Cathe Fans Part 5
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Morning Ladies,
The last Meso workout for Chest and Back yesterday, and it was getting tough toward the end to lift those weights. I'm going to up my weights for the next round coming up.
Laurel, WTG on those workouts! Glad that you enjoyed your weekend with all the in-laws. That is one thing I envy, just wading in the ocean. I don't enjoy swimming, but I like walking in the water. Wonderful news on the house, I'm sure that it will go really fast now. Just one more time on the move, and then you can get all settled into your new home. Can't wait to hear how that new workout room takes shape.
Tami, WHAT Katy has a day when her energy isn't on go go go! :laugh: Nice that you could take the day off, I well be doing the same thing. I just made 15yrs here at work, so that means I have some extra vacation days to use up before the end of the year. I didn't get through all my current vacation, so I think that I will be taking some Fridays off. Have to admit that I did feel pretty worn out on Sunday.
Thelma, Flex Train is a good workout, I'm loving the way Cathe has been doing those metabolic workouts.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today's workout was short. I only did Slide and Glide. I had a hair appointment to get to and the plan was to do another workout this afternoon. But it is pouring buckets and DH just called to let me know he is going to be home for dinner (which I hadn't planned) so I think I will sit for a minute with a cup of tea and watch the rain.......and then try to come up with something to make for dinner. Sounds better than a workout right now. :blushing:
Tami, glad you enjoyed your time off on Friday. I bet it was a surprise that Katy wasn't her usual self. But I am glad she admitted it! I always feel better about my 'off' days (like this afternoon) hearing that sometimes even somebody like Katy gets tired. Great workouts over the weekend! I am glad you are enjoying a nice autumn so far. Hope that keeps up for awhile!
Thelma, I am glad you enjoyed Flex Train. I would say that is probably a great workout to do (along with Super Cuts) as you work on getting stronger. You can get a great workout even using lighter weights. Hope you aren't too sore today from it.
Laurie, I am not one for swimming in the ocean either. But just walking through the water......is perfect. The water temp is probably still in the 80s and it felt SO good on the tired feet. Even my MIL was upset when we turned around to come home. Made me smile!
Off for some tea! See you tomorrow.
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Last night’s class was the F.A.S.T. format, similar to BootCamp. :bigsmile: She did have a couple of slide-n-glide discs. Which are the plastic kind and on the wood floor I had one go flying behind me. :laugh: She saw me when I first walked in (remind you guys this is the instructor I only see there and she just took over this class this summer) she asked if I was coming to hear class, she missed me last week! :huh:
WHAT. Super nice (again) that I was missed. Unfortunately as crowded as it was I ended up at a station all by myself :blushing: which was fine. Just funny that I was the only loner in the class. The lady I normally partner with had her daughter come and try the class. This a.m. was Plyo Legs and tonight will be Insane-X
Thelma: Great workout with FlexTrain!! :bigsmile: I agree with Laurel, that is a great one for using lighter weights, glad to hear you enjoyed it. It was really odd seeing her in that “state of mind” forsure, Katy that is. But I loved that she owned it and still made it a good workout for us.
Laurie: Great job with Chest/Back! :drinker: I went heavy in this round so we’ll see, my SelectTechs can only go up 2.5 more lbs from where I was on some exercises. I like to make notes on those sheets though . . . “go up next time” Sometimes I think, Yikes, did I really mean that? :noway: :laugh: Yes, it was really only 3 hrs OFF but it felt great to me. I’ll take any of it Which as I mentioned I desperately need to start using so I don’t lose them.
Laurel: Awesome work with Slide & Glide! I know you feel like it was “only” just that, but glad to hear you sometimes feel like just a little bit of “only” once and a while.:laugh: :happy: You rock the tough combos and tri-fectas every day/week. I think our weather is slowly changing . . . but yes, to have the entire month be like it has been is amazing. I’ll take it and it makes going into the other weather a little easier. Fingers crossed that the first weekend of October is nice where DH is; that will be my weekend fishing with him. I’ve only had one year of bad weather there. Fingers crossed already! :laugh: What did you decide on for dinner?
I hope you ladies have a great evening ~ anyone watching The Voice? I love that show
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, I did XTrain Legs tonight. This is another one of new DVD's and I chose the premix Legs (Barre, Chair, Floor). OMG did it kill! I already have glute DOMS. :laugh: I chose this workout because I thought it was going to be easy. WRONG! LOL I really liked it though.
I decided to do a "drive by" the new gym this afternoon just to see that the doors were open and sign "opening soon" was no longer there. So I went in and saw a sign on the door that the official opening is on 11/1. The gym is open for tours and for new members to sign up if they want to. The gym is not big by any means for a gym like Boston Sports Club but there is plenty of cardio and weight lifting equipment. There is only one aerobics studio and a small corner is filled with spinning bikes. I don't even think there were 20 bikes there. Then on my way out I saw a class schedule and I was incredibly disappointed by what I saw. They don't have a lot of variety and the bulk of the classes are either spinning, BURN (TRX/bootcamp like) and Les Mills BodyPump. They have a couple of Zumba, pilates and yoga classes during the week. No Friday afternoon classes because they never have enough members. I know I could not do BURN or BodyPump so this leaves me with spinning, zumba during the week and spinning, pilates and vinyasa yoga on weekends. The manager told me that they may add other classes or even change this schedule. Clearly they don't know much about this area. People like to do mind/body type of stuff around here so I would've expected more pilates an yoga. I hope they improve this class schedule. So all this leaves me wondering if I should really keep this membership. I probably would only use it for the weight machines and cardio but it's not like I would go every day. The classes I would attends are the 5:30 ones and so far they have two days of BURN that leaves me with spinning one day and Zumba another. This is much cheaper than paying 2 personal training sessions a week though.
