows!! I have done since Friday, much to my DH's dismay since the house was in the 50s when we got up on Saturday morning. But it has felt wonderful getting some fresh air in here. Sadly, that will end here in a few hours as the humidity and temps are going back up.
Becky, hope you are having a good week!
Since Laurie and Thelma are starting new rotations, and I want to finish this S&S/other program 'rotation' I am doing, to we all want to look into starting Look Great in 8 on or about February 12? I am flexible to push that back or move it up.....but want to highlight a start date on my calendar!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ No workout last night. I ended up heading home due to the black ice roads. Thought another hour plus of hardening was not wise. Maybe it would have been fine, but better to play it safe. So this a.m. I did ICE Lower Body Blast + Abs this a.m. Both felt perfect! Tonight I will be going to Insane-X when I get off work. Roads are way better today.
Thelma: Congrats on finishing up your 6-week rotation this week! Time just flies by doesn’t it?!?! One of the S&S Rotations do look really good, any of them ….. you won’t make a bad choice there. I see Laurel already asked, but please post that “Look Great in 8” sounds fantastic. Thanks for the kudos on the Volleyball. Yes, next week we will have our setter, which will make all the difference. Our weather is now turning to the single digits again after it snowed so much and then supposed to snow again and next week warm up slightly. Yes, we have everything written down for her for Emma plus the vet and my 2 besties who can come over and help if there is an emergency; one of them knows Emma so well and Emma loves her so she would be perfect if she is needing to go to the vet. God forbid that happen but we are planning for all scenarios.
Laurie: Great job getting in LIHI Legs this a.m. sorry you weren’t feeling well, but must have been good to go this a.m. which is great. Thanks to you as well on the Vball. Yes, I know I would miss it so much if these women’s leagues weren’t offered. So glad they are & happy that they still keep inviting me back each season! LOL
Laurel: Awww Legs & Glutes, always a tough one and then to follow it up with all that KB! WOWsa, way to work. I knew you wouldn’t really want to come visit, hug those Palm Trees for me. All our trees see right now is snow. It is very pretty to look at forsure but it’s a lot. Yes, I bet your sister has a lot too. It does feel good to be back with my Volleyball team forsure. Always fun.
Hi Becky
Have a great evening ladies ~ Tami
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Hi Ladies! Tonight I did RWH Hiit Circuit Lower Body. I wore the new sneakers and they were great for the step part of the workout. I think that if these shoes had a little more padding they would be perfect for my feet. So the jury is still out on these shoes. I do recommend them for you ladies who have normal feet.
I printed the S&S rotations today. I decided that I needed to modify the workout distribution to allow my muscles to recover between weight lifting sessions so I copied them into Word so I could move things around. I am going to do the S&S "All Strong & Sweaty" rotation.
I will try to the S&S Boot Camp and PHA workouts this week to see if I need to further modify the All Strong & Sweaty rotation. It just seems that 3 of the 6 S&S workouts total body workouts and I may not have enough recovery time in between.
So far I've only kept record of my S&S, BB and Hammer & Chisel weights. Everything else I go by what Cathe is lifting. She can usually lift my heavier than I can so I may have to be a couple of lbs under.
Starting tomorrow our temps will be near 50 for the next few days!
This is the "great in 8" rotation with the actual workouts. It's an old rotations so it has older workouts. Scroll down until you find the rotation. I think it has Laurel's name written all over it because it's packed with step workouts! LOL
http://cathe.com/forum/threads/look-great-in-eight-rotation.236321/
Laurie, great workout this morning! Your body probably needed a break yesterday. I hope your DH's ride into work was fine!
I too like that Cathe includes mixed rotations in the user guide too. I also noticed today that she has the
breakdowns for all the premixes on each DVD.
Just to clarify is not that Kelly has dance moves in the workout. It's just the way she moves when she likes a song tells me that she can dance. She may turn a move into a dance move but her backup ladies are not dancers.
Laurel, a very nice combo today! Great job! Your back must be back to normal!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't record weights for all workouts! Please let us know how you intend to do the 'great in 8' rotation. Are you doing S&S? If so will you start with Meso I?
I'm Ok waiting till Feb 12 to start the "group" rotation. I can stop my rotation at any time. The 4 week wait would let me do a S&S rotation and give me time to design the great in 8 rotation.
Tami, good idea to go home last night to get away from potential black ice related accidents! Great workouts this morning!
Time flies by quickly! I can't believe it's been 6 weeks since I started the rotation!
Sounds like you ladies will do great next week with your setter playing! Glad you have everything written down about Emma for your MIL and that you have other friends as backups! Hopefully your little girl will be OK during your vacation and for a long time.
Hi Becky!
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Got home late yesterday, so no after work workout. This morning was 30MTF Weights 2. My arms are really talking to me today, I have to think that it is still some of the Ramped Up Upper Body and then todays 30MTF workout. That one is Bi's, Tri's and Shoulders. They where tired while I lifted the same weights I usually do for this workout, so we will see how next week goes. I still have PHA Training to do this week.
