Push It

[Jenniferlove]

Good morning,
It's thunderstorms and pouring rain here this morning so the dogs woke me up. I didn't get a chance to post yesterday - Monday morning I did Cardio Leg blast and took a rest day on Sunday. Today will be an upper body and plank workout. I'm really hoping to get Bret's exercises in tomorrow!


Stacie,
Woo hoo! I definitely count dancing for hours a workout Glad you went out and had a good time; I love those kinds of evenings

Congratulations on your awesome purchases! It is money well spent, and spent wisely!

Good to know how tasty the cheesecake is. I'm going to have to try that! I'm also glad to hear that Tyler likes the smoothies - that's an awesome way to get nutrition into him (and you!)

Tash,
I was just wondering how different Sagi's cardio is from Cathe's. You had mentioned the planks but I didn't realize that the planks were the cardio. That sounds crazy hard!

Congratulations on your E-Z bar! I had no idea they were so inexpensive. When I get the BB program I'll also get an E-Z bar.

Glad to hear you were able to feed the geese without getting attacked! It sounds like a beautiful day. I love the name of the place; sounds very surreal.

Bret's book is very interesting; I'm looking forward to when I can actually start using his rotation but I have started a little bit of a change from the norm. I'm still trying to read through the rest of the book but I'm almost finished!

Toni,
Nice job on Cycle Max! Glad to hear that you enjoyed spinning

Sorry the girls didn't do as well as they normally do. You're right, they will learn to preform under pressure. It sounds like it was a good experience over all.

I am sorry to hear about your shoulder and I hope it feels better soon.

Heartymax,
The twins sound adorable. It's great that you were able to take them dinner and enjoy the family

Sounds like the baseball game went well!

Have a great day everyone

 

[heartymax]

Toni---You ain't playing girl. The entire Cycle Max workout the first time around.

Tasha---my legs hurt just reading about your Killer Legs workout. Then again, they hurt from STS yesterday too.

Stacie----Congrats on your new little fun things. We deserve to splurge every now and then. However,---NO more

I overslept this morning. Didn't wake up til 5:30 so by the time I got dressed and got downstairs it was 5:40. I was determined to get in my workout and I wanted it to be intensed----Oh my did I choose a good one.....DOUBLE WAVE PYRAMID. Need I say more. That 30 minutes of Hiit had me collapsed on the floor at the end.

 

[atompki1]

Today was CF. I forgot about Cathe and that blue band. Really should have started with the green one since I haven't done this workout in a while. I did manage to finish the workout though. It amazes me how much more plyo takes out of me than the low impact stuff. I am pretty pleased that I was able to do CycleMax followed by CF though. The endurance type workouts don't seem to take as much out of my legs as the heavy lift days. I think tomorrow will be something low impact and not quite as intense....not sure what yet though.

On a good note my shoulder continues to get better. I should be ready for High Reps by Friday...I'm pretty excited about that!!

HeartyMax
Good job at getting the workout in even on short time

Stacie
I'll keep you posted on my findings with CycleMax vs Ride

Jennifer
It's raining here to. Does that mean spring is finally here?? I sure hope so. I need to thaw out.

Tasha
What is an EZ Bar?

 

[TRSTACIE]

Good morning ladies! Last night was GS Chest & Tricps...we almost skipped Tris because it was getting late but we pushed through them anyway. Even though I'm tired (another bedtime past 2am), I'm glad we did the entire workout.

This morning I had a wonderful green smoothie with 1 cup of spinach, 1 banana, 1 orange, 5 or 6 strawberries, and some almond milk. Sooooo tasty! I have it sitting in the fridge here at work for a nice snack. I love that the NutriBullet has screw on lids that I can put on the containers so they travel quite nicely. I also like that everything can be tossed into the dishwasher.

My neighbor's son decided to spend the last four or five days with his friends for his birthday rather than with his mom. He leaves for a 10 day vacation on Thursday as well so that delicious cheesecake may go to waste! It's such a bummer too. I feel bad for her because it was my idea to make him a cheesecake but she said she would have made him something anyway. Has anyone here ever frozen anything made with tofu? Do you think it will keep in the freezer?

