ChaLEAN Extreme

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  • immacookie
    immacookie Posts: 7,424 Member
    I started week 2 of C25K yesterday... I modified a bit though, instead of doing 90 seconds jog and 2 min walk I just alternated 90sec jogging and 90 sec walking. Worked pretty well for me and I feel good today!
  • YogaRunner
    YogaRunner Posts: 652 Member
    Dawna: I agree with gmreber. Great advice. I also run 3 times per week and mix it up with other stuff on other days, mostly Bikram Yoga.
    Gmreber: You sound like I felt with my marathon. Just glad to have crossed the finish line. Time is not really the goal. Congrats on Marine Corp. That is right in my back yard and I hope to do it too. Maybe 2011. I just did Disney last month...it was 25 degrees when we started and only 31 when we finished! FREEZING IN FLORIDA!
  • JessicaT2007
    JessicaT2007 Posts: 553 Member
    Today was my first time to do burn interval and it seriously kicked my booty! OMG! And no joke, I can already fit into a pair of pants that I could not wear a week ago! Yea! I am loving this workout and Chalene is so inspiring on the video! I cannot wait til I get to see some real results!

    Good luck and good job to all those runners on here! I was a runner and did a 5K not to long ago..... but I have to work out really early in the AM and it is still dark out... so it scares me to run by myself. I can't get a gym membership until am working again... right now I am still a student who is poor. :laugh:

    I hope everyone has a good day and workout!
  • melissaovadare
    melissaovadare Posts: 191 Member
    Happy Monday!
    I have a very busy day today.....will log in fresh and rested in the morning!
    Have a good night!:yawn:
  • Well, day 1 of Push phase - done! What a great new workout, my arms really feel like noodles as I used the new, heavier weights I purchased over the weekend. Will definitely be feeling this one tomorrow!

    Have a great night everyone :flowerforyou:
  • YogaRunner
    YogaRunner Posts: 652 Member
    My ChaLEAN Extreme is scheduled to arrive at my house tomorrow! Woo Hoo! Love UPS tracking :smile:
  • :bigsmile: Mine is sced. tom. .... where is my big brown truck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • gmvanloo
    gmvanloo Posts: 100 Member
    My ChaLEAN Extreme is scheduled to arrive at my house tomorrow! Woo Hoo! Love UPS tracking :smile:

    Mine should be here today! I'm still have 1.5 weeks of P90X so it will be a bit before I start. I'm going to Mexico on March 10th. Should I start ChaLean before I go or wait until I get back.

    Doing a half marathon on the 14th so was thinking I would take a week easy. Would you experienced Chalean people wait until I get back from Mexico or just start my 2 weeks before I go. I'll only be gone for 5 days.
  • kicklikeaGIRL
    kicklikeaGIRL Posts: 867 Member
    Good Morning Extremers!
    Last night I did my own litle custom Turbo Kick routine to get me prepared to start teaching a class in March. It was a great workout. Then I finished my first circuit in the LEAN phase, and oh man... its different than the PUSH phase (Which I loved), but I burned a lot of calories because its more reps and combined legs/upperbody again. And I am lifting a lot heavier. So, today my arms are in the "I'm-really-tired-I-don't-want-you-to-lift-me-at-all" mode. I'm excited for this phase! I am starting to eat a lot more calories these days...and its not mindless eating, its just that my body is really hungry and I am just following what my body is telling me. I am eating healthy, so I am hoping that I will see some results on the scale. I burned 800 calories total last night... I love my HRM.

    Zeldacat- I LOVED the PUSH phase- I think its the sadistic part of me that loves being sore each day. And I promise it won't get "better" over the whole phase. You'll be sore after every workout if you are working hard on really pushing to your max and lifting heavy. I saw some great results in that phase as far as toning, strength, power & even inches lost in my arms & legs. I also saw some weight loss, but it was a combination of my running as well.

    gmreber- I would wait until you get back. We took a vacation in December and it really threw off our schedule. So, we ended up going longer. I'd wait until you get back and then start right into it. I mean, you could start and get to learn the moves and things, but as far as starting the program officially, I'd wait until you get back! :) You'll love it, and it will be something to look forward to after your vacation...since there usually isn't much to look forward to after any vacation..haha!

