Strength in Numbers

Saturday DH and I had fun sitting in the mechanic’s shop for 2 hours while some work got done on his car. Then we ran several errands and got most of the Christmas shopping done. After getting home, I was lazy the rest of the night. Sunday I did Get Glutes. Then it was lazy time the rest of the day. This morning was X52 (with extra breaks because man that one is still hard)!

Janie I hope your back and foot are feeling better. Sorry I didn’t get you my address until today. I think I may have gotten my energy back but my back is still sore. It was feeling good Sunday morning but then I must have aggravated it again during my workout.

Cheryl Oh I am sorry about the low energy. I think mine was due to giving blood last week and never really recuperating from it. I think the weekend helped me get back on track. We’ll see as the week goes along though. Great job on STS disc 1! The amount of pushups in meso 1 is what keeps me away. I don’t know what kind of shoes those are but that is one heck of a deal!

Pam Great job on Supercuts on Saturday and AOLIH + Core 1 this morning! You did have a busy weekend. All work and no play huh? Well at least you have everything done except the finishing touches. I hope you don’t have to put in an all weekend work fest again. Hmmm…I thought grip strength was the same thing as forearm strength? In that if your forearms were weak you wouldn’t be able to grip anything.

Have a great day!
 
I'm thinking since my foot is still a little sore and my back is so much better but still feel twinges, that I will wait until after Christmas to start all over again. STS from the beginning. I'll keep track of all your doings though. LOL:)

Pam, Wow lots of fun parties! And a very busy woman at work. I'm so impressed. Great job on Supercuts on Sat morning and the walking lunges and icebreakers. LOL Whew! Hope you had a good rest day. And great job on today's AOLIH and the addition of Core #1.

Julie, Having fun at the mechanic's shop for 2 hrs sounds well, heavenly with your honey. Great job for getting most of the shopping done for Christmas. Great job on Sun doing Get Glutes and for this mornings X52 and the addition of extra breaks. You are very wise. Careful with your back.

Have a good one everyone,

Janie
 
Julie Oh yuck, I hate sitting around waiting, but nice that you were together at least. Wow, you have most of your Christmas shopping done???? I am SOOO envious, I hardly have any done. Great job on GG on Sunday and X52!!! on Monday! Not quite no play last weekend, we had 2 parties in there too. This weekend should be much calmer. At the moment we have no plans and I don't expect to be working all weekend. I do have to fly to Austin on Sunday for the week though :( That is why I'm so busy right now, getting ready for that. OK, I guess you are right that grip strength and forearm strength are basically the same thing.....:eek:

Janie I must say I was a bit relieved when you said that you are going to wait longer to re-start your STS rotation. I don't want to see you getting seriously injured. So much better to wait until your back is good and ready!! Uh oh, just realized I hadn't sent you my address like I said yesterday, I'll try to remember to do that as soon as I finish TODAY!!!

Well this morning I did Rockout Knockout with the Heavy bag bonus again. I thought it was strange that Cathe put the same workout in the rotation twice so close together. Then I went to mark it off in Workout Manager and saw that I was Supposed[/B] to do Hard Strikes with the heavy bag bonus! OOOPs! :eek: I looked at it and just had Rockout Knockout in my head. Oh well, I like that one better anyway, Things are starting to calm down a little at work so I am getting ready to knock off for the day. Have a great evening everyone.

Pam
 
In to see how all of you are doing.

Pam, Thank you for your support on my decision. Great job on Rockout Knockout with the heavy bag bonus. I love this one! Nice to hear things have calmed down at work.

Have a good one,

Janie
 
So sorry about not posting. Work has been crazy. I finally decided today I needed to post right away or it might not happen again. Tuesday I did Ride, Wednesday I did Get Glutes and added on farmer’s walks and extra back work. This morning I did Cardio Supersets + Step premix. Maggie was having coughing fits again last night. I think it might be because it is dry in our house. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good humidifier? We had an Air-o-Swiss but got rid of it because it would leave a white dust all over our house.

Janie I think that is a good plan to rest up the next few weeks. When it is time, your mind and body will be ready to get back at.

Pam Great job on RK + heavy bag! I have never tried the heavy bag in HS or RK. I like the one in MMA Boxing. We only have one gift left to get. We forgot about DH’s sister’s boy she just had in May. Oops!

Have a great day!
 
Janie I'm glad that you are still going to be checking in with us while you are healing. Please We would miss you terribly if you didn't!

Julie Don't worry about not posting. I wasn't able to yesterday either. Sometimes life gets in the way! Great job on Ride, Get Glutes, farmer’s walks and extra back work and Cardio Supersets + Step premix. Wow! Oh no, sorry to hear that Maggie is coughing. Sorry I can't make any humidifier recommendations, I have never used one. Maybe you can search on amazon and see which ones have good reviews....? I don't usually do the veavy bag bonuses since I don't have a bag, but the one in RK is really fun. Oh, I was just thinking that I can't forget about my niece's new baby for Christmas when I read this!

