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Cardio today, I did TF 55 and Hiit 25 followed by TF 20 abs.How is Christmas shopping going for everyone?
HARD CORE FITNESS MANIACS FOR THURS DEC 9
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Fitnessfreakk366
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Today I worked my Legs in superset fashion.
WARMUP:
1 minute rest between sets.
Squats - 65#/12 reps - 2 sets
QUADS/HAMSTRINGS/CALVES
1 min. 30 sec. rest between each set.
SS #1
Squats - 90#/8 reps - 3 sets
ss w/
Elevated SLDL's - 85#/10 reps - 3 sets
***Good superset, really felt the deadlifts today.
SS #2
Static Barbell Lunges - 75#/10 reps - 3 sets
ss w/
Hamstring Curls - 45#/12 reps - 3 sets
***Wow, really felt this one as well. Leg were rubbery by the end of this superset.
SS #3
Leg Press Station - 190#/12 reps - 4 sets
ss w/
[bLeg Press Station Calf Raises[/b] - 190#/25 reps - 4 sets
***Instead of doing barbell calf raises I just stayed at my Leg Press station and did them there. Last time when I did this superset I kept getting head rushes going from the leg press station to standing barbell calf raises.
Then I did the Standing Core work from Rapid Fire. I used an 8# med ball and really felt it more in my forearms then anywhere else. Shoulders too. But it was fun and it got my HR up really good. Only about 7 minutes though.
WARMUP:
1 minute rest between sets.
Squats - 65#/12 reps - 2 sets
QUADS/HAMSTRINGS/CALVES
1 min. 30 sec. rest between each set.
SS #1
Squats - 90#/8 reps - 3 sets
ss w/
Elevated SLDL's - 85#/10 reps - 3 sets
***Good superset, really felt the deadlifts today.
SS #2
Static Barbell Lunges - 75#/10 reps - 3 sets
ss w/
Hamstring Curls - 45#/12 reps - 3 sets
***Wow, really felt this one as well. Leg were rubbery by the end of this superset.
SS #3
Leg Press Station - 190#/12 reps - 4 sets
ss w/
[bLeg Press Station Calf Raises[/b] - 190#/25 reps - 4 sets
***Instead of doing barbell calf raises I just stayed at my Leg Press station and did them there. Last time when I did this superset I kept getting head rushes going from the leg press station to standing barbell calf raises.
Then I did the Standing Core work from Rapid Fire. I used an 8# med ball and really felt it more in my forearms then anywhere else. Shoulders too. But it was fun and it got my HR up really good. Only about 7 minutes though.
buttercup78
Cathlete
Roselyn-good workouts and I am half done w/ shopping, I try to do most of it online 
Debbie-Nice leg weights (as always). I could see getting a head rush from leg press to standing
Yesterday I did a 30 min interval run on the treadmill. I put in a two dvd's but I got bored in the warm up. I was just not really in the mood for much yesterday I did rounds of 30 sec run @ 7.0 and 1 min walk @ 3.5. I got a nice, little sweat going. Today I have another kettlebell workout on the agenda. I really like the low impact nature of the kettlebell workouts, my joints are very happy
Debbie-Nice leg weights (as always). I could see getting a head rush from leg press to standing
Yesterday I did a 30 min interval run on the treadmill. I put in a two dvd's but I got bored in the warm up. I was just not really in the mood for much yesterday
I did rounds of 30 sec run @ 7.0 and 1 min walk @ 3.5. I got a nice, little sweat going. Today I have another kettlebell workout on the agenda. I really like the low impact nature of the kettlebell workouts, my joints are very happy 
WD
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This morning was a cardio and abs day. I started with the Intensity Step premix 36 minutes, 321 calories, 140 avg hr 174 max hr.. I followed this with Kick Punch and Crunch 3 kicking and punching combos, abs, STS Total Body abs, and High Reps Abs, KPC Stretch 47 min, 321 calories, max hr 161. Total workout time was 83 minutes and calories burned was 641. I hope I get Lower Body Blast and Rapid Fire today. I really am not sure about Lower Body Blast. She said she would ssend me out another one right away. I am thinking maybe Mary saw my order for Rapid Fire with priority shipping that I did the same day I called about the missing dvd and shipped them together. At least I hope so. My tracking says today. I forgot to mention meals. The day before yesterday it all went as posted but before bed I had a huge Cookie Crisp cereal moment
Yesterday went like this:
B- Schwann's Golden Fruit Blend (strawberries, pineapple, mango and peaches) with organic unsweetened coconut, kefir and 1 scoop of Gaspari vanilla whey
L- leftover Clean Eating Curried Chicken and Cauliflower soup
S- Raisin bran(not sure why I keep having this cereal urge)
D- Schwann's Turkey, Pork, portabella mushroom, spinach meatballs with no sugar added pasta sauce and steamed asparagus
Debbie, that was a good workout. I could see the up and down movement giving a head rush. I was hoping that Rapid Fire would have a longer core segment. I find my arms feel it a lot in standing ab work with weight. I felt that way with the standing dumbbell work in Jackie Warner's crunchless abs. But, I still think the abs are worked too.
