Strength in Numbers

Janie Glad that you had a good time with your family. So happy for you that you got your guitar. Enjoy learning how to play. Enjoy the Oregon Coast.

Julie Good work on Pedal Power Extreme premix. Your weather isn't very nice, I bet you will be very happy to see Spring arrive. Good work on month 5 of Get Glutes and your extra back work. What kind of dog did your mom adopt? Actually I was only cheering for Seattle since they are just south of us. I don't really watch the NFL at all. I only started watching the Superbowl at half time. It wasn't an exciting game to watch, it was really lopsided.

Pam Like I told Julie I don't really watch the NFL but was only cheering for Seattle because they are so close to us. I only started watching in the second half. We don't get to see the half time show here or the commercials for that matter. We need to go to youtube afterwards if we want to see them. Good work on GS legs and the extra ab work. Good for you in getting up and doing Tabatacise this morning after your late night. The game didn't end until really late for you guys.

Saturday I did AOLIH and Sunday was XTrain Chest Shoulders and Biceps. Saturday I started getting a sore throat :mad: and by Sunday night I was really stuffed up. I am totally stuffed up today as well as having no energy so I will take today off and see how I am doing tomorrow. This morning I had to go to the dentist to have a crown replaced. Right now I have a temporary crown in and it feels weird. Next Wednesday I will get my permanent crown put in. I had already postponed it because of my bronchitis so I didn't want to delay it any longer.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl You don't get the half time show or the commercials? Wow, those are the best parts! The game did end late for us, then there were a few people who hung around awhile after it was over, so it was a late night for me for sure! Great job on AOLIH and XT CSB! Uh oh, sore throat and stuffy don't sound good, hopefully you shake it off!

This morning for me was Total Body STS. I hadn't done that one in awhile and forgot about all of the little 'bonuses' :rolleyes: I'm still feeling my hamstrings from GS legs on Saturday. The deadlifts felt really good to stretch them! Have a great Tuesday!

Pam
 
This morning I did Get Glutes. I also did Horizontal Conditioning Getting Stronger Workout 2. It was mostly triceps pushups, dips, side planks, lunges and 1-leg squats. Now I am bracing myself for another round of 6-8 inches of snow tonight into tomorrow morning.

Cheryl My mom got a boxer mix. She is adorable and so tiny just like my Ozzie. It is sad though. The shelter picked her up because her previous owners just left her home alone for a week. Oh but they left a bag of dog food open for her. :confused: Some people should not be allowed to own animals. Great job on AOLIH and XT CSB! Oh no. I am sorry you are not feeling well. Try to drink plenty of hot tea. That always helps me when I get a sore throat. Yuck! Crown work is no fun.

Pam Great job on GSL & abs from LLA! You are much better than me getting up after the Superbowl and doing Tabatacise no less! Wow you are amazing! Maggie could care less about the new dog so long as I don’t pet the new dog. Ozzie loves having a playmate. They are about the same size and both full of energy. I can’t wait till all this snow melts and we can put them in the yard to run themselves silly. So I finally got around to doing HC that you gave me a few years ago. I actually struggled more on the legs and planks than the pushups. Great job on STS TB! Cathe is famous for her bonuses!

Have a great day!
 
Julie Great job on GG and HC! I have been forgetting about HC (maybe on purpose.....), they always kill me. Oh your mom's puppy sounds so cute!!! Did the neighbors turn the people in for leaving the puppy alone for a week? if they did, good for them! I don't understand why some people even have animals. Lucky for her she is in a much better place now though! I was really contemplating sleeping in on Monday. but we have a wine dinner Thursday night and I'm afraid I might sleep in Friday, so I didn't want two cheat days in one week :rolleyes: Oh that will be so much fun for Ozzie having a playmate. Maggie is a little possessive, huh?

This morning was Intensity and it almost killed me! I was so spent after the step blast segments, that last one with all of the plyo jacks always does me in. I wasn't sure if I would make it through all of the Hi impact Hiit, but somehow I did. I definitely earned my breakfast this morning though! This crazy rotation has Tabatacise, Intensity, KPC and Afterburn all this week :eek: I can hear Cathe's evil laugh while she was putting this one together.....Have a great day!

