Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies! Happy Friday! I had a bit of a lighter workout today, but that is okay since the humidity is off the charts right now due to some storm system off the coast. That same storm system and humidity are giving me my very predictable headache, which I always get in weather like this. So......lighter workout. I started with Cathe's Max Intensity Strength. For being so dated, I still love how this workout works the muscles. I followed it with the X10 Double Low Impact premix, which was a nice addition today.

Tami, glad you enjoyed the spin class! Sounds like people are beginning to return to the gym now. I have looked a bit on line for Cathe's tower, but not too extensively. I think I will try to find something after we move, though. We are going to have two (!) workout rooms--one for equipment and one for cardio, etc. So I would really like to have some way to do modified pull-ups with all that space! Thank you for the suggestions on where to look!

Thelma, great job with Afterburn! Glad you are going to be able to workout while you are away. Hope you are able to put work aside this weekend and relax!

See you on Monday!

Laurel

Hi Ladies, I hope you all had a nice weekend. We had a good weekend even though I brought work home. Doing this work over the weekend will relieve my stress this short work week. I was a bad girl and went shopping on Cathe's website and got a bunch of DVD's including the new Ripped With HiiT DVDs. I know I'll have to modify on these ones.

On Friday I did Cathe's Lower Body Blast. This is another DVD I like! Saturday I did XTRAIN Chest, Back & Shoulders which I hadn't done in ages. Of course I used the small weights. My upper back is in shock mode now and things are pretty tight. I've been massaging with my lacrosse ball but not having much luck. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow. Tonight I did my usual Sunday spinning.

DH went food shopping on Friday after work and my new gym is in that same plaza and he said there is gym equipment already in there! So exciting! I've not received any notices about the place opening tomorrow and the gym's website doesn't mention anything about this particular one opening next week. They mention that it will open in the fall.

Laurel, I hope your headache is gone now. Even your "lighter" workouts are tough! You're too funny! How exciting to be able to have two workout rooms in your new house! Awesome!

Tami, great workouts! I hope you liked your spinning class on Friday. YOu did an awesome combo on Sunday!
I can't believe your night time temps already dropped into the 30's! You did go for a walk with the kids so I'm sure the nice weather continued.
I hope Emma is doing better. You do need to talk to the groomer when you take her in. They need to be extra careful with her. I hope they let you stay with her though. You should at least ask if that is possible.
DH was awesome about thinking to get a hotel with a gym. My sister had to downsize and she doesn't know we'll be staying in a hotel. I'm sure she'll be upset but her apartment is small.

Thelma

Hi Ladies ~ Weekend was really nice, just me, myself & dogs all weekend! Took them for a walk Saturday a.m. to see how Emma was doing and she did great. :drinker: No limps and seems all back to her normal self. Thank goodness. :bigsmile: I did a nice deep clean on the house which included our wood floors. Always love getting them clean and with DH being gone the house stays as I leave it. Ended up doing a couple stops at Target & TJ Maxx and found a few fall clothing pieces I couldn’t live without. :blushing: Why does that always happen when you really aren’t looking …….. Murphys Law :laugh: Then just enjoyed the outside weather . . . ate lunch outside and relaxed. Sat ended up being a REST day which actually felt good. When I was thinking about doing a workout that afternoon and didn’t I knew I must have “needed it” with the “no guilt” on my decision to not work out. Yesterday was back at it with STS Chest/Back followed by that tabata/HiiT workout of KCM’s Shape UP. It was a great compliment to STS. Today’s workout was Plyo Legs & Wts/Plates abwork :bigsmile: DH is coming home for just this afternoon/evening for a meeting that he has to make so I am planning on heading home if I am able to see him ~ unless it ends early and he heads right back, then I will miss him. He is having great fishing so far and it is only supposed to improve.

