Hardcore Fitness Maniacs for Friday June 27

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Great morning Maniacs!!!

Today is such a beautiful day in Germany!!! I went for a run this morning before my client. I haven't run in about a month. It was tough--rule of specifity!!--since I've been doing so much of Cathe lately. Then I had a client. I am still have DOMS from my shoulder workout so I lifted lats and lower back:

Hammer Strength (HS) 1 arm Low Row: 12/6/7/6/7
Superset: Chins with Nautilus Lower back: 6/5/5/5 and 10/12/11/10
HS 1 arm lat pull down: 8/7/7/6

I have another client tonight so I'll be moving around a little. My right hamstring if feeling tight so I think tomorrow will be Bryan Kest. LOVE him! I have to do the 90-120 min. Level 3-4 since that's what gives me the best stretch. This weekend will be tough with 5 clients on Saturday and Sunday. However, my clients are really seeing the changes which gives me tons of validation.

Teddygirl--I will try the english muffin and beans bake. Our grocery store finally got whole wheat english muffins. The military sometimes has slim pickens'!

Sunndyside--try not to fret the fries. Today is another day!

Have a wonderful workout.

Laura

"The difficult periods of life provide the best opportunities to gain useful experiences and develop inner strength. " ~ Dalai Lama
 
Morning Maniacs -

This morning I did WSFL Strength was heavy chest press on an incline supersetted with one arm rows. Ten minute metabolic circuits were pushup/prone jacknife and lunge/row combo followed by pullups. HIIT inteverals were 120/120 for 3 rounds with w/u & c/d ...the tough ones. I added my own stretch. Tunes were Shine Down & Nickelback. Workout was 62" and I burned 500 calories.

Have great workouts everyone.

Diane Sue - what are some tips for losing lower belly fat/bloat? I can't even wear any of my form fitting light colored tee's cuz I'm too self conscious about my little belly. Help. Food wise, etc. I know the Advil bloats me a bit....but this is ridiculous. I've got to be doing something wrong. RE: Impact - I've been doing a LOT on my Rebounder. I have been doing all of the hard intervals super fast running on the Rebounder and got my HR up to 168 the other day. I can't live without my Rebounder. Mindy's Med Ball Madness is a pretty good lower impact..intense workout. I have only done the Cardio Crazy portion of it so far though. I like it. I've been eyeing that Mitch Gaylord Melt It Off Med Ball workout they are talking about at VF...but I can't buy it right now, as our credit card info was stolen some how and I'm awaiting the new card. We had to cut the old one up as we had fraudulent charges on it the other day. I think the person who waited on us at GNC the other day copied our card or something.

Linda - I can't get a single pound to budge off me. I"m disgusted with myself and my weight. I can't stay this lower belly pooch. It's making me insane. I'm starting a food journal today. I never heard back about that interview. I'm okay with that though, as I'm okay where I am as long as my DH is working.
 
Hi Lora,

Do you know how many grams of macronutrients (e.g., carbs, fats, proteins) that you're taking in? Are you carb-cycling? It's possible that if you're not taking in enough calories that your metabolism is shutting down.

I'm sending you warm vibes to keep you motivated in your journey. Be diligent and keep the faith!

Laura

"The difficult periods of life provide the best opportunities to gain useful experiences and develop inner strength. " ~ Dalai Lama
 
Laura - no.....I don't know how to figure that....but I'm surely taking in plenty of calories...probably too many! I'm always hungry!
 
Lora - I have put on a few pounds too. I have not been eating as well as I normally do and with this sinus and lung infection, I have been so wiped out that I have only been able to exercise every other day. I am gong to try to get my eating back under control and kick up the cardio some.

Diane Sue - I will be very interested in anything you have to say also.
 
Lora - that WSFL made my appetite really big, but is did subside. You may want to try the fitday web site and see what you are consuming.
 
Hi Lora,

Bummer about all of this. It must be extremely frustrating. Although I'm not on a weight-reduction program, when I used to run a lot (65+ miles a week), I actually gained weight because I was hungry all the time. In fact, I would think, "I cannot be hungry again!!!"

My thoughts are with you. Stay strong!!! You CAN do this!!

Laura


"The difficult periods of life provide the best opportunities to gain useful experiences and develop inner strength. " ~ Dalai Lama
 
Workout for today!

Back at the close grip pull ups - 5/5/5/5
dips - I am going to get stronger with these on the high step before using the power tower - I guess I weight too much! 15/15/15

DB Bicep curls - 20# 8/8/8/8
DB Hammer curls - 20# 8/8/8/8

Tricep extension - DB 10# 8/8/8/8
tripcep kickback - DB 8# 8/8/8/8

hanging knee raises alternated with straight leg raises 8/8/8/8

Lunge with rotations - med ball 8/8/8/8
squat with OH press - 15# DB 8/8/8/8

Have great workouts and days!!!!
 
