Made it through the Gauntlet
Debbie, "scary” was a good word today. I was afraid it was never going to let me go! Somewhere in there I lost track of which cycle I was in and resigned myself to the possibility that I was going to be doing this workout for the rest of my life. The same thing sort of happened to me when I was in labor
My energy/stamina/vitality must be at a low point - part of my cycle (like you mentioned Theresa), maybe? Seems like the last time I did this workout it flew by. Still, I got a fair amount done today and made some decisions. I’m going to paint our exterior as well as refinish the basement. None of it is highly skilled labor - just ’labor.’ The worst part will be the scraping. I hate scraping. Why do so many projects involve SCRAPING? When I re-did our walls, it was scraping 4 layers of wallpaper off (and the concurrent paste) before I could texture. When I found the oak floor under the carpet, I had to scrape the carpet backing up (someone had glued down the entire carpet with this black tar-like stuff) before I could treat, sand or finish it. The house’s exterior is largely siding. Just the top woodwork and the bottom, stone. Once I get into projects like this, I like them, usually ... in a way ... But really, If Linda can basically relocate a swimming pool by herself and Diane Sue can do … all that she does (and who knows WHAT all the rest of you probably undertake), I can surely handle this.
All this is to say that with the money I’ve saved, one of the things I’m doing/did was order some dvd’s. Enter The Kettlebell from Dragon Door and a handful of others. Maybe six altogether. That adds up, but it was a tiny percentage of what I wanted, so I felt like I was exercising some restraint. Just wait though. I bet within the next month Cathe will put something new out
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Debbie - Enjoy your get away. You surely deserve it
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Diane Sue - The things I ordered included Extremely Ripped 1000 and a Foam Roller - finally. Thanks. Your workout looked tough today - but good - Cedie says so (that’s a Cathe line from an STS disc, I think). I haven’t really used Tabata for anything but cardio workouts. Intensity can vary a lot even in cardio-based movements. Some, just don’t get very challenging. Others, by the seconds interval I’m already toast. That surprised me initially. I’m very interested in trying it for strength work. I guess I shouldn’t necessarily expect a phenomenal cardio effect, huh?
Linda - I like 30/30. There’s a spot it there where I think the sequencing is really tough and comes on all of the sudden. I’ve had days where it would be more than enough for a workout, for sure. How cool about your daughter
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Roselyn - Debbie said Disk 9 really got her hamstrings. Is it the one with all the sets of Deadlifts?
Hermia - looks like a good workout week for you. I just ordered a new yoga video. It’s Baron Baptiste’s Foundations. I kind of like him.
Theresa - Hope you found something good today, even if it was rest for your cranky hamstrings
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Cheryl - I think right now you are sound asleep. Hopefully that's next for me.
Sleep Good (if any of you are still up io read this)!
Lori