Hardcore Fitness Maniacs for June 2023

Today I did STS 2.0 Lower Body 1, 58 minutes, 181 calories, heart rate 105/128. I then did 2.0 active recovery 11 minutes, 42 calories heart rate 105/114 and 2.0 Total Body Stretch 23 minutes, 38 calories. Total time was 92 minutes, 261 calories.

Lower Body 2.0
warm up weights 10,12, and 15# squats
Squats #1 20# dbs 10 reps
Squats #2 25# dbs 10 reps
Squats #3 (racked at shoulders) 15# dbs 10 reps
Squats #4 15# dbs Racked at shoulders0 15# dbs
Barbell Deadlift #1 55# 10 reps
Barbell Deadlift #2 55# 10 reps
Barbell deadlifts #3 55# 10 reps
Alternating Dumbbell rear lunge 20# dbs 8 reps each side
Rear Lunge R/L 20# dbs 8 reps
Static Lunge 20# dbs 8 reps
Close Grip Squat #1 40# db 10 reps
Close Grip Squat #2 40# db 6 reps 1.5 's
Close Grip Squat #3 1.5 40# db 6 reps
static lunge 20#dbs 8 reps
side lunge #1 R/L #1 20# db 8 reps
Side Lunge # 2 20# db 8 reps
Static Side Lunge wide stance 20# DB 8 reps
Barbell Hip Thrust #1 45# 12 reps (used step)
Barbell Hip Thrust #2 45# 10 reps
Barbell Hip Thrust #3 35# 10 reps
Barbell Calf Raise #! 55# 20 reps
Barbell Calf Raise #2 55# 12 reps
Barbell Calf Raise #3 55# 15 reps
Barbell Calf Raise # 4 55# 15 reps
Finisher mat and stability ball
Hamstring Roll Ins
Straight Leg Quad Lift R/L #1 12 reps R/L (I need work on this as my right leg hardly wanted to com off the floor for some reason)
Straight Leg Quad Lift R/L #2 12 R R/L
stretch
 
I pulled out an oldie today. I did KCM Ready, Step, Go. Remember that step workout? Still one of my all time favorites. I forgot what a sweatfest that was. My arms are a little sore from yesterday's RIP workout, so I needed a break from and weights.

Debbie, enjoy your summer vacation!

Good workouts everyone! I know most of you are doing STS rotation, but Michelle Briehler's Full Body RIP that I did yesterday is really good. But I think she's taking it down Sunday and it will be for paid members only.

Time to walk my dog.

Good night!
 
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It is getting late, but I wanted to get back here to read the posts. I spent a bunch of time trying to get my scale back up and running right. I put new batteries in late last night and had to mess with it. Then today it was not getting all of the stats again. I finally got online this afternoon and got it hooked back up. It kept telling me my bluetooth had problems and I knew better as my Garmin and other apps worked fine. Then dealing with some other things. I think I am going to have to find another lawn guy as mine has not showed up for over two weeks, the lawn is tall and I texted him and asked when he was coming and did not get an answer. I am working on getting things done for family and birthday/fathers day Sunday.
Today's workout was good, but I doubt I will ever get up to the weights Cathe uses.
Funny, my legs are not sore yet, but my upper body has been sore since Monday's trisets. Not sure whether I want to do Upper 1 tomorrow or do cardio instead.

Debbie, nice work on the chest work. I like that Kelly has little short workouts that can be add-ons or just a short bit to get something in. I have been eyeing the new Kelly workout. It is just not something I can work into the STS2.0 program. I am liking this program, but I can sure feel it.

Jolie, I would kind of like a new bed, maybe an adjustable bed. I am never real comfortable. We have had two memory foam toppers our bed. The My Pillow one feels much better than the old one that was more like sticking a big stiff sponge on top of the bed. I always prefer a softer mattress. We had a bed in our guest room that we bought once for if my Dad came to visit. I used to take naps on it and get up at night and move to it because it was so comfortable. We gave it to my granddaughter though.
The ladies game day was fun. I let my dog out to hang out since we only had 7 of us this time. She laid under the table snoring after she got patted by everyone. They got a laugh out of her snoring.
You got a lot of calories in. I bet you burn a lot of calories because your stride is longer. I feel cheated when I work out for an hour and get 200 or less calories. It seems pretty much everyone else gets more than that even if it is just weights.

Roxie, that is nice that you are getting in some walking while enjoying your vacation.