Laurie, great job on that STS chest and back workout!
Congrats on your 15 year anniversary at work. I LOVE taking Fridays off during the second half of the year. I am off Friday and I can't wait! Cathe is an awesome trainer.
Laurel, I like that Slide 'n Glide workout. I hope you enjoyed your hair appointment. I am glad I got Flex Train and Super Cuts. Flex Train was big on shoulders and that is good for me. I iced last night after my workout so my shoulders are fine.
Tami, great job with your F.A.S.T. class! AWWW! on being missed in class! I am really excited about doing Flex Train and Super Cuts. Tami, I don't watch The Voice but I do love Dancing with the Stars.
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Plyo Legs and S90D Core Dynamics for me last night, and then off to the dd's dance class. I just couldn't do an Ab Circuit workout. The only one of those workouts I enjoy is the Med Ball one, so I will opt to do something else most of the time. :blushing: I don't know what it is about those ab workouts that I don't put them at the top of my fav list. I do like the core work in XTrain though. :huh:
The dance instructor will have a Tues. class for dd's pointe work. She didn't charge me extra for this either, because dd is more advanced than the girls that attend the class. She is planning on having a dance for them at the recital, so I'm happy about that. Usually that class doesn't have a dance.
Laurel, Sounds like a good day, even if it was only one workout. The tea and watching the rain sounds like it was a great way to relax. Your MIL sounds like the girls when we went to the beach in FL. They loved the whole experience. I think it was the fact that the water was warm, not like the water around here during the summer.
Tami, LOL on the flying disc! Everyone likes your motivation in the class, so they all want you to attend. Great job with your workouts. I have that same feeling about going up in weight, had one that I had to go down on during this round. I don't know if I had made a mistake the last time I did STS, but it was way to heavy. :noway: I am happy with the results that I have gotten with this round, now I really am motivated to do this next round.
Thelma, WTG on the Leg workout. The barre work in the XTrain leg workout is pretty good. I think it is the only barre work that I have liked so far. I'm sure once the gym opens they will find what classes will work for the area. Did they take suggestions from you on your tour? I have to check my pay stub to see how many more days I have, then I will decide what days I will be taking off. I should take Friday off, it is suppose to be a nice day, and we have brush pick-up coming up in Oct. Still need to get some items out of the back yard.
Have a great day,
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I took the workout back up a notch today. I started with STS Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps. I felt really strong on this one! Maybe the lighter workout was good for me yesterday! :laugh: Anyhow, I followed it up with To The Max Extreme. Good combo!
Tami, glad you enjoyed the class and, again, how great that the instructor missed you! :laugh: about the flying disc though! I hope your weather stays good for a couple more weeks too! After missing the trip out to visit your DH this summer, I bet you are really looking forward to this trip. For dinner last night, I made Tex Mex Calzones. It is a Cooking Light recipe, easy and so good!! And plenty of leftovers for freezing, which I like.
Thelma, glad you enjoyed XTrain legs!! It is a very thorough workout. Sorry to hear the new gym was a bit disappointing. Hopefully they can make some adjustments before they open or shortly after they open based on feedback from people. I hope so!
Laurie, great job with the workouts! For me the issue the the STS Ab Circuit workouts is they are long workouts! The Med Ball workout (without the partner part) is the only one under 10 minutes. And I find that Cathe does more explaining in them than she does her normal core workouts. So I feel like the amount of work done in them doesn't quite mesh up with the amount of time spent doing them. Does that make sense? That being said, I do like a few of them quite a bit. But I prefer her core workouts that are short and more to the point than these are.
See you tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies – Well Katy was gone last night so Aimee filled in. She did the traditional style Insanity workout but added 3 sets of lines before and after the 50 min. Yowsa! This a.m. was Slide & Glide + No Equip Abs (that I missed yesterday). Tonight will be Spinning.
Thelma: Great work with XT Legs last night! :drinker: That does have a lot of angles to work the glutes forsure! That is a bummer to hear that the new gym may not be all it was cracked up to be or what you hoped for. Hopefully as they get opened up and maybe receive requests for various classes they will add them. Can you still get out of the agreement if that’s what you decide?
Laurie: Great job with Plyo Legs & S90 Core! Great choice to do something you enjoy for abs vs. skipping it. That sounds like a great plan. I agree with what Laurel said and they have grown on me over the years. It is definitely a time issue in the early a.m. but I have learned to like them more. Another one that often comes to my mind is the abwork in CrossFire. I’m happy to hear that things are working out for your DD’s dance class.
I know on the flying disc action ….. one of the guys in class told me last night when he saw that he was chuckling inside so hard he could barely finish his tricep dips he was doing. :laugh: Everyone was struggling with them or skipping them altogether. At least I gave it my best effort in the short time I had to master those slick little devils!
Laurel: I knew before I read your post here that you probably stepped it up a notch today! :bigsmile: Great job, I bet that combo was perfect. Nicely done. Yum on the dinner choice! I don’t think I have ever made calzones but Tex Mex anything is good! Leftovers for freezing is a huge BONUS.
I can’t believe we only have one more week of this rotation. I’m so glad we are continuing on with the next one ~ really looking forward to it!!
Talk to you all tomorrow ~ Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, spinning for me tonight since I got out of work later than normal and I was BAD food wise today at work so I needed a good calorie burner workout. I am feeling pretty DOMSey today from yesterday's XT Legs workout. My glutes have talked to me all day long! My hamstrings are sore. My hip flexors and even my quads are a little sore too. It hurts sooo good! :laugh: I actually can't wait to do it again!
Laurie, great workouts yesterday! I am not crazy about ab work I have to admit and it shows! This Barre routine is pretty good and similar to the one on her Barre workout.
