Cathe Fans Part 5

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  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Walking, Gentle Flow Yoga, Gina B. Low Impact Cardio and Tracy Steen Quads & Hamstrings.

    I'm still dealing with PF, but it is way better than it was before. My left side seems to be back to normal, but my right calf keeps acting up. I will continue with my stretching and massage and stretch routine.

    We had a beautiful day here. I think we hit the low 80's

    Laurie, great workout! I love the idea of a weighted vest.

    Do you think the DVDs are actually inside a plastic sleeve though. It almost looks like a hard DVD holder and you hae to press the middle for the DVD to pop out.
    Sounds like your DH is very busy with his cars! I don't think you told us about him backing his car into a plow!

    Laurel, great workouts!

    I've noticed too that Peloton has a lot of 10-30 minute workouts now. I don't care for those 10 minute workouts. I'm glad you discovered that sorting function too.

    See you tomorrow!
    Thelma



  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,556 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    This morning's workout was GHUTV Kettlebell AMRAPS. It was a nice change of pace to get in a kettlebell workout. I was able to get outside yesterday for a little while, and then had to get dinner going.

    Laurel, Great job with the workouts! I have not tired that combo of HiiT workouts from the P30 series. I'm sure that those plants will not last to long the way they are, and you will be pulling them out. I have been watching the plants here at work that they planted really late last year. They are actually starting to sprout, and I didn't think it would happen. I'm guessing that they are very hardy plants. I guess that we need to be thankful that we are still able to do some of these workouts, and I'm sure that I scare my DH sometimes. He was pretty interested in the kettlebell this morning. :D

    Thelma, Nice job with those workouts! Keep going strong with that massage. Guess the first thing that we both will do is look at how those DVD's are in that case. Just looking at that video that Cathe put out, it looks like they are in sleeves and you pull out the DVD. I could be wrong.

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 60 minute spin (and, no, I didn’t search for the hardest one :) ), followed by STS Pilates-based Abs. Once I got started (and that took some doing mentally), everything felt great.

    Thelma, great workouts. I am glad your left foot is better. No doubt your right one will follow soon. I think I would use the shorter Peloton workouts if I had a Peloton bike and could stack them for non-stop usage. But since I have to get off my bike, I find the longer workouts far more appealing for sure. We are having a bit of a rainy day here, which is actually pretty nice since we need the moisture.

    Laurie, great workout. I love how you continue to throw some kettlebell workouts into your routine. I think I am in a mental phase right now where I want to see what my nearly 58yo body can still do, which explains some of my workout choices. If I am being honest, I hadn’t really been pushing myself for a long time. I think doing STS and my DH’s weight loss inspired me to try to push myself out of my comfort zone a little more. It has been good for me because it has reminded me how satisfying making even small changes can be. I am glad your plants at work survived the winter. They must be hearty if they were newly planted and survived your winter.

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, as usual by the time Thursday comes along my body is tired, so today was what I would consider a rest day. My workouts were Jessica Smith-1 Mile Walk, Walking Outdoors and Tracy Steen No Jumping, All Standing Cardio HIIT.

    We got a passing downpour and got about 2/10" of rain. It was enough to save me some time in watering the plants! :)

    We were notified today by the owner of my yoga studio that she had sold one of her two studios to one of the instructors. No information was provided as to how things will work going forward. She still owns the studio here in Blue Ridge. I have the feeling it's just a matter of time before she sells this one too. She is young and wants to enjoy her life by traveling and not having so many responsibilities, I guess. The instructor who bought the studio is my favorite instructor. I imagine she will no longer teach in BR. The classes in the other studio are always accessible via zoom and I access one of the classes once a week. I'm sure I won't be able to do that pretty soon. My friends and I worry that we may find ourselves without a studio again. I hope we're wrong.

    Laurie, great job with the kettlebell workout! I'm glad you were able to get outside and enjoy the warmer temps!

    Haha! I can't wait to see what those DVD storage things look like! LOL

    Laurel, great workouts! I totally understand what you mean by pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone. Somehow Tracy Steen has pushed me to do that too in a way that I couldn't do with Cathe. I think this time around it will be very different for me with STS 2.0 because now I want to see how much more I can do.

    My right foot and calf are still acting up, but still better than before. I didn't know you could stack workouts for non-stop usage on a Peloton bike! I would be OK doing that too. Our rain didn't last long. Friday is supposed to produce more rain, but I'll believe it when I see it!

