Lurker Invitations Check-In, January

[Shadowpup]

Ladubose, sounds like you had a terrific workout! I agree with you on the need to change things up. That's supposed to be one plus of STS, too. On th signature question, go to your control panel, and look down a little ways. It's there.

Thanks for the compliments on the pullups! I got tired of not being able to do them, and made that my major goal for 2009. The first week of January, I was doing as many as I could, once an hour, for about a week. It made a huge difference. Right now I'm working on just stabilizing at nine per set, and then I'm going for more Am also working on my toe pushups. With those, I can do sixteen, and then I'm flat out until I rest for a few minutes. It takes me more rest to do drop sets with toe pushups than Cathe and co, that's for sure. But, after STS, we're all going to be much better at pushups ... gulp ...

Today I really pushed hard on my hike, because I had a limited time and wanted to hit all the big hills, and did a set of 50 kettlebell onehand swings beforehand without taking breaks. There is still quite a bit of snow, so it is like walking in sand. That left me pretty wiped out! Also, I am feeling yesterday's bosu workout. All that balance challenge left my muscles feeling kind of twitchy and tingly. It isn't a bad sensation, just a bit unusual - if you've ever gotten off of a boat after being on the water for awhile, you'll know what I mean. So, tonight's dvd was Kari Anderson's Reach, the first half, which is 30 minutes or so. I hadn't done that one for a long time, and today reminded me why I like it so much. Kari is a professional dancer, and extremely graceful with her movements. The whole dvd just flows so well, and it carried my tired self along with it. Fortunately no one was watching because, unlike Kari, I was only pretending to be graceful It was overall a good stretch and a nice loosening up, and helped remind my body that it was on solid ground.

 

[janiejoey]

Good evening,

Did MM tonight and will do a cardio tomorrow and Rest Sun.

Shadowpup, You are one workout machine! I'm so impressed!

Laura, You too, amaze me. One day, you watch, I'll be right behind you two.

Tracy Lynn, I did finally finish my 1RM's. My STS series will be here Mon. I'll review some of them, look at the book and start in as soon as I can. My Joey will be doing it with me. Can't wait! 600 calories is a lot of burned calories. Good for you.

Take care everyone and have a great weekend,

Janie

 

[ladubose]

Serious DOMS in the hamstrings and glutes today form PSL yesterday!I can barely bend over!!

So not sure what to do for a workout today...I was considering 4DS Bootcamp or double cardio premix, but my legs are so sore I am not sure! There was a good thread on weather leg work was considered cardio or visa-versa and one person said HIIT would be considered a leg workout & to add in a rest day. And another said that if your legs are seriously sore to rest them. But all cardio uses legs!!! Maybe just some Upper Body & Core...

ShadowPup: you are a machine!!! Was that a dance DVD you did? I would like some more dance DVDs for days like today when I want to move the LA out but not do to much. Thanks for the tip on the signature, I will check it out.

Janie: I think you are there already!! You rock, I love all your comments on the threads. Enjoy your cardio!

 

[ladubose]

Must be blind! I can't see it anywhere>????

 

[Shadowpup]

Let me see if this helps - I haven't set a signature up yet, just happened to notice the entry for it when I was checking out the UserCP.


(1) clicked on the UserCP in the left hand corner banner (I see it now, as I type).

(2) Scroll down to view more of the left hand side, under "Settings and options"

(3) You should now see "Edit Signature", as second option down. It will open up a page that lets you add a signature.

Did that help? Maybe I have different default displays somewhere on my account, too ... I'll see if I can actually add a signature, now

 

[Shadowpup]

Testing signature ...



Oh! I see another detail. There is a box for "Additional Options" down below those Post Icons, the ones that show up under the Reply To Thread message editing box.

You have to make sure that "Show your signature" is checked. It is in the top section, under the heading "Miscellaneous Options".

If all of that worked, this message should have a signature ..

 

[ladubose]

Let's see if it worked!

 

[Shadowpup]

We did it! Lurkers with signatures, what a concept


And now I will use your real name, Laura, since it is so handy there

Reach does seem to me to be a dance dvd. I've heard it described as a combination of ballet and pilates. There's more about it here: http://www.amazon.com/Kari-Anderson-REACH-DVD/dp/B000AQFTP0 and on collage. I bought this quite awhile back, and hadn't used it for awhile ... I like it for the flexibility and stretching feel, plus it burns more calories than a CoreMax or traditional stretching dvd. When I first got it, I'd use it on my active rest days, to loosen up. With STS coming soon, I have a feeling I'll be picking this one up pretty often again!

Tracy, I've also been thinking about that Cardio Hits step - later this year - how does it compare to IMAX2 in terms of difficulty?

I've got a feeling that the STS will be coming right after I leave Monday; turns out it will need to be an earlier start than I'd hoped. SIGH. But this way I can get tips from the rest of you

Today - I'm really glad I did Reach yesterday, rather than something more intense. I'm still feeling a little tired! I did my usual hike this morning, same distance but moving more slowly, so about 45 minutes. I will have to post pictures of the hills for you to see. And, I'm pushing the kettlebell endurance, my thinking being - if I can get strong enough, it will become a cardio workout, rather than true strength training, right? And then I can continue even with STS. Anyway, today I have done two sets so far of my one hand swings with the 20lb bell. That's getting my HR up to about 80% max, and I can do two sets of 50 swings per set before my form gets sloppy.
I don't think it is is a good idea to get sloppy with a kettlebell, so I have not attempted a third set. Yet.

This weekend I am hoping to do a lower body, and an upper body, both high intensity, so as to let Monday be my rest day. Someone asked me to check out my new Ilaria BodyStrikes dvd, so probably I'll do that one day or the other.

See you later, fellow unLurkers!


PS, Janie, every time I post here I think about how thoughtful you were to get us all organized!

PPS, All, I did post a few pictures of my hike, most from about two weeks ago. It still looks like that.

PPPS, evening update. Okay, I am officially tired and no more workouts today. I did do BodyStrikes with Ilaria. Somehow we got through 45 minutes in the blink of an eye or else an eternity of kicking, I am not sure which! It's all lower body, almost entirely kicks, squats, lunges, and the choreography is simple and clearly explained. AND my hr got up to 90% max, and I didn't even notice. I was too busy trying to keep up! Not one I'd have energy for every day, but definitely a keeper. I also squeaked in my third set of kettlebells this evening. If I'd realized what BodyStrike would be like, I probably would have saved all that energy