Cathe Fans Part 5
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Hi Ladies ~ Insane-X was a good one! :bigsmile: We did the “all cardio” pre-mix (again) where you do 30 exercises, one minute each. BUT, the kicker before and of course after was two sets of suicides (full length of gym) + 10 burpees – twice. We ran forward and then backwards on the suicides. With a crowded group it was difficult to see where you are going. :laugh: Today was Cardio Leg Blast + Core and Spinning tonight.
Laurel: Nice job on the workout today!
I was wondering if you would do an add-on with legs. Glad that the workout you did felt good in the timeframe you had. Thanks for the well wishes.:flowerforyou: Yes, it must have been anxiety or “whatever” but the good news is that it didn’t last and I have slept really good the last couple of nights. Workouts are feeling great too:bigsmile:
Hope you are all having a great day!
Talk to you tomorrow,
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies! I had a short workout this morning. It was Hard Strikes (the entire workout). It felt good. But I have been organizing a charity fundraiser taking place Saturday night, and the next two days are going to be crazy! So that's all the time I have today. Tomorrow I will squeeze in Supercuts.....but I probably won't be able to drop in and say hello to all of you. The good thing is that starting next week, life should get much calmer.
Tami, those suicide drills sound tough! And dangerous. Glad you enjoyed the class. Glad you are feeling better!
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Laurel0 -
Morning ladies,
Things are crazy. My college girlfriend and DD godmother's mom passed last week and yesterday we received news that my FIL has to be taken off all machines. My hubby is headed down but we were told he may not make it pass Sunday. Send me prayers ladies. I plan to exercise today but also working a new program which is very interesting this company:grumble: Ok back to work.
Michelle0 -
Hello Ladies ~
Spinning was a tough one but great! :bigsmile: This a.m. was HardStrikes (entire workout) and headed to Insane Abs at lunch today! No class tonight and our dinner that was reschedule for tonight is already postponed for another time. So I have a free night to get an earlier start on dinner & relax a little bit. It’s nice temps here today so maybe a walk with the kids will be in the lineup as well. It’s so great that we have more daylight now.
Laurel: Great job with HardStrikes today, that one just flies by doesn’t it? Good luck with your fundraiser, hope it goes well for you. Week 10 done tomorrow with XTrain … hard to believe:noway:
Michelle: I’m so sorry for all of the loss you are dealing with right now :sad: It’s got to be so tough! I’m sending you tons of prayers. :flowerforyou: Good luck with your new program as well.
Laurie ~ Wondering you about you lady and hoping all is well?!
Hi Erika ~ Hope you are having a good week
Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami0 -
Afternoon Ladies,
Last night I worked out after work and attempted Michell Dozois but the jumping was hurting my body so then I pulled out TJ Punch, Kick and Jam and followed with Tonique Mat 2 segments. I'm definitely feeling some DOMS form Core Fusion Bodysculpt on wednesday and my legs are tight this morning so I will relax today. My FIL is hanging on so the girls and I may leave tomorrow to drive down to see the family as he has started to release the fluids without aid and he is no longer on the morphine..awesome as that suppresses the respiratory system.
Laurie and Erika- I miss you ladies:flowerforyou:
Tami- Enjoy the walk and I'm glad to hear the weather is good for a nice walk with the kids:bigsmile:
Laurel- Good luck with the fundraiser and hopefully a great cause can benefit from your hard work
Ok back to work plus some online shopping as I need some boots for the rainy season in Europe:grumble: :bigsmile:
Michelle0 -
Hi Ladies!
Have a I really been MIA from MFP since Tuesday?!?!? :blushing: Wow, the week must have just escaped me! Workouts have been good, esp. this weekend. I did Cathe's Cardio Leg Blast on Saturday and then a treadmill sprint run on Sunday, and I can hardly move my legs are so sore! :bigsmile: We had several mornings of snow last week, so lots of delays getting to work, and again today, so I'm home. My youngest isn't feeling well, so he's watching movies while I work!
Michelle--Sending lots of prayers your way, I hope you were able to make it down to visit your FIL this weekend, and he's peaceful! Great job on the workouts...I like the mixes! :bigsmile:
Tami--Great workouts, both in class and at home! :bigsmile: I hope the weather stayed nice for the walk with the pups. It is so nice having it light later into the evening!
Laurel--I hope your fundraiser went well, and you have more freetime now to enjoy your longer workouts! :bigsmile:
Hi Laurie!!!
Back to work, enjoy your day!
