Deanie's Rotation Check In Tuesday

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Cathlete
Good Morning Ladies.

I woke up very tired and sore in my chest but managed to drag myself downstairs to do DM Ultra Cardio Premix. I hate to say this but I didn't like it at all. In fact, I skipped most of the repeats. I realized that I don't enjoy most of those cardio segments so getting through them one time is a chore but to do them twice just wasn't appealing. ;( I did the first two cycles twice and then the last 4 I only did once. I still felt like I got a great cardio workout but I didn't enjoy it much.

How did you do with it Deanie? Do you normally like all of the cardio segments? I enjoy DM much more when it incorporates more of the other parts of the cycles.

What did you do today Marcy?

Have a good day, I'll BBL.

Tracee
 
Good morning Tracee and all who come after! (Marcy!)

So happy not to be the first one today!!:) I liked the ultra cardio only because I felt so happy that I could do it. I do agree, I like the cardio sections better with the whole workout. I got through one cardio and was not happy about doing the same cardio again! Well, at least we can say we tried it!

Marcy- I did the first cardio with 5# and the next with 3# like you suggeted. I liked it that way. Thanks.

Tracee- I'm sure you got a great workout even without repeating the sections. After the first section of cardio 5 I was NOT happy about doing it again. I like it, but its HARD!

The kids bus never showed up this morning, so I'm off to drop them at school and then off to another day of subbing. I really like working at the school and I hope they ask me to either continue subbing next year or to work there. I told the director I would work there as long as I only do 4 or less days. I need a day for me and food shopping, and helping out in the elementary school with my younger son. We'll see.

Have a great day.
I'll try to BBL,

Deanie
 
Good morning Tracee and Deanie:

I don't blame you guys for not liking repeating the sections. I haven't done that premix yet but I don't think I'd like it either. Once is enough.

I woke up a little late this morning (got up in the middle of the night) and almost didn't feel like working out but I didn't want to miss a workout. I did GS BS&B and actually had a pretty good workout. Here are my weights for today:

Back: Dbbl Row Reverse Grip - 21 pounds - all 3 sets - went up 1.5 pounds.
Dbbl 1 arm row - 25.5 pounds 1st set
25.5 pounds 2nd set - 9 out of 12 reps L arm, 10/12 R arm
Bbl pullover - 36 pounds - 1st set 8/8, 2nd set 6/8 reps - went up 4 pounds

Shoulders: Dbbl Overhead press: 15 pounds 1st set - 10/10 reps
2nd set: 15# 8/10 reps
3rd set: 15# 7/10 reps
Improvement from last workout: stayed at 15# for al 3 sets; last time had to go down to 13# and then down to 12#.
Dbbl Lat raise: 12# both sets 10/10 reps
Dbbl rear fly: 12# both sets all reps

Biceps: Bbl curls: 32 pounds 9/10 reps 1st set, 7/10 reps 2nd set
Did 2 more reps than last time on 2nd set.
Dbbl curls, partial reps: 8 pounds whole set. I'm going to try 10# next time although I know I'm not going to make it through the whole set; maybe 1/2 and 1/2. I've been at 8# for a few months now and I have to try and go up.
Concentration curls: 13.5 pounds (R arm 6/8 reps + bonus, L arm 8/8 reps + bonus) Did bonus set but had to take an extra rest.
Curl up/wrist turn down: 12# 10/10 reps
Hammer curls: 12# both sets all reps; did bonuses with 12# (went up 2# from last time on bonus section)
Dbbl wrist curls - 10# both sets all reps.

I'm glad I pushed myself this morning. I did better than I thought!

Have a great day girls. BBL.

Marcy
 
I'm glad to hear that you guys feel about the same as me when it comes to repeating those cardio sections.

Congrats Marcy on your increases!! I noticed that you do as many reps as you can while pushing yourself to go heavier. I need to change my way of thinking to be more like that. I've always held back on the weight because I "need" to finish all the reps. It's kind of similar to how I live my life. I follow directions and if Cathe says to do 8 reps then that's what I'm going to do, with a few exceptions.

Tracee
 
Hi Tracee,

When I start feeling comfortable with a weight, I try and go up. When I can finally do all the reps and be comfortable, then it's time to go up again. In P90X, I think Tony says to pick the amount of reps you want to do. This way, it's not a one size fits all but its tailored to your individual needs. Maybe that's why so many people do well with it.

Marcy
 
Marcy- you did great with your weights! I also like that you just do as many reps as you can with the higher weights. I start out like that, but then I get to 6 or 8 (my wish cut off) and I get frustrated if I can't finish, so I push myself, and I can feel my form isn't what it should be. Maybe if I keep my weight higher and do less reps, then the next time, I can do the same amount as Cathe!
I don't know about that pick the amount of reps you want to do- isn't it 8-10 to build muscle and 12-15 for definition? Or if you go one week with a high weight at 8 reps and the next with the same high weight at 15 reps, what's that do? define or build? Did you do P90X? How did it work for you? I get great results from Cathe, I'm not ready to invest $ with another "trainer", but I would love to tailor CAthe workouts to the P90X philosophy(sorry about spelling!)

Tracee- I'm like you. If CAthe does 8 reps I want to do 8 reps! But with this in mind, I may try it with tomorrows workout.


Deanie
 
Hi Deanie,

I think you're right about the amount of reps and what each does. I don't have my manual with me but I think he says just don't do 11. I think you decide whether you want to go heavy (8-10) or endurance (12-15). I have the P90X system, I just need to get the pull-up bar and am having a hard time figuring out where to put it. I will probably have to leave the room to do the pullups and I don't know how annoying it's going to be going back and forth throughout the workout. I really want to do it because I like the idea of muscle building and little cardio and the recovery week has yoga, stretch and core which sounds great to me.

I'm supposed to do GS Legs tomorrow but I think I'm just going to do one of my new workouts - Rael Pilates 27. It's a 45 minute pilates workout that does 27 poses and incorporates leg and core work.

Marcy
 
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