Natasha
Thanks for big Body Beast welcome!!!

I have been reading a little bit about Body Beast but I am going to change the program slightly. With my ab goal this year, I really need to cut calories -- not add them. So, I will be following the nutrition guidelines laid out here:
Body Beast is for LOSERS! | teamRIPPED. In short, we will have a 500 calorie a day deficit and have a nutritional layout of 50% Protein / 30% Carb / 20% Fat. I'm thinking that our cardio work will be metabolic conditioning workouts such as AfterBurn and Supercuts.

I actually found someone on Craigslist selling bars for pretty cheap. I need to contact them to hopefully get two curl bars ($7 a piece) and a barbell ($15) for my neighbor. They are selling the weight plates for $0.35 a pound which is a good price as well. They had quite a large listing so hopefully they still have the items I am looking for. By the way, $20 is a great deal on a curl bar! I haven't seen them for less than $30.

Sorry to hear that the Foodie Fiasco cupcakes were not good! Were they the red velvet ones?

I feel for you that Bella is such an early riser. Tyler is the same way! No matter one time he goes to bed the night before, he will nearly always wake up at his usual 6:30, 7:00 time frame. The first thing he wants in the morning is his milk so he will wake me up too!

Jennifer
Rain there too? Are you guys going to get snow too? The weather here can't seem to decide if it should be Spring or Winter. We will jump up to he 60's or 70's for a day or then and then the temperature will drop back down to the 30's and 40's and then back up again. It's been snowing on and off (with rain mixed in as well) since Sunday night.

The EZ bar is the EZ curl bar. It got two curves in it and according to the Marine, much easier on the wrists although he feels it works the muscles the same way.

HeartyMax
I applaud anyone who does the Hiit workouts -- especially first thing in the morning!

Toni
CycleMax after CF? Good gracious!!!! I'm glad to hear that you are getting good use out of your bike!

Have a great day everyone!!!!

 

[atompki1]

Forgot to mention that I did Yoga Relax last night. My back and shoulders were feeling tight. It really helped. I like that one better than Yoga Max. Those lunges held forever are killer and I'd just rather not bother Yoga Relax was more about the stretch and a couple of balance poses, which I didn't mind. I like that one and Stretch Max.

 

[toomuchjoy]

Hello Ladies,

Trying to catch up here. It's spring break here and while M is going to the YMCA for vacation fun days, it always ends up being more work for me.

Sunday: Crossfire (I really like this one!)
Monday: rest day
Tuesday: AOLHI

Not sure what's on tap for today but I better decide quick. Came home with a killer migraine yesterday. I had one of those days at work where you just don't stop. Today won't be much better but at least I got rid of the migraine!.

Natasha: Boy you're just cruising through your Body Beast rotation. Nice job!!

Stacie: I'm jealous of all your purchases. Curious...can you really not taste the spinach in the green smoothies? Everyone seems to claim that. I actually like spinach but I don't think I would like to drink spinach. Maybe I'm weird...

Toni: CF + Cyclemax? Wowie! I'm glad you're liking your spin bike...I so want one! I'm really impressed by your opinion about the cheer contest; I'm sure you're a rare parent. I hope I would also take a similar ground. Congrats to your daughter.

Jennifer: Your night out sounds fantastic! It's funny but it sounded like a night I would have had in college. Nowadays it seems that I do dinner OR comedy OR concert not all three!

Heartymax: Yay for baseball! Happy your son got to try out pitching!!!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[mini-natty]

Hello gals!

Yesterday was my rest day. I really needed it!

TMJ
Sorry to hear about the migraines . As a chronic sufferer of them, I know how sucky they are . I find drinking more water has helped me tremendously.

