Calling all Cathe fans!

Hello ladies,

I finally pushed through the "I have been off too long fog" and jumped back in with an oldies but goodie.. Get Ripped Slim and Lean. Oh those muscles were shaking but I did it!:noway: So I'm officially back on the move and ready to sculpt and shred for this Summer and that darn two piece:noway:

Tami- Tonique Fitness are these new dvds that Laurie told me about b/c I was looking at ordering Brazil Butt lift to hit that area. After reviewing the dvds on totalfitnessdvds.com, I opted to stick with a femal trainer, plus her body looks great:laugh: and go with Tonique. I ordered the mat workout as I don't want to injure my knee with some of her other moves but they definitely look effective for targeting the Bum Bum:laugh:

Laurie- Way to go on improvement already:drinker: I still plan to invest in Insanity plus I'm hoping that hubby will do it with me before our family vacation in August

Erika- What round is this for you in Chalene? As much as I enjoyed completing the program I was never able to get back into her workouts except for those intervals that I loved. Well that was until I tried Cathe's shock cardio How is the Cathe collection going?


Have a great day!

Michelle

Good Morning Ladies!!!

I got a 20 minute run in last night and then this morning was Hip Hop Abs. Funny, that used to be my favorite workout, and now I just can't seem to enjoy it. It's a great calorie burner, but just not into it anymore...might be time to put that one up for bid on ebay! Gotta clean out the old to make room for the new!!

Hope you all have fantastic workouts today! I'm going to be working my car's gas pedal today...4 hours in the car for me today...ugh!

Morning Ladies:flowerforyou:

Day 2 of my new rotation and Tonique Mat was butt kicking literally:noway: Now I know why she can have a lower body like that:grumble: Wow my legs were shaking and it was part 1(17mins) and in part 2 I felt muscles deep in my glutes that I did not know existed:blushing: It really is a great workout for ladies to target our problem areas and I'm definitely planning on using it 2-3 days as a supplement with Ripped and Lean.

Laurie - I have not worn a two piece since our family vacation in Hawaii as an adolescent. Since then it has been exclusively one pieces, but I'm hoping to get there where I can wear the two piece this Summer in Jamaica or Cozumel Considering that last year in St. Maarten all walks of body shapes were on that beach, including some nudists who walked through our area:blushing: I thnk that I can do this!:laugh:

Erika- I'm also a crazy dvd buyer but unlike you I never resell which I probably should. I'm actually thinking of getting rid of Slim series and Chalene as it is still packaged neatly since I never used the food guide. Maybe I should do some spring cleaning

Tami- Is this one of Cathe's step workouts? As much as I love Cathe I just can't get into step workouts. The Plyo legs sounds interesting, what does the workout entail?

Hoping to add some Kickboxing or More is less cardio but right now these legs are so tight:noway: Need to give them a good stretch.


Have a great day!
Michelle

Good Morning Ladies!

This morning was ChaLean Burn #1 and I did a pre-mix of the cardio only from the Bootcamp DVD. OMG!!! It was only 19 minutes (about 15 total without the stretching before and after) and I was huffin and puffin. Quite honestly, I find Insanity to be easier than some of Cathe's workouts...not sure why, but I burned more calories and had my HR up higher than with Insanity. I'll be doing another Insanity workout next week, so see what I think then!

Laurie: Glad you're finding the workouts to be getting a bit easier. I'm still doing one workout a week, and so far really like it, but when I check my calorie burn/HR, I'm getting them both higher with some of Cathe's workouts...wonder why??? I'll check again on the next Plyo circuit to see if I get my HR higher this time around? I do like the bootcamp style workouts though...no dancy stuff, just hardcore drill like moves!

Michelle: I got my Tonique DVD's last night...I am itching to do the mat one tonight after hearing your review. I think I might go for it! I'm excited!!!