Pam
 
This morning I didn’t do anything. I really should have done something. I had no excuses for not working out other than I think I just have the winter blahs right now. We got so much snow last night (about 8 inches) they delayed my office opening until 11. So I spent 2 hours driving into work on bad roads just to work 4 hours. I think I am nuts.

Pam Great job on Intensity! I looked at that rotation and thought Cathe was crazy or just trying to kill us off one by one with how intense it was. That is my biggest gripe with people. Why get an animal if you are not going to take care of it. I am not sure if it was a neighbor that called it in. The shelter just said they got a phone call that there was a dog and a cat left alone in a house for several days. The shelter found the owners and the owners relinquished the pets to avoid a fine. I think they should be fined anyway. Yep I am Maggie’s human and no other dog better get in the way of that.

Have a great day!
 
Came back home yesterday! Too Cold! Glad we did because now we are watching the parade celebration of the Seahawks. Amazing! I sure did watch an unbelievable game and the first one too in my life. Am a 12th man now and will be watching them from now on. Kinda sorry I haven't done this before. Walked the beach with Rolly for almost an hour. Again way to cold. Not that enjoyable.

Julie, Great job on Pedal Power Extreme premix. And for Monday's Month 5 of Get Glutes and the added back work.Such a bad mixture of snow on top of ice. Do be very careful. Awwwww, dogs can be so helpful to people living alone.

Pam, Great job on Sat. GS legs and added core work. Also the rest day and Tabatacise the next day.

Cheryl, Great job on Sat. AOLIH and Sun. XTrain chest shoulders and biceps. Oh NO! You are sick. Do get better. I hear ya on the dental work. Not fun.

Pam, Great job on TB STS. I love that one.

Julie, Great job on Get Glutes. And Horizontal Conditioning Getting Stronger WO 2. All of her DVD's are exceptionally advanced and challenging. Good for you. Stay safe, warm and cozy.

Pam, Great job on Intensity. You are amazing! The rotation sounds challenging. Have fun and gain health.

Julie, Great job on resting today. I believe your body was telling you something and glad you were listening. Stay safe please. Don't drive unless you really have to while the weather is so bad.

Take care ladies,

Janie
 
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Pam The half time show and the commercials are the best. Maybe one day they will allow us to see it. Great job on STS Total Body. That is one that I don't pull out too often.

Julie Great job on Get Glutes and Horizontal Conditioning Getting Stronger Workout 2. Your mom's dog sounds so cute. The owners left the puppy alone for a week with just an open bag of food :confused:. You are right some people should not be allowed to own animals.

Pam Great work on Intensity. You really did earn your breakfast after that one.

Julie Sorry that you have the winter blahs. Sometimes with all the cold weather and snow you can get really down in the dumps. Don't worry tomorrow is another day. Wow they still opened your office with 8 inches of snow? You spent almost as much time commuting to work as actually working. Maybe it will snow more tonight and then they can just close the office so you wouldn't have to go in tomorrow..... well you can dream......right?

Janie It is cold here isn't it. Walking on the beach with Rolly would have been really cold. That was some parade celebration in Seattle today. I heard that there was around 700,000 people that lined the streets for it.

I am still fighting off this cold. Yesterday I felt really crappy and didn't even get onto the computer at all. Today I am still stuffed up and I am getting quite tired of this. I hope that I feel well enough tomorrow that I can do some kind of workout. It sure doesn't help that it has gotten really cold out, somewhere between 25 - 28 degrees. No snow yet but they say we will get some by Sunday.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
Julie Oh man, that snowy weather you guys are getting is terrible. It seems like it has just been one snow storm after another. Driving in it is so stressful! Try to stay warm and safe!!! I hope the crazy weather stops! Well I'm really glad that someone was smart enough to call those people in and that the shelter took action!

Janie Oh, sorry to hear you are getting that cold weather, yuck. It is no fun being outside when you are just freezing! I hope it warms up for you soon. That is the first football game you've watched, or the first super bowl? That really wasn't a very good game, I would have liked a little more excitement!

Cheryl I don't tend to pull out STS Total Body unless it is on the calendar either. I'm not sure why, I just don't....:rolleyes: I hope you are able to shake off that cold soon and that your weather warms up soon too. Ours has been all over the place. Our high today is supposed to be 68 and tomorrow 47 :confused: I think 54 after that, it is just bouncing up and down.

