What is your fitness agenda today?

[Cathe Friedrich]

I'm sorry to hear of your foot sprain and other set backs NY25. It is very frustrating when these things happen. Sometimes when I get in this situation, I just allow myself a week to fully take off and not think about working out. That really makes me miss it and look forward to the return. Then return of the DOMS gets me excited and makes me want to keep on that roll.

When you are ready, try to just do 15 minutes. I think when we feel overwhelmed or uninspired, the thought of having to fit in a workout makes us even more exhausted. The thought of making room on our plate for yet another activity, let alone one that will demand so much energy, just isn't fun. So on the days where the mojo is not there, give yourself permission for just a 15 minute workout. Make it the best 15 minutes you have and sometimes that energy boost inspires another 15 minutes and sometimes it doesn't .....but fifteen minutes is better than saying "maybe tomorrow I'll have more time to do it". And remember 15 minutes 6 or 7 days a week adds up until you get your normal mojo back. Good Luck!

thinking about the fact I've worked out about 3 times in the last 2 months. Lost my mojo when I sprained my foot and now can't get it back. When I do get it, my schedule gets all screwey and I can't work it in or am just too bloody tired. Here's hoping the second half of the month and into June is better!

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Have fun with your old bud tonight Jane

Hi Cathe!

I finished a rotation of Meso 2 last week, and today I'm looking forward to spending time with my old buddy Muscle Max after work. See you then! (But you won't see me -- just as well. )

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Liann! You are so close to the big day. Yippee. Keep listening to your body and take it day by day as you have. No worries about going easier today, in about 40 days you are going to have the workout of your life....labor! Hope you're doing well

I'm thinking of doing one or two segments of Stretch Max, either followed by or preceded by a walk. That's about all I have the energy for today. I can't wait to get back to some normal cardio and kickboxing!

 

[morningstar]

Cathe, I can't tell you how exciting it is to see you in Open Discussion! I often wonder if you ever lurk...

Today I ran this morning and tonight I get to do B and G with MY fitness friend - guess who that is!

 

[TXGin]

Cathe~
I met you at 5:30 this morning for S&H Legs and Shoulders and then tacked on the finished product section of Step Moves. I am trying to get those steps down. I tend to have two left feet some times!

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Morningstar! Actually I used to stay completely away from Open Discussion but I have decided to start posting and participating here as well as our other forums. I'm looking forward to it

Great workouts you have on your agenda today. Enjoy!

Cathe, I can't tell you how exciting it is to see you in Open Discussion! I often wonder if you ever lurk...

Today I ran this morning and tonight I get to do B and G with MY fitness friend - guess who that is!

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Wow Gin, you did some step after S&H Legs and shoulders?

You are strong!!!! Way to work it

Cathe~
I met you at 5:30 this morning for S&H Legs and Shoulders and then tacked on the finished product section of Step Moves. I am trying to get those steps down. I tend to have two left feet some times!

 

[morningstar]

Hi Morningstar! Actually I used to stay completely away from Open Discussion but I have decided to start posting and participating here as well as our other forums. I'm looking forward to it

Great workouts you have on your agenda today. Enjoy!

I'm really glad to hear that you'll be in OD more - I often OD on OD and don't want to overdose alone!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Hi Morningstar! Actually I used to stay completely away from Open Discussion but I have decided to start posting and participating here as well as our other forums. I'm looking forward to it

Great workouts you have on your agenda today. Enjoy!

That's great news, Cathe! I look forward to seeing you here however often you decide to pop in! I know your presence will bring a smile to everyone's face!

 

[syzygy314]

Did Cardio Kicks this morning and added in some extra ab work!

 

[NinjaMom]

I enjoyed CCV7 on my spin bike this morning. It has been raining since Monday so I can't take my rides outside I tacked on an extra 15 minutes and finished with 25.1 miles and 454 calories burned. It felt great!

 

[UnstrungHarp]

It's Insanity Max Cardio Conditioning for me, if I can work up the energy at the end of the day (after getting no sleep last night!). Then I'm back to my usual daily dose of Cathe tomorrow, with Viper on my workout calendar.

Oh yeah, I have done some housework today as well as grocery shopping, so I guess that counts for something!

As a side note, I have just recently heard of the Tabata protocol and have attempted one "homemade" workout in this style so far. I really want to get into this more, but it's so hard for me to not workout to a video...it makes me feel lonely! Cathe, your HIIT workouts were so well done and effective, I am really hoping you'll consider doing a Tabata-style video someday!

