Calling all Cathe fans!

2BLean

BiloxiBelle: Hi there! Thanks for the update on Insanity ..... I will definitely do that on the Deluxe Pckg. I heard that from someone else as well so it must be the way to go! :happy:
Thank you for the update on Shock Cardio shipping Dec 15th ... I hadn't heard that yet!

That is so fantastic that you have seen results in your clothes ~ I bet you are thrilled! Congrats :drinker:

Good to hear from you ~ have a great weekend!

lvnascar

Morning!

I am at the computer putting my food into my journal, so thought I would give a morning update. I have done 10 min. Solutions Knockout Body, and then need to get youngest DD to ballet class. Some housework and then I need to get to the pet store for puppy treats! And of course as long as I'm there will need to pick up something for a Christmas present. She has destroyed most of her squeeky toys, so I think I will try to find her a new squirrel. :laugh: She really likes to chew on that one. :laugh:

This morning I purchase 10 min. trainers for the DH, and he was watching over my shoulder so I am happy that he is looking at something to help with his weight. They will be good add-on workouts if he get bored with them.

Biloxibelle, Thanks for the update, I had seen that on her forum. The covers on the new workouts look really colorful. Made me excited to see them. Can't wait to here more about the MMA's though. I will be getting the deluxe package, I had hear that the sports training workout was really good.

Have a great day!
Laurie

lvnascar

Morning, :happy:

Disc 25 Chest & Back is done, and the amount of weight still amazes me. But then again you are only doing 8 reps. Would still like to get in short cardio after work, and some stretching. Now that this really heavy weight is being done, I'm thinking that stretching will be a necessity. :laugh:

Sunday I did manage to get in my run, but my HR was getting way to high. I think it was because I hadn't gotten an adequate amount of water that morning. I headed to church in the morning without hydrating at all. :grumble: I should remember to do that, but then I usually have to go to the bathroom right in the middle of service. :laugh:

Apparently Cathe filmed the MMA's this weekend, so I'm excited to see some pic's of those.

Short week for me, and of course for you. You will probably be sore after doing those three workouts back to back. But legs should be right in the middle of the upper body workouts, so of course doable.

Have a great day!
Laurie

2BLean

Hi Laurie ~

Yes – Yahoo for short weeks! :drinker: :drinker:

The “glutton” struck again yesterday. :noway: Instead of doing a nice relaxing stretch I went ahead and did KickMax and then went to volleyball! It felt good though and my legs were good.
I wanted to take the “kids” for a walk Saturday but woke up to a bunch of snow so we didn’t go. I’m sure they wouldn’t have minded one bit.

This a.m. was Disc 22 – I was glad I made notes from last week on the weights … etc. It was good and my shoulders were definitely fatigued at the end.
Yes, I agree on my schedule for this week. I’m sure I will feel a bit sore by Thanksgiving a.m. by doing these back-to-back but that’s ok and with legs being in the middle that will be good.

I wanted to ask you – for Meso 3 on legs will you be doing the Plyo? I don’t have a squat rack so I am not sure how I will be doing the workouts or if I will have an option; I do have plenty heavy weights but without a squat rack not sure how much my forearms will support.

Hope you are having a great day ~ enjoy your short week! :flowerforyou:
Tami

lvnascar

Morning Tami,

This morning I was the one punishing myself. :laugh: 2.75 mile run on my TM that I finished in 26:45, so slightly faster than a 10 min. mile. I also got in Cardio Blast Premix from Drill Max. Both combined where a great calorie burn.

Meso 3 I plan on doing the Plyo Leg workouts. I don't have a squat rack, but was wondering if a weighted vest would help with that. I figured that since I only have to do one for the next four weeks, I could do the plyo. But I wonder since you are doing the 6-1/2 month rotation, that would mean that you would be doing 8 plyo workouts. I was wanting to get that 10lb weighted vest that Cathe is selling, and I know that they have it available at Walmart.com. I was planning on ordering it, and having it delivered to my local store to save shipping charges. I know what you mean on the forearms though. I would really love a squat rack of some sort though, just don't have enough space. :grumble:

We don't have snow yet, but they said that we would have a chance of getting some on Thanksgiving. :frown: I know my Cami just loves the white stuff!