Roselyn, that was a nice long Turbo Fire Mix I have my Christmas shopping all done and wrapped. I also got my dh present mailed out and my Dad's. Just need to do some cards.
Theresa, that is the thing I like about the kettlebells. No jumping
Yesterday went like this:
B- Schwann's Golden Fruit Blend (strawberries, pineapple, mango and peaches) with organic unsweetened coconut, kefir and 1 scoop of Gaspari vanilla whey
L- leftover Clean Eating Curried Chicken and Cauliflower soup
S- Raisin bran(not sure why I keep having this cereal urge)
D- Schwann's Turkey, Pork, portabella mushroom, spinach meatballs with no sugar added pasta sauce and steamed asparagus
Debbie, that was a good workout. I could see the up and down movement giving a head rush. I was hoping that Rapid Fire would have a longer core segment. I find my arms feel it a lot in standing ab work with weight. I felt that way with the standing dumbbell work in Jackie Warner's crunchless abs. But, I still think the abs are worked too.
Roselyn, that was a nice long Turbo Fire Mix
I have my Christmas shopping all done and wrapped. I also got my dh present mailed out and my Dad's. Just need to do some cards. Theresa, that is the thing I like about the kettlebells. No jumping
poetree_n_motion
Cathlete
Good morning -
Roselyn - A lot of tough cardio today. Christmas shopping is ... well, - I am in the visualization phase [?] Actually, I really just have to worry about DS and my pop. We're (DS and I) going to bake for friends and his coach and some of our neighbors. Trying to keep it pretty simple.
Debbie - Those are really good supersets Like how they're grouped and it looks like you hit everything - hard. Rapid Fire must be great. I sense you don't get really enthusiastic about a workout unless it deserves it
Theresa - I've had a few "not in the mood" days lately - a lot of them last week. Boring warm ups can really take the wind out of my sail, especially if it's already sagging. That looked like a really good treadmill workout, though. I like the way you've set up your kb rotation. Doing some really interesting stuff. Should I survive Insanity, it would probably be a very good idea for me to focus on more joint friendly workouts as well.
Cheryl - Hi. hope you're doing ok today
Diane Sue - That whole workout was "intensity." Nice job . I don't know, but cereal seems like an ultimate comfort food - literally. When DS went through his classic sugary kid's cereal phase, I'd get flashbacks of being about 5 (good memory for when I was tiny) and watching Scooby Doo on a Saturday morning even just when I poured HIM a bowl. The rest of your meals' look really good Hope you get both workouts today. I think you will like the Lower Body Blast. It's the only one I've done so far.
Yesterday, I worked with squat rack legs. Used db's, vests, and a backpack for the squats. This added up to a fair amount of weight (not sure what it would translate to if I were using a bar. Having a lot of the weight closer to my center of gravity probably makes it easier - in a way - hate how it pulls on my neck so much), but my reps were still beyond the 'strength' training range. I just did as many as I could with strict form. As soon as my torso/shoulders started pulling forward, I was done with the set. So, it was somewhere in the 10-12 rep area. I took all the weight I was 'wearing' off in between sets (neck -- ouch), so I didn't shorten my rest periods. That was a lot of work for a little work Even so, these felt good. Not to failure, but I was able to go pretty deep and concentrated on a powerful concentric. I don't know that I could go much heavier than 45 lb. db's. Same problem as the one Debbie mentioned with hack squats. Just a limit to how much downward pull is 'too much.' BUT - I didn't feel this at all in my low back or anywhere else except where I was supposed to, so I guess I did ok. I subbed in hacks for deadlifts (already did those with the back workout) and zercher's for front squats. I like these. Tried to use them last time I did the squat rack program and wasn't sure how I felt about them. You still hold the bar in front but cradle it in your elbows. (You all probably know this). This can hurt the arms, but wrapping a big towel around the bar helped. Not as much of a sense of toppling over (like Roselyn mentioned) and you can really go much deeper. I took the bar down to the top of my thighs (outer elbow touch to inner thigh) paused, braced, then drove up. Really felt these, too. Just used one vest for the hacks and zerchers, which made it much ... nicer. Went to ten reps or so with these as well. A different type of training for me. Usually felt like I had a few more reps in me, but all these moves tired out my upper body pretty quickly. For the static lunges, I again used dumbbells but was able to find a good weight for eight reps. Except for this one exercise, I missed Cathe's range for more of a strength emphasis, I know. But it was still different enough and somewhat heavier than I typically go and I felt safe doing it alone. So, I'll stick with this format through the meso 3 cycle for legs I guess. Upping my weight a bit each time, but I'm not sure if I'll do 3 or 4 weeks, since this isn't really following the 5% method. Also, the vest/backpack quick change is pretty exhausting - and I feel sort of silly doing it. Also did Insanity's Cardio Recovery last night. Thinking I'll do Insanity's Plyo Cardio Circuit today. My last workout for month one before going into the 'recovery' week in that rotation.