Tami: I always sell my DVD's on ebay. I tend to buy things in sets (ie Power 90, I bought 1 DVD at a time off of ebay until I had the full set), so I sell them in sets. So far, I've gotten the same amount out as I paid in for most of my DVD's. The only ones that are hard to sell sometimes are the 1 DVD at a time deals. Like I tried to sell a Tae Bo DVD and ended up only making maybe $2 off of it, as it just didn't sell well. But, I think it's because you can buy those anywhere. But, I have sold Power 90, P90X and am getting ready to sell Hip Hop Abs, and sold some Turbo Jam DVD's I didn't like as well, and broke even on each of them, so I was happy! It's pretty easy, the key is researching who else is selling what you're selling, and price it competitively.

Well, off to get some work done. I'll check in later tonight after Tonique or tomorrow in the AM!

Hi Ladies,

This morning I did Shock Circuit Blast and my heart rate was up there:noway: The time went fast with this one and I enjoyed the workout. My legs are still aching from Tonique, especially the hip area which is an area I have never had soreness in before I even dropped a note on Cathe's FB page and she laughed when I told her I needed an IV Stat:laugh: Tomorrow is day 2 for me so hopefully my legs will not be so tight but I'm thinking of doing kickboxing first and then Tonique.

Erika- Talk to me about that mat......truly my legs have never been worked so thoroughly in my life even with Slim series:drinker:

Laurie- You Rock!!!! Take those girls to Grand cayman, ST. Thomas or Mexico..some of my favorite places with the greatest beaches

Tami- Did you do your Circuit blast? What were your thoughts?

Ok off to grab lunch as my grocery shopping has me way behind!

Michelle

Good Morning Ladies! I opted for some additional sleep this morning instead of Cathe's Double Wave! I am still working off the remains of this cold, so figured the sleep is good for me! I probably will get a run in on the treadmill tonight while catching up on my tv shows...maybe Cathe later this week.

I did the Tonique Mat Workout last night...OMG...I have NEVER had to stop in the middle of a workout so much! That girl is a machine...I understand now why her body looks like it does...she just keeps going, and going and going. I think I yelled at her (in a nice way, because she's just so sweet) more than I do Jillian. I'm a little sore today, but think the real soreness will be day 2. I'm SUPER excited to do that one again, and try her other DVD's too....I might have found some new favorites! If you want to work your butt, thighs and a little abs...this is your girl! WOWSA!

Hope you all have a fantastic Thursday. I'll check back later!

Good morning:flowerforyou:

I'm on earlly duty this week while hubby goes into the office early so I'm tired:yawn: I atually went back to bed after getting my eldest to the bus stop.

Tami- My biceps are hurting from those band pulses and medicine ball push-ups in Circuit blast:noway: Definitely a keeper for my rotation..hopefully I can complete all on my toes in a few weeks

Erika- I'm so glad that it was not only me in a state of OMG with that mat workout. Yes day 2 will get you especially if you did not do a good stretch right after..which I did not:blushing: Last night everything was so tight that I was doing a stretch routine at 10pm:laugh: I'm scheduled to do it again tonight if my body cooperates:noway:

Laurie- I have an early salon appt on Saturday so I'm trying to complete the week and make that my off day Enjoy your color:laugh:

Have a great Thursday!

Michelle

Ok workout completed. I tried something different and went with Cardio Party 3 and then did the 27 min glute workout from Tonique A total of 1200 calories burned and a butt that was screaming with those pelvic moves:noway: As I have a bad back I opted to place my sand filled 6lb medicine ball underneath my back to help and those glutes were in pain where I wanted to literally scream:blushing: Wowzer!!!

Tami- totalfitnessdvds.com sells all three, plus her website sells them and gives a video clip, so does totalfitness plus they offer free shipping over 25.00. I actually found mine on Ebay for less w/free shipping. This mat workout is sooooooo worth it if you want to hit lower body. I want to do three days but in all honesty I may have to split the routines up like I did today.:laugh:

Erika- I have not done the stomach section:blushing: I honestly thought the last section on the back was flowing into the abs but I guessed not:noway: How was that section?

