Lurker Invitations Aug, 2009

[ironlady]

Hello Ladies,

Janie...maybe you could give e some tips on posting those pics? I just can't seem to make it work May have to add everyone on facebook so you can see the that way!

I am on week 3 Meso 2. CST double wave loads... easier than I thought.... by no stretch of the imagination easy just easier than I had imagined! Still spent and arms barely moving! Feels pretty good though!

Personals later, time for some nourishment!!!!!

Have a great night everyone!

 

[Shadowpup]

Hi all,

Just got back in - a very long day followed by a four hour drive. But, wanted to at least say hi

More tomorrow,
Shadowpup

 

[janiejoey]

Good morning lurkers,
This morning I did GS chest and triceps and then the shoulder workout from GS BSB. I think I know why Cathe split up the GS dvds the way that she did: because loading another uppper body part on C&T is a real challenge. My sister did both GS C&T and BSB yesterday. I don't know how. Shoulders are always a challenge and today mine were screaming. We'll see how I feel later.
Having lunch with a friend who used to work here at CNA years ago. She left but we have stayed in touch over these many years. Her daughter who it seems like was just born yesterday is now 18! Holy cow--I'm sure Tamar and I haven't aged that much. LOL.
Janie: love Pike Place Market in Seattle. Such great food choices there. Can't wait to hear what you bought.
ttyl~Michelle

Michelle, Great workout, let us know how you feel later. I bet you get DOM's. Enjoy your dear friend, sounds like fun. Joey decide not to go to Pike Place Market. Darn. We'll go another time. The reason we were going in the first place is that he was going to purchase this 1949 console. But decided he wanted an earlier model instead. He did find an earlier model and will pick that up today in Port Angeles. He wants to fix it up to look bran new. He wants to try and make it a hobby. I think.

So I am about to go sub for a teacher, teaching a class called Chisel and burn, I am planning on doing a easy 30 minute step routine followed by some weights, hope it goes well.

Yesterday I ended up hiking with the girls and Maggie instead of doing the step only Premix from SJ&P. I am feeling run down a little again and one of my Best Friend did get very sick with a cold/flu on Monday that I spend ALOT of time with so something is going around for sure. It could also be pine pollen which is still around up here. Anyway I was super sore from my class and the B&G and thought a gentle hike would be good. Mind you it is still pretty steep hiking around here, flat ground is hard to come by here in the mountains!
Janie: how do you like Meso Cycle 3? Which cycle is your favorite? Did you get a step routine in?

Laura, How did your class go? Hope you don't get sick with that nasty cold/flu. If you do go for a walk, just mind your body. You know what you are doing. Enjoy the beautiful outdoors. I love Meso 3 and was suppose to do disc 29, but my back is a little tight and sore, so I'll do it tomorrow. Today I'll do a step workout. Probably Kathy Smith "Step Workout". She has 3 segments about 11 min. average, and progress into adv. moves on the third workout. But, you can make any segment adv. by putting more risers under the bench and by lifting higher. I really like this, don't have to think much since it uses basic moves. Especially when I'm not up to par today.

Hello Ladies,

Janie...maybe you could give e some tips on posting those pics? I just can't seem to make it work May have to add everyone on facebook so you can see the that way!

I am on week 3 Meso 2. CST double wave loads... easier than I thought.... by no stretch of the imagination easy just easier than I had imagined! Still spent and arms barely moving! Feels pretty good though!

Personals later, time for some nourishment!!!!!

Have a great night everyone!

Ironlady, so glad to hear you are doing STS series. Isn't it great? It's been a long time since I posted a picture. I really lost how to do it. But, put the question out there on "Open Discussion". People there love to solve problems for you. You will get an answer most likely in one day. I really want to see your pictures, so please try to find out. And, I'm so sorry I couldn't help.