    Have a great weekend!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,556 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    Looking forward to this weekend. Tomorrow is suppose to be a nice day, and rain on Sunday. Guess that will be my sewing day. This morning's workout was TaeBo Basics #9. ;)

    Laurel, Great job pushing though that mental block and getting your workouts done. LOL about the spin and not looking for the toughest one. Some weeks are good for me, and then some are not. Last night I was having some issues with my knee, so will have to look back at this week and see if I was doing to much of something. Or it was just one of those weeks where my body just didn't want to move the way I wanted it to. :D Heading toward 60 in just a few month's, and I think that my bod just lets me know that every once in a while.

    Thelma, Those workouts sound fantastic for a rest day. Sorry to hear about the change in the yoga studio. Hopefully if she does sell the one in your area too, it will be to someone that is a good instructor. I'm hoping to get out again tomorrow, and just give the gardens some more love. We have to put down the new mulch that we purchased also, but that isn't to large of a task.

    Have a great weekend,
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was Cathe’s Muscle Endurance DVD followed by ICE Rock’m Sock’m Knockout with Blizzard Blast. Since it was Fun Friday, I did one fun workout. I will let you guess which of those two was the fun one. :D Hint: it wasn’t Muscle Endurance. :#

    Thelma, I hear you on the tired Thursdays. That’s why I like doing spin and Pilates or yoga on Thursday. It seems to work for my body the best. Great workouts despite being tired. We got quite the wicked storm last night and it has been raining all morning. I think this is the last of the rain for a few days though. I am sorry to hear about your yoga studio situation. Hopefully if the one nearest you gets sold, you like who takes it over.

    Laurie, great (and probably fun) workout. Sounds like a nice weekend there for both outdoor and indoor time. My body definitely has days where it is reminding me of my age. I definitely need more rest and recovery than I used to. And then there are those days where a random body part will just start hurting. But given where some people are at our ages, I try not to think about it too much and just appreciate what it does for me most days.

    Enjoy the weekend.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. We had a nice weekend, and the weather was great. We got a two-minute passing shower on Sunday afternoon and that was all the rain we got this weekend!

    My workouts on Sunday were Jessica Smith-1 Mile Walk, Tracy Steen Full Body Cardio & Strength and Walking.

    Saturday - Gina B Power Walk, Jessica Smith Standing Pilates Fusion Abs and Walking.

    Friday - Gentle Flow Yoga, Tracy Steen Upper Body Steady Burner, Walking.

    I spent a couple of hours this weekend getting ready for STS 2.0. I decided to get special wall anchors so set up a resistance band station on the wall. I also got new resistance tubes and bands, and their resistance level is set in lbs.

    Laurie, nice workout on Friday! I hope you had nice weather on Saturday and managed to put down the new mulch.

    We also hope that the instructor who bought the other studio will be able to buy the one in Blue Ridge if the current owner decides to sell.

    Laurel, great workouts on Friday! Rock'm Sock'm is such a fun workout!

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who needs a 'rest' day on Thursdays!
    We may get some rain on Monday and Thursday afternoon but then nothing through next week!

    Have a great week!
    Thelma
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    Hi Ladies! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Ours was busy. We decided to tear out our partially dead shrubs on Saturday, and there were twelve of them. We replaced 10 of them with a variety of shrubs, then put two potted plants in place of the remaining two. Add a couple of hanging plants, and now everything in our yard looks pretty alive. The work was exhausting, especially given that it was sunny and hot on Saturday. But after just now coming back from a walk around the neighborhood, I am so glad we did it. Almost every house still has numerous dead plants, and I can’t imagine either not doing anything about them or tackling them when it gets much hotter. Yesterday was spent on more indoor and outdoor chores and errands. It was another beautiful day minus a short outburst of rain.

    For workouts, on Saturday I did LITE Cardio Party and yoga. Yesterday was a 45 minute spin and Cathe’s live class from last week which was Holy Hamstrings. Granted, I had done a fairly intense spin before this class, but this live class felt about as difficult as anything Cathe has done in awhile. She was using 5# weights and kept forgetting she had cued us to use 15# weights, and her pace and endless reps felt good to her but were brutal for her class and me. Every now and again she’d say ‘oops! I should probably slow down.’ If I didn’t understand how good it must feel for her to have weights in her hands again, I would have thrown something at her. ;) Anyhow, today’s workout was STS Disc 34/Chest and Back followed by Step Boss Step Sync and Stacker Abs bonus.