Yesterday I didn't get a chance to post because I was busy from the minute I got to work until the minute I left. I had to leave early to pick up my SIL at the airport. She flew down to drive back with her daughter who is going to UNC Wilmington. Then we met my other SIL and niece and her boyfriend for dinner. Yesterday morning was PUB for me. I didn't do the core first, but I did do a better job with the planks and pikes. Usually when the pikes start killing me I stop and rest. This time I alternated the knee in version with the pike version. I was pretty happy, I was able to make it through the whole segment that way. I felt a lot better about not sitting there resting! This morning was supposed to be Lean Legs and Abs, but I felt like doing more of a cardio workout AND I have plyo legs on the calendar for tomorrow. So I did Step Blast and the abs from LLA. It was a lot of fun. OK, back to work for me. Take care.

Pam
 
Joey is buying me a 61 key keyboard for Christmas. I mentioned I've been wanting to play piano for ever and now it looks like I'm getting one for Christmas. Yea! I can't wait! Haven't played piano at all and looking forward to learning it.

Julie, Great job on Tues. Ride, Wedn. Get Glutes and the added Farmers walks and extra back work. And for this mornings Cardio Supersets and Step premix.

Pam, I couldn't stand not posting here as well, I'd miss you all so very much! Glad you would miss me. LOL Makes me feel good. You sound so busy with family. Great job on yesterday's PUB. Great job on pikes and planks. And for today's Step Blast and abs from LLA.

Take care,

Janie
 
Janie How exciting that you are going to learn to play the keyboard. Will you take lessons? I used to play the piano but never play anymore. Maybe one of these days I will try again.....I'm way too busy right now at work and then with all of the other stuff and trying to get ready for Christmas I am major stressed! I just hope I can get a LOT of shopping done this weekend since I'm gone all week next week. :confused:

This morning wasplyo legs disc 32. It's the one with no 1/2 turn jumps :D but it does have those blasted one-legged burpees :confused: I'm not sure which I hate more. I would say I'm glad it's Friday, but I still have so much work to do I wish there were a few more days this week! I can't work all weekend this weekend because I really need to get some Christmas shopping done. Wish me luck!!!!
Pam
 
This morning I did Get Glutes then I tacked on 40/20. I had to stop some of the rounds a few seconds early but I didn’t have to take an extra breaks . So I am a little excited and a little nervous but I signed up for the Chicago RT! DH is not sure whether he is going to go with me since I won’t get to spend much time with him. Not sure how I feel about rooming with someone else.

Janie That is so sweet of Joey to do that! I bet you will have a blast learning to play and given your other creative talents I have seen I bet you will pick it up in no time flat.

Pam Great job on PUB and doing better on the pikes/knee ins which are the toughest in my opinion! Great job on SB + LLA abs! Great job on plyo legs! Yea no ½ turn jumps! I would rather do the 1 legged burpees I think. I say that now but if I was doing the actual workout I may say the opposite. Good luck getting everything done this weekend. I am sure you will be fine!

Have a great day!
 
What a week. Sorry that I haven't posted but I have been so tired that I haven't even really been on the computer. Monday we didn't have any heat at work. They made us hang around for 6 hours before they let us go home. I had to try to work at my desk in a scarf and coat, not very productive. Then it took hours when I got home to finally warm up. I went to bed early because I felt really crappy. Then Tuesday it was still cold at work in the morning but at least it started to warm up by around 10am. Still didn't feel that great when I got home so another evening of going to bed early. Wednesday was grocery shopping and Thursday I went out with my team at work for Christmas. I took today off from work and finally got a workout in. I did PRS #2 timesaver workout. Since I didn't workout all week I decided to not go all out.

All of you have been doing well with your workouts. Hopefully I can be back into the swing of things.

Cheryl
 
Took Rolly in to get his nails clipped yesterday. He is so much happier. So excited abut the keyboard! Should get it before Christmas. Getting a space ready for it to play. Also getting sheet music for one day to play. Halleluiah, Gravity, Joey's and my favorite Somewhere In Time and his most favorite Stardust, the song my mother use to sing before all her problems It's A Sin To Tell A Lie. Looking now for easy piano books. O, also got a beginners book for adults. Can't Wait! Looking for more sheet music today. Just finished using my Knifty knitter and finished a pair of leg warmers. Nice an warm. Also thinking about cleaning the house but mostly doing a doodle drawing. Something with music notes in it. LOL


Pam, Won't be taking lessons, I'm a self taught person. My goal is to just play at home and for friends and family. Mainly to entertain myself like all the other stuff I do. Hope you get a lot of shopping and things done this weekend too. Please try not to be too stressed out, take some deep breaths, do some gentle yoga... Great job on plyo legs disc 32. O boy those half turns and one legged burpees, really get me going, even modified.