Erika0 -
Afternoon Ladies,
This weekend was a lazy weekend with the girls as we waited for hubby to confirm heading down or staying at home. My FIL did call via my DH and he sounded really strong and asked for some soup I had made last TG when they visited last year:bigsmile: On Sunday he was incoherent and having a rough day and right now we are hoping that his numbers stay as solid as they are now, hopefully we will leave on Friday as the girls Spring Break starts next week. This morning I enjoyed MMA Boxing after some major backpain this weekend due to poor sleeping, stress, and the youngest sleeping in my bed a bit wildly. As a light sleeper I'm always up checking to pull her back from the edge or remove those arms and legs from hurting us:grumble:
Erika- Sorry to hear the little one is sick:flowerforyou: Snow:noway: today is sunny and cloudy with a high of 76..flip flops again:ohwell:
Laurel- How was the fundraiser? Now that the stress of it is all over I'm sure you feel great!:bigsmile:
Tami and Laurie- Good morning..hopefully your weather is just as great as mine today:bigsmile:
Michelle0 -
Jaz,
I had JNL and had done about 2 months of a rotation with her set. I ended up selling it, only because something in the workout aggrevated my back (no idea what it was) to the point where I couldn't get myself to do it again. I have a sensitive low back, and I think I was able to narrow it down to jumping rope or burpees.
But, I LOVED the set up. Short, but super effective, and I was a sweaty mess at the end everytime. If you get annoyed by instructors that talk a lot, or have lots of little personal sayings (ie Kiss my Abs, Strong is the New Skinny, etc), then you'll get annoyed with her. If not, she's great!
I hope that helps! I loved Chalene Extreme, and would rate JNL up there with that one. STS workouts were too long for me (most are close to an hour), so that one didn't last long with me.
Erika
Thanks. I've had an email offering 10% discount for JNL and they also offer a money back guarantee so going to try that first.
People have said there is an option to turn up the music and drown her out.
Thanks
Well the JNL,fusion was dreadful. I've just sent it back. She aggregated me on the first viewing so knew I couldn't keep it.
So back to thinking about Cathe DVDs. Just got the Body by You ( you are your own gym) book so may think about getting some cathe cardio ones.0 -
Hi Ladies! I hope you all had a great weekend. Our fundraiser went very well on Saturday night! I was very excited about it as we nearly doubled the amount earned that I was hoping for. That's good news and made all the hard work worth it. :drinker: But, that being said, it left me exhausted. I was on my feet non-stop for over seven hours Saturday night and had no time for dinner. :yawn: But the good news was I knew that it was going to be a tough day going in, so I did Sunday's workout on Saturday to give myself yesterday off. And that felt great!
So I started week 11 of XTrain on Saturday with Chest, Back and Shoulder. I wanted to do one of the extreme premixes, but just didn't have the time. So....next time. Today was Tabatacise, and I did Premix 15 which included Burn Sets back and core. And I added on the 100 bicep and tricep challenges for a great workout. Still feeling it in my arms to be honest. Love that.
jaz, I'm sorry you didn't like JNL Fusion. Let us know if you have any other questions on Cathe's workouts. I own all of them :blushing: so can give you an opinion on most....if not all.....of her workouts.
Michelle, I'm so sorry to hear about your FIL, but I'm glad he's hanging in there. You must make good soup if that's what he is looking for. My prayers are going out for you, your husband, and your entire family. Good job keeping up with the workouts through all of this.
Erika, sounds like you had a great weekend of workouts! Tough, tough stuff there. I'm sure you might be ready for spring to come to you now. Sounds like you've been getting alot of snow throughout the latter portions of the winter. Our weather is mixed, which is to be expected this time of year. But now we are getting the winds, which are fairly common this time of year in Colorado. Makes it feel cold when it isn't. I don't like that. :ohwell:
Tami, hope you had a good weekend. I bet your workouts were fantastic. So hard to believe we are almost done with this rotation. Where has the time gone? I don't think I'll jump right into P90X/X2, but I'm really leaning towards doing that next.
Laurie, hope you are well. :flowerforyou:
See you tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Had a good weekend of workouts and our last Volleyball league started up yesterday! :bigsmile: So Sat was Spinning in the a.m. yesterday was Chest/Shoulders/Back “Double Trouble” pre-mix! Felt great, that is such a great workout and then I headed straight to volleyball. My shoulders were pretty tired after all of that forsure. We won 6 out of 6 so that was a good beginning to the league. Today is just Bootcamp after work …. I hit the snooze this a.m. for some reason:grumble: I was laying there wide awake thinking about my workout. :ohwell:
Erika: Good to hear from you! You must be very busy these days. Glad to hear the workouts are going good and Yay for Cardio Leg Blast, ouch on the DOMS though. Hopefully tomorrow feels better for them. The weather has been absolutely craziness here. :noway: It is typical N. Idaho weather this time of year. Sunshine one minute, hale the next, snow the next, rain, sunshine, etc. The weekend was super windy too on top of that craziness.
