Cathe Fans Part 5

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  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,658 Member
    Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I have serious DOMS from the Fit Split workouts. Love those workouts! On Friday I did Fit Split Push - Mixed Impact Cardio - Just Pull, Walking on Treadmill, Stretching. OMG Cathe does a series of hamstrings roll-ups with the ball and those are killers. I thought she was doing the very last set of that routine when I heard Cathe say: 'one more set'. Next thing I hear is my own voice saying: 'nooo, nooo, noooo!!!!' My hamstrings were fried after that!
    On Saturday I did Jessica Smith Flow-Yo and today 30MTF Cardio/Pump, 30MTF L2BF Muscle Up Chest/Back.

    Laurie, great job with the workouts!! What about KCM going super fast on the L2BF workouts? I also finish when I finish and rewind as needed. I am definitely loving the push/pull workouts. I think next time I do this rotation I would do the Fit Split workouts at the beginning of the week and the L2BF at the end of the week.
    I hear you on Cathe using a lot of equipment on the Push Day. I had weights all over the place!

    Laurel, great job pushing through the workouts! The Fit Split workout left me with some nice DOMS too and I loved the lower body elements in them. I hope you enjoyed your yoga workout on Saturday! I got time to relax this weekend thankfully.

    Tami, fabulous job with those workouts and for catching up with the rotation. Being busy at work is always good. Makes time fly by. Hopefully, it's not too stressful.
    It's not easy working out late because I am finding myself wanting to talk myself out of working out too often. I just have to push through and I don't get enough sleep. Thank God for coffee!

    Good night ladies and have a wonderful week!!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,534 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    Saturday I did GHUTV Yoga Flow. On Sunday I didn't have a chance to workout, we where at a meeting and then went to DH's uncles and parents to fix electronic items. :| So this morning I did L2BF Chest & Back and Legs & Glutes. Hoping to get something in when I get home. Kelly uploaded a new RAW workout called Athletic Cardio Drills and Barbell. It sounds interesting, so I may have to try it out.

    Laurel, Awesome job with your workouts! Now I know that the feeling I had with the FitSplit workouts probably was something that we where suppose to feel from doing the body parts twice in a week. I noticed a change in my arms from just one week of these workouts. It may just be the constant change that we are putting them through every month also. I'm glad to hear that you are finally getting some sun by 8am, that has to be a nice feeling.

    Tami, Nice that you are all caught up with us, but I can't imagine how your muscles are dealing with all that weight work. I don't blame you for subbing in workouts that you would enjoy more, that is one of the things that I look at when choosing my workouts for the 4 weeks. I think this section of the rotation will demand more stretching for us, so I hope that you will be able to join us on Saturday too.

    Thelma, Great job on your workouts. You may have a good point in putting the L2BF workout toward the end of the week. I may change them up next week, after I see how you enjoy if of course. ;) I do think that Kelly moves pretty fast with the supersets, this round was a little better since I had gotten myself familiarized with the exercises. I had my weights where they needed to be, so I didn't have to rush. It will probably be better with the FitSplit workout this week also.

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,905 Member
    Hi Ladies! Hope you had a good weekend. Ours was very quiet, but that is okay. I got a chance to catch up on the nagging little ‘chores’ that I know need done (like cleaning out files) but never seem to want to do. So that was good. We were still very cold this weekend (-32 this morning), so I didn’t mind spending time at home. For workouts, on Saturday, I did Jessica Smith’s Strong Stretch, which I loved. It had me giggling throughout with her pup, Peanut, trying to eat her yoga mat while Jesica is trying to be serious. Too cute. Anyhow, the stretch felt fantastic too. Yesterday I did S&H Chest/Back followed by Fit Split Mixed Impact Cardio double cardio premix. I really upped the weights yesterday and am definitely feeling it today! Today was S&H Legs/Shoulders followed by IMAX Live and the Fit Split Core workout. So good!

    Tami, hope you had a good weekend and your DH is better. Hope your work doesn’t get too busy. Busy is good. Too busy is stressful! I completely understand why you would want to choose different workouts from S&H. I have all the time in the world and I still get impatient with them. They are not workouts I could do if I were trying to fit my workouts in to a busy life. That being said, I am going to stick with them at least through next week and, hopefully, the fourth week as well. I really liked the challenge from last week going from S&H into XTrain, and I like how my body feels from it. So this week it will be S&H Sunday-Tuesday, and then probably Gym Styles (though I may sub in a Cathe Live Lower Body workout in place of Gym Style Legs). Next week I plan on doing S&H followed by the LIHI workouts. And the final week will, probably, be S&H followed by the Fit Split workouts. If I sub out S&H, I will probably replace it with either Meso 3 workouts or XT Burn Sets......workouts that are still more focused on strength than endurance. Of course we’ll see if this changes if I get too bored with S&H. But I say go with workouts you enjoy! It is difficult enough to get up with the alarm......it doesn’t need to be more difficult because of workout dread.

    Thelma, those hamstring roll-ins are killer, aren’t they? :o I had the exact same reaction you did to them by yelling at my TV ‘you have got to be kidding me about one more set!’ So good! Painful.....but good. :) Glad you are enjoying the Fit Split workouts. The more I do them, the more I like them. Cathe really did a good job at putting together a series that can be used in a hundred different ways.

    Laurie, this month, so far, is proving very interesting to me. I felt really strong coming in to it, but the amount of weight I was able to increase both yesterday and today surprises me. You might remember, I did S&H at the start of Circuit month to log my weights, and I was up on those last week coming out of circuits. I am really up now. Such a good feeling......even with the DOMS and tireds. So whatever this blend is doing, it seems to be working me very differently. Glad you are enjoying the changes too!

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,658 Member
    Hi Ladies,
    XT Bi's/Tri's w/u, 30MTF Muscle Up L2BF Shoulders, Arms & Abs, Walking on Treadmill, Stretching. I decided to do arms/shoulders today instead of legs so that I can insert legs between the Push and Pull days later in the week.

    Laurie, great workouts! I almost did the same workouts you did on Sunday but I wanted to do some cardio so I just Chest/Back.
    I think that if I can insert a leg workout between the push and pull days I can live with these workouts at the end of the week. I did better with the weights because I had already documented last week's workout. The part that slows me down is to adjust the Bowflex weights for a given set.