Roselyn, nice work on Lower Body 2.

Belinda, nice work getting in STS Giant Sets along with Barre and stretch plus a walk, You really got a lot in today!

Cam, that is one of the maybe 3 Kelly workouts that I do not have. I have an older step workout of hers that I always loved that she does a little step boxing type stuff in. Somewhat different as she does horizontal step and vertical step about half way through. The other is a step with weights. They were two of my first workouts of hers and I did them a lot.
 
Today I did RAW 1 Body Part - Shoulders and had a great workout. I went light because my left shoulder has been a bit tweaky lately. Just wanted to stay on the safe side. I can't believe Kelly uses 20's for overhead presses (for one set). But then again, I have used 30# dumbbells for overhead presses back in the day. Probably why my shoulders are tweaky. LOL!!!

4 sets/8 reps
Upright Row: 15's - 1 set/15's - 3 sets
Overhead Press: 12's
Lateral Raise: 8's
Bent Over Lateral Raise: 8's
Front Raise: 8's
Each exercise done one right after the other. She repeats this for 4 total sets.

Finisher: All exercises in a row using 8's

Then I got on my treadmill for 1.05 miles. Total workout time was 45 minutes, burned 352 calories and HR was 125/147.

Jolie - Your whole workout and post did post yesterday. Great job on your walk yesterday, great calorie burn!! I'd like to eventually get one of those Sleep Number beds but they are so expensive. Maybe one of these days.

Roxie - Sounds like you are having fun!!

Roselyn - Great job with STS 2.0!

Diane - Sounds like you are really enjoying STS 2.0, the workouts just seem so long to me. I guess you can break them up, though. Don't over do it, you don't want to injure yourself again! OMG about your lawn guy, that is ridiculous. I'd fire him for sure!

Cam - The Kelly step workout you did sounds like fun. I don't think I have that one!

Belinda - Great job with Giant Sets!

Well, my boss is taking me to lunch today and then I get to go home. Woo hoo!! Looking forward to the time off. Have a great day everyone!
 
Hi,

I walked this morning than I did STS UB/LB foam rolling. Liked both workouts. I need to do those more often. I may buy a softer foam roller like Cathit’s. I also did SBF Barre LB barre + Balance + stretch and LB barre reset.

My cardiologist called with the results. Everything came back normal. He doesn’t know why my artery is enlarged. He wants me to came back next year for another CT scan to monitor the size of the artery. It looks like that prednisone is causing this. Who knows? My

Diane - have you figured out the next phase? I find it easier to follow a rotation. Nice job on the LB workout. Impressive weights.

Doreen - how to you rip the Addiction to downloads? I am tech challenged. Sorry you didn’t the the Paul K. Workouts. I modify every high impact workouts with no problem. I am sure she will have another sale. I will let you know when I see it.

Cam - nice job on your workout. How is your mom doing? I am going through all my DVD’s, I was thinking I need to go through all my KCM workouts. I have the KCM Ready, Step, Go and never done it, lol. great job!

Debbie - I am sorry you didn’t get STS 2. If I see the set on sale I will let you know. You can do those workout with the STS guide. I know it’s not the same. Or you can sign up for On Demand and see if you like them. Barre workouts are not for everyone. I didn’t liked it before, the more I did it the more I liked it. Especially SBF’s barre which is a combo of barre/Pilates and yoga.

Julie - puppies have a lot of energy. Sadie is 4 and has a lot of energy. She loves to play. She is quit as a mouse when we are in a restaurant. My DD takes her dog to a doggie daycare, he gets all the energy out playing with other dogs. You are tall. I am 5’1. LOL about your dog.

Roxie - hope you enjoyed the lake and anniversary!

Roselyn - nice job on your STS LB and Caroline G. cardio.

I think I caught up on personals.
 
Last night I kept waking with a sore neck and shoulders and headache. I got up this morning and did some movement stuff and finally took a Advil tablet. I feel much better this afternoon. I decided not to do 2.0 Upper Body 1 this morning. Looking at the moves I thought I might be sorry. Maybe tomorrow. I did CDorner Old School Aerobics low impact 80's and 90's music from movies, 31 minutes, 60 calories, heart rate 134/158, 3, 286 steps. I followed this with STS 2 mish mosh mini ball abs +No equipment abs, 21 minutes (the dvd says 19), 60 calories, heart rate 94/119, 548 steps? I guess it counts steps on floor moves. I also did some foam rolling for upper back. I did not use a dvd or count that. Total time was 52 minutes, 232 calories. I liked the mish mosh of those two ab workouts and the way it alternated between ball and no equipment abs. When I was stretching I realized how incredibly sore my quads are. I haven't felt that in a long time.