Laurie- It started with you and now we are going Tonique crazy:bigsmile: . Thanks for the great information:drinker:

Michelle

Good Morning Ladies:flowerforyou:

I wrote to Sylwia of Tonique yesterday and she actually worte me back last night.

Here is some of what she said:

"I don’t watch other dvds as I believe it would hurt me rather than be beneficial ... I create my moves and routine based on my love for dance and gymnastics, and playing with my kids usually requires strength and endurance (mental hahahhaha) but honestly, I want all moves to come from me and my experience...when I designed Tonique - I was thinking of all women to fight one of our biggest concerns we face as we get older/or perhaps don’t move enough - the concern of our body/skin to start losing the firmness and elasticity and things going south...Tonique targets the biggest/bulkiest muscle in our body which is gluteus maximus, this is also a very lazy muscle as we do not use it much during the day unless we exercise and it tends to loose its elasticity and firmness fast - so tonique must prevent that!

Tonique is based on Squats and lunges combined with tempo for heart rate and repetitions for endurance and strength - all combined together4 times a week are just perfect for transforming the buttocks - we want roundness with definition! That is why I introduce multidirectional movement to shape all the three parts of gluts, make the back of the butt round and firm, and the sides defined with a little groove/cut on each side, to create an optical effect of small and firm and butt. Jumps and interval running and mat workout will target the small muscles and lift the butt up...it is like an art to sculpt it properly, but it is doable - kill me if I am too descriptive hhhahah

My recommendation for you would be to do Tonique at least 3-4 times a week...starting on Monday "

She is really sweet and her personality truly shines through the page in her response:happy: .

Erika- I think that I will order the Tonique 1 dvd. Although it does use moves that could trigger iffy knees, I'm interested in some of her unique multi-directional lunges that she utilzes to hit those muscles. I will definitely wear a knee brace/wrap and my shox for those workouts. She also gave me a rotation to utilize to prepare for my cruise which incorporates Mat and Tonique 1.

Off to do the 30 min Ripped series and the Side portion of Tonique Mat, then it is off to gymnastics and errands.

Have a great day! Morning Laurie and Tami:flowerforyou:

Michelle

Morning Ladies,

Cardio Power & Resistance plus CTX/MIS Biceps are finshed. This has been the best week for me, there has been only one workout that I didn't have to take a break. I'm guessing next week I'll have an even better time with these.

Tami ~ Are you still in the STS mode? :laugh: I bet it gets you mixed up when you have been working with those workouts for so long. Sounds like these Tonique workouts will help shape our butts good, so I know that I really will need them. :laugh: Insanity has brought my butt back a little, but it would be nice to see what it should look like. :laugh: After all the running I did, my butt was starting to get flat looking. :sad: I'm thinking of changing my rotation again, only going to include one day of running.

Erika, LOL about Chalene driving you nuts. Chalene and I just didn't click and the main reason was I just didn't like her all that much. From what I understand Tonique 1 has a "British" voice over, and she says some pretty stupid things. But the workout is suppose to be really good. Funny, but I want to say "I'm so glad your butt was feeling the burn." :laugh:

Michelle, That was nice of you to share the information you received from Sylwia. She does sound like a really nice person. Now I'm curious about what she gave you as a rotation. With the addition of these workouts, that bikini will be looking really good on you.

Have a wonderful day!
Laurie

Good Morning Ladies :flowerforyou:

TGIF! I am glad it is Friday as well. This a.m. was STS # 8 (Back & Triceps) and HiiT 30/30. Didn't get to go to Strength class last night; had to get some groceries and meet the hubby at home for dinner. So that was nice but I did miss going. . . . it's one of my favorite evening classes I have been going to ~ that and Spinning of course!

