Deanie's Rotation Thurs. 4/5

TXGin

Cathlete
Good Morning!

Today I did HSC and this is a fun workout but another sweat-drencher for me!!:p She moves so quickly. I am ready for a rest day tomorrow.
We have our Easter egg hunt and picnic today at school and it is in the upper 40's here.....a little too chilly for this Texas girl!!

Have a great day/workout all!
Gin
 
Good morning everyone.

Gin - I was thinking of doing HSC on Saturday. Hopefully I will be motivated to get up and do it. :)

Today I did Cardio & Weights. I like the cardio in this one and the music. I stayed light on the weights though.

This weather is way too cold for me too! I wanted to take my kids to the local egg hunt this Saturday but there's no way I'm standing out there in 30 degree weather.

Have a great day.

Tracee
 
Good Morning Everyone!

Today was Pilates burn and firm by Crunch. This is an intermediate dvd but a good workout with standing pilates which is nice for a change.

The reason I was pampering myself so much last week, is because today is my birthday:) (the big 42!!) and I wouldn't be able to do all that today with my parents and kids at home!!

Gin- have fun at the egg hunt and picnic (I hope it warms up!) HSC is fun and I like the cardio in it.

Tracee- I haven't done C&W in a while, I got great results with it one month I did that 3 times a week and Imax (just half) twice a week.

Marcy- Hope you have a good workout today!

Have a great day :) and happy workouts!!

Deanie
 
Good morning!

This morning I did Core Synergistics from P90X for the first time. This is one intense and tough workout and different than any other I have ever done. All of the exercises were pretty new to me so it was quite a change. Lots of different pushups: stacked foot/staggered hands, sphinx (real hard - you have to push up from your forearms to plank, real tough on the shoulders. My left shoulder is still bothering me slightly from my fall a few weeks ago so I didn't do too many), prison cell (think of terminators with pushups), walking pushup with towel - tough! and reach high and under pushups (standard pushup, then go to one arm balance, lift hips in air and reach top arm under body). Lots of tough core moves like banana rolls (start in banana, roll to side, roll to stomach and again to side, repeat), bow to boat, side hip raise (they did 30-40 reps, I didn't do that many), superman banana (go from superman to banana, he starts out slow and then speeds up the tempo), steam engine (50 reps - did all of these - lift knee to opposite elbow, also starts off slow and then gets faster). Some cardio moves were squat run (with light weight, I used 5# - from squat position move arms back and forth as if running and go as fast as you can, plank to chaturanga run (this was real tough - while in plank pushup position, bring knees in as if running then lower body to Chaturanga position (just an inch off ground) and simulate running (sneaking crawl), this was really hard, dreya roll (start standing, squat and place hands down, roll from butt to back and kick legs straight up, as feet come back to floor, roll up and stand (or jump, or split legs in air or turn jump). There were also low lateral skaters (done slowly and to intensity you lift leg in air), lunge & reach over opposite shoulder (I used 10# here), leaning crescent lunges (at least these weren't hard), squat X-Press (plie squat into overhead press so body forms an X. I used 5# here, next time I will use 8#). There was also a lunge, kickback, curl, overhead press, reverse curl (I used 5# here, next time I will use 8#). There was also a bonus round of plank to chaturanga isometric holds (10 cts in plank, 10 in chaturanga), halfbacks (tire run and 6 high steps back) and table dip leg raise (like tricep dips with leg raise - I did 30 reps).

Gin - It's in the lower 40s here. I wish it would warm up already. Have fun at your Easter egg hunt. I was supposed to go to a dance workshop on my birthday but I found out yesterday it was sold out so I'm going May 5th instead. I might go pamper myself a little, either get my nails or hair done. Don't know what DH has planned. DHs birthday is in a couple of weeks and we're going to see The Machine do Pink Floyd. DH has wanted to see this show for awhile and we finally got tickets. Glad you had fun doing HSC. I haven't done that one in awhile.

Tracee - I like the music in C&W too. You have to go a little lighter on weights in C&W because they're compound moves. Glad you got a workout in with your busy schedule.

Deanie - HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope you have a great day. I will also be 42 on Saturday.

Have a great day everyone. (Sorry for the long post but I was so excited about Core Syn, I had to share with you all.)

Marcy
 
Marcy- I didn't want to try P90X after that post a few weeks back, but you now make me want to try it- LOL! Those push ups seem hard!!!- the sphinx!! Do you do this workout on the rest week?

Deanie
 
Yes, believe it or not, this workout is done twice on the rest week! The format is:

Day 1 - Yoga X
Day 2 - Core Synergistics
Day 3 - Kenpo X (kickboxing)
Day 4 - X Stretch
Day 5 - Core Synergistics
Day 6 - Yoga X
Day 7 - Rest or X Stretch

Before our rotation is over, maybe I'll have you buying the real thing. I also tried 2 pullups and a chinup this morning but I only made it 1/2 -3/4 of the way. I really feel great changes coming. So far I've done Core Syn, Yoga X, Ab Ripper X, Stretch X and I've loved them all. I'm going to have DH take my "before" pictures this weekend. I also just got Baron Baptiste's Power Yoga Level 2: The Next Challenge. I might sub this for Yoga X on occasion. I'll see if I can do it this weekend. Even after this rotation is over, I'm really going to try to do yoga at least once a week. I love it!

Marcy
 
Good Afternoon Ladies!

I probably missed you guys, but I just got home.

Tracee--Hope you are able to do HSC on Sat. It is a fun one. I love to hate all of the band work!!}(

Deanie--Happy 42nd Birthday!! I'm sure you don't look a day over 29!!:) Hope you are doing something special that you enjoy!

Marcy--I was completely worn out reading about your Core Synergistics workout. Unlike Deanie, I don't thnk I EVER want to do it!! ( Just because I wouldn't be able to!) What is the dance workshop like?

Gin
 
Hi Gin,

A dance workshop is probably like what Cathe's road trip is going to be. Various choreographers and instructors come and teach you new dances. New ones come out every day. I've been to a couple of dance weekends upstate and they are a blast. It's nonstop dancing from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon with all meals included. They have a schedule of all the dances being taught and you choose which ones you want to learn.

Have a good night.

Marcy
 

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