Hardcore Fitness Maniacs check-in for February 2018

No workout yesterday, it was Winter Formal and I had too much running around to do. Today I started week 2 of my Total Body Workout. I will be lifting heavier and doing each set x 10 reps. I will repeat the circuit 4 times with no rest between sets. I used DB's for the entire workout. Workout was 38 minutes, including the warm up (STS Meso 2) and I burned 255 calories.

Chest Press- 25# x 10 ( 4 rounds of this circuit )

1 Arm Rows- 25# x 10

Seated Overhead Press- 20# x 10

Bicep Curls- 17# x 10

Lying Triceps Ext.- 15# x 10

Leg Ext.- 50# x 16 ( I go light so I don't risk injury)

Bicycle ( ABS) x 30

I love this way of working out, I avoid the dread factor!!!! I am curious to see how my body reacts. I have to add some cardio in this week. Tuesday I have a rest day scheduled because I have to go to the dentist early to have a crown redone. Yuck!

Diane Sue, what a workout yesterday and yay on that calorie burn!!!! I have been stretching at the end of each of my workouts lately and I love the way that it makes me feel. I am very tight and the stretch just feels soooooooooooooooo good!

Have a nice day!
 
Jolie, good luck with the new way of working out. I really hate having those crowns done. It requires so much time sitting in a chair.
 
So I was planning on doing Xtrain again this week but Jolie's rotation has my interest. So I went back to where she started with it and copied her exercises and method. I tweaked it a bit and may change some of the exercises, but I really like total body workouts and this circuit type goes quick. Not sure how long I will do it, but it was fun this morning to do something on my own.

Bench Press: 65#/10 reps
One Arm Row: 30#
Seated Overhead Press: 15's/10 reps
EZ Barbell Curls: 35#/10 reps
Lying Triceps Extension: 15's/10 reps
Squats: 20's/10 reps
Repeated 2 more times so a total of 3 sets, no rest except a couple minutes between doing the rotation over again

Burn Sets:
Pushups: 16 reps
Bent Over Flies: 10's/16 reps
Lateral Raise: 8's/16 reps
Simultaneous Hammer Curls: 12's/16 reps
Kickbacks: 5's/16 reps
Static Lunges: 12's/16 reps
1 circuit set through, just felt like adding this on.

This got my HR up pretty good, really liked it. Looking forward to Wednesday's workout.

Workout was 35 minutes, burned 252 calories. Avg HR was 135, Max was 196.

Also walked on a 5% incline on my treadmill for 1 mile. Burned an extra 117 calories and walked 2581 steps. Avg HR was 96 and Max was 125.

Jolie - Loved this workout!! I'm gonna follow you but will probably change up reps and exercises here and there. but all in all, excellent format.

Diane Sue - Nice workouts Friday and Saturday! You are rockin it lately!! I have to tell you, my legs were so sore after Tabata Legs. I couldn't believe it. i could hardly stand up this weekend. I actually drank a Nuun drink on Sunday because I was still so sore and it did seem to help. Love that workout!!

Roselyn - Hope you enjoy Cathe's rotation. I haven't done one of her rotations in years!! They usually scare me!
 
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This morning I did Kick Max, 74 minutes, 483 calories, Met 6, heart rate 121 average, max 162 max, 4,543 steps. I then did Fit Tower legs, glutes, and core time saver core and stretch, 19 minutes, 63 caloreis, met 3.0, 228 steps, heart rate 91 average, 126 max. Total workout time was 93 minutes, 546 calories, 4,771 steps . I have to get out and do errands and start getting some cleaning and tasks caught up. I am finding that the older Cathe workouts seem to have a lower metabolic listing and calorie burn that seems more realistic. I am wondering if it is because I am doing cardio ones that do not require weights or something that boosts metabolism a bit more? Although not all of the newer ones require weights, but then there are a lot of to the floor and up moves. I guess I am just trying to figure out the method to it. I guess I could google. I am planning on doing Kelly's Strength and Stamina #1 tomorrow and adding the Build and Burn Upper to this.

Debbie, nice workout today and weights :) I am really happy with the Build and Burn workouts :)
 
Roselyn, I have heard a lot of the ladies say how much they like that live workout :)
 
This morning I did a couple cardio workouts just to mix it up a bit. Had a great workout and loved both workouts. My knees, however, are talking to me!

