Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies ~ Insane-X did not disappoint last night! :happy: Only had to demonstrate one round and then back to my spot … Burned a bunch of cals & there was a pretty good group last night plus my legs felt great once I was warmed up and no more DOMs, so that was a bonus as well This a.m. was STS #18 Back/Bi’s, tonight will be Spinning!

Laurel: Nice job today ~ the “Laurel HiiT Tri-Fecta” :noway: :drinker: each time you mention that you do that I am always chuckling to myself in amazement! Such a great workout to do all three of them. NICE WORK :bigsmile: I talked to a girl last night that was in the BC class and told her my hamstrings were sore. She reminded me of the plank to pike position on the sliders (feet on sliders, going down and up from plank to pike position). That may have been the culprit on top of STS Legs! Glad I’m with you on Meso 2 I would say sleep is a close 2nd to hunger as well. :laugh: My DH always looks over at me right around 9 and says … headed to bed? Of course because I was just about to head that way. That is so scary to hear that a car blew up due to static electricity. :noway: I know there are always warnings and what not but YIKES. Hopefully you get some moisture soon or maybe try out a humidifier.

Michelle: What a morning you had! :frown: Sorry to hear about Mr C, poor little man. Hope he is doing better Great job getting in Zumba + Pilates Sometimes it’s just better to keep on going with that delirious – “I’m awake now so let’s just keep going” energy. I bet you will sleep well tonight. Enjoy your MM tomorrow

Jessica: I know I already sent you a message on the boards there but just wanted you to know I’m thinking of you and so glad you are talking about it, getting it out there and reaching out to people. Definitely here to help, inspire, encourage or whatever you need! :flowerforyou:

Until tomorrow ladies ~ Tami

Hi Ladies ~ Today was High Reps Legs workout and at NOON today I did the Insane Abs class. I am always glad when I can break away to make that class, feels great! :bigsmile: She always has lots of tough stuff in there. No workouts tonight, which is probably good . . . we need some groceries so I will do that right after work. Not my favorite time to go but maybe if I zone in on my list, I won’t have to go this weekend :drinker:

Laurel: SURPRISE, we were on the same mind set again with our workout! :laugh: That cardio combo does sound like lots of fun Great workout today! I’m sure your body will be loving the rest day tomorrow ~ enjoy! Have a great weekend :flowerforyou:

I’ll check in tomorrow ~ Tami

This a.m. was High Reps full upper body today ….. I’m opting for an in home workout after work instead of the short Spin class DH headed out for his fishing trip so I have the house/workout area to myself tonight.

Michelle: That’s great you ended up in a class that you love! :laugh: WooHoo, another good one to attend. Sounds like a good workout and like you said, making it into a combo would be perfect with the other. :bigsmile: I’m sure it goes without saying but I hope your pampering was wonderful! I was able to get in some good basic grocery shopping and then headed home. I will get a few things this weekend but the time should be cut in half now! High Reps does not require a lot of equipment: light-to-moderate weight dumbbells, a barbell, a slide disc (or paper plate) and a medium tension stretch band.

Hope you ladies have a great weekend ~ we have snow in the forecast and cold temps following :ohwell: that time of year

Tami

Afternoon Ladies,

Windy, rainy and just yucky outside today. Started my XTrain rotation yesterday, so have done Chest, Back & Shoulders and Cardio Blast Legs. Really liked both of the workouts, and I think CBL will be one of my favorites. I'm guessing that I will have sore legs tomorrow for sure.

Finished up my Peak Fit rotation, with a 9-1/2 lb weight loss. The only measurement that I have done so far is the waist, and I'm 3 inches down. I'm very happy with the results, and with my eating during the whole process. Feel like I have finally found the right combo.

Will try to get through some of the post so I can catch up a bit. :blushing:

Have a great weekend everyone!
Laurie

Hi Ladies ~ The snow came to our area but it was just a light dusting …. Cold and windy/rainy rest of the weekend. I did opt for my at home workout Friday evening and did All Out Low Impact HiiT ~ felt great! :bigsmile: Saturday I took a REST day and had lunch and a movie with my BFF. We saw The Best Man Holiday, it was a good chick flick forsure, I liked it. Lots of laughter, some tears and more laughter.:laugh: Yesterday I hit the workouts before Volleyball with STS Chest/Shoul/Tri’s followed by Hard Strikes (full workout). Then off to Volleyball. STS Legs & BootCamp for today!

