Cathe Fans Part 5

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were STS Total Body Timesaver Premix #7, Gina B HIIT for Weight Loss and a killer Pure Barre. I took a loooong, hot shower after that which felt sooo good!
Temps were warmer today and the sun eventually came out.
We are having yet another windy night. I think this is the first time since we've been here that we've had so many consecutive windy nights.

Laurie, fantastic job with your P30 workout! I love those P30 workouts too. I am so glad you thought about substituting workouts you like for whatever Cathe had in her rotation that you don't like. Good for you!
How nice of your DH and your dd to clean the house!

I've yet to check out GHUTV but since it keeps popping on my FB newsfeed I won't forget about it.

Laurel, great workouts! That Cathe Live class sounds really good! How many live classes does she do per week?
You did Barre before Erin's Barre!! I'm glad you were able to get your walk in too!

I think I'm going to buy Cathe's pink elastic band so they don't roll up during Barre. I loved the ab/arm work with the band. I totally felt that my triceps got a good workout. The ball behind the knee portion of the class is always a killer. I have a 1 lb soft ball that I used behind the knee because the yoga ball kept sliding off my slippery leggings!

I've not paid attention to the covid numbers in months. I hope you can get to your stylist soon.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was a super tough 45 minute HiiT and Hills Ride with Peloton. I followed it with a 10 minute cool down ride, and it took all ten minutes for me to feel somewhat normal again. Good stuff! I followed it with Perfect 30 Yoga Strength and Bonus Core, which was truly perfect today.

Thelma, great workouts! The ‘barre’ I did before class yesterday isn’t actually a barre workout at all. Cathe just uses the barre as a balance tool for some HiiT cardio moves. I really enjoyed the class last night. It just flew by for me. I use a Pilates ball I got with Jessica Smith’s Walk Strong 3 series, and even though it is bigger than the one Erin uses, it is squishy so it works. I did the same thing you did last night....a long, hot shower! Cathe films her live class once a week. She has over 330 Live classes now, which is crazy. I have been using Cathe’s new medium tension green band for the class and haven’t had issues with it rolling up on me.

Laurie, great workout. I am glad you enjoyed the step class this morning, even if it took awhile for your brain to engage. I do recommend getting PHA3, though. It is not my favorite of Cathe’s PHA but it is good and somewhat different in being more ‘compound’ which I like. Her pacing is really good in it too. I agree about Ulta being a pleasant experience. Sadly, I am wondering if I want to revisit my stylist again. It is hard for me to pass up multiple salons (including another Ulta) to get to where she works, and it was worth it to me.....until the last experience. I am not usually a ‘one mistake and you are done’ kind of person, but the entire last visit from the state of the salon to the haircut she gave me to the cost just left left a bad taste in my mouth. So....we’ll see. I am not quite desperate to get my hair cut again yet, but I know I will be in another month.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning I did Kelly's BoxFit Box Combos + Legs Premix. It probably wasn't on par with the Cardio Leg Blast that Cathe had on the rotation, but it was what my legs felt like doing. I'm glad that tomorrow is stretching/yoga.

Laurel, Sounds like a very intense workout, but glad to hear that you enjoyed it. Thanks for the info on PHA3, it will be one of the things that I get with the tubing. Can't believe that Cathe has so many live classes, it must be hard to chose which one to do. I think that going to a closer Ulta salon will be a good experience. My dd said that switching stylists happens all the time there, so she doesn't even let it bother her.

Thelma, Great job on those workouts! I do like that Dynamic Stretch workout. I'm not a great person for step workouts, but it was a nice change of pace. I think it helps with making my brain work a little harder also. I have noticed that my knees where a little sore this morning, but the workout helped a little with that problem. Thanks for the information on the PHA3 workout also, it will be in my stash soon. We have more snow coming today.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts today were a Jessica Smith Fat Burning Workout, Gentle yoga flow and PHA2 followed by a long stretch session. I've enjoyed this week's workouts a very much.

