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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON May-19-02 AT 07:36AM (Est)[/font][p]Hi everyone!! How are you all? I had a really great week! I hope you guys do to.

Sun. - off

Mon. - (2) 1 mile walks; Cardio Kicks.

Tues. - PS BBA; 1 1/2 mile walk.

Wed. - Power Max.

Thurs. - Powerstrike Millenium 1 :-jumpy

Fri. - PS SL&A

Sat. - PS CST; CTX Step & Intervals (cardio only).

Have a wonderful week this week!! :)

Hollie
 
Hi Everyone!

Hey, Hollie! Great week. I'm joining you on the excitement about the PowerStrikes. I am still sooo sore from them.

MONDAY~PowerStrike 1, Taught a Hi/Lo class, S&H-Tris & Bis

TUESDAY~Taught a Hi/Lo class, S&H-Legs & Shoulders

WEDNESDAY~S&H-Chest & Back, lower back work and plankwork, PowerStrike 2

THURSDAY~Taught 2 Hi/Lo classes

FRIDAY~IMax!!!! :-tired Whewie!

SATURDAY~PowerStrike 1, PowerHour (Need I say, it was time for the shower when I finished these two?)

SUNDAY~REST! :7

I decided to do a PowerStrike Rotation for a couple of weeks just so I can get all the choreo down. Think I got it! Fun tapes. My DH just finished up his 3rd. week with me doing all the
strength work I listed! Yipeee! He's hooked! I pointed out the neat new steps Cathe is using in the S&H Series and he said, let's order a couple since his feet barely fit on the ones we have. Let's just say, it made my day!! I can't wait for them to get here. Have a great weekend everyone. We are headed up to the Indians game at 1:00. It's supposed to be rainy, windy & cold! :-( Send some nice weather vibes this way.

Your-Friend-In-Fitness, DebbieH http://www.plaudersmilies.de/wavey.gif If You Get The Choice To Sit It Out Or Dance...I Hope You DANCE!!!
 
Great week powerstrikers :)

My hubby likes to make fun of me, cause I don't fit on my step. I always have to set up near the couch or have my big ball handy.

Here's my week:

Sun. rest

Mon. Upper body, taught a hi/lo

Tue. unplanned rest, my poor baby is having the worst time with teeth

Wed. Taught a hi/lo

Thu. Imax

Fri. 3 mile run, CTX upper body split, and power circuit cardio. This really wiped me out. My kids were gone for the day and I actually had more than this planned. What was I thinking?!

Sat. much needed rest (whoa 3 rest days this week)

Andrea
 
HI eveyone,
I had a great week but didn't help with the progress on the scale.
Sunday: Jogged 8 kms
Monday: Jogged 8 kms in a.m
Aerobics in the evening( circuit training)

Tuesday: Body MAx a.m
Jogged 8 kms evening

Wednesday: All step Shoulders

Thursady: Body Max a.m
jogged 9 kms evening

Friday: Jogged 8 kms morning

Saturday: Rest
I did really weel with eating to but the scale is just not moving .I am getting so depressed.
 
Lori,
You'll get there! Sorry for my ignorance, but how many miles is 8 kms? Maybe you are doing too much cardio--eating too few calories to fuel all the work you are doing?
I also noticed that you did Body Max on Tuesday and Thursday--is that in its entirety? If so, and if you did the shoulder work from all Step on Wednesday, that doesn't seem like much of a break for your poor little shoulders... Yikes, now looking, I see that you did circuit training on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Maybe also space your weight workouts out a bit more through the week. That way your body will feel stonger for those cardio sessions, and you can put everything into one great cardio session per day, and skip the 2nd cardio. Your muscles will have time to rebuild. If you don't give them that time, they won't be able to rebuild, and they won't be able to burn those extra calories for you!
I know you didn't ask for suggestions, so just ignore me if you want. But I saw the "I'm getting so depressed", and wanted to help...
:) Wendy
 
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON May-19-02 AT 09:25PM (Est)[/font][p]Arghh!
I don't need Powerstrikes. I don't need Powersrikes. I don't need Powerstrikes. (But I guess I'll be getting them anyway!)