    Laurel, awesome workouts! I'm going to have to try that JS Strong Stretch workout. I LOVE Peanut. She is a funny little girl. On one of the workouts, I did Peanut was trying to drag her bed onto Jessica's workout mat. she is so adorable!
    I am loving the Split Fit workouts so I will stick with those for the rest of the rotation but I may replace the KCM workouts for the XT workouts.
    I am still feeling hamstring DOMS from my roll-ins! Those things are real killers! I was about to cry! LOL. Cathe really did a good job with this series.

    Hi Tami!

    Good night ladies!!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,534 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    Well I didn't get a workout in last night, my DH was home before I was. What a surprise, that hardly ever happens. Rocket had a little accident at doggy daycare, he hit his head on the crate, and now has a boo boo by his eye. His eye is okay, and looks fine this morning. My workout this morning was L2BF Shoulders/Abs and Bi's & Tris. I used 20LBS for my shoulders! I don't know when I was able to do that, it is my weakest muscle. I followed that up with 10 Minute Solutions Rapid Results Ultimate Intervals. I keep forgetting that I have these 10MS workouts, and they are great to add to a weight workout. ;) This one was 16 count high intensity move, and 8 count low impact move. Kelly just announced that she is doing a front and back weight workout for RAW, so that should compliment Cathe's Push/Pull workouts really well.

    Laurel, Great job with your workouts! I will have to try out that Jessica workout just to see Peanut. Like you I'm tying to up my weights from the previous time, so next week I will probably go up again, just to see if I can. I don't know if I will go higher than 20lbs for shoulders, but a half pound probably wouldn't be out of the question. Funny how this rotation is working so well for variety and muscle confusion. Love hearing that Cathe still likes creating her Imax workouts. Is that live one as tough as her DVD's?

    Thelma, Nice job with the workouts, and I like your plan. You just want to torture your legs good. :D Understand the weight adjustments now, I didn't realize that you where using the adjustable weights. I don't have those, so I'm just putting the weights where I need them. You are right those roll-ins are torture, and one of the exercises that I really don't enjoy. I'm just glad that she doesn't have us doing them on one leg. :D

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,905 Member
    Hi Ladies! I started today with S&H Triceps/Biceps and felt really strong again today. I will definitely be sticking with S&H next week just because I saw so many improvements between last week and this week. If next week I stagnate, then maybe I will change it up for the last week. Anyhow, for cardio, after almost a month of ‘practice’, I was able to complete a Cathe spin workout!! It was one of the shorter premixes from S&S Cycle Sweat, but it felt great. When I got off the bike, I thought to myself ‘I want to do that again’. I will be honest, there have been times over the past month that I questioned whether I should have wanted this spin cycle, especially since I have a long history of hating cardio workout equipment B) . But now I know I made a wise choice. That feeling I had today is one I used to get from Insanity and Insanity Max 30. And, honestly, my body just does not love that extreme impact so much anymore. To be able to get that kind of endorphin rush in a no impact workout makes me so very happy! Glad I persevered with it and didn’t just put the bike in a corner and use it to hang clothes to dry. :p

    Thelma, great workouts. I definitely agree about putting a day between your upper body workouts. I mulled over that issue with this month for quite awhile because no matter how I turned it, upper body was getting worked two days in a row. I think next time (yes, I am already planning a next time with this rotation :D ), I will revise the schedule a bit and do the first part of the week like I currently am with S&H, then take a day off from strength completely and then do a lower body workout and an all five upper body part workout on the last two days of the week. Tami and I did some rotations like this with STS, and I find one day off from strength training a week is good, both mentally and physically. I have mentally revised my thoughts on next month’s Body Beast Build workouts to get a day off each week because our last month of the rotation (Upper/Lower) will be six days of strength again each week......though I will probably incorporate lighter circuit type workouts into that month to keep it safe.

    Laurie, hope Rocket is okay! Poor pup. Great workouts this morning! 20lbs for shoulders is amazing! That is some serious weight for shoulders. Great job! The IMAX Live workout I did was from 2014, and, sadly, she hasn’t done one since. I get the feeling her class has made it clear they don’t love using the step for anything but non-choreography blasts. She made some reference to this last summer when she did a rare choreographed step workout. But I love the one IMAX Live workout she did. It is a little shorter (8 intervals instead of 10) than her DVDs, and, for me, falls between IMAX 2 and 3 in intensity. What I like most about it, though, is where IMAX 3 had moves I found somewhat difficult to do.....this one doesn’t. It is one of my favorite Live workouts, no question.

    Tami, hope you are well!

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel

  • 2BLean
    2BLean Posts: 2,373 Member
    edited January 2018
    Hi Ladies ~ Sorry I missed our Monday check-in. So with my “new” position I am doing a lot of training and learning new things ….. super exciting for me because I love to learn and progress. Well yesterday and today were both one of those days which then makes my regular work pile up a little bit. But I am all caught up now and checking in. So weekend was good for workouts, so good on Sunday I was suffering from some DOMS yesterday in the legs.
    Sat. I did the Fit|Split Push + Pull combo to get caught up. Sun. I did Legs instead of upper body just due to my Saturday combo; Fit Split Legs + KCM Lift 2B Fit Legs. Which was a great combo and I was feeling it yesterday! Didn’t make it to BootCamp last night but this a.m. was XT: BURN Sets Chest/Back/Shoulders and tonight I will head to Insane-X.

    Thelma: Fantastic job with your workouts! So glad to hear you are enjoying Fit Split as well. Excellent job getting in your JS Flow-Yo, sounds like your body needed it. Thanks for the kudos and I am happy to be caught up to you guys. Yes, time is always flying by here at work forsure. Not too stressful, thank goodness. But the pressure to learn quick is my own “stress”. I just want to continue to be able to take more off their plates; which is part of my new position in assisting 4 title officers.

    Laurie: Sounds like you had a busy weekend but yet got in some nice YOGA and yesterday back to weights along with a nice quick interval workout it sounds like. Congrats on surprising yourself with the Shoulder strength! Had to feel great. Yes, my muscles are feeling it forsure. Going from Circuit to only riding a bike for a week and then lifting heavy. I will make a goal and look forward to joining you all again on Saturday with a STRETCH. I love that you all understand my wanting to sub one workout for another; I realize you are all doing that as well throughout this rotation.