Thelma: Congrats on your new purchases including Ripped with HiiT!!!! Yahoo:drinker: :bigsmile: :drinker: I can’t wait to see the clips on those and what she has in store for us. Doesn’t it feel amazing to buy some new workouts! Even with a huge collection the excitement is still there when I buy new ones. Awesome to hear about the new gym looking like it’s closer to opening up! That will be so nice. Great job on the workouts! I was thinking it was this weekend you were on your trip … oops! :blushing: My bad. I’m sure I read it wrong LBB is a great one forsure, I’m glad you liked it. Glad that you were able to do XT Chest/Back/Shoul and eventhough you’re working out the tightness from that ~ you did it! That’s so awesome. :drinker: Spinning was perfect on Friday. There were only 7 of us in there and she was going to end at 45 min and said, “wait, one more song” - 3 times! It was pretty funny. At that point it was just the 4 regulars left.

Laurel: New constructions snags are never fun but again, good thing you guys caught it in time and it is being worked out. :huh: That’s fun you were able to meet your neighbor already. Yay. Great job with your workouts yesterday and your ongoing perseverance with LIS Low Impact Challenge. Again, I will say that I don’t know that I would spend the time getting to “love” it unless it was a must in my rotation or something. I commend you for that forsure. :drinker:

Thanks for the well wishes on Emma from both of you . . . :flowerforyou: I am so thankful all is well there. Just too strange. I will definitely have a conversation prior to the next grooming forsure. Hopefully I will have the same girl since she will be familiar with the onset limping & she will know to be extra careful.

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

Morning Ladies,

Very busy here today! Have not worked out since Friday, hopefully will be able to get in something tonight. We had to pick up youngest dd's senior pictures last night after work. Then had to head to the store to get some cold meds for the youngest. She has a really bad cold from sitting in the rain and cold during a football game. She was asked to go to homecoming afterwards. Her boyfriend is a football player, and the football had letters asking her to go with him. It was very cute. She then did the Gladiator Assault Challenge on Sunday. Can't imagine why she is so sick! :noway: DH and I where at the car show all weekend, and had a very good time even though it was very cold. It is most certainly fall around here.

Laurel, Interesting that you are now enjoying that workout! :laugh: I still will not be getting it. :laugh: Sorry to hear that you hit a snag with the house. That can be so frustrating, but good to hear that you are getting walls. I will say that I'm with you on the snow, can't understand why I live here enduring this every year. :laugh:

Tami, Sorry to hear about Emma, and glad to hear she is doing better. Way to rock the workouts, sounds like some great combos. With not doing my workouts when I'm suppose to, I will be looking at doing some of the as short HiiT. That way I can get them in along with the longer weight workouts.

Thelma, Great work on your workouts also. I really love the Lower Body Blast workout also. Congrats on the purchase of Ripped with HiiT, I'm really looking forward to that one.

Have to get going,
Laurie

Hi everyone.

Thinking of trying her streaming service and starting STS. It looks quite complicated though. What do people who have done it, think about it.

Hi Ladies, I did a Tabacise pre-mix with the back exercises. That was pretty good. I don't think I ever did one of those back premixes before.

Hi Laurie! Good to hear from you. You've been one busy mom! Don't know how you do it! How exciting about your dd getting asked to go to homecoming! I hope the pictures are great!
I can't wait for the Ripped Hiit series. I want to see what's in those DVD's!.

Hi Jaz! I think we all have the STS series DVDs here but I don't think anyone has used Cathe's streaming service. I wasn't able to finish the series but I know the other ladies have and they love the series. The few weeks that I did on this series were great though.

Laurel, I had no idea you didn't like those MMA workouts. I don't have any of those workouts. I love that you found a way today to make that MMA workout more challenging! Good for you!
I am recovering from the upper back tightness which is good. I actually think I have a pillow problem too. I have so many pillows and neither one of them is right for me.