We got our tree up. All the animals like this very thoughtful gift , and hope we continue interior decorating in this fashion. We will be lucky if it remains standing for the duration of the Holidays.
Have a good day,
Lori
Roselyn - A lot of tough cardio today. Christmas shopping is ... well,
- I am in the visualization phase [?] Actually, I really just have to worry about DS and my pop. We're (DS and I) going to bake for friends and his coach and some of our neighbors. Trying to keep it pretty simple.Debbie - Those are really good supersets
Like how they're grouped and it looks like you hit everything - hard. Rapid Fire must be great. I sense you don't get really enthusiastic about a workout unless it deserves it Theresa - I've had a few "not in the mood" days lately - a lot of them last week. Boring warm ups can really take the wind out of my sail, especially if it's already sagging. That looked like a really good treadmill workout, though. I like the way you've set up your kb rotation. Doing some really interesting stuff. Should I survive Insanity, it would probably be a very good idea for me to focus on more joint friendly workouts as well.
Cheryl - Hi. hope you're doing ok today
Diane Sue - That whole workout was "intensity." Nice job
. I don't know, but cereal seems like an ultimate comfort food - literally. When DS went through his classic sugary kid's cereal phase, I'd get flashbacks of being about 5 (good memory for when I was tiny) and watching Scooby Doo on a Saturday morning even just when I poured HIM a bowl. The rest of your meals' look really good Hope you get both workouts today. I think you will like the Lower Body Blast. It's the only one I've done so far. Yesterday, I worked with squat rack legs. Used db's, vests, and a backpack for the squats. This added up to a fair amount of weight (not sure what it would translate to if I were using a bar. Having a lot of the weight closer to my center of gravity probably makes it easier - in a way - hate how it pulls on my neck so much), but my reps were still beyond the 'strength' training range. I just did as many as I could with strict form. As soon as my torso/shoulders started pulling forward, I was done with the set. So, it was somewhere in the 10-12 rep area. I took all the weight I was 'wearing' off in between sets (neck -- ouch), so I didn't shorten my rest periods. That was a lot of work for a little work
Even so, these felt good. Not to failure, but I was able to go pretty deep and concentrated on a powerful concentric. I don't know that I could go much heavier than 45 lb. db's. Same problem as the one Debbie mentioned with hack squats. Just a limit to how much downward pull is 'too much.' BUT - I didn't feel this at all in my low back or anywhere else except where I was supposed to, so I guess I did ok. I subbed in hacks for deadlifts (already did those with the back workout) and zercher's for front squats. I like these. Tried to use them last time I did the squat rack program and wasn't sure how I felt about them. You still hold the bar in front but cradle it in your elbows. (You all probably know this). This can hurt the arms, but wrapping a big towel around the bar helped. Not as much of a sense of toppling over (like Roselyn mentioned) and you can really go much deeper. I took the bar down to the top of my thighs (outer elbow touch to inner thigh) paused, braced, then drove up. Really felt these, too. Just used one vest for the hacks and zerchers, which made it much ... nicer. Went to ten reps or so with these as well. A different type of training for me. Usually felt like I had a few more reps in me, but all these moves tired out my upper body pretty quickly. For the static lunges, I again used dumbbells but was able to find a good weight for eight reps. Except for this one exercise, I missed Cathe's range for more of a strength emphasis, I know. But it was still different enough and somewhat heavier than I typically go and I felt safe doing it alone. So, I'll stick with this format through the meso 3 cycle for legs I guess. Upping my weight a bit each time, but I'm not sure if I'll do 3 or 4 weeks, since this isn't really following the 5% method. Also, the vest/backpack quick change is pretty exhausting - and I feel sort of silly doing it. Also did Insanity's Cardio Recovery last night. Thinking I'll do Insanity's Plyo Cardio Circuit today. My last workout for month one before going into the 'recovery' week in that rotation. We got our tree up. All the animals like this very thoughtful gift
, and hope we continue interior decorating in this fashion. We will be lucky if it remains standing for the duration of the Holidays.Have a good day,
Lori
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Diane Sue, done and wrapped!! I am doing a lot online this week so I hope to finish. Good workouts everyone, and Diane Sue sometimes cereal is just so darn good.
Fitnessfreakk366
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Roselyn - Nice workout! My Christmas shopping is going ok, I guess. I have to do some more this weekend and probably next weekend. Then I hope I'll be done.