Laurie, sounds like you picked the right workout! Great job! I agree that step workouts also workout the brain!
I'm glad the workout helped you with your sore knee. Take it easy! I hope you enjoy your yoga class!

I can't believe you're getting more snow! We've had some rain today and no wind for a change!

Laurel, what a fantastic combo! I love those PHA workouts! Sorry Cathe said the expression "it's going to be a good year" at the beginning of the workout. People say that so mechanically every year that I always feel like asking them how do they know for sure? LOL

We got the same storm you guys were going to get too. It wasn't steady rain so I think the storm was on its way out.
I will definitely rearrange the rotation on Wednesdays. I was worried about doing STS Total Body and Barre on Tuesday but I pushed through which was wonderful!

I think you will be OK doing legs and barre on the same day Laurel. You workout in the morning so your body will have some time to recover before barre.

I hope you both have a wonderful weekend!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout started with a 30 minute spin from Peloton. Then I did Cathe’s Live class from yesterday which is titled 3-3-3 in honor of it being her 333rd Live class. This was a fun, metabolic workout where you do 3 weighted exercises, each 30 seconds, followed by 3 cardio exercises, each 30 seconds, repeat that block and then move on to another block. I think there were 6 or 7 blocks total. I will do this one again for sure because at 30 seconds each move, everything seemed doable....even though it was a surprisingly breathy workout. It definitely was more cardio based than strength, which was exactly what I wanted today.

Thelma, great workouts. I am glad you have enjoyed this week’s workouts. Me too. I was looking at next week’s workouts and thinking ‘really?’ I am thinking we might take two weeks off in between the end of this rotation and the STS one....and if you want longer than that, I am good with that. I want a mental break more than anything, even though my body is feeling it pretty hard as well. But I could do 2-4 weeks just like this one before getting locked into STS for the bulk of six months! Let me know what you think.

Laurie, great workout. Yikes on the snow, the water and the falling temperatures. I bet you are glad it is Friday! I am glad you enjoyed your yoga. I am looking forward to mine tomorrow. Kristin McGee is doing a yoga/Pilates core-focused class every Monday this month on Peloton, and I can’t wait to try her class from this week. Boy have things changed when I am excited to do yoga!!

Hope you enjoy the weekend.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

We had a very cold but good weekend. Rocket wasn't to pleased with the cold temps though, his little tootsies are not able to handle the cold snow. We have been putting his rubber booties on him, but he hates to put them on. Got a little sorting done, and some sewing. My workouts on the rotation for Saturday Cathe had scheduled STS Total Body. I just didn't feel like hauling out all that equipment, so I opted for Strong & Sweaty Total Body Giant Sets. Sunday was ICE Metabolic Total Body and this morning I actually did Plyo HiiT One with some modifications. I didn't pull out my mat, since I would have probably tripped over it anyway. Overall I'm still enjoying this rotation, and all of my choices.

Laurel, Another workout that sounds great, so glad that you are enjoying all your workouts. LOL about looking forward to yoga. I was surprised that I was that way myself, guess I just needed to up the intensity so that my body said yes please stretch our muscles out. That is great that you are excited about Kristin's yoga pilates. I'm planning on one of my Kristin yoga workouts for Friday. It has been a while since I have worked out with her.

Thelma, Love the workouts! If you are getting GHUTV for that awesome price, she has some really good yoga workouts on there. I didn't go down that road this morning, but I know that on the other side of the water it was slippery. There was a bus in front of me, and it was slipping all over the place. It didn't appear that there where any children on the bus at the time. Rocket doesn't spend a ton of time outside when it is this cold. DH has been putting his coat on him before letting him out too.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Monday were Hard Strikes, STS Disc 1/Bicep exercises and Ashtanga Yoga.
My arms were fried after doing Hard Strikes and the STS Bicep workouts! Wow!

