Strength in Numbers

Penguin How nice that your hubbies boss gave him the rest of the day off. WTH is he supposed to do if he doesn't know what time to be at the airport for his flight?! That is crazy! Has he heard any more about the possible new position? I hope that works out for him. What did you end up doing for fun? I know how that is when you think you post and then it isn't there. I think sometimes I forget to hit the post key. Either that or my computer eats it.....;):rolleyes: Sooooooo....how was tabatacise????? I haven't tried that one yet! That was a good idea making the individual covers for the dvds. I like having them in one box, but I know a lot of people were asking to get individual packages for theirs on the forums when the LI series came out.

Cheryl Great job on yoga, crossfire and ESPECIALLY your fitness marathon. WOW! TB and that long long walk! I hope today is a rest day for you! That is awesome! What a great way to start the new year!

Kelly WELCOME!!! We are happy to have you here and hope that we can support you to your goals! Aiden is absolutely adorable, wow! I bet he keeps you busy too, that is a pretty active age! Definitely don't try to overdo it with the workouts at first...work your way up. Cathe is a tough one to do even if you have been working out regularly! I am 51 and married with 3 great step children (16,18, and 20 yo), 2 cats and 3 outdoor cats that have adopted us over the course of the last year or so. We live in North Carolina. I have been doing mostly Cathe workouts since I stopped going to the gym at least 8-9 years ago. Will you be starting a rotation? For me, the rotations are really nice because I don't have to think about what workout to do. It seems like such a small thing but makes a huge difference for some reason! This is a great group of ladies and I look forward to getting to know you!

Janie Great job on your walk on the beach with Rolly and Joey. Our beach walk was sunny and cold too. It was also kind've windy so I had the gloves and hat on along with my winter coat too. New Years Day was much warmer, about 60 degrees, but rainy most of the day. We had brunch at the beach and then packed up and headed home. Please take care of the arm when you start up your XTrain rotation!!!

This morning I did intensity and core workout #2 from Xtrain. I had been putting off Intensity for the last week and decided I needed to just do it. The core workout was tough wow. She just kept going and going! I am still working on my 1 RM testing getting ready to start the 90 day XTrain rotation on Monday. Today is back to work...UGH....so hard after 2 1/2 weeks off. The fills have to be paid though don't they?! Happy New Year, here's to a great 2013!

Pam
 
This morning I tried really hard to wake up early and work out. I just couldn’t do it. I was so “excited” about going back to work after a week off that I just couldn’t sleep well and when the alarm went off at 3:30, I whimpered and then pulled the covers over my head and went back to sleep until 5. I will try again tomorrow.

Penguin Yea on getting XTrain! I haven’t gotten mine yet. Hopefully, it will be in the mailbox when I get off work tonight. I did get the downloads so I have been watching some of the workouts and am so excited. Great job on Tabatacise! Did you do the whole thing? Was it as fun as the tabatas in CF and TTM?

Pam Great job on XT Cardio Legs! That one looks like fun. I am hoping to start the 90 day with LIS on Sunday. Great job on Intensity and Core work #2 from XT! You did much better than me today and you had a longer time off. You are so good to do the 1RM testing too. I did it for STS but it was so tedious and boring, I can’t bring myself to do it again. Plus, I found that sometimes what I could lift during the testing was much heavier than what I could do during the workouts and I just ended up having to adjust anyway.

Cheryl Great job on yoga on Sunday and CrossFire on Monday after work! Wow! Turbo Barre plus a 14-15 mile walk!?! You were a machine that day! Burning those calories is an understatement. I think you incinerated them. I hope you are able to walk today!

Kelly Great to meet you and we are glad you chose to join us in our check-in! Your little boy is such a cutie pie and I love the name (I had earmarked that name for any boy child I may have after watching a movie with Aidan Quinn in it). I too am 32 years old. No kids but I have two extremely spoiled dogs. I have been working out with Cathe for about 2 ½ years now but had to significantly slow down the last 8 weeks because I broke my foot on November 8. I am hopeful to be cleared to working out again this weekend and it will definitely be slow going for me to get back into full swing.

Janie Great job on your 30 minute walk with Joey and Rolly! How exciting to get XTrain! I hope your tennis elbow is all cleared up and you rock that 30 day rotation. I know what you mean about so many DVDs. I think I am going to do the 90 day with LIS rotation but I am not sure I will follow it to a T. I may get antsy and sub in some other DVDs after awhile!

Have a great day!
 
I thought Tabatacise was very much like the Triple Tabata premix of Crossfire. I did all 5 sections but I did them low impact, but I was still huffing and puffing at the end. I did miss some cues from Cathe because of the vocals in the music. I can't say I'm a fan, I'd rather her voice than the vocals, this is why I buy her DVDs. If I want to listen to music I can do that anytime. That 10 second rest goes by fast!