Hi all,

Just got back in - a very long day followed by a four hour drive. But, wanted to at least say hi

More tomorrow,
Shadowpup

Deborah, It is so nice to have you back. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Will be doing a Kathy Smith cardio today, using more risers and using higher lifts. Was suppose to be Meso 29, but my back is a little sore and don't want to take the risk of injury.

Talk later and have a great day everyone.

Janie

 

[MDolfiniReed]

This morning I did Maximum Intensity Cardio. It's on Cathe's August rotation. I've never done this workout before and I did not preview it. The choreography is not difficult to follow which is good because it was one kick butt workout. It starts out with lo/hi aerobics (first lo and then mostly hi) for 26 minutes and then you go to step. I think this is probably the toughest aerobic workout of Cathe's that I have done. Just when you think that you are done, Cathe adds a blast at the end and you go through it 3 times. Major YIKES! It is over 70 minutes long, has a high MET value (9.0)and burns a lot of calories. I couldn't even contemplate doing my GS bicep workout at the end--I was totally spent. Biceps will have to wait for tomorrow.

Janie: okay I have to ask: what is a "1949 console." I get that 1949 is the year it was made, but what is it? Is your back feeling better? How was the cardio yesterday?

Laura: hmm, this is like 2 weeks that you feel like you are fighting something off, isn't it? Hope you manage to keep dodging whatever is going around. One of my Marine colleagues came down with the flu (not swine) last week, but he is better now. But he really was sick those first couple of days.
Take care.

Ironlady: I'm on facebook so that's not a problem. Just search for MDolfiniReed (or Michelle Dolfini-Reed) and send me a friend request.

Shadowpup: welcome back. Looking forward to catching up once you get rested up.

~michelle

 

[janiejoey]

This morning I did Maximum Intensity Cardio. It's on Cathe's August rotation. I've never done this workout before and I did not preview it. The choreography is not difficult to follow which is good because it was one kick butt workout. It starts out with lo/hi aerobics (first lo and then mostly hi) for 26 minutes and then you go to step. I think this is probably the toughest aerobic workout of Cathe's that I have done. Just when you think that you are done, Cathe adds a blast at the end and you go through it 3 times. Major YIKES! It is over 70 minutes long, has a high MET value (9.0)and burns a lot of calories. I couldn't even contemplate doing my GS bicep workout at the end--I was totally spent. Biceps will have to wait for tomorrow.

Janie: okay I have to ask: what is a "1949 console." I get that 1949 is the year it was made, but what is it? Is your back feeling better? How was the cardio yesterday?~michelle

Michelle, I've done MIC before, but, I had to have a lot of energy to even finish, with lots of modifications. I think my middle name is modification. Congratulations for doing that one, it is very difficult. A console is a radio that sits on the floor instead of a table. It's a big piece of furniture and it also plays vinyls. Vinyls are the records or LP's we use to have that were 45's and 33 1/3's as they called them in that era. Joey has a lot of music from the 30's and 40's and would like to rig something up in order to play them on this console. He found another one that is 1937, and is now picking it up. Great purchase and a fantastic piece of furniture. My back is feeling a little tight and a bit sore, but was able to do a Kathy Smith cardio today. Very basic, but with power lifts and more risers under the bench I was able to get it to advanced. 30 min. and burned about 200 calories. Yesterday I did two cardio's, need to lose my fat.

Again great job on that workout, very impressive.

Janie

 

[ladubose]

Yep I know I am sounding like a broken record over here, but still not 100% & still not sick! Mild sore throat and sneezing now so maybe it is moving around, my friend is feeling better today, but was really down and out for 3 days.

I taught my class this morning and felt better, I did my workout which was the Overall Leg Premix from B&G. I really like that workout as an overall leg workout. It is about 65 minutes long, but to be honest I didn't repeat the leg work on all fours at the very end. You do it once and then you are supposed to repeat it, but I think once was enough thank you very much!! I am supposed to go the Gym and meet with other instructors to do an Upper Body workout from P90X but I am seriously thinking of skipping it. I am supposed to do an upper body today to according to the rotation, but considering my low energy I don't know if I will. I can always pick it up later this weekend...


