Hardcore Fitness Maniacs for Month of June

This morning I did Kelly Coffey Home Gym Intervals using weights and the spin bike outdoors. I did both workouts but stopped at the second lower segment on the ground since I was doing this on concrete. I was too wet and the painted concrete was slick. This was 50 minutes and I burned 487 calories. I followed with P90X3 Yoga, 30 minutes, 139 calories. Total time was 80 minutes and calories burned 626.
Tomorrow I will do weights. Maybe add in P90X3 Eccentric lower body with some upper. I am not sure that I like Eccentric upper or the challenge workout. I do not have my pull up bar and all of the tubing work makes my neck hurt. If I had my Bowflex here I would use the lat tower on it it instead.

Debbie, I have a hard time with 1 leg squats. Tony has Pistols in one of his P90X3 workouts and I have to go very light on the weight. My left knee that I had surgery on has a hard time going very low.
 
Today I did Xtrain Bi's & Tri's. Had a great workout except I felt a pinch in my upper back again. I'm going to have to be conscience of it today. I'll probably use the tennis ball later and try to work out the kink. This is what I did:

Round 1
Alternating Standing Curls- 15's - 12 reps
Standing Overhead Tricep Extension - 20# - 16 reps

Round 2
Incline Curls on Ball- 12's - 16 reps
Lying Tricep Extensions - 12's - 16 reps

Round 3
Seated Concentration Curls- 15# - 16 reps
One Arm Kickbacks w/Tubing - 5's no tubing - 16 reps

Round 4
"W" Curls w/tubing- 5's# - 16 reps
Seesaw Pushups - 12 reps

Round 5
Seated Hammer Curl on Ball- 15's - 16 reps
One-Arm Seated Overhead Extensions - 12# - (Only got to 15 reps)

Round 6
Preacher Curl on Ball- 15# - 16 reps
Side Leaning Overhead Extension - 8# - 16 reps

Round 7
SlowMo Eccentric Curls w/Tubing- 5's - 16 reps
Cross-Body Extensions - 12# - 16 reps

Round 8
Incline Reverse Curls- 12's - 16 reps
One Arm Plank Kickbacks - 5's no plank - 16 reps

Round 9
Hammer Curl Crazy 8's- 12's - 28 reps
Crazy Dips - Skipped

Went up in weights on a lot of the tricep work. Love this workout!

Diane Sue - I know what you mean. It's weird because I can do regular squats and static lunges just fine and with no pain, but if I do anything fancy like Cathe has us do, it hurts. I wish it would just stop already. I may need to get it checked soon.

Roselyn - How do you like Hard Strikes?
 
This morning I did P90X3 Eccentric Lower, 32 minutes, 146 calories. I then did Kelly Coffey Muscle Up Lower body and abs, 33 minutes, 184 calories. Party Rockin Step combos 1-4 and stretch, 35 minutes, 268 calories. 1 hr 40 min, 598. Today I purchased the new Paleo Kitchen Finding Primal Joy in Modern Cooking :D I love trying new recipes. I have used quite a lot from the authors.

Debbie, I have to be careful and modify with a lot of moves that are just not what my body can do. Fortunately I am finally able to get away with a little more impact and no problems. I am trying to follow the doc on cross training and avoiding too much impact though. So, the spin bike and treadclimber along with some of the newer low impact workouts are nice for me. I have not built my weights up for legs to where they were when I tore the meniscus. I don't know if I ever will. I sure do not want that experience again.
I used the Heavybag work a lot from Cathe's workouts post surgery. Light taps on kicks :) Hard strikes and Rock out knockout are both fun. I think I have some preference to Rockout Knockout though.
 
No workout for me today. I did not feel like getting up at all plus I had a sinus headache. It's finally subsiding a bit but it's still there.
 
I started with Hardstrikes 47 minutes, 360 calories. I followed this with some walking lunges then Lean Legs and Abs chair/firewalker segment and bonus barre work, then the abs and stretch 44 minutes, 182 calories. Total time was 91 minutes, 542 calories.
 
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I got up at 5:15 this morning and did Crossfire. This was 54 minutes and I burned 412 calories. I am still hoping to get in some weight work. I will be out of town tomorrow and Wednesday so those will be rest days.
 
Today I did Xtrain Chest, Back & Shoulders. Had a great workout. Went up in weight with some exercises. This is what I did:

Round 1
Tempo Pushups- 24 reps (Did some on my toes, some on my knees)
One Arm Rotational Row - 20# - 16 reps
Side Leaning Lateral Raise - 5# - 16 reps each side

Round 2
Dumbbell Press on Ball- 25's - 16 reps
"T" Band Pull - 16 reps slow, 10 fast
Shoulder Circle - 3's - 48 reps (These burn!)