Debbie, nice work with Raw shoulders one body part. I am liking the STS 2 workouts. I will take breaks if needed. To be on schedule I should have done upper body today, nut had in mind to wait till Monday to do Lower 2 and then the following Upper 2. That means I still have tomorrow and Saturday. I may need more recovery days that Cathe has in this rotation. No way can I go as heavy as Cathe. She picks up some amazing weights. I keep wondering how she got through filming with shoulder problems.

Belinda, nice work with the foam rolling. I really do like the workouts. I used some of Cathe's moves and some from Chris on my upper back and shoulders. I could have used the entire upper and lower, but no time. I had stuff coming from Walmart. I got Cathe's soft roller and love it. I had a red older one that was really hard that I have had for years. At the time it was hard to find a 36 inch roller. There were only short ones. I am glad I purchased the one from Cathe. I also have a short bumpy one that I have mainly used on hips and thighs. The soft is better. I am glad your cardiologist called and said everything is normal.
I have started phase 2 yesterday. She does lower one day then upper the next then one day off then lower 2 and upper 2. I may need more break days. I think with the upper I may use the tubing or dumbbell options rather than the tower or the new equipment she is using. Next time I am changing up the hip thrusts from trying to get up and down on with a heavy barbell it hurts my upper back even with my mat folded up on the step.
 
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Well I'm off for the summer!! Woo hoo!! Felt great to sleep in a bit and get a good workout in. We had some really bad storms last night and tornadoes all around us. Luckily all we got was heavy rain. That was scary!!

However, I just walked on my treadmill because yesterday my traps were cramping badly and I was afraid I would pull a muscle if I did anything strenuous. So sick of these setbacks. But I did walk on my treadmill for 41 minutes, burned 284 calories (which as low for some reason), went 2.04 miles, did 4863 steps and HR was 120/135. Not sure why my heart rate was so low today. I also did RAW Athletic Stretch 2. Love this one and the music in it. I certainly needed it!! My traps feel ok today.

Belinda - I'm so happy to hear your heart is good! That is always a good thing to hear. That is odd about your enlarged artery. Hopefully it will just go away and become normal on it's own. It's my own fault for not ordering STS 2. However, I have so many workouts that I just wouldn't justify buying more. But now I wish I would have. Oh well, it's not the end of the world.

Diane - I hope your neck and shoulders are better today. I also was having tight trap issues last night, it was hurting to tilt my head back. Today it's good. At least we all know how to listen to our bodies now and not push it when we feel pain. I remember working out no matter what. Talk about stupid.

Roselyn - Good job with your workout!!

Well, have a great weekend everyone!!
 
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Hi,

I did STS Giant Sets and SBF Core/UP.

Debbie - I was going back and forth on getting STS2. I knew, I will regret it if I don’t get the set. Glad I did. I hear you on owning a lot of dvd’s. I am not even get into how many I have still in shrink wrap and I still keep buying more. I didn’t needed the Addiction dvd set, bought it anyway, lol. Eventually STS 2 will be on sale, maybe before Black Friday? Yeah, you are off for the summer. Any plans? I am happy my heart and lungs are normal. I have an appointment with Penn on Thursday, I will ask the doctor what she thinks. I do believe prednisone is causing all those problems. I am still tapering down. I can’t just stop taking it.

Diane - I hope you neck and shoulder are better today. I will wait for a good sale coming up and get the Organe soft foam roller from Cathe. It’s over $40 with the 20% off. Thanks, I am glad everything is normal with my heart/lungs. I have an appointment with UPenn on Thursday. I will ask her about it what could cause the enlarged artery. My cardiologist is still monitoring it.

Roselyn - great job on your workout.

Waving Hi to everyone that checks in after me.
 
Today I did STS 2.0 Upper Body 1, 63 minutes, 122 calories, heart rate 87/120. I went lighter in pretty much all of it. I also did CDorner Full Body Feel GOod Stretch// Post workout, 29 minutes, 39 c. Total time 87 minutes, 161 calories. I still had some adjustments and some that I will change next time even though I had taken down notes ahead of time. Next time I will make other adjustments for tubing or or do the weight options. I woke with a headache this morning again and my blood pressure was up. Not as sore today, but not pushing as my neck hurt this morning as well. The stretch really helped. My quads and hamstrings are still sore.