Michelle: 76 degrees? :huh: Oh my! We woke up to 27 degrees today. It’s in the forties now but strange weather going on, which is typical this time of year. Glad to hear your FIL’s numbers are solid right now so you can plan for leaving this Friday to see him. Sweet that he wants some of your soup. Of course he does, you sound like an amazing cook!
Laurel: Great job getting in your workout Sat knowing in advance that you would be tired:bigsmile: ….. Great job on the fundraiser, sounds like you did fantastic. :drinker: What a great pre-mix you did today along with the 100 rep challenges as well! I will be getting Tabatacise in this week to make up for my miss ….. love that one and I was bummed I missed it this a.m. :frown: Where has the time gone is right?!?! Sounds like we might be doing the same program again when it’s time for me to start X2. :bigsmile: I am going to do the Feb rotation of Cathe’s next (with some modifications) and then move into X2 after that. Is that about the timeframe you are thinking too to start up X/X2? Do I remember correctly that you didn't have a foam roller for X2 but you think it would be worth it to have one?
Thinking about you Laurie, hope you are doing well! :flowerforyou:
Talk to you all tomorrow ~ Tami0 -
Hi all! Another good workout today. I started with Hard Strikes and as has become my norm, did the entire workout. I followed it with Gym Style Legs. I haven't done that one in a very long time, and I must say....I felt it a bit. It isn't Cathe's toughest leg workout, but it does hit all parts of the legs, that's for sure. It was a very good combo.
Tami, I'm so jealous you were about to do Double Trouble Chest, Shoulder, Back this weekend! I really wanted to do it, and just couldn't work in the time. That's one I will be doing either as an add-on over the next two weeks or after the rotation. I really want to try it. I'm not sure when I will start my X/X2 rotation. DH has talked about taking some time away mid-April, and if we do that, I will probably start it late April. It would be fun if we were doing something similar again! I need to work on what kind of rotation I want to do with it. I'm not sure if I'll do the rotation they recommend or do my own combo. Now that the fundraiser is over, I can give that some thought. Regarding the foam roller, no I don't have one. But I've had a chance to work with one a few times now, and I'm really considering getting one. No doubt you can do the rotation without it. But I really like the way it feels on my back, and so I'd be getting it for that reason. Sounds like your weather and ours has been nearly identical!! Nothing like spring.
Hope the rest of you are all right and enjoying the last day of winter!
Laurel0 -
Hello Ladies,
Yes I'm still kicking! :laugh: Feeling way better, and taking iron pills to get my red blood cells back to normal. I do have anemia. Last week was pretty much busy here at work, was in a stockroom relocation project all week. I'm so glad that is finished, because I was dead tired after each day was done. DH and I went out with his best friend, and an old roommate that he had when we first met. We had a great time, and it sure was fun to see DH talking about cars with car guys. :happy: Saturday we took the girls to see the new OZ movie (which I really enjoyed), and then we went out to dinner to celebrate our youngest dd's 16th birthday. Her birthday is actually today, but she was suppose to have a track meet. As of yesterday she is on the Varsity team, so doesn't have to go to this meet (it is for JV). :drinker: Very proud of her.
I have not been working out. I was having some dizziness issues, and of course was so tired when I got home, that it just wasn't going to happen. This week is turning out to be much better, but I'm not planning on trying anything until Saturday. I am going to start with weight work.
Laurel, GS Legs is tough with all those low ends! How many more weeks of XTrain do you have left? I have to admit that I never got onto any computer last week, and my youngest has been hogging the computer at home. Don't think I have the will power to catch up with everyone. :laugh:
Tami, Congrats on the vb wins! You had cold weather just like us, it was 13 deg this morning. I will be happy when spring decides that it will finally start to show up.
Michelle, I'm hoping that your back issues get better!
Erika, We had the snow yesterday, and now the wind is blowing like crazy! It felt like it was below zero! :noway:
Have a wonderful day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Despite the FULL BootCamp class again last night it was a good one. 11 Circuits, running the stairs and repeat 11 circuits. She has a good mix of exercises so it was a total body workout! This a.m. I decided to do Tabatacise from yesterday, Loved it …. I did Premix #5 which is all the Tabatas + Core. Tonight will be Insane-X after work.
Laurel: That sounds like a perfect combo today! :bigsmile: When you said you wanted to get in the xtreme pre-mix I knew what you were saying! I know you’ll love it & I have no doubts you will get it mixed into your near future of workouts. It is definitely one that if I am wanting to work C/S/B I would love to continue doing. That’s funny you mention that about DH and you maybe taking time off, etc. My hubby wants to take a long weekend and go somewhere. Hence my comment last week about possibly going to LA, but that didn’t work out so now we are on to something else. Maybe April? Our Anniversary is this Sat ….. yours is coming up too right? Then in April it’s my B-day so he wants to make it a combo celebration trip! So if we do I may be doing Cathe’s Feb rotation, then adding on something else and then starting X2. We’ll see. Thanks for the info on the foam roller. I remember you saying something about it & have been toying with the idea of getting one prior to starting X2.