    Jen & Yogarunner- I'm excited for you both to get started! I know when I finally got mine I ripped it open and started watching the "Basics" video right away to get the moves down and form understood. I love Chalene. Some people don't care for her, but I love her!
  • melissaovadare
    melissaovadare Posts: 191 Member
    Good Morning Extremers!
    Last night I did my own litle custom Turbo Kick routine to get me prepared to start teaching a class in March. It was a great workout. Then I finished my first circuit in the LEAN phase, and oh man... its different than the PUSH phase (Which I loved), but I burned a lot of calories because its more reps and combined legs/upperbody again. And I am lifting a lot heavier. So, today my arms are in the "I'm-really-tired-I-don't-want-you-to-lift-me-at-all" mode. I'm excited for this phase! I am starting to eat a lot more calories these days...and its not mindless eating, its just that my body is really hungry and I am just following what my body is telling me. I am eating healthy, so I am hoping that I will see some results on the scale. I burned 800 calories total last night... I love my HRM.

    Zeldacat- I LOVED the PUSH phase- I think its the sadistic part of me that loves being sore each day. And I promise it won't get "better" over the whole phase. You'll be sore after every workout if you are working hard on really pushing to your max and lifting heavy. I saw some great results in that phase as far as toning, strength, power & even inches lost in my arms & legs. I also saw some weight loss, but it was a combination of my running as well.

    gmreber- I would wait until you get back. We took a vacation in December and it really threw off our schedule. So, we ended up going longer. I'd wait until you get back and then start right into it. I mean, you could start and get to learn the moves and things, but as far as starting the program officially, I'd wait until you get back! :) You'll love it, and it will be something to look forward to after your vacation...since there usually isn't much to look forward to after any vacation..haha!

    Jen & Yogarunner- I'm excited for you both to get started! I know when I finally got mine I ripped it open and started watching the "Basics" video right away to get the moves down and form understood. I love Chalene. Some people don't care for her, but I love her!

    kicklikeagirl- Do you know where I can get the Turbo Kick DVD's...I went on the website and they were only for instructors....I took some classes about 1 year ago and LOVED it, but I can't afford a gym until the summer........I want to be able to supplement them for the days there is no cardio in ChaLean.....
  • gmvanloo
    gmvanloo Posts: 100 Member
    gmreber- I would wait until you get back. We took a vacation in December and it really threw off our schedule. So, we ended up going longer. I'd wait until you get back and then start right into it. I mean, you could start and get to learn the moves and things, but as far as starting the program officially, I'd wait until you get back! :) You'll love it, and it will be something to look forward to after your vacation...since there usually isn't much to look forward to after any vacation..haha!

    Thanks! I think I'll wait! I have plenty of workouts to do and my do some hybrid stuff until Mexico. I was doing P90X over Christmas and it was really hard to come back and get back into it!
  • immacookie
    immacookie Posts: 7,424 Member
    My weights are on order... so I just keep pushing along with my 5lb ones for now. I figure I'll know the routine by the time the weights get here. LMAO!

    Still doing good on C25K though. I NEVER liked running, but for some reason I'm loving this (on the treadmill anyway).
  • kicklikeaGIRL
    kicklikeaGIRL Posts: 867 Member


    kicklikeagirl- Do you know where I can get the Turbo Kick DVD's...I went on the website and they were only for instructors....I took some classes about 1 year ago and LOVED it, but I can't afford a gym until the summer........I want to be able to supplement them for the days there is no cardio in ChaLean.....

    melissaovadare ----Yeah! They actually have a "Fan Version" of the Turbo Kick DVDs, which I think is a better deal anyways, because you get 2-3 workouts per DVD, rather than one! If you go to the website I've posted at the bottom, you'll see a handful of Turbo Kick Fan DVDs. If you click on one of the Turbo Kick DVDs, you'll see a preview of one of the rounds. I have the following rounds that I enjoy (in case you are curious to know which you should get) 29,30,32,33. I've also heard Turbo Sport is great. But, like I said, all of the Fan DVDs come with at least 2 Turbo Kick Rounds on them! I loooove it! Its a better workout than Turbo Jam, from my opinion because its slightly more advanced and fun! You'll enjoy it! I really don't think you can go wrong with any of her Turbo Kick Fan DVDs, she is awesome, and every round is fun. I have my "favorite" segments from each round! Enjoy!