I'm glad your daughter will be able to attend a dance class! I have the feeling the gym will change the class line up. The manager told me they were working on it still.
Laurel, no one hear is surprised that you stepped your workout up a notch! It's expected of you! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Great job! That Tex Mex calzone sounds delish! what did you use for the bread part?
I really liked that XT Legs workout and I am feeling hopeful about the class line up potentially changing
Tami, what happened with Katy? I hope you liked last night's routine. Did you miss the disks at home too? I really hope the club's management team changes the class line up.
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Last night was busy, we went to Charming Charlies to get accessories for dd's homecoming dress. Then I got home and did TaeBo Power. That was my sub for the Slide & Glide.
Laurel, Congrats on finishing this rotation of Meso workouts for this rotation! :drinker: I will have to find that calzone recipe, sounds like something that my family will enjoy. I love the recipes that are available on the Cooking Light web page. They don't go to crazy with ingredients. I just found it and pinned it to my Pinterest page. :laugh: Will have to try it out soon. You and Tami summed up the problems I have with those workouts. I don't know why I have not clicked with them yet. I have plenty of other ab workouts to choose from. I'm even looking at some of Bob Harpers add-on ab workouts on his DVD's.
Tami, WTG on the workouts, and I love that someone else got his core work from chuckling about it. :laugh: I guess that the discs are just something that takes a little time to get used to, I know that I'm getting better with keeping my feet on them. I had forgotten how much plank work is in that S90D Core workout, and I felt that I did pretty well. Might have to put that one in again.
Thelma, LOL on wanting to get in that XTrain Leg workout again. :drinker: I also was a bad girl on my lunch yesterday, but was glad that I had cardio to take care of the excess calorie consumption. To many carbs for me. That is good news that the manager will see how the classes go, and do some changes.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! I decided to start the day with a lower body workout and settled on Butts and Guts. It has been several months since I did this one, and I really enjoyed it today. My hamstrings were talking to me by the end of the floor section with those ankle weights though! :blushing: For cardio, I did LIS Cardio Supersets Extreme. Made for a good combo!
Tami, sounds like Aimee did a good job subbing for Katy! I was thinking the same thing about this rotation being over already. I think I counted this as being my sixth STS rotation! :noway: And I really think it was one of my favorites. I just loved the variety. Can't wait to start the next rotation since it looks just as good!! Thanks again for getting us on board for this rotation. :flowerforyou:
Thelma, isn't it fun to have a good hurt?!? Love that!! Sounds like spinning was a great choice for you yesterday. Hopefully it helped the DOMS a bit. For the calzones, I sometimes make my own pizza dough crust (wheat), but when I am pressed for time (like I was this week) I will use whole wheat refrigerated pizza crust. Doing it this way makes it super easy!
Laurie, great sub for Slide and Glide! Glad you found the recipe! I agree with you about Cooking Light--they keep things simple. I really don't like recipes with a million ingredients....no matter how good they are. :blushing: While I love to bake, I can honestly say cooking is not my favorite pastime. :ohwell: Have you done the ab workout on Bob's Yoga Warrior DVD? I love that one!
See you all tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Spinning was good last night, almost a packed class. There were only 4 empty bikes. That time of year and with Biggest Loser starting up next week I think a few are getting a jump start before they actually begin. This a.m. was STS Shoulders/Bis & Tris ~ added on Katy’s Insane Abs class at noon today as well. With my evening off I am hoping to take the dogs for a walk, it’s nice out again today.
Thelma: That’s so great you are feeling the results of your hard workout and wanting to do it again! :drinker: I love that feeling, hurts so good is right! Nice job getting in a good calorie burner last night! Not sure what you mean on Katy – from last Friday having an OFF night?!? She is still there, but she doesn’t teach the Monday FAST/Bootcamp class. Is that what you mean?
I am much better with my own discs at home; Cathe’s discs. The ones at the gym are a vinyl and the new flooring they have is a very slick pergo type floor, so they slide like silk on that floor. :laugh:
Laurie: How fun picking out some accessories at a good price with Charming Charlies! I don’t have one o those stores in my area but when I visit my mom in Portland they do. Lots of choices for fun accessories. I bet your DD is getting excited. Great work getting in TaeBo Power! Sounds like it was a good substitute and torched those extra carbs!
Laurel: Yowsa! :noway: Way to work those legs today. I bet that was a good TOUGH combo forsure.
I feel the same way on it being probably right up there as #1 for a great variety in doing an STS program. :bigsmile: I think it was my 5th. I’ve lost count but I think that’s right, 4 forsure. I think it does too . . . a great one to go right into as we all decided before! You’re welcome, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time on my search for a rotation.:laugh:
Great suggestion on the Yoga Warrior ab workout! I completely forgot about that one.
Hope you all have a great evening ~ talk to you tomorrow! Tami0 -
Hi ladies! Tonight I did Total Body Trisets Upper Body and I felt like I had shocked my shoulder blades pretty good. This is different than DOMS. Things just get tight and some areas start throbbing. I iced for a long time after my workout and I think I feel better but won't know until tomorrow. I did use slightly heavier weights
Laurie, I'm sure you totally enjoyed the TaeBo workout given that you're not a fan of the slides!! :laugh:
That XT leg workout really to areas I clearly wasn't getting to given the DOMS. I should do that thing every day! :laugh:
I'm not a good diet cheater because I can't stop sometimes and since I was bad last weekend while I was away I haven't been able to recover from having gone off the healthy diet.
Laurel, what a great combo! Great job! :flowerforyou: No wonder your hamstrings were talking to you!
It sure felt good to hurt in a good way. Spinning was definitely a good choice because the DOMS'ed areas were pretty much gone today except for the area deep in the glute but it's hardly noticeable. I like easy recipes too. Any recipe that has a long list of ingredients and prep work are no,no's for me.