Tami, I'm so glad you got a surprise visit from your husband! I love that Rockin Knockout workout! I can't believe you are going to miss your Insane-X class!
You don't need to feel sick or sad to benefit from the therapeutic effects of retail therapy. No excuse necessary! :laugh: :laugh:

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today's workout was Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps, and it felt great today. For cardio, I did Crossfire Extreme. After I put the DVD in, I realized this was the exact combo I did last week.....but last week I didn't do the extreme premix. So I guess I changed it up a little. :blushing: :ohwell:

Tami, so glad you got to see your DH if only for a few minutes. Sorry you had to miss your class last night but I bet the hair appt felt good. Mine is next week and I am ready!

Thelma, great job with Tabatacise. I think the back work is from Burn Sets, right? Those are such great exercises....simple yet effective! Glad to hear you continue to recover from the tightness. Yeah, the MMA workouts were a huge disappointment for me. I love kickboxing/boxing workouts, so I was so looking forward to them. But the workouts are just too basic for me to consider them effective cardio workouts. In fact, when I got them, I used them as core workouts (45 minute core workouts!) because the moves do work the core....but not the heart unfortunately.

Laurie, sounds like you are having a horrible week! :noway: :flowerforyou: Good job getting the workout in. I had the same reaction to Amy Bento's kickboxing! I got one of those workouts from Netflix a few years back, got through the warm-up, took it out of the machine, popped it back in the mailer and did Kick Max. :laugh: I never wanted to try another one. :ohwell:

Jaz, I haven't tried the live streaming. If you do, let us know how it goes because I am curious about it. Everybody has said great things about STS.......and I completely agree. In fact, I can't say enough good things about the program. Don't be scared by it sounding complicated!! I know it sounds like a lot having to set a 1 rep max and calculate weights based on that and all of that. But if you do your 1 rep max tests as a workout one or two days, then it doesn't seem as cumbersome. Then you pop those numbers into Cathe's program on her site, print out your worksheets and you are good to go. I have been doing the program once or twice a year since it was released 5 1/2 years ago and only did those calculations once. So for a short period of 'work', you will get huge dividends that will last a long time. And I still get great results from the program. As Laurie said, the workouts are long. And they do require some equipment. But, as with most everything, if you need to modify something because you don't have the right equipment, it can be modified. If you have any questions, please ask. I have modified almost all of the workouts at one time or another for various reasons, so if you have questions about that, I will try to help!!

See you tomorrow!

Laurel

Q - Does anyone else run simply for the calorie burn? I used to STEP, mostly Cathe of course, but I've flipped my ankles and kicked the step out from under me too many times. I finally gave up on it for the most part. I have a couple Jari Love DVDs that utilize the step, and I find the repetition reduces my injury likelihood. Nothing else gives me the same kind of calorie scorch but running.

Today I finally hit 4 miles without feeling like I wanted to give up (I used to run 8 miles at a stretch), outside, with a pup by my side. My youngest furkid loves to run (okay, I run, he trots). Granted the amount of sweat I created in our foggy morning was ... just ... disturbing. My top was absolutely soaked. :laugh:


Yoga
I was able to kick up into Pincha Mayurasana (forearm stand) last night ... only once, but still! So the upper body work is definitely showing results.


WL
I'll be re-starting STS next month.

I've been alternating between STS Total Body and Muscle Max, with TriSets and XTrain thrown in for some additional upper body burn.



Q - I try to change up my routines every 6 to 8 weeks. Anyone else do this? Have you developed a "pathway" that you follow, or do you just do what you want to?



Thelma,
Do report on any enlightenment you discover with "The Male Factor!"

How is your shoulder doing?

I've been easing mine around (I think my "main" problem is a biceps tendon popping over the tubercle in my humerus ... but it impacts some of the surrounding structure too). Discovering the appropriate pushup position, for me, was remarkably helpful.


