Melinda - How sweet of you - I'm here and okay, thanks

! Just kinda in a funk, ya know

? Once again we're in sync on the workout type this week

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Rhea - I wish I were on vacation

! The good boss is gone this week leaving me to deal with the cranky one - but he's still nowhere near the BJ you work for

! Not much snow but lots of ice and below zero temps again

. The winds came up last night so we're warming up now - and I can get even warmer when I shovel all the drifted snow

. Amazing how a little snow can make some pretty hard shoveling

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Tracy - I'm with Melinda

. Basil will soon get it all together. He is just a pup, after all

. And like all children he has to push the boundaries to see how serious you are about it all

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Anyway, I pulled out several oldies myself this week and really enjoyed the change. I noticed that since I've spent several weeks alternating S&H and GS (slowing GS down where it's faster paced and using all weights instead of band for the most part) that I have actually gotten stronger

. I've never gotten that before using those workouts because I've always followed the tapes as are scripted. It's only been this time around that I've gotten any results and I think it's because I've been ignoring Cathe's tempo and going slower on everything. I noticed Tuesday when I did PUB that the weights didn't seem too heavy and figured it was a fluke. But today I did the same workout and even added a "pre-exhaust" set before every group (but shoulders) and still was able to go up on almost every single exercise

! It still might be a fluke, but for today it made me happy

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