Laurie: Yay! :happy: Great to hear from you and that you are feeling better. That’s great news. I’m happy for you that you found out what is causing these symptoms for you and I’m sure with the iron pills you will be getting your energy back in no time. Glad you’re not pushing it, but sounds like you wouldn’t have had the energy even if you wanted to get in a workout. :noway: That sounds like a fun family celebration with your DD and the new Oz movie. I want to see that one too. We only have one more week left in XTrain, can you believe it?! It’s been a great program now that I have “made it my own” so to speak with various add-ons or premixes. Yes, this a.m. was very cold again but it is nice out right now. Who knows what this afternoon will bring though.
Have a great day ladies!
Tami0 -
Hi everyone! My name is Mitzi and I'm fairly new to the Cathe world. I am on week 2 of xtrain and I love it so far. Just wanted to introduce myself so that I don't have to be a stalker any longer 0
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Morning Ladies,
I'm still working on this project which leaves me tired everynight due to their crazy setup:grumble: I'm definitely questioning future work with this company:frown: So far my FIL is still doing ok which is great news but now we have to think of his duration in Hospice or the transition into a nursing facility...not sure DH or my MIL is ready for that conversation yet. Last night I did some Barre work and with hubby's return the schedule was not as hectic as Monday. I'm hoping to do some KB today..either TJ or Kickmax.
Laurie- Welcome Back:flowerforyou: Skip the workouts for now until you feel stronger! Happy 16th Bday...is the weather good enough for track meets or does she compete indoors? The back feels better TG but I did take 2 days and just relaxed or stretched with Cathe and that definitely helped.:bigsmile:
Laurel-Awesome on exceeding those fundraiser numbers:drinker:
Tami- Ouchie on the upper body work especially combined with Volleyball:noway: . Lately I have been having clicking noises in my shoulders and have eased off the UB routines thus far neither MMA boxing nor KB has aggravated the issue and I can work the arms somewhat to maintain.
Erika- Where are you chica?:bigsmile:
Mitzi- Welcome aboard or Cathe/Mix train stalker.:laugh: What routine are you doing with Xtrain?
Ok off to do some more work. Yummy salad lined up for lunch, greek yogurt with strawberries for snack and grilled chicken with mango salsa for dinner.:bigsmile:
Michelle0 -
Thanks for the welcome Michelle. I'm doing the 90 day undulated program (I spell that wrong all the time). So far I love it, the workouts are long, but they don't feel like it!0
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Hi Ladies! Today was a fun workout combo. I started with Afterburn and did the Bonus Burn premix. I haven't done that one in awhile, and it felt really good today. Then I did XTrain Burn Sets Bi's and Tri's, which was a great add-on. It still feels short to me as a workout, but after all the weight workout in Afterburn, it felt perfect.
Michelle, I'm sorry to hear this project is taking it out of you. I imagine that, combined with your FILs situation, is making you completely exhausted. I'm glad your FIL is hanging in there, but, as you said, that leads to other questions as well. And those are tough questions to answer. My heart goes out to your family right now.
Laurie, so great to see you!! I will admit....I've been worried. But at least you have a good diagnosis, and you are on the right track to recovery. Sounds like you had a busy but fun week last week! I would say take as much time as you need of the workouts and make sure you feel up to them when you start. No reason to push it. You are so fit, within a few days you will be back to where you started. So no worries there. Like Tami said, we are on week 11 of XTrain. Just one more week, though I must admit, there are some workouts that I'm going to be sorry to say goodbye to. This has been a very manageable and workable rotation. Like Tami, I'm glad I revised it a bit to make it more comfortable to me, but I can honestly say I have little 'dread' factor for any of the workouts. And that's a great statement to be able to make after nearly 11 weeks!
Tami, sounds like we're in the same place right now when it comes to uncertain plans. Yes, our anniversary is April 21, and DH's birthday is the week before that. So it may be that week we take to go someplace/do something. I don't know what, though, and DH and I have been so busy with that we've had little time to sit down and talk about it. :noway: Hopefully things are going to calm down soon, though.
Mitzi, welcome!! I'm glad to hear you are enjoying XTrain. Tami and I have been doing the undulating rotation together, and are on week 11. So if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Erika, hope you are well!
Until tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Insane-X went really good last night! No suicide sprints but she made up for it with burpees, jump rope & barely any breaks along with holding planks/push-ups in between rounds. This a.m. was HardStrikes (entire workout) which was lots of fun as always. :bigsmile: I’ve been wearing my heavier weighted gloves each week throughout this rotation and I think it makes a difference! Tonight will be Spinning after work.