Toni
An EZ bar is this: Amazon.com: Apex Standard Hollow Bar Kit: Sports & Outdoors

Stacie
Thanks for the link! I'm not really following such a high calorie intake for Body Beast. I can't eat that much! I am trying to add more protein in my diet though.
The cupcakes were The Healthiest Chocolate Cupcakes. They really turned out icky . Maybe I did do something wrong -- who knows?

Jennifer
Did you try out any of Bret's exercises yet?

Heartymax
DWP is def a great choice when you want a kick butt w/o, but don't have a lot of time.

Gotta scoot! BB tomorrow

 

[TRSTACIE]

Good afternoon ladies! A crazy snow storm blew in today causing blizzard conditions. Tyler loves to listen to the weather band station in the car and there wasn't a mention at all of this storm until suddenly it was here! It's been snowing on and off all day but luckily most of it is melting shortly after it falls.

Last night was part of GS Legs...the talking happened again. . I definitely need to start bringing a timer so that we stay on track with the workouts. I also made a batch of Jaime's Cinnamon swirl protein bars and it's another good recipe! So far, I think I have liked everything I have tried from her recipe site.

Toni
Thanks for the reviews of the yoga DVDs and stretch max. I read somewhere that yoga and stretching should be part of every exercise regiment but I rarely do an entire DVD of it. I probably should though!

TMJ
I'm so sorry about the migraine. I get them too. Mine seem to be triggered by lack of sleep but they are horrible. I feel sorry for anyone who also suffers from them. I know I am always wiped out the next day after one. I hope that you are feeling better today!

I can honestly say that I don't taste the spinach in the smoothie at all. It looks a really funny green color though that has all my coworkers talking. I will say that every now and then some extremely small spinach pieces are left after blending. I think that's more due to me over filling the blending container a little. The pieces don't taste bad though, I have been filling the container about 1/2 full of greens even though the directions recommend only filling 1/3 of it which might also be the reason why I have tiny pieces of spinach.

Natasha
The calorie plan for BB is definitely crazy! I think it's design more for people who are hard gainers. I'm still looking forward to it. I was showing my neighbor the Book of Beast last night and we were both drooling over Sagi...even without the muscles he would be an extremely attractive man.

I checked out the bad recipe and she said in the comments some people had said the recipe didn't turn out. I wonder if she left something out in the post by accident.

I made some delicious chicken & spinach enchiladas from a recipe in the used diabetic cookbook I purchased on sale from the Goodwill. It was so tasty! I am planning on posting it in the recipe forum.

Have a great day!!!

 

[atompki1]

Today was Step Blast. Haven't done that one in a while. Forgot how much fun it was. So far this week I've done CycleMax, CF, and StepBlast(in that order). I think I will give me legs a break and only do the UB portion of High Reps tomorrow Then I'll finish off the week with LBB on Friday. I love that workout!! I'm glad I will get to fit it in again before STS next week.

Jasmine's birthday is tomorrow. She'll be 10 Her party is Saturday. Normally I am ready weeks early. This year I've messed around and waited until the last minute She's having a Limo Party!! I scored a 3 hour limo service for $135!! The girls will ride for the first hour, then stop for dessert at Steak N Shake, and then swing by the mall for a small shopping spree at Glitter. Glitter is a 'everything's a $1' type custom jewelry store. I'll let each girl spend approx $5. I just about have the goody bags ready. They have feather boas, glitter sun glasses, nail polish, cups(for the sparkling cider we will serve in the limo), fishnet gloves, and a ring. The idea is for them to look like movie stars while they are riding in the limo. It should be cute!! Jasmine is very excited.

Stacie
You can talk during GS Legs??? Not me....too busy trying to get all those reps in Or laughing at how many reps I didn't get in...LOL!!

TMJ
Migraines do not sound fun I hope it has gotten better.