Laurel, That workout does get neglected with me also, so great job getting that one done. Love your kickboxing combo also. I'm good with starting the 12th of Feb, that will give me some time to try out this current rotation that I'm trying. Of course that gives me time to try out all the S&S workouts also. I didn't realize that workout was the one that you tweaked your back, then I'm really glad that I didn't experience that. Glad to hear that you were able to open up those windows, love that fresh feeling that happens.
Tami, Nice job on the workout! We are suppose to be getting some more weather here with slippery roads too. I don't mind the snow, but that mixed perscip is not fun. Sounds like your pups are going to be getting ample attention while you are gone. I think they might get spoiled.
Thelma, Great job on the workout! Glad that you are able to test out those shoes, I'm sure that you will find the perfect one soon. Thanks for the link, that rotation actually looks really good. Thanks for the clarification on the dance moves, she does do that one another workout of hers. She likes the music, so she is doing some hip action. Chris (one of her girls) just looks at her and smiles.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I did a ridiculous workout today. I felt like something long and tough......but I went into the 'this is nuts' range! Anyhow, I started with the warm-up and Blizzard Blast from ICE Bootcamp. Then I did String and Sweaty Bootcamp.....doubled. Let me explain what I was thinking. The first time I did S&S BC, I did it doubled and didn't find it very intense. So I thought taking in an elevated heart rate from the Blizzard Blast would help. What I failed to remember until I was dying halfway through the S&S workout was I had done the workout on a six inch step the first time.....as I do on all step workouts the first time. Well, in case you were wondering, that extra 2" of step makes a BIG difference! It was TOUGH....but I got through it! I was going to stop there, but like to workout for 2 hours when I can, so with my extra half hour, I did ICE Chisled Upper Body, which was perfect! I love this workout for when I am feeling fatigue in my upper body. Anyhow.....won't be doing this combo again......maybe.
Tami, glad you made the smart choice to get home safely. Icy roads are so unpredictable, especially as day turns into night. Sounds like a great workout this morning.
Thelma, glad your shoes worked on the step! That is very important, especially in a workout like that one where the moves are so fast. Thanks for posting that rotation!! That gives me an idea of where to start. You aren't kidding about the step workouts! But back then, that is about all Cathe had for cardio minus a couple kickboxing workouts. I am not sure how I will be incorporating STS into this rotation, to be honest. But if I do, I will probably start with Meso 1 in week 1. I will toy with it over this coming week or so and try to come up with an updated Cathe LGI8 rotation.
Laurie, I hear you on the tired arms from Ramped Upper Body. I was really struggling with the weight in the BC workout....and I shouldn't have been! But my arms loosened up as the workout went on and feel better now.....thankfully. Doing these workouts doubled is a challenge but definitely not something I will be doing on a routine basis. This week....post holidays.... I felt like pushing myself. And I did. But these S&S workouts, with the right weights, are plenty tough enough just one time through.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Insane-X last night was a sub instructor and she did a good job; we have had her before. More “BootCamp” format, but a good workout. This a.m. I decided on RWH LIHI Chest/Shoulders/Tris and tonight I will go to Spinning.
Thelma: Great job with Circuit Lower Body last night, love that workout! Awesome to hear the new sneaks worked so well! YAY they sound really good. Sounds like a good choice on your rotation! I bet it will be really good. Thank you for posting that rotation, I will take a look at it as well.
Laurie: Great job getting in 30MTF Weights 2 this a.m. Our weather is beautiful today but cold. Supposed to warm up next week, which will be ok and good for the snow level. Hopefully not too warm too fast however.
= MESS
Laurel: OH MY GOODNESS! Once again I am in amazement and feeling pretty wimpy LOL Way to WORK. Holy smokes. Please say you were tired after all that.
For our rotation together: Love the idea of starting on February 12th!!!!! That will be perfect for me too if that’s what you all are thinking!!??!!
Hi Becky
Until tomorrow ~ Tami
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Hi Ladies! Tonight I did S&S Boot Camp. I liked this work out and I loved the tricep dips with the barbell on my lap. Our high temp today: 55!
My New Balance cross trainers came today. I will test ride them tomorrow.
I've decided that the all Strong and sweaty rotation may be too much for me. So I will modify it in order to have cardio in between.
Laurie, great job with the 30 MTF workout! Funny you're still sore from doing the Ramped Up Upper Body because I am too and I did it on Monday! I am going to do PHA this week too.
Laurel, WOWWWWW! That is really an insane workout! LOL. Good for you! I think you will do this combo again on one of those days when you don't feel like working out!
About the 'great in 8' rotation and STS. I was wondering if the undulating rotation would be a good model to STS workout?
http://www.videofitness.com/~vfwnk/forum/showthread.php?t=197225
Tami, awesome workouts! I'm with you in the wimpy department when it comes to Laurel's workout combos! LOL
Hi Becky!
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
No workout again last night, but I'm hoping to change that tonight. This morning I did ICE Rock'm Sock'm Premix #4, always love that workout when I'm short on time.
Laurel, OMG! I can't believe that you could get through all that. I would have been walking upstairs after ICE Bootcamp. I love that you put a caveat on the possibility of doing that one again. I think that is the important part of doing these workouts, is using the proper weight. I went as heavy as I could handle, and actually had to go down on weight in one of the tricep moves. I just knew that I couldn't do the same exercise with the same weight, since I was struggling at the end of the first one.