Cardio Pump Kickboxing: 30 minutes and burned 238 calories. Avg HR was 145 and Max was 189. I went 3281 steps.

Mountain Hike on treadmill: 30 minutes, burned 255 calories (TM said 299), went 2.19 miles and did 4450 steps. Avg HR was 139 and Max was 175.

Diane Sue - Not sure I have Kick Max, is it a hard one? Love Cathe's kickboxing workouts but most of them are so high intensity. My knees do not like jumping jacks and I know Cathe does a lot of those in her KB workouts. Nice job, I bet your legs are sore!!!

Roselyn - You had a great workout as well! One of these days I will subscribe to the live workouts. Just waiting to get a new TV and internet in my workout room. :)

Jolie - Hope you are doing well. I'm looking forward to doing day 2 of your rotation tomorrow.
 
Today's workout was Kelly Coffey Strength and Stamina workout #1, 40 minutes, 221 calories, heart rate average 114, max 155, met 5, 996 steps. I then did Kelly's Build and Burn Upper Body Super sets, 30 minutes, 864 steps, heart rate average 108, max 145, 149 calories, met 4.5. I finished off with Sarah Beth You Tube yoga Saturday Yoga strong and balanced power yoga, 16 minutes, 41 calories. This was more active and lots of balance. I really liked the balance work. Total time was 86 minutes. I checked out the internet www on my bluray player and was able to get on Cathe's site and book mark it. It works just like the computer so I am sure I can just log on for Cathe live. I found Vimeo, but would need to set that up. Also got on Kelly's website :) I guess I just need to check out more stuff on it. I never had a desire to check out the 3D though.
My Fitness Pal was acting weird this morning. I put in my workout and it kept coming back to the home page and listing me as working a 116 minutes and burning over 500 calories. I just deleted it. I tried deleting and syncing and it did not help. Weird!
weights today
Strength and Stamina all exercises 12 reps 3 ssuper sets except kettlebells
warm up halos 15# kettlebell
reverse pec dec 12,12,12 # dbs with front squats 15,15,15# dbs
20# kettlebell swings 45 seconds
supination curls 15,15,15 # dbs with cardio leg split switches
kettlebell one handed swings 20#
single shoulder press 15,15,15# db with suitcase deadlifts 25# dbs
kettlebell figure 8 20# kettlebell
overhead triceps extension 25,25,25# db with lateral side lunge figure 8 15,15,15# db
kettlebell alternating swings 20#
alternating bench press 15, 15,15 # dbs with bridges 15,15,15# dbs
Build and Burn Upper Body Super Sets 3 rounds each super set 8 reps
reverse grip press 12,12,12# dbs with lateral raise and extend 8,8,8 # dbs
pulse curls 15,12,12 # dbs with pledges 15,15,15# dbs (alternating arms)
reverse grip bench press 15,15,15# dbs with connected DB press 15,15,15# dbs
seated rows 17.5, 17,5, 17.5# dbs with standing cross row 25,25,25# db
burn out with light dumbbells 10's

Debbie, I think that you might like the low impact mix of just the kickboxing on Kick Max. I think it came out with the Hardcore series. No, my legs are not really sore. My one hip is a bit and I am sure that was from the conditioning drills chair work. I started out with 3# ankle weights and soon decided that the kicks on the drills were too fast for that. My right hip is sore and that is where I started with the ankle weights. I can't believe I used to do that one years ago with 5# ankle weights.
 
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Ok, no workout yesterday, my power was out all morning long!!! I was supposed to do a cardio workout but my TM obviously doesn't work without power. Today I did day #2, week # 2 of my full body workout and liked it. I was huffing and puffing this time, I think the weights were just right! 4 rounds of the circuit with no rest. Workout was 38 minutes including my warm up and I burned 265 calories. I used only DB's.

Chest Flies- 17# x 10 reps ( repeated circuit 4 times ) ( could go heavier next time )

Wide Grip Pull Downs- 60# x 10

1 Arm Lateral Raise- 12# x 10 ( could go heavier )

Hammer Curls- 17# x 10 ( these were pretty easy but after 4 rounds they get hard )

Lying Cross Body Ext- 17# x 10

Plie Squats- BW x 20

Bicycles and Crunches Alternating- x 30

Love it once again. I seriously need to do some cardio/walking, my legs (saddlebags!) are creeping back!!!