    Laurel: BRRRRRRRRRR on your temps!
    Fablous combos you put together over the weekend and yesterday as well. I just love that Core workout in Fit Split (as I mentioned last week) it is one I will look forward to doing when working abs. I hope the busy doesn’t get too stressful either …. Right now it is just right with the “self stress” I have put on myself to learn more as quickly as possible. We have really picked up the pace again at work and so she is trying to show me as much as she can before we are so busy she doesn’t have time. – If that makes sense. LOL DH is finally doing better, thank goodness. I think Saturday was his best day and each day since. His appetite is slowly coming back however. I think that is just due to not eating much all week. I think that is what it is about S&H …. Makes me feel like I don’t have enough time and a little bit of dread factor. Thanks for your info about what you are doing. I had made some notes from a while back when you mentioned it but I wasn’t sure “how” exactly you were coordinating it all. Gives me some great ideas. I like what I have planned this week with XT Burn Sets and then also Fit Split workouts. I am so happy to hear you are happy about your SPIN Bike purchase and completed a workout! Congrats! Cycling is such a great source of cardio. You may even venture to an outdoor bike one of these days. LOL

    Hope you ladies all enjoy your afternoon/evening ~
    Talk to you tomorrow!
    Tami
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,658 Member
    Hi Ladies,
    I really liked my combo tonight: KCM Muscle Up L2BF Legs/Glutes, Fit Split Mixed Impact Cardio, Stretching! I went up on my weights which was great. I went heavier on the straight leg deadlift than KCM!

    Laurie, great workouts! OMG poor Rocket and his boo boo! Congrats on the lifting 20 lbs on shoulders! WOW!!!
    Having to stop and adjust weights when you're supposed to go quickly from one move to the next is not fun. My other old school dbells don't weight the same. I weighed them on a postal scale. My 10 lb set 1 is 9.14 lbs and the other is 10.9 lbs. Not a single pair weighs the same!
    OMG, those roll-ins are real torture. I wouldn't be able to last too long if they were one-legged roll-ins! YIKES!

    Laurel, awesome workouts and congrats on finishing up your first full spin workout! I hear you on high impact workouts! After my work days, high impact is not the type of workout I want to do.
    I rearranged the workout order this week and it will allow me to have a leg day between the Fit Split upper body workouts.

    Tami, you really did an awesome job catching up! Great job!!!!
    Thanks for the kudos on my workouts too! I'm glad you're enjoying your new job and that you're busy but not stressed. You WILL be taking more tasks off their plates. Just be patient and be careful what you wish for! LOL
    BTW, when you get ready to plan that Mexico trip again checks the Homeland Security site. I've been hearing that a lot places in MX are classified as no-go zones.

    Good night ladies!!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,534 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    So my sister contacted me yesterday, and was asking some questions. She is wanting to get some weight off, and hopefully lower her bp so she doesn't have to take meds. So I suggested that we do a Jessica Smith yoga routine everyday, and she agreed. So after work yesterday I did 20 Min. Cardio Yoga Flow. This morning was FitSplit Legs & Glutes. My sister will be doing the Jessica workout this morning, so I'm waiting patiently for her to let me know how it went. We are talking to each other on messenger. ;) Rocket just has a little bit of red on his eye, so still doing okay.

    Laurel, Great job on the SH and your spin class with Cathe! So glad to hear that you are enjoying your purchase, and I agree with you, it is nice to have low impact but still get an intense workout without having to be jumping around. I like the elliptical for that reason too. That is probably one of the reasons that I'm enjoying the Home Gym workouts by Kelly. I didn't know that Cathe's class didn't enjoy that type of step routine, that is interesting. Nice that she had at least one Imax live for you to enjoy though. I think that my favorite is still the first one, probably because of the very simple step routines. :D I was very surprised that I was lifting that heavy for shoulders, and I'm only experiencing minor DOMS this morning, so I think that I can proceed. I love that the guy in the background is having a hard time with the weight he chose, and I was no where near making the faces that he does. :D I'm with you on trying this rotation again at some point, it really is a great way to get the variety that I like. I have these old Barry Bootcamp workouts that I'm thinking of doing for next month instead of the BB workouts. I have never really done a full four weeks of them, so I want to see if I need to give them up. :D The workouts are Chest & Abs, Butt & Legs, Shoulders & Back, Arms & Abs and then a full body workout. I think these would be perfect for the next month.

    Tami, Wow you really did catch up with us in a short time period, great job! After this next week your body really will be telling you to STRETCH! :D The Burn Sets was another one that I was looking at in place of the FitSplit workouts. I wish that she had put a premix together of Shoulders and Arms on that DVD. I can just use my remote to advance to the exercises that I want to do. ;) Glad to hear that your DH is doing better.

    Thelma, Awesome job with the workout, and going heavier than Kelly. I was thinking of using my weighted vest for those leg exercises, so I don't have to hold such heavy weights. I have never put my weights on a scale to determine if they are the same. Maybe not knowing is probably a good thing. :D

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,905 Member
    Hi Ladies! Had a workout planned last night and had to change it up at the last minute this morning because of issues with the Cathe Live app. But it was fine with me because I really enjoyed the workout I quickly chose today. :) I started with Cathe’s Lower Body Blast, which I haven’t done in a really long time. My legs were very tired from that spin yesterday, and this was the perfect workout for that. For cardio, I did Rockout Knockout with the Bonus Bag. Good stuff.

    Tami, great workouts! Yay for catching up with us! I am glad to hear your DH is feeling better. Hopefully his appetite continues to improve. Has his scratch/infection completely healed? I hope so. Our really cold temperatures moved out last night, which is okay. We should hover around zero for the next several days which is more manageable. I like the way everything looks at -30, but boy does it bite! I think I would love outdoor cycling in the right place/with the right trails. My problem with exercise equipment is I get so bored. And if I took up cycling up here, I wouldn’t get much chance to get bored being on the lookout for moose....and bear. :o:D

    Thelma, great workouts! And yay on the weights! Sounds like we all are getting stronger right now!! Hopefully the order you are doing your workouts this week works better for you.

    Laurie, I’m glad your sister reached out to you for your wisdom. Hopefully she finds something she enjoys and can stick with it. I think Jessica Smith was a great suggestion. One of the things I love about this rotation is it doesn’t feel like one long, repetitive rotation, but more like a series of rotations, each with a specific focus. I love knowing what I am doing month-to-month but also having a lot of wiggle room for changing things up inside each month. I think using the Barry Bootcamp workouts would fit in perfectly for next month. Glad to hear your shoulders are doing okay!

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • 2BLean
    2BLean Posts: 2,373 Member
    Hi Ladies ~ The Insane X class last night was a good one. We did the first half in the gym of traditional Insanity again, then went into another section of the gym where we partnered up and did 2 sets of exercise 3 times; 2 different set 3 times and 2 different 3 times. While you were doing: Box Jumps, Plate Pushes, Burpees, KB Swings, Wall balls, etc. your partner was hanging from the pull up bar. After completing then you hang and she does those things. My hands were pinched and red! LOL This a.m. was Fit|Split Legs and tonight I will head to Spinning.

