July 09 Checkin *****Thursday 30th

[Kathy36]

Good morning ladies..

My days have been so busy I haven't been able to come back on here a chat. I am going to try today. The kids have friends coming over this afternoon. But, I will hopefully get some time later..

Today is a rest day on the schedule and my body needs it this week. So, I am resting..I enjoyed the July rotation and look forward to seeing August's schedule..

 

[hottiescientist]

Hope you enjoy your rest day. That was for me yesterday though I exercised my mouth just fine with my mother. We went to CHEESECAKE FACTORY -- yum and eek! Today I wanted to do IM2 but we'll see. I woke up early but now I'm sleepy...

 

[Boingo1]

Hey Guys!...

The humidity has lessened up a bit, and the sun is out. Though the boys are still crazy/fighting/screaming .... I can't WAIT for camp in 2 weeks!!! I told them if they were good today, we'd do something fun, but they're not. So we're tag teaming 1/2 hours alone in their rooms. .....Fun fun fun!...


I'm about to go tackle PLB, hopefully the kids can behave themselves long enough....

Kathy: Enjoy the rest day and on finishing the Butts & Guts rotation!!! Cool you see/feel some results too!!

Hottie: Enjoy the time with your mom!!! You must be on cloud 9!!

Off I go...

 

[bitmover]

Hey! I had a hard time getting out of bed this morning --- my rest day is tomorrow and I think I will really enjoy it (though I always want to get in a stretch!). I did Angie Miller's kettlebell workout this morning again -- good workout. And, I had none of that "midwest" factor, so maybe I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed the other day when I did her weight workout. Joanne, that's funny about Ian doing the accents -- Larry does a wide variety all the time, and at times it's hilarious, but at times it's obnoxious!

Chris, the other thing I was thinking we could do to build up to another STS rotation is that FF rotation we both liked so much that was heavy lifting (well, at the time!). Was that November's? Seems like it must have been. I'm going to try to look it over again and see. Glad to hear your humidity broke but sorry about the boys. My boys were horrible with each other last night -- and that was after they spent the day apart! I think they have enjoyed doing different things this week, but sheesh, they need to know how to have fun together!

Hottie, have fun with your mom!!! Have a great day, all!

 

[bitmover]

P.S. Anyone want to try to do a virtual road trip this weekend? That is, try to do workouts that might match what they're doing? I think I will try to get a big fill of Cathe workouts this weekend since I have been doing a bigger variety lately.

Chris, cool that you liked BFFM yesterday, by the way. You did like it, right? You said she kicked you -- I guess that doesn't necessarily equate.

 

[Kathy36]

HI ladies..

Hottie: I LOVE the Cheesecake Factory!! Enjoy your visit with your mom..

Chris: Hope you are having a great workout! I also hope that the kids are giving you a break...We just got back from walking the dog. My kids have been pretty good today. They are having friends come over this after to play..

Beth: I would love to do virtual road trip weekend. I forgot about it being this weekend. Hubby and I are going to see Paul McCartney on Saturday night...This is our 2nd show of his. Vic is a BIG BIG BIG fan of his and the Beatles...

ok, I did get a nice walk in with the kids and dog. I am enjoying resting today....Friends will be here soon..

Talk to you later..

 

[Boingo1]

Hi Again!...

Finished PLB... the humidity might have lessened up a bit, but not enough to keep the sweat from POURING off of me during this one. Dang! It's funny, as you may remember, Stability ball legs is NOT my favorite thing to do. I haven't done them in a LONG time (pre-STS?). I was not only pitiful, but I sooooo disliked it. It HURT my booty!! But i perservered until the end, with some of my pitiful modifications, but I didn't stop.

