Cathe Fans Part 5

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Happy New Year!! Well, I had a wonderful time with my sister this past week. Alaska must have known she was coming because it put on its best behavior while she was here. Cold temps, blue skies, frosty everything. It looked like a living Christmas card for a week while she was here. She loved it! So did I because we were able to take her quite a few places so she could get a feel for the area. It was also nice just to sit at home in the mornings, having coffee and just talking. I miss my sisters horribly. The irony is my other sister was in Orlando at the same time! That was her first trip to Florida. Part of me wanted to be there too!

Anyhow, I kept up with all my workouts. My sister is a late riser, so it was no problem getting my workouts in. I won’t relay them all, but I have been doing the Fit Split workouts the past two days (in a slight diversion from my plans). Yesterday I did Boxing Bootcamp (cardio only) doubled and Metabolic Conditioning (strength only) doubled for a good 90 minute workout. The Boxing Bootcamp was good though I was hoping for more of a fun factor (like Rock’m Sock’m) with it. The intensity was pretty moderate, but (as with 4DS) that seems her intent when combining cardio and weights into one workout. But she included some ‘blasts’ between combos that were great at keeping the heart rate up. And there was not an endless amount of jumping jacks (like Hard Strikes) which made for a nice change. I really enjoyed the Metabolic Conditioning. Coming right out of the cardio, my heart rate was flying for the first part of it. Again, it wasn’t super intense, but it was definitely tough enough for me yesterday.

Today I did Mixed Impact Cardio Double Cardio and Pull Day. Loved this cardio work. Again, not super intense, but more intense than the boxing. And it felt more fun to me. Could be my mood or the music, so I wouldn’t read too much into that regarding either workout. I also really enjoyed the Pull work. I have done strength training in some form for the past two days prior to today (PHA Training Live on Tuesday and that Metabolic Conditioning yesterday), and spent 8 hours taking down the Christmas stuff yesterday , so that could have an impact on how it felt to me. I used Cathe’s weight throughout, and when we got through the first section (back), I was thinking I probably could have gone heavier. Shoulders and biceps.......not so much. It was nicely challenging without being overdone. The only leg work is hamstring roll ins on the ball, but.......yowza. Definitely felt that today! I also added on the Abs section, which I really enjoyed. Very different way of working the core, and I liked that.

My spin cycle is all set up and ready to go in my workout room! What a beautiful bike it is too. Really sturdy and very, very quiet. I didn’t want to try it with my sister here because I want to take some time with it first before jumping into a workout. But I will be taking it for a spin in the next couple of days. Very happy with DHs selection, that’s for certain.

Tami, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that Katy showed up for class.....but she is amazing. I am glad she seems to be recovering well and (hopefully) finding a balance between doing what she loves (fitness) and healing without going crazy. Great workouts....as always!

Thelma, hope you aren’t completely buried by snow! Looks like quite a storm. My BIL lives in NH just across the Massachusetts border, and it looks like they are getting quite a bit of snow. Hope you don’t lose power and your heat keeps working! Of all of the weeks for your heat to break.......but I am glad you got it fixed. Stay safe!

Laurie, sounds like winter arrived! Yikes on the cold temps. We did hit -30 last week, and spent most of the week below zero. But on Tuesday, we were back in the high 20s. Sounds like you will be staying cold much longer than us. Glad you found some boots for Rocket.....even if he doesn’t like to put them on. I also love that you are making him a sweater. I like the sound of that GHUTV yoga workout. I did Jessica Smith’s Yoga Tone on Saturday and adding just a little weight to those yoga moves makes it feel so different. I would like adding cardio would also do that.

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ Spinning was good last night ….. of course Katy was there just walking around the room shouting out what to do and/or time frames, etc. Running the music and had a friend of hers be the “example” up front. It was a good class and she kept saying how sad she was she can’t do anything. I think just being around the gym and all of us helps her. She’s amazing and really trying to keep her sense of humor throughout.
No workout this a.m. and I doubt I will be able to get one in after work.

Thelma: Way to listen to your body if you were that tired! I hope that blizzard is not too bad for you guys and you don’t lose power or anything crazy. YIKES! That sounds like a lot of snow, stay safe! We did get hit with 8” last Friday and then it stopped, froze solid and has remained that way ever since. Not a blizzard though like what you guys are expecting. Congrats on the kudos from your boss ~ very much deserved! I bet it felt so good and yes, more bearable! YAY.

Laurie: I was on the same wave length this a.m. about getting up …. Dang it. We don’t have the -8 degrees but it is in the teens and 20’s. Good on you for taking him out in that for a walk … BRRRR. Yahoo that you received your workouts as well! I hope you love your new dryer. That is never fun when appliances go out but nice when you get them replaced, (minus the sales slip). LOL Thank you for the link on those booties. I can absolutely not see Bernie even letting me get those on. He hates having his feet touched. Hence nail clipping is a sneak attack to get them done by the vet tech.

Laurel: Your time with your sister sounds like tit was much needed and lots of fun. I love that Alaska weather was perfectly beautiful while she was there. So great! That is awesome you were able to workout during her stay since she is a late riser. Thanks for the reviews on the new ones so far. I am hoping to at least try a couple before we leave.

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

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies! We survived the bomb cyclone! Thankfully we didn't lose power because it didn't get too windy around here. We did get at least 12 inches of the white stuff though.
Tonight I did Jessica Smith's High Step Strength Metabolic Circuit. It was good. The step part was super easy. Mostly step ups.

Laurie, I am sure the boxing workout will be a blast! I can only imagine struggling with Rocket to get those booties on! LOL. Congrats on the new dryer!
it really is good that my boss is getting me the things I need to do my job. Knowing that the big boss thinks I'm doing a good job certainly helps relieve some of the stress! Glad the water main problem has been resolved!

Laurel, welcome back and Happy New Year to you too! I'm so glad you and your sister had a great time together!
Thank God there aren't endless jumping jacks in the Boxing Bootcamp workout! Great job keeping up with your workouts! Congrats on the bike! You'll love it!

Tami, glad you enjoyed the spinning class. Katy is really amazing!
Visibility was pretty bad during the storm. I was so happy I didn't have to leave the house! Thanks on the kudos from my boss!

Good night ladies and have a great weekend!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I'm so glad that it is Friday, but the weekend is going to be a busy one too. After work I did do the Boxing Bootcamp only, and really liked it a lot. It was perfect for the amount of time I had available. I have been a little sore from the previous GHUTV workouts, so this was a nice change of pace. This morning was PHA Training, sure do love this workout.