Debbie, I love what you put together as well! I am doing 10 reps this week and then next week going back to 12 reps using the weights I used this week. Than I might go heavy to 8 reps at my heaviest weight the following week after that.

Diane Sue, nice workout today, another long one! The dentist was tough today my mouth is so sore. 5 cavities round my crowns and 1 new crown and $700 later!

Roselyn, nice cathe live workout today!

I am going to try to do cardio tomorrow, I will see how it goes!
 
Jolie, nice looking workout. I would imagine it would get tough by the 4th round. Why is it that the weight wants to go in the saddle bag area. It seems that is the first place for weight to go on me too.
 
Today was another total body workout. This one was tough, I was sweating big time.

Incline Chest Flies: 20's/12 reps
Pull-Ups: Used assisted bands/10 reps
Upright Rows: 35#/10 reps
Hammer Curls: 20's/10 reps
Overhead Dumbbell Extension: 25#/12 reps
Elevated Deads: 55#/10 reps
Repeated 2 more times so a total of 3 sets, no rest except a couple minutes between doing the rotation over again

Burn Sets:
Pushups: 16 reps
Bent Over One Arm Raise: 10#/16 reps
Shrugs: 55#/16 reps
Crazy 8's - 12's
Triceps Pushups: 12 reps
Firewalkes: Side to Side 4x's but did this 5 times through
1 circuit set through

Workout was 32 minutes, burned 213 calories. Avg HR was 129, Max was 170.

Also walked on my treadmill for 1 mile. Burned an extra 110 calories and walked 2454 steps. Avg HR was 95 and Max was 127.

I have to go in early so no time for personals. Hopefully I'll be back later. Hope you all have great workouts!!!
 
Today's workout is finished:) Low Max, 71 minutes, 463 calories, met value 6.0, heart rate average 136, max 172, 5,808 steps. For Abs I did Butts and Guts stability ball abs, 15 minutes, 62 calories, met value 3.5, heart rate average 98, max 121, 82 steps. I used my weighted bosu ballast ball for this one. Total time was 86 minutes, calories burned 525, 5,890 steps.

Debbie, great looking workout :)
 
Happy Valentines Day. Today I did another Full Body Workout. 10 reps, 4 rounds and no rests. Again, I went up in all of my weights beside the incline front raises. Those were tough so I kept the weights the same as last week. workout was 38 minutes and I burned 270 calories including the STS warmup.

Incline Chest Press- 25# x 10 ( 4 rounds )
1 Arm Horizontal Rows- 17# x 10 ( need to go heavier next time )
Incline Front Raise- 10# x 10
W Bicep Curls- 15# x 10
1 Arm Kick Backs- 10# x 10 ( need to go heavier next time )
Front Squats- 12# x 20
Crunches- x 20

Debbie, I like the workout you put together especially with the Burn Sets at the end.

Diane Sue, Butts and Guts Abs is a tough one! I have not done that DVD in years!!!! Cathe looks so good in that workout, she is so thin and muscular, I would kill to look like that. However, my diet is not clean enough to ever look that lean! I have always wanted to do the Lowmax workout but I just cant get the hang of the step. For what ever reason It makes me feel unstable and dizzy. I have tried and tried but never can get it down. Good job!

Roselyn, I hope you have a good workout today.

Have a nice day.
 
Jolie, have you tried lowering the step height till you get the hang of Low Max? A lot of the time it is just the height that makes it feel like that. The moves are not real tricky and Cathe does repeat them a few times before putting them together. Or maybe do one of the shorter premixes till you get it and then do the other one. Cathe does look very lean and muscular in some of the older workouts. Not that she doesn't look good now though. Diet does play a huge roll in the total outcome of training.
 
Happy Valentine's Day

Today I just did the push workout

So looking for some info and maybe you girls can help , so my daughter is getting married in october, and there will be lots of pics I have two deep furrows between my eyes, my husband said look into botox before the wedding, anyone ever try it?
 