Ironlady: I am on FB as well< Laura DuBose, my picture is of me doing some arial yoga. I would love to see your pictures if that is an easier way to do it send my a friend request...

Michelle: wow now you are enabling me to purchase another DVD, especially if you think it is her toughest, it makes me want to see it!! Do you think it is harder than Imax3?

Janie: that sounds like a fun hobby! I hear you on upping the cardio, I have been considering that to, good job on listening to your body!

Hi Shadowpup: welcome back!

Hi to Shoegal!!

 

[ladubose]

Ironlady: just thought I should tell you that I just changed my profile pic on FB so it is no longer of me doing Arial Yoga.....just in case you look for me and can't find the right one!

 

[MDolfiniReed]

Good morning! Today I did GS legs and added in GS biceps--so now I feel like I am caught up on the rotation. This was my first go round with GS legs and I really liked it. I especially like the floor work with the ball--Ripken was "coaching" this morning. Face over mine, doing the huff and puff and smiling at me while I was on the ball doing leg tucks or flat on the floor.

Laura: MIC is on the Rhythmic Step dvd (which also includes the first Imax). I don't know if it is harder than IMAX3--that's one of the few Cathe dvds that I don't have. Definitely harder than IMAX and IMAX2. Sister said that she tried it about 8 months ago and only got half way through it--she's thinking of giving it another try some time soon just to see how she does with it now. I hope you can kick the ickiness and get back to 100 percent soon.

Janie: I also had to do some modifications to get through MIC--I was happy to still be upright when I was done. Sounds like you are catching up with your exercise and getting back into a regular routine. Boy, do I feel silly. I remember 45s and 33s. DH and I still have some vinyl records and we have a record player but I don't know if it works anymore. My parents had a console way back when I was a little girl--great memories.

~michelle

 

[janiejoey]

Today Joey and I will do plyo legs disc 29. Oh boy.

Yep I know I am sounding like a broken record over here, but still not 100% & still not sick! Mild sore throat and sneezing now so maybe it is moving around, my friend is feeling better today, but was really down and out for 3 days.

I taught my class this morning and felt better, I did my workout which was the Overall Leg Premix from B&G. I really like that workout as an overall leg workout. It is about 65 minutes long, but to be honest I didn't repeat the leg work on all fours at the very end. You do it once and then you are supposed to repeat it, but I think once was enough thank you very much!! I am supposed to go the Gym and meet with other instructors to do an Upper Body workout from P90X but I am seriously thinking of skipping it. I am supposed to do an upper body today to according to the rotation, but considering my low energy I don't know if I will. I can always pick it up later this weekend...

Laura, do you have a low grade fever? If you do I sure would see a doctor if I were you. Something that lasts for more than 2 weeks need to be seen by a doctor. Please, I'm concerned for you. Great workout by the way. You did enough exercise for one day, skip the gym. Get your energy back.

Good morning! Today I did GS legs and added in GS biceps--so now I feel like I am caught up on the rotation. This was my first go round with GS legs and I really liked it. I especially like the floor work with the ball--Ripken was "coaching" this morning. Face over mine, doing the huff and puff and smiling at me while I was on the ball doing leg tucks or flat on the floor. ~michelle

Michelle, Great job on catching up to the rotation. You are a woman of your word. I can acually see in my minds eye Ripken coaching you. LOL.

You all have a great weekend and will check in back and forth during the day.

Janie

 

[ironlady]

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Well here is a small one at least! No workout last 2 days.... migraine More later!

 

[janiejoey]

Ironlady,
That is a beautiful picuture of an angel! You must be so proud.