Tami, Great job on the workout, and your class. You should see our parking lot here at work, they over salted. Our EHS department is all about no one falling because of slippery surfaces, well if they fall they probably went out of there way to find the only place in the lot that doesn't have salt on it. I don't enjoy these days that produce ice, now we are getting snow.
Thelma, Great job on the BC workout. I really enjoyed that one when I did it also. I will be interested in how you like the New Balance, because that is the brand that I have always had good luck with. Tomorrow is my planned PHA day, and I'm really looking forward to it.
Becky, Hope your week is going well.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I promised to push myself all week on the workouts, and I kept my promise.....though revised.....today. I had a fleeting thought of doing S&S Cardio Slam doubled, but after yesterday's workout......didn't quite want to do all that plyo. So, instead, I did something I have never done, and that was both Party Rockin' Step workouts! This ended up being about 90 minutes long. And while I was ready to be done when I got to the end, I really enjoyed it. For a 'chaser', as Cathe would say, I did ICE To The Mat. This is only the second time I have done this workout since I really have to be in the mood for mat work. It actually flew by today and I really enjoyed it! So good stuff!
Tami, sounds like a good class, though I am sure you are ready for Katy to be back. Yuck on the melting snow next week, though. That is never fun. And, yes, I was pretty tired when I got done with that workout yesterday. At least I figured out where my limit is. Yay for Feb 12 working for you for a new rotation!!
Thelma, good job with Boot Camp! I understand what you are saying about the S&S rotation since she does put Boot Camp...which is some heavy lifting back-to-back with other strength training. I think it is wise to put a day in between. I have done that this week where I didn't the first week through with these workouts, and I am enjoying them better given that break in between. That's an interesting rotation you posted! I will have to look at it and see how it matches up to the Look Great in 8 rotation. But I am going to save that one because it looks really good.
Laurie, fun workout! Just love Rock'm Sock'm. I am still figuring out my weights for this series. Like with PHA, there are times I feel I can go heavier than Cathe. But in other workouts (like Boot Camp).....I don't think it would be safe to go much heavier. There is a bit of a learning curve with this series for me when it comes to that since these aren't standard strength training workouts. But I like that about this series.
Becky, hope you are having a good week.
See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ So last night was a great Spinning class, we had that same fill in lady and she did awesome job. Was a lot of variations from hills to sprints, up & down, made for a good workout. This a.m. was HardStrikes for a little KB workout! No workout tonight; I am getting my nails prettied up. Probably go with a nice bright color for Mexico. I forgot to tell you ladies; my boss in the "other" department that I don't work too many hours in has been sick all week except Monday, so I have been filling in. Feel like I am getting better and better and know more than I thought. Still ask my back up person for help, but hanging in there.
Thelma: Awesome workout with S&S BootCamp! I really liked the tricep dips as well with BB on my lap. We have done that in Katy’s BC class a few times and really like that extra push you get. Keep us posted on those new shoes as well. So 3 new pair you are trying out?!?
Laurie: Craziness with our ice right now. Due to the snow-ice-melt then snow again and have freezing rain. YIKES. Our parking lot is a mess and we share a building with a Real Estate company so it is just getting smaller and smaller with no room to move snow. Next week should be lovely with some of the meltdown. Great job getting in ICE Rock'm Sock'm Premix #4 this a.m. Can’t wait to hear how you like PHA. I really enjoyed it. I went heavier than Cathe in most of the workout, but I have a tendency to do that.
Laurel: Sounds like another killer performance in the Laurel Workout Room! Way to go. Yes, it will be good to have Katy back Although will come back with a vengeance I am sure. LOL Are we still deciding on what rotation we are doing February 12th? S&S mixed with something ….. I wasn’t sure if I missed it; I know a lot of rotations have been posted and mentioned. I am excited for whatever we do! I’m going to make it a goal for myself to hit the hotel gym at least 4 days while I am there. It looks like a nice set up from the online pics so I want to get up early before the days activities start and get something in.
Hi Becky – Hope you are having a good week!
Talk to you all tomorrow! Tami
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Holy cricket - I have a lot of catching up to do! Just wanted to stop by and say hi. I am reading everything you all have done this week and love it!
I have finished up to disk 34, so only 2 cds left of the rotation! I can't believe how fast this has gone. I also got a Bikram class in 2 days ago and got a nice long walk in tonight.
I would be very interested in joining you all with a rotation. As stated previously - I will do whatever you all choose. I trust your decisions. I have copied all the links that Thelma shared and will look through those rotations.
Laurel - you are crazy/insane/inspiring and did I mention crazy? I am so impressed with the workout you did a few days ago that lasted a gazillion minutes. Great job!
Thelma - I love and appreciate your excitement about ideas for new rotations. Great job on your workouts and I hope the new shoes work out for you.
Laurie - Great workouts and it's ok that you missed working out last weekend. I am still trying to learn all the short names for workouts.....please refresh me on what 30MTF Weights 2 stand for.....I like that your said your arms were very tired after this. So, my interest is peaked. Great job on getting through it.
Tami - Fantastic job on your workouts. I hope your nails look gorgeous. That is great that you have been filling in for your boss in the "other" dept.....they obviously trust you. Sounds like you have a good team again (since only 1 player is different).