BTW, my virtual yoga studio will have a special yoga class on Saturday from 12:30-1:30PM. It will be all about heart and hip openers. If you'd like to join. The instructor is a guest instructor from Chicago so I've never taken one of her classes.

Laurie, glad you got some of your projects done! Awww! Poor Rocket and his cold tootsies! You definitely need to get him used to wearing those booties throughout the year. I'm glad your DH is making sure Rocket wears his coat outside.

Great workouts! I'm glad you're still enjoying the rotation.

Thanks for letting me know about Chris' yoga workouts! I bet that area where the water mane broke was like the ice capades!

Laurel, great job with all that spring cleaning! I did some of that myself. Good for you for still getting your walks in! Great workouts too!

I actually did the all the pushups except for one set. Of course, I modified them. I agree that the Bicep workout was harder. My arms were already tired from Hard Strikes which also works the arms!

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Disc 1/Shoulders followed by Cathe Live Jabs and Kicks. I added in 30 minute of core focused yoga with Kristin McGee which was really tough, but also really good.

Thelma, great workouts! No doubt your arms were fried. I found the biceps work the toughest of the three body parts on disc 1.....by a mile. I would have expected shoulders to be worse, but I didn’t feel they were. Unfortunately I won’t be able to join you on Saturday, but thank you for the invitation. But I did sign up for tomorrow’s barre. I have come to really look forward to it each week.

Laurie, great workout! I love that one. That is the workout we will be using next week for one body part because the premixes on that one for one body part are just so good. I thought doing one body part with Meso 1 would be a bit of a pain because of forwarding through the chapters, but it is no problem at all since she clearly labeled each exercise at the start of each chapter. I would say that each body part on Disc 1, including the warm-up, was only 15-20 minutes long, and that is with me taking a little more than 30 seconds between each exercise (because of needing to forward through chapters and, well, sore arms). I think they will be slightly longer with back and triceps from Disc 2, but not much. We will be using Meso 2 for one body part week after next, but I have done that in the past. I have not done it with Meso 3. But, honestly, I think this is a fantastic way of using STS, especially since STS is set up to only hit each body part once a week. Of course the cumulative effect of training multiple muscles is lost, but this also makes the workouts far more tolerable, especially because they are so long. I will be honest in saying that it makes me happy to think I will still be able to use these STS workouts when I no longer have the interest in doing 55-70 minutes of strength training at any one given time. Well.....except for legs, but that’s a whole other issue.

Enjoy the day.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning I did 30MTF Stepboxing 2 combined workouts. Since it has been so cold this week I have taken advantage of the fact that we are not going on our walks by doing longer workouts. I really enjoyed this one, since it wasn't fancy step work. I had my car in for service yesterday, and now it is like driving a new car. Funny since it has over 250K in mileage.

Laurel, Awesome job on the workouts! Again those workout sound like they are a lot of fun, and I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the Kristin workout. Thanks for the information on the STS one body part. I have wondered about doing that with those workouts, and I would imagine that it is nice to take that break to skip to the next exercise. I like the idea of not having to move your weights so much. It has been a while, but I remember having to do some bar moving with chest and shoulder work. Or something like that. Of course legs are Cathe specialty, so they are always worked good. I can see where the RUUB will be a good one to use with the one body part. I was having a hard time with the reps toward the end of each body part.

Thelma, Great job on the workouts! Hope I'm able to try those workouts in that fashion at some point. I think DH gets worried when Rocket does his little whine, You would think that I was trying to kill him by putting on the booties. Today we are up above 0 for the first time, but it probably will not last. At least it isn't as bad as the year it was below -20 for weeks.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Wednesday were STS Meso 1-Disk #3 Legs, Gina B 2000 Steps and Pure Barre. My legs got a good workout today!

I bought fabric resistance bands and I love them! Like Laurie said before they don't roll up! They have serious resistance! I need to find me a workout that uses those bands.