Hubby is on his way to the airport from work, they finally got around to telling him what was going on, but I don't have any of the details yet. He's supposed to be back on the 6th is all I know and they may have changed that by now. :mad:

I need to knead my bread and do either Burnsets or Supercuts, I'm not sure which anymore. I looked them both up, decided and now i'm confused again. sigh

Pam, we actually didn't do much fun, more things that had to be done before he left. He went to visit his family, his dad is okay healthwise but very weak and spends most of his time in bed. We think Hubby will have a postiton at the corperate office, but since they have changed their minds so much we aren't counting on it. No other offers however.
 
All of a sudden Grandma will be baby sitting one of my grandson's. We intercommunicated and it's tonight instead of this weekend. I'll be having him around for a few nights. Exercises will have to be postponed. I can start them on Mon. I am watching what I eat, so that's good. Had to fillings today without any pain shots. It its so cool what they can do now technology wise. I'll have three more done next month. Who even knew I had tooth decay. Wow.

Pam, Great job on Intensity and core #2 from XTrain. Good for you. I should do my 1 RM and get it done before Mon.

Janie Great job on your 30 minute walk with Joey and Rolly! How exciting to get XTrain! I hope your tennis elbow is all cleared up and you rock that 30 day rotation. I know what you mean about so many DVDs. I think I am going to do the 90 day with LIS rotation but I am not sure I will follow it to a T. I may get antsy and sub in some other DVDs after awhile!

Julie, I had days like that too. Don't worry, they are not going anywhere and neither are you. LOL It's OK. This little sitting mishap gives me an extra few days too, to help with my Tennis Elbow. I still feel twinges of it.

Penquin, Great job on all low impact Tabatacise. All you did was modify, that is key in my book. At least until you can improve. Great job on Supercuts. It's your workout and you can sub anything with your exercises. You have to like it in order for the exercises to work.

Take care,

Janie
 
Kelly Welcome to our check in, we don't mind a newbie at all. Aiden is such a cutie. Don't worry about it being slow going, that is the safe way to do it and also the best way to keep the weight off. Losing 40 pounds is doable and we can all work together to reach our goals. I have been working out with Cathe for about 15 years now and just love her workouts. I am 52 years old and live in Vancouver Canada and just got certified as a personal trainer. Looking forward to chatting with you more.

Janie Good job on your walk on the beach with Joey and Rolly. Lucky you to get XTrain too. It is probably at least another week or two until I get mine. Listen to your body, you don't want your tennis elbow to come back. Yes the mileage we did yesterday was just over a half marathon :eek:. Enjoy babysitting your grandson. I am sure you will get exercise chasing after him.

Pam It was a rest day for me today. It was a great way to start the New Year even a little CRAZY :D. Good job on Intensity and the core work from XTrain. It is tough going back to work even after 2 days off. It is a weird week because today felt like Monday.

Julie It is so hard to get up that early after you have been off for a while. I think whimpering and pulling the covers back over your head was the best solution :p. It takes a while to get back into the swing of things.

Penguin Way to go on Tabatacise. Good for you in listening to your body and doing them low impact. And low impact doesn't necessary mean easier either as you were still huffing and puffing at the end. Good job on doing your Supercuts premix.

Well my legs were pretty sore today. I could barely walk and high heels were not happening either. So needless to say today was a day off for me. I should be able to get back at it tomorrow.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
Julie Oh, I soooo wanted to wimper and pull the covers up over my head yesterday morning but I pushed my butt out of bed since I already ahd 2 days off this week. Of course my pushing myself up is at 5:30, not 3:30!! Well the good thing about the 1 RM testing with XTRain is that there are a LOT fewer to do so it's not so bad. Even though some of mine needed to be adjusted for STS, I really liked having the workout card and having an idea for a starting point, and I made changes on the card as needed so that I knew the next time what changes I needed to make. The workout manager doesn't have a lot of the exercises in it yet though, so those won't be on my exercise cards yet :confused:

Penguin I'm looking forward to trying tabatacise. I'm not sure when that will be, maybe sometime next week. That is crazy that your hubby got such short notice on getting to the airport :(. Makes it hard to plan. And not knowing for sure when he will be coming home must be frustrating too :mad:
I haven't previewed supercuts, but it sounds MMAish so I haven't been excited about that one. I hate the tubing too!

Janie Well I bet that will be fun having your grandson around for a few days, and it can't hurt to rest that arm a little longer either. Wow, no pain shots and no pain with your fillings?! I need to find out how they do that! I guess that means you weren't walking around with a numb mouth and drooling everywhere for a couple of hours afterward too!! How cool! I'm thinking that today is the day that Joey finds out about his skin cancer, is that right, or was it the 6th? Still thinking about you guys and praying for the best.

