Hardcore Check in August 5,2009 Wednesday

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I thought I would get this started. I have been up since 3:45 nursing a headache. My workout plans for today are Kelly Coffey's 30 Minutes to Fitness Bootcamp and Tracey's Glute Camp. I will see how it goes. I knew when I took Excedrin that I would probably never fall back to sleep:( BBL
 
Morning! I got up early and did Tracey Staehle's Step Sweatfest- love love that workout.

Diane Sue: So sorry about your head! Excedrin works but it sends me zooming, too. Hope you get time for a nap today.

Contemplating a whole body weight workout for tomorrow- MIS? Or maybe Tracey Staehle's Parts Series? I am giving myself permission to screw around with whatever for the next week or so and am kind of enjoying it. Kids are still asleep- what is up with THAT?
 
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Good Morning, maniacs. Today I dug an oldie out. Power Hour. Had a good workout.

Diane Sue, sorry to hear you had a headache I hate when I start my day with one it is so exhausting.

Everyone have a good day and good workouts.
 
Today was Legs. I did Meso 1, Disc 3, Legs. Had an ok workout. Legs are my least favorite to train and this workout didn't make it any easier. Lots of different exercises that I kind of thought were stupid, but they did feel effective. I'll see if I get sore later on or tomorrow. Worked up a good sweat.

Walking Lunges & Plie Squats (body weight) - Lots of sets/Body weight
One Leg Touch Down Squats - 15 reps each leg **I liked this exercise
Firewalkers (band) - Green band - Lots of reps
One Leg Elevated Lunges (1 dumbell) - 6 reps each leg - 15's
Deadlifts Wide Stance (dumbbell) - 25's - 15 reps
One Leg Slide Back Lunges with Paper Plate (dumbbell) - started with 15#, went down to 12#, should have used 8#! This was hard on my back. - 16 reps each leg.
Side Slide Lunges with Paper Plate - Started with 12's then just did it with my bw. This was hard on my back as well.
Wall Squat with Ball and Leg Extension (body weight) - 10 reps per leg. This is a stupid exercise.
Wide stance Squats (dumbbell) - 25's - 16 reps
Calf Raises (dumbbell) - 25's - 40 reps
Front Lunge Same Leg (dumbbell) - 15's - 15 reps
Stiff Legged Deadlift on Platform (dumbell) - 25's - 15 reps
Wall Squats Double Leg (dumbbells) - This was a weird exercise. Tried using 15's but they were too heavy so I just stopped using them. It was hard for me to get all the way down towards the floor to pick them up. - 8 reps, but long rep counts.
Lateral Step Ups (1 dumbbell) - 12# - 15 reps each leg.
Drop Side Lunges & Stand with Leg Lift (1 dumbbell) - 12# - 15 reps each leg.
Sequential Lunge Into Front Kick Combo - 15 reps each leg.
Squats Narrow Stance (dumbbell) - 25's - 15 reps
Calf Raises (dumbbell) - 25's - 40 reps
Deadlifts Wide Stance (dumbbell) - 25's - 15 reps

BONUS:
These were all body weight exercises and burned like crazy!
Pulse leg to side strait leg 24 reps (R & L)
Bent Leg Pulse to Side balance paper plate
Front/Back fan Kicks 12 reps (f & B = 1 rep)
Calf Raises (body weight)
Tibialis Press and Pulls with Stability ball
 
Debbie: LOL at your description of the leg exercises. I liked the sliding lunges- really ended up giving me great DOMS. I couldn't stand the lunge into a front kick exercise- too cardio based for me to feel like I could concentrate on the muscle squeeze- maybe it was just due to it being so late in the workout.

Roselyn: Hmm, haven't done PH in a long time. I may have to consider that one.
 
Diane Sue - hope the headache eases up. Fortunately, I have been (knock on wood!) in a relatively headache free state for some time now. When I do get them, I take 3 Advil Liqui-Gels and that seems to help a lot. I've never taken 4, I don't think, but my doctor said it would be fine to get the first bit knocked out, then maintain with 2 or 3.

Debbie - I remember the very first workout I did of Meso 1 legs, I was expecting DOMS, after reading everything that people had written. We had a 4 hour car ride pretty much after the workout and I just knew I would fall out of the car when the door opened, but nothing ever set in. There is lots of variety in that one, for sure, but it can get so exhausting changing so often.

Patti - I am loving seeing your pictures! I can't remember where you live, but you posted at 6:14 on the time stamp that you couldn't believe your kids were still asleep. Halle is still asleep and would sleep until at least 11 if I let her! Even as a baby, she slept late. Gee, I LOVE that child :D

Roselyn - How is the eating going?