Roselyn, I had it done one time on my furrows "11's" I would not have done it, but it was offered free after I had all of that surgery last winter. It did not do much , so when I went back they did it again using a bit more of it. It did make the lines less prominent. I have not went back. It is expensive. My daughter who does dermatology says that if you do it regularly, after awhile you do not have to do it as often. The office my daughter works in does not do Botox. They used to have a laser and got rid of it. I had her do laser hair removal under arms and some veins when they had it. That was years ago. They mainly take care of skin diseases, cancer, and that sort of thing. I have had a couple of skin peels that she did for me and once the peeling is gone (about two weeks) the skin is so much smoother. I could do it more, but I don't like feeling like I am mending from a bad sunburn. You smile and that skin layer cracks.
 
Today I did Cardio Coach 1 and had a great workout. I warmed up with Kelly's Lower Body Tabata warmup. I have been getting running magazines and the newest Runner's World has a page of warmup exercises you should do before you run and all the moves Kelly does in LBT is the same as what is in that magazine. So it does make a difference to warmup before a run, I felt less tight and ran very well. My knees are hurting a bit but I think thats because I've been doing more leg workouts.

Workout was 36 minutes, burned 347 calories (TM said 360), went 2.8 miles and 5740 steps. Avg HR was 142 and Max was 199.

I also did the ab work from KP&C.

Diane Sue - How is the ab work in B&G? You said it was stability ball one. Is it similar to KP&C and PUB?

Jolie - Nice job on your workout, I am really having fun with it. I can't wait until tomorrow's workout!!

Roselyn - Don't go there about wrinkles. OMG, I see a new one every day!!!

Prayers to Florida, how truly horrible and sad that is. What is wrong with people?
 
Debbie, I would have to go back and do KPC abs to see. . Butts and Guts stability ball starts with lower back work face down on the ball , does side lying obliques on the ball like STS abs, crunches holding the ball, and v sits. Also a move with the ball balanced on your lower bent legs with upper elevated in a hold. No pikes or knee pull ins. There is also another ab workout on Butts and guts that starts with ankle weights and then takes them off, no ball for it.
 
Today I did Fit Tower Advanced Total Body + abs basic mix#1, 73 minutes (extra time for changing up weights and moving things) , 322 calories, Met 4, 1,771 steps, heart rate average 106, max 158. That is it for the day. :)
Weights today
with bench
uneven squats 20# 16 reps
deadlifts 55#
elevated lunges 20# dbs
bench press 45# 16 reps, 16 reps with change in count
close grip bench press 35# 16, 16 change in rep count
chest flys 15# dbs 16, change in rep count speed
drop set push ups with 3 height levels on tower
triceps dips 16/16 reps
get rid of step
triceps kickbacks with band medium band 16,16 reps
static lunge lateral raise 10# 16,16 reps
band pull medium 120
dumbbell touch down overhead press 12# 12/12 reps
barbell push press complex clean, press deadlift upright row 30#
biceps curls with some holds 35# 16 reps total
biceps curl with front leg raise (second set W curl) 15# 2 sets
single leg push downs 20# 16/16 reps ( I like this one a lot)
cross back lunges 20# 15,7,7, 3,3,3,8 rpes
one arm rows 25# 16,16 reps
seated lat pull with band and tower 32 reps
pull ups with tower 16/8 reps
vertical pull ups with tower 2.2 2 singles count 5x
I do not know why my text is red I tried to make it black and it still comes up red. Something in how I copied and pasted my workout ??
 
Today is my second and final rest day for the week. I didn't sleep well so I decided today would be a great day to rest. I am cleaning, "spring cleaning" like crazy today and it feels great. I love a clean decluttered house. My husband is a hoarder for sure. Its trash day so I take advantage and throw things out when he isn't home.;)

Debbie, nice workout today and yes it is so sad about Florida. I saw on Amazon that they have a bullet proof backpack for $114 that you can shield yourself with if need be. I would consider buying that for my kids, cant hurt.

Diane Sue, wow that workout you did today looks like fun! 16 reps are a lot of work but I like going that high with lower weight now days.

Roselyn, I have never had any sort of injection but I would consider a Hyaluronic Acid type of injection. Botox is a form of Botulism so I am scared to put that in my body. I don't think it will matter if you only do it for a one time thing. I would probably do some research and see what kind of reactions people get from the different injections.

Have a wonderful day!
 
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