Sorry for the quick notes - I hope you all have a wonderful night and I hope to catch up more soon.
Becky0 -
Hi Ladies! Tonight I did S&S PHA Training. This is a very good workout! It took me forever to finish it though. I can't believe the workout duration is 43 minutes. OF course the idea is to keep your heart rate elevated but there is no chance to change weights. Cathe goes so fast! Between adjusting weights and recording them I felt seriously behind. Thank God for that pause button! LOL. My muscles need a break for sure. I feel like I need a yoga day!
Have you printed those S&S workout sheets? The font is tiny! I can see it without glasses still thankfully. You definitely need to record your weights with this workout.
I don't know if we broke any temperature records today but when I checked the temp was 61 degrees. I believe the last record was 61. Back to colder temps tomorrow.
I didn't try the NB shoes today because I knew I wasn't going to be doing cardio. Decided to go with the red Reebok Impact I've been using since last week. The other two pairs of Reebok's were too small so they have to go back. One of those pairs was the same red pair in a smaller size cause I felt the first ones are a little long but they fit better width wise.
Laurie, great job with Rock'm Sock'm. New Balance shoes have been good to me in the last few years but I've been using the walking shoes. They are somewhat flexible but not enough I've found now that I'm trying these other shoes. I really like the flexibility of the Reebok shoes with the step workouts. I hope you liked the PHA workout.
Laurel, great combo today Laurel! I'm glad you paced yourself today! LOL
There are 4 weight lifting workouts in this S&S series and to do the All Strong & Sweaty means doing all 4 in a week. That is a little too much. I intend to do all 4 this week just to see how I feel. I'm going to do Total Giant Sets on Saturday. On Sunday I'll decide if I want make the rotation a little easier to allow for recovery time.
Glad you like the rotation I posted. I couldn't figure out either how to incorporate STS into the 8 week rotation I thought this rotation may help with that Since somehow someone already selected 3 STS workouts a week.
Tami, great workouts! I hope you picked a beautiful, bright nail polish color! Great job filling in for your other boss! You must be getting a heck of a lot better experience wise for them to ask you to fill in for your other boss! Good job!
I had never done tricep dips with the BB on my lap. I found it very effective. I ordered 3 different pairs of shoes. I've only tried one so far. I may try the NB shoes tomorrow if I do cardio. The other shoes were too small but they felt like they had possibility. May order a larger size.
Hi Becky!
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Well I'm chalking this week up to no evening workouts. I have been working later this week, and yesterday was the same way. I didn't think that the new year would be so busy, but we really have not stopped. This morning I did do PHA Training, and I matched Cathe's weights. I had an elevated hr during the whole workout, so I know that I was doing something right.
Laurel, Awesome job on the workouts! I don't think that I will ever ever do that Cardio Slam workout doubled. When you do attempt that, I will be impressed. I think that I have only done the To The Mat workout once, so you have done it more than I have. I was good with lifting what Cathe did for the PHA workout. Probably could have gone a little heavier on some of the leg exercises, but my hr was so high that I think it wouldn't have been a great idea. My fitbit says that I was in the cardio zone for 80% of the workout, so do we then consider this workout as cardio & weights?
Tami, Nice job on the workout, and that your spin class was a good one. Sounds like this instructor will be a good fit for subbing for Katy. Congrats on backing up the other boss! I knew that given time you would be able to handle most situations that would come up. Right now we don't have a problem with to much snow, most of ours has melted. We do have some huge piles from our first major dump though. Very impressed that you went heavier than Cathe on the PHA workout, I was pretty much at my limit on all the upper body sections.
Becky, Glad the you where able to check in. Almost done with your first STS rotation, that has to feel like a great accomplishment. I'm going to spend some time this weekend, plugging in some workouts that I think will work with the rotation. I will let everyone look it over to see if that is something that we would like to try. I know that you have mostly STS weight workouts, so I will probably put two options for some of them. The 30MTF Weights 2 workout is Kelly's 30 Minutes to Fitness Weights, and the 2nd workout is Bi's, Tri's and Shoulders. This is a superset type workout, and inbetween rounds she does ab work and has premixes with a cardio option. I usually do the standing ab or premix with the floor ab work.
Thelma, Love your workout! She really doesn't give you a ton of time to select your weights, and of course you where probably using your adjustable weights? I had every weight I owned out, so that I didn't have to figure out what Cathe would select next. I'm sure glad that they started putting the weight that Cathe is using up on the screen, it really helps. I have the New Balance cross trainers, and have been very happy with them.
Have a great weekend!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I decided to end my post-holiday 'How Many Christmas Cookies Did I Eat ?' week with a bang! I can say right now, though, that my body will so enjoy a break tomorrow. Anyhow, I started with two premixes from S&S Total Body Giant Sets. I did the all lower body premix first, which is a really good 31 minute leg workout. Then I did the double upper body premix, which is a fantastic 47 minute upper body workout. Together, this made a tough 70 minute (only once through with the warm-up and stretch today) total body workout....and I loved it. I doubled the upper body and not the lower because I was feeling that To The Mat workout in my hamstrings and glutes today. Anyhow, for cardio, I wanted to do Cardio Slam, but after two tough days on the step, I was ready for a break from my step bench. So I did the warm-up, floor and mat sections.....then the mat and floor sections again (in reverse order) for a spectacularly fun and tough 70 minute no step cardio. I will definitely do this again! Next week....back to more normal routines though. Whew!