Laurel, Awesome job with the workouts, and sounds like you are really enjoying the new ones. Glad to hear that you love your new spin bike, I'm sure that you will get some great low impact activity with it. Nice that you sister got to have such a great experience with you in Alaska. Funny that we are colder in temps than you are, but it is suppose to get into the low 30's on Sunday. It will probably feel really warm around here when that happens. One of the things that I really liked about the yoga workout, is that I did it bare foot. So the cardio moves where all done on the yoga mat, but nothing to strenuous on the feet. I think that Jessica does have on that is similar, I will have to find it.

Tami, I think that Katy may be tougher on you all while she isn't participating herself. Wonder how she convinced her friend to get tortured like that, must me a good friend. We will see how the dryer works out, but it is just your plain Jane dryer. LOL I know Bernie would never even let you lift his foot to put those things on his feet. I'm getting really good at putting them on, this morning there wasn't any hassle. Of course his nails where trimmed, so I didn't have to deal with the long nails.

Thelma, Great job on your workout! That is a lot of snow to deal with. We have not gotten a lot of snow, just really cold. Suppose to get some snow when the temps warm up on Sunday. I wish I had a boss like yours!

Have a great weekend,
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with PHA Training. I have increased the weights the past two weeks, and boy did I feel that in my heart rate this morning. That is one of the reasons I like this workout so much. So since it was pretty aerobic, I took a bit of a break (by playing with my spin cycle ), then did my cardio. I started with Fit Split Low Impact Cardio than went into S&S Cardio Slam. I really liked the Fit Split workout. She does do about half of the segment on the gliding discs, but I enjoyed the variety of moves. Again.....not super intense but not a waste of time either. In fact, I think the pace/intensity would feel just about perfect going into the Metabolic Conditioning segment right after. I only have three portions of workouts from the series left to do (Legs, Push and Shred Cardio), and I really think Cathe did a good job meeting her intent of giving people four thorough and varying workouts that can be done in under an hour.

Tami, sounds like a good spin class. I am sure it is good for Katy to be able to do something. Probably makes her feel more anxious to get back, but that is better than feeling like she can’t be a part of the fitness community right now. Your snow storm over the weekend sounds like no fun. I don’t like it very much when snow falls then freezes immediately. Makes it difficult to get around.

Thelma, yay for surviving the storm! That is a lot of snow!! But better that than the wind. Great workout too! I am trying to convince myself to do somebody other than Jessica Smith tomorrow for yoga.......but I have enjoyed her yoga so much I am not having much success. Pretty soon I will dive in to some of her other workouts too.

Laurie, glad you enjoyed the Boxing workout. I am anxious to try it again now that I have done some more of the workouts and have a better idea of what the series is all about. Sounds like we are swapping temperatures this weekend as we dive back below zero, I did read yesterday that this December was the second warmest on record......the warmest being over a century ago. We averaged being 20 degrees above normal. Looks like this entire winter will be like that. My one concern is that we haven’t gotten any substantial snow since November, so we could be in for a very dry summer. People still talk about the summer of 2005 and the 7 million acres that were on fire up here that summer. I don’t want any part of that for certain.

Enjoy the weekend!

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies and Happy Friday! DH and I went to dinner last night which was unexpected but fun. A new sushi place right near our house. This a.m. I had no problem getting up (thank goodness) although I think it is due to some anxiety just in prepping for the trip this weekend, traveling with my nervous DH and also the change at work has me feeling a little unsettled. None of these things are bad by any means, just on the forefront of my mind.

The change at work like I told you guys a couple months ago, that they decided to have me full time in the Title Dept. (mini promotion actually ~ i will be assisting the Title Officers more closely, taking on more). So no more back and forth to working just a few hours in the Long Term Escrow Dept. So here's the awkward part . . . nothing was really announced or said other than to the managers. As of Tuesday it just started and a part time girl they hired started training in there. Just sort of weird. My old boss in that dept was sort of blind sided is how I felt but they said they did talk to her. Just weird, so it has me feeling kind of bad. Again, all good … just the way it was presented/handled.

This a.m. was PHA Training Xtreme #2 premix, which is always a great one. Tonight I will head to Spinning after work.

Thelma: Glad to hear you survived the storm! WOW on the 12” of snow. That is A LOT. Sounds like a nice workout, glad you enjoyed it. Stay safe this weekend and warm too.

Laurie: Looks like several of us were on the same wave length there! I love that workout so much. Great job. Nicely done on the Boxing Bootcamp as well. Looking forward to that one. Her friend that went up front is an Iron Man cyclist, etc. It’s a guy and he is super nice and funny too so it worked well. She said if he isn’t there next week she will pick on someone else. YIKES.

Laurel: Fabulous job with your workouts! I may plug in one of the new ones tomorrow a.m. I know none have you have said anything but I have missed my YOGA/Stretch the last few Saturdays. With the upcoming trip, I have just felt (mentally) that I need to get in a little more than that. So we will see what tomorrow brings. So did you ride your Spin cycle a little bit then? Are you planning on ordering any of Cathe’s Cycle DVD’s? Or just do them online?

Have a great weekend ladies! Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a great weekend. We had a nice quiet weekend which I loved. We both ended up working from home on Friday. Today is the last day of the cold spell. Apparently this cold spell was 13 cold days long! Thankfully we didn't lose power. Some people in the south part of my town lost power last night. They heard an explosion. I imagine a transformer blew up.

On Friday I did S&S PHA Training, Saturday, Jessica Smith Yoga for Back Pain + 10 min Total Body Stretch, Cathe's XTRAIN Super Cuts.

Laurie, great workouts. I hope you were able to find a little "me" time during the weekend!
Did you get snow today? We're going to be in the 30 - 40 temp range this week

Laurel, awesome combo on Friday! I'm glad you're liking the Split series workouts!
I am also enjoying Jessica Smith's yoga workouts. She definitely has a nice variety.

Tami, nice job with your Friday workout! I'm glad you had a nice dinner date with your DH!

I can understand why why you're feeling a little unsettled with work. Hopefully they will announce your new promotion.

Have a great week ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

For yoga I did a short section from GHUTV called yoga flow. This is only 20 min., and that is about all the time I had. Sunday I did Kelly's 30MTF Home Gym Intervals Combined Segments. Really do love that workout. This morning was HiiT, so I did Kelly's Raw 888 workout.