 

[112toGuru]

Hi Cathe!

Total Body Sculpting & the leg conditioning drills from Kick Max ( just had to add them in ) as this rotation winds down, in it's last week. On to another!

I'm always a little star-struck when you appear on the forums, I still have that quasi-neophyte feeling when I come here, really I jump into new things with both feet ( it's okay, I'm a swimmer! ) & I'm so happy about finding your workouts...it's so helping me get back in shape, I feel great!

Thank You,
Linda

 

[JeanneMarie]

Yesterday was S&H Chest/Back/Planks and a 3 mile run.

Today was S&H Triceps/Biceps/Abs and a 3 mile run.

I love Slow & Heavy!

 

[morningstar]

As a side note, I have just recently heard of the Tabata protocol and have attempted one "homemade" workout in this style so far. I really want to get into this more, but it's so hard for me to not workout to a video...it makes me feel lonely! Cathe, your HIIT workouts were so well done and effective, I am really hoping you'll consider doing a Tabata-style video someday!

OMG, can you imagine what Cathe would do with Tabata? We wouldn't be able to walk for a week! We'd be breathing so hard our lungs would go on strike in protest!

 

[SNM Videos]

HiiT

Actually, Cathe's HiiT DVD already features a tabata workout. HiiT 40/20 is based on research by Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. HiiT 40/20 uses the same 2 to 1 work to rest ratio as tabata training.

Tabata training was originally developed for and tested on speed skaters and it is just not possible in your living room to do all out exercises as intense as speed skating sprints, but HiiT comes pretty close. The whole idea of HiiT is maximum intensity in as short of a workout as is possible.

 

[UnstrungHarp]

Thanks for the insight - I always thought 40/20 was the hardest of the three!

I didn't specify, but what I had in mind was a workout that incorporated weights. I know the original study by Dr. Tabata did not use weights, but I've seen lots of examples on the web of the Tabata concept applied to exercises using weights (primarily on bodybuilding websites). I used some of these ideas in creating my own workout, along with body weight only exercises (push up jacks, for example), but I can't seem to come up with a well-rounded and fun workout like Cathe always does.

My workout consisted of eight intervals of 20 second work/10 second rest, for a total of 4 minutes. Then after a forty-five second rest, I did the same thing with a different exercise, and so on, for a total of four exercises (16 minutes not counting the 45 sec breaks, plus a warm up and cool down). Two exercises involved weights and two didn't. I finished the workout thinking it was a great concept, but there are a number of reasons I don't make workout videos - not the least of which is a lack of creativity!!

So if Cathe ever decides to do a HIIT 2 (with or without weights), you know I'm first on the presale list.

Sorry for the thread de-railing!

 

[morningstar]

Thanks for the insight - I always thought 40/20 was the hardest of the three!

I didn't specify, but what I had in mind was a workout that incorporated weights. I know the original study by Dr. Tabata did not use weights, but I've seen lots of examples on the web of the Tabata concept applied to exercises using weights (primarily on bodybuilding websites). I used some of these ideas in creating my own workout, along with body weight only exercises (push up jacks, for example), but I can't seem to come up with a well-rounded and fun workout like Cathe always does.

My workout consisted of eight intervals of 20 second work/10 second rest, for a total of 4 minutes. Then after a forty-five second rest, I did the same thing with a different exercise, and so on, for a total of four exercises (16 minutes not counting the 45 sec breaks, plus a warm up and cool down). Two exercises involved weights and two didn't. I finished the workout thinking it was a great concept, but there are a number of reasons I don't make workout videos - not the least of which is a lack of creativity!!

So if Cathe ever decides to do a HIIT 2 (with or without weights), you know I'm first on the presale list.

Sorry for the thread de-railing!

Unstrung, have you given these a go? http://www.thecathenation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=274809

There's a full body strength workout there, as well as an upper/lower split and a three day split, all based on Tabata (the splits are near the end of the thread). I KNOW they aren't as good as what Cathe would do, but you may want to give them a try in the meantime. I too would love to see what Cathe would do with strength and Tabata.

 

[cakebaker]

Always!

Keep kicking butt cakebaker...

Till I drop, that is my mantra! Keep kicking butt!

 

[NY25]

Thanks, Cathe!! I really needed that pick-me-up today. You're the best!!