Kira

Hi Ladies, my new Cathe DVDs arrived this afternoon minus the new series of course. One of the new ones is Xtrain Super Cuts. I had to stay late at work so I had to do a short premix. I really liked it. I probably won't have time to write till Sunday night so have a great weekend. I will do spinning tomorrow afternoon after I finish working. Then off to NC!

Hi Laurie, great workouts. Sorry work has been so crazy! Clearly no one tested the software upgrade in a test environment to make sure it would work. I'm sure they can restore your transaction history if they made a backup of the database. I test computer software for a living. I'm so glad your DD's pictures turned out so good!
I know that Tabatacise DVD is fairly new to you but it never occurred tome to check out the premixes with the back part. I guess I didn't think it was really a back workout! DUH! Good stuff! I'm going to do those more often now because there were a few with the back part.

Laurel, you always do those awesome combos and you did change today's combo by doing the extreme workout.
I don't know if the Tabatacise back workouts are from the Burn Sets workout because up until today I didn't own it. I will soon find out! I'm surprised that Cathe didn't do a good cardio job with those MMA workouts.

Jaz, we all have the XTrain workouts. I love them. The other ladies have them too and I'm pretty sure they love them too. The premixes are basically additional workouts where Cathe combines different sections of the workouts into another workout. Those are great!

Hi Kira! I can't run at all due to my bad knees and flat feet. I know exactly what you're talking about with the step. I have that big step Cathe uses as well as the little one. When I first started doing the step I had to use the little one because I thought I was going to break my ankles. To get used to the step I would suggest using the little one. Sometimes the step may be too high for me so I have to lower it. I also modify the moves because I get lost in all the turns. That ricochet move I will never get so I modify. The key is to keep moving. Do you have the Tabatacise workout? That is a huge calorie burner. I have a spinning bike so I do that for cardio a couple of times a week.
The book arrived in the mail the other day but I've yet to read any of it. I was looking at tonight it and it said something about it being a Christian version? So I'm not sure if there are different version of it. Work has been crazy and I haven't had a chance to read anything. It's either working out or reading for the time that I have after work. At least things at work have improved a little in that no one is getting on my case and I'm busy with my own work.
My shoulder is doing OK but since I've been adding more upper body workouts I keep shocking the upper back so I have to let it calm down for a couple of days. I've not figured out what moves aggravate my shoulders though. For me it's more DOMS effect I think but things get really tight. I have to keep massaging my upper back by pressing my upper with a lacrosse ball. That helps a lot.
Your injury sounds scary. Do you actually hear the popping sound? I think in your case you probably need physical therapy. You may have some inflammation too. I would hear my shoulder make these popping sounds and the doctor told me it was my inflamed tendon trying to get through a space too small between the shoulder bones. So the key to reducing that sound was rest and physical therapy. I'm starting to hear a little popping since I started adding upper body exercises but it goes away. I also have to stick to using light weights for a while so I don't re-injure myself.
I don't really have a routine since I hurt my feet and my shoulders. I rotate between the set of workouts that I can do given my injuries. I have added more high impact workouts but I jump on a trampoline.

We're going to be starting this rotation next month if you're interested:
http://cathe.com/forum/f100/2-month-sts-metabolic-hiit-undulating-rotation-296802/

Tami, killer workouts today! I'm sure the regulars at the gym were wondering where you were. Too funny!
I'm really happy about being able to get more into the workouts even if I just use small weights. Funny you asked about my feet because I told DH over the weekend that I thought my feet were back to normal and I jinxed myself! The plantar fasciitis started to act up but I slept with my boot a couple of nights and it got better. Overall my feet are doing much better. Thanks for asking. Next time you're going to miss classes at the gym you have to at least tell Katy ahead of time so they don't freak out! LOL
i hope Emma is doing OK!

Good night ladies and I will write back on Sunday. I'll miss you all!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! So today I combined the workouts listed on the rotation for today and tomorrow into one workout (like last week), leaving tomorrow open to doing another total body workout. So I did Great Glutes (with the chair section), followed by Party Rockin' Step 2 60 minute premix and STS Stability Ball Abs. Good stuff!