Jessica: I’m so happy you found some motivation! :flowerforyou: :drinker: Having a workout that you LOVE to do really helps so it is great the Lean Legs & Abs is the one! Great work and glad to see you here. Laurel gives great advice on taking a break from logging when you are feeling pressure/anxiety around it ~ definitely don’t let it stress you out! There is keeping you accountable & accomplished in your efforts and feeling good about that vs. keeping you stressed and anxious about your day just because of it. The latter is not what you want forsure! :flowerforyou:

Laurie: WOOHOO! :drinker: Huge congrats on your inches & lbs lost from your Peak Fit rotation. That is so awesome. You must be clothes shopping right now with those kind of results! WAY TO WORK I love it when you find the right combo of eating/workouts that you see & feel the results, it is the best reward! Keep us posted with your thoughts on XT! I don’t doubt that Cardio Leg Blast will be one of your favorites, I love that one too.

Laurel: Nice job getting in your errands before your trip! :bigsmile: Yes, I have noticed stores are starting to really be busy all the time lately and I don’t live in a very big area. Happens every year though . . . :ohwell: Fantastic job on the workouts!!!! :bigsmile: I bet you are getting so excited for your trip to moms for Thanksgiving!

Hi Michelle & Erika

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

Hi Ladies ~ Nice BootCamp class last night! Another with a lot of variety and the HiiT bursts. I was teamed up with two guys last night :huh: They were laughing because I was right with them or still going when they would stop:laugh: I think with the positive feedback she is continuing her efforts to make the class better. :drinker: I did find out from one of the “regulars” she had a really good Spin class on Friday. This a.m. was Cardio Core Circuit – after work will be Insane X.

Michelle: Great workouts yesterday! :bigsmile: Your new favorite combo! Yowsa on those 101 push-ups :noway: I know how those feel at the end. We used to have to do those in BootCamp with the squats, sit-ups joined with. Tiring. 76 degrees??:huh: ??? WOW I can’t even imagine that right now. We will be getting down into the teens and twenties this week I saw. Brrrrrrr Yes, we will be hosting TG for my in-laws as well. But it’s only the 4 of us so not too over the top on groceries. But still, a venture out :frown: DH will help though. Yes, it was a really good movie

Hi Laurel, Jessica, Laurie & Erika :flowerforyou:

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

Afternoon ladies,

This morning was FIT, lots of supersets and cardio intervals and I can actually feel the legs from those box jumps and skiers. Tomorrow will be interesting for sure.:bigsmile: Then a fun high energy Zumba class which included tons of squats, yes it is taught by the same instructor, my energizer bunny Becky. :laugh:



Laurel- Too funny about the Xmas decorations, as we took a shortcut last night after gymnastics and the girls saw a home with Xmas lights on and my little one said, "I thought we waited until after thanksgiving mom ". I told her maybe it brings joy to the family to get an early start. Or maybe they are headed on vacation too.:laugh: I love how you ended your day, hubby and I had a few mini snickers from our girls bucket on saturday night.:blushing:


Tami- Awesome that those guys were slacking at times. Our last male visitor has not returned to Muscle mania and the last time he was in front of me so she picked him for every demo, it was a great motivator to keep up with him in the class plus see him grimacing at times. :laugh:


Have a great day ladies,

Michelle

Hi Ladies! My body is feeling closer to normal today after the severe soreness earlier this week. So to knock out the last of the soreness in my legs.....I worked my legs! I will never understand why that works, but it does. I did Butts and Guts. It has been forever since I have done that workout, and I really enjoyed it. It still kicks my butt.....but I think it is supposed to. I followed it up with Party Rockin' Step 1, which was so much fun today I wanted it to continue!! I think I am about ready to try some of the premixes that combine the two step workouts as I feel I have a good read on both now. I'm thinking I will love the premixes!

Michelle, sounds like a tough combo of workouts! Hope you are able to move those legs today! :laugh: about the Christmas decorations. We always waited until after Thanksgiving too! It feels odd being so early, but at least we will be gone a week so I won't get too tired of looking at them! I am thinking they will come down the day after Christmas this year, though. :ohwell:

Tami, thanks for sending snow this way!! :drinker: It was so nice to wake up to a dusting of snow. Moisture.....I have missed it. But it is just a dusting. Oddly, though, we are supposed to get another storm coming from the south (instead of your way) tonight that may bring more snow. I hope! But, like you, it has turned suddenly very cold. It is only 19 degrees right now....at 11:00am! Big change!! Your Insane X class sounds tough....and very much like Insanity in that it never gets easier. I hope your MIL continues to improve. It is always nice to share Thanksgiving with family, but my husband and I have had most of ours alone. We like that too. So whatever happens, I hope you enjoy.