Round 3
Reach Tap Pushups- 24 reps (I just did regular pushups on knees)
"T" Prone on the Ball - 8's - 12 reps
Alternating Dumbbell Overhead Press - 10's - 12 reps

Round 4
Chest Fly on Ball- 15's# - 16 reps
One Arm Row w/Tubing - 32 reps
Bent Over Rear Delt Drop Sets - 5's - 16, 12, 8 reps

Round 5
Lower Chest Incline Fly on Ball- 3's - 16 reps (Wish I could go higher on these, they strain my shoulder pretty bad even with 3's)
Dumbbell Pullover on Ball - 20# - 16 reps
Double Arm Upright Row - 10's - 16 reps

Round 6
Incline Dumbbell Press on Ball- 15# - 16 reps
Back Fly on Ball - 10's - 16 reps
Dumbbell "W" Press on Ball - 5's - 16 reps

Round 7
3-Way Chest Fly- 15's - 16 reps (Love these!)
One Arm Row - 25# - 16 reps
Incline Hammer Front Raise on Ball - 3's - 12+ reps

Round 8
Pushups- 12, 10, 8 reps
Superman "Y" on Ball - Skipped, these create knots in my upper back
Lateral Raise w/10-10 degree Tilt - 5's - 12, 10, 8 reps

Hope you all had a great weekend!!! It was beautiful here and I'm getting ready to ride my motorcycle to go cut my mom's grass! Finally, some warmth here!
 
Hi everyone! Today I did Cardio Leg Blast (I think that's the name of it) from Xtrain. My goal was to do half the workout and if my knee started hurting I'd stop. I bought this tape stuff that I wrapped my knee with and it helped somewhat. There are still exercises I just cannot do, like any type of side lunge. But... I did the entire workout and loved it! That was a lot of fun. I didn't get my HR up as much as I should have because I just can't go down all the way on lunges and stuff, but I got a good sweat going. Tomorrow is Hard Strikes with no conditioning drills, just the kickboxing stuff, so I can't wait to do that! That workout looks fun, too.

Roselyn - Are you doing a rotation or just whatever you feel like doing? Nice workouts!

Diane Sue - Hope you are enjoying your time off!
 
Well, kickboxing is out. I did Premix 16 of Hard Strikes which was the kickboxing part only. I was so excited to do this workout and I did do it but it created a knot in my upper back again and my knee didn't like it much either. Dangit. I love kickboxing. I rolled out my shoulder/upper back and it feels ok right now but I won't be doing that again. :(

Frustrating...
 
Today was Xtrain Bi's & Tri's and I had an excellent workout!!! I recovered from the kickboxing workout nicely. The tennis ball is my magic cure. Man, that thing gets in those knots and works them out good. I wish I would have known about that three years ago when I was in all that pain.

This is what I did:

Round 1
Alternating Standing Curls- 15's - 12 reps
Standing Overhead Tricep Extension - 25# - 16 reps

Round 2
Incline Curls on Ball- 15's - 16 reps
Lying Tricep Extensions - 12's - 16 reps

Round 3
Seated Concentration Curls- 17# - 16 reps
One Arm Kickbacks w/Tubing - 8's no tubing - 16 reps

Round 4
"W" Curls w/tubing- 8's# - 16 reps
Seesaw Pushups - 12 reps

Round 5
Seated Hammer Curl on Ball- 12's - 16 reps
One-Arm Seated Overhead Extensions - 12#

Round 6
Preacher Curl on Ball- 15# - 16 reps
Side Leaning Overhead Extension - 8# - 16 reps

Round 7
SlowMo Eccentric Curls w/Tubing- 5's - 16 reps
Cross-Body Extensions - 12# - 16 reps

Round 8
Incline Reverse Curls- 12's - 16 reps
One Arm Plank Kickbacks - 8's no plank - 16 reps

Round 9
Hammer Curl Crazy 8's- 12's - 28 reps
Crazy Dips - Skipped

Went up in weights in quite a few exercises - all the 8's were 5's last week. I hate those preacher curls on the ball, those really hurt my elbows. I wish she'd give an alternative for this exercise. I suppose I could use my preacher attachment on my workout bench, those don't usually bother me. Maybe next time I'll do that.
 
Today I did Les Mills Pump Revolution (it was a little longer because I went back to a couple of segments and started over when the power went out) 65 minutes, 235 calories. I then did Kelly Coffey 30 Minutes to Fitness Home Gym Intervals workout 1 with the bonus waistline workout. 41 minutes, 325 calories. Total time 1 hr 44 min, 560 calories.
I had a great time with the older grandchildren. they all range from 14-17 years. we took them all to 6 flags and stayed overnight. no workouts but we spent all day walking the amusement park .

Debbie, I am sorry to hear that Hard Strikes was not good for you. When I started recovering from knee surgery I did the drills and heavybag . I think your idea for changing the preacher curls is good. There is nothing wrong with changing the moves to fit our comfort levels and you still get the results. It is better than hurting any day
 
Today was supposed to be Xtrain Legs - all of it - but I did not want to workout for 80+ minutes. So I ended up doing Gym Style Legs - standing only and then did the Barre workout on Xtrain Legs. Then me and my sister-in-law went to a park nearby and walked 2 miles. It was a very fast walk because she is really tall, so I got my HR up real good.

Had an excellent workout today and this whole week! Hope it will continue, I'm really enjoying it.

Diane Sue - I agree, it is better to find an exercise that works for you rather than one you hate or doens't feel right. My left elbow is sore today and I think it was due to that stupid preacher curl on the ball. I won't do that again. Sounds like you and a great time with your grand kids! I'm glad to hear it!
 
This morning I did X10 minus the step segment, 64 minutes, 534 calories. I then did P90X3 yoga 30 minutes, 100 calories. Total time was 94 minutes and calories burned 634. We are taking two of the younger grandchildren, 3 and 6 out for fun today :)

Debbie, sorry about the elbow. I hope it gets better quickly.
 
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