Janie

 

[Shadowpup]

Neat! I made it back in time for pictures! What a cute baby Sorry about the migraines, though. That can't be any fun. I see you are doing STS, too. It will be there when you are ready again

Laura, it does sound like something is wrong. Have you had your blood checked recently? Anything from slightly low thyroid to low iron could be bringing you down. We all know you well enough to realize that low energy is not "you". Two weeks' worth of that is probably worth a check ... take care of yourself.

Michelle, great on that rotation! GS is such a good series. Ripken clearly takes his coaching seriously. Isn't it funny how they get when your face is on their level??? And ... hmmm, MIC, eh? Laura and I may be doing some purchasing together!!!

Janie, my husband also has an older vinyl collection, and we still have the player - partly because he rigged up the cabinet for it himself, as a first woodshop project, and it really looks great! We've been looking a some of those vinyl-to-mp3 copiers, which are coming down in price and getting better. You can apparently just pop the vinyl record in and get the result on a USB.

Shoegal, I'll have to check back further in the posts to see how you're doing. Hope all is well

Last week I did okay with workouts - I did two of my CardioCoach mp3s on an elliptical, and really got an intense workout. One day I chose the truly high intensity/shorter interval version, and another day I chose the longer intervals. Both were exactly what I needed. In between, many walks - mostly I hit my goal of over 10K steps each day.

First day back, Thursday, I hardly moved! The combination of too little sleep and too much work caught up with me. No workout. I said hello to horses, tussled a bit with dogs, fed the hummingbirds ... that was it. But yesterday was better. I decided to take two hours off to make up for the work I know needs to be done this weekend, instead of working late, and was able to: go for a nice long hike, play with the dogs in the yard, feed hummers again, clean the worst fishtank, ride one horse into some newer areas, and ... trumpets, please ... started Meso 3! That was a blast. The four cycles are killer, though it is nice to be down to only eight reps. On some of those chest presses I could barely get my dumbbells up over my head on the bench. It was funny - once up, I could do just exactly eight reps (not one more). I was using exactly the weights the program predicted I'd need.

Today it is rainy, and I am not sure that there will be either bike riding or horse riding. We'll see.

Take care, all, and I'll check back thru the weekend

 

[ladubose]

!

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for the concern! I am pretty sure I have had a mild, mild cold and my body has been able to keep it from getting full blown, no fever. Yesterday nothing went according to plan so I gave up trying to force my way and went with the flow. I ended up having a great day. It turned out to be a rest day, I went for a slow meandering hike with the girls, Maggie, a friend and her daughter, then we ended up at the Hot Springs in Idaho Springs for a soak than back to Nederland for dinner and a movie! It was very relaxing and fun day.

Today Lom Impact Circuit is on the calendar but I think I am going to do Step Blast instead {which had been on the schedule for yesterday} mostly because weights are the schedule for tomorrow and Monday as it is. I think I need to be better about rotating weight work with cardio, which is a challenge for me due to my work.....

IronLady: you figured it out! How precious! So tiny and amazing! Congratulations. I hope you feel better soon. Headaches are so miserable I can't imagine a migraine...

Janie: how did the legs go? Hope you are not to sore today! I am so excited to get STS and get started!

Michelle: I love imagining Ripken with you as you work out! I had a private client this morning who has 5 labs. Sometimes she brings them with her and today she brought all 5! They are so funny, even though they have all this space up here at my house where they could run around and play the end up all at the door of my studio, noses pointed to the door and whinning for their mother! She finally let them in and the cluster around her licking whatever part of her body they can get to! It is so funny!

Shadowpup: I am intrigued by the cardio coaches, I have heard great things about them. I have been listening to the Inside Out Weight Loss podcast you mentioned awhile back and I am really enjoying that series. I find it very well done. I am also starting a loss weight group with some friends and hope we can listen to the Podcast and discuss it when we meet.

Shoegal hope you are doing ok, miss hearing from you!