Laurie: Yes, still in STS mode. The Endurance rotation that I am following I don't have all the workouts, so I have to pick different cardio workouts but similar to what she (ie: Cathe) has on the rotation so I am always making little notes on the sheet. But the fun part is that it is all different workouts from different Meso's. I am anxious to do an Undulating Rotation in the future. Debating on maybe Insanity somewhere before that! :happy: Definitly will look into Tonique as well. Again, so many choices!

Michelle: That is so great she sent you a nice message back. Truly does sound like a nice lady and offered you some good advice on a rotation I assume?!?! That's great.

Erika: I too understand your feeling on Chalene. I liked the ChaLEAN workouts but they just weren't challenging enough for me and Turbo Jam I had to just concentrate on the actual workout vs. the instruction. So when you get back your Gym Style Series will begin with Cathe?!?! :drinker: That will be great and something to really look forward too.

Happy Friday Ladies ...... :happy:
Tami

Yeah it will be Cathe's Gym Style when I get back, along with other DVD's too. I think CE is challenging enough for me, as I keep increasing the weight to challenge myself, but I am spending too much energy focusing on the fact that she doesn't ever complete a set because she's walking around gabbing...and who the heck dresses up that much and wears that much makeup to workout??!??! Ugh. That's why I LOVE Cathe and some of the others out there, that do the whole set with you, have real sweat, and aren't there to be all glammed up, but to really work!

Hello Cathlete's.

How do you ladies enter Cathe's weight workouts into your Exercise for the day? It always asks for reps/sets/weights used/done, and because Cathe does a lot of different reps how am I suppose to enter that into what I've done for the day? I'm not sure I explained my question right. I hope someone understands my question. If not, I'll try and ask it a different way. :embarassed:

Thanks,
Jennie

Evening Ladies,

Since I was online tonight, thought I would stop by and chat. Plyo Cardio Circuit and CTX/MIS Triceps are finshed. Didn't do my workout in the morning as usually, and now I understand why my body works better in the morning. :laugh:

Tami, Have fun with Circuit Blast, you have to tell me how you like it. Got some Tonique's too, so I'm planning on getting a couple of them also. Will love to hear all the reviews.

Jennie, Totally understand what you are talking about. I usually don't keep track of that on MFP. I have a spreadsheet that I have all the rep/weights listed, and print those out when I am doing a workout. So right now I have the weight work from Cross Train Express and Maximum Intensity Strength. I write down what weight I used, and if I was able to complete them. I will usually wear my HR monitor during the weight work, just to give me an idea how hard I'm actually working. If you would like a copy of the worksheets just let me know. I find the worksheets more helpful, because you can keep them in a binder for reference.

Night,
Laurie

Hey Girls! Hope you had a fantastic weekend...I know I did, but it seemed to go faster than any weekend I can remember in recent history!

I managed to get workouts in both Saturday and Sunday, although the cold I had a couple weeks ago has now settled into my chest as a nasty cough, and it's really making it hard to breathe without coughing like crazy. Good thing, I am seeing a BIG increase in calorie burn...bad thing, no matter how light of a workout I do, I have a coughing attack when I'm done. But, I'm still gonna plug away at it...vacation in 13 days has me motiviated to keep with it!

This morning was ChaLEAN Burn 2. Hoping for a nice walk on the treadmill tonight! Good work on the workouts Laurie...I'll be back to Insanity probably after my vacation...just don't think the lungs will tolerate it before then!

Looks like we're all going to be getting toned with Tonique...yeah!

Good Morning,

I had a great birthday weekend and ended the weekend with some low carb cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory:bigsmile: I also woke up with a cough which may be from my early outdoor venture to get out the recycling in a tank top and shorts:blushing:

Get Ripped and Lean is on the menu, lots of water w/lemon slices and clean eating for the day. I also need to take my vitamins/supplements as I have been slacking this weekend.

Have a great day everyone!

Michelle