I think I might be missing some personals. I'm beat. I'll go back tomorrow and catch up with everything

 

[heartymax]

Things are very busy at work this time of the year. I couldn't wait to get home on Tuesday only to remember my youngest had a baseball game. I dragged myself to the field. We lost the game and the boys played very different from Saturday...missing several balls and not making good judgement on a few plays. One of the parents mentioned that she noticed last year they didn't play as well on mid-week games----she wondered if they are tired from being at school all day. I believe that games like that one will help them learn and grow. The team we played was the best in the league last year. I don't think they are as strong as last year but they are still good. Anyway, after being so tired, I decided to sleep in and take a rest day yesterday. My body really needed it.

This morning was STS Chest, Shoulders and Biceps. I hate concentration curls. I just thought I would share that. I am not sure why

Toni---sounds like you have fun party planned for Jasmine.

Stacie---You may have to remind your neighbor that in order to get an effective workout, she really needs to minimize the talking. Maybe you can plan an extra 10 minutes at the end to catch up on some stuff. I know I couldn't concentrate on my workout with talking.

Gotta Run! Have a good day. The weather has been beautiful.

 

[mini-natty]

Hi fab gals

I got my Everlast gloves. Almost 2 months later for pete's sake . Unfortunately, I'm part of the stinky bunch . Hopefully the smell dissipates a bit or else I'm gonna smell like a big moth ball .

Yesterday I took a lovely 1 1/2hr walk. It was so beautiful out! My w/o was BB Build Back & Bi's. I tried to bust out 1 assisted pull-up, but no dice . I'll keep on trying though!

Toni
Can I be your daughter too? . What an awesome b-day party you have planned for Jasmine! What a lucky girl she is .
Step Blast is da' bomb!

Heartymax
I remember when I was little, I would attend a lot of my cousin's soccer and baseball games. I remember them being so much fun, but very intense. It's amazing how the parents can get so involved (some were a bit psycho if you ask me ). At the end of the day, win or lose, it's for the love of the sport, being active, having fun .
BTW, I remember you saying you hated concentration curls before. Ya, they are not my fav either.

Stacie
See, that's why I could never workout with another person! I just know I would start talking and then my w/o would go to hell in a hand-basket .
Ohhh yaaaa, Sagi is a very beautiful man . Have you seen his interview on youtube? I think you would really enjoy it!
Before you start Body Beast, there are a few things I wanted to give you a heads-up about. You can easily apply the 1RM for the exercises! For the "Build" w/o's you do 15reps, 12reps, 8 reps, 8 reps (the last 8 reps is a drop-set). Kinda like the pyramid w/o's! I have found my weight #'s have been pretty spot-on. Don't forget to print out the worksheets! They have them on the Beach Body website.

Jennifer and TMJ
HI

 

[Jenniferlove]

Good morning everyone,
Thought I'd check in and see what everyone's up to...

Tash,
Sorry that the gloves stink! PU! After 2 months I guess the *finally getting them* part helps deal with that

Pull ups are so hard, and even attempting them can make the muscles ache! We finally have a pullup bar installed above the bedroom door. Would be nice to have it in the basement but it just didn't work down there. Bret's program includes pullups (assisted and otherwise) but I haven't gotten around to trying one yet.

Stacie,
Glad you are finding the equipment for you and your neighbor - and such great prices, too!

Wow, the weather you're having is nuts! We're getting hot and cold and thunder storms and tornado warnings but we still haven't gotten any more snow since last month.

Yum, Cinnamon Swirl protein bars! You are a rock star in the kitchen! I keep wanting to make stuff but I hardly get around to it; I tend to get stuck on something for a while and then try something different when I need a change. I did finally buy some Chia seeds (ch-ch-ch-chia!) for the Lura/Bar-O-Matic bars; they are a nice change of texture and really don't have much flavor - or, at least they took on the flavors of the other flavors.

Toni,
The limo/dinner/Glitter party sounds like it will be a total blast for the girls; what a great idea! and Happy Birthing Day

Um - WOWIE is right - Cycle Max and CF?! That's fantastic! I agree with you, too, about the bike not being as taxing on the legs.

Heartymax,
Glad you got some rest, and that's a good point; hopefully the baseball boys will learn to get their game on after a long day. After all, isn't that what parenting is all about?!