    Thelma, great workouts. From the sounds of your workouts, it seems your feet are doing better. I hope so. Yay for installing the wall anchors! I will be curious how you like them. I think there will be a couple of moves where I wish I had them. I just saw that shipping may be a little delayed (by a couple of days). I am so hoping to get started on some of the workouts next week, so I hope that is not the case. But I will try to wait patiently. :D We had the same weird rain shower yesterday. I noticed it was cloudy, started cleaning the kitchen and looked up to see nothing but a wall of water outside the windows. My concern was that DH was mowing!!! But, thankfully, he had just finished when the storm hit. But 15 minutes later, it was all clear again.

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, my workouts on Monday were Walking, Jessica Smith Low Impact and Tracy Steen Muscle Building. We got about 1/10" of rain on Monday afternoon.

    Laurel, what a busy and productive Saturday you both had! I bet your garden looks beautiful!

    Fantastic workouts! Cathe must be in heaven now that she can lift weights again! Not fun when forgets you're holdin 15# weights and she goes for 50 reps! I will let you know how the wall anchors work out. I think we should be getting our DVDs next week.

    My feet are doing better. The left food is back to normal but the right foot is being a little stubborn.

    See you tomorrow.
    Thelma
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Disc 3/Legs, a 45 minute spin and Peloton Pilates. I think I decided to push through with the remaining seven STS workouts over the next 9 or 10 days so I can get at least one full week of the 2.0 Total Body workouts and one full week of the 2.0 Upper/Lower body workouts in before leaving for Denver. I might try to get in a couple of one body part workouts in as well, but we’ll see about that. That way, though, I can create workouts sheets for those workouts I complete so I am ready to go when I get back home. Can you tell I am excited about these workouts? :D

    Thelma, great workouts. I am glad your feet are doing better. I forgot to mention that we seem to have some hummingbirds back again. We were getting ‘hummed ‘ quite a bit by them this weekend. They make me so happy. And yesterday we experienced our first hail storm since we moved here! :o I was not at all prepared by that. But, thankfully, only one of our new plants seems at all effected by it, and I think it will be okay in the end. They are predicting more for today. :#

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Walking, Tracy Steen No Repeat Legs and Abs, and Jessica Smith Low Impact Hiit.

    We are actually getting some rain tonight! We went to Canton today for my rheumatology appointment and on the way back we hit a passing downpour. We were very close to BR by then. We could tell it wasn't raining in BR and sure enough, it stopped right before we drove into BR. We couldn't see anything in front of us for about one minute. The rain tonight isn't heavy. We also had some thunder.

    Laurel, great workouts! I am ready for STS 2.0 too. My bands came today, but I've not opened the packages yet. The wall anchors were shipped already. I imagine there will be a user's guide with the program. I hope she'll give us access to an electronic version so I can copy and paste the workout sheets onto Word or Excel. It feels that we've waited for this program forever!

    I've not seen a hummingbird in a while. I hope mine will come back soon. Those little guys have a way of making people's hearts smile.
    I can't believe you had a hailstorm. We've had them here in the past, but nothing recently. I am hoping your new plant will be OK.

    See you tomorrow!
    Thelma
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Disc 36/Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps followed by RWH Low Impact One and Peloton yoga.

    Thelma, great workouts. Yikes on the rain storm while you were driving. I hate those kinds of storms when we are on the road. I’m glad it didn’t last too long. We’ve had rain on and off all morning, which is weird since it wasn’t supposed to rain at all today. But the sun is finally coming out. This week has been nicely wet for us, minus the hail storm which I could have done without. But I just checked on our little plant, and it seems to be rebounding beautifully. That makes me very happy. Now I just need to find a safer place to put it. :)

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were Walking, Gentle Flow Yoga and Tracy Steen Upper Body Work It Circuit.

    Laurel, great workouts!

    Those storms on the road are absolutely scary. Wednesday was mostly cloudy, but no rain. I'm sure the rain has been good for your new plants. I'm glad your little plant is rebounding beautifully. I hope you can find it a safer place.

    I finally saw a hummingbird!

    See you tomorrow!
    Thelma
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 60 minute spin, Pilates and a nice walk.