Upper Body 1
Flat Bench Press 1 12# dbs 10 rep
Flat Bench Press 2 12# dbs 8 reps
Flat Bench Press 3 12# dbs 8 reps
Flat Bench Fly 10# dbs 12 reps
Chest Push Ups 16 reps option is to use a boss band or loop band while doing the push ups( I did not use)

vertical chin -Ups I did the tubing with door attachment option green and black tubing together 8 reps
horizontal chin ups I used the standing door attachment with tubing green and black 8 reps
back vertical pull ups I used green and black tubing 8 reps option
back horizontal pull ups(me green and black tubing 6 reps option
back banded face pulls red tubing (with sort of a scare crow move) 12 reps option was dbs or barbell moves

Barbell biceps curls 1 35# 10 reps
barbell biceps curls 2 35# 8 reps
barbell biceps curls 3 35# 8 reps
alternating isometric hammer curls 12# dbs 8 reps
reverse curl 10# dbs 16 reps

lying overhead triceps extension 1 25# barbell 10 reps
lying overhead triceps extension 2 25# barbell 8 reps
lying overhead triceps extension 3 25# barbell 8 reps
trceps triceps single arm lying crossbody extension 12# db 10 reps
triceps banded triceps pressdown/straight arm presses green boss band

barbell shoulder press 1 25# 10 reps
barbell shoulder press 2 10# dbs 8 reps
barbell shoulder press 3 10# dbs 8 reps
seated arnold press 10# dbs 10 reps
side lateral raises 5# dbs 11 reps
alternating side lateral raises 5# dbs

stretch
 
Roselyn, nice work getting in STS 2.0 Upper Body 2 and today's Caroline Hiit.

Debbie, I am glad all you got was rain. I hope your traps stay feeling better. I understand the frustration. I used to push through workouts when I hurt. Nice work on the treadmill walk today. I love Raw Athletic Stretch 2. I always wish the last song would continue. I love the music in that one and get a nice stretch in.
I woke up this morning and had to do some stretching and movement because it felt like my traps were tight along with my headache. Once I got going it got better.
I used to work no matter what as well. It sure takes some time to realize we need to listen to what our bodies are telling us.

Belinda, nice work with STS Giant Sets and SBF core/up. How is the flooring work going? I was looking at my calendar to make some more appointments and planning grandchildren time. I realized I have to go get another lung scan for nodules. I thought I was supposed to be done with it by now, but the want to keep monitoring.
 
I did not check in yesterday again, what is wrong with me? I get busy and forget to go back and post my workouts or lack there of. Yesterday I walked my dog 3 miles and did Cathe Live Express Upper Body workout. I do not like this workout too much, I do not like exercises like Scare Crows and lateral raise circles and so on. However, it did the trick because I needed something short since I did an hour walk beforehand. I really like basic lifting weight workouts like STS Meso 2 from years ago, I like the pace and the weight selections in those workouts. Today is a rest day, I walked my dogs 2 miles and that is it. I will get in another mile in the afternoon, but I need a rest. Hopefully next week I get in some more weight work, this week was not what I had liked for my workouts since my husband is out of town and I have no other help with the dog walks.

Debbie, woo woo on being out for summer break. As Alice Cooper once said, "Schools out for summer"! I think that was Alice Cooper. :) Nice job on the walk yesterday, I hope the aches and pains are getting better. I have a new bed coming today, the other one that I picked out was way too hot for sleeping though my body loved it. Also the fumes were so intense for 2 days we could not stand it, it was making us sick. I bought a new Sterns and Foster Studio bed, medium firmness and I will use my memory foam mattress topper for softness. Hopefully this bed will do the trick. Beds are very expensive, really everything is now days.

Diane, I have to say, getting a new bed can take away most of your aches and pains, I never thought so till I got a different bed. Great job on the workouts the last few days. We have sun today and I could not be happier. Amazing what a little sunshine can do for the spirit :)

Belinda, I hope your new CT scan next week comes back normal. Nice job on the workouts this past week, you are doing so well with the new STS workouts.

Cam, I love pulling out the older workouts that we loved so much from years ago, I like that style of working out, versus the new compound exercises and such. I like basic workouts and basic cardio.

Roselyn, great job on the workouts.