Laurel, Awesome job on the workouts. I like hearing how you react to the new workouts. These really do sound like they are geared to someone like me. I will be trying to get some of these done this week, I just really need to preview them to see how I can incorporate them into my rotation. I can understand why you wouldn't want to deal with fires this summer, after what you went through while in CO. We don't have a lot of snow either, so hopefully we don't experience the dry summer.

Tami, I don't think I will be ever doing the extreme workout of PHA Training, great job with that. That does sound a little strange with the job and your previous manager. What Katy picking on someone, tell me it isn't so.
I hope that you really enjoy your trip!

Thelma, You really got in some good workouts! Glad to hear that you and your DH didn't have to drive in that weather. Nope we didn't get any snow, so we still have a small amount. We are suppose to get some temps in the 40's tomorrow, so the snow we have may be melting. It has been nice to have above zero temps, Rocket doesn't require his booties in these temps.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Had a very quiet weekend here. DH had to work both days.....which we didn’t know until late Friday. So with nothing planned, I pretty much stuck close to home (minus grocery shopping) and actually read a book (for the first time in months). I won’t tell DH this, but I kind of enjoyed the quiet weekend alone after the holiday/houseguest rush.

For workouts, since I had all the time in the world, I did P90X YogaX on Saturday. Still love that workout despite the length of it. I also played around with my spin cycle for awhile......and determined that it uses very different muscles to those I am used to using. So I will be spending some time building up to a full workout! But I like the challenge, Yesterday was Fit Split Boxing Bootcamp doubled, and I enjoyed it much more this time than I did last week. I followed it with Cathe Live Metabolic Burn. Today’s workout was.....tough. I started with Fit Split Shred Cardio doubled premix. Okay......so on one hand I am glad I did it doubled because I caught on to the moves better the second time and felt more comfortable/confident with all the jumps on the step. But on the other hand.....this is a pretty tough workout! I did it on 6”, and some of the drills (there are 12 in the non-doubled workout) I could have handled on 8”. But there are enough double legged jumps on and off the step that I am more comfortable on 6” for that. The first time through I missed some of the steps just in the learning process so while my heart rate was up, it wasn’t ‘killer’. The second time through.....yowza! I don’t know if that was because I had mastered the moves, if it was because it was the second time through or a combo of both......but there is no way I felt I could have safely done that doubled workout on my 8” step with my heart rate that high. So, I suppose it goes without saying, but I loved this workout! I had promised myself I would follow it with 10 minutes of spinning.....and I did. But I was spent! I took a small break, though, and then did Fit Split Legs from the Boxing Bootcamp workout. This is another good segment from this series. Short (22 minutes), moderately tough and thorough. I only have one more element from the series to complete (the Push segment), but I will be honest........right now I can say this series is better than I thought it would be. There is a lot of variety and versatility on these four disks......and all levels of intensity. Good stuff.

Tami, I can completely understand why the situation at work is making you a little uncomfortable. However, you aren’t responsible for the situation and, no doubt, once the surprise wears off, people will understand that and be happy for you. No doubt they recognize how hard you work and how much you have earned this promotion. So, hopefully, given some time, you can just celebrate this new position. Great job with that PHA workout. Tough stuff! I will probably order Cathe’s Spin cycle workouts at some time but, right now, since I have her On Demand subscription, I will do them there. I did learn on Saturday that I need to work my way up to her level though! She makes it look so easy.....and it isn’t! So right now it is YouTube for me. Can’t believe your trip is already here!!!

Thelma, great workouts! I am glad your power stayed on all weekend. Hopefully you will warm up nicely over the next several days. We are in for several cold days this week (it is currently -21), but I still prefer that to clouds! I am at that point in winter when I will take any second of sunshine I can get....even if it means brutally cold temps.

Laurie, great workouts! I really think this Fit Split series is good for anybody who wants to pack a lot into a little time. I have been wondering how you will like some of the segments, though, because she does use the gliding devices quite a bit (in the Abs, Legs and Lower Impact segments). I was reading on VideoFitness.com, though, that several people found it easy to do the workouts without them. My only word of caution on the series to you would be to preview that Shred Cardio section before you do it......just because of your knee. I know as I am getting older that I am not a huge fan of double-leg jumping up and down from my step anymore. Cathe does show some modifications that I would definitely be doing if I ever tried the workout on an 8” Step. You might be fine with the moves........but just think it might be good to check it out first.

See you all tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ I had a nice weekend at home and pre-packed as planned. This year I am trying the little travel bags you put close in (neat & tidy) and then put those in your suitcase. Supposed to save room? So far it looks as though it will. If nothing else, my close will be in place when I arrive. LOL At any rate I did that along with cleaning the house a little so I can straighten up on Thursday night for MIL to arrive on Friday eve. Can’t believe it is this week. So this year we are going to Loreto … Have any of you been there? It is definitely a different location in Mexico compared to Cancun. Closer to California/Texas; on the Baha peninsula. Looks like the weather may not be quite as warm but still sunny!

Workouts were good. I decided to try 2 of the new Fit/Split workouts, so Saturday I did Shred Cardio + Push and yesterday I did Mixed Cardio + Pull. Both were good and I enjoyed them a lot. I agree with Laurel on the Cardio for Shred Cardio, it kind of sneaks up on you with just the non-stop action of drills; I did it on the 8” step. I am anxious to try more of them. I too think this is going to be a very versatile program for mixing and matching. Love the push/pull and how you could do both as a pre-mix for a great total body workout in itself. Today’s workout will be BootCamp after work.

I have to tell you ladies a little “update” on my awkwardness at work and the full time position. My supervisor, who has been my supervisor in this dept. (Title) the whole time called me into her office and she said she realized the transition/change was not handled quite as clear and professionally as she had hoped it would be and just hoped I was feeling ok. Is that nice or what! It was as though she read my post to you ladies. She said she realizes that communication amongst our leader is not always the best but that I shouldn’t feel anything but proud and good about what is happening. She is super excited to have me full time and get me all trained. She said she has been waiting for this for a long time. So it just made me feel so good to know that she understood without me even saying anything.

Thelma: Glad to hear your cold spell is almost up! BRRRR. Very nice you were both able to work from home on Friday. Yay on not losing power too! Great job getting in your PHA Training, Yoga/Stretch and Supercuts! Thanks for your understanding on that. Just strange and I am glad you ladies understand why I would be feeling that way.