    Thelma, great workouts. I am glad you saw a hummingbird! Hopefully we both start seeing more of them. All of our plants seem to be doing well right now. They do like the blend of sunshine and rain. We relocated our damaged plant last night, and it still seems to be doing well. I think it is going to look beat up for awhile, but beat up is better than not alive. It looks like we are going to be in this weather pattern for the foreseeable future, and I am good with that. It is warm without being hot, rainy but not too humid. I would be fine if it stayed like this all summer. Minus the hail. :)

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, my workouts today included a lot of walking because Tracy has been posting weekly challenges. This week's challenge is to do 20K steps one day of the week and post the results. I got my 20K steps in but I was tired. My workouts today were Walking, Slow Flow Yoga, Gina B 3250 Steps and Tracy Steen No Repeat Compound Strength.

    Laurel, great workouts!

    I didn't see a single hummingbird today. They normally come after the sun goes down, but not tonight. I hope I'll start seeing them more frequently.

    I'm glad your plants are doing well. The plant that got a little beat up will recover, just give it time. The weather looks the same for us too and I like it!

    Have a wonderful weekend!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,556 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    Sorry that I was MIA for the week. I was in a workout here at work. We are moving the location of our stockroom, so we had to go in and start purging some of the not used items. Don't need to move something that we don't use. Of course this is really hard for trades people to let go of things, but it has to be done.

    I got through some really good workouts, Monday RAW Kettlebell & Kickboxing, Tuesday RAW Shoulders & Egg Weight Finisher, Wednesday 30MTF Build & Burn Lower Body Tabata, Thursday RAW Arms & 6 & 60/Core and today was TaeBo Basic #8.

    Have to get going and do some catching up. It's like being on vacation, except you didn't get to do what you want. :D

    Have a great weekend,
    Laurie
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, the STS 2.0 DVDs arrived at Cathe's facility. They're busy printing address labels. Hopefully we'll get ours next week! :D
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    Hi Ladies! I got my shipping notification!! Sadly the DVDs won’t actually be mailed until Monday, but I was excited to see the email. Anyhow, today’s workout was STS Disc 7/Chest, Shoulders and Biceps, Cathe Live Kick Punch Cardio and some yoga. Pushing through these last six (now five) STS workouts is going to be a bit of a challenge, but it will be worth it if I can start previewing 2.0 workouts when they arrive. :) But I am being mindful that my body is not going to be getting the same rest this next week that it usually does, so I am doing lighter cardio (like today) and adding more yoga. I think that will do enough to get me through another five workouts. I hope. :D

    Thelma, 20,000 steps is a lot! No doubt you were tired, especially since it was Thursday. Great job. We got absolutely hammered by another violent storm yesterday. I was making a salad for dinner when my phone started going crazy. Then DH called to talk about a surprise trip he has to take soon. So by the time I looked at my phone to read the warning, the storm was almost here. I had enough time to run outside and take the two hanging plants down (one of which is my damaged plant from Monday) and get them under cover. I wanted to do the same with some plants we have in the back yard, but by the time I got the front ones on the porch…..it was pouring. Wind, rain, hail, flash flood warnings…..it was crazy. But my plants survived, thankfully. Next time my phone goes crazy like that, I won’t ignore it. :)

    Laurie, thank you so much for checking in. It doesn’t sound like much of a fun week at work, but as you say, it would be ridiculous to move things you don’t need. Great job with the workouts this week. Sounds like you ended the week with a fun one.

    Enjoy the weekend.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. We had a super busy weekend doing house chores, but it was nice. It just went by too quickly! We got about 6/10 of an inch of rain which was nice. I don't think we'll see rain for at least the next seven days.

    My workouts on Friday were Walking, Gentle Flow Yoga and Gina B's 3000 Steps. I was really tired on Friday and I hadn't had a 'rest' day all week.
    Saturday - Gina B. Low Impact Cardio, Jessica Smith Barefoot Fusion Sculpt.
    Sunday - Walking and Tracy Steen V02 Max Intense Conditioning.

    HD installed my new wall anchors in the exercise room. we tested the new tube resistance bands and also the resistance bands that look like giant rubber bands. These bands are nothing like what I've ever used. These are serious resistance bands. The bands and tubes all are color coded and labeled with the level of resistance by weight they represent. The tube package has five tubes in increments of 5 from 15 to 35 lbs. They can also be stackable up to 125 lbs.

    The band package has four bands with resistance levels up to 200 lbs.
    Both sets come with door anchors too. In case you're interested in checking them out. I got them form Amazon and the brand Bob and Brad. These two guys are physical therapists and are very famous in YouTube.

    Laurie, I was wondering where you were since you hadn't said anything about going away! Those tasks are definitely a workout! We did that at work, and it was a dusty and sweaty job.
    Great job getting your workouts in!