    Website:

    http://www.turbokick.com/store/home.php?cat=72
  • Did you know today is Chalene's birthday... :drinker:
    if you dont already you should follow her on twitter... she has great ideas and motivation plus she is great about helping in other ways...

    she has great friends on there as well to add...:flowerforyou:

    I felt like something special when she sent me a direct message about a question i had... :bigsmile:

    joiner her and I (fitnessBeliever) on twitter and get some great new ideas and see whats coming ....
  • melissaovadare
    melissaovadare Posts: 191 Member
    Thanks Dawna...I am going to take a look in a liitle bit!
  • YogaRunner
    YogaRunner Posts: 652 Member
    Brangwen- I never liked running either. In fact, until last year the last time I ran was probably in high school gym class more than 20 years ago. All I remember from that was getting horrible side cramps!

    This morning I cleaned up my basement, set up the new DVD player...I'm ready! When I see that big brown truck I just may kiss the driver LOL! Hope I'll still be saying that a month from now.
  • ChaslovesBrian
    ChaslovesBrian Posts: 13 Member
    kicklikeaGIRL - I am so happy that someone else on here does Turbo Jam too! I have been doing the Turbo Jam - Kick and Punch on my cardio days of Chalean Extreme. I wish someone in the area did the Turbo Kick classes, but unfortunately, the closest one (without a gym membership) is 29 miles away from me, and cost $10 a class. I have the videos at home, so forget it!

    During the Burn phase I lost 4 pounds, 1 inch of my waist and 1/2 inch in my bust. I started CE at 154 pounds, now 150.

    My "reachable" goal has been to get back into a size 8. Thats what I was when my husband and I met ( when we were 16 and 17). After 19 long months, I am almost there. My top half is in an eight, but my hips still have about an inch to an inch and a half to go.

    I started out at a size 16, 186 pounds. I'm so close, I can taste it!

    My ultimate goal would be to reach a size 6 and hopefully with Chalean Extreme, I will. Just curious what everyone else's losses are phase to phase. I would love to compare!

    I just completed my first week of the PUSH phase, and I think the first two days I was going too light, so I cranked it up today. We'll see how that works tomorrow...haha.

    Hope you ladies have a great day! Keep posting, I LOVE this thread!!!
  • Hey ladies,

    Dawna - I really liked Push last night, I'm not terribly sore but my arms just feel really weak. I have a feeling I will be feeling some extra soreness tomorrow!

    Brangwen - I know just what you mean about hating running, I felt just like that no more than 3 weeks ago. Now that I am doing C25K, it's sort of easing me into it and I very much look forward to it rather than dread it like I've done in the past.

    Hey Chas! - 4 lbs. is awesome!! I think if you keep up the way you have been you will lose a whole lot more by the end of the program. I never weighed myself to begin with so I am not sure where I stand - for me it was more of a toning issue and I think I will be able to see when I am at my goal.

    My first exam went well today, on to #2, have a great night!
  • Jenna423
    Jenna423 Posts: 178 Member
    Hey everyone, its been quite a while since I've been able to check in... I haven't been doing the greatest but I have newfound motivation... I've decided on Aruba for my honeymoon in October!!!!! AH, me, an island, and a bikini? Right now, that would be a scary sight! LOL, hopefully I can keep up with everyone here so that I won't be so scary by October.

    Hope everyones doing well, and I'll do my best to get to a computer more often to check in!
    :flowerforyou:
  • YogaRunner
    YogaRunner Posts: 652 Member
    Decided that since I haven't lost weight in weeks AND since my Chalean Extreme will arrive tomorrow....I could eat whatever I felt like tonight! Cheeseburger and FF...yum! Maybe some ice cream for dessert :happy: Now off to watch Biggest Loser and feel a little guilty LOL! Have a great night everyone.
  • melissaovadare
    melissaovadare Posts: 191 Member
    Good Morning Extremers! :glasses:

    I feel weird when this thread is not at the top of My Topics, so I had to post something!!!!!