Julie, Great job on Get Glutes and the addition of 40/20. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! So excited for you about the Chicago RT! Don't fret about rooming with someone, I bet you guys become really good friends. OOOOOOOOOOO, so excited for you!

Cheryl, O sweetie, I'm so sorry you get so tired. Wish there was something for me to do to help you. Hang in there and take one day at a time and just do the best you can. Like you are doing now. Doesn't sound pleasant at work when it's so cold. Did you have a good time with your team for Christmas? Great job on PRS #2 Timesaver workout. Wise not to go all out. Just ease back into it. After Christmas that's what I'll be doing, hopefully.

Take care everyone,

Janie
 
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Janie So exciting that Joey is getting you a keyboard for Christmas. Good for you in teaching yourself on how to play. I had a great time with my team for Christmas. It was not pleasant at all at work when it was that cold. Hopefully I don't have to go through that any time soon.

Today was Flextrain. It felt good to do it though the ab work at the end was a killer :eek:. After that I got the rest of the housework done that I didn't do yesterday. I love three day weekends, it feels like you have had a break.

Cheryl
 
I can finally tenderly walk on my foot for the first time today. My back is completely healed and I'm so ready to work out. Will still wait until after Christmas though, to make sure my foot is healed.

Cheryl, It's really nice to see you having a good time at the team Christmas.

Great job on Flex Train today. I know how challenging it is and good for you doing it to the end. Also for doing cleanmax. LOL Enjoy your 3 day weekend.

Janie
 
Over Friday night into Saturday we got a lot of snow. Not sure it was quite a foot but maybe 7 inches. 7 inches too many in my opinion. Anyway, Saturday DH and I cleaned the house and then ran some errands. After that I spent the evening wrapping Christmas gifts and getting my cards ready to mail. Sunday I did Get Glutes with extra upper body work. Then DH and I had to go to his family get together for Christmas. I missed my lazy day Sunday but had fun with his family. This morning I did To The Max.

Cheryl Oh my, no heat at work would be awful! We once had no air conditioning in the middle of a heat wave but only for about a half day. I am glad you had a good time with your team. Great job on PRS#2 timesaver. Hopefully you got caught up on rest over the weekend. Great job on FT and cleanmax!

Janie One of our errands on Saturday was taking Ozzie to get his nails clipped. He hates it but we love not having super long nails to scratch us. I think DH has decided to come with me on the road trip so I won’t have a roommate. That is a wise decision to give your foot more time to heal up and I am glad to hear that your back is better.

Pam Hope you are enjoying your trip to Austin!

Have a great day!
 
Julie Great job on GG and 40/20, I haven't done any of the Hiits in awhille. WOW, you signed up for the RT?! Good for you! I was thinking about it, but I'm a little nervous about not knowing anybody. Especially for all of the meals. I don't like the idea of rooming with someone either. I think I would rather do the 1-legged burpees too, except when I am doing them that is!

Cheryl So sorry to hear that you have been dragging so much, that just doesn't sound good. Do you think you are getting good sleeps? It makes me wonder if you should have a sleep study done or something. That would be terrible not having any heat at work. Brrrrr. Glad they got it fixed. Great job getting in PRS #2 after that week!

Janie That is great that you can teach yourself something like that. knifty knitter huh? That sounds like fun? Did you get your doodle drawing done?

Cheryl Great job on Flextrain. Great job on clean max too!

Janie So glad to hear that you are healing. I think it's a good plan to continue to wait though if you are still only able to tenderly walk on your foot.

Julie Oh yuck, I am not crazy about snow at all! Great job on GG and extra upper body work. You sound like you are very organized for Christmas, good for you!!! I am so far behind and being out of town all week this week is not helping me there at all. Glad to hear you had some familyt fun. Great job on TTM too.

So I ended up taking Saturday as my rest day and did some power shopping the rest of the day before making dinner for my sister for her birthday. I still have a bit of shopping to do, but felt better about getting some done. Then Sunday morning I did Afterburn and this morning was Tabatacise in my hotel room. It is definitely easier than when I'm at home, I'm convinced it's because I'm doing the step blasts on the floor instead of on a step. I requested a first floor room so that I wouldn't be terrorizing people below me with my workouts. I finished my rotation on Sunday with AB, so I decided to wait until after I get home to start a new rotation. I need to start looking at them to pick one out though. At this point I might just wait until after Christmas though. Not sure how often I'll get to post this week, so just in case, have a great week!