Mitzi: So glad you decided to introduce yourself and join in! Also, welcome to the “Cathe world” As Laurel mentioned, we are just finishing up the 90 day Undulating rotation of XTrain! It’s been a really fun program! If you have any questions feel free to ask! A few of us here have either ALL of Cathe’s workouts or nearly all of them.
Michelle: Ugh on the project you’re working on right now :grumble: Doesn’t sound like it’s much fun at all for you. Probably earning your $$$ on this one Nice job getting in your workouts and glad to hear your FIL is still doing ok. Hopefully your DH & mom are able to work out that conversation. They are hard ones to have. Dang it on the shoulder clicking, have you had that before? Is there pain involved too? Hopefully it subsides soon for you.
Laurel: I bet that was an amazing combo! I decided to move Bis/Tris to Saturday w/ Spinning. What a great idea though on Afterburn and then that shorter weight work following it. That’s right, your anniversary is on my Birthday! :drinker: I knew we shared a special day one way or the other!
Hi Laurie & Erika :flowerforyou:
Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami0 -
Hi Ladies ~
Spinning went really well last night. We did a "pretend" ride around our area up hills, near the lake, sprints, etc. She would call out where we were and increase tension, etc. It was a good workout. Today was Legs so I went with XTrain Cardio Leg Blast. I also went to the Insane Abs class for my lunch break today! Lots of work there. He didn’t do stations so that we could keep going from move-to-move-to-move for 45 min. No breaks! It was a good class.
Hope everyone is having a great day! Tami0 -
Hi Ladies!!! I have missed you!
Workouts have been going great, I even managed to make it full the entire Cardio Legs workout tonight! My DS is all better, and work has finally calmed down a bit this week. We are bringing in business faster than we thought, which is a good thing! :bigsmile:
Tami--Wow, great workouts and fun classes this week! Sounds like a perfect week of workouts to me! :bigsmile:
Laurie--I'm glad you are feeling better, and taking time to rest before getting back into the workouts!
Michelle--Great job keeping up with the workouts, despite work and trying to coordinate a visit to see your FIL. Hang in there!
Laurel--Nice job on the fundraiser...I bet you were tired! I'm sure you'll be glad to have the time to get back to the longer workouts!
Mitzie--Welcome!!
Well, time to get the kiddos to bed and relax a bit! I won't be back on until Monday, so have a great weekend!
Erika0 -
Hi Ladies! Sorry I was MIA yesterday, but the day got away from me. I did manage to get a workout in, though late and shorter/lighter than I wanted. I did XTrain Legs, and added the barre section for good measure. No time for extra cardio or heavier legs, unfortunately. But I made up for it somewhat this morning. I did All Out Low Impact HiiT, which felt really fun today. And then I finally did Chest, Back and Shoulers Double Trouble premix!! What a great workout!! I'm definitely feeling it in my shoulders right now. Good stuff. I finished it all off with Core 1. I will most certainly be doing that Double Trouble workout again because, for a 90 minute workout, it really flew by.
Tami, great job with the workouts. I was wondering what you were going to sub for Legs this week. I'd intended to start with a heavier leg workout and then do the floor work, but, as I said, that just didn't happen. At least I did GS Legs earlier this week, so I don't feel like my legs are too neglected right now. I love how you are moving these workouts around to make them the most effective. I must say, I have really enjoyed the latter part of this rotation as I'm more familiar with the workouts and really feel like I've gotten the most of the rotation now by adding in when/where I feel possible. Thanks for the recommendation on Double Trouble! I'm not sure how you were able to use your arms after doing it, much less play volleyball! :noway: I'm hoping to be able to lift my arms over my head by the end of the day. :laugh:
Erika, great job with the workouts, especially Cardio Legs. That is such a fabulous workout. I love the cardio feel of it, but it is still a great leg workout as well. So much fun. Glad things are calming down for you. I'm looking towards next week, and aside from a few appointments, it looks like life will be back to almost normal for me too! I can't wait!! And, yes, I'm looking forward to getting back to a more normal workout routine too!
Laurie and MIchelle, hope you are well!
We're in for more snow this weekend, which is fine. Not much to do, so sitting by the fireplace sipping hot tea and watching bad movies sounds like a plan right now. I think I'm still recovering from last weekend!
I hope you all have a great weekend!!