Have a great day!
Laurie

2BLean

Good Morning!

WOW! Good job on the workouts …. That is great! Getting some good cardio in before Thanksgiving forsure.

I did Disc 23 – Legs this a.m. It was good ~ I always enjoy working legs for some reason.

That’s just how I am with the Meso 3 and no squat rack. I have also thought of the weighted vest … didn’t know WalMart had it as well. So I think that is what I will plan on doing … even though it will be 8 Plyo workouts! :huh: Good thing I enjoy working legs! :laugh:

So tomorrow will be Disc 24 and the end of Meso 2 for me. I was looking ahead and I may have 2 weeks ahead before beginning Meso 3. :noway: Regular Recovery Wk next week and then my hubby and I are going to Las Vegas Dec 8 – 12 so I was thinking I probably shouldn’t start Meso 3 until I get back. You’ll have to give me tips because you’ll almost be done. I’m kind of bummed to be thrown off a week but that’s ok. I’ll get some good cardio & misc. in and see what I can do in Vegas at the hotel.

Are you already thinking ahead of when this rotation of STS is done!? We should have Shock Cardio by then! :happy:

We leave early Thanksgiving a.m. for my moms and then a few non-workout days begin …. I hope, as I have mentioned before to at least get in some good walks/run as well.
Are you getting excited for your trip to the water park?!! I bet your girls are!!?

I’ll chat with you tomorrow … Hope you are having a great day! :flowerforyou:

Tami

lvnascar

Morning Tami,

Today was Disc 26 Plyo Legs, and I'm loving this workout. She alternates a weight exercise with plyo work. Each plyo exercise is about 30 seconds. Sometimes with things like the Imax's I would dread doing them because of the length of the plyo lunge. :laugh: So this workout was a two thumbs up for me.

Probably a great idea to not start Meso 3 until you get back from your vacation. Sounds like a good time. I want to go back to Vegas again.

Yep I'm planning on trying out a Jillian rotation after STS, and then Insanity! After that another STS rotation, which WILL incorporate the Shock Cardio workouts. In fact it will work really well with the rotation that I'm planning. As you can see I plan way ahead of time. :laugh: :laugh: I think one would call it rotation ADD! :laugh:

My DD's are very excited to see there cousins, it gets a bit noisy though! We have kids that range in ages 19-3. They all get along so well though. My Mom loves having all her grandchildren around her.

Get in lots of walking/runs while you are at your Mom's, and have a great time.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Laurie

2BLean

Good Morning Laurie ~

Finished up Meso 2 this a.m. .... seems like a long time to wait to start Meso 3 but that's ok. Looking forward to recovery week next week and making up for days lost from the Thanksgiving trip.

The Plyo workout sounds awesome ... I did read ahead briefly and it looks really great with the bursts of exercise in between.

I love it that you already have it planned out ..... I have a little ways to go but will definitely have something planned to go right into. I hope we are still keeping in touch even if they are different! :blushing: It's really nice sharing in the workout enthusiasm and DVD addiction with someone. :laugh:

It sounds like you will have an awesome Thanksgiving with family! I will check in with you when I get back.

Take care and talk to you soon! :flowerforyou: Tami

lvnascar

Morning!

Done with Disc 28! Want to get some type of cardio in tonight with all the eating that I did this weekend, I'm thinking that my body probably is craving the cardio. Or maybe that is what my brain is thinking that my body needs. I did probably eat to much, but I had a great time with my family. Back to the grindstone today! :grumble:

How was your Thanksgiving?

Recovery week for you, so will be interested in all the good workouts you choose.

Have a great day!
Laurie

lvnascar

Just wanted to let you know that Walmart is selling another weighted vest that is a Cathe product. This vest weighs 12-20 lbs. So this might be a great addition to the equipment. :laugh:

lvnascar

Morning!

This morning was the kickboxing from the 4 Day Split series, and a 3 mile run on my treadmill. I still would like to get in an ab workout, but that might have to wait until after the DD's hair appointment.