Tami, just a week away from Mexico! Hope your weather is perfect down there and you get a chance to relax (and workout, of course). The Westin Hotels (I think that is where you said you are staying) usually have very nice amenities. Hope that is the case there. We are doing the Look Great In 8 rotation that Laurie posted earlier this week. Looks fantastic with lots and lots of variety. Laurie just mentioned she was going to work on filling Cathe workouts into that rotation.....and let us share (aka cheat off her). Good job figuring out that new department!
Becky, yay for STS! That is so exciting that you are almost done. I so remember the first time I finished it.....I just sat on my step for a second and said to myself 'I really did that'. Such a sense of accomplishment. Hope you share that feeling when you finish! Not an easy program by a wide margin.
Thelma, good job with PHA. She moves very fast between exercises in that one. I mentioned to Tami the other day it reminds me of the Muscle Meltdowns from ICE in pace. Just one move right after the other.....but that is good for the heart rate, no doubt. I was toying with buying adjustable weights for our move, but it is this type of workout from Cathe that has me convinced to keep on with my individual weights.
Laurie, sorry to hear about the busy week, but you have been getting some good morning workouts in this week. PHA Training (and some of the others from this series) kind of remind me of H&C with the cardio effect. I don't count it as cardio, but like with H&C, because it does get my heart rate up, that will impact what I do for cardio following it (this week excepted), and will take a break between the two workouts. But I think if your heart rate is up for that much of the workout.....it is cardio! Thank you for offering to share your LGI8 rotations with us! That is very kind of you!!
Enjoy the weekend!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ This a.m. was RWH Lower Body Circuit, which I never get tired of. I couldn’t decide on what workout to do since I am “winging it” this week and so I picked that one. I will head to Spinning after work tonight.
Becky: Fabulous job this week with your workouts, goal setting and getting in your Yoga! That’s so great and you are almost done with STS. What a terrific accomplishment.
Thelma: Great job with PHA Training! She does move quickly through this one, which is her method of madness behind it. I wrote down my weights as I went so I could move quicker next time. I printed out the whole booklet and have it in my notebook. Such a great tool. For other “non-Cathe” workouts I have sheets of paper that I have to get out and refer back to. LOL I often tell myself, I really need to just record these on a spreadsheet and then don’t …. Maybe one of these days. Glad you liked the workout despite the quick timeframe. Yes, I decided on a lovely Salmon-Pink color. Very bright and sunshiney!
Laurie: Sorry to hear about your late nights, hopefully that ends soon for you, but great job getting in your early a.m. workouts . . . Inlcluding PHA Training this a.m.!! It does get your HR up there forsure. I enjoy that pace, and like I mentioned to Thelma, now that I have my weights wrote down it will be nice to know what is next for me on the weight selections. Thank you for the kudos on “filling in” …. She came back today and was so thankful to me. I felt like it was not a mess or stack of “I don’t knows” for her to pick up, so that felt good to me. Thank you in advance for sharing your “cheat sheet” for us with the new rotation! That will be awesome.
Laurel: SUPER ROCK STAR!!!! Again and Again you just kill the workouts, way to go woman. I hope the weather is perfect too. DH said he thought in the forecast we had some cloudy days ……. UMMMMM what?!? HE was of course excited to not have direct hot sun every day; I on the other hand would LOVE that. I will be happy with whatever happens forsure and good to know on the Westin Hotel gyms/facilities. Thank you for clarifying on the “Look Great in 8 Rotation” I thought that was what we were going to do but wanted to double check. Will be a great rotation I am sure! Yay to Laurie for sharing her cheat sheet.
Have a great weekend ladies ~ Talk to you Monday!
I will be packed for my trip by then. Counting down the sleeps until I leave.
Tami
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Happy Saturday ladies - Yesterday was the 2nd to last disk of the STS series! I should finish it tomorrow (OMG!). I can't believe I have been part of your group for 3-4 months already. Today, I did S & S PHA. I had never heard of PHA training before and really want to find more workouts that do this. I had to stop the dvd and rewind a few times because she was moving so fast. I am not the biggest fan of cardio (except swimming.......the plyo leg workouts are good too for cardio), and I REALLY like how this is cardio with weights since you move so fast through the workout. I am sitting here catching up on MFP feeling so tired from that workout (and I finished it 6 hours ago).
Sooooooo.....do you have any recommendations of similar workouts to PHA?
It has been raining and cold here, and I LOVE IT! The boys got to play in cold and a little rainy weather today, and it felt like real football weather. I think they liked it, too.
Tami - Great job on your workouts to help you get ready for MEXICO! I am so excited for you. I am sure you will have a great time.
Laurel - WOWZA! Gosh darn you are impressive. AWESOME job with your workout and intensity. I think that when I finish STS tomorrow morning, I will sit and just soak it all in. I am so happy with where I have come in 3 months. I now tell everyone about STS and how they need to try it.