    Thank you all for the congrats on catching up …. I didn’t do all the workouts from the extra Circuit week, just in case you all thought I was super woman sneaking those in somewhere. Between last week (starting the new section) to now I am caught up! ;)

    Thelma: Excellent work with your legs! That is a nice short leg workout she does and packs a lot into it for the legs; that was the one I had added onto Fit Split Legs the other day. Congrats on going heavier! I know what you mean on “be careful what you wish for”. LOL My supervisor did catch me yesterday on my way out and thanked me for all I am doing and said please let her know if it gets to be too much; she said she has been there and doesn’t ever want me to feel that way Super thoughtful of her I thought. Yes, thank you for the warning on the NO GO Zones although DH started seeing that even before we had to cxl so he was extra happy at that point. Scary. We may see if they have a resort somewhere in the US we could use instead. He is very nervous about going to Mexico now.

    Laurie: I forgot to mention yesterday about poor Rocket. I am glad he is doing okay. So scary when stuff like that happens. Especially there eyes. Amazingly they heal so quick with stuff. That is so great your sister asked you for some suggestions and going to try out the Yoga. How did it go for her? Excellent job with Legs & Glutes this a.m. Such a good one I think. Thanks for the kudos on catching up. Not “truly” with that extra week of Circuits while I was in California but the new segment, (as I mentioned above) LOL Thank you on DH. I am too. Such a scary thing and then to get a stomach bug right after that.

    Laurel: Excellent workout for the legs! Amazing how those bikes can wear them out isn’t it! It’s surprising to me because they are such fun but tough workouts. I don’t think of being fatigued until I’m in it or through it. LOL The scratch on DH’s arm is now a small scar which will most likely go away, maybe not but the rash and spots are gone, so he is pleased with that. I love the variety of this rotation as well ….. just like we have been talking about; can sub in another workout in place of one and still get the same benefits. Is BB next in our rotation? Sheesh, I finally just got my mind right about what we are doing right now. :):)

    Have a great evening ladies!
    Tami
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,658 Member
    Hi Ladies, tonight I did Fit Split Shred Cardio/Just Push Day Premix, Walking on Treadmill, Stretching. The leg part at the end is a bit of a killer but I loved it. I had to force myself to workout tonight. I'm glad I did!

    Laurie, great workouts! So happy your sister is willing to workout to improve her health! I'm glad Rocket is doing better. Poor little boy!
    The reason why I weighed my dumbells is that I could tell one was heavier than the other. I wasn't sure if it was because I was stronger on one side or the dumbbells didn't weight the same.

    Laurel, fabulous combo today!
    We definitely are getting stronger. I think the routine will workout better for me the way I rearranged things this week.

    Tami, wow another killer Insane X class! Great job!
    KCM does pack a lot in that short leg workout. I like the way she does the sumo squats.
    Wow you have the best supervisor ever!! Very nice of her to thank you for the job you're doing. I had a similar experience with my boss' boss again last week. He told me that he had heard great things about the job I'm doing and that someone was speaking highly of me. THAT felt so good! I'm sure your supervisor thanking you felt great too.
    I hope you're able to swap the Mexico resort for one in the US.

    Good night ladies!!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,534 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    After work I did Jessica Smith's Low Impact Cardio Core + Strong Knee. My sister has problems with her knees, so we are trying to strengthen the legs to help with that. I'm feeling my abs this morning, it really surprises me how she does that with her workouts. So I'm picking out Jessica workouts for the both of us to do. I do the workout after work, and then my sister does the workout the next morning. So she just finished the two I mentioned above. I'm super happy that we decided to do this, maybe I can get my other two sisters to join us. ;) Anyway this morning I did FitSplit Pull Day, every weight was the same as Cathe (even the shoulders) >:) Don't know if tomorrows workout will have me doing the shoulder work with Cathe, I'm feeling the love right now. :D

    Laurel, Nice that you could change up your workouts so quickly. Hopefully you can do the combo you wanted to do sometime soon. Good job with that combo, I know how you really enjoy that LBB workout. I'm going to do some weight work with yoga mixed in for my sister until she has gotten more strength. I'm pretty sure that I can look at some of the popsugar workouts also. LOL about the cycling with those animals, I have seen some youtube videos of cyclists trying to avoid moose. Not pretty, they can get very aggressive.

    Tami, Awesome job with the class and your workouts! OUCH with your hands! Your boss sounds great, I don't even know if I see my boss for an hour a day and he sits right next to me. :o Rockets eye looked normal this morning, so he is doing fine. My sisters message to me this morning was telling me that she really has lost a lot of muscle strength. She was in the army when she was in her 20's and really fit, so she knows what her body used to be like. ;) It will be a longer process, but I'm really glad that she is motivated to change. She is also getting in at least 10K steps each day too. LOL, I'm sorry to bring up the next month for the rotation, but it really is only two weeks away. These 4 weeks sure do go fast when you are having fun. :D

    Thelma, Great job with your workouts! The leg work in this FitSplit series is really great, just did those roll-ins this morning. The hammies where burning for sure. I don't think that I have noticed a difference in my weights, so that probably is why I never thought to do that.

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,905 Member
    Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with Gym Style Chest and Triceps. I still think this is one of Cathe’s toughest upper body workouts. I can keep up with her throughout the chest work (even the push-ups), but I struggle with the triceps, especially the overhead extensions. :o But my arms always feel nice and toasty after, so I like that. For cardio, I did Cardio Slam.

    Tami, sounds like a great class. Bet hanging like that is great for the grip and forearms but, boy, that sounds painful! Glad to hear your DHs wound is healed up. Your supervisor sounds so aware of what is going on and how people may react to it. That is a super special quality, without a doubt. I understand thinking twice about making the trip to Mexico. There are some great resorts in Florida. Of course you may not want to travel to the opposite end of the country when you have California right down the coast, but I thought I would just throw that out there. :) Isn’t it crazy how quickly this rotation is flying by? Yep, we are almost half way through this month’s rotation! And I feel like I am just getting into it! That may be why we have extended two of or three months though. :p

    Thelma, great workout! I am glad you feel better having talked yourself into the workout. That’s always a nice feeling.

