Good Afternoon!
BRRRRRRRR! It was only 16 degrees this morning! I did Providence today. Things are improving. I definitely do better with 2 min. rests. Did much better on Clean & Press. Felt stronger and finished all. Only did 55 secs. on Flip/Hi-Pull into Squat. Did 1:40 last time but breathing was a little tough today. Tactical Lunges - stopped with only 20 sec. left (10 secs. better than last time). Figure 8s and Slingshots did well and not too out of breath. Seated Rows - finished but didn't do as many singles at the end as Anthony. Did well with 1 arm rows. Did better on the snatch test - Did 1 set of 5s on each side and 1 set of 2s on each side (did 2 more on each side than last time). Also did the Seated Stretch from Tamilee's Total Stretch. It was 9 minutes and a good stretch but wished it were longer. I only wish the KB DVDs had good warmups, cooldowns and a good stretch at the end. I find I need to stretch after KB workouts more than any other.
Did a little shopping yesterday and got a pair of high black boots (had a DSW coupon and just had to use it!)
Deanie - Happy Channukah! I hope you have a joyous holiday. I love latkes. I used to make my own but haven't made them in a while. I got Firepower and Newport over the weekend. Didn't get to look at them yet. I'm sure I'll get Santa Monica and Empire State in the next few days. Shipping was very quick with the ones I received so far. I was surprised to hear you didn't think Empire State was as intense as Providence. I can see myself getting a 25# KB real soon. I got wrist bands yesterday at Target (I got a $4 pair - I fogot which ones you got but the ones I got seem to have a little more padding than the $2.99 pair).
I'll probably buy a different weight KB before I get a matching KB. Have you previewed Firepower? Is it that much harder than Providence? Glad to hear Firepower has a great tutorial.
Can you tell me which brand KB you have for each weight? I read the article you sent and that Muscle Driver wasn't great but someone on VF actually liked them and rated them - black was best, gray was second and the Fitness line was last. Although they don't have the 25# in black. They have a 26.4# (12kg) in gray and shipping is really reasonable.
What other cardio besides burpees is on Empire State?
We will probably go to 12/24 midnight mass (hopefully my DH will stay awake!), go out to lunch and then see a movie. I'm off from Wednesday until Sunday - my first vacation since starting back to work.
Gin - I agree with Deanie that the Go Fit tutorial is a good place to start. She's really good about form and breathing. I find the breathing so important in helping you do the moves. Have a great visit with DS! Looks like you're improving on your runs
Are you still planning on doing a marathon in Feb?
I really wanted to see Mamma Mia but DH hates ABBA! I'll probably catch it when it comes out on Pay per View. There are a few movies coming out Christmas Day that we want to see - The Valkyrie with Tom Cruise, the Reader with Kate Winslet and No Doubt. DH wants to see The Valkyrie and I want to see the Reader. We'll probably see Valkyrie first and then maybe get to the Reader soon. Both take place during WW2. Reader is more of a love story.
Have a great day! (Sorry for such a long post!)
Marcy