 

[MDolfiniReed]

So last night I had a dream about exercising--exercised to the point of exhaustion and pure inability to move. I think my subconscience is telling me something. So today was a stretch routine from Stretch Max and ab routines 1 and 2 from Ab Hits. No cardio. Listening to my body and taking a little more of a break than just the Sunday stretch.

Otherwise, we are having a nice relaxing day. Joe is reading the paper and Ripken is stretched out napping at the moment. Watched a little bit of Cathe on Fox Business News at noon, but then I got motivated to exercise, so I did that instead of watch all the show.

Ironlady: congratulations on mastering technology--very cute baby. You motivated Laura and I to friend each other on facebook.

Laura: I've enjoyed looking at your photo albums on FB. I've got to get more pictures on there. I hate going to the doctor, but I think the women are right--2 weeks of sluggishness is not a good thing. Probably time to see a doctor.

Janie: Plyo legs--ugh. It sounds so daunting. Let us know how it goes.

I'm thinking nap--how lazy is that?
~michelle

 

[janiejoey]

Neat! Janie, my husband also has an older vinyl collection, and we still have the player - partly because he rigged up the cabinet for it himself, as a first woodshop project, and it really looks great! We've been looking a some of those vinyl-to-mp3 copiers, which are coming down in price and getting better. You can apparently just pop the vinyl record in and get the result on a USB.

Last week I did okay with workouts - I did two of my CardioCoach mp3s on an elliptical, and really got an intense workout. One day I chose the truly high intensity/shorter interval version, and another day I chose the longer intervals. Both were exactly what I needed. In between, many walks - mostly I hit my goal of over 10K steps each day.

First day back, Thursday, I hardly moved! The combination of too little sleep and too much work caught up with me. No workout. I said hello to horses, tussled a bit with dogs, fed the hummingbirds ... that was it. But yesterday was better. I decided to take two hours off to make up for the work I know needs to be done this weekend, instead of working late, and was able to: go for a nice long hike, play with the dogs in the yard, feed hummers again, clean the worst fishtank, ride one horse into some newer areas, and ... trumpets, please ... started Meso 3! That was a blast. The four cycles are killer, though it is nice to be down to only eight reps. On some of those chest presses I could barely get my dumbbells up over my head on the bench. It was funny - once up, I could do just exactly eight reps (not one more). I was using exactly the weights the program predicted I'd need.

Today it is rainy, and I am not sure that there will be either bike riding or horse riding. We'll see.

Take care, all, and I'll check back thru the weekend

Deborah, My Joey rigged up something with a MP3, but he is not using the records/player. He's recorded his music from the 30's and 40's and put it into the cabinet and plays that. Don't really care if the radios even works when you can do it that way. He has about 15,000 songs from that era. He also loves to share his music. Can't sell them, but he can share if interested.
Love CardioCoach. I have and use about 6. What a wonderful guy! Wish I can meet him someday. Your goal is 10K steps per day? You are an amazing person. I'd like to meet with you in person some day. Those are great workouts you did. Congratulations, not a task that was easy, I'm sure. Da-Da-DA-Da-DaDa (trumpets playing). Congratulations for Starting Meso 3. Those IRM's really do come in handy. Isn't it fantastic? Joey and I are on our 2nd week of Meso 3 starting Mon. We are taking a couple of days to do intense cardio. Have fun either with bike/horse riding. Enjoy your time home.

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for the concern! I am pretty sure I have had a mild, mild cold and my body has been able to keep it from getting full blown, no fever. Yesterday nothing went according to plan so I gave up trying to force my way and went with the flow. I ended up having a great day. It turned out to be a rest day, I went for a slow meandering hike with the girls, Maggie, a friend and her daughter, then we ended up at the Hot Springs in Idaho Springs for a soak than back to Nederland for dinner and a movie! It was very relaxing and fun day.

Today Lom Impact Circuit is on the calendar but I think I am going to do Step Blast instead {which had been on the schedule for yesterday} mostly because weights are the schedule for tomorrow and Monday as it is. I think I need to be better about rotating weight work with cardio, which is a challenge for me due to my work.....