    Laurie, I love that you are doing the same workouts as your sister right now. That way if she has any questions, you know exactly what she is talking about. I hope she sticks with it. Since she was fit when she was younger, she should see some improvements earlier than if she wasn’t. I just hope she is patient in getting there, though. My experience too often has been with people who once were active that they are frustrated by the end of the first week with not being where they used to be. Having you as a workout partner will probably really help her with that, though. Glad Rocket is doing better.

    Off to get my hair de-aged. See you tomorrow!

    Laurel
  • 2BLean
    2BLean Posts: 2,373 Member
    Hi Ladies ~ Today went so fast. Just checking in before I go home for the day. :) So last night’s Spin was a good one; I think it wasn’t quite as hard as normal (i would never say that out loud to Katy) just because it was Katy’s first full hour back on the bike. She took it a little easier on us. This a.m. was Fit|Split Push.

    Thelma: Great combo along with the Treadmill and Stretching! Good on ya for forcing yourself into it and then being happy you did. Yes, it was a great Insanity class the other night. I do feel really lucky every day with having such a great supervisor; she is amazing and so supportive. Congrats on getting your compliment from your boss. You have so much stress and work so hard, I know that has to help a lot!!

    Laurie: Excellent job with your workout. So good you are doing workouts that work for your sister too right now! Good job getting in PULL today and congrats on the shoulder strength again! Yes, my hands were on fire. I felt like I had baby skin. LOL I appreciate you guys bringing up what’s next on the schedule, it helps me stay in line! 4 weeks does fly by forsure and loving every bit of it.

    Laurel: Another great job today! Just love the combos you put together. Yes, the most painful part was the pinch and finger strength. On the last round I tried to just hang from my fingers because my palms were hurting so much …. LOL that didn’t work out so well. So awesome that you mentioned Florida, DH has been bringing that up a lot. He knows I would want sand and sunshine and he would want fishing. Parts of Florida seem to be perfect for that. So if it does happen that we move in that direction I will get your thoughts. Thanks.

    p.s. so what is next on the agenda for our rotation?!? ;)

    Have a great night ladies ~ talk to you tomorrow!
    Tami
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,658 Member
    Hi Ladies, no workout for me tonight. I was way too tired.
    Since Tami asked about what we're doing on the next segment of the rotation I'm posting here what Laurel had in mind 5-6 months ago. Would we still use the Fit Split workouts even if we are doing them this month? I don't mind because I like them!

    Fifth Month/Supersets:
    Sunday-Body Beast Build Chest and Tris
    Monday- Build Legs
    Tuesday- Build Back and Bis
    Wednesday- Build Shoulders
    Thursday-Week 1&3 Fit Split Legs and Glutes; Week 2&4 Fit Split Push*
    Friday-Week 1&3 Fit Split Metabolic Conditioning; Week 2&4 Fit Split Pull*

    FROM LAUREL:
    *I want to add Cathe's new workouts to the next rotation which is tough since she hasn't even filmed them yet. But reading the descriptions, I think they may be just fine during these weeks. In the actual Body Beast rotation, Sagi starts repeating the Build workouts during the week, but I don't want to do that since we are doing this for four weeks (and he does it for three). I definitely think the Leg workout and Metabolic workout (which is supposed to be more upper body focused) will be no problem here. My concern is the 'Push' workout, which is chest, shoulders and triceps. In fact, per the descriptions, she is going to work shoulders in both Push and Pull, probably like she does in the LIHI upper body workouts. So it may be too much shoulder work. If so, I will do the other body parts and skip shoulders......and do the legs and metabolic workouts for the duration.

    Here are some suggestions for more upper/lower workouts using workouts I think you have: Fit Tower Total Body upper and lower premixes; High Reps upper and lower premixes; S&S Total Body Giant Sets upper and lower premixes; STS Total Body upper and lower premixes; Muscle Max (can't remember if you have this one!) Upper and Lower premixes; XT Legs and XT Burn Sets upper body premix. The plus to using the Total Body workouts split in two is they are shorter and the muscles are less likely to be overworked. Like I said yesterday, I am not sure about some of those workouts I posted. But I decided to pencil in something ambitious and then revise accordingly. But I suspect it may be too much, especially at the end of a long rotation. Anyhow, those are just some ideas. And the CTX workouts are from Cathe's Cross Train Express series that came out about 17 years ago......so some oldies there!


    Laurie, great job with those workouts and for supporting your sister in her quest for better health. It would be awesome if your other sisters would join you too!
    OMG those roll-ins are killers. I get to do them tomorrow night!

    Laurel, sounds like a killer combo! Great job!
    Have you been taking the calcium, magnesium, zinc supplement? Is it working?

    Tami, great job with your workouts. Glad Katy is back working out again! Thanks for the congrats on the compliment about my work by my boss!

    Good night ladies and have a great weekend!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,534 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    So I didn't get any workout in last night, since I got home late. So this morning I did the Push Day and then followed that up with the workout that my sister and I are doing together so that was Jessica's Yoga Stretch. Will be happy to get in another stretch tomorrow, my arms are feeling the love from this week.

    Laurel, Great job with those workout, got to love those GS workouts. I agree with you on those being really great, I love the leg workout from that series too. I think that it is helping my sister to have someone that is doing the same workout, and that we are checking in with each other everyday. Even her oldest dd is going to do some workouts with us next week, I think to help her and her mother stay motivated. Knowing my sister, she will be one to stick with it. She and I are a lot alike, probably because we are only a year apart in age. I'm surprised that we are already half way through this month. I'm really enjoying this month a lot.

    Tami, LOL on not letting Katy know the class wasn't her most difficult. I would do the same, but I'm sure that she will torture you when she is at full strength again. ;) Nice job with the Push workout too. So far my sister is enjoying the workouts I have picked, but I will need to add some cardio into my next two weeks. Those 10 Min. Solution workout will be coming in handy.

    Thelma, Thanks for reminding us what the next 4 weeks are all about. I now know that the Barry Bootcamp workouts that I'm planing on doing will be just perfect for this round. I'm enjoying checking out some of these older workouts that I have collecting dust. Have fun with those roll-ins! I couldn't get through all of them, so that is my goal for the next two weeks.

    Have a great weekend!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,905 Member
    Hi Ladies! Another tough but good workout today. I started with Gym Style Back, Shoulders and Biceps. I have gone through stages with this workout.....some where I like it, some where I don’t. Today I really enjoyed it. But my arms are definitely feeling the workouts this week! For cardio, I did two Cathe Live workouts—Cross Fire Quick Fix and Cardio Mish Mosh for a tough 60 minute cardio session.

