just finished ME

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dhcsim

Cathlete
Have never done Cathe before so I kept my weights obviously lighter than hers. I used my curling bar because I don't have a barbell. That weighs 15# by itself. Then I was adding a 5# plate and a 2.5# plate to each end. I also was using 3,5 and 8 # hand weights.When she did the leg presses I was able to do all of them while holding the 10# plate. I like holding the plate rather than the dumbell for this. It seems to keep me more balanced. When I lifted up, I made sure to point my toes up so I wouldn't screw up. On the deadlifts my lower back felt pretty tight. So I dropped the weight to just the curling bar w/ 2.5# plates on each end. I had to take rests during the static lunges (is that what you call them?)I seemed to feel these in my hip flexers also of the rear leg. The biceps were hard , but I did it. When she gives you her wicked little laugh during biceps I felt like throwing the bar at the t.v. The glute raises were kind of hard to get the form right, but I had taken my big mirror off the wall to check my form. I think I made it through 1/3 of her abs. I have a lot of fat on my core , so on some things I could only come up so far. I was REALLY sweating. I am definitely going to buy more Cathe's and see what kind of change she does on me. I think it will be a great one.:) I am trying to find a before pic of me at my biggest 5"3" 220#'s. I think my SIL has one. Reading not only your guys's posts but also your success stories have really kept me motivated. Okay......getting teary here.........LOL. I will put up my picture as soon as I get it so I can have my own picture trail. :)

BTW- I used my step cube at 12" because this was my first time.
 
Good for you, Lady! Sounds like you had an awesome workout. It also sounds like you're aware of what your body is telling you & making adjustments. Keep up the good work!

Marla:)
 
Congratulations on finishing ME. It is one of my favorite work-outs! You did really well with your weight too but you'll be feeling it tomorrow! LOL! You should be feeling the static lunges in the hip flexor of the rear leg alittle but mostly in the front leg between the glutes and the hamstrings. Make sure to to push thru your front heel and squeeze!

On the biceps - you will learn to love that little evil laugh! It always cracks me up! Keep working on the abs - it gets better every time!

Can't wait to see your picture! How much weight have you lost so far?

Pennie
 
Congrats on doing ME, you did so well.:) We were all on that learning curve when we started with Cathe and finding what modifications and adjustments worked best. It's wonderful to have workouts that you can grow into and no matter how many times I do Cathe it never feels stale. Trust me you will learn to love her 'wicked little laugh'}( . That's awesome that you finished the biceps, they are tough!!! The ab section is tough too but it sounds like you are very wise and know what it is to listen to your body.

Great job, here's a big cyber (((((((((((HIGH FIVE)))))))))))):7

Take Care
Laurie:)
 
http://bestsmileys.com/signs15/3.gif[/img] you did am AWESOME job!!! ME is a tough workout and even after a couple of years those bicep curls and the evil laugh get me every time...Static lunges can be hard also. Just practice and soon you will love the feel...keep up the good work...http://endlessspirit.net/FirmYaYas/ForumImages/FC.gif[/img]...Carole
 
Thanks for all your responses. I always watch the video 2-3 times before I do it so I can get a look at what she does and how. When I saw her doing the lunges and glute raises I knew I had to get my mirror down. I really enjoyed the leg presses w/ the plate. Cathe mentioned that she lightened up that #age for this workout.

Marla- I read a lot of exercise books and have learned a lot from the forums. I know that if you mess up your back, forget it, and I don't want to do that.

PennieAnne- I honestly don't think I was doing the lunges right. I am going to have to do them w/out any weight and just practice my form. I don't hurt anywhere, but I know that in order for the workout to be effective you have to do it right. I now weigh 202#. I am trying not to let the scale guide me. I weigh myself about once a week. I have been just trying to look at how my clothes fit.