Doreen, I hope you get in a great workout today, I see it is raining in CO.

Happy Saturday.
 
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You guys are killing it with your Cathe workouts! I took a couple rest days and just walked. This morning I sure made up for it. I did Penny 45 min Cardio & Strength Super Sets. That was tough. 50/20 for the strength circuits and 35/10 for the cardio. 2x repeated. Those metabolic workouts really work me.

Belinda, my mom is doing good, though yesterday my conversations with her were a little off. She gets things mixed up once in awhile but she's really trying to walk more. Glad you are able to get back to your workouts.

Jolie, hope you like your new bed! I sleep so much better since we got one a couple years ago.

I decided to subscribe to Michelle Briehler's channel. The workouts look fantastic and the graphics and music are awesome. For $5/mo. Its a good deal for the variety of workouts she creates. The only thing is she has a lot trampoline workouts and I don't do those, but I wonder if i can do them just on the floor. I'll have to take a look.

Have a good weekend. Great weather in my neck of the woods!
 
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Hi,

Flooring in the living room is done. It looks amazing. So happy how it turned out. It feels good to sit on my couch again. We sat in beach chairs in the living room while putting down the luxury vinyl. So easy to clean too. Why didn’t we do it sooner.

I did STS Chair yoga. Which I liked. I also did a few SBF target workouts.

Julie - I am not getting another CT scan done next week. I am going to UPenn for the Relapsing (RP) study. Hopefully it will help someone in the future with RP. Right now there is no cure for RP.

Cam - glad your mom is doing better and is walking more. We all get things mixed up once in awhile, lol. Great job on your workout.

That’s it for me today.

BBL
 
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Roselyn, nice work getting in STS 2.0 Upper Body 2 and today's Caroline Hiit.

Debbie, I am glad all you got was rain. I hope your traps stay feeling better. I understand the frustration. I used to push through workouts when I hurt. Nice work on the treadmill walk today. I love Raw Athletic Stretch 2. I always wish the last song would continue. I love the music in that one and get a nice stretch in.
I woke up this morning and had to do some stretching and movement because it felt like my traps were tight along with my headache. Once I got going it got better.
I used to work no matter what as well. It sure takes some time to realize we need to listen to what our bodies are telling us.

Belinda, nice work with STS Giant Sets and SBF core/up. How is the flooring work going? I was looking at my calendar to make some more appointments and planning grandchildren time. I realized I have to go get another lung scan for nodules. I thought I was supposed to be done with it by now, but the want to keep monitoring.
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The flooring is done in the living room. The carpenter fixed the water leak which was coming in from the outside. We will start the kitchen next week maybe Tuesday, DD wants to do something on Monday. Next week I have my UPenn appointment. Than I have one more to get my attachments off from Invisalign. I am 5 years in those things, I am ready to take them off. It’s better to get your scan for your lung nodules. Better safe than sorry, right? Great job on STS UB2.
 
This morning I did Heather Glow Up 3.0 Cardio. I liked it. Perfect 30 min cardio. Low and moderate mixed. She just started Glow Up 3.0 program. I wondered if she was going to release a other program.
 
I guess I missed posting yesterday. It ended up being a busy day. I did CDorner Step Aerobics #244 outside 61 minutes, 264 calories, heart rate 123/158, 4308 steps. I also did STS 2.0 Mat yoga 22 minutes, 32 calories. Total time 83 minutes 296 calories. Today was family day celebrating Father's day and birthdays.
I am hoping to do 2.0 Lower body #2 tomorrow. These workouts sure have a lot of deadlifts. I have not had time to preview the dvd though.

Belinda, that is nice that you got the living room flooring done and leak taken care of. It is always nice to sit back and look at the finished project. It will be easier to keep clean too. You are right about the nodules checked. It is better to be safe. I bet you will be happy to get out of the Invisalign. 5 years is a long time. My granddaughter had them, but I do not think it was that long. Her teeth look nice now. Nice that you got in SBF relaxation stretch in. I like the chair yoga too.

Jolie, you have really been doing a lot of walking. The dogs keep you busy. Nice work on the live Express Upper Body workout. I am liking the pace of STS 2.0. The exercises are not done at a fast pace. I just need to decide on what options I want to use for some of the moves.
We have talked about getting a new bed. You are right, they are expensive.

Cam, great job on the Penny Cardio and Strength Supersets. Metabolic workouts do make one feel well worked.
 
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