    Tami, I can’t believe Katy is already well enough to be back on the bike, but I guess her surgery was before Christmas. Bet it felt good to her to be back teaching, even if ‘lighter’ than usual. Definitely let me know if you are thinking about Florida for vacation. Unfortunately we didn’t get to too many places in the state, but I do have some pretty strong opinions about when not to go to Florida (for example, the entire month of March should be designated a Florida no-go zone :) ). But there are some really beautiful places to visit. Thelma answered your question about what is next in the rotation. I go back and forth about adding those extra workouts at the end of the week, so I can be persuaded either to do them or not. Today I am more inclined to add them in than I was last week when this month’s workouts had me feeling so exhausted. Since I have tons more energy this week.....they sound pretty good!

    Thelma, sorry to hear you had another long day, but good that you listened to yourself and didn’t push a workout when you were already exhausted. Thank you for posting next month’s rotation! Like I said to Tami, I go back and forth about adding the Fit Split workouts each week, but today I am with you in thinking they would be a good addition. I am taking my supplements now, and, most days, I am much better. I still get hot flashes but not nearly as intense. But I really have to watch my sugar intake at night. That seems to be a huge factor in how well I do when sleeping. Thank you again for all your suggestions and ideas.

    Laurie, I am glad I am not alone in the arms ‘feeling the love’ department. But it’s a good kind of pain!! I am definitely going to be doing another good stretch tomorrow instead of a vinyasa-Style yoga. There is no way my arms would appreciate endless upward and downward dogs right now. :o It sounds like your sister has some good support with her DD joining her as well.

    Enjoy the weekend!

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,658 Member
    Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. We had a nice relaxing one. Temps turned very cold on Friday and today they warmed up and it's raining. No snow in our near future.
    On Friday night I did Fit Split Push - Mixed Impact Cardio - Just Pull, Walking on Treadmill, Stretching. On Saturday I did Jessica Smith Dance Stretch and tonight I did Fit Split Shred Cardio/Just Push Day Premix. I decided to do the Fit Split part of the rotation at the beginning of the week and the KCM workout at the end of the week because they are easier.

    Laurie, great job with your workouts. I hope your sister continues with hers too. I'm glad you already know what you'll be doing the next part of the rotation. I did the roll-ins on Friday and they weren't as painful as the first time!

    Laurel, great workouts on Friday!
    I'm so glad you're doing better with the hot flashes! So glad the supplement worked for you too.
    I like the idea of BB and Split Fit!

    Hi Tami!

    Good night ladies!!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,534 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    Saturday I did 25 Minute Total Body Stretch, Flexibility Routine for Relaxation + Mobility for All Levels, felt great and just what I need to end the week. I didn't workout yesterday, so this morning I did L2BF Workout 2 which includes Legs & Glutes, Bi's & Tri's. I then followed that up with GHUTV 10 Minute Cardio Core workout.

    Laurel, Awesome job on your workouts! Those GS workouts are nothing to sneeze at, she really gets each body part worked good in those. I was actually feeling my arms and shoulders on Sunday, so that is why I decided to not workout. I think that really was a good idea. I'm with you on the yoga style, that is why I chose to do just stretching on Saturday.

    Thelma, Great job on your workouts! We had snow this weekend, and now -10 this morning. We are suppose to have more snow starting this afternoon, and getting worse at drive time. :p Should be an awesome ride home today. NOT

    Tami, Hope you are doing well.

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,905 Member
    Hi Ladies! We had a quiet weekend here, which is nice. The temps have stayed colder than anticipated, so I didn’t mind not spending too much time outside. We toyed with going to the start of a dog sled race (Yukon Quest) in downtown Fairbanks, but it was -30......and drinking coffee in the kitchen just seemed like a better idea. :) For workouts, on Saturday I did Cathe’s LIS Yoga Max which ended up being the perfect blend of yoga and stretch for me that day. Yesterday was Slow and Heavy Chest/Back, and I am still increasing the weights on that one. For cardio I did To The Max Extreme premix. Today was S&H Legs and Shoulders followed by Cathe Live High Intensity Cardio Step (one of her first live workouts).

    Thelma, glad you had a chance to get some relaxation in this weekend. Great job with the workouts. Sounds like changing the order of the week will help you out when those long days you have start catching up with you.

    Laurie, I was wondering how cold you were getting when I heard about the temps in Minneapolis yesterday. And snow on top of that......no fun. Please be safe. Sounds like the perfect workout on Saturday. I am glad you took yesterday off since you were still feeling it in the upper body. The little bit of upper body movement Cathe has in Yoga Max really seemed to work the kinks out in my arms because I was surprised how good they felt yesterday after how sore they were on Friday. I also do better with protein intake on the weekends, and that probably helped too.

    Tami, hope you had a good weekend.

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • 2BLean
    2BLean Posts: 2,373 Member
    Hi Ladies ~ Happy Monday to you! Sorry I missed you all on Friday. So Friday I did the Fit|Split Pull + Mixed Cardio and no Spinning, because we went to a fundraiser with some friends right after work. Then after dinner function, it was a long day. Saturday I did BH Yoga Warrior and took Bernie out for a couple different short walks. He ran errands with me for something to do and we stopped at a local bike path/walking path/park area. It was SO busy. What was I thinking. The weather was like a spring day, it was weird. So everyone was out and about. Yesterday was XT BURN Sets: Chest/Back/Shoulders + Fit Split Abs. Today will be BootCamp after work.

    Thelma: Thank you so much for posting “what’s next” …. :);) I had it in my mind that BUILD from BB was next for SuperSets. Looks great! Sounds like you all have very cold temps and wintery weather right now. I am shocked that we don’t actually. Awesome lineup of workouts from Friday through today. Way to go.

    Laurie: Excellent workouts on Friday with the PUSH day and getting your Yoga with your sister. Sounds like you got in a great stretch again Saturday and then this a.m. with L2BF #2 I am sure was perfect. Glad to hear she is enjoying it and I am sure doing workouts on the same days as you is keeping her accountable. So good! BRRR on your temps and the snow. We are actually still having very mild winter days right now, snow is going away fast. (sorry to mention that to you since you have fresh snow). Drive safe!

    Laurel: Sounds like a very tough combo on Friday along with a perfect YOGA workout Saturday and another tough combo yesterday and today! Way to go. You are killin it!!! And BRRRRR to your temps still in AK. Oh my gosh, I would be staying inside as well. A LOT. Thank you for the suggestions a few months back for what is next. I think what she posted and having Fit|Split at the other couple days sounds perfect. I love that Thelma’s suggestions are working for you with the hot flashes.