Last night my DH decided we needed to go run a mile after work because we have the Krispy Kreme challenge on Saturday and he's worried about being able to do it. I wasn't too excited about the idea because I hate to run and because I didn't have a lot of motivation after Intensity yesterday morning and my sore glutes from STS TB Tuesday. I did it though and it was no fun at all! I am not looking forward to that 5 mile run on Saturday.....:confused: This morning was KPC. That one has no dread factor at all for me. I did struggle with the planks though and had to quit on the last one :mad: So I rested a minute and then did 2 to make up for it. Tonight we have a wine dinner so hopefully I will be able to get up for AB tomorrow..........have a good day!

Pam
 
This morning I did Get Glutes and added on extra upper body work. It’s back to being super cold again here. In the negatives with windchills in the negative teens and 20s.

Janie So sorry it was too cold to enjoy your vacation. You are so good for walking for an hour with it being cold. I am not sure I could have gone that long. Try to stay warm!

Cheryl No such luck on the snow last night. Not sure that would have stopped them from opening anyway. And we definitely do not need more snow. In fact, I am thinking about shipping the snow to California where I heard they are having a drought.

Pam You are a better wife than I coming home and running a mile after doing Intensity that morning! Great job on KPC this morning. I am so over with this winter. I am thinking about becoming a bear and hibernating until April.

Have a great day!
 
We did nothing today except watch TV and play on the computer. I cleaned a little but that was all. So cold 24 degrees outside, even when the house is 70 degrees it's still chilly. Brrrrrrrrrrr! Got my little electric blanket out and watched movies with my Joey.

Cheryl, Hoping for you to get better. (hugs to you). Will be snow here too very soon.

Pam, It's the first football I have ever watched in it's entirety. LOL, I know, it' weird right? So sorry about the run and especially for the 5 mile run on Sat. when you feel the way you do about running. Can you get out of it? Great job on KPC. I think you did very well.

Julie, Great job on Get Glutes and the added extra upper body work. I think of you and having temps in the negatives and windchill's factors compared to our measly 24 degrees and wind factor. Wow!

Take care ladies and stay safe, warm and please don't take chances out in the weather so cold.

Janie
 
Pam You are so good to go for a mile run with hubby after doing Intensity. Good job with KCP this morning. Enjoy your wine dinner tonight.

Julie Great work with get glutes and your upper body work. Sorry that it is so cold where you are. It is cold here too but no where near as cold as what you guys have. I like your idea of shipping the snow to California. We don't have snow here but we may get some on Sunday.

Janie We are having the same weather as you. I wish I could have stayed inside and done nothing today too. It was cold commuting to work today.

I was still quite stuffed up today so I thought I would take another day off before trying to get back to working out. I am so glad that it is Friday tomorrow. Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
Julie Great job on GG and extra upper body work! I wish that cold weather would get the heck outta there. I like your hibernation plan!!

Janie It sounds like it was the perfect day for bundling up in front of the TV, I hope that you enjoyed it! Wow, that is pretty unbelievable that you had never watched an entire football game before! Too funny. Well, the 5 mile run is my own fault because I signed up for it :confused: I dread it every year and then it usually is never that terrible. My SIL sent me a text yesterday though and said it is supposed to be 43 and raining and suggested we go out for breakfast instead :D I had some hope after that, but I looked at the forecast this morning and I think it's going to be dry. :( Darn, that means we will end up going!!

Cheryl I think DH was proud of himself because he finished the run the other night before I did. His legs are still hurting today though and mine are fine :rolleyes: I'm still hoping for rain in the morning :p The wine dinner was really nice. The food was good but I didn't really like the wines. I think that was a good thing though because now I am feeling fine today! I usually feel terrible the day after those wine dinners! Happy Friday, I hope your head clears up!!!

So as I was telling Cheryl, the food was really good last night but I didn't like most of the wines. That was a good thing because usually it's really good wine and they just keep pouring you more. So I feel normal today instead of in a wine fog! We were home and in bed by 10:30 which isn't too much later than usual, but I still had a hard time getting up this morning. I really had to talk myself into getting up for my workout. I had AB on the calendar so I did the double trouble pre-mix to save 3 minutes :D Now that I did it that way a second time I really do like that version better, despite missing out on those 3 minute rests. Thanks for pointing that one out Julie! Happy Friday everyone!