    Laurel, I'm so excited you got your shipping notification. Nothing for me yet.
    I am sure that getting through the last 5 STS workouts won't be as challenging knowing that after that you can start the new STS 20 program. Good strategy to get through this week of workouts.

    I took it a bit easy on Wednesday so I could get the 20K steps in on Thursday, but I really had the tireds on Friday.

    I can't believe you had another violent storm! I am so glad your plants survived. It definitely sounds like a crazy storm! Too bad your DH has to travel again though. DH has to go to Boston for a couple of days the first week of June for a work summit or something like that. I'll get to take care of the zoo by myself! He feeds all the critters, so they won't be happy with the slow staff! LOL

    Have a great week!
    Thelma

  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,556 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    So looking forward to a three day weekend. My family will be down for my nieces graduation, so I'm sure that we will have a few family get togethers. I didn't workout at all this weekend, the weather was so nice, so we where getting things looking nice outside.

    My workout this morning was Caroline's Epic Heat Legs. I really enjoyed this one a lot, so putting that on my list of good lower body workouts.

    Laurel, I too received my notice, and will be checking to see when they will be arriving after today. :D Great job with your workouts, and making them work for you so that you can get through the last of the STS workouts. That sounds like a very scary storm that you went through, and it must have been a very quick moving one. The only fun part about last week was working the the guys. It was funny to see them say many times. I didn't know that this was in here. One of the electricians just came in here, and they are going to continue to go through the items. We are going to be moving this stockroom in June, so glad that they are taking the initiative to keep going.

    Thelma, For sure the weekends go by way to fast. Great job with the workouts. Thanks for the information on the tubing. I will probably have to get something new, and will check them out. Yes that is a valid description of the job of sorting those parts. Very dusty, and of course some of the items where fairly heavy. Just glad that we where able to get rid of a lot of items.

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    Hi Ladies! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Mine was pretty quiet since DH was in Missouri visiting his parents. He got home last night and said they are doing well, which makes me happy. It rained all day on Saturday, so I did some chores and then went and got my hair highlighted and cut. I decided a couple of months ago that while I don’t mind the grey in my hair, it just needs…something. So I have been getting some blonde highlights just around the face, and really like it. And I have taken it short for the summer this year, which feels nice. Anyhow, yesterday I cleaned the house and then waited for DH to get home. :)

    For workouts, on Saturday I did a Low Impact spin, STS Disc 37/Squat Rack Legs and some hip opening yoga. Yesterday was STS Disc 8/Back and Triceps and Cathe Live Cardio Crush. Today was a 60 minute spin and 45 minutes of core focused yoga, which felt great today. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t feeling this condensed STS schedule because I am. But I am looking forward to the final three workouts (2 Meso 2 upper body workouts and one Plyo Leg workout from Meso 3) and then tearing open 2.0! :D

    Thelma, great workouts. That band system sounds serious. I will be very interested how you like it. I know Bob and Brad!!! Well, not personally, but they are the guys who helped me rehab my torn calf muscle a few years ago when my doctor didn’t refer me for any therapy. :| I really liked their explanations and recommendations and have returned to them for a few other things like my elbow tendonitis. Anyhow, you made me laugh when you said your animals will be upset with the slow staff while your DH is gone. They’ll be fine. You take good care of them. :) My DH and I won’t spend an entire week together for the entire month on June. :'( Just crazy right now.

    Laurie, great workout today. No doubt you are looking forward to the weekend, which will hopefully be good fun family time and some relaxation time. That storm last week knocked down a tree a few houses down from us, but it was a dead tree and fell onto the sidewalk so no damage done. But I could really go without these kinds of storms this year. :#

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, I almost gave myself a heart attack on Monday over the STS 2.0 program. Since I hadn't received my shipment notice, I got worried and started searching my emails for an order email. I had nothing! I checked my order history on Cathe's website and there was no purchase order either! I obviously thought I'd not gotten a shipment notice because I hadn't purchased the program. I had the program in my shopping cart when DH walked in the house, and I told him what I thought had happened. He then told me he'd gotten an email from Cathe on Friday! What?!! Apparently, I ordered it and paid through his PayPal account. It appears that I ordered it as a guest and didn't log in to Cathe's website. I still don't have a shipment notice. What DH got was a notification that my order is being prepared.

    My workouts on Monday were Tracy Steen Sculpted Arms with Cardio and walking.

    Laurie, I'm so glad you'll be spending time with your family over the long weekend!