If there is a biceps exercise that I plan to skip it would be the concentration curls.

TmJ,
So Sorry to hear about your migraine but glad you're feeling better today. Nice job on the exercises! I like how you went with high impact and then a low impact. Are you noticing any improvements in your cardio capacity or strength?

How fun for M to have Spring Break at the Y!

I've tried Bret's exercises:
Yesterday I did the 1st workout which was 4 exercises (3 sets/20 reps for each except for the last one:

*Between Bench squats holding a 25# weight - it's where you stand on two benches (high step toppers) and sink into a squat; the weight needs the extra space otherwise it stops you at the floor.
*Hip Thrusts with 45#
*Reverse Hypers (straight leg extensions - holding on to the bench while lifting the legs - Cathe's done these in one of her workouts, Xtrain I think);
*Clams (one set of 30 reps on each leg).

Then I did a 1/2 hour premix of Ride (#4 I believe) for some nice cardio although I was breathing pretty hard during the Glute workout.

Really seems odd to me that my buns would burn all day but let me tell ya', they really did! I didn't think the exercises would be so hard, seems kind of like the Cathe intensity that I'm used to... It really must be the combination and the multiple sets and reps.

Tuesday I did Push/Pull but I think I've grown it. I need it to have a premix where we actually repeat the sets two or three times... so that's what I found myself doing but only had enough time to repeat them twice. I'm very thankful that Cathe's DVDs are sectioned so it's easy to go back to the previous exercise. I went heavy but just still didn't really get in there well enough I guess.

I'm thinking UB trisets tomorrow along with Bret's 2nd grouping of exercises. Gotta get - have an awesome day!

 

[TRSTACIE]

Good morning ladies! Yesterday was the first 20 minutes of Athletic Training plus a portion of Slide N Glide. I had forgotten how tough that part of AT was!

Another decent snow storm is schedule to come in Sunday or Monday! I can't believe what a snowy April we have had!

Toni
Jasmine's birthday party sounds awesome! I can totally see why she is so excited! The girls are going to love it! $135 is a pretty good price too for a 3 hour party. Are you guys doing anything tonight for her actual birthday?

HeartyMax
Most of the talking happens during what should be brief rest periods or weight changes. The DVD player gets paused and then that's when the trouble starts! I do need to be better about keeping the workouts rolling...especially since I have to spend the day at work and she is able to nap during the day.

The kids probably are tired during the week and their baseball suffers. I know some days Tyler comes home just exhausted. I hope their next game goes better!

Natasha
Thanks for BB tips! I was wondering if he went to failure on any of the exercises. I am excited to start...we're being good though and waiting until we finish the current rotation.

Are you still using the Turbo Tower for pull ups? I was thinking of getting the Iron Gym Pull up bar. I like the turbo tower but it's not tall enough to do full blown pull ups. The last time I tried I could only do about three from the supine position. I was thinking that if I got the doorway one I could use the High Step to help me until I get stronger.

Sorry about the stinky gloves...maybe if you rub them down with dryer sheets that might help?

Jennifer
You're making me what to try the SnakOMatic bars! They do sound good!

I have Push/Pull but I haven't done it yet. I'll give your review in mind for the days when I want to lift but not push to the max.

TMJ
How are the workout's coming this week?

Have a fantastic Thursday!

 

[atompki1]

Today was High Reps UB only premix. I kept my weights a bit light because of my shoulder, but I still managed to fry every muscle group Those pulses and rep changes are killer!!

I've been cleaning Jasmine's room. What a mess!! I truly do no know how one little girl makes such a big mess!! Crap EVERYWHERE!! Under the bed, dresser, in the closet...and on and on I pretty much threw away everything!! If it's under the hamper in the closet she couldn't possibly be playing with it. She can earn things back little by little if she keeps the room clean with less stuff.

I'll be back tomorrow for personals...I'm beat!!

 

[heartymax]

This morning was 3 Tabatas and 15 minutes core only of HC. I have an evening event at work tonight and DS has a game tomorrow. Somewhere, Somehow---I am going to get me some rest.