Tami, Great spinning! I can't believe the Biggest Loser warriors have already joined the gym. Good for them though.
I love that feeling of DOMS. Tami, when you said last night "Katy wasn't there" I thought she had skipped class and you didn't know where she was at. I was wondering why. I din't realy
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Yesterday was Meso 3 Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps. Really feel the workout today! :happy:
Laurel, Great choice with the Butts & Guts workout! That is a good one, and I have not tried that one in a while either. I don't plan on doing the Extreme workout today, but the LIS Cardio Superset is going to be done today. I do remember that Yoga workout, and I am planning on including that one. I know it was super tough, and moved fast. I forgot to let you know about my MIL, she is doing really well with her shoulder. Not wanting the Comfort Keepers in her house is another thing. :laugh: I don't know what is all going on over there, but my DH will only listen to her complain and tell her she needs to take care of it. He has stopped giving his advice, because his Mom would argue with him.:ohwell:
Tami, Not to long from now you will be dealing with the flood of people attending the gym for their New Years resolutions. :laugh: WTG on the workouts. Charming Charlies is like and OCD paradise! I love that everything is color coordinated in that store, but it sure does make finding something that matches so much easier. I had let those TaeBo workouts get way to dusty, they are so good at working the middle section of the body.
Thelma, You are rocking the workouts, and I'm hoping that you will be okay with your shoulders. WTG on upping the weights a little. I feel like that with some workouts, they just hit the areas that probably have not been worked in a while. It is hard to get to that point of not eating badly for a long stint, but you are working out so that is a bonus. The getting back to the healthy eating will come back.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Laurie0 -
Happy Friday Ladies! Today's workout was a fun combo. I started with Flex Train and then did Hard Strikes. My shoulders were definitely feeling it at the end. Good, fun stuff right there. Really enjoyed these two as a combo.
Tami, can't believe the gym is filling up so quickly! Are your classes first come first served or do you get to reserve a space? Just curious because I imagine it would be frustrating to show up for a class and there not be any space....especially for something like a spin class. Hope your weather stays nice for the weekend!!
Thelma, good job with LIS Upper Body Trisets! I hope your shoulders are okay with it though! Sounds like you took good care of yourself after the workout.
Laurie, glad to hear your MIL is doing all right. Thank you for the update. I really hope she keeps the helpers around for a little longer though! Great job with the workouts!
Enjoy the weekend!
Laurel0 -
Happy Friday Ladies! :drinker: :bigsmile: :drinker: I had a nice evening at home last night with the pups. I changed my clothes right when I got home and I don’t know how they know but they knew right away we were going on a “W-A-L-K” it was still nice out and then the rain came so it was perfect timing. I hit the snooze button this a.m. so no workout today :grumble: :yawn: A girlfriend of mine who I haven’t seen in a very long time invited me to her Pampered Chef party tonight & she just built a new home so it will be fun to see it and see her; headed there shortly after work. I will make it up to myself with tomorrow’s workout! I like the combo you did Laurel
Thelma: I was excited to see you did the Total Body Tri-sets upper last night; :bigsmile: such a great one and really does put a lot of work into the shoulders with all the variety there. I hope all is ok and just a little sore vs. something wrong in there. I know, they have 2 to 3 sessions of Biggest Loser a year so this is the Fall Group, then they go right into Winter Group and then Spring.
Yes, I guess Katy has something once a month at her “regular” full time job that she has to stay for so that is why Aimee will fill in probably once a month.
Laurie: Great work with Shoul/Bis & Tris! Thanks for the kudos on the workouts. Feeling good! Glad to hear your MIL is doing well with her shoulder, sorry she is giving the Comfort Keepers a little battle though. Sounds like your hubby is dealing with it the best he knows how. Charming Charlies is a bit like that – great way of putting it.:noway: :laugh: Yes, if you didn’t have any idea what goes with what or colors you could walk in there and figure it out quickly.
Laurel: As I mentioned above, what a great combo! :drinker: :bigsmile: That sounds like lots of fun. I might just try that in the a.m. The classes are all “sign up” classes except for BootCamp on Monday’s & the Insane Abs class at lunch. Now that they have a bigger workout area for those classes they can fill them with a lot of peeps. But definitely on Spinning you have to sign up. Only like 20 - 25 bikes in there. Sometimes people will wait outside and if there is a “no show” they can get on the bike. Katy has a 5 min rule. So if you aren’t there 5 min after class starts, you get the bike. Luckily I have a friend that signs me up every day for the classes and the Front Desk people just basically put a few of our names down automatically, but if I was sort of in and out of the class it would be hard to remember to sign up in advance. You can only sign up a day before too.
Hope you ladies have a great weekend ~ Talk to you Monday!!! :flowerforyou:
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies! Happy Friday! Tonight I did XT All Out Low Impact HiiT and did some house cleaning too.
I'm happy to report that yesterday's upper body workout followed by ice worked because I'm feeling pretty good today. I didn't have that tightness I sometimes get when I over do it.
Laurie, WTG on the Meso 3 Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps! It's a good thing I'm working out otherwise; I'd be in deep trouble.
I'm so glad your MIL is going so well with her shoulder. Hopefully she'll learn to accept the Comfort Keepers.
Laurel, what a fun combo you came up with for today! Great job! :drinker:
Icing really helped my shoulders!! I'm really excited about being able to do upper body work.
Tami, glad you had a nice evening at home last night with the pups. They're so smart! I hope you enjoyed yourself at the Pampered Chef party.
I still can't believe I'm doing more upper body work. Ice is my best friend! Total Body Tri-sets is really a great workout
I think it's good that there are 3 Biggest Loser contests a year because they do motivate a lot of people.