Te-Rich Resistance Bands for Legs and Butt, Fabric Workout Loop Bands, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XZ2J46D/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_BSC624ND4Y2X6Y9TRD5K?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

We almost hit 70 today! It was a beautiful, sunny day. Now we're in for a lot of rain the next few days.

Laurie, great workout! The KCM stepboxing workout is a lot of fun. I should do it for my cardio one of these days. I'm glad your car is fixed and driving like new! That's a lot of miles! I had a Subaru with a lot of miles years ago. Great car.

Some animals are so dramatic! LOL. I'm sure Rocket senses your husband's nervousness when he's putting Rocket's booties on.
You are having seriously cold temps! I hope you get some warm days soon!

Laurel, great workouts! I'm sorry you weren't able to finish the barre class. What happened? Erin kept an eye on her computer to see if you were in the waiting room.

Sounds like we're going to be in the same weather pattern too!
I agree about the STS workouts. They are time consuming with all the equipment changes in addition to being intense workouts!
Our weatherman is only talking about rain and cooler temps now. Thank God! We do need the rain here too.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Disc 2/Back followed by Rhythmic Step. I loved revisiting that step workout. It was just what I needed on this murky day.

Thelma, great workouts! I was so sorry to miss the second half of the barre workout last night because I was enjoying it so much. I got kicked out of Zoom, reconnected, then kicked out again. I checked my network, and it seemed fine, so I tried to log back in but Erin must not have seen me. Honestly, I only waited a couple of minutes because I wasn’t sure if everybody was having problems or just me. Since my body was warm, I wanted to do something before I got too cold, and decided to do STS Pilates Abs. That is the first time I have been kicked out of Zoom, and I am on it every week. Just one of those things. But I will be there next week....after resetting our server and my computer. Those fabric bands look tough! Now I understand why Cathe wants to do a series involving them.

Laurie, great workout. I love the name of it. I am sorry to hear your weather is going to be so cold for another week or so. Like you said, you adjust but it is draining on the body. I saw a robin on our walk the other day, and, for me, spring can’t get here soon enough. This winter has been a tough one for me.....and we don’t even really have winter here! But I always feel better when we get our extra hour of daylight back in the evenings.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning was a short workout, but a good stretch. I did Jessica's Walk Strong 3 Deep Stretch. I made this one short, because the temp was above zero. Yes it was still single digits, but it was snowing. I like walking in the snow, and I think Rocket really loved the walk too. DH stayed out and cleared the driveway afterward, and he came in covered in snow.

Laurel, Awesome workouts! I can imagine that the step workout was a good revisit. I remember how much you enjoyed that one. Dang on getting kicked off of zoom. I can't wait to start seeing some robins. I have been enjoying getting home and it is still light outside. I can even stop someplace after work, and still have some daylight. Even with this cold we have been having sunshine, well except for this morning with the snow.

Thelma, Great job on the workouts! I will have to do the same thing with those workouts, since I have only used the cloth bands once in a while for lower body work. I have not done a whole workout with them. I hope that the DOMS are not to severe for you today. Sydney has a ton of workouts, and I can't believe that she offers them for free. Yep regular car and maintenance on the vehicle has done wonders for us keeping it. I think it does help that I have to go quite a ways into work. Doing short trips doesn't help a vehicle in these areas, they tend to start rusting.

Have a great weekend!
Laurie

Morning Ladies,

We had snow all day on Saturday, and then it has been below zero. We are going to get temps in the 20's this week, so I'm happy about that. More snow is on the way though. We had a nice Valentines Day. I made Chicken Parmigiana Lasagna, and it was really good. My workouts where Saturday Muscle Max, Sunday Strong & Sweaty Bootcamp and this morning Low Impact HiiT One. This week seems a bit strange for the rotation. She has two lower body workouts, and in the description she said that we would be doing an upper and lower body each week. May change this up.

