Doubles/ Phase3/ Week3/ Day4
Hi Gang,
Tracix - Okay, I need to go review my notes: does Drill Max have an abs section?? Granted, I've only done the whole thing as-produced about 2 times, and rarely do the non-cardio portions, but I don't remember a lay-on-the-floor ab routine? Is there one? Is it good? Yay that DH is feeling so much better. I hope you remained clear of the infection-zone. I tell ya, this parenting gig has pretty minimal requirements. There's no doubt you would have been a top-notch mom! And no, 46 is not too old to have a baby, but 60 is too old to have a 14 year old teenager LOL!! A suicidal uncle in charge of a woman with alzheimers? Yes, that does sound like a tragedy waiting to happen. I watched the first few seasons of 6FU and loved it. You don't really want my mind. You couldn't afford the pills
Very interesting list of videos you're giving away. How come YogaX isn't in there?
The You on a Diet video - why don't you want that one?
Wendy - You're returning a coffee full of sugar?? I would take that as a sign from Above that I was meant to have it, and guzzle it down before s/he changes her mind! I love my coffee sweet, but ejected the sugar a while back because no nutritional book I found would let me justify it. Do you live next door to the DDs?? If you want more information, tips, or support regarding chin/pull ups, go chat with the women on the Chinnin' Check In. They're a great resource, and gave me some great ideas about how to incorporate these things into Cathe's workouts. And they're funny. After 3 weeks of CST, you will be yelling "CB again!!! YAY!!". My Cathe subs I find different than P90X workouts. I find them more FUN. Actually, they work me harder, but because I find them more fun, I prefer them.
FitMom WendyX! - Okay, I've been around here longer than FitMom Wendy. I remember when she first introduced herself. I remember her getting pregnant and all that stuff. How come her "before" pictures look like my "after"??? Hmmm? It's NOT FAIR!!!! Wendy, if you're reading this, you look amazing!! Extreme kudos to you for working so hard. Email those pics to Tony, and I'm sure you'll wind up being in the P90XX videos.
Swifty - YAY!!!!!!!!! So excited for you!!! It's here! It's here! It's finally, finally here!! You watched the Bring It video? I have to admit I've never done that. Should I?? Is there something on it that I need to hear? Like, where they placed all the voodoo dolls, or how to crank out ARX 3 times a week for 13 weeks without eventually wanting to sue BeachBody for inhumane treatment? I'd bet my P90X collection that they tell you about the necessity of taking the supplements....I'm a pull-up bar person.
Debra - I hope you're feeling better today. Traci's DH tells me it's YOU who snores LOL!!
Teddygirl - remember: no workouts for you today!! Rest rest!
TracyX - I have a question about pain. Is DOMS a result of lactic acid build up, and is it better for your muscle recovery to avoid working the muscle altogether until the pain is entirely gone, or do some lighter muscle movement to "flush out" the lactic acid?
JeanetteX - I have a Gin Miller workout. Her first stepping video, perhaps. I can't remember now, it's been so long since I've done it. I remember at the time I found it challenging, but that was back in the day when I thought PowerMax and StepWorks were "killer" cardios. I also borrowed her step-interval video from a friend around the same time period, and found it very intense. I don't recall the exact name of the video. I like Gin as an instructor, and would definitely explore her more recent offerings. Yes, LG does have a lot of weighted ankle work, both standing and on the floor. The floor work is really good (because you don't use the stability ball!!!). Revisit it and see what you think. DH's dream is to do the Tour route. Apparently there are a group of people who ride the tour route every day, I think the day before or after the professional riders breeze through.
Amy - That's extremely interesting that doing Kenpo without shoes improved your knee situation. You all have made me decide to give it a whirl the next time I pull out Kenpo. So, your first week of a true X-rotation is over. How'd you like it?
I did Shoulders & Arms and ARX yesterday. I've increased the weight loads in a number of places on SA. Gotta be happy about that. I think it's odd, though, that on the full-supination-bicep-curl Tony is using 25lbs, and I'm using 22 1/2. Tony's slacking!
I'm slacking on ARX. I know the workout so well now, and am so bored with it, that I'm really just going through the motions. I definitely don't give it my full effort or concentration. I'm going to put that one away and sub from now on. I also think part of my wide-waist problem might be from ARX bulking my waist muscles, especially my obliques. I have a Pilates for Abs dvd that I think I'll try for a while. It has 3 ten-minute segments.
My goodness my tummy is bloated these days. Just awful. It's from PMS, and most likely all the fiber I've been eating lately (Traci's egg-burrito!). DH is not loving the effects of all this burrito-eating, either :+ Yesterday's eating is nothing to brag about, but I promised to hold myself accountable to ya'll regardless of how bad it looks. My actual meals were great, snacks were fine, but in the afternoon I started adding in the harmful stuff: mini-chocolate eggs, biscuits, meringue cookie, free bakery samples at the organic grocery store (sweet potatoe cookies, muffin samples, ate the baby's free cookie that she decided she didn't want...). Also, at dinner time, I mixed up a box of buttery cranberry stuffing for the kids to eat as a side dish. I hadn't intended to eat any but......Yup, had the largest portion of all of us. I mentioned yesterday that I was craving KFC pretty bad, so I guess this is how I compensated. I was on a simple carb quest. I hope AF arrives soon, and brings a tray of raw vegetables!!!!
I'm planning on doing DrillMax Scrambled Cardio premix today, then 30-45 mins of Shiva Rea's Yoga Shakti dvd. Wendy, yes, I consider this to be a much harder workout than CardioX and YogaX, as called for in the Doubles Rotation. But since I don't intend to spend 2h and 15min working out, I'm going to condense it and go harder. I'll be back later to let you know what or how I actually did.
Have a great day,
SandraX