Hope your day is going well,:bigsmile:
Laurie

ZeldaCat

Hello - I wanted to ask your opinions (if you have tried) any of Cathe's stretching videos. I was looking for some good ones online that were not Yoga based and came across hers. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!

lvnascar

ZeldaCat: I have Stretchmax and Total Body Stretching. The Stretchmax has three 20 min. stretch routines plus I think an option to play all three together. I like all three of these, but really like the first one that uses no equipment. My favorite part of the one using the stability ball is when you get to drape your body over the ball. Total Body Stretching is again three routines, but the length is around 15 min. I really really like the no equipment in this one to. I use this one after my running, and my legs always feel great afterwards. She gives a little yoga type things in these, but most of the stretches are more athletic in nature. Hope this helps.

Laurie

2BLean

Hi Laurie ~

I'm back from Thanksgiving! I've missed my daily check-ins with ya! Thanksgiving was great. I hope you had a nice time as well.

I wasn't able to work out (just as I had dreaded) but did go on a couple of nice walks. So I absolutely understand the Cardio craving - beyond! So this a.m. I did Jillian's BFBM workout. One of "our" favorites! Felt good but I was definitely tired getting up this a.m.

Tomorrow I think I will do one of KCM workouts. :happy:

Hope you are having a great day! :flowerforyou:

Tami

ZeldaCat

Thank you! I will definitely check them out.

2BLean

Thank you! I will definitely check them out.

Hi Zeldacat: I apologize, I didn't answer you earlier today. :blushing: But I have the exact stretch workout of Cathe's that Laurie does and I love it. I would highly recommend it. Having it split up into various 20 min sessions is great or all in one.

ZeldaCat

Great, thanks for the info!

lvnascar

Morning :flowerforyou:

Today was Disc 29 Plyo Legs, and another great workout by Cathe. I can see adding these workouts to a rotation, and using it as a second leg day. If I was doing a P90X rotation I would probably use these plyo workouts in place of PlyoX. Your HR is up and down through this whole workout. these workouts so far.

LOL on the BFBM, I'm hoping to get that one in soon too. But again I have them in my January rotation, so maybe I will save the torture for that time. :laugh: Our Thanksgiving was short, and I was tired from being gone also. Can't believe that Christmas is right around the corner, need to get some shopping finished.

ZeldaCat, Glad we could help you out.

Have a great day!
Laurie

ZeldaCat

Hi Ladies - Excuse me for being ignorant, but which Cathe program are you currently using? I am considering either her STS program or Beachbody's ChaLEAN Extreme. I like the fact that STS is different every day as I tend to get bored easily. What do you guys think? Have you had good results with Cathe's programs?

I do not really have weight to lose, I need to work more on toning certain areas and getting rid of fat in certain areas (love handles, legs, etc!)

I appreciate your help!

2BLean

Good afternoon! I meant to post earlier and got side tracked here at work ....

I can't wait to get into Meso 3 for the Plyo. It sounds awesome. I wonder if incorporating 2 "leg" days during Meso 3 would be good? :noway: I'm anxious, knowing in advance I have next week as another "Recovery" week since I will be gone. I did find out the hotel has a great workout facility!

KCM - Ultra Cardio was my workout this a.m. Just did the 1st step workout; will do the Plyo portion maybe Friday. I am thinking of Pilates tomorrow. I can't remember the instructors name but it is a good one ~ Pilates for Weight Loss I think is the name. Haven't done that one in a while.

Hope you have had a great day! :flowerforyou:

ZeldaCat: Hi there! Not ignorant at all. We are doing the STS program! I can't say enough about the program. Absolutely love it and if variety is what you like in workouts STS definitely has it. I did ChaLEAN X before this (2 rotations) and I like STS way more. Nothing against ChaLEAN X it is just so good and such a thorough workout as far as weight workouts go. Cathe's teaching style and variety plus the different phases you go through continue to challenge you even as you get stronger. ChaLEAN X became kind of easy to me even though I enjoyed it.
You may have already done this but if you go to cathe.com and read about STS you can see all that it entails. I would say I am in the same boat of what you describe - not a lot of weight to lose but having the goal toward toning, although having a few LBS come off during the process I won't complain, that's forsure! I haven't weighed myself since starting the program :blushing: back in Aug. but I know I definitely feel more toned. So that feels good.
Please let us know if you have any questions, etc... I definitely asked a bunch before I dove into the program.

