Hardcore Fitness Maniacs for Monday July 9

I ended up doing my frontside Jillian Circuit from the book. Adding weights to abs and used my real jumprope for the jumprope segments. Used my crappy little bench for leg extensions and piled every weight I have and it wasn't heavy enough. I think I had about 60 pounds on. I need more weights (as well as 30# db's...but no job...no weights). I added on the Kicker segment from Kung Fu Kickbox. Workout was 1 hour 17" and I burned 476 calories. I then did Perfect In Ten Yoga - Awaken segment, Back care segment and Destress segment (I like this DVD).

Need Opinions. My body is feeling pretty worked. I've been doing these circuits for almost 4 weeks (in my 4th week now). I'm thinking of doing a Functional Fitness week next week, and then 2 more weeks of circuits ...then vacation.....but part of me wants to push thru until vacation. What do you ladies think?

Have great workouts or rest days.
 
Hello ladies.. I am backkkk..
Vaca was awesome.Great condo..They brought your beach chairs and towels to you, had mini maid service. We were ocean front this year. Even noce beds. I slept well... Ate too much, drank too much, but i did work out every day. Has a small gym with treadmills and an eliptical , an all in one machine and some leg machines and free weights and a room to do what ever. I am actually sore . I over did it on Sat, due to not being able to w/o sun. I was wipped from the drive and traffic...I had an idiot that kept cutting me off on the pike on the way home.One of those speed up and slow down idiots that cause wrecks..I wanted to flip him off...
I cannot run on the beach. The angle killed me... Did do some biking and alot of walking..

How do you ladies do 20+ miles. I did 23 the one day and my butt hurt so bad it was not even funny...

My DH washed my ipod nano.. I could smack him. He took everything out of the bag and left it in. DUH...
Got to do alot today. Groc, oil change , blood work, wash the salt off the truck and go to work.. Awe back to work..
Char, they are coming...
Have great w/o's .. I have to get moving here...



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Had a great workout this morning. Worked Pull doing Back & Bi's. 2 minute rest between each set.

Back
Wide Grip Pullups: 5/4/4
T-Bar Rows: 60# 1 set/10 reps; 65# 2 sets/8 reps
Reverse Grip Dumbbell Rows: 25's - 3 sets/10 reps
**Notes: Kind of bummed about the pullups. I was at 6 reps but haven't done them for 4 weeks.

Biceps
Barbell Curls: 55# - 8/7/7
Dumbbell Preacher Curls: 20's - 3 sets/10 reps
**Notes: Did barbell curls with very strict form. Got a great burn. Even seen the vein in my right bicep pop out. I love that!

Traps & Calves
Barbell Shrugs: 105# - 3 sets/12 reps
Superset w/
Calf Raises: 105# - 12/15/12
**Notes: Did these both together since I was holding the bar. My forearms were really burning by the 3rd set. I also concentrated on doing the downward motion for the shrugs. Makes a huge difference.

Hope you all have great workouts!!
 
Morning Maniacs! I getting ready to take Carma for a walk. Will take the 5 mile route. Next week I'll be going on vacation to Pebble Beach again. So, this week I'm doubleing up with work. I gonna be hatin' it. But, that's what you do when you don't have paid vacation.:( My front bike shock has a leak and is out of air so dh is going to find out if he can fix it himself or we might have too send it in. No bike for me this week.:(

Lora- I took a break in the middle of my circuit rotation and it was well worth it.:)

Debbie- Nice workout! Pullups are my easiest exercise to lose fitness on if I don't do them every week. It's so noticable.

Anne- Sounds like you had a great vacation! I'll be heading to the beach next week. I can not wait!!! I love the ocean!

ETA: Dang! No walk for me. Customer needs to come early. I can tell this is going to be a one of those days.

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Good Morning Ladies:)
Didn't workout all weekend:( Sat was my rest day and I went out sat night so I was sick all sunday and had to work;( Need to start a new rotation been doing cardio and endurance for the past month in a half. Any suggestions?
Have a great day everyone
Randi
 
Deb - great workout -- as usual.