Laurie - I am very excited to see what you come up with the rotations. Hopefully this next up coming week gives you some time to get your workouts in. I appreciate the time you are giving to coming up with options for the upcoming rotation.
Thelma - I felt the same way about PHA! Great job on getting it done. Stay warm - sounds like you'e had some cold weather.
Becky0 -
Hi Ladies! I hope you all had a great weekend. I was able to get some rest which was badly needed. On Friday I did S&S S&S Cycle Sweat, on Saturday S&S Total Giant Sets and today spinning. I will officially start my Strong & Sweaty All Strong & Sweaty rotation. I'm saying officially because last week was practically S&S too but I was just trying out the workouts. I really like the entire series. The spinning workout was good. I just wished Cathe had fun music for that kind of workout.
Laurie, sorry you had such a busy week at work but great job getting those morning workouts in! Congrats on matching Cathe's weights on PHA! It really is an amazing workout and I love how it keeps the heart rate elevated.
I was using the adjustable weights for the PHA workout. I also have limited space now that I have the fit tower so I had to keep the step around. What a pain! The reason why I bought the adjustable weights is because I discovered that my other dumbbells don't weigh the same. I don't have a single pair that weighs the same so I only use them in cases where a single dumbbell is needed. Which NB cross trainers do you have?
Laurel, another impressive combo on Friday! You're amazing lady!
The adjustable weights can be very inconvenient for some workouts because they totally slow you down.
Tami, great workouts last week! I hope you girls kicked serious behind on Sunday.
I wrote down my weights for PHA as the workout went on so hopefully next time it will go faster. Sounds like a lovely nail polish color! It sounds like the pink I love to wear in the summer.
Becky, I can't believe you will be doing the last STS workout tomorrow! So proud of you girl!
I kept rewinding or putting the PHA dvd on pause in order to keep up. It really would be great to find other workouts like this.
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Saturday was my day off, and Sunday I decided to do yoga. So I did 10lb Slimdown Extreme Yoga, just love that one. This morning was 30MTF Split Sessions Upper Body, that one is surprisingly tough. I do another post with the STS LGI8 rotation that I have done in the past. I'm coming up with another one that I'm going to list the workouts that would work in each section.
Laurel, I'm sure that your week will be less extreme than last week, because you have not been eating all those cookies. What a great job you did last week, and I'm sure that you enjoyed a day off. You are right with the comparison to H&C and PHA, that is another series that I would like to revisit sometime this year. Of course the first week of the LGI8 rotation is total body, so that is kind of easy. I was thinking of doing a circuit, heavy weight, and then metabolic workouts for that week. The other thought was adding a week to do split sessions of alternating upper and lower workouts, like the last phase in P90X2. What do you think of adding that into the mix? So it would be an option to do 8 weeks or 10 weeks. So then the order would be: Total Body, Heavy, High Reps, Supersets, Split.
Tami, Love that workout, and I hope that you had another good spin class. Hope that you like my STS version, it could take a lot of time, since some days you are doing cardio and weights. Nice that she appreciated you filling in for her. I'm sure that she loved coming back to not being way behind in her work.
Becky, You are doing great with your STS workouts! Those plyo leg workouts are so good, and I tend not to remember that I have them. I don't know of Cathe workouts that are similar to the PHA, but like Laurel said the Hammer and Chisel workouts are similar in that they get your hr up. The one I did this morning was a lot like that also, since she moved from one exercise to the other without stopping.
Thelma, Awesome job on all your workouts. LOL about officially starting your S&S rotation. Now that you have tried all of them, I'm sure that it will be better the next time around with weight selections. I will have to look at the cross trainers that I have, I never really looked. I just tried them on, and liked them.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Here is my version of LGI8 using the STS workouts. I usually did the cardio in the mornings, and then the weight work when I got home. You will see some of my selections for cardio inserted in here. This one is 16 weeks, because I used all of the STS DVD's. You will see that I used different discs in the superset. Now Phase 2 really isn't superset, but I wanted to do this rotation with STS workouts. On the days that have a weight workout and cardio, you could do a workout that incorporates cardio and weights so you don't have a super long workout. I have made the line item bold so you can see what I mean. Hope you all like it.
