Cathe Fans Part 5

Morning Ladies,

This morning my workout was RAW Box & Squat. Great workout, it was 50/10 with boxing and then a body weight squat move. She also incorporated arm movements with the squats for a nice low impact workout.

It is scheduled to rain all weekend, so that will mean after doing some cleaning, I will be in the basement.

Laurel, Great job on your workouts! I bet that yoga felt good on those sore legs. I always love a good crunch, and those workouts do have endless crunches. Speaking of birds, DH and I saw an Oriole on our walk. My Mom is a huge bird watcher, so she is always pointing out birds. I guess that is why I noticed all the orange flying by. I did think about those PHA workouts, and like you said I remembered them as being very strength related if used with the right weight. Then again everyone says they are metabolic. I think that I have my next four weeks, and will be using the Perfect 30 workouts, only because I have not done one in a while. This will help me determine if I want to do them after this rotation.

Thelma, OMG Chico is adorable! What a cute face, and I'm so glad to hear that the majority of the cats are okay with him. I'm sure that Bella will be fine, since Chico appears to be okay with cats. Great job on your workout! Nice that you will be able to walk with your friend with the dogs. It's always good for dogs to have interaction with others. One of the things that I say to people who come to visit us is, you have to pretend that their isn't a dog looking at them. If you look at Rocket, he starts to bark. DH has a friend that I have said numerous times, that he has to ignore Rocket and he just persists in teasing him. I usually put his harness on him, and keep him by me when there are people in the house. It helps him settle down.

Have a great weekend!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was great. Our third cat Bella is doing very well with Chico. We made tremendous progress with her on Friday and she's gotten better since then. What a relief! Chico is doing very well but woke up really afraid on Saturday. It's all part of the abuse he suffered. He had a great Sunday though. The shelter gave us Chico on an trial adoption on Thursday but by Friday we knew we wanted to officially adopt him and we did!

We finally got some much needed rain on Sunday!

My workouts on Friday were walking, yoga and abs.
Saturday I also walked.
Sunday KCM RAW Boxing & Legs workout, STS Disc 13/Chest Only and stretching.

Laurie, great RAW workout!
Chico is the cutest little thing! His foster mom has three cats and never reacted to them which it's the reason why I wanted to adopt them. He never reacted to our cats and I think it's the reason why Bella is doing so well. We barricaded ourselves in our open open concept kitchen/living/dining area with the cats and Chico to work with Bella. By the time we were done 1.5 hours later she had realized that she was loved and that Chico wasn't even paying attention to her! LOL
Too funny about Rocket barking at guest if they look at him. Chico doesn't really bark. The only times he barked is when we'd leave him alone in the room but he's stopped doing that. I love that he doesn't bark at other animals. Today he saw turkeys and deer and he only watched them. Same thing with birds and squirrels. He is used to people because his foster mom took him on walks and to a local brewery every Wednesday where they take available dogs for adoption. He is a good little guy. We're teaching him commands now and he is doing great sleeping in his crate at night.

Laurel, great workouts! I am loving the one body pat week and being able to use the tower for my barbell again!

Chico is a sweet little boy and we are happy that Bella is coming around so quickly. We were prepared for all kinds of drama from the cats but thankfully it wasn't like that. I call DH the animal whisperer. He is in love with Chico and Chico adores him already. I've had to have a talk with DH about Chico because he just wants to keep petting him and giving him all the love in the world every possible moment. That is not the right thing to do with dogs. So today the new sheriff in town told DH he had to dial back on the baby talk and all the hugs and undivided attention to Chico. Every time Chico made a sound he would be by his side. I think Chico was in command instead of us. We actually had a much better day with training Chico today as a result.

Hummingbirds LOVE salvia Laurel. The red salvia that you usually find at this time of the year in the annuals area is another type my totally love too. Bee balm is the other one they love too.

Have a great week ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. Ours was very nice. On Saturday we played golf, which was good fun. Yesterday DH worked in the yard while I did some deeper cleaning on the house. Then I made two more loaves of blueberry zucchini bread. I think our zucchini season is coming to an end and our cucumber season may be as well. I would have liked a couple more zucchini and a few less cucumber, but it was a good season for both. And now our tomatoes are beginning to ripen. They are my favorite…and we will have a ton of them if they survive the ripening stage.

For workouts, on Saturday I did Jessica Smith Cardio Ball Blast and 60 minute of flow yoga with Kristin McGee. Yesterday was STS Disc 13/Chest followed by a 20 minute HiiT spin right into Cathe’s live class from last week which was Standing and Floor Legs and Core. This latter workout was vintage Cathe Live and could have been filmed pre-pandemic and pre-eye surgery. It was fast paced and full of energy and I really enjoyed it.