Cheryl Well the one good thing this week with work is that at least it is a short week. We had a terrible commute this morning because there was an accident and the traffic was at a complete standstill. Quite the welcome back to reality! I'm glad you took a rest day yesterday after your crazy good start to the New Year! I hope that your legs are feeling better today.

This morning I did Mindy Mylrea Action packed. It's a 40 minute step workout and then I did some more of my 1 RM tests. The ones that I have left to do aren't in the 1 RM calculator and some of them are moves that I don't recognize, so I will have to find them on the dvds to see what to do for those. I was amazed at how SLOWLY the day went by yesterday, what a difference from the vacation days :( Hopefully my head will be a little more into it today. Have a great day ladies!

Pam
 
Yesterday I got my XTrain DVDs so I had much motivation to get up and do Ride this morning. It was fun. A little different from Cycle Max. I really like the countdown timer for each section. It made me push through. It does include more hover jumps which I absolutely hate but I did them anyway.

Penguin Great job on Supercuts! That one looks like fun! I’m kind of the same way on vocals in music. Not having the vocals makes Cathe much easier to hear. Although I do like vocals after I have learned the routine. Like in Bodymax 2 and Low Impact Circuit, I love signing along to the music but I am pretty comfortable with the moves. It is almost like she needs to have an instrumental music option instead of the no music option.

Janie Well that sounds like fun, having your grandson stay with you for a few days. Oh dental work is not fun but if they can do it without shots maybe that would make it better. I hope the extra time heals your elbow up.

Cheryl Good for you for letting your poor, poor legs rest up. They probably were whimpering at you. I haven’t worn heels in almost a year but I do remember trying to wear them when my legs were on Fire from some Cathe torturous leg work out the day before.

Pam Great jobo n MM Action Packed! I think I saw Cathe post a reply to someone saying the workout cards wouldn’t be ready until next week. I did see there were a lot fewer 1RM tests to do. That will probably help keep it less tedious. Are you thinking of Hard Strikes as the MMAish looking one. I thought Supercuts looked more like Afterburn/CrossFire.

Have a great day!
 
The only time to do exercises is when Adrian is not here. He is such a handful. Down Syndrome is very challenging. I wish sometimes I could know what he's thinking. He is going on 4 but in the terrible two's stage. Lordy Lordy he's into everything. LOL:confused:

This is the day that Joey gets his skin cancer cut out and to find out what the other cancer sores are and if it is treatable by cutting them out. Lots of prayers for him couldn't hurt. Please?

Cheryl, Thank you for your advice. I really wasn't sure to start yet because of my Tennis Elbow. I can still feel twinges so these extra days will be good. Do enjoy your rest day after that very long walk. Maybe even two days? Very proud of you, not sure if I could do that.

Janie Well I bet that will be fun having your grandson around for a few days, and it can't hurt to rest that arm a little longer either. Wow, no pain shots and no pain with your fillings?! I need to find out how they do that! I guess that means you weren't walking around with a numb mouth and drooling everywhere for a couple of hours afterward too!! How cool! I'm thinking that today is the day that Joey finds out about his skin cancer, is that right, or was it the 6th? Still thinking about you guys and praying for the best.

Pam, Yes, today is the day that Joey goes to surgery and have his skin cancer cut out. I will know more about his questionable cancer when he gets home today sometime. I'm hoping they are able to get it all out. I'm a nervous wreck. You are an amazing friend to remember such a thing about Joey's appt. for cancer today. I've got fingers, toes and eyes crossed, and lots of prayers for my man today. It helps to have a little one around so I don't constantly think about it.

Julie, Great job on Ride today. Sounds challenging. I hope the extra time will heal the Tennis Elbow too. We'll see.

Take care everyone, love you guy,

Janie
 
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Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm so looking forward to getting back into the swing of working out. I agree - Cathe is very tough; there will be a lot of modifications as well as using other DVD's (probably The FIRM) and well as the treadmill until I get better. I just really like Cathe's choreography. We're going through a rough spot with Aiden (and if you see me refer to a Monkey, this is his nickname lol) and his sleep. We're halfway through a round of antibiotics for a double ear infection and his sleep has just gone to pot. He has lost his appetite so he's not eating as much which is making him wake in the middle of the night for a bottle - and then waking up at 4:30/5:00 and not wanting to go back to sleep. We did get a good stretch from him last night so I'm hoping it will work itself out soon - mama's tired lol
I'll try and do some personal responses later, I'm on the app on my phone and can't see previous posts. Hope you are having a great day!
 
I've decided to join this Biggest Loser competition at work... $40 to join - $20 goes in the pot and $2 for each of the 10 weeks. If you lose weight you get $2 back. Then at the end, if you lose at least 6% of your starting weight, you get a share of the pot. Money can be a great motivator lolol
 
UPDATE: All cancer was successfully cut out of Joey. We are in 7th heaven! Thank you all for your prayers and positive vibes our way. It was so appreciated. YaaHOO!