When do you go on the fishing trip with your DH?
Have a great weekend ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Friday was LIS Cardio Supersets, Saturday I did TaeBo Power again (couldn't resist) and Hardstrikes Premix 17. On Sunday we did a lot of brush clearing in the tree line behind our house, so I didn't do a workout. Our brush pile is the biggest in the neighborhood. :laugh:
Laurel, Love your workout combo. The TaeBo Power is all about upper body work (and I used weighted gloves), so that is why I combined it with the Hardstrikes. Got the idea from you. I'm kind of glad that I didn't do the XTrain workout yesterday, because my shoulders are still feeling the workout love from Saturday. :laugh:
Tami, I did LOL about those pups knowing that they are going on a walk, mine does the same thing. I have not been to a Pampered Chef party in quite a while, hope you where able to sample some good food. That is one thing that I remember them doing to demo their gadgets. Did you find a gadget that you didn't have? Do they have one of those spiral things for veggies. I want one that works really well for zucchini.
Thelma, Great news on your shoulders. Improvements in that area must really make you feel great. I really enjoy the AOLI HiiT, one of my favs.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Had a nice weekend here. We were at the new house both days as they are beginning to make alot of progress. We have windows!! It is exciting!! Saturday was my usual day off, but yesterday I was back to the workouts. I started with XT Burn Sets Chest, Back and Shoulders plus core. For cardio, I did the All Out Low Impact HiiT extreme premix. Today was Cardio Leg Blast Extreme (doing the step portion twice) and then I added on the Strength Only premix from that DVD. My legs were feeling a nice fatigue by the end! I really love this workout and how it can be used so many different ways.
Tami, hope you enjoyed your Pampered Chef party. I have only been to one, but I enjoyed it. And I really like the few gadgets I have from Pampered Chef (and the cookbooks). Quality stuff. Glad to hear you have a system in place to ensure you always have a place in class. I like that the gym helps look after you since you are there every day. Hope you enjoyed the Flex Train/Hard Strikes combo if you did it. I enjoyed that one quite a bit!
Thelma, glad to hear you weren't too sore from the Upper Body Tri-sets! I imagine it feels good to be back into the swing of upper body work!
Laurie, great workouts Friday and Saturday......and Sunday too with the lawn work! Sounds like the TaeBo Power workout is a good one! Glad you enjoyed the combo with Hard Strikes. I tell you, I was feeling my shoulders still a bit when I started yesterday's XTrain workout. Felt better as the workout went on, but that first set of chest presses were like :noway: .
See you tomorrow!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ The Pampered Chef party was really nice on Friday. I didn’t know a lot of people there but the hostess lady put us in small groups so that we could all do “hands on” with the gadgets and make the food. It was fun to see my friend’s new home and spend some time with people. . . . with DH being gone and spending all my Friday’s with the dogs it was a fun change! :laugh: Sat a.m. was right into Hard Strikes followed by 3 Heavy Bag Tabatas and Core pre-mix!! :bigsmile: Then a dog walk & house cleaning + mowing the lawn. Yesterday was Burn Sets Chest/Back/Shoulders + Core. Today’s workout is going to be XT Cardio Leg Blast xtreme premix when I get home. I decided this will be a better workout than the F.A.S.T. class for this evening and really wanted to get in that xtreme premix! :drinker:
Thelma: Great job with All Out Low Impact on Friday!!!! :bigsmile: Happy to hear that the icing helped. :drinker:
I agree on the Biggest Lower competitions being offered so often. It really helps people with learning about fitness programs and forces them to try classes that they may have never tried. Also, just keeps them accountable. One of the “regulars” in my class did it a couple times and from there on he never misses his workout and has lost a lot of weight. He said the accountability really forced him to do it and now it’s habit. I leave this Friday to go see DH. I am really looking forward to it. Supposed to be traveling down with a couple who are friends of ours. My stepson is supposed to be flying in from Alaska as well and meeting us down there with his girlfriend, then he will stay on and help DH for the remainder of his season there. Which he is counting the days until he has some help. He's pretty worn out right now.
Laurie: Great job with the workouts and the outside workout with all the brush clean up! :bigsmile:
I remember you saying about your dog and just knowing she is going on a walk. It’s hilarious how they just “know”. Funny you ask about the zucchini peeler. That is one of the items I ordered! :laugh: :happy: It makes really thin “spaghetti” like strips (which is what one of the dishes was; zucchini with marinara over it) I love this instead of pasta! Would work great on spaghetti squash too. Then the other side will make ribbon like peels. I also ordered a hand chopper for chicken or veggies. They are like super tough scissors that slice through chicken breasts, broccoli/cauliflower … etc. Probably one of those “don’t really need it” items but sampling it worked for a sale on my part! :blushing:
Laurel: Yahoo on the new house taking on windows! :bigsmile: That is awesome. Before you know it you will be able to imagine the layout and rooms really good. Drywall yet? Probably coming very soon. Thank you again for the suggestion on that combo . . . although I didn’t end up doing Flex Train afterall :ohwell: I went with that longer pre-mix and then felt like I needed to get all my "stuff" done around the house/yard. Sounds like we are on the same wave length with the XT Cardio Leg Blast xtreme today. :laugh: Funny I’m with you on the shoulders feelin it from Saturday. When I started yesterday’s workout I was feeling some sore muscles in my shoulders and lats. I used my weighted gloves (5LBS ea) which I normally do on that workout, must have been the added 3 Tabatas.:huh: ?!?
The Pampered Chef products are quality forsure. I have a few items of there’s that were either gifted or my garlic press which I’ve had for like 15+ years and love it. Just works great and keeps working, others I had broke quickly.
Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, I hope you had a nice weekend. On Friday I did Athletic Training Workout and yesterday I did my usual Sunday spinning. Tonight I I did After Burn.
I've been looking at the undulating rotation to make sure I have all those workouts. I missing the XT Low Impact Challenge Step but I will just use one of my step workouts.
Laurie, Great job on the workout and I would say that picking up the brush around your property IS a workout. Yard work can be hard! I'm very exited about being able to do upper body work even if it means using very light weights.
Laurel, great workout and congratulations on your new house progress! It feels great to be able to do the upper body workouts,
Tami, glad you enjoyed the Pampered Chef party. I've never been to one but it sounds like fun. You must be counting the hours until you see your HD. How is his elbow doing? How nice that you guys get to see your step son again.
On the zoodle gadget I have the Paderno one. I ordered it about 2 months ago and haven't used it but will next week
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/paderno-sprializer/
The biggest loser is an inspiring show. Good for that guy at your gym who became a biggest loser himself with all the weight he lost. I wish my BIL and his wife would get inspired. They talk about how bad they eat like it's the funniest thing. They are so out of shape that get winded very easily. It makes DH and I sad to see them like that. My BIL wasn't as big as he is now but he married this lady who is used to cooking a lot of food and sweets and he gained a lot of weight. We were hoping my weight loss and seeing how we eat would inspire them but it can't be done.
Good night!
Thelma
Good night!
Thelma
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Morning Ladies,
Yesterday was a busy one, with having to get grocery shopping done, made dinner and then at 9pm finally getting in my XTrain Chest, Back and Shoulder workout. :huh: I'm feeling those body parts today, went to failure on all the exercises. Think I could have gone heavier on the single arm moves for the shoulders, will remember that for next time.
Laurel, WTG on the workouts! You are going Extreme. Great news on the progress of the house. Guess all the behind the wall stuff will be going on now with plumbing and electrical. I tried that Tex Mex Calzone recipe last night, and everyone loved it. I liked that it didn't take a long time to get into the oven. They didn't look pretty, but sure where tasty. :laugh: LOL on the chest presses, I was thinking the same thing. I was just impressed that I plowed through those 16 push-ups without any problems, and my form was so good. :noway:
Tami, Great job on your workouts also, and of course getting in the dog walking. So glad you had a great time at the Pampered Chef party, now I want to go to one for some gadget fun. My spatulas from them are so old, and the rubber is starting to deteriorate. I love those so will need some new ones soon. I also have that garlic press, it is awesome. Yep that is why I want that peeler, it would be so nice to have zucchini noodles.
Thelma, Great workouts! I'm sure that you should be able to find a sub for that workout with all the ones that you have available to you. I do one of the Low Max premixes as a sub for that one. I know I was working hard in the yard, my legs are all scratched up from it though. :laugh:
Have a wonderful day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! For today's workout, I started with XTrain Supercuts Extreme premix with core 2. I love that workout. I thought about stopping there because it is such a thorough workout but ended up adding on Step Moves at the end......just for a little more cardio. Fun stuff!
Tami, glad you enjoyed the Pampered Chef party. I completely agree about the garlic press! I have a few things (like an apple slicer and a veggie peeler) that are showing their age, but I won't dare part with. I just have never been able to find a suitable replacement. Great job on the workouts this weekend. I have no doubt your shoulders were feeling those 5lb weights after the long Hard Strikes premix! :noway: I bet you are looking forward to the weekend. Hope your weather is good!
Thelma, great job with Athletic Training. You are really doing some great workouts right now with so much variety!! I totally agree with Laurie about substitutes for Low Impact Challenge. You can do any step workout and be fine. Low Impact Challenge is the one I just spent six weeks trying to learn......after owning it for a few years. While I have finally figured it out, I can't and don't recommend it because of that tough learning curve.
Laurie, sounds like a long day yesterday. I think the last thing I would have been doing at 9:00pm was working out! Great jot. Glad you enjoyed the calzones! Mine aren't always too pretty either (I often have the dough split on me when trying to get them on a cookie sheet), but they still taste good so.....:ohwell: . Like I said before, I will never make a great cook. :laugh: :blushing:
Enjoy the day!
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Last night’s workout was perfect! Headed home and did the XT Cardio Leg Blast Xtreme premix. Love that one. This a.m. was Supercuts and tonight will be Insane-X after work. I’m mentally preparing myself for Katy! :noway: I know she will be back and she usually comes out even tougher when she misses one of our classes the week before! :laugh:
Thelma: You really are getting in some great variety lately! :drinker: Glad that shoulder is cooperating, because I am sure it feels amazing to be getting in some fun workouts! I will be subbing in something else too in place of the XT Low Impact Challenge Step! No worries I haven’t asked him about his elbow for a little while. We hardly have conversations at night due to him barely having time to get organized for his next day of fishing and eat. Last time I asked him it was throbbing off and on which seems to be the norm. It will be good to see him in person and Trevor too. It’s been a year since I have seen him.
Laurie: Great job getting in Chest/Back/Shoulders at 9 PM …. I was going to bed at that time! :noway: :yawn: Yowsa
I have made notes & sticky notes in my XT book about weights and going heavier next time …. Just like in STS.
I do have one of their spatulas too . . . it is one of the only spatulas that DH cooks with and hasn’t melted in a pan! :laugh: I used that story as a testimonial at the party the other night.