Pam
 
This morning I decided to mix it up a bit. I realized I had been doing the same cardio workouts for a few months. Today I went for something different and did High Step Challenge. Of course the real challenge is the hover squats at the end. Whoa!

Janie Good job taking a rest day and getting some cleaning done. Mmmm! An electric blanket sounds so nice. I am thinking this weekend after I run my errands on Saturday I might come home and curl up on the couch with my furbabies and a nice hot pot of tea. Or maybe hot chocolate if I am feeling indulgent!

Cheryl I would say that is a smart move to rest another day before doing a workout. Hopefully you can do something even if it is a light one. I am really feeling the winter blahs right now and it is making it so hard to want to do anything. 40 more days!

Pam Great job on DT AB! Yea!! I do really like it that way because it cuts out the dread factor for me and seems to fly by so much faster (probably the 3 minutes less). Good thing the wine last night wasn’t good or you might not have gotten to try out the premix. I will be hoping for rain for you tomorrow so you can have breakfast instead of running.

Have a great day!
 
Walked with Joey and Rolly on the beach today for about 30 min. SO COLD! Also learning the notes e, f, g, c, d on the guitar and two others I need to know better because already forgot them. Would continue with the guitar after an hour but my fingers wouldn't allow me to. How long does it take to get a callus on the fingers! OUCH!:confused: LOL Will keep going no matter what tomorrow. My guitar and keyboard haven't met yet. Can't wait for them to LOL. Will be going back to Shelton soon, next week sometime. Then, if there is no storm brewing, will go to see my Dad on his 90th.

Cheryl, Have a great rest day. Hope you get better fast.

Pam, Hoping you do well in the 5 mile run if weather holds out. Great job on talking to yourself to get up and doing AB, Double Trouble premix.

Julie, Great job on High Step Challenge, that one is challenging. Hope you do (on Sat.) curl up on the couch with your fur babies with hot tea (or hot chocolate) to relax and enjoy. You deserve it.

Take care everyone,

Janie
 
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Pam I guess that was a good thing that you didn't like the wines :p. It is bad when you do like them and it seems like you have a bottomless glass. Great work on AB double trouble.

Julie Good work on High Step Challenge. Those hover squats are a killer. So how are you doing today? 40 more days.....I can't wait. We haven't had the winter you have had but I am done with it.

Janie It would have been cold on the beach. I bet it put a pep in your walk though. I am not sure how long it would take to get calluses on you fingers. Hopefully not too long so you can continue playing your guitar.

Yesterday I still wasn't up to working out. Today I did STS #1. I have been wanting to do STS again for a while. I hope I am on the mend and can continue with it. Last night I watched the opening ceremonies for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Brought back memories when I volunteered 4 years ago. You know I was thinking that Janie started the lurkers thread just before the Vancouver Olympics. We have been together for 4 years now. Today we started painting the bedroom. Such a fun job but it will feel so good once it is done. We just have two more walls to do and then we will tackle the onsuite bathroom.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Cheryl
 
So no workout on Saturday. DH and I had too many errands to run. Sunday I did Get Glutes plus additional back work. Then I stayed up late studying for an industry exam for work that I had this morning. Needless to say no work out this morning. I did pass my exam though. :)

Janie You are so good walking when it is cold. I really need to take a lesson from you on that. I have no idea how long it takes for calluses to form. I am pretty wimpy with my hands. I wear lifting gloves so I don’t get calluses but I can see how they would be nice if you are playing the guitar. Here’s hoping you callus up quick!!

Cheryl Great job on STS 1! I am hoping that means you got over your cold and are feeling better. Wow I can’t believe it has been 4 years. Definitely does not feel like that.

Have a great day!
 
Julie Great job on HSC, I really do curse Cathe during those hover squats! Doesn't that one have sit and stands too?