Laurie: Fabulous job on your workouts! I don’t have that home gym KCM DVD. Glad you enjoyed it along with the Kelly’s Raw 888 workout. Thanks for the kudos on my “xt” pre-mix. I do really love the challenge on that one. No kidding on Katy ….. I am sure we are all in for it tonight. If she can’t workout, she will make us workout even harder it seems.

Laurel: Sounds like an amazing weekend I would say! How fun you were able to enjoy a book and just do what you wanted to do. I had a little bit of that too, DH was gone Friday & Saturday evening both and was fishing all day so I was able to organize my packing method and also did some purging as I went. Weird how the two related to each other. LOL Amazing job on your workouts! WOWSA. I agree on that Fit Split Shred Cardio being a good one. Doubled would really add some calorie burning!! Thank you SO much for your understanding on the situation and your words helped a lot. I will keep telling myself that and yes, once it is all normal again it will feel fine I am sure. Love that you are enjoying your spin cycle and easing into it. It really does use different muscles. Your legs will get strong forsure! You will be a spin master in no time my friend.

Have a great evening ladies ~ until tomorrow! Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did a timesaver premix from Fit Split Boxing Bootcamp / Legs & Glutes, boxing only. Loved this workout. Like Laurel mentioned before not a lot of jumping. I got my kickboxing gloves like the ones Cathe and the crew wear so I used them tonight. Just like I feared the fingers are a little long for my short fingers. Specially the pinkies! I am going to keep them but I'm not sure how I feel about them yet.
Also, my new KCM DVD's arrived today. Much warmer temps today. It's a heatwave!

Laurie, great workouts! Sounds like we're having similar temps! Rocket must be happy not having to wear his booties! Although maybe you should still put them on him now that he was getting used to the process.

Laurel, what a killer combo! I was tired just reading what you did! My goodness you nearly killed yourself! Great job! Glad you enjoyed your "me" time! LOL

Are you going to incorporate the Fit Split DVD's into the rotation now that you've tried most of the DVD's? So far I've only tried cardio premixes. Hopefully I will have more time tomorrow to try a cardio/strength premix tomorrow.
It's time for me to put away my long down coat and bring out a lighter coat. What a difference a day makes! Wow now you guys have the cold temps! Did you hear the poor iguanas froze in FL? They were falling frozen off the trees. Apparently, once the temps warm up they thaw out and wake up. So sad!
I hear you about taking cold temps with sunny days than clouds!

Tami, Are you talking about the space bags that look like ziplock bags in which you squeeze the air out to flatten the bag out? If so I've used those for years and they save serious space. It's hard to believe that you're days away from a wonderful vacation! I've never heard of Loreto before! I've been to Cancun, Ixtapa, Cabo San Lucas, Zihuatanejo, Tulun, Chichen Itza. So glad the weather is looking good for you! Don't forget the mosquito repellent and plenty of sunblock. I always take Imodium MD even if I never use it. Better safe than sorry and for good measure I take flushable baby wipes! LOL
Awesome job with those workouts! I'm glad you're also loving the Fit Split Series!
Wow! That was totally awesome of your supervisor! At least now you can feel good about your new job. Definitely something feel proud of Tami! She sounds like a great supervisor!
We are in heatwave mode as we call temps in the 40's at this time of the year! I think we may even have a day in the low 50's this week. You know we're more than workout partners in this group. We're also a therapy group! LOL

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

No workout after work, just was really tired for some reason. This morning I did 30MTF Trim Down Workout 1 and added Body Design Upper Body Strength. Felt it was a good combo for upper body work.

Laurel, Great job on all your workouts. Thanks so much for the information on the step portion of the cardio workout. I will probably try that workout on a 4" step to start with, and modify if necessary on any of the jumping parts. I really appreciate the advice on that one, because I don't need to have a sore knee afterwards. I'm so glad to hear that you had such a nice rest filled weened, and you even got a chance to read. I never inform my DH that I enjoy my time alone, I'm sure that he is the same way when I'm not there too. We all need a break from our spouses every once in a while.

Tami, Nice workouts, and so glad that you got to try out the new workouts. I'm probably not going to get any of them in this week. I did some more previewing last night, but it is really hard for me to stay awake watching workouts. I don't know why they put me to sleep. I have never been to Mexico, so couldn't tell you anything about that area. Awesome on your supervisor was so candid with you, great way to start out your new job with that information. Guess that may be something for upper management to work on in the new year. Although I think that is something that happens in a lot of work places, since we have that too. Hope you had a good class with Katy, and didn't get chosen for demo purposes.

Thelma, Great job with the FitSplit premix, and that you enjoyed it. Glad to hear that you got your KCM DVD also. You might be right on still putting those one his feet, I was just so happy to not have to put them on that I didn't think about him getting used to them. We are suppose to be getting some snow later this week, so I will have to put them on him for that.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I did another good workout combo today. I have been playing around with workout order this past month since I have gotten in to a 9 year rut of doing strength training before cardio. So I have been trying to shake it up. So today I started with Cross Fire for cardio, then did my circuit training. I did a Cathe Live workout from the week before Christmas which is Ramped Up Trisets. It is 8 rounds, each with one short cardio Blast and three strength training moves. Good stuff and very tough after the tough cardio.

Tami, I use those bags when we move, and I really like them. They keep everything neat and clean and in its place. I have never been to that part of Mexico before. I hope you enjoy it. I wanted to get down into the Baja area when we lived in California but never made it. Great news about your boss! I love hearing that stories about bosses understanding employees and wanting them to feel appreciated. It seems anymore I only hear negative stories about supervisor/employee relations, so it is so nice to hear this. Again, after what happened at your last job, it has to have felt great to hear that. Great workouts! Glad you enjoyed the Fit Split workouts you have done so far.

Thelma, yay for warmer temperatures! That has to feel nice after the long, cold stretch. I did hear about the iguanas in Florida. Poor things! Glad you enjoyed the Boxing workout, though I am sorry about the gloves. They are taking some getting used to on my part too because of their lack of flexibility. But I don’t have any fit issues, so I am lucky there. I was going to incorporate the Push/Pull parts of Fit Split when we get back to Body Beast, but now that I have done them, I am not sure that will work. I was looking at it yesterday and decided I have five weeks to get there so put it down! But I am thinking the strength sections from Fit Split may be better for our sixth month (Upper/Lower). They could also work next month when we are doing each body part twice if you eliminate the lower body sections from the Push/Pull workouts for use on two upper body days and use the Leg segment for the leg day. I may try that for one of the weeks next month. I hate to put these on the shelf for several months since they are new!