Toni---DS that is about turn 15 lives in a pigsty. He cleans it up every weekend as he calls it and shuffles things around. I have been thinking about taking a day off from work and just get in there and throw away stuff and get it back organized while he's at school. I know my room is junky right now too, but I do give it a good cleaning more than he does. He is just junky!!

Stacie---AT and Slide and Glide is a tough combination.

Jennifer and Tasha--I don't think I plan to ever attempt a pull up. I'm happy just knowing that I can brag about doing a few push ups

 

[TRSTACIE]

Good morning ladies! Last night was GS Back, Shoulders, and Biceps. I upped my back weights from the last time I did that one and I got to try out my new 12's for some of the shoulder and bicep work . Since we have been doing GS, I have been thinking about some of the reviews I read about STS that said that it's just like GS. I honestly see very little similarity at all other than the fact that they are both weight workouts. I am anxious to compare STS and Body Beast. The scheduled start day is Cinco de Mayo.

Toni
I feel your pain with the messy kids! Some days I take comfort in the fact that if someone ever broke into our home they would most certainly injure themselves by tripping over something and falling. Seriously though, it's tough to work, have a super clean house, and to fit those workouts in! I hope Jasmine appreciates her cleaned room!

HeartyMax
Your story of DS reminded me of what my neighbor says about her younger son. She said that he has piles of clothes in his room -- one pile is clean and one is dirty and no one other than him knows which is which! He's 26 too!

A few pushups???? You kick some serious hiney at pushups.

Jennifer
I nearly made your SnackOMatic bars last night. It might be something that happens this weekend! Since you don't have Shakeology do you just use vanilla protein?

Have a great day everyone!!!!!

 

[mini-natty]

Hello everyone

Yesterday was an unscheduled rest day. We spent a good portion of the afternoon shopping at Costco (signed up for a membership again). We are going through so much meat & eggs, so we decided buying it in bulk would save us some $$ in the long run. After dinner, we went on a lovely walk to our new 7-11. So get this, I was waiting in line to pay for our Popsicles, when I get taunted by butter tarts, sitting amongst a midst of other delicious baked goods . I have not had a butter tart in a looonnnggg time! I decided it was time to treat myself . Oh heck ya! It was SO worth it .

My w/o today was BB Cardio + Abs (40min). I have to mention to you guys that I was able to do a few plyo push-ups on my toes! It's like a push-up, but you have to jump off the ground with your hands . Super tough! I hate to love BB cardio because 1) it is super intense 2) lots of plank exercises 3) no repetition though, which scores mega points with me . I have never been a fan of ab work (I often skip Cathe's ab sections). BB Abs however, is very doable and short, coming in at 10min. I also forgot to mention that on every workout disc, there is a few minutes of ab work at the end of the routine. Very smart idea! I guess Sagi knows that people like me o) will often skip ab work and call it a day.

Stacie
Yes, I am doing the TT for pull/chin-ups. Eventually I would like to do them like Cathe with my feet elevated off the ground . Right now I'm doing the majority in a supine position, and then in a bridge position when I get tired.
Congrats on upping your #'s! I think you'll be more than ready for your Beast rotation . I have to say, I'm already seeing some results! It's only been 2 weeks for heaven's sake . Fit44 says she also got better definition from BB than from STS. For some reason, these w/o's provide me with severe DOMS -- even more than I ever got from STS (hate to say that ). I hope you love the program as much as I do!

Jennifer
Bret's w/o's sound amazing! Happy you got some nice DOMS . BTW, did you play any music while doing the w/o?
I feel the same way about Push/Pull -- not enough reps/sets. I think it is more of an intermediate w/o.
I tried the SnackOMatic bars and they turned out sooo good . Thanks for the link to the recipe .
How is Whisper doing?

Heartymax
A few push-ups? You are being too modest my friend .
Hope you get some much needed rest.