Janie Great job on your walk on the beach with Rolly and Joey in the cold. Oh, I hadn't even thought about needing to build up callouses on your fingers. OUCH. I hope they toughen up quickly :) As you saw on FB, we wimped out on the 5 mile run. I wasn't too sad about it. :p

Cheryl It was a good thing that I didn't like the wines the other night, other I didn't think so at the time ;) Great job on STS 1, are you going to do a full STS rotation? I didn't see the opening ceremonies, but we have been watching some of the events. Was it making you feel nostalgic about being there? have fun with your painting......:confused::rolleyes:

Julie Great job on GG and additional back work on Sunday. Congrats on passing your exam!! Thanks for hoping for rain. It didn't rain, but we decided not to go anyway. We didn't feel like getting all bundled up and hanging around in the cold waiting for the race to start, let alone running 5 miles. Just so we didn't feel TOO guilty we ran a mile and a half in the neighborhood. :D My SIL and BIL decided they didn't want to run or go out for breakfast!

So as I said, we skipped out on the big run on Saturday, then drove to Winston Salem (about 2 hours from here) to watch Carl run in the State track meet. His 4x800 relay team got 6th place and he was 12th in the mile. His team got 3rd overall so I think they were pretty happy. He didn't do was well as he was hoping in the mile, but that was because he had to run the relay first. Sunday I did muscle max and then this morning was CCC again. I was a little worried about it but it wasn't too bad. I did the new and improved PCCC with combo 1,2,4,3,5. I think that is my favorite so far. have a good Monday.

Pam
 
Julie You probably got enough exercise running around getting all of your errands done. Good work on Get Glutes and your back work. Congratulations in passing your exam. You will get back into the swing of things tomorrow.

Pam I want to do a full STS rotation. I have only done the full rotation when I first got it so it has been a while. I was feeling a bit nostalgic watching the opening ceremonies. It is hard to watch the Olympics because of the time difference. I can get the updates on the news though. Oh the painting was so much fun :rolleyes:. My back was talking to me after moving all the furniture out of the way. It feels good to have that done but the bathroom off the bedroom still needs to be done. Nice that Carl's team got third overall. Good job on muscle max and the new and improved PCCC.

So Sunday I did Party Rocking Step #1 (getting much better at it) and today I did Strong Legs and Abs (I think that was the name of it). It was in the last batch of workouts. I can't do the legs in STS meso 1 because my back always feels like it is going to go out on me when I do them. I don't know why that is. Both Saturday and Sunday was spent painting the bedroom. I think the hardest part was moving all the dressers and bed out of the way. Not easy to do when you don't have much space.

Have a great day everyone.

Cheryl
 
Cheryl I was thinking about doing another STS rotation. I've done a 3 month rotation twice, but it's been awhile. Hmmmmmm......They show recorded versions of the olympics here during prime time so that is nice. Sometimes I know the winner before I see it, but that's ok! I know you are really looking forward to getting to the painting of the bathroom after doing the bedroom! :rolleyes:;) Got you all fired up, right?! Great job on PRS #1. It's been so long since I did that one that I will be starting from scratch again the next time I do it I'm afraid. reat job on Strong legs and abs, I can never remember the name of that one either! Congratulations on getting the bedroom painted though, that is a big job!

This morning for me was PUB. I'm quite sure I will never be able to do all of the planks in that one. My arms are wrists just get hurting so bad. I had to take a couple of arm breaks! They are calling for snow and ice here tomorrow night, joy. It is going to be interesting because I am teaching a class all week that most of the students flew in for, so I'm not sure how we're going to handle it if we get snow and ice. Maybe part of the class will be via conference :rolleyes::confused: Have a good Tuesday!


Pam
 
Sorry about being MIA. Life is getting ahead of me. LOL Yesterday I did Basic Step. Also practiced on the guitar and piano, both for 45 min. each.

Julie, Good for a nonscheduled rest day Sat. Great job on Sun for Get Glutes and additional back work. Congratulations for passing your exam. Yea!

Pam, Kinda glad for you for not joining the 5 mile run. You really didn't want to do it anyways. Bet that was a relief. So cool about Carl and his team getting 3rd. Great job on Sun MM and this morning PCCC with 1-5.

Cheryl, Great job on Sun. Party Rocking Step #1. Yea, don't you just love it when you get better at things? Good for you! Also good job on today's Strong Legs and Abs. I see you are working hard moving furniture around and painting. I don't envy you at all.

Take care all,

Janie
 
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