Tami, glad you enjoyed your hair appointment. I have found a stylist here, but it may just be temporarily as I may need to find another one when we move again. We'll see about that, though, because I really like this lady (and her prices :blushing: ) so I may just take the longer drive to continue to see her. I would love to stick with somebody for a little while! I am sorry to hear your stylist may be leaving. So frustrating finding a new one!

Thelma, glad you enjoyed what you saw of Supercuts. It is definitely a good one! Enjoy your trip to NC!!!

Laurie, hope your week calms down.....now that it is almost over. Hope your DD feels better soon. I was wondering if they got the dance instructor issue worked out. Doesn't sound like it yet! That's unfortunate.

Jaz, I think everybody has explained premixes well. They really do add so much variety to a workout program. I have some workouts where I do the premixes more than the standard workout. It is like getting different workouts for free, which is always good! XTrain is a fantastic program. It offers so much variety and there are so many different ways to use the program. The upper body strength training workouts are some of Cathe's best. If you are looking for a more complete program (one that includes strength and cardio), XTrain is a fantastic option.

Kira, I am sorry to hear you had to give up step completely. I know when I have had to give up step for short durations, my cardio always feels lacking. So I understand why you are running. Honestly I don't think you will a better calorie burner than running. I just don't like to run which is why I don't do it, unfortunately. Wish it was something I did love to do. Regarding changing up the workouts, I actually try to change something in my workouts almost every week to keep the variety going. Where I may do a strength rotation like STS, those workouts themselves change weekly. But I try to focus on keeping variety in my cardio. For instance, I try to make sure I do a variety of steady-state, metabolic and HiiT (or interval or tabata) workouts within each week. I also try to go two weeks before repeating a workout (which I didn't do yesterday :blushing: ). I feel this keeps my body guessing and not adapting to one form of cardio. Variety is good! Hope that helps!

See you all tomorrow!

Laurel

Hi Ladies ~ Spinning was a great class last night! I would have to say it was one of my favorite formats that she does as well:bigsmile: Of course I saw her first thing when I walked into the gym and she told me she missed me, wondering where I was. :laugh: To her I was only gone one evening & asked :laugh: Pretty funny! Today’s workout will be X10!! Not sure which pre-mix yet. No class at the gym and no appts so it will be nice to go home and get my workout in! :drinker:

Thelma: Congrats on the new DVDs arriving and forsure XT Super Cuts! :bigsmile: That is such a fun workout, you will probably find yourself going to it again & again. Have a great time in NC!:flowerforyou: Emma is doing great ~ thank you!

Laurie: What a week! :huh: Hopefully you are able to get in your workout tonight if time allows. Good news on the car then, could have been a lot worse. Those things are never fun but a relief when it’s not as bad as you thought it might be. :drinker:

Laurel: I always run out of great words to describe the “awesomeness” of your workout combos! :bigsmile: :laugh: How about that for a word. Seriously ~ great job!!! I noticed Party Rockin Step on the schedule and noticed on my calendar I wrote “cardio” :laugh: Maybe Sat I will give it a try – hate to even mention it and not do it but it’s time to dig in on that one and see how I go.

Jaz: Not sure that I explained it very well on the pre-mixes after reading the others response:blushing: (sorry about that) but you get the idea anyway. That’s great you remembered about XT Shoulders, it is a great workout and I love that whole set! So many options & again “pre-mixes”
You’ll have to keep us posted on how you’re going and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Talk to you ladies tomorrow ~ Tami

Morning Ladies,

TGIF:drinker: Well I did get my Plyo Leg and 10 Min. Solutions Ultimate Bootcamp Ab Attack. I was up at 4am this morning, and couldn't get back to sleep, so I decided to get up and do the Rockout Knockout workout. I think that the rotation said the 37 min. Premix, but I did the full workout. It was fun to get something done early. I still have a little more catching up to do, but I should be back on schedule by Sunday or Monday.

