::::::Deanie & Co.::::Marvelous Monday:::8/13

[deanie]

Goooood Morning Girls

I hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

Back in the swing with working out today! I did GS BSB.I got a good workout. I even upped some weights from what Cathe used. I am going to try and do Imax3 tomorrow before we leave for Philly. We are going to the franklin institute on tues. and they have the King Tut exhibit we are going to see. Very excited!!! I saw it years ago and it was great.

I measured myself yesterday:
biceps: 9 3/4
chest: 26" under/27" over (saw someone else measured like this and thought it was good idea)
waist: 26"
hips: 33"(would like to get my hips to 32" or 31")
thighs: 18 1/2"

Stats: (does not include band work)
back
DB row...25# all 3 sets
1 arm row....25# both sets did 10 reps (Cathe does 12 reps)
BB pullover....25#
shoulders
overhead DB press...15# all 3 sets
lateral raise.....10# both sets
rear DB flye...8# both sets
biceps
BB Curl....35# both sets (hard!!!!}( )
DB partial curl....10#
concentration curl....12# 1st set....15# 2nd set
curl turn down...12#
hammer curl....12#
wrist curl....12# both sets
I actually liked doing the workout as is, not sure if I'm going to do the mix and match thing next week.

Marcy~ Did you do the mix and match? Can't wait to see your stats!

Gin~ Saw your post!! Can't wait to hear all about the RT and see pictures!! Have fun at Hershey!

Tracee~ Please say your with us!!! Hope you had a great workout today!

Cheryl~ Hope you had a good workout! I hope your computer is up and working!!

Sorry for the long post!! Lots of info today;-)

Have a good one,
BBL,
Deanie:*

 

[volleyball life]

Good morning everyone.

I'm back into the swing of things and it felt good to do a solid weight workout again. This is one of my favorites but I realized that it had been a long time since I'd done it.

Congrats on great measurements Deanie. You are tiny too, just like Marcy.

I can't wait until everyone is back with the group full strength.

Gin - Can't wait to hear your stories about the road trip.

The announcement about the mix and match download ipod option thingy doesn't appeal to me. It sounds time consuming and like a lot of work. I prefer to have other people tell me what workout to do for that week or month. Ha!

Hope you all have or had great vacations.

Tracee

 

[marcy]

Hi Ladies!

I also got a good workout today. I made sure to take my measurements last night to make sure I'm accurate at the end of the month:

Waist - 23 1/2"
Chest - Across 28 3/4", under - 26"
High Hip - 34 1/2" (I would also like to lose a couple of inches here.)
Low Hip - 34
Biceps L & R - 11"
Left Inner Thigh - 18 1/2" (this is where I really want to lose)
Right Inner Thigh - 18 1/2"
Mid-Thigh - both 17 3/4"
L calf - 13"
R calf - 13 1/4"
Weight - 122.2

I used the mix-n-match feature. It took me an hour and 21 minutes. I didn't do the third set of underhand dbbl rows, but I inserted chinups/pullups throughout the workout. I also didn't do the second set of concentration curls. Here are my stats:

Back
Dbbl row reverse grip - 29# both sets
One Arm rows - 29# - both sets - missed 2 reps on left side in first round.
Bbl pullover - 36# both sets
Shoulders
Dbbl overhead press - 16# all 3 sets
Dbbl Lat raise - 13# both sets
Dbbl Rear Fly - 13# both sets
Biceps
Bbl curls - 34# both sets - 6 reps 1st set, 8 reps 2nd set
Dbbl partial reps - 10# both sets
Dbbl concentration curls - 16# (had to drop to 13# on the last 2 bonus reps)
Curl turndown - 12#
Hammer curl - 13# (didn't do last 2 reps of bonus round)
Wrist curls - 12# both sets

The problem I had with the mix-n-match is that when you start a chapter, there's barely enough time after you press play to lift up your dbbls before she starts. I just needed a few extra seconds to set up. If I had the proper weight dbbls, it would've gone much smoother for me, but since I have to change back and forth with the plates it gets a little annoying but even when I do it the normal way, I'm still stuck changing weights. The last time I did this workout, it took me an hour and 14 minutes so it was only 7 mins. longer this way.


Deanie - Have fun on your trip. Sounds exciting! Hope you get to do IMAX 3 tomorrow morning.

Tracee - Glad you're back with us and had a good workout. I agree about the ipod blender. It just isn't for me. I need a visual but I think they're saying you can hook it up from the cable to the TV. But I just don't understand how it's going to work with pricing? Do we have to rebuy everything in order to get the blender? I do have a video ipod but I guess I'll have to see as we get more updates. All those premixes sound wonderful but I don't know how many I'd use. I've only used a very few from the Body Blast series but I have used the timesaver and other premixes a lot from the Hardcore Series and the New Series.

Gin - Can't wait to hear all your stories from the Road Trip and about all the wonderful people you met. Hope you have a great time at Hershey.

Cheryl - Hope you were able to start the rotation with us and that you had a good workout.

Marcy

 

[deanie]

Hi guys!

Marcy~ Great workout today! We seem to be about the same size Do you think you got a better workout using the mix and match thing? 1 hour 20 min. is a long time! I may try it if you think its worth doing.

Tracee~Yeah!! Glad your with us! I agree with you and Marcy. I dont think the workout blender thing is for me. I only have an ipod shuffle, and I'm not going to buy an ipod for all that $$$ just for these workouts. I also rarely use premixes (unless told by the rotation) and don't invision at this point, the cost out weighing the use. Maybe down the road one day. In a way I'm glad, I don't need to be spending any more $ these days.


Deanie

 

[marcy]

Deanie - Yes, 1:20 is a long time but it wasn't too much different than from when I did it normally. I do seem to need a lot of rest in between sets and usually I have to take extra rest with Cathe except maybe for Slow & Heavy. I know some people think the rests are too long in S&H, but I relish them. I do know that I noticed I had more strength with the X when he rotated body parts. The weights I used today were somewhere in between what I did for my last GS workouts and what I did with the X. Cathe also does more reps so I went a little less than I wanted to. I pretty much only did 8 reps with Tony, but occasionally went up to between 10 and 12. If I went up that high with my reps, I upped my weights for the next workout. I guess I would try it once to see if it makes any difference for you. I will definitely be trying it with Chest & Triceps because that's always the toughest workout for me. I always need a lot of rest with that one. That one usually takes me about 1:14 minutes to complete. It also takes some time for me with all the weight changes. If I had the exact dbbls I could grab, I'm sure I could make the workout shorter.

Did you see the blog about Cathe teaming up with Altus equipment? The equipment will be sold in stores although I don't know how long it's going to take. This sounds like it will be a good thing. I know I definitely need a dumbbell rack and more dumbbells and....

Marcy

 

[deanie]

Okay, I just checked the Blog. I think that's so cool about the Atlas equiptment. Unfortunately (or fortuneatly) I can't think of anything I need. Maybe a chinup/pullup bar. But I'm psyched for Cathe!

Marcy~ Thanks for the info on the mix and match. A possiblity for next week.



Deanie