Here's my week:
MONDAY: Stepping Zone
Tamilee floor stretch
own extra stretches

TUESDAY: Happy Hour wu
Still Jumpin' I and cd

WEDNESDAY: PS Chest and Back
own stretches

THURSDAY: rest

FRIDAY: PS Bis, Tris, and Shoulders (upped my weights!)
PSLA ABS only
own stretches

SATURDAY: unplanned rest (surprise tickets to D-backs game!!)

SUNDAY: Cardio Kicks (modified out the power hops and some of the higher impact)
PS SLA (no lunges)
S&H planks

Well, I wanted to do upper body heavy 2X this week (Weds and Sun), but I had a minor fender bender (no injuries) on Wednesday, which cut my time short, and blah blah blah I only got it in once! Oh, well, I went heavier than ever so I'm not worried about it. In general, I'm going to try going really heavy with fewer cardio (3) per week, and see what that does for me...

Have a great week everyone!
Wendy

Wendy
 
Geez, I'm beginning to believe I need the Powerstrikes too! I must admit that I am incorporating at least 2 days of kickbox into my current rotation and the scale is finally moving downward. The weird thing is that kickbox does not feel all that challenging to me. I know I am doing the moves correctly because I have did Tae Kwon Do for 4 years and proper form was everything in TKD class. I've also been doing more intervals and clean eating too though! Who knows!

Here was my week:

M: CTX Power Circuit (incl. back & abs) & 20-min. walk with dogs
T: CTX Step & Intervals (incl. chest) & CTX Shoulders (incl. abs) & 20-min. walk with dogs
W: CTX Leaner Legs & CTX Triceps
T: CTX Kickbox (inc. biceps) & 20-min. walk with dogs
F: walk with dogs 2 miles
S: 1.5 mile walk with dogs & upper body from Body Max
S: maybe I-Max

Have a nice week!
Cruncholi
 
Hi Everyone,
This will be quick. I have 10 minutes to be out the door for work and I still don't make-up on!

Mon; Aaron Langford's Powerkicks & PS c/s/t
Tues:Tae Bo Abs & Glutes, Tae Bo Get Ripped Advanced #1
Wens: " " " , " " " #2
Thurs: Tae Bo 8 Minute Workout, Ower Hour
Fri: Tae Bo Advanced #5, PS b/b/a
Sat: off
Sun: Tae Bo Advanced # 3.

See Ya,
Laura
 
Hey All .. Here's my week :

Monday - 1st section of BodyBoxing TKO + CTX Kickbox (just cardio portion)

Tuesday - Rythmic Step

Wednesday - Power Hour

Thursday - 6 mile run

Friday - Hi/Lo Heaven (first two sections only) + Leaner Legs

Saturday - Interval Max

Sunday - 6.5 mile run + MIS Upper Body section

Toodles,
Nicole
 
Hey guys... wow everyone had good weeks...

I'm kinda in a plateau or rut - Feel I haven't made great improvement recently - Weight is close - clothes fit good - upper body is good- but not where I want to be in shorts :(

I'm eating clean - guess the final part is the toughest ... argh

ok here was my week

S - rest
M - kickbox
T -S&H legs
W - power circuit
T - S&H legs - upper body freee weights
F - kickbox
S - S&H leg - upper body free weights - run 2.5

Hopefully will be a good week for all !
 
I'm curious too

Lori,

Are you Canadian or further away? It's too bad U.S. President Carter was unsuccesful in converting us to the metric system. It's superior in every way & much easier to learn, much less retain. I can never remember how many yards are in a mile.

Wendy has some good comments. You're burning a lot of calories & the scale should move unless 1) you're eating too few calories & slowing the metabolism or 2) you're exchanging a lot of fat for muscle or 3) you've hit a minor plateau (which your post suggests isn't so). Oh & 4) you've already reached a low weight for your height & frame, so your body is fighting you.

Wow - the only thing I do after BodyMax is stretch & eat.

Debra
 
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON May-19-02 AT 08:11PM (Est)[/font][p]Great week all!

Here was mine (with too many unplanned "rest" days):

Mon/Tues/Wed - Nothing

Thurs - 4 km run, Leaner Legs, biceps & triceps on my own

Fri - Mindy Mylrea's Interval Express (new to me and I really liked it!)

