Wanna Do Lunch? I'd love to hear from you.

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Jonezie (Elizabeth), I am doing great and I hope you are too. It sure sounds it....your enery is contageous....love it

Regarding push ups (btw, you had me ROFLOL with your post)....I honestly don't remember if I started them on my knees or not....come to think of it, I don't remember much from my diaper days

But regardless, you can definitely get better at them and go from knees to toes, and then from your toes to more on your toes, and then from more on toes to one arm push ups even. Not saying you want to go there but it can happen if you work hard and give it time.

Work on your knees from all angles...incline decline, hands wide hands close. DO what you can and as many as you can. Do this for two weeks three times a week for 10 to 15 minute sessions (of course taking breaks in between here ).

Then start to do one push up on your toes. If it still doesn't happen, go to the half way down position and hold it there for 10 to 20 seconds for six sets before relaxing. Rest about 30 seconds between your sets. Do this 4Then try to do a push up on your toes again. If it still doesn't work go to the bottom of the push up position on your knees, then switch to your toes and push back up on your toes. Do 10 reps like this for 6 sets 4 times per week.

By then I am pretty sure you will do a push up on your toes....let me know when you get there...I want to here ok????

Good Luck!....oh and yes, sure just call a couple of days before I teach in Glassboro to make sure I didn't get a sub and come on down. We can work on your push ups together

Cathe! Cathe! (I'm jumping up and down excitedly in my living room...can you see me? Maybe if I put you on my TV screen?)

How are you in NJ today?

OK...question...I'm not sure if you saw my post on the pushups in STS (I just watched the first disk). But I'm AWFUL at pushups. I've been doing them for years but never feel stronger and usually get headaches or head pressure from doing them (Several posters thought I might be breathing incorrectly, which is so true).

I'd like to know...have you always been able to do a gazillion pushups with such perfect form? I can't imagine you EVER doing pushups from the knee, but would love to hear the story of how you worked up to straight-legged pushup perfection. Give it to me straight...did you come out of the womb that way? Able to do straight-legged pushups when you were just in diapers?

PS...how do you tell the woman who comes into your living room every day and has changed your life how much she means to you? I've got NOTHIN' but LOVE!

PSS...If we can't get to a RT but want to come to your gym in NJ, would that be ok?

Warmest,
Jonezie (Elizabeth)

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Morningstar! What a great way to workout with your long distance friend and keep each other motivated and accountable. LOVE THAT!!! Keep rocking it out.

Oh and glad you like the stamp. The pic is actually from 4DS Bootcamp.

Have a great day!

Hey Cathe,

I had a lovely run this morning and am going to be working out tonight "with" my Cathlete fitness buddy - we're doing MMA Fusion! She's in California and I'm in Toronto and we do the same workout as each other every Thursday at the same time (accounting for the time change). We have such a good time. The workout changes each week, but we are on the same rotation so it always fits in with whatever we're doing.

I have no issue with your forum guidelines - your house, your rules; I'm just glad I get to play here with my friends! Too bad it came to this, but so happy to have you around!

PS. By the way, kick-ass veinage and biceps on the new Cathe stamp! What series is it from?

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Great to hear from you Linda. Thanks for sharing your lunch time with me. Keep training hard and hope to meet you one day

Hi Cathe,

No questions, just wanted to say hi, and tell you I have been working out for two years, and have seen excellent results, and I owe it all to you. So glad I found you--keep the workouts coming!!!

Thanks,

Linda

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Wow Melissa....now that's a workout....Glad I could be there for you

Have a great weekend! See ya next workout

Just saying "HI", Cathe!!!

Oh and I have to tell you that my quads are still recovering from Circuit Blast on Sunday.

Yes, I said SUNDAY...

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Welcome Bobbi! Thanks for joining me on your morning break and introducing yourself. Thank you for your kind words too. You're husbands FB update is too funny. Glad you two are enjoying my workouts. I hope to meet you one day. Keep working hard

It's not quite lunchtime on the west coast, but I'll gladly take my morning break with you, Cathe! Btw I love yams, now I'm craving one too! I'm just noshing on a banana and dreaming about my lunchtime salad....

I'm new to the forum and to your workouts, thank you for your excellent products. I'm getting in the best shape of my life. My Cathe library is growing rapidly, in fact one of my husband's recent facebook updates said something like "New Cathe DVD's arriving almost daily, it's like the Blitzkreig here!" Also, as a self-employed woman I admire your business sense.

Have a great afternoon!

-Bobbi

 

[Jonezie]

But regardless, you can definitely get better at them and go from knees to toes, and then from your toes to more on your toes, and then from more on toes to one arm push ups even. Not saying you want to go there but it can happen if you work hard and give it time.

LOL, Cathe! I love your positive attitude. Thanks for believing in me more than I believe in myself sometimes. I gotta say, I think the day I master one arm pushups is the day you leave it all for a LazyBoy and a lifetime supply of Haagen Dazs. But you've given me new inspiration...and I'll definitely keep you posted (you, too, if Haagen Dazs happens)!

All the best!

Elizabeth

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Thanks for joining me everyobody. It was so much fun. I'm headed to my 2pm appt now. Enjoy the rest of your day and "See ya next workout"

 

[Liann]

Hi Cathe! Nothing profound to say or ask, just wanted to say hi. Oh, and I did want to mention that although I haven't been able to do much step lately, my bunny Cadbury has been getting quite the workout from the high step. We've been adding risers every few days and he loves jumping up and over it. I need to get a pic for you! He's really building up those jumping muscles thanks to you! Sometimes we turn on one of your workouts too while he is getting his play time in the exercise room.

 

[Jonezie]

Hi Cathe! Nothing profound to say or ask, just wanted to say hi. Oh, and I did want to mention that although I haven't been able to do much step lately, my bunny Cadbury has been getting quite the workout from the high step. We've been adding risers every few days and he loves jumping up and over it. I need to get a pic for you! He's really building up those jumping muscles thanks to you! Sometimes we turn on one of your workouts too while he is getting his play time in the exercise room.

Liann...I want a Cadbury! OMG...he is so cute! PS...I don't know if you are aware...but you're about to have a baby!!! Are you schvitsing yet?

MWAH, baby mama!

Jonezie