STS first time!

[cammie-cam]

I'm still here... just lurking even though I should be doing some reading for this class.

Jean - I will more than likely do the 3 month rotation the next time around. I also think I'll do those dang 1RM's too. It just seemed like such a daunting thing though, but I can see how it makes things so much easier instead of just guessing.

Sherry - Give it another week and see what happens. Maybe lifting heavier in meso 2 will shock your body enough to drop the weight? It's worth a try.

Ok ok... back to my reading.

[maryk]

I think this is the most active thread on the forums these days, I have a hard time keeping up with all the posts!

I got up early to get my workout in, I did Disc 6. Even though my weights were not super heavy, I had a hard time with some of the moves. Those sit and stands were very difficult for me for some reason, I could not get my body aligned right.

Cammie, sorry you will not be sticking with STS for now. I did do the 1RM tests - they took some effort but it makes the workouts easier to know what weights to grab. I probably could have spent more time doing them because now some of my worksheets come up without the weights, but then I just add them in afterwards.

Carolyn, you do not look the way I had pictured you. I pictured you with short dark hair for some reason. I hear you on the house cleaning. I have a friend with 4 kids, and every time I've been in her house it is spotless. There are no papers, magazines, nothing lying around. We always have a huge pile of papers on the counter.

Have a good day everyone!

Mary

[gratefuldog]

Mary, I have a hard time with the sit and stands too. I can only hold a 15lb dumbell for that. I have a really hard time sitting gently. Plus, when I saw myself in the mirror, I was hardly coming off the chair like the crew!
I am so tired today. My daughter woke me at 3 because she was out of water. Remember, I have insomnia, so for me to be woken up sucks!! I was up for a couple hours after that. She ended up in bed with me because of a bad dream. So I am not feeling very energetic at the moment. I see that my son left his homework here!! Now I have to get it to the school or they make them miss recess! How f'd up is that?! It's fourth grade for god sake!
Wow am I cranky or what!?

[mfv3]

Originally Posted by gratefuldog

PS: Marie, I skipped the last set for each calf. Mine were cramping big time! I am not into doing calves. I have my mom's honkin tree trunk calves! Nothing I can do to fix these bad boys.

LOL! Yeah mine are the same way. I never did calves til I started STS.

[cokonkel]

Well, unfortunately I had to put off today's workout. Lydia was playing with her brother last night and some how hurt her thumb while they were wrestling. She must have pulled her thumb back or something. We iced it and comforted her last night but it was hurting her all last night so I made an appointment with the doctor early this morning. No fracture, thank goodness, just a bit of a sprain I guess. She said the tendons and ligaments got a bit stretched and it's swollen but that with kids this age it heals really quickly within a few days. Poor baby! Makes the indoor water park we're going to this weekend a little tougher but hopefully she'll be okay and up for swimming.

I was going to do disc 17 (legs) this morning and CCC tomorrow but now I think I'm going to have push legs to tomorrow and skip the cardio. I feel like it's more important to get that STS workout in. It might not be such a bad thing to hold off on legs today since my hamstrings are still a bit tight and sore for Trisets LB on Tuesday! The only thing that stinks is my husband has tomorrow off so I'm going to have to haul all my crap out to the living room to workout since he'll be sleeping in. I usually save CCC for those days I have to workout in the living room since there is no equipment involved. Oh well!
Have a great day everybody!
Colleen

[mfv3]

Carolyn- Cute pictures! Thanks for posting. One of these days I'll figure out how to post some. I have always wanted to do the Warrior Dash....sounds like so much fun!

Sherry- I'm assuming you weighed yourself in the morning, but if not that would make a huge difference. I did feel bloated during my first few weeks of STS, but I feel like I'm leaning up now. Keep at it!

Mary- Sit-n-Stands are rough. I only use a 15 too!

Missy- You have 2 horses?! I'm jealous! My bf just got one and I am out there every week to enjoy her. Love me some equine therapy

Well DH just told me he doesn't want to go to the gym today but instead workout with me downstairs. This is a first...well a second actually. He did HiiT 30/30 with me awhile back. Thinking AT...easier than AB....not too complex with the choreography...and I do have 2 steps This should be interesting! I'll keep ya all posted!

[gratefuldog]

Poor little girl! I hope it feels better for the weekend! Those darn big brothers!
Marie what fun to workout with your husband!!
No workout for me today. I just don't feel like it! I have gotten so much cleaning done its crazy!! That house last night really motivated me!
Like you Jean, no one is going to notice the kind of cleaning I am doing, but me! I am in a throw away mood!
Watch out kids rooms, here I come!

[cokonkel]

Oh Carolyn- I forgot to say how cute your pictures were! I love the one of you and your friend covered with mud! Looks like fun! That's so funny how you said you couldn't see my little profile pic because of your eyes! LOL Time for glasses maybe?? I have the worst prescription too, I'm really near sighted and without my contacts in I have to hold anything I want to see really close to my face. Thank goodness for contacts! I look way too serious in my glasses! You guys want to hear something really goofy? I actually do my own refraction. Yep, you read that right. I sit in the exam chair by myself and do the refraction to myself in silence, clicking the lenses on the phoropter away! I don't trust anyone else to do it!

I'll have to figure out how to upload more pictures in my profile that aren't just the profile pic. I don't have too many of myself either actually! Us mom's always wind up behind the camera!

[marazoe]

Hi Everyone. It is a rainy , gloomy day in Maryland today.
Today I did 50 minutes on the Elliptical and then I did Disc 41 No Equip Abs. I did that pilates abs yesterday and I feel nothing today so I figured I would give this one a try. I think I will be feeling something tomorrow. Cathe comes up with the most unique ab exercises. I don't care if I have a 6 pack , I would just like a flat stomach.
I bought a new cookbook called "Skinny Ms. Slower Cooker". All of the recipes are clean. I love slow cooker recipes. Tonight we are having Homemade Pasta Marinara with Meatballs. I hope it is good.
Carolyn my house sounds like yours. By the looks of things , you would never guess that we don't work. As I get older , I am getting very minimalistic . I hate when there are alot of Knick Knacks on a shelf and you have to remove everything , dust it and put it back. I used to have a lot of collectibles but not any more. I like furniture with clean lines. I don't like glass tables in the living room.
Marie that is wonderful that your husband wants to work out with you. Even if my husband wanted to (which he doesn't ) , there wouldn't be enough room for both of us. I keep trying to get him on the elliptical but he says no. Oh well , His loss.
Colleen , I hope your little girl is well soon. That is such a young age. I bet she will feel fine to splash at the water park this weekend. That sounds like fun. I love the water but I do not know how to swim. My sister can't swim either. I guess my parents never felt that was important to know.
Carolyn did you get that homework up to the school?

Time to get cleaned up.

Jean

[missyt]

Good Afternoon!!!

mfv3---yes I enjoy the horses. They are alot of work though. But it is worth it. Equine therapy is the best. My husband and I have had them for about 15 years. And I still enjoy them.

Did my cardio this am. Looking forward to my evening workout!!! Not sure what is on the calendar today.

I have only been at STS since monday, I did see some water weight but today its gone. Hopefully, no more. I am okay with it as long as it is not massive and it goes away. Will keep ya up date on that.

Chat with ya later!