Kelly, I still use the firm. I never tire of them especially when you aren't felling 100 percent. My daughters nick name is Monkey. LOL Hope he feels better soon, poor little guy. Good for you in joining groups to help out with your goals.

Take care everyone,

Janie
 
Julie Hooray for getting your XTrain dvds. I didn't end up getting Ride, but now I'm wishing that I had. Even though I've only done Cycle Max a few times, the cycling can be a nice way to change things up when they are getting stale. I guess that is something for the birthday wish list ;) Great job on doing Ride with all of those hover jumps! Oh yes, hard Strikes is the MMAish one, you're right. I'm glad to hear that Supercuts is similar to AB and CF as I love those workouts!! Thanks for the info about the workout cards!

Janie Oh boy, it sounds like you do have your hands full. I'm sure you are enjoying your time with Adrian, but I bet you will be ready to send him home :D;) That is the good thing about being a grandparent! CONGRATULATIONS on your good news from the Dr!!!!! I am so happy to hear that. I'm sure that the waiting was torture so it's so nice to know and especially for the news to be positive. What a relief! Time to do the happy dance!

Kelly The FIRM workouts are what got me into working out. I only have the old original ones but still love them. I haven't done any in quite awhile though since I only have them on VHS and our VHS player no longer works :( I tried to copy them to dvd but they have some blocking software on them to prevent copying so I couldn't. Oh well....I have to agree with you though that cathe has great choreography and she has such a nice variety of workouts that it is easy to get in a Cathe rut! Oh no, sorry to hear about Aiden's sleeping troubles. That would make for a long day for you! I hope he is back to a normal schedule soon! I love the nickname!
The Biggest Loser competition sounds like fun. I think it makes it a little easier when you are not trying to do it alone and have other people to commiserate with! :D Of course a little $$ never hurts either! :p

This morning for me was Crossfire + core and then a couple of the 1 RM tests for XTrain. I may try to get a couple more done today, I have 10 more to do and I'm planning to start the 90 day undulating rotation on Monday. I'm a little worried about repetition, but like Julie said I'll just make substitutions if I start getting bored. I'm looking forward to having new workouts to do though! Happy Friday everyone, I wish all work weeks were only 3 days! :D

Pam
 
This morning I got to sleep in an hour plus still got to workout. I had my last doctor’s appointment for my broken foot this morning so I didn’t have to leave my house until an hour and a half later than usual. I decided to do Cycle Max and because I had the extra time, I did the extreme premix which actually goes by fairly fast. I also found out from the doctor today that I am clear to wear regular shoes and do any form of exercise I am comfortable with. He did add that I should ease back into high impact and heavy standing weights. So looks like I will be good to start XTrain LIS on Sunday.

Janie That’s great news about Joey’s cancer! I am so thrilled for both of you. It would be nice to know what kids/babies/pets are thinking. I hope you are still enjoying your little handful of fun!

Kelly Oh, poor Aiden with his ear infection. And of course, no fun for you either. I hope he gets better soon. The biggest loser contest sounds like a good plan to keep you motivated.

Pam Great job on CrossFire + core plus more 1RM testing! I previewed Supercuts and it looks like a lot of fun. There are no repeats except when you have to repeat on the other side and those are only a few. I think it will be a favorite for sure. Ride is good but it is similar to Cycle Max but yet different enough that I don’t feel I wasted money getting it. It will be nice to have more than one Cathe spinning to work out to.

Have a wonderful day!
 
Janie, that's wonderful news about Joey!

Julie, good news about your foot! I love the idea of a 'no vocals' option!

Pam, I haven't even looked at the rotations, I'm just in the trying out the workouts stage. I'm not sure I would be happy doing a planned rotation when I just found one that works with my weird schedule.

Kelly, I modify a lot of Cathe's workouts for low impact and I can't 'go to the floor' for planks or pushups in the middle of a cardio workout or my head spins and I black out, so while I love Cathe I change a lot of things but can still enjoy her workouts.

Cheryl, I hope you legs are better today.

My parents took me out to lunch and more shopping, since Hubby is gone. I bought some groceries and a skien of yarn that was 50% off. I plan to get on the dreadmill later and try out my DVD player.
 
Need to run and play with Adrian, but wanted to post this. It's my daughter tangled. LOL I call it "Monique".

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Will catch up with posting later tonight.

Janie
 
I did 25min watching Tracey's Walking Strong on the dreadmill then got bored and switched to Cathe's All Out HIIT ~ TS floor premix at 22min.

Today, my parents took me out to lunch again and more shopping, since Hubby is gone. I bought some groceries and a skein of yarn that was 50% off.

I still have some chores around the house, but I can relax now, lol.

Janie, how beautiful she is! Great job
 
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