I'm back from my workout, and had a hoot. The kids like to join in with us periodically, and that always makes it enjoyable. ARX had all four of us on the floor together, and it was pretty funny watching us all. The toddler is hilarious.
Teddygirl....Nice recovery week. Christmas Day spent with the grandkids sounds like a lot of fun.
SwiftAmy....Merry Christmas to you too!! I suppose for you and Laurie that should be: Merry XXmas!
Tracy....I made it through most of Tosca's workout book yesterday. Here's what I think. It seems to be geared towards beginner weight trainers, primarily. There is some stuff for the intermediate and advanced level, but I'd say 80% is about trying to convince people to take up weight training, and how to go about it. She also views the purpose of weight training to be to shape your body into specific shapes, with an emphasis on "physique training". It's less about losing weight or improving general health than it is about making your body look proportionately pleasing. She argues the health benefits will follow. The specific physique shaping is where I become skeptical. For years we've heard that there's no such thing as spot-reducing, meaning you can't thin your thighs by doing side leg lifts. I agree with that. This argument that you can change your shape based on which exercises you emphasize, and you can change how your muscles look based on how you lift sounds a lot to me like the same kind of "spot reduction" argument. What do you think? Do you think you can change your proportions by weight training? I always thought proportions were genetically determined, and the best we can hope to accomplish by weight training is to make our overall muscle mass "pop", and cardio helps to reduce the fat covering them so they're more visible. Tosca argues that you can do so much more than that; as though your body is a lump of clay and all you have to do is alter your weight training a bit here and there (and eat super clean!) to change the shape of your body. Is it truly possible?
Jeanette....Your day yesterday sounded super enjoyable: fun exercise, good coffee, good company, good celebrations. Very nice!! Man, your posts are funny some times. The bit about your face and boobs racing to the floor cracked me up. The first Val Kilmer movie I ever saw was when he was quite young. It was a silly comedy/spoof that I can't recall the name of. But I developed a huge teenage crush on him. I don't see many of his movies, though, because he seems to be in the sort of stuff I don't care to see. I did enjoy him as Jim Morrison in The Doors, though. He was a perfect type-cast for that one. DH and I watched Ocean's Eleven *again* last night, while wrapping Xmas presents. We ran out of tape half way through, so will have to find something else to watch while we wrap tonight. Even though we ran out of tape, we watched the movie to the end. I love that show. DH is about half way through his second round of P90, and I'm gradually introducing him to more variety. Doing the same 2 workouts for 45 days, then another 2 workouts for 45 days, is a recipe for a plateau, don't you think? I'm thrilled he did CST and ARX with me today, even though he really struggled with it. He's already complaining about being sore LOL! I told him to only attempt 10 reps of each ARX exercise, so he doesn't blow out his back. He groaned when I told him he had to do that 2 more times this week
I'm attempting to push him harder, so he can see the potential of what he can achieve.
Nicole....I hope you had a great time shopping with the family today!! Your Meez seems very appropriate!!!
Ho ho ho!!!
Sandra