Toni
I have a feeling Bella is going to be a very messy kid . She knows she has to clean up after she is done playing with her toys, but she'll still leave everything everywhere .

 

[Jenniferlove]

Good morning fit friends,

Yesterday morning I didn't have time to do UB along with Bret's exercises -- so today I'm doing either Burn Sets or Total Body Trisets. I'll have to look at my calendar to see which one I did last and when.

Yesterday morning's exercises:

*Single leg glute bridge, 3 sets of 20 (body weight only);
*Walking lunges, 3 sets of 10-20 each leg - starting all reps with one leg first and then all with the other leg. I started with 20# dumbbells but after the 1st set I lowered to 15lbs. I did 10 reps but the last set I pushed to 12.
*Back extension, 3 sets of 20 reps;
*Side lying abduction/leg raises, 1 set of 30 each side but I did 2 sets.

Afterwards I did HiiT 40/20 to burn fat but not deplete my muscle glycogen. The last exercise when we jump wide onto the step - I wanted to stop SO badly after the first few but I kept telling myself how bad I wanted it so I finished it, and I sucked wind like there was no tomorrow!

My buns weren't burning as much while I sat at work for the day however last night the quads, tops of the thighs, and hams were getting some DOMS which I still feel this morning

By the way, there are 3 workouts each week (A, B, and C); the first 4 weeks are the same 3 workouts. The next two 4-weeks each have their own set of 4-week exercise rotations for a 12-week rotation total. I'll go on to say that the program is extremely versatile; there are a whole lot of exercises to choose from which allows program doers to create their own rotations in the future; it just needs to follow his template (hip, glute, quad, single-leg, straight-leg, etc). Also, I'm using weights as you know but the first rotation is actually supposed to be body weight exercises... I've substituted/modified to a more appropriate exercise for my level.

Today's activities (after UB workout - priorities!) are to vacuum and Rug Doctor the basement and the stairs. With all the rain we've had the dogs have tracked in so much mud. If we only had one dog, okay, we could clean its paws before allowing it to come inside but with 3 big horse-dogs who love to run in and then up the stairs it really is easier to just clean the floors.

Then it's off to run a few errands and to a wedding. Craig's at a work function, a golf tournament, and will be home practically just in time to leave for the wedding.

Tash,
Holy Plyo Pushup! Nice job, strong woman! And you must be totally noticing more changes in your figure with all the planks that you've been doing I don't do abs very often, either because of the situp issue which is why the Hotflash workouts work well for me (planks, curlups, and standing crunches) so I've also been doing more ab work. Bret's workout C has me doing cable roations which works the core and the hips so that will work out nicely; I have a dowel thing for my tubing so it attaches between the door hinges and door which is very handy for various exercises.

By the way, in Sagi's interview (a couple weeks ago or whenever) someone named Natasha called in to ask him a question - he said he LOVES your name I meant to mention that before. I'm sure you got a kick out of that

Costco is awesome; we have a membership and actually get money back if we spend a certain dollar amount which we always do! That's where I buy my large containers of low-fat plain yogurt. I just wish they had Eggland's Best eggs there because they really do taste a lot better than regular eggs.

Anything butter sounds fantastic Glad you enjoyed your treat - you do deserve it!

Stacie,
Congratulations for upping to the 12-pounder! What a good feeling Are your muscles getting more defined?

Every part of Athletic Training is a great workout, and pairing S&G with it is a fantastic idea! I'll make a note to try that!

I'm excited for you about BB! I'm going to buy it - I just know it - but I just can't commit to it right now.

When does Tyler's least-favorite teacher start class again? Hopefully his sub will still be around so he at least has a teacher to connect to when he's feeling stressed.

You totally should make the Snack-O-Matic bars; they are sweet and so nutritious! I want to eventually try the pumpkin seeds - yum!

I hope you start getting Spring weather! Geesh! We're in the 30s right now but, but last week it was in the 80s. Glad I didn't change out my seasonal clothes yet!

Toni,
Have fun tonight with the party (or was it last night? sorry!). Are the girls getting all dressed up?