Laurel, Great job on the workouts! Nice that you could listen to some really good music during it also. I had to do a double take on the Cardio and Weights. Might have to pull that one out again. I think that we may be getting your rain in snow form this year. There is so much snow that it is getting hard to find places to put it. We live on a corner lot, and the pile of snow on our corner is huge. When all this starts to melt, we may have to start betting on when the last snowball will melt. I will hope for your area to get more rain.

Erika, Good to hear from you, and I will be keeping you in my prayers that there is a position in your company that will be perfect for you. Glad to hear that you are on track with your workouts. I agree with you on keeping workouts that you enjoy doing. I'm looking forward to the warmer weather this week. These cold temps do get old with all the layers you need to wear just to go out to get the mail.

Thelma, Awesome job on all your workouts. Glad that you enjoyed the yoga and your band work. I have tried to use the cloth band on that workout too, and had the same experience you had. Yep Rocket is wearing his booties on our walks. I like him to wear them, because of all the salt on the roads. Don't need him licking that salt off his paws and getting sick.

Have a great day,
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Monday were Sydney Cummings Cardio and Abs 45m workout, Ramped Up Upper Body Bicepsx3 premix and Ashtanga Yoga. I really loved Sydney's workout. It wasn't easy but I loved that she alternated between cardio and ab moves.

Sydney's workout description: Today we will CRUSH a workout that focuses on cardio and getting your heart rate up with endurance and both sides of your body working hard on their own at times to continue to develop balance and stability. We will rock 20 exercises for 2 rounds of 45 seconds of work with 15 seconds rest. I used light dumbbells today: 5, 8, 10, and 15 lb dumbbells and my jump rope!

Yet another 100% cloudy day here and temps in the 40s. It started raining off and on at about 4 and now it's pretty windy. Temps will drop into the high 20's and won't go up until the afternoon when we might hit 34.

A GA weatherman has been saying since last week that artic air is covering the majority of the country except GA and FL (last week). This week he added NC to that exception list. I saw pictures from TX from a local who lives there part time. Her multi tiered water fountain was frozen!

Erika, sorry I missed your post yesterday. I'm so glad you checked in, that you're OK and that your former boss thinks there may be a new position for you in the future! Good job with your workouts! I can't believe how cold your temps are. We've been in the 40's.

Laurie, I'm glad you had a nice Valentines Day. I made meat lasagna! Special request from DH. Today he requested a stir fry and I couldn't find my recipe to save my life. I used another one which I had to doctor up. I told him that we might not like dinner because I had to wing it. So he asked: what about if we liked it? You better remember what you did! LOL. He liked it better than the recipe I've made many times before. I had to immediately document what I'd done! LOL

Great workouts Laurie! If you need a 30 minute leg workout and you have KCM's Split Sessions do it!
I can't get over how tough those fabric bands are!
I'm glad you've gotten Rocket to wear his booties! you definitely don't need him getting sick from licking that melting salt off his paws!

Laurel, great workouts! WOW! A 3000 peace puzzle! I can't imagine attempting such large puzzle. A friend here just finished a 1000 piece and it looks beautiful.

I can't believe you guys had an ice storm! Thank God it didn't quite make it to your house! I imagine the entire city was paralyzed due to the ice.

Great workouts! That Live Lower Body Barre Blend workout sounds fantastic!
I forgot to mention that for the triple chest premix yesterday I did the last set of flies on the incline for a little change. I also did the pushups on the wall; which felt to me almost like full pushups on the floor.

The yoga class on Saturday was worth taking. This Friday Gwendolyn is teaching a hip opener class from 5:30-6:30 if you're interested.
Check out the booty band workouts on youtube. There are some instructors who used them for the entire body, but the bulk of the workouts are really booty workouts.

I LOVE the idea of 3 full workouts three days a week one week and single body parts the next. This idea takes care of the dread factor! I agree that in this case the rest week should be every 4 weeks.
I wonder if we should do full STS one week and then do these RUUB triples the next? or any other Cathe workout. Of course, doing the same STS workout as a single body part would give us the same workload as you mentioned.

Good night ladies!
Thelma