Dallys - thanks for the advice on the circuits. I think I'm going to do a FF week next week then and use my new Brain Muscle workouts. Another thing I've noticed is that I'm constantly famished (not that it's abnormal for me to be hungry all of the time - but it seems like moreso). Do you think the Circuits could be the culprit? I'm going to go over Mom's tomorrow and boil some eggs since I don't have a stove. So - how much weight did you end up losing on the Circuit rotation? Also, where is Pebble Beach (I'm not a beach person)? is that in Florida?

Diane Sue - thanks for the egg information. I think I'll boil them at Mom's for now and see how I like them first. Do you think eating them will help with my constant feeling of being famished? I hope so.

Randi - sorry you are sick. Hope you feel better soon.
 
Lora- Yes, I think the circuits could be making you more famished. They really take alot out of you. More than you think. I lost only a couple lbs. but about 1 1/2 % body fat so far. I would think the eggs will definitely help you feel full longer. Hopefully you will be able to eat them. I'd start with one egg at a time and work your way up to 4 or so over time. Boiled eggs should last about 5 days in the fridge. Pebble Beach is in Carmel California.


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Dallys- thanks for the info. Geez....eggs only last 5 days? Carmel CA....that sounds nice. Is that near LA or San Fran? I've never been to either, but my parents were married (and lived) in California for a while. My Mom said she used to wait for the bus by Grohman's Chinese Theatre (spelling)?? Isn't that near LA? Have you ever been to Pebble Beach before? I'd love to see California some day.
 
Hello Ladies!

I'm doing the cycling club's time trial tonight if we don't get a big thunderstorm - but we're supposed to. If we do get one then I'm going to do CC Press Play. I don't want to do the time trial but my friends have been bugging me for 2 years to do it just to see what my time is. I know I'm not super fast and won't be breaking any records and the girls who do it are all so fast - they have special bikes for time trialing. I HATE to be passed which is why I don't want to do it. :) Anyway, what the heck. It will be a really good workout if nothing else. Bascially it's like sprinting as fast as you can go for 20 minutes or so after a 40-45 minute warm up ride.

I think I'll do Ab Ripper X tonight too. I'm feeling a little nauseous off and on the past couple of days. Not sure what's up with that. Maybe a little bug? I hope it passes fast.

Dinner last night was fun - all those gals sort of work together and it was interesting hearing about the cases they have worked on - murder cases and stuff. It was like reading a murder mystery!

Storm - Welcome back! We missed you. Glad you had a great vacation. Sorry about your ipod. :( Your butt just has to get used to it. The first rides of the season are always KILLER on my butt. My sit bones are bruised for a bit.

Dallys - Sorry your day started off wrong. Dang!

Suz

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P.S. Dallys - I'm SO envious of your trip to Pebble Beach again! I LOVE Carmel as you know. And Lora you definitely need to go to California sometime. I spent the first 30 years of my life in LA. I love the ocean and miss it so much.

Suz

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Good afternoon, I finished my workout late. I ate oatmeal this morning and had some protein powder so gave it plenty of time before my workout. I started with Seasun's BOSU Blast and added some extra weight on some of the ab moves, then I went on to do barbell rollouts with 75# on my toes 10 reps 2 sets, Bowflex resisted crunch with 60# in each hand 20 reps 3 sets, I did Slow & Heavy legs no w/up and added Bowflex standing leg kickbacks 40# 15 reps 1 set,50# 15 reps 1 set, Bowflex calf raises 310# 20 reps 2 sets, finished with Yoga Shatki lunge and supine poses since these seem to give a good stretch in the legs and glute area.
S&H
dumbbell lunge pre exhaust 20# dumbbells
squats Bowflex 200#, 240#, 260# (next time I will know to go heavier)
dumbbell reverse lunge pre exhaust 20# dumbbells
barbell static lunge 75# 1st time then used 40# dumbbells to increase the weight since I have a hard time getting 80# over my head.
dumbbell side lunge 35# dumbbell
dumbbell plie squats 95# 3 sets
dumbbell standing calf raise 40# dumbbells

Dallys, enjoy your trip to California. I love the beach. I enjoyed the beaches in California a lot. Still have family our there.