Good morning,

Workout this morning The Terminator OUCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHH! The workout was AWESOME! This is what I did. I'll be back have a story to tell you guys that SCARED the sh&& out of me.

The Gauntlet

5) warmup: IMAX2 (6:54)

6) IMAX2 interval 1 (4:11)
7) BC squats: bb (1:37)
8) CW plie squat/upright row (1:10)
9) BC overhead press: db (1:23)
10) BC speedskaters (1:20)

11) IMAX2 interval 4* (3:21)
12) BC side lunges with med ball (2:37)
13) CW static lunge/tricep overhead extension (1:05)
14) BC lying tricep extension: db (1:43)
15) BC jacks (1:12)

16) IMAX2 interval 7 (3:47)
17) BC squat/roundhouse kick (1:22)
18) CW reverse lunge/hammer curl (1:08)
19) change bb; BC bicep curls: bb (1:37)
20) BC terminator climbers (1:41)

21) IMAX2 interval 10* (3:41)
22) BC alternating front and side kicks (1:27)
23) CW deadlift/deadrow (1:12)
24) BC one-arm rows (1:31)
25) BC jack and jab (1:18)

26) IMAX2 interval 3 (5:31)
27) change bb; BC static lunges: bb (1:42)
28) CW plie squat/upright row (1:10)
29) BC pushups (1:28)
30) BC power kicks (1:34)

31) IMAX2 interval 6 (3:50)
32) BC lunges and reverse lunges: db (1:39)
33) CW deadlift/deadrow (1:13)
34) BC bent-over rows: bb (1:26)
35) BC kickbox speedbag (1:36)

36) stretch: CW (3:51)
 
Had a great workout this morning but my stupid HRM decided to mess up on me. Got new battaries for it last week and they are already dead. I told my dh that Rayovac's suck. I need to go get new ones before Monday.

I'm using stats from the last time I did this workout:

[font color=blue]1 hour
48 minutes in zone
409 calories burned
3.4 miles travelled[/font]

I did really well with each challenge. The 2 - 8 minute treks are my favorite. I really love this workout. Sean outdid himself with this one.

Teddygirl - that recipe sounds really good. I'll have to try that but I think I need to keep it for my cheat day. I'm sure that is WAY too many carbs for me to have.

Nice workouts everyone! I have Avon to deliver so I won't be back today. Hope you all have a great one!
 
Yesterday, around 4:30 I was just getting ready to leave here! My son called and said mom I’ve some bad news to tell you then he asked if I was sitting down, at the time I wasn’t but I immediately did to braces myself for whatever he had to said. . I then said what’s wrong, OMG to make a long story short.

My grandson who’s three gave put a penny into my 2 month old GS mouth and the penny got caught in his throat and he almost died they had to life fight him to hospital and do emergency surgery. I tell you, I was NO good yesterday, I was a nervous wreck, can you imagine a penny caught in a 2 month old throat. I tell you it was just God’s grace! He’s okay, every time I think about what my baby had to good through, I get so sad I been praising God since for sparing my GS life.
 
Oh Teddygirl,

I'm so happy that he's okay. I cannot even imagine how scared you must have been. My thoughts are with you and your family. I'm sure all you want to do is hold him in your arms.

Best to you today.

Laura


"The difficult periods of life provide the best opportunities to gain useful experiences and develop inner strength. " ~ Dalai Lama
 
Morning Maniacs,

Woke up not feeling like working out at all and ended up have a pretty good workout. The only thing that kept it from being great was the thousand interruptions from my kids, who had gotten up early! I went the 5 reps again, because like I said I started out not wanting to do anything so I was trying to keep it short. But I ended up doing a lot of playing around with exercises.

Chest
Barbell Press
5/5/5 - 105# *up 5#, surprised that I got through this*

Back
Overhand Barbell Rows
5 - 95#
5/5 - 100# *personal best here, might even go heavier next time*

Hamstrings
Elevated SLDL's
5/5/5 - 120# *Nothing new here*

Shoulders
130 Lateral Raises
5/5/5 - 20's *tried 25's, but couldn't do it, but going to 130 degrees was a great challenge and really hit the posterior delts.*

Biceps
Hammer Curls
6/6/6 - 30's/25's *I really wanted to do 30's but could only do three reps before I failed on each set, so I would then drop to 25's and do three more reps.*

Triceps
Lying Barbell Extensions
5/5/5 - 50#
3 - 45# * then threw in cross body kickbacks just three reps with 20#*

Then did stability ball roll outs but from a standing position, took a lot of balance.