Laurie, sorry to hear about the tireds last night. Glad you listened to your body and took the evening off. I have been unusually tired this past week but think it is just the post-holiday ‘it is still winter’ blahs. Great workout this morning. Glad my suggestion was helpful on Shred Cardio. Better to be safe and all........somedays I am still surprised how old I am beginning to sound.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ So guess who had to lead (up in front of the BootCamp class) last night?!?! Yours truly. OMG. I think I burned twice the calories due to being nervous. She came up to me as we were all walking in and said to go ahead and set up in front I was going to be her go to gal. WHOA. Not just go up, demonstrate, go back to my spot …. The entire hour. But I survived! The format was strictly HiiT with doing either a rep count every 60 seconds of weights, 20 seconds off or a cardio for 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off. It was a lot of burpees, lots of box jumps, donkey kicks over the bench, tuck jumps, lunges, sumo squats, shoulder press and I can’t remember all of it. I had to keep track of how many rounds of each which was either 4 or 5 and then we moved on. At the end it was cardio-ab-cardio-ab and a burnout session of jumping jacks. This a.m. I did RWH Lower Body Circuit.

Thelma: Great job getting in that workout and trying out the Boxing BC. I am excited to try that one. I have been debating on getting those gloves but I am concerned they will be too small; I don’t have big hands but very long fingers. Not the space bags, they are more in varied sizes and zip up but don’t necessarily air tight your clothes. Just keeps them all rolled/folded together in a neat pouch. LOL
WOW you have been to a lot of places in Mexico. That is so fun. I don’t know if we will go back again after this year; DH already said it makes him nervous. But he was nervous last year too and loved it so we will see. Thank you for the reminder on the Immodium. You mentioned that last year and I packed it but luckily didn’t need it. Always good to have with new food/environment, etc. Thank you on the job situation and supervisor; she is really great. Not management yet but she hopes to be and I think she would be fabulous.

Laurie: Excellent workout! I think the advice on going lower for that workout when you try it will be good. Don’t want to aggravate that knee since it is doing so good. That’s funny the previewing makes you sleepy. I usually just do a quick scan through and then if I get lost I will pause and play until I have it down if it is choreography or weight changes. I would hope so on the upper management but not sure. Sounds like it has been an all dept. issue and I haven’t really been effected by it until now I guess. We will see, but yes that would be nice. Communication is so great to have in the workplace.

Laurel: That workout combo sounds fantastic and tiring as well! I am with you on strength first, cardio second. Just a habit but when I do change it up it’s nice; just feel sometimes like I have more strength if I do it first. I am anxious to see how those bags work for me. DH is going to get the suitcases down (from garage rafters) tonight so I will see how much space I have saved. Thanks for the celebration with me on my supervisor. I would eventually like to talk with Cindy ( the dept. head that I left) and just make sure everything is good. Might make me feel better anyway. I don’t know. I agree on my past job and it leaving me with a little bit of PTS syndrome, so maybe I am overthinking it all too.

Have a great evening ladies ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I tried one of my new KCM workouts called Slim Sculpting. She uses a kettlebell for this workout. I got to use 2 of my 3 kettlebells and in a couple of cases I used a dumbbell. She filmed this video in Cathe's studio. The studio Cathe uses for her workout DVD's! Looks like the full workout is in YouTube

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=slim+sculpting&&view=detail&mid=23415360D22E7A3EB97823415360D22E7A3EB978&&FORM=VDRVRV

Our temps went into the 40's today! Forecasters are still saying rain and mid-50's on Friday!
I saw this on Facebook today and I had tears rolling down my face cause I was laughing so hard and I just had to share

https://tinyurl.com/ycfr8bka


Laurie, great combo this morning! Hopefully Rocket will be OK with his booties the next time you put them on him.

Laurel, another winning combo!!! Good for you for trying to get out of that rut you've fallen into! You're so right about those gloves. They're not flexible and it was strange doing the burpees with those gloves. What a great idea to use the Fit Split push/pull for the rotation for the 6th month! Is next month Slow & Heavy? Are you saying we can use the push/pull workouts from Fit Split instead of Slow & Heavy?

Tami, great job with those workouts! OMG I can't believe you were Katy's chosen one last night! I'm sure you did a fine job! About those kickboxing gloves...As Laurel mentioned they are not flexible so your hand is almost in an upside down cup position cause you can't expand your fingers. I got the small gloves and I have to admit they are a bit snug but I think that is a good thing. It's a strange feeling because the fingers are also have the padding on top which is what makes them stiff. I think it's a matter of getting used to them.
So those bags sound more like they help you stay organized rather to save you space like the space bags.
We used to go to Mexico every year and at some point in time we thought we'd retire there but then it got dangerous and we stopped going. I don't know if you just go to a resort and stay there the entire vacation. We rent a car and explore the area which makes it more dangerous. We went to Puerto Rico once and at least there you know that the touristy areas are patrolled by the police all day long. You also know when you get out of that patrolled area and it was kind of scary. Then we started going to Ireland which I love but I got scared of terrorists so we decided to stay in the US.
Los Cabos are also in Baja California which is the same area you're going. Los Cabos are at the tip of the peninsula. There were areas where there was nothing. I guess it wasn't very populated at the time we went. I hope you have a wonderful time!

Good night ladies!

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

I decided to do a walking workout with Jessica last night, just wanted something that I didn't have to think to hard. I did a 30 min power walk, https://youtube.com/watch?v=s4IH12Piuf4&index=21&list=PLe5P3ayTEj7aejY9MC8-0S6oTqx5j0aGK This morning was KCM's 30MTF Raw Just Step and Body Design Stronger Leaner Lower Body. Next time I do that Body Design workout I will have to go heavier with the weights. Really like that short add on though.

Laurel, That really sounds like a great workout combo, and the live workout really sounds good. Have to admit that I'm really enjoying this 4 weeks of workouts a lot. I'm able to get a good combo of workouts in. I was looking at the Push and Pull Day workouts, and they really look interesting. I'm tempted to use those workout for next week in place of the RWH workouts that I have scheduled. This would be a good chance for me to try them out. I guess that we where both thinking along the same lines. I like that they are short, and it gives me a chance to do some cardio with it. You are probably right on the after holiday tired's. We seem to have been going non stop.