Lora, those egg whites would be a good addition to a salad as well. They are about the best source of protein you can get. I have found that if I keep the glycemic index lower on my carbs and eat them with protein it really helps keep that gnawing famished feeling away. Also helps with dizziness that I sometimes get when I have sugar overload:) So many things are loaded with corn syrup solids and junk so I read labels and calculate sugars. I recently switched to light soy milk as it has less sugars than regular and I tend to be lactose intolerant.

Debbie, have your hands improved? I know you were having problems with them.

Anne, good to have you back:) I really missed your humor around here. Even when things seem bad you have a since of humor over it.


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Diane Sue - how many grams a day do you keep your sugars under and how many does a piece of fruit count as? So - egg whites have better quality protein than a piece of low fat cheese?
 
Suz- I can't believe you remember that I've already been to Pebble Beach-great memory! Actually, this will be my 5th time.:) How fun to do a time trial! Who cares if you aren't the fastest, just doing it sounds cool. Sounds like you had a good time with your friends and all their interesting stories. I'd probably be intimidated and feel like a boring low-life with that group. Like, how do you top a murder story? LOL! My day is going pretty well, so I was in a bad mood for nothing this morning.

Lora- I'm talking about "cooked" eggs lasting for about 5-7 days not the uncooked eggs. You can keep uncooked whole eggs like forever in the fridge and the older eggs are actually better for boiling, they peel easier.:) Carmel is closer to San Fran.

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DAllys- do you have kids that are still living with you that you take with you? What sort of activities do you enjoy on vacation? I'm sure you'll have a lovely time. You'd think cooked eggs would last longer, although I'm definitely no Martha Stewart. Have you ever eaten Tempah or Tofu? If so, where do you buy them and what are they? ARe they good? Sorry for all the questions today....but I'm really trying to get informed. I've broken out some of the books that come with my workouts to start reading also.
 
Lora- I'll be bringing both my kids, along with son-in-law and alot of my side of the family will be going. We might do some kayaking, lots of site seeing, hiking, watching the golfers all day type of things. I've never had Tempah and my experiences with Tofu ( comes from soy beans) have not been good. I can't cook it to save my life. I have put it in a shake before and that was easy and you can't taste it. You have to buy the softest kind for shakes. You can get it at almost any store nowadays. Usually in the produce section.


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Hey Maniacs!!!

Did chest/back today. Gonna do ab ripper tonight. Added a new back shot picture..think I still look the same, but I think back definition is getting better again as hubby thought I lost some definition, but ya'll know I am doing P90X so not gonna be a problem.
Doing 45# for lawnmowers. Reached 9 for reverse chin ups today. Most yet for me.

Charlotte~~
 
Aaarrrgghhh!!! I'm trying to decide what to do. I was set to do the time trial but when I got home the wind was 12mph out of the south. I've only been home about 20 minutes and it's already up to 18.1mph out of the SSW. You ride the TT west to east which is good (after riding east to get out there), but if the wind keeps coming from the south and keeps getting stronger (which it is supposed to from now through tomorrow) those gusts really knock you sideways on your bike. If it gets more from the west I'll have a great ride back in - and of course they take that into consideration on your time. But the other issue that you are all sick of hearing about is that I will struggle breathing in the wind (I'll take my inhaler). But I don't want to be a big baby and not go. What to do, what to do. I'm sure I'll be the slowest girl - out of maybe the 3 or 4 of us and that's sort of okay especially since I know they have special bikes and tires, etc., but...

Suz

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I ended up not working out today I am sick:-( Body aches runny nose scratchy throat.3 days I havent worked out my body is probably in shock!
randi
 
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