Laurel: Another fantastic combo today! :drinker: Do you ever have a hard time with your mind starting to wander on those longer workout combos? You're probably used to it mentally. I have to admit that when I do the longer combos, which I absolutely love doing :bigsmile: when I get the chance but my mind sometimes starts thinking about what I need to get done for the day. :laugh: I guess because it is on Sat/Sun :laugh: That reminds me that I do have the apple slicer . . . one of those things I rarely use even though they are so handy for apples, onions, oranges, etc. I just go to the knife and forget about it :ohwell:
Hope you all have a great evening ~ talk to you tomorrow! :flowerforyou:
Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, I did XT Tri's & Bi's tonight which left me feeling like I hadn't gotten a good workout given the low calorie burn due to the lack of cardio. I just didn't have time for more. I did ice after the workout because I felt things getting tight.
I'm so glad you all think I can substitute any of my step workouts for that XT low impact challenge one. If Laurel had such a hard time mastering I don't have chance to get it at all so I'm not going to get it!
MFP is acting up on me again. Having to type my reply on Notepad because I lost what I had typed once already!
Laurie, WOW! You're were so good about getting your workout after such a long day! :flowerforyou: Great job! Thanks for mentioning the Low Max DVD. That is probably the one I'll do too. I have copied the rotation to a spreadsheet and I want to replace the low impact challenge workout with the one I will actually use so I don't have to think about it.
So much for calling the rotation a 2 month rotation when it is 10 weeks! That totally cracked me up. I know the lady says she did 10 weeks for those people who start the rotation in the middle of the week. That logic doesn't make sense to me at all! LOL
Laurel, anothe great combo from you today! Awesome job! Is your husband still joining you from time to time now that he is working?
You have no idea how happy I am to be able to add variety to my workouts. I was very limited before.
Tami, I'm so glad you enjoyed your class so much last night! Great workouts today too!
I am thrilled about my shoulders finally cooperating. I just have to make sure I listen to them when they talk to me. I don't feel so bad anymore about subbing the in another step workout instead of the Low impact challenge one.
I hope your DH is not having a hard time with his elbow! Throbbing is something you can learn to live with so given his injury if that all he feels he's in good shape considering the work he's doing now.
Good night ladies!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Last night was XTrain Cardio Leg Blast, and I DID NOT do the extreme premix. :laugh: Maybe some day I will attempt that one, but not last night. We had to head out to dance class right afterward. I made something tasty and fast last night, Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap, everyone loved it. http://www.thebakerupstairs.com/2014/01/chicken-caesar-salad-wraps.html Here is the link, just in case anyone wants it.
Laurel, Great extreme workouts again. I love how you have the energy to put in another workout, that is impressive. The dough breaking was one of my concerns, but I did okay with that. DH was even helping me, but he probably was hungry so helping made things go quicker. :laugh:
Tami, Hope that you had a great workout with Katy! I printed out the workout sheet from the workout manager for the CBS workout, so I have the weight that I should be lifting seemed so heavy:laugh: . Guess that is why I really enjoy those Burn Set workouts so much. They don't have that option available for the Cardio Leg Blast, and I wonder why. Most of the exercises are in the STS workouts.
Thelma, Getting in a workouts is a plus, even though you had a low calorie burn. I am bad at step choro, so when Laurel and Tami said that they didn't really recommend it I didn't get it. I have the same problem with the step workouts in the 4 Day Split series, I have never even tried them. :laugh: I like simple step workouts. I love the Low Max workout, it is one of my favorite step workouts. I noticed that also about the rotation.
Have a wonderful day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! Today's workout started with XT Burn Sets Bi's and Tri's. Since it is such a short workout, I added on the 100 rep challenges for biceps and triceps. My arms were talking to me after that, especially since I went heavy in Burn Sets! :noway: For cardio, I did Cardio Fusion and had lots of fun with that.
Tami, hope you survived your class with Katy last night! Regarding my mind wandering....it does sometimes. :blushing: Actually, I am always really focused during my strength workouts. And some of my cardio workouts (the tough ones, anything using weights--even light, etc), I am pretty focused. But some cardio workouts, I know the steps so well that sometimes I just lose myself in them and go on rote memory while my mind flies off to someplace else. :blushing: I don't usually think about things I need to do as much as I just let my mind think about anything it wants to. If I am being perfectly honest......I love those workouts! At the end of them, I usually feel both mentally and physically refreshed. Today was one of those workouts since I know Cardio Fusion so well. At the end, as I stood there catching my breath and dripping in sweat, I thought 'I am done already?' Like I said, I love that. But I do try to balance those types of workouts with others that require more concentration.
Thelma, good job with Bi's and Tri's. Don't worry about the calorie burn at all. You are, no doubt, getting more long term benefit with your strength training. I am glad you are enjoying it and your muscles are cooperating. DH has joined me on my Sunday strength training workouts since he has gone back to work. He doesn't have much time to workout during the week since he is coaching football every night of the week. But with that (and doing physical training with his ROTC students), he gets some cardio in during the week. So I am happy he is joining me for some strength work on the weekend. He seems to enjoy it. He really enjoyed the STS Meso 3 workouts because he could finally lift heavier than me. But next week with Meso 1......I will have him beat again.
Laurie, good job with Cardio Leg Blast. The extreme premix is fun....but tough!! No doubt about that. Thanks for the recipe!! That looks really good and like something I will enjoy in this warmer climate.
See you all tomorrow,
Laurel0 -
Hi Ladies ~ Well we were saved by a class of “newbies” for her being a little kinder to us It was still a traditional style Insanity class but she didn’t add-on burpees or something to each round, still a great workout! This a.m. was XT Burn Sets Bi’s/Tris + Core and tonight will be Spinning. I need to start getting things ready for my fishing trip. DH surprised me with a BIG grocery list since groceries are pretty expensive where he is + several Costco items. Yikes!! :huh: My car is going to be filled to the brim now with 3 other adults and their stuff too.