Thelma, great workouts! I am so happy to hear that you have officially adopted Chico and he has been welcomed by all your kitties. That is such fantastic news. No doubt he will have some tough times since he was abused, but I also bet he is just one happy pup from here on out. Anyhow, I had no idea Stavia attracted hummingbirds. Our little nursery has a section of plants specifically identified as hummingbird attractants….and this wasn’t one of them! This is why it is sitting on our deck instead of by the hummingbird feeder. But I will remember this because I really like the plant and it is easy to grow.

Laurie, sounds like a wonderful weekend. I am glad you got a lot done on the quilts and were able to spend some time with your youngest. Great workout this morning. I laughed when you mentioned the birds chirping while eating! That is so very true. For such little creatures, they sure can make some noise.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This mornings workout was P30 Perfect Pump Upper Body. Went as heavy as I could handle. Of course I wasn't as heavy as Cathe on those back exercises.

Laurel, Wonderful job on your workouts! Sounds like you really enjoyed the live workout. Glad that Cathe is back to her usual form. I need to do a deep clean in my house also, and I do have a four day weekend coming up so that will probably happen then. So looking forward to having that time off. Nice that you where able to go golfing again. You can always try to plant another zucchini plant, you probably have enough summer/fall to handle it. Our zucchini harvesting usually start in July, since most of the plants are not in until May.

Thelma, Great job on your workouts! The canning class sounds like a lot of fun. My mom canned everything for our family. Of course with such a large family then really needed to. I always loved the green beans, and pickled beets that she made. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for everyone to adjust. I bet it isn't to long before all your creatures are living in harmony.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Tuesday were Zumba, Vinyasa Flow which had a nice ab section, KCM "RAW" 15-minute Boxing workout, STS Disc 13/Triceps Only and stretching. I went heavier on triceps than I did last week which was great.

We got some rain this afternoon which is a good thing.

Laurie, great workout and congrats for going as heavy as you could handle.

The canning class does sound like a lot of fun. I've not heard anything from anyone about it so I don't know if I'l be able to take it.
Bella is doing much better with Chico. No hissing this morning and she actually ate her breakfast in the kitchen as usual. Chico was there but she didn't see him as he was on the other side of the island. She knew he was there though. Tonight DH was washing dishes and Chico was about two feet from him. Bella walked in there and stood about two feet across from Chico. She was just looking at him and of course, there was no reaction from Chico. We have dog bells at the front door and he has started to ring them when he wants to go out! So cute!

Laurel, great workouts! I am loving Meso 2 as well and the single body part week because it allows me to go heavier than when we do the full workout in one session. I am looking forward to next week's recovery too.

Like I was telling Laurie, I've not received confirmation or anything about the canning class. I'm not feeling hopeful about taking the class.
Things are going very well with the cats and Chico. I'm so happy about that.

Good night ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Disc 14/Legs followed by a fun but tough 45 minute ‘rock’ ride with Peloton. I finished it up with a post-ride stretch and hope to get some more stretching in later after my walk with DH. I am a little jealous of both of you for the rain you’ve had because we are very dry. But they are predicting some rain for tomorrow and my fingers are crossed for that.

Thelma, great workouts. I am sorry you haven’t heard back on the canning class, though. I am glad Chico and Bella are doing better. Given that it has been less than a week, I think their progress is wonderful.

Laurie, great workouts. I am glad I am not alone with forgetting to fully input my workouts! I like the sound of your change up in the rotation. Rotating through those three instructors like that should keep everything fresh. My first experience in growing zucchini was in Alaska. We planted one little zucchini and I was grating and freezing bag after bag of zucchini as autumn arrived. I figured if they grew so well there, we would have no problem here…..but that just isn’t the case. I am just thankful we got some this year unlike last year. But I am not sure I will try another one next year.

Until tomorrow.

Laurel

Morning Ladies,

This morning was RAW Kettlebell Kickboxing. I used a 15# kettlebell, and my 2# egg weights.

Laurel, Nice workouts, and of course the walk. I hope that you get some of this rain that we have had to much of lately. I think that DH was enjoying not having to go out to mow the lawn. Bummer on the zucchini, but I guess that you will find a farmers market so that you can get some. It is always nice to have some of that bread. I'm looking forward to this rotation. I found one of Kelly's older rotations that I will just sub in different upper/lower workouts and keep the Kelly cardio ones because they are boxing focused.

Thelma, Great job on your workout. For sure that hot and muggy weather will tax your body. That is awesome news on Chico not caring about the thunder. Our previous dog was terrified of thunder and fire works. It really makes for a good 4th weekend when you don't need to be comforting a dog that is scarred. Good news on Bella, she is being very brave. Like I said, Chico is chill.

Have a great day!
Laurie

Hi Ladies, my workouts on Thursday were Gina B's 3000 Steps and STS Meso2 Disc 15 Back Only. I went heavier on a couple of exercises and there was one more where I think I could've gone heavier too but for some reason I didn't grab a heavier weight.
I made the mistake last week of walking Chico around our road wearing sandals and now I have plantar fasciitis going on both feet. I'm not a happy camper.