Theresa - Yea, I get pretty bad dizzy spells when I work my legs. Sometimes just doing squats. Once I take the bar off my shoulders I see white spots. I hate that. I hate days when I just don't feel like doing anything. No workout seems to fit on days like that. Maybe tonight will be better for you.
Diane Sue - The standing core works was short, but the floor work is probably about 10 minutes. If you do them together you'll get a good core workout. I'm not sure why, but when I went to the "Chapter" selection on the DVD the standing core work wasn't listed. I had to go to the Premix screen and choose one of the premixes that had it on there and then I had to skip segments until I got to it. Not sure why she did that? I can't wait for you to do this workout, though. I think you will really like it.
Lori - Yes, I really do like Rapid Fire. I need to contain myself because if I do it too much I'll get sick of it. Nice workout, girl! I'm sure you will feel it tomorrow.
Theresa - Yea, I get pretty bad dizzy spells when I work my legs. Sometimes just doing squats. Once I take the bar off my shoulders I see white spots. I hate that. I hate days when I just don't feel like doing anything. No workout seems to fit on days like that. Maybe tonight will be better for you.
Diane Sue - The standing core works was short, but the floor work is probably about 10 minutes. If you do them together you'll get a good core workout. I'm not sure why, but when I went to the "Chapter" selection on the DVD the standing core work wasn't listed. I had to go to the Premix screen and choose one of the premixes that had it on there and then I had to skip segments until I got to it. Not sure why she did that? I can't wait for you to do this workout, though. I think you will really like it.
Lori - Yes, I really do like Rapid Fire. I need to contain myself because if I do it too much I'll get sick of it. Nice workout, girl! I'm sure you will feel it tomorrow.
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I just got rapid fire and strike zone today, what should I do tomorrow. And for those of you who are early excercisers like myself, I think Debbie and Diane Sue, do you eat anything before? I usually get up at 4 to excercise and then go to work, is it ok if I don't eat something or should i? Any suggestions welcome
WD
Cathlete
My mail came and no dvds My trackingl said expected delivery today. So now I am not sure what I will do tomorrow. It was going to be a lower body day. Maybe I will do upper. I went shopping for some salad stuff. I bought a pomegranite for something. Now I don't know what I bought it for
Roselyn, I just have some coffee and do my workout. The only time I have something before a workout is if I am really hungry and then it is just something like a half apple or half a soop of protein powder mixed in some water or orange juice with water. I just try to make myself grab something soon after the workout. I don't have time to wait for a meal to settle.
Debbie, that is odd that they didn't make it where you could do all of the abs. You know, I had the same thing with Cathe's new workouts. I didn't even see the abs listed on the STS one. It is not on the worksheet either. I had to go through several pages of chapter menus to get it. The same was true of High Reps exept it was a little easier. Reminds me of messing with vhs players.
Lori, I baked cookies for neighbors last year. I don't think I will do it this year. I didn't even get a much of a thanks out of it. My grandson took them over and I never heard anything. Maybe the kids ate them and didn't tell LOL I wonder why it is that all of that weight and the vests hurts the neck. I try not to do it too often because it can give me a headache. It sounds like you had a good workout and had everything figured out well. I have sort of a dread of having to remove and add that darn vest. My newer one is easier and I still dread it.
Lori and Roselyn, I refuse to buy the grandchildren Cocoa Puffs. I would have eaten the whole box. Those are yummy with fat free Cool Whip.
My trackingl said expected delivery today. So now I am not sure what I will do tomorrow. It was going to be a lower body day. Maybe I will do upper. I went shopping for some salad stuff. I bought a pomegranite for something. Now I don't know what I bought it for Roselyn, I just have some coffee and do my workout. The only time I have something before a workout is if I am really hungry and then it is just something like a half apple or half a soop of protein powder mixed in some water or orange juice with water. I just try to make myself grab something soon after the workout. I don't have time to wait for a meal to settle.
Debbie, that is odd that they didn't make it where you could do all of the abs. You know, I had the same thing with Cathe's new workouts. I didn't even see the abs listed on the STS one. It is not on the worksheet either. I had to go through several pages of chapter menus to get it. The same was true of High Reps exept it was a little easier. Reminds me of messing with vhs players.
Lori, I baked cookies for neighbors last year. I don't think I will do it this year. I didn't even get a much of a thanks out of it. My grandson took them over and I never heard anything. Maybe the kids ate them and didn't tell LOL I wonder why it is that all of that weight and the vests hurts the neck. I try not to do it too often because it can give me a headache. It sounds like you had a good workout and had everything figured out well. I have sort of a dread of having to remove and add that darn vest. My newer one is easier and I still dread it.
Lori and Roselyn, I refuse to buy the grandchildren Cocoa Puffs. I would have eaten the whole box. Those are yummy with fat free Cool Whip.