Good Friday evening, everyone,
I'm sitting here after dinner, ignoring the mess in the kitchen, and the fact that DD#1 is lying on the couch reading when she should be clearing the table. The longer she takes to do that, the more time I have to write
So, what's been going on around here? Let's lookie.....
I see the July roadtrip filled up fast. Is anyone here going? Or planning to try for the August trip?
Kim - I know what you mean about triple checking to see if a thread's already been started. It's disconcerting when the regulars don't act regular
How long is your leg of the relay? CC6 on the TM! That's a tough workout. Were you feeling green? The first time I did that workout, running outdoors, I was literally thinking to myself "I'm gonna puke", and then he asked, "Are you feeling green? Good!" Made me laugh, once I had enough breath to do it. Yup, I learned last night that the YMCA brought basketball and volleyball to the world. It's tough to keep up with pull ups, I agree. I dropped them a bit after my first round of the X, but I'm determined to stick with them this time. The only way I'll improve is by doing them, so do them I must.
Wendy - Did your boss get rescued? What a pain, hey? How was the massage? No, I can't say as I have a boss. The Man works such long hours that he's not around enough to act bossy. HSC with pull ups actually went well today. I've always loved HSC because of the variety, and it moves along at such a clip that anything you don't like to do is over before you know it. The music is the best in the whole HC series, IMO. Love that. One day when it's not 10pm and you're feeling spunky, give it another whirl. The Ymca in general is not a Christian association, although there may still be branches of it that have such a bent. Last night the class leader stated that the Y no longer serves just young christian men, but "Association" is not a good name, so they've stayed with YMCA. Heritage Moments were short clips played amongst commercials on Canadian tv stations. They were produced by the national government and were re-enactments of momentous events in Canada's history. They were always fun to watch because we were always surprised at what good things Canadians have come up with over the years. It's beyond me why we didn't learn these things in school....but I can name all 50 states, and find them on a map. Well, I *used* to be able to do that. I've been out of highschool for 20 years. We weren't supposed to retain anything this long, were we? And yes, you will all be able to come play with me at the Y, when you come for the visit. We'll have to stop by a couple times to pick my kids up from the daycare, I imagine
Debra - Nice life you've got these days! Kids' art show, outdoor antique show, all sounds so nice.
Laurie - Now, why didn't you buy the 25 and 30# dbs on the same night? Don't tell me you didn't want to carry 110# of weights in from the car? (reminds of the day we moved into our new house: oh, the groaning the boys did when they had to move my dumbell collection). I'm really stoked about becoming so involved with the Ymca. They sound like a great organization with which to be affiliated. If I were a member I would get a discount on the course. Once I start volunteering for them (a requirement of taking the course), I get free childcare, which is ideal. "In the Ring" was a very good workout yesterday, thanks for asking. My brain was choreo-fried by the last combo, but I managed to hold it together to the finish. My only problem with it was the large amount of roundhouse kicks, which were starting to aggravate my left knee - the whip kick motion. I'll happily do this workout again, though. Well, how did you find that clip??? Do you deliberately search youtube for Beachbody clips? Or did you hear about this from BeachBody? This should be an interesting set of workouts.
Jeanette - Do I recall you asking whether to buy 1.25lb platemates, or 2.5lbs? I say go for the 1.25lbs. To balance out your dumbell, you need to put one on each side, so 2 of them comes to 2.5lbs. That puts you half way between 15 and 20lbs. I bought 2 sets of 1.25lbs a couple years ago and really like them. They were super useful during the X, and I imagine will be again with STS. Count me in as another person who finds the glute sweeps hard. Ugh.
Patricia - Wow, how fast and easy was that surgery?? Did you feel anything? Was their anything queasy about it, or did it just feel like they shone a light in your eyes? I'm glad it went so well for you!!! Oooooh Patricia, you are so mean to Kim! She's so envious of those of us with a professional hockey team. I refrain from mentioning the Oilers, out of respect for her feelings
(okay, I actually refrain from mentioning them because I...yaaawwnnn...find hockey boring).
Tracy - I don't do the CoreMaxes very often, and I don't know why. The second one, especially, I often overlook. There's a thread on the videos forum right now about how frequent use of those seems to bring results. Maybe I should give that a try for a while. I've never even tried all the premixes. I'll bet they're pretty good. Can you do the levitation holds in CM1? I can't. So, I suppose that could be a goal. I liked In the Ring. I like her two new ones better than Hi/Lo Extreme and Kickbox Extreme. They're less bouncy, but still pretty busy. I've got so much Amy now, I don't know how often I'll get around to using any of them. How did you like using the medicine ball in In the Ring?
Tomorrow's my rest day as I need to be at the downtown Y from 8am-4:30pm for training. Have a great evening,
Sandra