Hi Cathletes,
Hope all is well!
My dad's okay but I spent Thursday-Tuesday at the hospital (and of course a little bit of being at the office for work). He had GI bleeding from his lower small intestines. After all the testing the doctors still don't know what's up. Since the bleeding stopped and his blood work came back stable they let him go home but he's on a *no roughage* diet. He's taking it seriously which makes me happy
He says he feels fine other than being a little tired so he is making sure he gets more rest. You may remember that he moved himself (no help from movers) from Montana back to Missouri and had to make 3 separate trips. Anyway, we had his dog while he was at the hospital and luckily his neighbor watched over his cat.
I did P90X3 Pilates and Yoga last Sunday; different for sure. Not thinking the Yoga is of any benefit since the poses aren't held long enough for any flexibility gains, it's more like a power yoga that just go though the moves. Not that it's not challenging but it's not what I prefer out of Yoga (now that I'm finally doing it regularly).
The Pilates was also challenging; non-traditional moves for sure, and the traditional moves had added challenges. I liked it.
Friday I did Eccentric Upper but I had to do it 2 times in a row in order to really feel *worked out.* 2 days later (today) I feel a little bit of DOMS in my lats. It was a well-balanced workout with unique moves and it had lots of pullups/chinups and pushups between triceps and biceps. I liked it but I didn't feel it as much as I do Gym Styles, Slow and Heavy, or Burnsets so I probably won't do that one again.
During the week I also did Strong Curves Glutes with the stability ball and floor work of Great Glutes, I also did Burnsets, 40/20 HiiT, Intensity with 3 risers, and Yoga Relax.
Today I was a little short on time but I did GS Back and Shoulders + 3 alternating sets of barbell hip thrusts and goblet squats.
I heard that the Supersets premix (double upper or super super sets or something like that) is really good and about an hour; I will give that one a try next week. That's a DVD I feel I've outgrown but I've never tried that premix.
Also, the Double Upper premix from Body Max 2 is good if you're looking for something different.
Tomorrow will be a rest day - I have to drive over 4 hours to Indiana for a work caucus. Luckily it's only for one night. I have to leave around 6am to get to Indy by 11 -- which is actually noon Indy time.
We have some squash growing out of their flowers; very glad for that. And we have a green tomato already!
Nancy,
Thanks for the tip about Pyramid Combo!
Glad your weekend was so awesome and the humidity was so low. I love low-humidity!
I haven't done the extended stretch from STS; I have M2 so I should at least try the stretch. I do think the Yoga has made a big difference for me and making time for the extended stretch would be a bonus for sure. I can tell you for sure that Yoga Max has helped my flexibility! I've improved a little bit on my balance.
I plan to order Pi-Yo from Beachbody when it comes out towards the end of June... still stoked about Cathe's Ripped with HiiT!
Heartymax,
Good deal that the next run felt better!
Glad to hear your days off were nice; you sure deserve them that's for sure. You are such a busy mom! I'm so impressed that you still make time for your workouts.
Glad baseball is going so well!
Stacie
'Sup? Anything new with anything?
Have a great evening/week; I best get... gotta get packed so I'm ready to hit the road at 6am.