Tami, I just knew she would be choosing you for the demo spot! Awesome job, it really does sound like you got a good class in too. This morning when I did the Kelly workout, I had the step at 6", but I knew (from previewing) that she didn't have anything to complicated in the workout. With Cathe's step workout (from preview), I know that I will have to start off lower until I get the steps worked out. I really like that she is including options for low impact too.

Thelma, I really love Kelly and her use of the kettlebell. You wouldn't think that just swinging that thing around would get your hr up like it does. LOL about that video, we have had days like that. It was a little slippery on our driveway this morning, so had to be extra careful.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I had a fun workout today. I started with Fit Split Low Impact Cardio, doing just the warm-up and cardio sections, then did the Fit Split Mixed Impact Cardio (only the cardio section) then went into Cathe Live Sweat Jump and Pump for my metabolic work. I thought it was going to be tougher than it was, but it didn’t feel too tough today at all.....which is good!

Tami.....wow! I am not at all surprised Katy chose you to lead the class. What a huge testament to your form, fitness and ability though. Be proud of that! Your description of the class sounds tough! Great job. No doubt your experience at your last job is always in your mind. You had worked there so long, and they treated you so poorly. I think that’s why open communication and not disappointing or hurting people by not communicating is so important to you. I also think it shows your very kind heart.

Thelma, thanks for sharing that workout. I stare at my kettlebell and think I need to use it. Maybe this will inspire me to do that! Yay for the warmer temperatures, but I would think rain and warm temps on top of that snow you got will make for quite a mess. So be safe! Unfortunately I no longer have the link to the rotation Laurie posted that we are using as our foundation for this current rotation we are doing. But next month is supposed to combine two types of strength training into each week, thereby working every body part twice. One type of training is supposed to be lower reps and heavier weight. The second is supposed to be higher reps and lower weight. So what I have planned is to do Slow and Heavy for all four weeks as my ‘low reps/Heavy weight’ program. I will be doing them Sunday-Tuesday (3 days). For the second half of the week, I am going to use various Cathe programs, like XTrain, Gym Styles and the RWH LIHI workouts. Those workouts, while not ‘light’ and particularly high rep (12-16 or so) are hugely different in pace and feel to Slow and Heavy which I think will make for a great contrast. My plan is to put the Push and Pull workouts from Fit Split (as well as the Leg workout) into the second half of the week. So, for instance, one week will look like:
Slow/Heavy Chest and Back
Slow/Heavy Legs and Shoulders
Slow/Heavy Triceps and Biceps
Fit Split Legs
Fit Split Push
Fit Split Pull

However, the Slow and Heavy workouts are long (and can be boring . So, as Laurie is intending, if you want to swap out from Slow and Heavy, I say ‘go for it!’ I am just doing it because I haven’t done the program in over a decade and I am fortunate to have the time. But whatever combination of workouts work with your schedule and hit your muscle groups twice a week will work just as well. Hope that makes sense.

Laurie, great workouts! I have really enjoyed this month of workouts too. There is so much flexibility to it, and I like that. I feel I could go on with it for months and not have used all of the workouts that could easily have been worked into this past month. But I am definitely going to return to another round of this. I thinking swapping out RWH and Push/Pull would work great. Right now I am beginning to think that I will be happy with whatever workout I do as long as I do one! These dark days are catching up to me and that winter inertia I remember so well from last time we lived here is in full gear. I, literally, keep my eyes focused on the horizon each morning just waiting for a hint of some light and when I see it, I immediately feel better. No doubt you could be feeling that too.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

2BLean

Hi Ladies ~ No workout this a.m. but I am headed to Spinning tonight.

Thelma: Great job with your new KCM workout! She does do some great stuff with KB’s forsure; mine aren’t heavy enough so I always use a weighted dumbbell. Thanks for the link, I will check it out. Our temps our crazy warm right now (high 30’s) and tonight we are supposed to get a snow storm! WHAT?!?! Isn’t that funny that Katy had me be the chosen one …. You even said the day before “I hope Katy doesn’t ask you …” LOL She was very appreciative and the class gave me a big round of applause when we were done. Face was already RED so it couldn’t have been any more red. LOL Yes, we definitely stay right at the resort and don’t venture out; last year we only ventured into town to the market area but not the city. Everyone has told us not to leave the protected resort area. Loreto is more remote like you said but everything will be right there so we won’t be leaving. DH is really nervous about “something happening” so we will stay safe.

Laurie: Awesome combo you put together this a.m. You’re so funny …. I didn’t think she would choose me unless she absolutely needed someone, but I guess that was the case. LOL Plus I was right in her eye-sight when she was looking for who it would be. I agree on the calorie burn with those KB workouts! I usually try to go pretty heavy unless I am doing the figure 8 move and it gets you breathing hard quickly.

Laurel: Sounds like another amazing workout you put together! Well Thank You so much for the wonderful words, both to my Class Fill In and my work situation. That is so sweet of you to say and a wonderful compliment. You made my day.
So our next phase when I return is Slow & Heavy ... thank you for posting (again) what format you will be following. It really helps. Not sure if I will do the S&H workouts or not just due to time frames but we will see. Lots of choices with all our Cathe workouts now.

Only 3 more sleeps until my trip. I will definitely check in with you ladies tomorrow though, but probably not on Friday. I took that day off “just in case” I needed extra time to pack, prepare the house for MIL, etc. We will stay at the hotel right by the airport on Friday night too so we don’t have to get up at 2:00.

Talk to you tomorrow ~ Tami

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did KCM 30MTF Circuit Burn. This is one of my new DVD's and I loved it. I have inner thigh DOMS from the kettlebell workout! That was an unexpected surprise!
Ladies, check this kettle grip thing out! Read the reviews. I definitely could go heavier than 10lbs with the swings but not cleans. I'm afraid the dumbbell will make this too wide for short me.
Link: http://a.co/iqYp3hh

I think I'd much rather have something like this though
Link: http://a.co/gN7zL1z

Tomorrow's temps in the 50's and 60's on Friday!

Laurie, awesome workouts!!! I actually stay away from KB workouts but I really like KCM's. I have to admit that I turned sideways for the swings just in case the thing went flying and hit my tv! LOL
I loved the bonus inner thigh DOMS! LOL
My heaviest KB is 10lbs. I wish I had a 12lb one
That video was hysterical! I have these things called get a grip that go over my shoes and have little spikes that grip the ice
Link: http://a.co/hS8fmU5

Laurel, what a great combo even though you didn't think it was tough enough. Maybe keep it in mind for those days when you're feeling tired!
Definitely try that KCM kettlebell workout. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
So far ice/black ice hasn't been an issue for me. Our crushed river stone driveway where I park my car would be the dangerous spot but DH does a great job there with the snow blower and he applies some ice melting stuff to the stairs so I don't kill myself.