Week 1: Circuit Training
Sunday: Recreational Cardio 60 minutes
Monday: STS Total Body
Tuesday: Flexibility Training
Wednesday: STS Total Body / Shock Cardio Hiit Double Wave Pyramid
Thursday: Kickboxing 45 minutes@ 65%-70%
Friday: STS Total Body
Saturday: cardio 40 minutes@ 65%-70% / Flexibility Training
Week 2: Heavy
Sunday: Rest
Monday: Meso 3 Disc 3 Chest & Back / BBC Cardio 25 minutes@ 85%
Tuesday: Meso 3 Disc 26 Plyo Legs / abs / Flexibility Training
Wednesday: Meso 3 Disc 27 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps
Thursday: Insanity Fast & Furious / Flexibility Training
Friday: 4 Day Split Legs / Shock Cardio Hiit 30/30
Saturday: Cardio 45 minutes @ 70%
Week 3: High Reps
Sunday: Flexibility Training
Monday: Meso 1 Disc 2 Back, Triceps / cardio 40 minutes @ 75%
Tuesday: Meso 1 Disc 3 Legs / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Wednesday: Meso 1 Disc 1 Chest, Shoulders, Biceps / abs / Shock Cardio Hiit 40/20
Thursday: Meso 1 Disc 3 Legs / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Friday: Meso 1 Disc 2 Back , Triceps / Flexibility Training
Saturday: Meso 1 Chest, Shoulders, Biceps / abs / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Week 4: Supersets
Sunday flexibility training
Monday: Meso 2 Disc 14 Legs
Tuesday: Meso 2 Disc 13 Triceps, Disc 15 Biceps cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Wednesday cardio 45 minutes @ 70%
Thursday: Shock Cardio Hiit Double Wave Pyramid / flexibility training
Friday: Meso 2 Disc 13 Chest, Disc 15 Back / cardio 25 minutes @ 75%-80%
Saturday: Meso 2 Disc 2 Shoulders / abs / cardio 30 minutes @ 75%
Week 5: Circuit Training
Sunday recreational cardio 60 minutes
Monday cardio 40 minutes @ 65%-70% flexibility training
Tuesday: STS Total Body
Wednesday cardio 45 minutes @ 65%-70%
Thursday: STS Total Body / flexibility training
Friday cardio 60 minutes 65%-70%
Saturday: STS Total Body / Shock Cardio Hiit 30/30
Week 6: Heavy
Sunday REST
Monday cardio 45 minutes @ 70% flexibility training
Tuesday: Meso 3 Disc 28 Chest & Back
Wednesday: Meso 3 Disc 29 Plyo Legs / abs / Shock Cardio Hiit 40/20
Thursday flexibility training cardio 20 minutes @ 85%
Friday: Meso 3 Disc 30 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps / cardio 25 minutes @ 80%
Saturday: 4 Day Split Legs / cardio 35 minutes @ 80%
Week 7: High Reps
Sunday flexibility training
Monday: Meso 1 Disc 5 Back & Triceps / abs / cardio 40 min @ 75%
Tuesday: Meso 1 Disc 4 Chest, Shoulders, Biceps / Shock Cardio Hiit Double Wave Pyramid
Wednesday: Meso 1 Disc 6 Legs & cardio: 30 min. @ 70%
Thursday: Meso 1 Disc 4 Chest, Shoulders, Biceps / abs / cardio 35 min @ 75%
Friday: Meso 1 Disc 5 Back & Triceps / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Saturday: Meso 1 Disc 6 Legs / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Week 8: Supersets
Sunday REST
Monday: Meso 2 Disc 18 Back / abs / cardio 35 minutes@75%
Tuesday Cardio 60 minutes@65%-70%
Wednesday: Meso 2 Disc 17 Legs, Disc 16 Triceps cardio 35 minutes@ 75%
Thursday Cardio 30 minutes @ 80% flexibility training
Friday: Meso 2 Disc 16 Chest, Disc 18 Biceps / cardio 35 minutes @ 70%-80%
Saturday: Meso 2 Disc 17 Legs, Disc 16 Shoulders / Shock Cardio Hiit 30/30
Week 9: Circuit Training
Sunday recreational cardio 60 minutes
Monday: STS Total Body
Tuesday flexibility training
Wednesday: STS Total Body / Insanity Fit Test
Thursday cardio 45 minutes@ 65%-70%
Friday: STS Total Body
Saturday cardio 40 minutes@ 65%-70% flexibility training
Week 10: Heavy
Sunday REST
Monday: Meso 3 Disc 34 Back & Chest / Cardio 25 minutes@ 85%
Tuesday: Meso 3 Disc 35 Plyo Legs / abs / flexibility training
Wednesday: Meso 3 Disc 36 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps
Thursday Cardio 30 minutes@80% flexibility training
Friday: 4 Day Split Legs / Shock Cardio Hiit 40/20
Saturday cardio 45 minutes @ 70%
Week 11: High Reps
Sunday flexibility training
Monday: Meso 1 Disc 8 Back & Triceps / cardio 40 minutes @ 75%
Tuesday: Meso 1 Disc 9 Legs / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Wednesday: Meso 1 Disc 7 Chest, Shoulders, Biceps / abs / Shock Cardio Hiit 30/30
Thursday: Meso 1 Disc 9 Legs / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Friday: Meso 1 Disc 8 Back & Triceps / flexibility training
Saturday: Meso 1 Disc 7 Chest, Shoulders, Biceps / abs / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Week 12: Supersets
Sunday flexibility training
Monday: Meso 2 Disc 20 Legs / Cardio 30 Minutes 80%
Tuesday: Meso 2 Disc 21 Biceps, Meso 2 Disc 19 Triceps / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Wednesday cardio 45 minutes @ 70%
Thursday: Shock Cardio Hiit Double Wave Pyramid / flexibility training
Friday: Meso 2 Disc 21 Back, Meso 2 Disc 19 Chest / cardio 25 minutes @ 75%-80%
Saturday: Meso 2 Disc 19 Shoulders / abs / cardio 30 minutes @ 75%
Week 13: Circuit Training
Sunday recreational cardio 60 minutes
Monday cardio 40 minutes @ 65%-70% flexibility training
Tuesday: STS Total Body
Wednesday cardio 45 minutes @ 65%-70%
