ChaLEAN Extreme

Thank Goodness its Friday!!! yaye!!!
Last night I completed my custom round of Turbo Kick, and then did my LEAN circuit 2. Great workout, I was dying by the end. My husband does it with me---he loves it, he's already buff, but this program has given him some major muscle definition, and six pack abs! holla! And toward the end I was grunting and breathing heavy and he's behind me encouraging me as he's out of breath that I only have "2 more reps baby, you can do it"..haha.. he's cute. I love that he's encouraging, but not a drill sargent. My goal was to get up early this morning and get my run on...but after last night's power night I was out like a light. My body was not getting up at 5am...it wanted to rest. So, of course, I let it. Right after work I'm going to do some Turbo Kick! Have a great Friday ladies!


gmreber- thanks a lot for the advice! right now my pace is definitely not very speedy, especially on my 6 miles. I finish in about an hour. so, yeah i'm not very fast...but like you said right now I'm just trying to get the miles in. now that I'm up to about 6 miles I am going to work from now until July on gradually increasing my speed on that day. thanks for the suggestions on my weekday runs too! I am going to keep those lighter runs, and I'm definitely going to incorporate some interval/hill running. that sounds fun! definitely helps the time go by!

StrongResolve- way to go on the Burn Interval! That workout is by far, my hardest workout. Its even harder than my Saturday 6 mile run. Seriously, it is intense! It burns mega calories and gives me some great endurance so I love it! Don't sweat about not getting the Ab Burner in...I usually don't do that after the Burn Interval as I'm about ready to die.

brangwen- way to go on the shoveling girl! That is definltey a good cardio workout, especially 22 inches! holy smokes! I woke up this morning and saw some snow, and I was kind of hoping I would get snowed in today so I could just do some workouts and home and not have to come into work. But, no such luck.

duffyzmom- way to go on the push month girl!! I loved the PUSH month so much...I miss it dearly, haha. I am on the Lean phase, and as much as I love it...I miss the pure focus on just one muscle and really giving it your all. Keep it up!

Is anyone on the PUSH phase? I was just curious because I remember those boots Chalene wears..haha.. her style is so cute. I definitely can't pull it off. But, I love how she says "I'm probably going to regret these boots in 5 years"...my husband ALWAYS says "I already do". He thinks they are ugly...but hey- if I could look as good as Chalene does, I'd probably wear those funky workout boots..haha! Just a random thought.:bigsmile:

Finishing up my last week of PUSH - I hate the boots but my husband thinks that they are HOT!

Just like finishing up the BURN - I am so looking forward to new talk. 4 weeks is about all I can take of the same voice over. Anyone else feel sorry for Janelle (What only 8lbs I'm surprised!) That is how I know they have to be sisters in real life.

Hi Extremers!
Last night was a good night. I felt powerful!! (wish they had a smiley face with some muscles...I'd insert it here) I did about 15 minutes of Turbo Kick to get me warmed up and then did LEAN circuit 3. I have to admit, I felt pretty smokin hot as I was doing the workout. I could feel my abs and I could see that my middle is a lot more lean & my stomach looks tighter...woo hoo. Now, by tighter I do not mean 6 pack by any means...but it has less flab. Someday I'll have a super sweet stomach. I increased my weights to 15 pounds on the overhead press...which I just about died. But, I reached failure at 12, and today I can barely feel my arms...but I know it was a good thing. 10 pounds wasn't getting me to failure.

Tonight I'm going to do some Turbo Kick and then the Burn If Off routine- that one burns a lot of calories in a short amount of time. It is insane! I might try some ab workouts as well. Its going to be a great night!!

Anyone suprised by how strong they are getting????? I couldn't believe I was doing 15 pounds on the overhead press.... When I started out with the program 8 pounds was a good weight for that exercise. Its so great! And I'm not getting "BIG", which is awesome....just a lean, mean, fighting machine! :bigsmile:

Good for you girl! I pulled out these pants I wore when I was 22, and 1. I can't believe I fit in them, and 2. I thought I was HUGE at a size 9 back then, and now I wish I was that size again!

I really think THIS IS IT...my life is changed. Having you ladies as support makes it more sweet!

Good Morning my Extremers! I did Burn Intervals and Ab Burner (well, half of it lol) and MAN it's no joke! I was DYING......those Sumo burpees:explode: OH BOY!

I can't wait until 2 wks from now when I say, "I thought that was hard, and look how much I can do now"..........

HEHEHEHE......After I was done working out yesterday, I couldn't find my dog, and she was laying in the dark on our bathroom rug.......I think she god scared that I was moaning and groaning and screaming at the TV LOL...............

Last night I did circuit 2 (week 1) and did the ab burner. Both went well. The only thing I truly struggled with were the push-ups. But as I've seen on the board and read elsewhere- it takes time to build up.

I am curious to know how high of weight did you start out with when doing the easier moves in circuit phase? Like when Chalene uses 17.5 or even 25 lb- what should I be using? I have gotten 15 lbs to start out with but did the reps for the most part -all 12 reps. I know the goal is to get muscle fatigue by 8-10 rep. I am using 5 lbs on the lower weight moves for right now, too.