Talk to you later ~ :flowerforyou:

Tami

ZeldaCat

Thanks so much for all the info Tami, definitely helpful! Did you guys purchase the program off her website? I would really like to try it out...

Is there a lot of jumping around during the cardio segments? I live on the second floor so I need be a little quieter than most!

~Yasmine

lvnascar

Morning,

Today I got in KCM' 30MTF Kickboxing #2 (used weighted gloves), and a 3 mile run on the treadmill. My legs where really sore from doing plyo yesterday, but I pushed myself that last mile. Nope two legs days would be not so good :laugh: .

:noway: You mean we are suppose to work! :huh: :laugh:

Yasmine, I concure with Tami on the STS weight workouts, I have LOVED every minute of these workouts. Each workout seems different, even though she has the same footage in them. I have not done ChaLEAN X, because I couldn't stand the Turbo Jam workouts, so I didn't want to take the chance that I wouldn't like her in these. I think the only thing between the two that I know are different, are the weights used. In STS you can use either a barbell or dumbbells. ChaLEAn X also includes cardio, which STS doesn't have until that last cycle with Plyo Legs. Cathe is going to be releasing the cardio portion of STS in a few weeks.

Tami would have to verify, but CLX does have jumping around. I think some of the workouts in that series are HIIT.

I would recommend getting your DVD's through totalfitnessdvd.com or collagevideo.com, because Cathe charges alot for shipping. Both of the site I gave you will take any defective material back. I actually purchase mine through Cathe's site, but I got on her presale, so the price was right even with the shipping. Hope this helps.

Have a great day!
Laurie

lvnascar

Hi Ladies - Excuse me for being ignorant, but which Cathe program are you currently using? I am considering either her STS program or Beachbody's ChaLEAN Extreme. I like the fact that STS is different every day as I tend to get bored easily. What do you guys think? Have you had good results with Cathe's programs?

I do not really have weight to lose, I need to work more on toning certain areas and getting rid of fat in certain areas (love handles, legs, etc!)

I appreciate your help!

I have a few pounds that I would like to get off my bod, and can tell you that I have lost the most in my upper body and legs. The tape measure really hasn't moved to much in the waist, but that probaby was because of my eating. I have been eating much better in this last Meso cycle. I'm hoping to be able to post some pics of the changes, because I did take before pics of myself. :embarassed: I'm very happy with my results so far.

2BLean

Good Morning ~

Sounds like you got a great workout in, that’s awesome!

I did end up doing the Pilates this a.m. Felt good but anxious to do a cardio again tomorrow. I think my little "break" last week has made me feel like I need to work harder vs. recovering. :blushing: I am planning on doing the Plyo workout I was thinking of yesterday. (KCM Ultra Cardio Blast) Speaking of, did you get that one during your Thanksgiving sale you were going to check out on totalfitness.com?

So will you be done with STS at the end of this month or in January? From there you will be starting the Jillian M. rotation then? I can't believe how fast this program is going .... and I'm on the 6.5 month rotation. Definitely says a lot for the program and level of enjoyment forsure!! :happy:

Yasmine: I did purchase STS from Cathe’s website as well but definitely check out collage.com or totalfitness.com that Laurie suggested. I have bought a lot of my DVD's from collage. I agree, Cathe’s site does charge a lot more for shipping.
Yes, with STS you incorporate your own cardio workouts or Cathe's workouts that are cardio based ~ (except Cathe has just come out with a new cardio program that is just being sent out in a couple weeks – the one Laurie mentioned). I definitely want to do a rotation of STS with her Shock Cardio system.
With ChaLEAN X she does have cardio workouts mixed in with the program/DVD’s, alternating weights and cardio days. There is some higher impact/plyo style exercises in those, but it isn’t a whole bunch from what I remember. Sort of like a “burst” within the workout. Hopefully this helps!