Laurel0 -
Hello Ladies,
When I said that I was glad that that week was over, I should have said I will be glad when no one around here is talking about TPM (Total Productive Maintenance). :huh: I was in a meeting all day on Wednesday for this thing, and apparently they are planning another one next week. :noway: This is going to be an ongoing thing for the rest of the year. I like being busy, but this is crazy. I'm further behind than if I had gone on vacation. :laugh: Having the family over tomorrow to celebrate the youngests birthday, and that should be the extent of the excitment we will have. :laugh:
Welcome Mitzi! I'm planning on doing Cathe's Slow & Heavy. Glad you are on the Cathe train also.
Laurel, I'm glad to hear that you and Tami have enjoyed these workouts so much. I have not even had the time to check out her new offerings. I'm going to do that as soon as I'm done posting. :bigsmile:
Erika, I want my work to slow down too! Guess that isn't going to happen anytime soon. :frown:
Tami, Suicide sprints! I don't think that I want to know what those are like. :laugh: Can't believe that you are using those heavy weights, but glad that they are working for you.
Michelle, Sounds like a lot of us are busy busy. I have been surprised at how this year has started out, it is really crazy. I think this has been the most hectic beginning to a year I have had since working here. Glad to hear that your back is better.
Well I have to get going, need to get as many receipts entered in before I leave.
Have a great weekend!
Laurie0 -
Afternoon Ladies,
I have been going since 7am, first with a run to Publix to pick up candy for my youngest's Easter egg hunt at school then dropped her off and came back to work for 3 hours. After ysterday's "hurry an wait" game it was nice to actually earn money this morning.:bigsmile: The it was off to the military grocery store and two hours later I'm back at home:grumble: This weee I have alternated Bar Method and running, sotoniht afte work I will hit that treadmill for some Hill runs:grumble:
Laurie- I agree with you completely this year has been the craziest start for me and I only hope that things improve when I depart in April for Europe. Enjoy your weekend and family gathering:bigsmile:
Erika- Enjoy your weekend and workouts:bigsmile:
Laurel- Awwh that sounds like fun to me. This new house has a fireplace but an electric model which we refuse to use during those cold nights. Snow and the fireplace sounds like a great date night to me...including some coffee of course After that workout include a bubble bath for those muscles.:laugh:
Tami- I'm going to sign you up for a Triathlon:laugh:, your workouts are so hardcore but you love that torture.
Mitzi- Good afternoon, hopefully your day is going great also.:bigsmile:
Ok I did not unload all of those bags of groceries and may save those for the girls:laugh: but I'm off to log a few more manhours.:bigsmile:
Have a great weekend!:drinker:
Mihelle0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Today is Spinning after work! I will do my best to make up my workout tomorrow a.m. DH came in very late last night after being at a dinner/NCAA watching, hence being tired which = SNORING so, SO loud! :grumble: That’s all I’m going to say about my excuse & why I didn’t get up. Tomorrow is our anniversary so I didn’t have it in me to complain about it. :frown: He is taking me out for a very nice dinner tomorrow evening and said he wants to take me shopping to pick something out! He knows what it is but wants me to pick. Hmmmm, no idea what he is thinking but it should be fun!
Erika: Great to hear from you and nice job with the workouts this week to you too! Glad that work is calming down for you a bit and that business is coming in. Our office is truly starting to get busier & busier which is great. I am not feeling it yet, still slow for me but hoping as things turn around I will also get busier.
Laurel: Great job with the workouts! :drinker: Yowsa, you put in some time today lady ~ Dbl Trouble is the best, isn’t it? It does fly by for 90 min. It’s funny you mention that about Dbl T and moving my arms …. When I got to the gym and warmed up to play I felt fine, when I went to the back line to serve I completely messed up my toss and served it into the net. Not once, but twice. Everyone was like, what is wrong with you. :noway: :laugh: My shoulders were tired! I worked it out and concentrated a little harder but the simple thing like that I could tell they had felt that workout! I agree a million percent on the latter portion of our XT rotation. :bigsmile: I have made notes along the way and time frames so that I know where to add things in, etc. for next time. It would be fun to do as a combo rotation with something. STS? Hmmmmm just thoughts! Our weather has been absolutely crazy this week. :huh: One minute it’s snowing then it’s sunny, then it’s hailing, then it’s crazy windy. Hopefully it sticks to one thing and I can get the kids out for a walk this weekend too. Enjoy your snuggling up to the fireplace.
Laurie: Sounds like you’ve had a long week! I bet you are really looking forward to being at home and not hearing about TPM! Fun times with the family this weekend I’m sure. :laugh: on the sprints! I know, right?! They are just regular “lines” as I have always called them but she calls them suicides. Maybe because we also sprint backwards.
Michelle: Your day sounds like it has a busy one!:noway: Nice job with the workouts this week … Bar Method & running! You’re hilarious on signing me up for a triathlon! :laugh: I do enjoy the hard work! My girlfriend who recently started Spinning with me wants me to do a 5K run with her in either Portland or Seattle together…. Considering it! She said it’s the only thing I haven’t done so I should just do it! :laugh:
Hope you all have a great weekend! Tami0 -
Hi Ladies!