Thursday: STS Total Body / flexibility training
Friday cardio 60 minutes 65%-70%
Saturday: STS Total Body / Insanity Fit Test
Week 14: Heavy
Sunday REST
Monday cardio 45 minutes @ 70% flexibility training
Tuesday: Meso 3 Disc 34 Chest & Back
Wednesday: Meso 3 Disc 35 Plyo Legs / abs / Shock Cardio Hiit Double Wave Pyramid
Thursday flexibility training cardio 20 minutes @ 85%
Friday: Meso 3 Disc 36 Chest, Shoulders, Triceps / cardio 25 minutes @ 80%
Saturday: 4 Day Split Legs / cardio 35 minutes @ 80%
Week 15: High Reps
Sunday flexibility training
Monday: Meso 1 Disc 11 Back & Triceps / abs / cardio 40 min @ 75%
Tuesday: Meso 1 Disc 10 Chest & Biceps / Shock Cardio Hiit 30/30
Wednesday: Meso 1 Disc 12 Legs / cardio: 30 min. @ 70%
Thursday: Meso 1 Disc 11 Back & Triceps / abs / cardio 35 min @ 75%
Friday: Meso 1 Disc 12 Chest, Shoulders, Biceps / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Saturday: Meso 1 Disc 10 Legs / cardio 35 minutes @ 75%
Week 16: Supersets
Sunday REST
Monday: Meso 2 Disc 24 Back / abs / cardio 35 minutes@75%
Tuesday Cardio 60 minutes@65%-70%
Wednesday: Meso 2 Disc 23 Legs, Disc 22 Triceps / cardio 35 minutes@ 75%
Thursday Cardio 30 minutes @ 80% flexibility training
Friday: Meso 2 Disc 22 Chest, Disc 24 Biceps / cardio 35 minutes @ 70%-80%
Saturday: Meso 2 Disc 23 Legs, Disc 22 Shoulders / Shock Cardio Hiit 40/20
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I FINISHED STS!!!!! OMG! I can't believe I did it. I am crazy happy right now and feeling so good.
So, I am looking at Laurie's rotation above, and I think I am going to freak out. Can I do this? Yes. Yes I can. I am not sure that I can do all that time in one day, but dang it - I will try. I am on the cusp of becoming a Tough Cookie.
So, I may have to modify the workout due to time constraints, but I will do as much as I can. Laurie - I love the rotation - it's exactly what I need to keep this momentum going.
Thelma - Great job on doing so many of the S & S workouts. That's a great idea to do a rotation of the series. I am so glad I wasn't the only one that kept pausing the PHA workout.
Laurie - glad you got a workout in. And again, thanks for taking time to post your suggested rotation. I may start it this week instead of waiting until February because my semester is 16 weeks long, so this would help me keep up with my semester.
Tami - I hope your volleyball game went well.
Laurel - I can't wait to hear about the next combo you did.
Have a great rest of the day.
Becky
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Hi Ladies ~ Today is a short day at work, normally we are closed on MLK Day but our boss decided to be open part of the day; I think because one other Title Company was doing that. At any rate, a short day is nice. So I am going to workout this afternoon when I get home. Weekend was good for packing and getting organized. Just need to put the last minute things in my suitcase and I will be good to go! 3 more sleeps and sunshine here I come. Workouts for the weekend: Saturday was Strength & Stamina, yesterday was Strong & Sweaty BootCamp + Abs then Volleyball; we won 5 out of 6 this week. So that was one more win than last week. Lots of fun. Also, at work we all filled out "NFL Playoff Brackets" for all the games up to the Super Bowl and winner of the Super Bowl. well I filled out one for me, and one for Emma. We are both tied in first with an undefeated bracket!!! Nobody else is undefeated in our office. LOL I hope sweet Emma wins I picked the final championship game different and couldn't decide.
Thelma: Yahoo on the workouts! I have always wondered what her cycle workouts would be like. I don’t have a bike but thought about downloading one for if I am out of town or something and can get on a bike. I am sticking to the S&S workouts this week before I leave to go through one more time. Really enjoy them.
Laurie: First off, thank you so much for spending the time for that rotation and sharing it with us all! I love it and I am sure it will be fantastic. Can’t wait to start in February. Great job getting in your Yoga yesterday, I bet it felt amazing. Then Split Sessions Upper this a.m. Yes, Spinning was good on Friday evening. Katy ended up surprising us with her return to class. Love the idea you mentioned to Laurel about: Total Body, Heavy, High Reps, Supersets, Split.
Becky: Huge CONGRATS on finishing up STS! And Yes, you could do this rotation as well. I have absolute faith in you and your ability! Great job, I bet it felt awesome. Your “crazy happy” is the perfect combination of how you felt I am sure, almost giddy like. Excellent work.
Hi Laurel
Do you ladies think it is allowed for me to have my makeup bag in my carry-on? I don’t have any liquids in there? Just compacts, lip stick, eyeliner. Usually I pack it but I think DH is putting a few things in my suitcase since he is “traveling light” and if I take my makeup bag out it might not get crushed.
Talk to you ladies tomorrow! Tami
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