    Have a great afternoon/evening ladies! Talk to you tomorrow.
    Tami
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,658 Member
    Hi Ladies, tonight I did Fit Split Just Legs & Glutes, Walking on Treadmill, Stretching. This workout is a killer! Doing the Fit Split workouts the first 1/2 of the week is definitely the way to go for me this month.
    I've lost track of where we are in the rotation. When do we start the next phase?

    Laurie, great workouts!! Wow, you guys got a lot of snow. We are watching a snowstorm for Wed. Where I work maybe a dusting to 2 inches but where I live it's more like 4-6 inches. It will start at around 11 am so I'll have to go to work! I hope your ride home wasn't too bad. I'll be doing that on Wed!

    Laurel, I don't blame you for staying home on Saturday. Great job with those workouts! The Pull Day workout uses the step with 2 risers for the warm-up. I almost killed myself on the step yesterday! LOL

    Tami, great workouts! I hope the fundraiser was fun. You did have a long day though! I bet Bernie enjoyed running errands with you!!!

    You're very welcome on posting the rotation for 'what's next'. I think BB Build and the Fit Split workouts will make a great rotation.

    Good night ladies!!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,534 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    No workout for me after work, got home late. Just everyone driving slowly, so I was okay with that. This morning though, there where accidents all over the place. I was late for work, and taking a lot of detours. This morning I did L2BF workout 1 which is Chest/Back and Shoulders/Abs. I followed that up with GHUTV Butt & Thigh. I was able to stay with the 20's again for shoulders, and I went up a half pound on each of the other exercises.

    Laurel, Wonderful job on those workouts! I think I would have done the same thing, staying home and enjoying your coffee. No need to go out in those temps. ;) This morning we had a bit warmer temps with 6 degrees, and it was sunny. Going to be getting more snow tonight, guess that we are in that cycle now. :D I think that I really need to up the protein also, to help with recovery. My sister just texted me that she is sore from the lower body workout, so we will be needing a stretch workout tomorrow. I really am enjoying these sessions that we are getting in.

    Tami, Awesome job on getting in all your workouts, and your yoga too. One of the benefits from doing Kelly's workouts is that they are 30 min or less, so I can get them done in the mornings. I really do love these L2BF workouts, and can lift way heavier than other workouts. I'm just glad that my sister is still going ahead with these workouts. She was sore this morning from doing a Jessica leg workout and the cardio core, we have to move a little slower and get some stretching in today.

    Thelma, Great job on the leg workout! I'm glad that it will work out better for you doing it this way. We are in week 3 of this 4 week phase, so will be moving onto the next phase on the 18th. We where only suppose to get a dusting last night, and it turned into about 4 inches. To bad you are not able to work from home that day. ;)

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,905 Member
    Hi Ladies! I have been feeling surprisingly energetic all week. Must be due to the sunshine and longer days. It feels good to have some energy again! Today’s workout was S&H Triceps and Biceps followed by Cathe Live Birthday Blast. Since I have been able to increase my weights again this week on all my S&H workouts, I am planning on sticking with it for the final week of this rotation. I am really glad I opted to do S&H again because I am reminded why I enjoyed them so much 10 years ago. I will never do them often, but I should probably dust them off more often than I have been doing.

    Tami, your weather sounds so nice! DH and I are headed into Seattle for the President’s Day weekend, and I saw they were having temps this week in the 40s and 50s. Fingers crossed it stays close to the same because I am yearning to see something other than white ground right now! I am glad you got out and enjoyed it.....even if it was too busy. Great workouts this weekend. Great choice for a yoga workout!

    Thelma, that leg workout is a good one, isn’t it? If you ever do Shred Cardio (the warm up from Shred Cardio is the one you did on the step), I highly recommend starting on just the platform. You may be able to go with 6”, but I would start lower. I know Cathe is a ‘short hopper’ :D just like us, but 8” just seems too high for me to maintain control. So....just a suggestion. As Laurie already said, we start the next phase on the 18th.

    Laurie, I am glad people were careful and taking their time last night. That is worth missing a workout for, no doubt. They keep promising us a warm up, but we unexpectedly dipped into the -25 range again last night, and it currently sits at -20. But the sun is shining, so I am okay with it. B) Next week we are supposed to warm up.....and get snow, Great job with the workout this morning.....and the shoulder weight! Yowza!!

    See you tomorrow!

    Laurel
  • 2BLean
    2BLean Posts: 2,373 Member
    edited February 2018
    Hi Ladies ~ We had a good BC class last night. Katy set it up to do “AMRAP’s” (As Many Reps As Possible) in 3 different segments for 15 minutes, then another 3 segment series and then a final 3 segment series. It was definitely tough and of course Burpees, Box Jumps and KB swings were involved. Her fav’s! LOL This a.m. I did FS Legs & Glutes + KCM Lift 2B Fit Legs combo … it was great! This was the one I did a couple weeks ago and had DOMS. But that was “post vaca”.

    Thelma: Great job getting in your Legs & Glutes workout and some nice walking plus stretch. The fundraiser was pretty fun. The table of people we were with made it fun no matter what else was going on. DH gets invited to more and more of these of course because of his yearly Special Needs fundraiser he is involved in; so it is hard to not say yes.

    Laurie: Fabulous job with your workouts! So good to continue hearing about your strength gains. That’s too bad about the slow traffic, although with your weather I am sure that is just the way of it right now. I bet your sister will be surprised with her results very quickly! And thrilled. If my sister was at all interested in something like that I would love to encourage and do that with her …. She did get on her Peloton bike this year for the first time since she owned it, so there is hope she will continue. She just has such a packed schedule and travels so much it is hard and exhausting. Sleep is more of a priority than exercise. LOL

    Laurel: I always laugh to myself when I hear the energetic or feeling tired because from your workouts it seems you are always ON FI-YA!! But glad that the days are longer and sunshine, that is HUGE for me on energy levels forsure. Happy that you have stuck it out with S&H! Good on ya. That’s super fun you guys are going to Seattle soon. I bet it will be way nicer weather than AK. May be rainy but it will be warmer forsure! What are you doing while you are there?

    Have a great afternoon and evening ladies ~ Tami
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,658 Member
    Hi Ladies, I worked from home because I had a doctor's appointment in the early afternoon. I did a Jessica Smith 1 ml workout in the morning but that was it. I was gone for 3 hours for my appointment and I ended up working until 8:45. There was no way I could lift a dumbbell.

