Pentagenarians & Beyond: W/B 7/18

traildoggie, they are similar to triceps pushups. you start in a side plank, either on knees or feet. keeping your hips as stacked as possible, you put your other hand on the floor and pushup. it is very hard, and it works the triceps and core. i was glad i only had to do 6! they are tuff.
yesterday i did cardio power of something like that. it is the cardio on 4-day split from KB & BC. unfortunately my darling grandkids scratched my dvd and it kept sticking. that makes me crazy. i can't stand stopping when i'm working out.
have a great weekend. :)
 
cathy, those sound seriously tough!. I have trouble keeping hips stacked, and then a pushup? I'll think about that for a while.
I'm struggling with narrow stance pushups. I had posted a question about them on Ask Cathe a long time ago and I still struggle with the position. I don't know if it's the angle of shoulders to wrist or what, but I can't keep my elbows in and lower myself. I know my triceps are strong, and I can do a fair number of normal and wide pushups but the narrow stance defeats me. my arms will not bend in that position. scapulae are squeezed together , but to go down, elbows must go out. I must be doing something wrong. my yoga instructor has been working on this with me. I don't think it has a bit to do with strength because I'm WAY stronger than anyone else there and no one else seems to have this problem.

Took a real light day yesterday, stationary bike for 15 min, coremax #2, and 10 minutes on the treadmill. today we did a 25 mile bike ride in respectable time. not sure about tomorrow. weather is lovely here but EVERYONE and his brother is taking advantage of it and it's busy.

Josie, great pics! wow, there are lots of them.

Deb.. hot, humid, and evening besides? Naw, that's time for a cold soda!
 
here is what i did today along w/parts of total body shaping mix. and old firm.



1. Heavy Squats: Watch those knees, keep them over your ankles. Keep your weight in your heels and send your butt back. Squeeze your cheeks together at the top and make sure you don't throw your hips forward. 12 reps please!
2. Power Squats: Beginners, you stay in a squat and lift up on your toes for a little "bump." Advanced folks, JUMP! Use those legs, bring your arms up overhead, and land softly. 12 reps!
3. Dip RIGHT: Keep your right foot still, knee behind your toe, and weight in your heel. Feel your butt just burn! 12 reps...
4. Romanian Dead Lift: Shave those legs with the weights! Keep the weights close, hinge from your hips, and send that butt WAAAAAY back! Your hamstrings are working here. Again, 12 reps...
5. Running Man Hop: Take your left leg back and hinge forward, then hop straight up bringing your left knee up. Beginners, keep this grounded! 12 reps!
6. Dip LEFT: Keep your left foot still, knee behind your toe, and weight in your heel. Feel your butt just burn! 12 reps...
7. Romanian Dead Lift: Shave those legs with the weights! Keep the weights close, hinge from your hips, and send that butt WAAAAAY back! Your hamstrings are working here. Again, 12 reps...
8. Running Man Hop: Take your right leg back and hinge forward, then hop straight up bringing your right knee up. Beginners, keep this grounded! 12 reps!
9. Heavy Plié: Your toes and knees are turned out here. Make sure you squeeze those inner thighs together at the top! 12 reps!
10. Power Plié: Start with a plié squat and bring your right foot in, step your right foot back out to plié and then bring your left foot in. Stay here if you are a beginner OR jump and click your heels in the center! 12 reps!

REPEAT a TOTAL of 3 TIME

tomorrow is supposed to be a 40m interval, but i don't get that considering i did weights today.
 
Good evening all,

Cathy I can't get over how much you do.

I am in St Louis, MO We have been having record heat. The house is air conditioned or I would move.:D We have a new treadmill that they put together in the pool area and I'm not sure I can get it through the door to the house. I have plenty of dvd's anyway.

I got up at 2pm and then went back to bed at 3pm and just now got up again at 8.

Sore throat is better but now it is a cough and just TIRED. How can you sleep all night and all day and still be tired?

Joan
 
Joan, when you're sick with something, no matter what, I think sleep is the best thing you can do. It will help you get over anything much faster. whenever I've had to 'soldier on" with a virus, it always lasts longer than if I go home and go to bed and get some sleep.

Deb, forgot to answer you about the plyo legs. last time thru I did several plyo workouts. they were tough, but I am not skipping squats/lunges for 4 weeks or the next time I do them it will be 4 days of misery. when we are biking and hiking as much as we are right now the plyo legs may not get worked in. I can't do them, plus squats/lunges or I'll be too tired to bike/ hike, and those are seasonal. gotta do them now. plyo I can do in december when it's raining out. I didn't get sore from plyo but it was tough from a cardiovascular standpoint.
 
actually joan, i don't really feel like i do that much. it was only about a 50m workout, altogether. some of cathe's are way longer and harder than that. and today , i did tracie's back up and it was 56m. i try to do extra when i can, cuz there are days i'm cut real short, if the kids come over or something.


dern, i've have not been following my WW regimen and feel like i have gained a few lbs. feel like a pig. i ate out 2x today. dum, dum, dum! gotta do better. my dil is pregnant and can't do WW so i have kinda slipped w/out her to do it with.
 
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