Iceprincessk25 Member

Yeah not a huge Yoga fan here either. I used to like it a lot when I was in college but I'd rather do other things now.

Found this online.... Since you are moving your arms and pushing with your legs, there is a belief that you are strengthening your leg and arm muscles when using an elliptical machine. However, once again ellipticals are providing aerobic exercise which is different from strength training

Lipo it is! :laugh: :bigsmile:

I find the scales with the body fat analyzer to be junk. I wouldn't waste my $$ on those. The skin fold calipers can be accurate but it depends on who is doing it. There's a LARGE margin for error with that. With that being said....I would pick the calipers over the scale with the body fat analyzer included on it. Now I'm…

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/75369-chalean-extreme

And I expressed what scientific research has found. I wasn't try to be mean......just stating some facts. This is a learning forum and I want people to get the right information. The other exercises you listed are great suggestions. There have been a lot of people getting too touchy about what they post on here lately and…

Ladies come join up in the Chalean Extreme Thread! There's a ton of us there chatting away about our progress and giving support!

Hate to tell you this but the "REAL SIT UP" doesn't target your abdominals. The muscles that are getting a work out is the hip flexors mostly. A crunch is the best basic option to target the core.

Burn 3 done-zo! I can barely finish all the reps at the end of that program. I did the ab burner when I was done as well. I'm glad I picked this program up!

Oh yeah....it's gnarly! I feel like my lungs are going to shrivel up and die and my legs are JELLLLOOOOOO! I throw it in once or twice a week. I do it on the bike. It's supposedly equivilent to 45 min of cardio so why not.

Hey.....I wasn't saying that in a mean tone so don't take it that way. :noway: :huh: This is a learning forum and I want to make sure that everyone gets the right information.

It's not called HILT. It's called H.I.I.T. High Intensity Interval Training. Look up a protocol called Tabata. Same thing.

Looks lik a Chalean version of Insanity. She's so enthusiastic. Love it.

If it's a new strength training routine that you've added then you probably are retaining water in your muscles.

I know I know.....I'm a big believer of Do as I say and not as I do. :laugh: :wink:

There are quite a few groups for C25K. Use the search feature to find them. There are a TON of people doing the program.

My heel is officially pissed off again. I'm so frustrated. Week 6 was just starting to feel easy and now I'm gonna have to take a break until it chills out. :mad: :angry: :explode: :grumble: :mad: :angry: :explode: :grumble: :sad: :sad: :sad: :brokenheart:

VERY cool!!!! We had the Orange County marathon running past our place this morning. It's pretty crazy to think how far they had to go. Our house was the half way point. I can't even imagine running 12 miles and still having another 12 miles to go!! I can't even run right now. My heel is VERY VERY angry. I'm pissed and…

Very cute kitty! We have a siamese named Gigi. :love: Just finished burn 2. All those lunges and dead lifts and bowler lunges just kill my legs. My upper body is definitely stronger. I HATE working out my legs and now it's showing!:grumble:

That sounds delish!

Sorry...just had to fix that for you. Next time you need to change the IMG at the front and ends to lowercase. :happy:

I pretty much obsessed. I'm on either facebook or here.......when I'm not shopping online. :)

We've treated a TON of ladies at the physical therapy clinic with fibromyalgia. I feel for you ladies FOR SURE! Such a pain in the *kitten*! Just do as much as you can do and don't be too hard on yourself!

YAY! Good job!!!!! That's so awesome! I've been stuck in week 6 FOREVER. My heel has been bothering me again which is frustrating. I taped it up and iced it tonight. Gotta take some NSAIDS tonight too.

I've been on birth control pills forever and they haven't harmed me in any way. In fact, they have been nothing but great! I'm not pregnant. I have clear skin. I get my period 4 times a year and it only lasts for 3-5 days. I haven't gained any weight from it and I'm not an emotional wreck. I'm on Yaz. There's a lot of…

Did 2.5 miles around the block. I'm trying to run outside more often since I'm aiming for a 5K. The foot didn't really bother me so THANK GOD! Gonna go for the 25 min sometime this week.

It's physiologically impossible for gurls to bulk up so I wouldn't worry about it at all. This program only has you lifting days a week so I think you will be just fine. Remember, the more muscle you have the more calories you burn just sitting there doing nothing. TOTALLY worth it to me!! Risa, I would definitely hold off…

My 2nd Burn 1 is done-zo! I already moved up in some of the weights so that was encouraging! The slow push ups are a killer!

I'm a certified athletic trainer and I teach sports medicine to high school kids.