OK, so Super Sets blew for me b/c my knee started that weird popping thing again on plies so I trashed the rest of the leg workouts and since shoulders seem to be in every single section, I only did half of those b/c my shoulders don't need to be sore right now and as is, it was too much in addition to the swimming. Thankfully, I did this early on in the week. No more weight work for me except for what I KNOW won't bother me - bicep work, some tricep, and I want to get some leg work in so I will be creative. Guess I ought to go to the doctor. Maybe there is a brace thing I could wear to help. Yesterday, I fiddled with my bike fit and rode it for a bit, then played with my new Garmin GPS watch and ran for a half mile. My body just hurt all over so I stopped. Going to need a break at some point and will try to take it easy until the race so that I won't be hurting that day.
 
Shana: Sounds like you are listening to your body- bites when it doesn't cooperate, though. It was 7:15- Mags will usually sleep until 8ish but Max is usually awake at 7 or even 6:30 (blech) and usually wakes her up.

I think I need running shoes- feeling like doing running these days. Can't believe I'm saying that. :eek:
 
My workout is done. Headache is somewhat better. I still had to take some more Excedrin. I told the children that they can watch the Witch Mountain movie I bought after lunch so maybe I can get a little nap while the grandbaby is having hers.
I did Kelly's 30 minutes to Fitness Bootcamp Double Session 55 minutes and burned 472 calories. I like the plie squats in this one. TIme goes by pretty fast when I am doing that one.
I then did Tracey's Glute Camp skipping the w/up and stopping after the abs and adding the bosu abs segment and then the stretch 240 calories. I finished with Kelly's Bootcamp Bonus stretch 18 minutes 43 calories.
Total calories burned was 757 40% fat. Max HR during Bootcamp was 156.
I made the sweet potato cakes for breakfast out of the Squeaky Gourmet Cookbook for Olivia and I for breakfast. I put a little brown sugar on hers. They were pretty tasty:)

Patti, if it was me I would do MIS lower and the Parts Boot Camp mix:D
 
FROM YESTERDAY:

Debbie - Really sorry to hear about all your body pain. I know it must be driving you nuts. Why do you think you are misaligned? I second a great massage therapist. I love mine!

Not sure why I think I'm misaligned, I just feel like everything is happening on my right side. So I keep thinking maybe my hip is slightly misaligned again. This happened years ago. I hung on something and it popped back into position. I've been hanging on my Power Tower, though, and it doesn't seem to be helping. I think all these pains are related somehow.

Debbie, I don't know what to say about all of the pain. I know I have some areas that are different than others in body alignment. I can see it when I do stretching and yoga because 1 side will not hold the position like the other so I try to work on holding those stretches and poses a little longer. The foam roller is a great tool. If I am really feeling achey a lot I find resting without doing anything can sometimes make me feel worse. Some lighter cardio to w/up and flexibility training seems to be the way to go. Getting back to feeling good again can take some time. Maybe you could find a physical therapist that is good.

Yep, me too, Diane. My left side is tighter then my right, yet my right side is giving me all the grief. I need to get a foam roller, I agree with that. I just can't figure out how you lay on it and then get it to roll up and down. I'm assuming you need to push yourself back and forth on it and loosen up the knots you feel, right? I hope your head feels better. Headaches suck!

FROM TODAY:

Patti - I hope I get doms from this workout. Not so sure I will. I think my outer hips will be sore for sure, though.

Shana - Weird how you weren't sore even after that long car ride. And Supersets has never been one of my favorite workouts. I haven't done that one or Push/Pull in ages. Hope your knee is ok. I can certainly relate with that!
 
Debbie, that is how it is with me. The more flexible side is the one that hurts. I don't know if you get Muscle and Fitness Hers, the Mar/Apr issue has an article with moves called On a Roll. It has some good foam roller moves. You should be able to find some moves on YouTube. You roll till you find a spot that really hurts(sometimes this makes my eyes tear) then you work on that spot more before moving on. You can roll your back up to your shoulders with feet on the floor. Sit on the roller and roll out glutes and hamstrings. You can lift one leg to target more and shift two different angles. I also lay with my shoulder on it on my side and roll leaning back to get the delts too. It is pretty versatile. If you can ever get a copy of Keli Roberts Flexibility for the Inflexible It is a really good video for learning some moves for all areas of the body. Tracey lies with 1 quad on it and rolls out on elbows in kind of a plank position and this works nicely for the quad area. You do not want to roll directly on joints or your neck.
 
Debbie, that is how it is with me. The more flexible side is the one that hurts. I don't know if you get Muscle and Fitness Hers, the Mar/Apr issue has an article with moves called On a Roll. It has some good foam roller moves. You should be able to find some moves on YouTube. You roll till you find a spot that really hurts(sometimes this makes my eyes tear) then you work on that spot more before moving on. You can roll your back up to your shoulders with feet on the floor. Sit on the roller and roll out glutes and hamstrings. You can lift one leg to target more and shift two different angles. I also lay with my shoulder on it on my side and roll leaning back to get the delts too. It is pretty versatile. If you can ever get a copy of Keli Roberts Flexibility for the Inflexible It is a really good video for learning some moves for all areas of the body. Tracey lies with 1 quad on it and rolls out on elbows in kind of a plank position and this works nicely for the quad area. You do not want to roll directly on joints or your neck.

