Chalean Extreme Group Starting Monday 5/23

Im in!

I'm in!

I am on week one of the Push phase, I would love to join your group though! I need others to keep me motivated!:)

Done with exercise days for Week 1 of Burn Phase (tomorrow's a rest day & I start the second week of Burn Phase on Saturday)! I LOVE IT!!!! Today, I did Burn It Off & Recharge. At the end of Burn It Off, Chalene says to grade your effort: a 10 would be giving it 100%, a 7 would be that you took it easy on a few exercises. I gave myself a 7 for today. The beginning of her Cardio Exercises always starts out really intense in the first round & then tapers off a tad for the rest. I realize this now. I didn't know this before today, so I took it easy. But next week, I know I'm going 100% all the way! So, long story short, I feel like this first week has just been a gague/test for how EXTREME you can take it.
Something I would recommend for those who haven't begun yet, is to (if possible) watch the next day's exercise the night before. This way, you'll know what to expect and will know how hard to push it. And you'll only have to be doing the pre-watching on the first week of each month. I'm definitely gonna do this my first week of Push & again on my first week of Lean.
Another thing to review is the Extreme Motivation Audio CD and the Healthy Eats & Kitchen Makeover DVD. It gives you lots of pointers and great advice. I can't wait for all of us to start! This is gonna be BRILLIANT!

Hiya! I just finished my last official week of Burn Phase and will be starting Push on Saturday (oy vey!). I was a little intimidated and a little excited at first - but I TOTALLY dig it. I did the whole month without skipping a session (and I even did the Fat Blaster work out on my days off - LOVE that one!)

If you haven't started yet know that you CAN do it because really, it's ONE set of 10-12 reps for each exercise and you CAN do one set. I'm usually sweating by the time we finish the first exercise and it's a GOOD sweat (but I still say ICK - I hate sweating). And the whole routine goes by a lot faster than you'd think when you're just concentrating on one exercise at a time. I am the last person to be called an exercise junkie - but I really do actually enjoy doing this every day.

So best of luck to everyone starting out, way to go on those in the process already!

Ok I'm in too!! lol I pulled this thread up to read awhile ago, and had to look online again at CE before I committed myself. I bought the program when it first came out, but haven't used it at all (BAD!! BAD!!). I'm ready to rock and roll! And shake and shed too!

I think I'm going to have to start Sunday. My Monday is going to be too busy to ensure I have the time for a workout! I am very excited to start!!

I'm in for CX again! I will be gone the week of 5/29 through 6/4 so that week is shot! I have done her program a couple of times and saw better results than when using P90X. On the cardio days I throw in Insanity,Turbo Fire, run, bike etc;; cuz just doing her cardio gets a little monotonous!! Am I to message you to find the thread title for tomorrow?

I just ordered this. I will join and do a circuit training dvd until Chalean arrives.

I'm in! I just finished week 1 of Burn and I love it.

Tell us what part you are up to: Starting week 2 of Burn Phase
Your reason for doing CHX: To hopefully boost my metabolism and tighten up my entire body
One thing you'd like to see happen by the time you're done with the 90 days: Lower my body fat to 27% or less (31.5% right now)
Mini-challenge for the week: Just to get through 4 out of 5 of the workouts and eat as well as possible, despite visiting family most of the week

This week is going to be frustrating, because I'm going to be out of town Thursday through Sunday, and I won't be able to any CLX workouts during that time--I don't think it would be polite to ask my in-laws to move their only DVD player & then take over their small living room! However, I do plan to do Burn Circuit 1 tonight, Burn Intervals & Ab Burner Tues., Burn Circuit 2 on Wed. & then do Burn Circuit 3 when I return late Sunday. That way, I'm only missing out on the Burn It Off & Recharge workout this week. I will also try to get in some other form of exercise while I'm away, even if it is only a few brisk walks. Food will be another challenge, as I refuse to insult my in-laws whom I dearly love...I will just make the best choices among whatever they prepare & keep my portions small.

Catniss-I think you will be pleasantly surprised once you up the weights. I was doing 30DS before I started CLX, and I have definitely felt like I've exerted myself more, sweated more, and registered a bigger burn on my HRM with CLX. I never felt sore after the first day of doing 30DS, and I am sore in a new place every day with CLX! Oh, and the cardio on Burn Intervals gets my heart rate up to 189!

Good luck to all CLXers this week! I will take "before" photos and measurements tonight so I can provide an update (at least of my measurements) after I complete every phase!

I'm in, if you'll allow one more? My daughter and I are starting another round of CLX today. I have done several rounds and love, love, love this program!! My daughter, who is 15, has done it with me twice before and this will be my fifth time through.

My goals for this round are to increase my arm strength - I usually lift 17.5 lbs on bicep curls but I haven't been able to be consistent with my workouts since the new year so I have lost some strength an dropped back a few lbs. on the weights : ( I also want to drop by bodyfat percent closer to 20%. Eating since the new year hasn't been as clean as I prefer, so right now I'm at 25% which is too high for me.

To the folks who feel they lifted "too light", I would suggest you merely make a note in your guidebook or tracking sheets that you need to go heavier next time rather than repeating the workout the next day with heavier weights. The reason is because your mucsles need a full day of recovery in between weight lifting workouts, so if you repeat the workout with heavier weights the following day, then go on the next day to lift again to stay on schedule, you'll have lifted three days in a row without giving your muscles a chance to recover - and very likely, you won't lift as well on that third day as you would have with the recovery day in between. The first week of each phase can be sort of 'discovery' to figure out what your weights are going to be for the workouts for the remainder of the phase. As you continue the program, you'll get a better feel for your capabilities and can better guage what weights you can use. Also, when you start a particular exercise, if you immediately feel the weight is too light, back up the DVD, pick up a heavier weight and re-start the exercise right then and there. Conversely, if the weight is too heavy, switch down to a lighter weight and keep going - just make sure to mark the changes in your guide book or tracking sheet for next time.

I also heard some chatter about loss on the scale. With this program, you'd be wise to ditch the scale. Remember that you are building muscle, which is denser than fat and so by volume weighs more. As you add muscle, your weight will absolutely fluctuate because the muscle by volume weighs more and because your muscles will retain water from time to time as they are repairing between lifting workouts which will also make your weight go up and down. The scale is not your friend. Stick to the tape measure and your mirror - they never lie to you. Go by how your clothes are fitting and how you are feeling!

Hope these tidbits are helpful! Good to see so many doing the program!!