The Thursday dance class has been cancelled for this semester, so we will only have Tues. night. I think I will like this! :laugh:

Laurel, Way to combine those workouts! I don't have the step workout, so I'm subbing that one. :laugh: I still am up in the air as to what I'm going to do. :laugh: I also will be subbing the leg workout for the lower body premix in the Body Blast Supersets. I have not done that one in a while, so thought it would be fun.

Jaz, Please do let us know how those streaming workouts go. I think that you will really enjoy those XTrain workouts.

Tami, I think it is great that you are missed at the gym! I'm telling you that I'm really really happy that this week is over with. I walked into the office, and said TGIF! :laugh: Everyone in the office agreed with me.

Have a great weekend everyone!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, I was able to get my workouts in while in NC but I ate too much and continued pigging out today. I feel FAT! Back to normal tomorrow. We had a wonderful time with my sister and her kids. DH is an IT guy so he spent a good part of Friday rebuilding my sister's kids' laptop and setting up parental controls for the youngest who gets easily distracted but . While DH was working on the laptop I decided to go workout at gym where my sister is living at. They have a nice little gym. MUCH better than the one at the hotel so I was glad I got my elliptical workout in on Friday afternoon. On Saturday I got to the hotel's gym right on time to grab the recumbent bike at the gym of 4 machines! I was there at 6:40 AM working out and others had already taken the 2 ellipticals and the treadmill. Today I did a little spinning.

We've come back talking retirement in NC AGAIN! About 8 years ago we bought a house which we sold last year. This time if we do it will be in 5-6 years and it would be an over 55 community. I would love to live at least in the same estate as my sister and her kids.
On Saturday when we came home DH fed the cats and I went to the supermarket. It was great to go food shopping at 8PM. There was hardly anyone there! DH went to the other supermarket near the new gym to get the rest of our stuff. We have to do 2 supermarkets because I prefer the produce at the one I go to and it's a small place so not everything we need is available. DH says the new gym looks like it's ready to go. He was there at about 8:30PM on Saturday night and there was no one inside so I don't think the place is open yet.

Great workouts ladies! You've been hard at work as always!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! We enjoyed a nice weekend this weekend, despite lots and lots of rain! Saturday was downright cool and wet. I loved it! We visited the house, and they are making good progress. Our 'snag' has been satisfactorily solved, so that is good. Almost time to think about moving again! :noway: Yesterday, my in-laws, and BIL/SIL were here. Really enjoyed meeting my BIL's wife. Spent the day showing them around and wading in the ocean. Loved it!

I got my workout in yesterday after taking Saturday off. Yesterday was Chest/Back. For cardio, I only had a little time, so I did the X10 Hi-Lo premix. Today was Plyo Legs and No Equipment Abs. For cardio (to complete my self-imposed challenge), I did Low Impact Challenge with the bonus step added. Felt good today.

Thelma, glad you enjoyed your time in NC! Good job getting your workouts in!! I am anxious to hear about your new gym.

Laurie, great job getting caught up after your disastrous week! I was wondering about the Supersets premix. Sounds like a good one to do when you don't want to think much! I have too many days like that. :blushing: How is your MIL doing? I hope she is recovering nicely.

Enjoy the day!

Laurel

Hi Ladies, tonight I did my new FlexTrain DVD and I liked it a lot. I had to use small weights and it still gave me a nice burn. I had to modify on the plank style push ups. I LOVED the music on that DVD.

Laurie, great job for getting all caught up . Too bad your DD won' be able to go to her dance classes! Going to two or three supermakets is a normal thing for us on a weekly basis.

Tami, I can't believe Katy wasn't feeling like herself. I'm sure it was fun. Great workout line up during the weekend!
Good night!
Thelma