    Sounds like a great leg workout! Good job!

    I'm glad you guys made good progress getting rid of stuff you no longer use at work.

    Laurel, I'm glad your in-laws are doing well. The blonde highlights around the face always look very nice. Good idea to get them! I bet the shorter hair will be much easy to deal with in the summertime.

    Great workouts! You're almost done with the STS rotation! So proud of you for doing it!

    I'm glad you do know who Bob and Brad are! They do offer good advice. So far, I've tried the bands to do rowing, biceps and triceps. It's a totally different feeling than using dumbbells of course, but it feels like
    it will be a good addition to my workout routine. I definitely like doing pull ups with the bands.
    I have to take the time to try the lower body exercises. The tubing package came with ankle cuffs, and I can't wait to try them.
    I need to take the time to surf YouTube for resistance bands/tubbing workouts. So far Caroline Girvan has some good workouts using the resistance bands on their own, not anchored to the wall. I could tell she was struggling with the workout. I'm scared now.

    DH gets has this assembly line thing going with the six pet dishes when is preparing their food. Some of them need stuff added to their food so those are the plates I need to remember which ones they are. I am going to label the spots on the counter, so I don't give the meds to the wrong pet! I'm sorry your DH will be away so much in June, at least you'll be busy trying the STS workouts! When are you leaving for Colorado?

    See you tomorrow!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,556 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    This morning's workout was really tough. Caroline was using 20# dumbbells, and I have to confess that I started out with 12# and ended up at 10. This is my weakest body part though, and even with the 10# weights my arms started to shake on the last few reps. Don't know if I have ever had that happen with a shoulder workout before. I did Epic Heat Day 2 Superior Shoulders. I can't believe that she could lift that heavy, it was a struggle for me with the 12's and then the 10's. My STS 2.0 workouts are scheduled to arrive on Thursday, so that will give me the weekend to view them when I have the time.

    Laurel, Glad to hear that your in laws are doing well. I love the sound of your hair, and having it that way for summer will be so fun. I'm still getting my hair colored, and it gives me a chance to visit with the youngest. Great job with the workouts, and sending you the good vibes for the last two that you have to do. Good news on the tree falling on the sidewalk instead of a house or car. We have not had any storms that bad yet, but I'm sure that we will have some in the future. I hope that we have some nice weather, but it seems that we have some colder temps in the forecast.

    Thelma, That had to be a very nerve racking experience. Glad that your DH did receive the notification so that you didn't order it again. Great job with the workouts! I looked at those bands, and just may need to hit the buy button on those. I would get rid of all the misc. bands that I have around.

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    Hi Ladies! Today is my 58th birthday :) and I always like to celebrate my birthday with a tough workout. Today I did that, but also added a fun workout into the mix. I did STS Disc 19/Chest, Shoulders and Triceps (this was the tough workout) and Cathe Live Jabs and Abs (the fun workout). I also bought myself two new pairs of leggings and a sports bra from Victoria’s Secret so I have something new to wear for STS 2.0. :D Like Laurie, I am scheduled to get mine on Thursday. I can’t wait.

    Thelma, I so understand you panicking about the new workouts!! I am so glad you talked to your DH before you pushed purchase on a second set. I wouldn’t worry too much about the second email. You can still track your purchase from that initial email. Great workout yesterday. I am glad you like the feel of the bands so far. Sounds like you have quite a system for your animals! I bet feeding time is quite an adventure. I leave for Denver on June 12. It is coming up fast!

    Laurie, sounds like a tough workout. There is no way I could do a full shoulder workout with 20#. I think I would have been at the 12# and 10# range for sure. Hopefully you don’t feel it too much later today. I had toyed with coloring my hair again, but the lady doing it suggested highlights instead, and I like it because it isn’t something I have to do every few weeks. I’m still gray, but it has some warmth and texture instead of just being drab and colorless. So it makes for a decent compromise.

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Walking, Yin Yoga and Tracy Steen Strength Dumbbell Complexes. This type of strength workout was a first for me. Tracy started each circuit with one exercise and built upon it the next two sets by adding another component to the main exercise. For example, she started one circuit with a curtsy lunge holding 15 lb dumbbells, the second set had the curtsy lunge with 12 lb dumbbells plus a bicep curl, the third set had the curtsy lunge 12lb + bicep curl + shoulder press. Each circuit was repeated twice.