Beth: Good KB workout today! Glad you liked it and it was worth getting out of bed for!. .. Sure! I'm up for a FF rotation. Was it Nov? Or Dec I think. I never did do the Jan one. .... Do you want to start next week? UNLESS, Cathe puts out a hard to pass up AUG 09 Rotation... She probably won't be getting to it with the RT this weekend anyways. ...About the "virtual" RT, how will you know what workouts they are doing? Or do you know from last year?.... YES! I did like BFBM yesterday!! I liked the way she did 2 circuits of everything, so you knew what was coming. And I liked MOST of the moves (didn't care for the ab one where she has you touching your toes in the air...that's tough on my back and they go so fast. I don't get my legs even CLOSE to the floor). It is very deceiving that the girls don't sweat at all, OR breath heavy!

I really want to get out of the house with the kids. They actually behaved during my workout, though they trashed the house. (Built a ten fort with ALL the chairs and ALL the blankets off of the beds!!). I was thinking maybe lunch out, and then going to get a movie at Blockbuster, and then the pool, and then movie and popcorn at home (no good movies playing at the theater).

 

[bitmover]

Paul McCartney! How fun!!! I hope you enjoy it.

As for RT workouts..... the agenda is posted, sort of. If you go to the road trip category and then find the thread about the agenda being posted, you can eventually get to a pdf of it. I'm assuming she's going to have a fair bit of cardio, but from what I remember at looking at it this morning......

Fri: probably some cardio and then stretch in the evening
Sat: step, boot camp, and then I'm guessing an intense, short cardio
Sun: maybe kickbox?

Maybe we'll be figure it out by the streaming camera, if that really works. Or, maybe people with post. Those of us in CA at least have a time delay.....

Maybe it was the Dec. rotation that we liked.... I think you're probably right, I'm just so shocked because I remember having good results and I've always figured I did better with my eating and that was a big part of it, but sitting right here right now I have a hard time believing I was good with my eating in December!! Let's see what Cathe posts, and truth be told, I'm still going to want to add in barre work -- really liking that addition. Well, and I like the kbells once a week, too. Too much fun!

Ok, gotta work........

 

[jojobean]

Hi ladies. Late check-in for me here - lots of work stuff.

This morning after much indecisiveness, I did 4DS Kickbox and the shoulders and core from 4DS. I was planning on doing more upper body, but ran out of time. So, I'll probably do 4DS Bootcamp and HIS tomorrow and Saturday.

Little miss indecisiveness here is still deciding what to do for August. I'm thinking of starting Insanity when it gets here or even doing CLX again. I never got to the Lean phase. But, I'd add in more cardio. Chris, you're right, we probably won't see an August rotation for a few days with the road trip..

Beth, the virtual road trip sounds fun. I would love to actually go one day. Maybe she'll do some stuff from the new DVDs in her classes. I'll be too busy with the eight 10-year olds sleeping over Saturday night to do much more than an hour Saturday morning. And, I wouldn't want to traumatize them by working out while they are there Sunday morning.

Chris, I dread stability ball leg work, too. Sooo tough! I'm pretty pitiful with the modifications, too! But you did it and that's what counts, right?! Too funny....my kids get into those "fort" things, too. Or, they'll take all 200 or so of their stuffed animals (will they ever grow out of those???) to the basement.

Kathy, enjoy your rest day.

Hottie, I'm sure you're having fun with your mom. Mmmm, Cheesecake Factory!

Gotta run...

Joanne

 

[bitmover]

Hi Joanne! It sounds like you will have Insanity at your house this weekend whether or not the discs from BB arrive. Good luck with those boys!!!

Chris, it was the December rotation! It's alternating GS and 4DS -- maybe just the thing to lead up to another STS rotation -- if we can stick with it that long. I feel very spoiled with variety after the variety in STS and what I've been doing post-STS. Here's a link:

http://www.thecathenation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=255025

I've been having so much fun with total body workouts I'm not sure I'll be able to stomach splits for so long, but if I want to get back to STS, I have to do that, obviously. This was a tough rotation! Let me know what you think.... I'd probably be game to try, but I may be gone for at least a week in August......