    Hope everyone has a great day :flowerforyou:
  • duffyzmom
    duffyzmom Posts: 644 Member
    Push Circuit 2 today - First time through and seemed to go well. Seemed to me like balance was a big factor in this circuit so I'm hoping that helps me achieve a stronger core.
  • I too amd a HUGE fax of CLX. I have attempted to complete the program two other times, but some medical issues go in the way. Now I am good and my one and only goal is to complete the program. No weight loss goals, no measurement goals, I just want to finish. I am eating well, lots of protien and not a lot of carbs. I still treat myself to eating out and foods that are not great for me. I have found that if I don't I go overboard!

    So, congrats to all! It is a great program! :smile:
  • kicklikeaGIRL
    kicklikeaGIRL Posts: 867 Member
    Hi Extremers!
    So, I was going to give a bunch of "shout outs", but then my computer went crazy and deleted my entry...and I'm wayyy too lazy to retype all of that (I hate when that happens!) So, in short- tonight I will do my second Lean phase...and I am excited for the burn in my muscles!! I'm glad to hear you are all enjoying CE and that it is making you sore!!!! I love the soreness, because it means I am doing something right and building more muscle...which will burn more fat!!! Balance is definitely the key- and I'm glad Chalene gives out the reminders to "Keep those abs in!" because it helps me to focus on the whole body. Keeping my abs in has really helped "whittle my middle"!!!! Have a great day ladies! I hope to check back in later!!
  • I too amd a HUGE fax of CLX. I have attempted to complete the program two other times, but some medical issues go in the way. Now I am good and my one and only goal is to complete the program. No weight loss goals, no measurement goals, I just want to finish. I am eating well, lots of protien and not a lot of carbs. I still treat myself to eating out and foods that are not great for me. I have found that if I don't I go overboard!

    So, congrats to all! It is a great program! :smile:

    OK, pardon the typos! BTW, I am on Push circut.
  • YogaRunner
    YogaRunner Posts: 652 Member
    CLX arrived today! I had to leave for work before the UPS guy came, but knew I was meeting my husband for lunch (he worked from home today). So, I called him and asked him to bring the package to lunch if it arrived...and it did. So, instead of working for the last two hours, I have watched the guide video, the kitchen clean out video and the entire burn circuit 1 :happy: I copied the progress trackers and schedules from the book and put together a folder for tracking everything....Now I'm raring to go!
  • Hey guys,

    I have kind of had a bad day and I am disappointed in myself - I stayed home from work because I did not feel good and had a big English paper to write....so I resorted to eating terribly all day and not exercising...UGH! Oh well, I just have to get my act together now and reading all your comments is totally helping, thanks!

    YogaRunner - CONGRATS!! How exciting, I love getting packages, especially that kind! Good luck, I am sure you will love it.

    shelloli - Welcome to our thread, feel free to write on here anytime!

    Dawna - You are so inspiration to me, thanks! I hope I can get back on track and work out and eat like you :smile:
  • gmvanloo
    gmvanloo Posts: 100 Member
    CLX arrived today! I had to leave for work before the UPS guy came, but knew I was meeting my husband for lunch (he worked from home today). So, I called him and asked him to bring the package to lunch if it arrived...and it did. So, instead of working for the last two hours, I have watched the guide video, the kitchen clean out video and the entire burn circuit 1 :happy: I copied the progress trackers and schedules from the book and put together a folder for tracking everything....Now I'm raring to go!

    I received mine yesterday and I'm so excited to take a look at it tonight. Oh...I can't wait - it's like Christmas. I think I have decided to do a mix of exercises from the time I finish P90X until I get back from Mexico. I want to start fresh with ChaLean. I'm just going to really mix it up for 3 weeks and hopefully see some results for that. I think that's the key. I may even just stick to my P90X workouts for those 3 weeks.

    I really want to make sure I do it right so I'll have a few weeks to get ready!
  • Got my CE today.. i love it already.. my legs hurt but it was great to get it.. went to wowy and added it to my workout calendar and so no excuses when i log on..
    :bigsmile:
    It was so exciting.. cant wait to start feeling and see the results... It made me feel so good to finally start.. I usually only take one day off a week so i will probably do turbo on one of the days of rest.. even more results.. who knows. i might go ahead and yoga p90x.. could use 1.5 hours of yoga... will help me get flexible... :blushing:

    Any way tracked my food an excersice and feel good about myself...
    see you tomorrow.
  • jclguru
    jclguru Posts: 123
    I'm just a couple of days away from completing the Burn Circuit.

    I think I actually saw a muscle pop up :)


    Doug
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