    My DVDs are also scheduled to arrive on Thursday. I am so excited! Cathe posted a little info about the STS 2.0 rotations on FB:

    "Now that the STS 2.0 DVDs are on their way to you, I wanted to give you a little glimpse into the 7 rotations that you’ll find in your user’s guide! (The STS 2.0 User’s Guide will be available to all of you for free once all of the streaming workouts have been added to Cathe OnDemand). You can choose to start with an STS 2.0 only rotation or mix it up right from the start with a rotation that includes workouts from some of my other series!"

    I hope the user's guide also includes workout sheets.

    Laurie, great workout! Caroline is amazingly strong for such a petite woman. My shoulders are my weakest body part as well. I just started lifting 12 lbs thanks to Stacy and I can't always do it. I may go from 12 to 10 to 8 lbs in a set. Safety first! Tracy has a new 45-minute shoulder workout in this week's rotation. I'm looking forward to doing it, but it feels so long for shoulders!

    I'm so relieved that I didn't order another set of DVDs! Check out some of the band workouts Caroline has. I think I will try one on Friday when I do legs. I need to get rid of some of the tube bands I have that I don't use. I like the idea of knowing how much weight the different resistance bands actually represent.

    Laurel, happy birthday! I bet it felt amazing to be able to do those workouts. I love that you bought yourself new exercise wear!
    DH told me today my DVDs are scheduled to arrive on Thursday too. I feel like we've waited for these workouts for years!
    Feeding the animals is an adventure with the dogs right at your feet begging for their food and a cat doing laps around the kitchen waiting for his food. The female cats just wait.
    Your trip to Denver is coming up fast! You must be getting excited about seeing your sisters.

    See you tomorrow!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,556 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    This morning's workout was a calorie burner. I did Caroline's Epic Heat Day 3 Depleted Lower Body. Couldn't believe that she had another leg workout, but it really did help relieve some of the soreness from Monday's workout. This one used dumbbells, but it also had bodyweight exercises mixed into it.

    We are into the cold weather again, but at least we don't have rain right now. Of course we probably could use it.

    Laurel, Happy Birthday! I like that you treated yourself to some new workout wear. It's always nice to have something nice to workout in. Sometimes I wear the same colors that the instructor is wearing for that workout, and it makes me feel like I'm part of the team. :D Weird I know. Awesome job with the workouts! Only one more to go. :)

    Thelma, Love the workouts! Sounds like a really fun, and different type of circuit. So we will all be getting our DVD's on Thursday. Of course you both will have a slight head start viewing all the information before I get home from work. :D I didn't think that I was going to be able to get through an all shoulder workout, but it wasn't to bad with the exercises that she picked. Of course I do have DOMS right now, and it feels great. :D

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a 45 minute spin, STS Disc 35/Plyo Legs and yoga. Only one more STS workout to go!!!! I can’t believe I talked myself into 24 weeks of STS, but I did and managed to do it. But it has really put me in the right frame of mind for 2.0. :) Thank you for the birthday wishes. It was a nice day.

    Thelma, great workouts. I love the sound of that circuit workout. Thanks for the update from Cathe and rotations. I am so curious what she has come up with when it comes not only to the 2.0 rotation, but rotations that include workouts from other series. I have a feeling I am going to be playing around with these 2.0 workouts in some form or format for a pretty long time. And I can’t wait. :D

    Laurie, great workout. Okay, I love that you admitted you match your clothes with the instructor sometimes…..because I do the same!!! The weird thing is I really associate some workouts with the color of the clothing. For instance, if somebody mentions Kick Max, I see the color red. It is so weird how the mind works. But I am so glad to know that I am not alone in that. Yes, one more STS workout!

    See you tomorrow.

    Laurel
  • ThelmaSW
    ThelmaSW Posts: 2,684 Member
    Hi Ladies, my STS 2.0 DVDs arrived a day early! I can't wait to try one of the workouts. The case is very nice, but I'm not crazy about the DVD pouches because they feel like they won't last long.

    I am a little concerned about the hip trust exercise Cathe does holding the barbell over her lower belly. She is holding a lot of weight with her barbell. I'm afraid I won't be able to go too heavy with that move. I was watching a Caroline Girvan resistance band workout. I like how she does the hip thrust move using the heavy resistance bands in this workout at around minute 6:45 because it looks safer than the barbell. The bands I got go up to 200lbs in resistance, so I hope I'd be able to thrust using a heavy band.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLTE4nZ1ocU

    I hope Cathe and her team will post the link to the user guide soon. It would be helpful to have to record the weights we use for each workout and to create our own workout sheets. I usually use Microsoft Word for my worksheets, but I'm thinking I'll Excel like I did for the first STS program. I did print the worksheets for STS I, but I may just keep it electronic this time around.