Pam
 
Janie Glad that your back is better. Good idea to give your foot some extra time in healing.

Julie I am with you that 7 inches of snow is too much. Even half an inch is too much LOL. You are on the ball with getting your Christmas stuff done. Great job on clean max and GG with the extra upper body work. Great work on TTM this morning too. It was not fun at work with no heat. I am glad that it is back working properly again. Lucky you to get to go on Cathe's roadtrip. I guess for you it isn't that far away from where you live.

Pam I sleep better some nights than others. It comes down to how many night sweats I have :confused:. It can make it hard to have a restful sleep. Great job on AB and tabatacise. You are so polite with requesting a first floor room. Enjoy your trip to Austin.

Today I did X10 X38. I could tell that I have been inconsistent with my workouts. I was sucking wind through parts of it :eek:.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
This morning I did Pedal Power scrambled premix. I have had a hard time getting going these last two days. Not sure if it is the cold, snowy weather or the fact that my work week is crazy this week. I have so many meetings. I think I get about an hour of desk time each day to do my actual work.

Pam Great job on power shopping, AB, and Tabatacise! That is terrible that you have to travel the week before Christmas. You are so nice getting that ground floor so as not to disturb the people below you.

Cheryl Great job on X38! I think X10 is pretty hard. Cathe makes you work for the whole time. I really debated on going to Chicago or NJ. NJ would have been fun to see the studio but it is so much farther away.

Have a great day!
 
Cheryl I guess I am lucky because when I have night sweats they don't wake me up. I just wake up in the morning soaking wet :confused: It will be nice when that mess stops! I'm thinking that the last time I was here the people below me were cursing me. I was on the 3rd floor and worked out every morning. Now that I'm on the first floor I'm seeing how I can hear everything from above. I'm surprised no one complained :eek: Great job on X10 X38.Those X10 workouts are killers so I am sucking wind even when I have been consistent with my workouts!

Julie Great job on Pedal Power scrambled premix. Oh boy, cold and snowy just makes me want to stay in bed so I would think that has a lot to do with it. You can see in my comments to Cheryl that I discovered that it was a very good idea getting a ground floor room!

Well it's the travel favs for me this week so this morning was KPC. I was dripping with sweat by the end. I had to modify the core work since I didn't have a stability ball or any weights, but I still got a pretty good core workout. I tried using the desk chair to replace the ball for pikes, but there was no way, so I just did planks instead. Have a great day!

Pam
 
My hair is finally down to my waist. It's taking me years. YaHoo! Now let's see how much longer and I can get it.

Julie, I feel the same way about snow. I like it for the first day and then it gets messy. Great job on cleaning, cards, errands and wrapping gifts. Whew! Also for doing Get Glutes and extra upper body work on Sun. Glad you enjoyed family Christmas get to getter. You are so lucky to have your honey with you on Cathe's Road Trip.

Pam, I'm in the process of creatinga doodle piece but not there yet. Needs more work then I can start the drawing. Good on Sat. rest day. You sure did a power shopping for celebrating your sisters birthday. Tell us how is went. Great job on Slund Afterburn and Mon. Tabatacise. Congratulations for finishing the rotation with AB. When you do get another rotation in mind let us know.

Cheryl, Great job on X10 X38. I think you are doing just fine.

Julie, Great job on Pedal Power scrambled premix. Having trouble because of all of the above. You poor thing. You might as well add stress to the mix. (hugs) The holidays will be over soon that should help.

Pam, Great job on KPC. Wow trying to do desk pikes! I never would have though of that. Good for you. Using resources around you to get your intense exercises in.

Take care,

Janie
 
This morning I did Get Glutes: 1-leg ht 3x12@15, close grip bp 3x8 (oops supposed to be 10)@75, zercher su 3x12@45 w/6 risers (probably highest I can go), Russian leg curls 2x5@bw, anti-rotation band hold 2x10 sec. I wasn’t having much energy this morning again. I think I need to take a mini break from lifting. I have the rest of this week and next week to go on this month and then I might take a week and just do lighter cardio.

Janie That is some pretty long hair. I don’t think I have ever had it that long not even when I grew it out to donate to Locks of Love. I think then it came to my mid back. I like long hair but lately when it gets too much past shoulder length it starts to annoy me. I feel like it is strangling me at night.

Pam Great job on KPC! I wonder if you could bring your discs and do pikes with those from the floor? Probably would be harder that way so maybe not. I get night sweats too and wake up in a puddle. This is something new for me as I never used to get them until earlier this year. I don’t think I am peri-menopausal since I am on birth control and I wear shorts and a tank so it is not my clothing. DH is freezing lately so he wants the fan on low and I want it on high. I think we switched places.

Have a great day!
 
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