Since my pups woke me up 1/2 hour before alarm time, I have time to say hi to you all this morning! :laugh: I killed my workouts this weekend...wow, I didn't know I had it in me! :bigsmile: It helps offset some of the poor eating, I guess. We are going 100% organic in our house in about 1-2 weeks, as my hubby has some ailments that I'm pretty sure can be cleared up with super clean eating and exercise (which he stopped doing about 6 months ago). So, we're all making the switch, which means we have to get the crappy eating out of our systems! :huh:
Pretty quiet weekend here. Just 3 hockey practices and a b-day party, which was nice for a change! The boys have spring break this week, so we're splitting the week off, I have to work today and tomorrow and then get a 5 day weekend! :bigsmile:
Tami-Bummer on the hubby coming home tired and thus the snoring! :grumble: My hubby has been pretty good (he's refusing to wear his CPAP that we just paid off) lately, but I'm still trying to get him back to using the CPAP so he doesn't wake up so tired! I'm excited to hear what hubby's anniversary gift was for you! I hope you had a wonderful anniversary!
Michelle--Wow, you had a busy Friday (but productive)! I love your Barre alternating with Hiit runs...I bet that is doing wonders for your body! Love that combo!:bigsmile:
Laurie--Ugh, those meetings sound brutal. We have some sort of program we are going through at work, but it hasn't trickled down to me yet. The managers have been doing meetings weekly on it, and soon I'm sure we'll have to as well. Not looking forward to that piece! I hope it slows down a bit for you soon! Happy B-day to your DD, I hope the party was great!
Laurel--Once again, great job squeezing in the workouts despite the tight schedule! Enjoy getting back into your normal workout routine this week!
Well, time to get ready for work. Talk to you all tomorrow!
Erika0 -
Good Morning Ladies,
On saturday I worked as the project is behind and it allowed me to add some hours to last week's debacle:grumble: It was movie night for us and since hubby brought home Argo & Zero Dark 30, I decided to start the beef soup for my FIL since they had discharged him home to transition. On Sunday we departed early with the kids and spent the day there although by then he was in a comatose state
but we were able to talk to him and say our final goodbyes. Last night at the two hour mark of driving my MIL callled and told us he had passed, so after bringing us home my hubby then turned around and departed for another 3 hour drive against my advice. None-the-less he made it there and will stay until all arrangements are completed and return later this week so that we can attend the service. My mom is arriving this week to help out with the girls while I'm abroad so I would prefer the girls in particular my youngest to stay with my mom the day of the funeral. Thank you for all of the warm wishes and prayers..it gave him 7 additional days to say goodbye to those who loved him
Many Thanks:flowerforyou:
Michelle0 -
Michelle, I'm so sorry to hear about your FIL. I'm glad you got an opportunity to say good-bye, but my heart just breaks for your husband and entire family. Please take care of yourself and your family. My thoughts and prayers are with you. :flowerforyou:
All here is going well. We did have snow all weekend, which made for a nice time to get caught up on some things and just spend time with DH. It seems like it has been ages since we've spent a weekend together, and it was a nice change. I started on the last week of XTrain yesterday with Supercuts Extreme Premix with Core 2. Loved it! Today was All Out Low Impact HiiT (again), but this time I did the extreme cardio premix and really enjoyed it. I followed it with Lower Body Blast. Great workout.
Erika, great job with the workouts! Glad you found some energy to push yourself beyond what you thought possible this weekend. I'm sure having a bit calmer schedule helped. I hear you about cleaning up the eating. Mine has suffered over the past couple of months due to a crazy schedule, and I am more than ready to take control of it again. Just don't like the way I feel when I'm not eating very healthy.
Tami, sorry to hear about the lack of sleep on Thursday night, but I hope you enjoyed a wonderful anniversary! I can't wait to hear what your husband's gift to you was. How fun! I looked at a possible X/X2 hybrid rotation this morning. I think I'm going to start on it 21 April or thereabouts. I'm still working the rotation, but it should be fun. Until then, I think I'm going to stick with some of the XTrain workouts, at least the upper body strength ones. I want to explore them a little further, and I'm enjoying the upper body benefits I'm getting right now. I'm thinking upper body work three days a week, lower body work (non XTrain!) two days a week, and then a workout like Cario Leg Blast or Supercuts one day a week. Of course, on the five days a week I'm doing strength, I'll add cardio. We'll see how it goes, but that's what I'm leaning towards right now for the next few weeks after this week. I think the XT cardio would be a great addition to STS.....better than her Shock Cardio system if I'm being honest. So maybe that's after X/X2? Hmmmm......things to think about!