    My workouts on Wednesday were Jessica Smith Kickboxing HIIT, Gentle Flow Yoga, Tracy Steen Full Body Barre and Walking. I did triceps today using my new resistance bands anchored to the wall. Definitely a game changer.

    Our temperatures dropped into the low 50's overnight, so Wednesday morning was a little chilly. Night temps will be in the low 50's for the next few days.

    Laurie sounds like another great Caroline workout! Great job and I'm glad it relieved your soreness.

    I believe you're into the cold weather again because temps got a little cooler here too. We may get some rain on Friday and Saturday I believe.

    You've given me hope about surviving a long all shoulder workout! I am definitely going to do Tracy's shoulder workout before I start trying out the STS workouts.

    Laurel, great workouts! I am so glad you're now in the right frame of mind for STS 2.0.

    I can't wait to see the user guide! I will be doing one last Tracy workout before I randomly start doing the STS 2.0 workouts. I think next week I'll do at least two total body workouts. There are three of them and I might just be able to do the third one next week too. I'm thinking Sunday, Tues and Thursday. I would have to make Wednesday my 'rest' day.

    See you tomorrow!
    Thelma
  • lvnascar
    lvnascar Posts: 3,556 Member
    Morning Ladies,

    Very chilly this morning with temps in the 40's. :o Had a very fun workout, it is a new one for Kelly's RAW channel. Box 4 your Waistline is the title, and it was so fun. She did two circuits of boxing/kickboxing moves and then a move for the waistline. It was done on one side an then the other, and it had a total of 5 segments. Through the whole workout you held the egg weights. She posted some workouts using the rebounder, and they really look like fun. Probably not going to get a rebounder though.

    Laurel, Great job with those workouts! You will have to give yourself big kudos for getting through another round. :) I'm so glad to hear that I'm not the only one that notices things like the clothing. For sure Kickmax reminds me of red. When Caroline does HiiT, she puts her hair in braided pig tails. I don't think that Cathe does anything with her hair, but for sure she has the clothing down pat. I love the outfits that she gets for the workouts.

    Thelma, Nice workouts! Cathe does use a lot of weight on that barbell, and I think that you will be just fine doing that exercise the way Caroline does in that workout. I will probably join you with that, because getting that amount of weight really will dig into you hip bones. Congrats on getting your STS workouts! I know they said that the user guide would be posting as soon as all the workouts where entered in the Workout Manager. So next week was what I read. Our cold temps are going to be here today, and then start warming up for the weekend.

    Have a great day!
    Laurie
  • StiringWendel
    StiringWendel Posts: 3,927 Member
    edited May 2023
    Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Disc 21/Back and Biceps followed by Cathe Live Cardio Kickboxing and Core. My 2.0 DVDs are out for delivery, so I am hoping to finish the week with a 2.0 workout. And then take a much needed relaxing recovery day on Saturday. :) I am hoping to do all of the 2.0 strength workouts once before heading for Denver so I have a good idea going in to the rotation how I want to do the moves (since there are so many options), with what equipment and what weight. Then I will take that week in Denver away from weights because my body feels like it could use that break right now for sure. But, to be honest, I am so happy to have pushed myself with STS again these past 6 months. I feel stronger than I have in a really long time.

    Thelma, I am jealous!!!! :D;) Actually, I love that you got your DVDs so early. I was hoping the Users Guide would be up sooner as well. Right now my plan is to try to do the Legs/Shoulder workout from the one body part week tomorrow, then the Total Body workouts on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday of next week. The week after, I am hoping to do both upper and lower body workouts from the Upper/Lower workouts. And, if possible, throw in the other two one body part DVDs in the mix where it feels safe. If I don’t get those done before I go….oh well. I will figure them out when we get to them. :) Thanks for posting the hip thrust option. I don’t have a pad for my barbell, so I may join you with the bands. And great workouts!

    Laurie, sounds like a great workout. Sorry about the cold temperatures though. Like Thelma, we are cooler than normal here as well with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. The other evening DH and I were sitting outside after dinner, and we both had to put on sweatshirts. That’s not quite normal this time of year. But I am also okay with it because there is plenty of time ahead that will be spent with oppressive heat. B)

    Off to go sit next to the mailbox. :p See you tomorrow.

    Laurel

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