Thanks for posting what you're planning to do for doubles! since I've never done the Slow & Heavy DVD I want to give it a try. I might only be able to do it on Sundays given how long they are. So I would have to change the body part order every week in order to accommodate this. Laurie also suggested swapping a KCM workout called "Muscle Up...Lift 2B Fit" for Slow & Heavy. This may also work for me.

BTW, I do have the link to the rotation we're using as a foundation for this rotation. I've saved everything you've been posting about this rotation!

From Laurel - October 2017
Here is the rotation we are using. We are doing one month of each section. The sections are (roughly):

Heavy/Strength
High Reps/Lighter Weights
Circuits
Double (hitting the body twice a week; once heavy, once lighter)
Supersets

https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/5_fat_loss_workouts.htm


Tami, you had a huge burn from the spinning class! Great job!
I found a 10 lb KB at TJMaxx so I bought it. It's been sitting there unused since last year! I'll be using it more. I think I like the KB better for swings so I would like to have something a little heavier.
Wow you've been having warm temps too! I hope you don't get too much snow.
It is funny that Katy asked you to do the class! I jinxed you! I'm sure you totally deserved the round of applause!
Don't venture out of the resort on your own. Don't go for walks on the beach after dark. I never take jewelry when I travel outside the US cause it makes you a target. If you venture outside, don't take rolls of $ out! Have a few dollars but don't show you have a lot. Remember it may not be a lot to you but it is to others. The safest thing is to simply not leave the resort. Have a wonderful time and be safe!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

ThelmaSW

Laurel, whwn will you be starting monrh 4?
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

After work I did another Jessica Smith walk. I think that I will be doing that more, it just was a nice way to round out the day. This morning was KCM's Raw Kettle bell Dumbbell Fusion and Body Design Kickbox with light db's.

Laurel, Your combo really sounds good, and you didn't overtax your body doing it. We all need those days where we do a workout, and we still feel energized afterward. You really hit on the rotation that I was thinking of doing, I'm glad we where on the same wave length, so now I'm positive that I will be doing that type of schedule using L2BF Muscle Up instead of the SH workouts. I was looking at the Fit Split premixes, and was wondering why the two different DVD's had different times for the Push and Pull Days. Wonder what is different about them. Will have to do some previewing this weekend. I'm now very excited to start the next 4 weeks, because I was dreading the length of the RWH workouts. I've been really happy this week with having sun when I get out of work! It just makes me happy, doesn't mean I'm that way by the time I get home though. It is usually dark by the time I pull into the driveway. Not a huge motivating factor for getting my butt down in the basement to workout.

Tami, Hope you had an energized spin class. You should feel that Katy picking on you as a compliment. She knows you will be able to handle her verbal instruction. You may be interested in this for a kettlebell option. I'm thinking of getting it instead of purchasing more kettlebells. https://amazon.com/KETTLE-GRYP-Weightlifting-Bodybuilding-U-S/dp/B074V1FMDT/ref=pd_ybh_mlt_28?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B074V1FMDT&pd_rd_r=7HG75S7V59ABXCZAJEJW&pd_rd_w=M4HH9&pd_rd_wg=6pB5z&psc=1&refRID=X6N1YJB4Z458B5ANN6K8 Jillian recommended it as an option.

Thelma, Glad that the kb workout gave you some good inner thigh DOMS. Circuit Burn is a fun workout also, I've been enjoying my week with Kelly. As Laurel said I will be doing the Lift 2B Fit Muscle Up workouts. I'm planning on doing the premixes that she has for Chest/Back about 19 min., Legs & Glutes about 19 min. and Shoulders Arms & Abs about 39 min. Then I'm planning on using the Fit Split workouts for the next three days. I'm hoping to do the cardio from the FitSplit to add to the workouts. Thanks for that link again. Maybe you can use the option above if you have a 12lb dumbbell.

Have a great day!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! I did a bit of a mishmash of workouts today, but I enjoyed it. I started with the warm-up and Blizzard Blast from Rock’m Sock’m then went into Cathe Live Boxing with Leg Blasts. Then I did Fit Split Push and ended with Icy Core 1. Good stuff. I enjoyed the Push workout. The pace seems a little faster to me than Pull, but not too fast. In 25 minutes, she does a good job at working four body parts. I have done all elements of Fit Split now, and they all receive thumbs up from me. I can’t think of a single portion of them I would ever dread doing, and that is good.

Tami, I hope you enjoyed the Spin class last night. I hope you have a fantastic vacation. Enjoy the sun and sand and time away.

Thelma, great workout. And thank you for the link to our rotation! I don’t know how I managed to lose that. I plan on starting next week (January 14) on Month 4.....unless Laurie and I delay a week so you and Tami can ‘catch up’ and we are all back in sync for the last three months. What do you think about that? Let us know.

Laurie, would you be willing/able to do this Circuit rotation one more week? Since Thelma started this month a week after we did and Tami is out for a week, it would put us all together again. I know I am enjoying it so one more week would just give me a chance to play around with it longer. Let me know what you think. Sounds like we are definitely thinking along the same lines for next month, though. It really sounds like those KCM workouts will be a good substitute for S&H. The Pull workout from Fit Split is 5 minutes longer than Push, but I couldn’t tell you exactly why. There may be a little more rest time, a little more ‘do one side then the other’ and perhaps an extra set or two. But there wasn’t anything that truly stood out to me when doing them that made one feel longer than the other.

DH is off tomorrow, but I will try to check in. Enjoy the day.

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I was feeling tired so I went with Jessica Smith's Low Impact Hiit. A lot of melting took place today. Tomorrow we will hit 60. 61 is the record for the day.
I'm going to work from home on Monday. There will be a little bit of construction going on at work near my desk so it will be noisy.

Laurie, great workouts! That kettlebell thing is the same thing I found that I posted the link for! LOL
I am going to do the Lift 2B Fit Muscle Up and split fit workouts too. I definitely won't have time for the super long Slow & Heavy workouts.

Laurel, great combo!!! I'm glad you've given Split Fit series a thumbs up. Cathe is good!
I would love it if you ladies did one more week of month 3 so we can all start month 4 together. I think this is the best rotation EVER!

Tami, have a wonderful vacation!