Thelma: Great job with XT last night! :drinker: Dang it on MFP acting up on you with your replies. Glad you were able to get on here eventually. That is funny on that rotation. I noticed it was 10 weeks too but says “2-Month” :laugh: Yes, here’s hoping DH elbow is just a condition of soreness from being broken vs. the damage is worse type of throbbing. We will know in November sometime when he has the MRI done. Plus hoping it’s not like his knees which he has ignored the pain on for 25+ years.
Laurie: Awesome work getting in Cardio Leg Blast! :drinker: Sounds like a perfect quick dinner, I will check that out. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I didn’t realize she had the workout sheets for XT online. That is strange the Leg workout isn’t on there. I use my booklet that came with them when I bought the set. Once again, hallelujah on someone sharing in my choreography issues with 4DS! :blushing: :laugh: I put that in one day and was like :noway: big time! I may have left a note for myself in case I ever try that again.
Laurel: Way to add-on the 100 rep challenge today! :bigsmile: I would have loved to do that as well but didn’t have the time. I’m glad to hear your mind doesn’t wander I always feel like I’m focused with the weight portion forsure, it’s that 2nd workout of cardio that usually starts my mind wandering at about the 90 min. mark. Love when I get the chance though to do those long ones.
Hope you ladies have a great evening ~ talk to you tomorrow! Tami0 -
Hi Ladies, tonight was a Low Max step only premix. I nearly killed myself in the process of doing one those dangerous turns over the step. I think I twisted my knee. it was scary but I seem to be OK after a lot of massage and ice. Like I said before it's a good thing I only have a small space to do this because the treadmill broke my fall.
I got my flu shot at work today. Not sure if you ladies get it but it is available now. My arm hurts though! I don't remember the shot hurting before.
I looks like Cathe started filming the new workouts. I went to the forums last night to check if there were any previews and there are only a couple of still shots. She has a new face and the other girls we all know. I was also able to watch a little segment of one of her live classes. You can see that it is a live class and all the participants are normal women. I'm not sure I would like this format because the camera won't always be on Cathe so I'd have to depend on the students for form.
Laurie, nice job with the cardio leg blast. I don't know about you but anything on these videos with "extreme" in the title is very intimidating to me! :laugh: :laugh: Thanks for the recipe. I've been in that website before. Good stuff! I didn't realize your /DH ha
Laurel, terrific workout! those 100 rep challenges are hard! No wonder your arms were talking to you!
I hope I was still burning some calories after that small burn workouts.
Tami, great workouts including the "easy" class last night!.'
Good luck with all that packing and shopping! I really hope your DH doesn't need surgery
I copied the rotation to Excel and changed the days of the week on the rotation to my days since my week will start on Satuurdays
Good night!
Thelma0 -
Morning Ladies,
Yesterday was Supercuts Premix with Core 2. I
this workout. It sure gets in those places that seem to be neglected.
Laurel, WTG on the Bi's and Tri's with the 100 Rep Challenge. Do you use the weight amount that the workout manager recommends for these XTrain workouts? I did for the CBS workout, and it seemed really heavy, but I was able to go to failure. I love trying new recipes, and did so last night again. Wasn't one of the healthiest ones I have made, but it was loved by everyone. Apparently it is going into the stack of recipes that should be made again and again. :laugh: I think just by hearing the recipe name you should know that it wasn't super healthy, but I always try to use ingredients that are not high in fat. The recipe is Lazy Girl Ravioli Lasagna. I think it was probably better for the family than the lasagna that I usually make. :laugh:
Tami, LOL on Katy being kind to the newbies. :laugh: Sounds like a good workout even though she didn't add in all the burpees. A car packed to the brim surprise , you are going to be busy until you leave. You need to go into the workout manager calendar, if you haven't added the workout to your calendar do so, then on the part where it says Show Details you will see a button that says Edit Workout. From there you see all the exercises, and at the bottom it says Save & Print. You can either print out your sheet or put the weights that are listed into your own worksheet. I update my weights periodically so that I can keep track for the next round. I wonder if she will have that option for the new weight workouts, sure hope so.
Thelma, Sorry to hear that you twisted your knee on that move. I think that I know which one that is. I saw some of the pictures last night too, it is good to see a new face and having Deazie back. I thought she did a good job in the STS workouts. I have the same feeling about the Extreme word, it tends to be avoided.
Have a great day!
Laurie0 -
Hi Ladies! For my workout today, I decided to stay on the XTrain train ( ) and did XTrain Legs with the barre section. I followed it with LIS Afterburn Bonus Burn premix which not only gave the legs a little extra something but helped ease the DOMS I had from the 100 reps yesterday. My triceps were not too happy this morning, that's for sure!
Tami, sounds like a reasonable class. I imagine she needs to take it back a notch this time of year to keep people coming back. Yikes on the grocery list!! That is never fun.
Thelma, sorry to hear about the mishap with Low Max. I think I have mentioned that I have a tendency to fall off my step at times. :blushing: I am glad you had something there to break your fall. Hopefully your knee is feeling okay today. Thanks for the update on Cathe filming. I haven't been to her site yet since she started filming but will make sure I check it out!
Laurie, I agree on Supercuts! Such a good workout. And it sounds like another great recipe. I enjoy meals like that every now and again as long as I don't eat too much of it in one sitting! Sadly, I love pasta, so it does take some self control. Anyhow, for the XTrain workouts, I pretty much match Cathe's weight except in a couple of areas. Sometimes (like in the first set of bicep curls) she drops her weight and stay with the first weight. That happens in back as well (with the rear delt move). I don't match her sometimes (like in overhead presses for shoulder) and go heavier than her sometimes (the other shoulder moves and triceps). For me, the toughest section to match her weight is chest. I do it but, like you, I get to failure. That's a tough one for me and I know that is why I can't go as heavy with overhead presses. My shoulders are done by the time I get to the shoulder section!
See you tomorrow!
Laurel0
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