It was 25 years ago today that I met my husband! :noway: I have officially known him more than 1/2 my life. Where does the time go? No celebration planned since the Air Force Academy is hosting UNLV in football tonight. But that should be fun too......cold, but fun!

Until tomorrow!

Laurel

Hi Ladies! Felt really good this morning, so I decided to push the workout a bit. I started with an upper body combo, doing XTrain Disc 1/Chest, Back and Shoulders, and then went right into XTrain Disc 2/Biceps and Triceps. These are fantastic stand-alone workouts, but as a combo........it makes the absolute best upper body workout! It is the second time I have done this combo, and I don't have time to do it too often, but if will definitely do it again. A real plus is I could really tell that I have gained some strength doing STS because some of my weights felt a little light! Good stuff. I followed it with the Greatest Hits workout which is really growing on me. Then, to wrap it up, I did the core work from Step, Jump, and Pump.

Tami, such good news about your instructor!! I bet she is happy, but also anxious to get back into action. Sounds like she is doing everything she needs to do to recover properly. So impressive! I didn't end up going to the game last night, which was fine with me. Long story as to why, but given the temps, I was more than happy to sit home in front of the fire. I did watch a bit on TV, and it was brutal out there. I think we had maybe 50 people in the stands. Kinda sad, but to be expected on a cold winter's night with a team not performing well this season. :ohwell: About the step workouts, I keep meaning to tell you that I really benefitted from previewing them first. And not in my usual way of 'previewing' which is to put the disc into the DVD player, and then fast-forward through it! :blushing: I really actually watched these workouts and tried to figure out footing during the preview a bit......and I can't believe how much it helped. I was thinking yesterday during the workout that for being complex choreography, it felt very intuitive for me. And this was the workout that I was thinking may be impossible to do!! But, that being said, it is very complex choreography. We are leaving on Monday for Phoenix and will make the trip in a day (we usually do it in two). My oldest sister will be with us on the way down, which should be fun.

So, that being said, I probably won't have a chance to check-in next week. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!! See you all in December!

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

I'm off of work this whole week, decided to take some vacation time. :bigsmile: Into my second week of XTrain and really loving the workouts. I have only done one of the Burn Set workouts, but I really LOVE that workout. I'm following the 90 Day Undulating Rotation, and I think that it does have some great variety. I stuck with the Peak rotation through the whole thing, and I'm planning on doing the same thing with XTrain.

Speaking of the Peak Challenge, I was the winner of the body transformation. :noway: I still can't believe it, but yes it is true. I am getting a years subscription fitnessglo, workout wear from WOD, free custom shoes from Rebock, t-shirt and water bottle. I see now how important that eating is to getting results, because I really stuck to my eating plan during the whole process. I didn't follow the plan that Michelle had for the system, I find it is way to hard to follow those recommended diets. I really think that this challenge is something that I needed to knock some sense into what I wanted to achieve. I've got about 12 more lbs before I reach my goal weight (want to get to my pre-baby body).

Michelle, Sounds like you where having some fun with Chalene! We have snow right now, and I'm so glad that I don't really have to go out into it just yet. Do have to get some grocery shopping done for Thanksgiving (turkey), and have a hair appointment later today.

Laurel, I will have to try that combo at some point. I think these are some of the best weight workouts that Cathe has put out. Will be interested in how you are combining the STS and Xtrain workouts. I'm not able to do double workouts on some days, because of my schedule, but think that those two would make a great combo. I don't know that I would ever het the Low Impact series, that one workout in this series is not my favorite. I am giving it a go through this whole rotation though. I'm not a fan of the disc exercises, maybe I just have to get used to them though. :laugh: First time through didn't go very well with the disc. :laugh: Congrats on the 25 years, I know how that time does fly by.

Tami, One of my greatest fears is getting an injury. I gained so much weight when I was sick last year, so I really don't want to go back to that. I was also not eating very well either. :blushing: Glad to hear that your instructor is still able to give you all a great workout even though she isn't able to participate in the way she probably wants to. Thank you for all the encouragement during my Peak rotation. I have been posting most of my stuff from my phone app. So glad that I have that.

Have any of you noticed that myfitness is screwed up with the exercises and food information. I have entered Xtrain workouts and then do a search on them and nothing appears. They show up after I have put them on from the app though. Just something I noticed.

Have a great day everyone!
Laurie