Debbie - I don't know about you and batteries, you just must suck the life right out of them! BTW< I could eat eggs this morning either, I've had enough.

Teddy - Thank God that your GS is okay! How scary! Great workout by the way!
 
I finished my workout. Today was an interval day:D I did power ninty X Intervals plus stopped at the stretch, then I did Amy Bento's Hi/Lo Dome interval premix skipping the w/up and repeated it twice for 24 minutes of intervals, then did combos 1 and interval, combo 2 interval, I followed this with power ninty X abs/core plus, and Jennifer Kries Hot Body Cool Mind Yoga segment. (that yoga segment was ok but pretty basic) I will take it back to the library when I go to the dentist today. Total calories burned today were 968. Interval plus burned 341 (good for a fairly short workout and got my hr up to 160 which is hard for me to do for some reason. Total cardio calories burned were 727. I burned 153 calories doing Abs plus.
I am off to shower. I quick read the posts. I will be back to in a bit to comment on my thoughts:) Had to stop for a protein smoothie.
All of those intervals made me hungry.

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Morning Maniacs! Today is supposed to be a RCR workout, but I'm going on a mtn. bike ride later today. It's the tough hill climb in the canyon that takes 3 hrs.. Last time I did a RCR workout in the morning and then did this ride later in the day, I had terrible lactic acid build up in my legs and had a tough time. So, I'm gonna skip the RCR workout and do it tomorrow. This is why it's hard for me to stick to a rotation during biking season. You really have to work your weight workouts around certain rides, if not, you suffer.

Tomorrow and Sunday, dh and I are going to the NMTBS (national mountain biking series). We went last year and had a great time! These riders are the best of the best...the elite.

Here's my idol: Shonny Vanlandingham (been around a long time and is a huge name in the mtn. biking world, one of the best ever!)

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and my other idol: Georgia Gould (probably the next shonny, just a freaking machine!)
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Lora, the biggest factor with abs is diet. You know you work them hard so the muscle is there. Sometime just eating a large meal(even low fat and healthy) can cause that pouch to show up. Once you cut down on the food portions it goes back down. I have that happen to me sometimes. For instance the day I came home from the colon thing having had one day of clear liquids and another with no food. I ate a lot. Started with two zone bars, carrot sticks, then ate a large meal. I was still eating at 10 pm when I was ready to go to bed. You should have seen that belly pouch and my whole ab area was distended. Took a couple of days but now I am back to normal where I can see my ab definition. Eating small meals, cutting back on sweets, low fat carbs should be eaten with protein so you don't cause insulin problems. Sodium plays a roll in holding water and some bloating too. I know when I train hard I tend to want to eat more at a time because I am really hungry. This is probably affecting you. Try spreading your meals out.

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Teddy, that must have just took a few years off of your life. So glad your grandson is alright. That is so frightening.
Great workout. I was looking at my Terminator dvd last week when I did one of the I Max workouts. I thought I haven't done that one or the Hardcore Extreme ones in a really long time. I need to pull them out again.

Debbie, I have always thought that Rayovac batteries were stinky. When it comes to something like my HR monitor I would want the best. I buy rayovac for toys LOL


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Hey guys, thank you for all your support:) I’m still a nervous wreck, really! If you only knew how many times I have had to re-do my work today, its' ridiculous. I can’t eat so far only eaten M1 I’m going to make myself eat M2 in just a bit. My stomach get all knotted up when I think about it. When I get off work, going to spend time with my baby and finish talking to my grandson, he did not know any better, like I told my son and his girl, you have to teach him and explain things to a child.

BTW, Nice workouts everyone! We Rock!:D :D

Diane: Hardcore Extreme, found that one this morning I forgot I even had it, duh. Terminator(s) by all means push play. I really had a blasts with Gauntlet this morning, it took my breath away. Okay, I’m going to eat something feel myself getting sick, ttyl
 
This might seem like a funny question but, I was wondering how everyone figures out which zone is their zone. Do you choose a fitness level zone and that is what you work for?? I have my hr monitor set for hard which says (80%-90%hr zone) Like today it says I was in my zone for 27 min.. I am not sure if that is the chosen hard zone. I was wondering if I should adjust my settings.
According too Oxygen's Absolutely perfect to burn Maximum fat I would want to train at 55-65% to burn 85% fat. Aerobic Zone 65-85% is 50% fat which is where I hit a lot. I am just curious what others think. Of course today my fat burn was lower because I did intervals but am supposed to be burning more fat later according to HITT. Either way we are burning fat right.

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