Janie: how did the legs go? Hope you are not to sore today! I am so excited to get STS and get started!

Laura, Oh, how wonderful your day sounds. So glad it was enjoyable for you. You deserve a break and that just sounds like that hit the spot. Good for you. Sometimes I add a cardio on a weight day, later during that night. But normally, I try and separate the two, one day cardio and the other day weight. Seems to workout best for me. Step Blast is so challenging for me, how did you do with it? No DOM's lately, don't know why, cause we really did work on our plyo's to the max. We tried to finish it, but really couldn't do the last two exercises. Just pushed ourselves a little to hard I guess. I'm so excited for you to get STS too. Before Christmas perhaps?

So last night I had a dream about exercising--exercised to the point of exhaustion and pure inability to move. I think my subconscience is telling me something. So today was a stretch routine from Stretch Max and ab routines 1 and 2 from Ab Hits. No cardio. Listening to my body and taking a little more of a break than just the Sunday stretch.

Otherwise, we are having a nice relaxing day. Joe is reading the paper and Ripken is stretched out napping at the moment. Watched a little bit of Cathe on Fox Business News at noon, but then I got motivated to exercise, so I did that instead of watch all the show.

Janie: Plyo legs--ugh. It sounds so daunting. Let us know how it goes.

I'm thinking nap--how lazy is that?~michelle

Michelle, You workout in your dream? Wow, your spirit must be in great shape? LOL Sounds like your body did need the stretch/ab work. Not only do we have to listen to our bodies, but gotta listen also to our dreams too. Oh, you did workout anyway. What workout did you do? Hopefully something less strenuous, if there is such a thing with a Cathe workout. Good for you anyway, you are encourageble. Our Plyo's went well, up to the last two exercises. We just couldn't do them. literally.

Today is planned for two cardios. Right now, I'll do Christy Taylor Dance workout, then one from Kathy Smith step up just before dinner. Tomorrow is another cardio day, and plan on Cardio Coach, (thanks for the idea Deborah) in the morning and another dance DVD from Kathy Smith with Rumba, Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Samba. (Intermediate) It will be fun. If there is time during all that, then maybe hula hooping somewhere in-between. Monday we do Meso 3 with Disc 30 - Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps. I decided not to take a break until Tusesday, then it will be in the hot tub all day long. Just want to give my body a heck of a shock, then back to normal with the exercises. Need to lose some pounds big time.

Hi to all that follow, and hope everyones weekend is good.

Janie

 

[ladubose]

Happy Sunday to everyone!

This morning was cleanmax! I have a friend from college on his way for a visit and another friend from same college coming over. I did manage to also squeeze in my workout which was the Standing Leg and Ab timesaver premix from B&G and the upper body premix from MM. Nice workout. I am enjoying exploring the premixes lately.

Janey: your dance workouts sound fun! Do they burn a decent amount of calories? Yes it was a great day and yes I think my body really needed it!

Michelle: Thanks! FB is fun! It is a great way to share with family and friends tid bits of your daily lives and to share photos without having to email each individual person. I tried to send you a rose but the page was having trouble so I don't know if it went through. Your dream is funny and I think it was wise to listen to it.

Hi to everyone else!

 

[ladubose]

And Oh Janie Step Blast is one tough workout but I really enjoy it and I did better yesterday than ever before on it!

 

[janiejoey]

I really thought today was Saturday for some reason. I guess I only have today. I did one cardio and that was Christy Taylor dance one. Jeesh! Sometimes....I don't know.

Happy Sunday to everyone!

This morning was cleanmax! I have a friend from college on his way for a visit and another friend from same college coming over. I did manage to also squeeze in my workout which was the Standing Leg and Ab timesaver premix from B&G and the upper body premix from MM. Nice workout. I am enjoying exploring the premixes lately.