I agree - pulses are a killer! I'm sorry your shoulder is still bothering you. Is it getting any better at all?

Heartymax,
Your pushup count is awesome for sure!

TmJ,
Hello!

Have a fantastic day everyone!

 

[atompki1]

Hello everyone!! Today was HC 101 Sept. This one uses only a mat and gliders. My obliques still have a slow burn in them even now(about 4 hours later). After that I did Intensity...everything except bootcamp. Man did I need a little more rest today. That workout MOVES This is my first week of STS and I'm excited. And my shoulder is completely better, so it's a good time to start!!

I am feeling like I need to lean out a bit. I haven't been doing as much cardio so that I can spend more time on strength training, but I really feel like I need more cardio. My belly is carrying some extra fat that I would like to get rid of. The cardio and diet will help I'm sure. I'd like to be where I want to be by the time I go hiking(8 weeks). I'm sure that is enough time, but if not I'll take what I can get

Yesterday was my birthday. I spent it going to my first counseling session with DH and then having Jasmine's party. The counseling session went really well and Jasmine's party was a blast!! The girls had a really good time. But I'm beat today!!

I'm making homemade spaghetti sauce from scratch today I have no idea how this will turn out. I can already see that I will need to strain it when it's almost done. I didn't chop the green pepper small enough and I think I added too much. Oh well. Straining it out at the end shouldn't be a problem, the flavor will still be there.

Jennifer
I haven't tried HiiT 40/20 yet. I'm scare I may give it a try on my rest week from STS.

Tasha
I have often skipped core work at the end of workouts also, which is why I've moved it to the front of my workout It does take a bit out of my core for the cardio, but at least I'm getting it in!!

Stacie
You and Tasha are enabling me in terms of Body Beast!! Stop it!!! I am seriously thinking of getting it next year. My goal this year is to do every workout I owe. I have so many that I haven't done that I don't dare buy anymore this year. I still need to do RushFit. I plan to do something with that this summer after STSs and my strip to Texas. However, I don't think I will do the rotation as provided. There is just too much repetition. I will more than likely do something I put together that heavily uses RF.

HeartyMax
I hope you were able to get some rest!!

 

[Jenniferlove]

Happy Sunday!

I'm happy that we went to church this morning. We had a guest speaker who was hilarious. He talked about how fast he speaks - 250 words a minute with gusts up to 300 - I cracked up at that.

We walked the dogs and it was chilly with the wind but at least it was sunny. Then I finished the basement and stairs with the Rug Doctor. Craig's going to grill some chicken tonight and I'm making creamed cauliflower.

The wedding yesterday was fun; my friend is an older aqua aerobics instructor and just about everyone in the entire place was a friend of hers. She is their own personal coach and is very caring.

Yesterday morning I did TriSets, upper body split - it was awesome; I'm feeling it today and lovin' it

This morning I did workout C and followed it with Hotflash Core and then the Hotflash Stretch.

If you all have access to cable hip rotations - I highly recommend them. They work the obliques/core and they definitely work the glutes. I know we all have bands, and in case you don't already have a door attachment you can pick one up cheap at Sports Authority. Naturally then you can do all kinds of chest and back exercises, too... rows and cable pulls for the chest and triceps.

Happy Birthday, Toni!
Glad the party was so much fun, and that the session with DH went so well
I hope you give 40/20 a try soon; you'll like it - it's intense, and you can always go slower; I know I do on a couple of the intervals.

When Craig makes spaghetti sauce he leaves off the cover and lets the water boil out; I wonder if that would help? You're making me hungry, though!

Tash,
Whisper is doing fine - in fact he was running laps the other day and it was so fun to see him having so much fun Then he started holding up his foot But he's back to normal today - just not running laps... only straight up/down the fence. Thanks for asking

I do listen to music when doing Bret's exercises but in the basement I don't have PC access for Songza I do have some workout music CDs that I listen to which are decent.

How was Mark's birthday?!

Gonna split - have a great evening!