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Hey girls!

Not much action going on here today. Guess I'll be bored on my break haha!

I did Athletic Training this AM. LOVE that one.

I have tomorrow off My DH and I live with people as previously mentioned so we are going to get a hotel room tonight to celebrate an early Valentine's Day! I'm a big dork when it comes to hotels....love them...the pool, hottub, workout rooms...so fun!

[cammie-cam]

cokonkel - I do need to monitor my sodium intake more closely, that was another thing I thought about after I saw that I'd gained and was trying to figure out what I could do to fix that. I'm not too concerned about the gain, I am sure that Cathe will shake that all off in a week or so. But because I still have a weight goal in mind, I do want to be cognizant of what's going on there so I can make adjustments accordingly.

Felt less achy this morning, so did the first 40 minutes of Bodystrikes 2 then Disc 1 again since I'm doing a modified 6 month rotation. I upped the weights where I needed to this second time around and noticed that even though I needed to go up in weight for some exercises, the next size dumbbell was too heavy. But instead of dropping down, I just did as many reps as I could with good form and when I felt myself struggling it was a wrap. I feel like this is sort of the way it's supposed to work honestly... complete the reps when you can, and to failure when you can't. So I'm good with that.

I see that next week I'm supposed to increase my weights by 5%. I''m thinking about getting some weighted gloves for this but i've heard the Cathe microload gloves aren't the best quality so I'm trying to find other alternatives... I think since I dont have a Valentine that will be my V Day gift to myself.

Anyhoo, off to figure out my meals for the week and start prepping.

[cokonkel]

Evening girls!
I did disc 16 today! Those chest exercises kill me, but I forced myself to do them today. I decided to do push ups in place of the flat bench barbell presses though since the weight called for on the sheet seemed too heavy for me to do safely without a turbo tower. I definitely want to get one for next time. I get so bummed out because when I do triceps, I'm noticing that my left arm goes to muscle failure before my right. I don't know if I should be doing more to balance out the strength there...I'm so strongly right handed/dominant that my left arm always seems like it's just along for the ride!

I was going to take tomorrow off but I may try to do lower body Trisets since I will be going out of town for the weekend next Friday so no Saturday or Sunday workout.

Cammie-what I've been using for 1 and 2 lb increments is using the wrist weights that I got at Target. They have a thumb lock thing and wrap around my wrist so it makes it easy to use those and still grab the dumbell comfortably. It seems to be working okay.

Marie- have fun with your hubby at the hotel! Which hotel are you staying at? It's so fun to do that even if it's just in your own town...it's like a mini-vacation!

Jean- hope you had fun this weekend!

Have a great night everybody!
Colleen

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Colleen- We decided on the AmericInn in Northfield, MN Random place but that's what we usually do....just drive around until we find a good place. Last time we ended up in Menomonie...that was a fun time!

Just watching Walking Dead now...well DH is. I'm more into the forums now

Hot tub up next

[cokonkel]

Holy crap, I did one of my optometry rotations in Northfield! It was at the Allina eye clinic there. That's a cute little town! We just got done watching Walking Dead too. Have a great night!!
Colleen

[gratefuldog]

What is Walking Dead? Movie or show?
I just got back from my run. Now it is disc 22 I think. Chest shoulders and triceps. I am eating a little cup of cottage cheese first. Last week I seemed to fizzle out during my weight workout.
Do you guys eat before or after? I can only run on an empty stomach. Typically I don't eat before weights either, but this is a lot do without some nourishment, after fasting all night. Colleen did you see the article in Oxygen about it? I think you are the one who gets that magazine too.
ok...enough procrastinating. gotta get downstairs!!! I see pushups are in this one! boo

[cokonkel]

Carolyn- The Walking Dead is a tv show. My husband and I like it, although the first season was better and I'm afraid the show isn't quite living up to it's potential. Hopefully it will get better. I confessed on another thread I check into about what a terrible tv addict I am. It's not so much that I watch a lot of hours of tv per se, but I get seriously addicted to certain shows. Like right now, my favorite show of all time is Breaking Bad. I'm like a freak about it! I went out and bought the available dvds of it just to get my friends and family hooked. My sister and her husband have them now and they are binging on it. It's one of those shows that you just can't stop watching...they were up until 3 a.m. watching episodes this past Saturday! My brother-in-law called me a crack dealer! LOL!