We brought Chico home last Thursday. It feels like it's been longer than that. Things continue to go well with the cats but Chico has a mega case of separation anxiety when DH is not home. OMG! He whimpers, barks and howls! I found a separation anxiety training video from the dog whisperer and it's exactly what we need for Chico. I started working with him this afternoon while DH was out. It didn't work for me but it made me realize that it was DH the one who needed to work with Chico not me.

I made DH watch the video. He took notes and watched the video a couple of times and he worked with Chico tonight. It is working! DH went to the supermarket after the training and there wasn't a peep out Chico until I went to see where he was and found him on the couch. I tried to get him down and the whimpering started, he barked and howled for a few seconds. He then started walking around, came to the bedroom where I was, went back to his bed and stopped. He only started making noises when DH came back and was getting the groceries inside. It was amazing how it worked. Dh will continue to work with him. I told him he needs to install some of the kitty cams we used to use in MA so we can watch Chico when not in the house.

More torrential rain for a while tonight here.
We are going out to dinner with some friends tomorrow and have no other plans for the weekend. Locals try to stay home on the weekends because of the tourists. We rarely go out Saturdays or Sundays so we wouldn't know.

Laurie, great workout.
It was definitely the heat and humidity then that made me feel so tired because it happens every Wednesday when I go shooting at our friends' range.
Little Chico is definitely a chill dog. He needs a bath though. His foster mom never gave him a bath and we wanted to do it last weekend but that's when he was all scared. We will try on Saturday. Hopefully he'll be chill for that too!
Our friend's dog is terrified of thunder. The doctor just gave her medication to help her stay calm!
My Bella is definitely being a brave little girl. I'm so relieved about that!

Laurel, fantastic workouts and good job on going heavier with the bicep work!

I am hoping you got some rain! It's raining like crazy here!
It really is a blessing that Chico isn't afraid of loud noises. Bella is still a little nervous around Chico but is definitely being brave.

Have a wonderful Independence Day weekend ladies!
Thelma

Hi Ladies! Today’s workout was STS Disc 15/Back followed by a super tough 45 HiiT and Hills ride with Peloton. I was in the mood for doing a Peloton workout with an instructor I am not as familiar with, and so I randomly selected an instructor, found they had only done one HiiT and Hills ride that was rated super tough and said ‘yep!’ I loved it, but it took a ten minute cool down ride, a 5 minute post ride stretch and 10 minutes of floor pose yoga after to have me feeling somewhat normal again. But I loved the structure of this workout and will definitely do it again when I feel like a really good challenge.

Thelma, great workouts. I am sorry to hear about the PF issues. Mine is flailing up again, but this time in my right foot. This alternating back and forth is better than having both feet painful….but is also super annoying. So far, stretching and icing seem to be handling it. Poor little Chico when your DH is gone. I suppose it will take him a little while to feel secure after all he has been through recently. We did get some rain yesterday and this morning but nothing I would consider anything but ‘light’. But at least it was something. Enjoy your time with your friends.

Laurie, great workout. Like you, I need to do more and more stretching. I added extended stretches in periodically each week during this rotation, and that does seem to help me reach for the odd 10-15 minute stretches or yoga sessions. But, honestly, I probably should be reaching more for the 20-30 minute stretches more often. I hope you enjoy your long weekend and your time at the NASCAR race!

Enjoy the weekend!

Laurel

Hi Ladies! Hope you enjoyed the long weekend. Ours was very nice. We played golf both Saturday and Sunday and yesterday was spent doing indoor and outdoor chores. The weather was wonderful this weekend, so all the time spent outside was pretty enjoyable. We are supposed to get rain tonight, which we definitely need. But it was wonderful to have perfectly clear skies for the 4th of July.

For workouts, on Saturday I did a two mile walk with Jessica Smith from her 5 Mile Mix and Match DVD followed by 45 minutes of power yoga with Kristin McGee. Sunday was Cathe Live Lower Body Barre Blend followed by a 45 minute climb ride on Peloton. Yesterday was Cathe Live Intense Upper Body, which Cathe filmed last week (it was a fantastic workout) followed by X10 Step into Cathe Live Express Plyo Legs plus Core. Today was a 60 minute spin with Peloton followed by 2 20 minute yoga classes from Peloton….one basic flow and one core focused.

Thelma, great workouts. I am glad your feet are feeling better. Mine seems to depend on the day. It was fine playing golf but yesterday……yikes! I iced it really well yesterday and have been doing more calf stretches and it is better today. I think it is something that may plague me on and off for the rest of my days, to be honest. But I find if I manage it properly, I can live without being in serious pain. But, boy, if I don’t, the pain is horrible. Anyhow, I am glad your fur babies survived the fireworks and Chico tolerated his first bath with you. I am sure it is going to take him some time to get over his anxiety. I just hate whatever happened to him, but. again, am so happy he has found a loving home.

See you tomorrow.

Laurel