Have a great weekend ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

We are back in the really cold temps again. No workout after work, got home late. This morning I did KCM's Meltdown Workout #1 and Body Design Light Dumbbell Cardio Sculpting. When I was doing the Body Design workout it dawned on me how these are like Jullian's 10 Min. Transformation, and then I had that moment where I went, this is also similar to X10 but not on as high intensity. Just me thinking to much I guess. The only thing that is different than X10 is the yoga workout that Kelly and Jillian put in.

Laurel, Great job with your workout combo, and giving the thumbs up to the new series. Let me see do I want to continue the circuit for another week YES I have some more RAW workouts, and want to try out the FitSplit workouts also. I've been having fun with my workout combos in this section of the rotation. I have printed out the worksheets that Cathe provided for the FitSplit weight workouts, so I'm ready with those when I try them out for the start of the next month of workouts when Thelma and Tami are in sink with us. Hopefully that will help when trying them out with the pace that she has. I'm probably going to go lighter than Cathe at first, just to get the feel for them. I'm sure that Cathe is lifting heavier than I probably will. Maybe not on the back exercises though. Have a great day with your DH!

Thelma, Great job getting in a workout when you where tired. Cool, it will be nice to have someone doing the same workouts that I'm doing. Kelly does have some worksheets on her web page that gives you the exercises. The worksheet isn't as fancy as Cathe's, but it gives you some good references.

Have a great weekend!
Laurie

StiringWendel

Hi Ladies! Quick check-in for me today. Workout was PHA Training followed by LIHI Live. DH and I are headed into town in a few minutes to get things we need from our Sam’s Club before it closes. Losing one of our stores like this one is really hitting our little city hard. But on we go....

But yay for another week of circuits!! Thank you, Ladies, for agreeing (again) to being so flexible with this rotation. As Thelma said, this is really the best rotation ever!

Thelma, great workout even though you were tired. Enjoy those warm temps! We are getting above zero for a few days, which will be nice. But nowhere near 60!

Laurie, great workouts! I think those 10 minute workouts became a trend for awhile, even with Tony Horton’s 10 Minute Trainer (or something like that). I love those shorter workouts and the flexibility they bring to some days. I think the workout sheets for Push/Pull will definitely help you with Cathe’s pace, especially for Push. I haven’t looked at them, but there are some mistakes in the workouts themselves where she says ‘I have 12lbs’ and the screen says ‘15lbs’. I don’t know what they based the worksheets on , but if it is the latter and you think ‘No way!’, you might not be wrong! Sorry to upset you with my suggestion to do circuits for another week. Actually, I love that we are willing to now have extended two of the three months! Means it is working for us all!!

Tami, have a great vacations!

Enjoy the weekend!

Laurel

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a great weekend. on Friday I did S&S PHA Training. On Saturday I had a great workout. I walked on the treadmill for 1/2 hour and I followed that with Jessica Smith Fat Burning Yoga Tone and stretching. Today I did XTRAIN Super Cuts.

Great workouts ladies and thank you for extending your circuits month!
Laurel, sorry you Sam's Club is closing! I hope you find something similar close by.
Laurie, thanks for letting me know about KCM's workout worksheets!

Tami's trip to Mexico didn't happen. She sent me this message letting me know that her DH went to the doctor on Friday to have a scratch that wasn't healing checked out. Turns out he has serious a Staph infection from a scratch he got from Bernie over 10 days ago.
The doctor needless to say prescribed antibiotics which means he can't be in the sun and definitely couldn't be in the water.
Tami had to fight the tears of disappointment about not going but what could she possible do. He felt really bad about the trip too. Their friends were understanding and decided to reschedule their trip too.

The good news is that she was able to book a last minute flight to LA. So she is now with her mom and sister.

Have a great week ladies!
Thelma

ThelmaSW

I tried to post Tami's message but it's not working.

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

On Saturday I did Body Design Yoga Flow Stretch & Jessica Smith Walk Strong Dynamic Stretch. Sunday was KCM's 30MTF RAW Home Gym #1, what a great workout. She works you harder on these RAW workouts than what she does on her DVD's. I bought her subscription to her RAW workouts, and so far I'm not regretting this purchase. It feels like she is right with me in my basement. This morning was RAW Cardio Intervals #1, and really enjoyed this one also. She does a lot of these on a timed bases. The home gym was 1 min of cardio equipment and 1 min of weights. The cardio interval was 30 sec on 10 sec off. We are having snowfall this morning, it was really fun driving with all the idiots without good tires.

Laurel, Awesome job with PHA workout, I opted to not do that one again. I just needed a change. Sorry to hear that your Sam's Club is closing, we have a couple around here that are closing also. There will only be one in the area now. We have Costco also though. Thank you for the information on the weights, that is really good to know. I remember in another workout that she said one weight, and what was stated on the screen was a different weight. I will have to preview those this week, just to check the weights.

Thelma, Great job with all your workouts! I received the message from Tami, and I'm really glad that she was able to go see her Mom and sister at least.

Have a great day!
Laurie

ThelmaSW

Hi Ladies, tonight I did Fit Split Boxing Bootcamp and the new kickboxing gloves felt much better than the first time I wore them. Temps were very cold today here. Tomorrow we will hit the high 20's and we are expecting snow on Tuesday night and Wed. It doesn't sound like it will be a big storm which means most likely I'll have to go to the office.

Laurie, sounds like you did really good workouts! Great job!
I might have to drive with the idiots on Wednesday too! I am glad Tami was able to go to LA. On Saturday I noticed she had logged a Cathe workout and I thought it was strange but let it go. I eventually noticed that she had sent me a message and then I found out the reason for her Cathe workout.

Hi Laurel!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

lvnascar

Morning Ladies,

No workout after work, the traffic wasn't to bad since it was MLK day. Everyone was driving slow though, but I guess that happens when the weather decides that it is good to start up again at drive times. This morning I did Kelly's RAW Weight Circuit #1. Again she did this time, and it was a Total Body Circuit.

Thelma, Great job on your workout, and that the gloves where better this time around. Guess you just have to break them in. We got a lot of lake affect snow, so it is the light and fluffy type of snow. But we got a good amount of it. It was still snowing at our house when I left this morning. Rocket and I had to dodge the snow plow on our morning walk. Really hard to determine if the plow is heading in our direction with all the stopping and turning the thing was doing this morning.

Laurel, Hope you aren't getting those really cold temps that I was hearing about!

Have a great day!
Laurie