Janey: your dance workouts sound fun! Do they burn a decent amount of calories? Yes it was a great day and yes I think my body really needed it!

Hi to everyone else!

And Oh Janie Step Blast is one tough workout but I really enjoy it and I did better yesterday than ever before on it!

Laura, Good for you for doing your workouts even though visitors were coming. Cleanmax must be on my schedule somewhere. The dance workouts do burn calories, at least 150-200+,(depending how hard I work) for the first half hour. It's worth it to me since I love to dance.

Have a good one.

Janie

 

[MDolfiniReed]

Good morning ladies,
Well, back to the grin--oops I mean August rotation--this week. I ended up taking a break yesterday. I did scrub the boat max instead of a stretch. Not sure that was much of a break, but I do love scrubbing the boat--very therapeutic.

I believe that I managed to slightly strain my right achilles tendon last week doing MIC--dang--so, I'm glad today was a weight day. Been doing extra stretches for the AT and making sure I'm wearing good shoes. Boat shoes are not the best for wearing when your AT is acting up. Today, I did S&H chest, back, and planks. Just hanging with my current weight amounts--thinking it would be nice to try those first set of incline flies with 20 pound dbs, but not sure that is a good idea yet--stuck with the 15 pounders on those.

Laura: FB is fun. I did get the rose--thanks. I've got to upload more pictures. Just not my strong suit. 5 licking labs--that had to be a hoot. Just one licking retriever is enough for me. Love Step Blast--the challenge at the end with the blasts is something else. Really gets the heart rate up there.

Janie: the dance workouts sound like fun. The only dance workouts that I have are belly dance workouts. I haven't done those in a while--they're hard in a different kind of way. But they really work the back, abs, and butt.

Shadowpup/deb: are you still coming to DC in September? It would be nice to try to meet while you are here if your and my schedules allow. I'm thinking if we pencil a date and time in now, we might actually have a chance of pulling this off.

Shoegal must still be enjoying her vacation.
Hi to Ironlady.
~michelle

 

[janiejoey]

I saw on the "Open Discussion" that there was a thread inviting Lurkers to join in. Since this is a hot spot for "use to be lurkers", I invited them over here.

Lurkers, if you are reading this, know you are welcome here.

Good morning ladies,
Well, back to the grin--oops I mean August rotation--this week. I ended up taking a break yesterday. I did scrub the boat max instead of a stretch. Not sure that was much of a break, but I do love scrubbing the boat--very therapeutic.

I believe that I managed to slightly strain my right achilles tendon last week doing MIC--dang--so, I'm glad today was a weight day. Been doing extra stretches for the AT and making sure I'm wearing good shoes. Boat shoes are not the best for wearing when your AT is acting up. Today, I did S&H chest, back, and planks. Just hanging with my current weight amounts--thinking it would be nice to try those first set of incline flies with 20 pound dbs, but not sure that is a good idea yet--stuck with the 15 pounders on those.

Janie: the dance workouts sound like fun. The only dance workouts that I have are belly dance workouts. I haven't done those in a while--they're hard in a different kind of way. But they really work the back, abs, and butt.~michelle

Michelle, Your boat therapeutic reminds me of my garden therapeutic. LOL Oh dear, hope your Achilles tendon gets better. That's got to be a bummer. Stretching is a great idea, also add hot and cold presses on it to further the healing. If you want to up the weights for your flies, just continue to add wrist weights at 1/2 - 1 pound increments to your wrists each time you do flies until you improve. You'll be surprised how fast you'll get to 25 pounds. About the third or fourth time you do them, you'll be able to do the 25 pound weight. Good luck on that, I know you can do it. Belly dance you say? Hmmmm, it sounds fun. Don't get me started.

Today Joey and I do Meso 3, Disc 30-Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps. Will let you know how it goes. Love these workouts.

I'll check in every so often today and see if there are any newbies to welcome.

Janie