    Laurie, great job with your morning combo and for staying with the 20's on shoulders! I'll be stuck in snowy traffic tomorrow! So glad your sister continues with her workouts!
    Thanks for letting me know what week we're in. I wasn't sure if we were in week 3 or 4.
    We are expecting 2-4 inches where I live and a dusting at work but then it will turn into freezing rain and that will be dangerous for my commute home. DH wants me to leave work at noon. Of course, I have meetings from 1-4 and I'm not sure I can get out of the 1-2 meeting. I want to work from home tomorrow but since I did it today I feel guilty.

    Laurel, I wish I had a quarter of your energy!! I'm glad those little doses of sunshine are helping you. Did you ever get your vitamin D levels checked like your sister suggested? Great job with your workouts and congrats on going up in weights. I did go up on weights and some of them were shoulder exercises!
    That Fit Split leg workout is really good! I also used heavier weights for some exercises. The warmup uses two risers which I thought would be OK. I'll do it on 6 inches next time. Thanks for that advice!
    Tami, great job with the BC class. Sounds like Katy is back with her killer workouts!
    So glad you had fun at the fundraiser! Hopefully, you will enjoy the others you may be attending next.

    Good night ladies!!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,534 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    I did stretching after work with Jessica's Recovery Day Routine. That one is very good. This morning was FS Legs & Glutes, and I was able to go up a half pound on all of the exercises. I followed that up with GHUTV 10 Min. Tabata Intervals. For only 10 min. this one packed a lot into it. This is also the workout that my sister and I are doing, we are in a 10 min. 10 day challenge with Chris's workouts. Chris Freytag offers this one free on her web page. https://gethealthyutv.com/video/10-minute-tabata-interval-workout-014812/ She has a whole set of 10 min. workouts that are free, anything that doesn't say premium in the upper left corner is available.

    Laurel, Great job on your S&H workout and of course the Birthday cardio! Nice that you could up the weights, and are going into the last week doing these workouts. I think the hardest part of doing DVD's is remembering to increase the weight, we tend to get in a comfort zone. That is one of the things that I have to always remind myself of. We will see what happens at the end of this rotation, but I'm looking at doing another round soon. It has gotten me to look at other workouts and dust them off too. Wow still so cold, we had more snow last night, and they say more is on it's way. :o

    Tami, Wow sounds like you had a great class, Chris Freytag has a workout called that. I have not tried it yet, I was a little scared about trying it. I guess I do have to get out of my comfort zone a little. Nice job with the leg workouts too, I'm impressed that you do both of those workout together. My legs where fried after the FS workout this morning. I have been super impressed with my sister, she does have a health goal, so I think that is a big motivating factor for her.

    Thelma, Love that you got in a walking workout, and that you listened to your body and knew that it was tired. I feel for you having to deal with the icy conditions and having to drive in it. Ours has mostly been the slushy snow, and slow driving. It has surprised me at how many streets have not been plowed in some of these communities. Some of these people have to be really upset that their streets haven't been looked at from the first snow fall this week. Take care driving today!

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,905 Member
    Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with LIHI Legs. Then I did Cathe’s LIS Cycle Max!! This was my first full length spin workout, and I am still SO happy I have this option. I think my legs will be screaming at me tomorrow, but they did me proud today pushing through those two workouts.

    Tami, sounds like a tough class! Was Katy working out too? Great job with the leg workout too. We have no real plans for our time in Seattle. When we lived near Tacoma, we did find a favorite restaurant near Pike’s Place that we will visit again. Other than that, we plan on walking the city, maybe a little shopping, and just being someplace that isn’t covered in ice (hopefully). We hit -30 again this morning, and the temps in Seattle are supposed to be in the 50s the day we get in. So we may just find a bench, sit and breathe some outside air for the day. :)

    Thelma, after your long day, I think a walk with Jessica sounds ideal. Hope you don’t get too much snow.....or if you do, you can go home. Please be safe. No I haven’t had my blood levels checked, but I think increasing the supplements after the holidays (and more sunshine) are really helping my energy levels. It is kind of strange because while I felt the morning inertia, I didn’t necessarily think I felt particularly low energy for much of the darkest weeks. But now that my energy is back.....well, it makes all the difference in the world!

    Laurie, great workouts. What a fun challenge to be doing with your sister. Sounds like she is motivated which is fantastic. I so agree with the ‘comfort zone’ on weight workouts. I especially get lazy if I don’t do workouts very often. I tend to grab whatever Cathe is lifting and go with it. For some workouts, that is okay. But there are some workouts I definitely could push harder than I do. So with that said, it makes me so happy to hear you are thinking of a second round of this rotation. I, too, want to try it again using different workouts. I have been toying with a month break after this rotation, pushing it to the end of the summer, or just starting again with it about a week after we finish. In other words.....I don’t know when it would be best to start. But I am all in on another go.....whenever! :)

    Until tomorrow!

    Laurel
  • 2BLean
    2BLean Posts: 2,373 Member
    Hi Ladies ~ Today’s workout was XT Burn Sets Bi’s/Tri’s this a.m. and then tonight I will head to Spinning after work.

    Thelma: Sounds like you had a nice workout for what time you had left in your day … way to get it in. Hopefully the doctor appt went well for you. Yes, Katy is back in action …. She is working out with us every workout now but she will say “Do as I say, not as I do” because she does stop for rests and yells at us if we do. LOL

    Laurie: Great stretch after work and excellent work this a.m. with FS Legs & Glutes + the 10 min Tabata, sounds perfect. Katy loves to do “AMRAPS” often …. They are killer when you have cardio based exercises thrown in as well and pushing yourself through the reps. . . . but that is the point I suppose. LOL I would be in for continuing on with this style of rotation as well; as we have all discussed it can really go on forever with the variety it offers. Rooting for your sis! That is so great.

    Laurel: Excellent combo with LIHI Legs + Spinning … yahoo! I am glad you are enjoying your bike and made it through your first full length workout; I knew you would do it ! Your trip to Seattle sounds absolutely perfect. No plan in sight and go with the flow. Plus getting out of -30 ….. anywhere else I am sure sounds fabulous for a break. Yes, as I mentioned to Thelma, Katy does work out with us, she just takes breaks when she gets too winded. Which of course frustrates her but she knows she has to allow a little time. She still is way ahead of most people in the class. LOL

    Have a great afternoon ladies ~ Tami