Laurie, I'm sorry to hear about the long, painful meetings! Those don't sound like any fun. I actually cringe when I hear what I think are 'buzz words', like Total Productive Maintenance. I hope you have a better reaction than me! Hope you enjoyed having your family over for your DD's birthday celebration!
I will probably be gone tomorrow due to an appointment and lunch date, but I'll see you all Wednesday.
Again, Michelle, you are in my thoughts.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Fun weekend and nice Anniversary with DH on Saturday! My “surprise” gift was a new coffee table, end tables and book shelf for our great room! We have been using old pieces in there since we added that room on (5 yrs) ago so now it is beautiful dark wood that coordinates nicely with our floors. Super fun. He was really into picking the pieces out and what I love is that it is for both of us!:bigsmile: I did go to Spinning Sat a.m. but when I got home he was anxious to head out and start shopping so no other workout that day. Yesterday was Supercuts followed by Volleyball league Today was XT: LI HiiT and tonight will be BootCamp. My friend is going to try it for the first time tonight! I told her to bring her most comfortable running shoes :laugh:
Erika: Nice choice to go clean for the whole family! That’s great. Nice job with the workouts. What ones are you doing right now or just a mixture of things? Thanks for the well wishes on the Anniversary. It was nice. We did the shopping, watched some NCAA basketball & went out for a nice dinner.
Michelle: I am so sorry to hear about your FIL :sad: Happy that you were able to visit & say your goodbyes though, that is a such a gift. It’s SO hard to lose a parent and my heart goes out to your hubby & everyone close to him. I’m so sorry for your loss:flowerforyou: It’s nice that your mom will be coming to help while you’re gone.
Laurel: Fabulous combo today! :noway: I bet you were feeling it at the end. I wanted to do the “xtreme” premixes the last couple days but time just didn’t allow for it. Sounds like you had a nice weekend with DH. That’s great you were able to spend some time together. Sounds like you have a perfect program set until mid-April! Love the sounds of it. I need to look at that Feb rotation again and see how I’m going to tweak it a bit. I think I will keep some UB forsure going & some total body + core work. Sounds like we are both headed into the same direction forsure Definitely thoughts to think about ~ STS/XT cardio combo! So many options to try with these workouts and before we know it the “new” ones will be here.
Hi Laurie
Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami0 -
Evening Ladies,
Finally got in a workout! I did SH Chest and BeFit Butt Workout 1: Tone Up. This is a workout on youtube, and it was only 11 min. of cardio. It was probably the perfect amount of time for me, I don't know if I could have done anything to lengthy after not working out in over a month. But it did feel good, and I wasn't having the shortness of breath problem that I had previously.
Had a busy day at work, but it was a day that I got to spend at my computer. Tomorrow is my Echo, and then we have a lunch at TGI Friday's for two guys who have been working for out company for 40 years. :noway:
Tami, Happy Anniversary! What great gifts! DH and I are having fun redecorating the house, so I understand how having new furniture can make things so much more comfy! Hope your friend is going to enjoy that bootcamp class. :laugh: She might need more than comfy shoes.
Laurel, Sorry to hear about the snow, but then again you had said that CO needed some. It is nice that you and your DH could have the weekend together. Yes I cringe every time I hear them talk about TPM. Our manufacturing situation is not high volume, and we don't have production lines. They are looking at this the wrong way, as far as I can see. Oh well, hopefully this will have some good come out of it.
Michelle, So sorry to hear about your FIL. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time.
Erika, I'm sure that it was nice to have a weekend that wasn't so busy. Hope that the clean eating will help your Dh with his aliments. WTG on the workouts, love to hear that they where so good.
Have a wonderful evening!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Of all night’s for my friend to join me at BootCamp … it was a tough one. Lots of burpees, running, shoulder work, squats, squat jumps. She looked at me during the first round and said “I’m going to die” :noway: :laugh: She text me later in the evening and said her HR was still up! But she did say she would do it again at some point. This a.m. was Burn Sets: Chest/Shoul/Back which felt tougher than normal due to last night I think. Tonight will be Insane-X.
Laurie: Yay! So happy for you when I saw your workout post last night with your workout.:bigsmile: I bet it did feel good, that’s so great. Congrats and thinking good vibes for your echo tomorrow. Thanks for the Anniversary wish, yes 17 years for us! The furniture is a perfect gift I think & looking forward to it arriving. I would say she did need more than comfy shoes but I didn’t want to scare her whitless before it even started! We did do some outside running as well since the weather was nice, but not as much as normal. I would say she was hoping for more oxygen and new legs when it was over. :laugh:
Hope you’re all having a nice day ~ Talk to you tomorrow!
Tami0
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