Tomorrow is supposed to be my day off but I'm going to the track for walking and bleachers.:)

McMain- On the track I have been walking 2 laps, bleachers 10 times and then 4-5 more laps of walking. I have noticed that my heart rate is staying in the 75-80% range when I do it like that. It is sooooo hard not to break out running. :)
 
WOW! 18 pounds and counting! That's awesome! And yes, your right, form is EVERYTHING! Just keep practicing your form on those lunges and you will be able to feel that contraction and you will know you are moving in the right direction!

Good for you that you don't let that evil scale guide you. My daughter brought her scale home from college this summer and I have been on the darn thing almost every day! It is much better to go by how your clothes fit.

I'll be cheering for you tomorrow! You go girl on that track and bleachers and get that picture up asap!!

Pennie
 
dhcsim,

Congrats, you did it!!! ME is tough and you'll probably be feeling it tomorrow, make sure you do some stretching tomorrow if you do, as sometimes helps more then Advil.

Also keep a exercise log, of how heavy you went how high your step was, and how intense each of the exercises were. This will help you, really get the most out of the workout, as well as knowing what to set up, so it won't take you too long to switch or change. But also its really cool to see your progress go higher and higher. This is one of the things I do when I watch a workout the first few times, I first watch it, then I go and write down all the different exercises, and concentrate on anything that might be difficult.

But I have found that my exercise diary to be very very inspiring as well as graphing measurements on a piece of graph paper. Just watching that line plummet to the bottom, and knowing that what your doing is making those dots go further and further down the paper every two weeks is an awesome feeling.

Kit
 
Kit- I was going to post on whether I should keep a log on what workout I do every day. In some parts of the workout I felt like I could have gone heavier. But everyone is right. I probably will feel it tomorrow. And I have 2.5 bathrooms to clean.:eek: I really need to clean up my eating. W/ 3 kids 12,9 and 6 it isn't easy. The Dr.'s say that my 6 year old is autistic so the state has this music therapist that comes every Friday and teaches him for one hour. Anyways, she looked at me and said,"What are you doing to lose your weight?" My head was probably bigger than her guitar.LOL :7
 
hehe, Hey every little complement helps. But it's awesome she's notice, that means a lot of others have too even if they haven't said it to your face yet.

I know how challenging it can be with eating, I don't have kids, but I have parents who like me to go to their house or come to mine. And they eat just like children. It's taken me 5 years to finally get my father to eat a baked potato rather then grease fried, home fries. I only got to change another 100,000 things in his diet and he might have a healthy one, some day. So I know about all that tempting stuff all lying around that looks yummy. One thing I do, is tell myself it's my parents it's not mine, and I have to ask them if I want to have some. This gives me an excuse not to eat it. As they aren't in my house, and there is no way they'd tell me I couldn't eat something. But just the fact it's someone else’s, drives me away from it.

Kit
 
Okay guys, it's the "next day". LOL. I feel it in my abs,lower back arms and my quads feel a little tight. My ? is, should I stretch REALLY good before I go walking because I do the bleachers? If anyone can answer me w/in the next hour because that is when I go . Thanks:)
 
Hi dhcsim,

You will probably get sore again, so I'll answer your question anyway. Do, do a good walk and warm up your body then do a really good stretch. As there has been some awesome results with stretching and Yoga, that help take away the soreness, or at least make you recover faster. But always get the muscles warm before you stretch, as the fasica the layer over the muscles is kind of like taffy cold, and you can snap it in half, warm it stretches. You want it to stretch and move with the muscle, not snap in half. And if your going to do any weight work etc, you want to stretch after your workout, as stretching before makes the muscle nice and relax, and then they aren't ready to take on the 10 lb dumbbell or whaterver weight you grab. Its actually better to be a little tight then lose and relaxed as it's just like you when your nice and relaxed, and then someone drops something and you about hit the roof. It's like someone turned your neck and back into one great big knot. You don't want to give your muscles that sudden surprise of a heavy weight.

HTH,

Kit
 
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