Sat - Nothing

Sun - 4 km run plus 5 km hike with DH & kids

Have a great week!

Sandi
 
Thanks guys for your suggestions.They are greatly appreciated. To answer both questions I am 5'3 and a little bit.(can't forget that little bit when your that height, everything counts).And I normally weigh about 125 but I think I have put on a couple of pounds.I normally eat between 1500-1800 a day.But I have these stupid love handles that are driving me mad.
I have my mind set that I can;t skip cardio. I have been doing the same routine for so long that that is exactly what it has become...routine.When I did all step on Wednesday that was a bit of a slow day so I decided to do the shoulder work to.I never get sore muscles after working out anymore...but I don't want to up my weight work either.
I think you can pretty much put 2 kms in every mile.(almost)It takes me 40 -45 minutes to run 8 kms.
The thing is is that I really watched what I ate last week.I wasn't starving but when someone asked me did I want some bar or something like that I didn't take it.Plus I did a few cardio sessions before breakfast.And I stopped eating in the night time.The only way I do lose weight is when I am hungry and apparently you don't have to be hungry anymore...
The only thing I can't figure out is that christmas time I lost weight and I certainly didn't watch what I was eating then and I was a little lighter on the cardio.but I am afraid to try that route again cause maybe that wasn't the reason why.I was probably working alot harder at work to.
Should I try eating 5 small meals a day or something like that? Once again any suggestions are great..
Lori
 
Hi Lori!
Ok. You CAN skip cardio! And, it sounds like you SHOULD, considering that you lost a little over Christmas when you lightened up. I think your body is telling you something. (By the way, 125 is a perfectly healthy weight for 5'3" That's about where I am, and I know I'm healthy! Part of the problem may be that you don't NEED to lose any more weight!)
However...if you are still wanting to lose a little, I really think you should go lighter on the cardio (4- 5 sessions per week of varied intensity, length, and type) and go ahead and up your weights a little. You are not going to turn into the Hulk, and if you aren't getting sore after your workouts, that COULD be a sign that you're not really doing much for those muscles. ( On the other hand, just because you are not sore isn't really an excuse to work them every day--they still need rest!) Why not safely up them a few pounds and see what happens?
Also, I don't think you are eating enough for all that work! 4 miles a day in addition to Cathe cardio...your body will store every calorie it can because it needs them!
Again, I would suggest cutting back on the cardio, upping the weights, and eating a little more. I know everyone is different, but I have only been doing 4 cardio per week and have gone heavy with S&H and PS, and have seen some nice results.
Good luck--maybe you could go to Ask Cathe and see what she says, although she probably won't comment on the diet aspect...
:)
Wendy
 
I am going to chime in the agree with everyone who says you should back off the cardio.

I sound like a broken record, but some really great work for obliques is Taebo and race walking. If you REALLY focus on engaging your abs while you're doing it, you'll get results. I quit working my obliques all together.

The key word is concentration. Really think about your abs while you're doing it.

I also agree with what has been said about your diet. You're probably not eating enough. There's an article in the new Muscle and Fitness Hers about women and dieting, and one suggestion IS smaller and more frequent meals.
 
Hi Wendy,
The more I talk to you people, the more I wish that there were a chat line on here.
I think I will try what you are telling me.I already went for my run today, it is almost 11:00 here, and I think tonight maybe I will do Power Hour and up my weights.
I think that we see ourselves differently from what other people see us.Everyone is always commenting on how small I am but when I look in the mirror it is almost like I see someone different.Sometimes I wonder if there may be a disease forming.And I am always comparing myself to others.Not to worry though because, thank god, I don't have the ability not to eat.
Although you know, recently I have upped my weights a little, when doing biceps curls I am usually using 15 pounds, I use to use 10.And when I do some shoudler work I have upped on that to.But I hate working my legs and probably should use more weights but I also have big legs and don't want to make them any bigger.
Sometimes I am afraid that I will become a hulk because I think I can be.Last year when I was running my dog everyone was commenting on my biceps, which I guess were flexed because I was trying to hold him back.(he takes me for a jog)So, people notice my arms from drving in a car...but I do fill out quit fast with weights.
I should go and get cleaned up and I will let you know how things go,
Thanks again,
Lori
 
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