Thanks so much, Diane Sue!!! I will definitely make it a point to get me a foam roller. I'll see if I can still get a copy of that M&F Hers too. I appreciate the advice. I love Keli Roberts. I'll have to see if I can find that video.
 
I thought I would get this started. I have been up since 3:45 nursing a headache. My workout plans for today are Kelly Coffey's 30 Minutes to Fitness Bootcamp and Tracey's Glute Camp. I will see how it goes. I knew when I took Excedrin that I would probably never fall back to sleep:( BBL

DianeSue - Sorry about the headache! Boy do I know how that feels, since I was just there last week!


Morning! I got up early and did Tracey Staehle's Step Sweatfest- love love that workout.
Contemplating a whole body weight workout for tomorrow- MIS? Or maybe Tracey Staehle's Parts Series? I am giving myself permission to screw around with whatever for the next week or so and am kind of enjoying it. Kids are still asleep- what is up with THAT?

Patti - Both my kids are napping right now! WooHoo! BTW, could you share your sweet potato "recipe" that you were eating the other week. I cooked a bunch last night and trying to figure out what to do with them.


Debbie
- Was LOL on your description of some of the exercises. I so agree with that SB leg extension thing. I had some good DOMS in my hams and glutes, I think mainly from the paper plate work.



Hey, I have to share this you because I know you all will appreciate it. I went yard saleing on Saturday and got 90# of weight plates for $30. I am set now!:D

This morning I did LIC Cardio Premix and ab work with included bench crunches and an attempt at Rocky abs. Even the attempt fired my core. Workout was 58 minutes and I burned 400 calories. Right shoulder is still bugging me from Monday's Kettlebells, I wanted to do Kickbox today but didn't think it was worth the risk.
 
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Linda: Cook sweet potato however you like and chop it up. Put 1 cup of cottage cheese in a blender with cinnamon and vanilla and any sweetener you like. I will admit I have the sugar free vanilla Davinci syrup on hand so I used that. Blend and spoon over hot sweet potato. It is AMAZING even though it sounds like BLECH. :) I have to watch my carbs the rest of the day since it is a tad carb heavy but worth it- tastes like a cinnamon roll.
 
Hi Maniacs -

I'm off today....so I'm just eating breakfast now! This morning I did Skinny Bitch Bootcamp with the added on bonus part of body part exercises. Workout was 80" and I burned 630 calories. I also did a Classical Stretch that I didn't really care for (don't like this season like the last one). I added on Desi Bartlett's Lunar Yoga.

Speaking of foam rollers, pain, etc., I wish my pain would subside. I've been on my foam roller daily and the spasms are still there! Frustrating. I wonder if my body needs more recovery time cuz for some reason, no matter how much stretching or yoga I do, I still feel tight. Maybe it's just old age! LOL.

Deb - I learned about the Foam Roller (and how to use it) from Fitness Fix DVDs and I also have the Keli Roberts one that Diane Sue mentioned, but I mostly use it on my own. The only area I have a hard time getting are my hamstrings. They are tough to get good ...unless I'm not doing it correctly. Everything else is so painful (especially quads, piriformis, etc) that like DS says, it brings tears to your eyes. I really need to use mine more often. Fitness Fix is a good DVD if you want a functional fitness workout with a bonus 15" foam roller segment. They are filmed outside and have no music, so you can play your own or just be peaceful. (by the way, I think leg work with gliding discs/paper plates are good cuz they are "different"). I hate working my legs also.

Diane Sue - I've been having migraines the last few days. I think mine's due to weather changes and possible TTOTM (although I don't know what's up with the latter since my surgery).

Hi to everyone else.......great workouts.
 
Linda: Cook sweet potato however you like and chop it up. Put 1 cup of cottage cheese in a blender with cinnamon and vanilla and any sweetener you like. I will admit I have the sugar free vanilla Davinci syrup on hand so I used that. Blend and spoon over hot sweet potato. It is AMAZING even though it sounds like BLECH. :) I have to watch my carbs the rest of the day since it is a tad carb heavy but worth it- tastes like a cinnamon roll.

Thanks, Patti. I have vanilla sugar free syrup too!
 
Linda - WOW! Excellent buy on those weights. How exciting! I love finding deals like that.

Lora - Thanks for the recommendation. I will definitely look into it.

Patti - That recipe sounds really good. I may have to try that.
 
I'm a little late posting. Work was busy today.

Today was cardio: 50 minutes, 890 calories :)
5 min jump rope warm up (30 sec on-30 off)
1/2 mi run on treadmill
imax 3 step only
Metabolic circuit (all 30 sec on 30 sec rest)
-plyo jack
-sprinter situp
-alternating step up
-alternating split squat jump
-box jump
-push ups
-high knees
-alternating squat/front kick
-lateral skates
-froggers
-alternating back lunge
-squat jump
-mountain climbers
-inchworm
-kick butt runners
 

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