Have a great day! :flowerforyou:

Tami

ZeldaCat

Thanks to both of you for all the help! The only thing I worry about right now is purchasing all of the equipment that is used in the program - I am starting school in January and need to try saving some money! I really like the look of this program though, hopefully I will be able to start soon.

Thanks again!
Yasmine

lvnascar

Morning! :drinker: TGIF

Disc 30 Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps is finished. One thing I have noticed about these workouts is that they are deceptive. I am lifting heavy weights for only 7 reps. Ok so I'm thinking this isn't so bad. Right now my biceps are SORE! :noway: :laugh: Funny that at the time I'm lifting I'm thinking these weights are not so heavy! :laugh: Would like to get in a 3 mile run after work, and it will probably be on my treadmill. We received a blanket of snow, and I don't think running in the dark on a slippery road will be a good idea.

I didn't get that workout during the sale, because I forgot to get on to order them. :mad: I don't understand how I could do that. Oh ya it was getting ready to leave for the hotel. :laugh: I will be getting that one though, because I really really want it.... along with some other ones. Mary will probably have another sale.

When are you leaving for your vacation?

Yasmine, For sure it is a lot of money for the program, but is sure is a good program.

Have a great day!
Laurie

lvnascar

So will you be done with STS at the end of this month or in January? From there you will be starting the Jillian M. rotation then? I can't believe how fast this program is going .... and I'm on the 6.5 month rotation. Definitely says a lot for the program and level of enjoyment forsure!! :happy:

I will be finished with STS on 12/18, and then my recovery week is of course the 20th-26th. Then I plan on getting in the Jillian rotation, followed by Insanity. The Jillian rotation I have created goes until 1/26/10. I'm hoping to start Insanity on the 1st of Feburary. See how much of a planner I am. :laugh: :blushing:

2BLean

Good morning Laurie!

Sounds like Meso 3 is really awesome. Would you say it is your favorite cycle of STS? They are all great in their own way but just wondering since I haven’t started Meso 3 just yet. Can’t wait by the way!! :happy:

I ended up doing KCM Boot Camp (60 min Mix) ~ It was really good. I have normally done that one in just the 30 min workout (1 or the other) so combined it was a great workout.

WOW! I can’t believe you are almost to the end. I have to ask ~ Have you had the results you were hoping for? I love it that you are already planned straight away with your workouts through Feb.
I am trying to decide if I want to do Insanity next …… OR do another STS rotation with the Shock Cardio?
So many choices. I am anxious to receive the Shock Cardio and combine it with STS forsure but not sure that doing another STS rotation right away would be the way to go?!? Can’t wait to chat with you about our choreography challenges :laugh: Again, so glad I am not the only one.

My vacation is next Tues. – Sat. Like I mentioned earlier, having back-to-back time off is not what I am used to. I know it will be fun and if I can get to the gym in Vegas I will feel much better.

Hope you're having a great day! :flowerforyou:

Tami

2BLean

Thanks to both of you for all the help! The only thing I worry about right now is purchasing all of the equipment that is used in the program - I am starting school in January and need to try saving some money! I really like the look of this program though, hopefully I will be able to start soon.

Hi Yasmine ~ I absolutely agree with Laurie and understand completely that the cost is up there on the program and if you need to also purchase some of the equipment/weights as well. Definitely worth the investment and a program you can use for many years ahead! You might also look on e-bay for equipment/weights; not sure what pieces you need.

Hope this helps ~ have a great day! :flowerforyou:
Tami

lvnascar

Morning!

I'm on line so thought I would post. I didn't get in a run on my treadmill last night because our friend got a job and we went out to celebrate that. I was a good girl and had the baked cod, which was very good.

This morning I went out into the 17 deg weather and ran 3 miles. I would still like to get in 30MTF Bootcamp #2 and Ab Circuit Stability Ball Abs. Well I have to get my food into my journal so bye for now.