I so wanted to do Trisets lower body this morning but I had such a tough time falling asleep last night I feel tired from the lack of sleep. Plus my lower body is still sore from Afterburn on Saturday! It's crazy how that work out gets me every time even though I've done it several times already! Hopefully I'll get Trisets in tonight but you guys know how that goes! As far as eating before or after working out, I've actually heard arguments for both sides. I find myself, I need a little something whether it's cardio or weights. I fizzle out really quickly if I don't have something in my stomach. I like to drink about half of my protein shake before hand, or sometimes I'll have plain oatmeal and millk. It took me a long time to get myself to eat oatmeal without brown sugar...it's not exactly yummy but I figure it's just for fuel!

Have a great Monday girls!
Colleen

[cammie-cam]

Checking in really quickly (I'm at work... shhhh!)

The alarm didn't go off this morning at 5 like it was supposed to! I bolted wake at 6:01 and immediately knew something was wrong because I felt so well rested. LOL! A little upset, but I decided to work out anyway and just take my chances getting to work on time. (I made it!) I do not like working out later on in the day because I've got food in my stomach and I don't feel as up for it as I do in the morning.

Afterburn is a BEAST! I love the burn though, so it's aptly titled that's for sure. I was expecting muscle soreness after doing Disc 1 yesterday but it was minimal this morning, which made Afterburn all the more enjoyable.

There was a thread a while back asking what exercises people skip in workouts and I admitted that many times I skip burpees and mountain climbers if they are in workouts. But then I felt bad. So this morning, I decided I was going to just not even think about it and when Cathe said get your discs I got my discs and got on the floor and burpeed my little heart out. I realized that the reason they were so annoying was because my form was off. I didn't know it was okay to raise the upper part of my body up a little bit over my shoulders if that makes any sense. Made the moves much easier. I wasn't able to complete all of the reps in all of the sets, but that's ok. Something to work towards. I still don't like them, but I like them ALOT better using the discs.

[marazoe]

Hi Everyone. I sure do have alot of catching up to do.
I had to take my senior dog to the vet this morning for her yearly. She pooped in the car on the way there , then again in the lobby. It was on her foot , leash , floor. So I couldn't wait to get us home to clean up. My nerves are shot so I am making that as my excuse to not w/o today. I probably won't do anything tomorrow either. My husband is off and we are going shopping and eat out. I am technically still on recovery week so that is my excuse and I am sticking with it.
Cammie I am going to check out those Ilaria dvd's . They sound interesting. I like how you plan and prep your meals for the week. About 8 yrs. ago I worked out with a trainer who was a body builder. She gave me alot of info on how to eat. So needless to say I ate alot of Chicken breasts , spinach and sweet potatoes. I was losing a pound a week just by eating that food. I don't know why but I can't bring my self to eat that now.
Colleen do those push up bars really help with the push-ups? I would definitely get some if I knew they would help my wrists.
Marie How fun is that to go to a hotel for overnight !!!!!!I would love to do that. I hope you have a fun time. I have "The Vow" on my Netflix list. I am looking forward to that movie.
Yesterday my husband watched on t.v. a 2 season marathon of "Walking Dead". I am not into zombies but I am now hooked on that show. That is all I need is more t.v. shows to watch. It really is a good show.
I always eat before my w/o. My blood sugar gets low when I don't eat. I usually have 2 boiled eggs and toast or 2 boiled eggs and oatmeal. I have eaten so many egg whites that I am kind of tired of them. I always have a protein shake after weights but not after cardio.
Carolyn The new copy of Oxygen has alot of leg articles for you. Would you like your thighs to look like the lady on the cover? That is a tad muscular for me.
Well I guess i better do something constructive.

Jean

[gratefuldog]

Jean, sounds like you deserve the day off! What a crazy morning you had. Was it just nerves/age with your dog, or is it having a problem?
No, I don't want huge muscular legs, just well defined and toned! Not too much to ask do you think?! lol
Cammi, good for you for still squeezing in your workout!
Colleen, I have MAJOR insomnia, so I know where you are coming from. If I sleep an entire night thru, it is a miracle. I swear, it is really aging my face fast! I have tried every puffy eyed cream on the market but nothing works. I just need sleep!!!!
When I make my oatmeal I put cinnamon, a granny smith apple, a drizzle of real maple syrup, and a few crushed walnuts on top! So yummy!!!
Well, todays workout started off with 30 pushups! I did all sets on my toes except the very last rep!!! It quickly moved on to bench press, flies. by the time we got to shoulders with over head presses I was spent! I started with 15's and quickly had to drop to 12's and even then I had to do each arm separate in order to not bonk myself in the head! My arms were a'shakin!!! Im bummed. I love shoulder work, so I feel like I shorted myself big time. That is when I think the 1RM's are out the window! My shoulders were already fried from pushups and benchpress!
Time to get the kids from school.