Greetings, Everyone,
I am just checking in to say hi. Today is my rest day and I am taking full advantage of it. I had toyed with the idea of doing some yoga today, but I had/have a bunch of other things queued up that I need to take care of it so I don't think I'm going to get around to it. When I have a rest day, I also try to eat super clean that day and stick to my calories pretty strictly, so I'm not that worried about not getting any extra exercise in today.
I start week 2 tomorrow, and I'm looking forward to it.
I am feeling pretty good today, although last night was the longest night of my life. Every time I rolled over in bed, I could feel my pecs screaming. I was so sore! I'm a little stiff today, but it's definitely getting better. I was hoping for more lower body DOMS today based on the leg workout yesterday, but I don't really have any. I guess I should be happy about that, but I'm actually a little disappointed. My inner thighs are a little tender, because they definitely got worked, but not so much on the quads and glutes, which are the parts I'm really trying to slim down. I am going to have to put in a little more effort the next time I do that workout, since I cheated a little bit. That's what I get for being a weenie.
Welcome to all who have joined in this weekend! Katied, it looks like you went crazy today. You've got to be feeling that tomorrow! The pec soreness I had was from the 100 Rep challenge for Chest. If anyone works to work those muscles to death, I highly recommend that session. I did not have that kind of soreness after the regular disc.
Fit44 - I was your cartoon last night, that's for sure!
Raciela, I would guess you could swap your workouts around so that your running day made up for one of the cardio days? That's such a leg intensive workout too, it could probably be subbed for that. I'd be curious to hear how you plan to incorporate that in to the rotation.
Jen, good luck with the WW + XTrain. I did WW online a few years ago and found it was helpful to me. I was eating pretty clean, and for me it was better to move over to MyFitnessPal so that I could track calories over points, but the discipline of logging was developed using WW and it has served me well. YOU CAN DO THIS!!
Eileen, if you're looking for a good way to track your food and you don't have a resource already, I strongly encourage you to check out MyFitnessPal. There are a lot of Cathe fans who use it, including me and I think Renee does too, and I love it. It's easy to use and has an app to go on your phone so you can log anywhere. The database is expansive and it is a great app. And it's FREE!
Renee, how did you like the Low Impact HiiT? That one really worked my legs hard...more than I thought. My heart rate was not insane, but it was good for the workout, and I liked the variety on that one. I'm looking forward to doing it again.
Vicky, I hope you loved the workout today!
Jann, I hope you're sore tomorrow (I mean that in the best way!)
bchgrl40, did you get signed up for new transformation program and get started yesterday? Did the leg workout meet your expectations for dread factor, or was it less horrible than you'd initially suspected?
Terina, welcome. I love your signature!
Katied, I liked Cardio Legs. It is a lot like STS Plyo Legs, but maybe a little less difficult. The weighted exercises are not as brutal.
For those of you whom mentioned you've never stuck to a rotation, I can relate. That was me for years, and then one day I followed one and I was hooked! I think this is my fourth one, the most recent being STS, which was also a long one. I really like having not to think about what workouts to do every day, and I have absolutely found that I get better results working the rotations than randomly choosing my workouts. I'm convinced that putting them together is a science, not just a random mix and match exercise, like when I workout on my own. Based on my previous experiences and results, it is so worth it to do the rotation. It's like magic, really!
Ok, back to my chores. I'm supposed to be studying and making bread, but it's nice to check in to get a little study break.
Enjoy the rest of your day!!
Eva
PS. I was thinking about starting a new thread every week, but there really is no point. We're all doing the rotation, but since we are all at different stages, it probably makes the most sense to keep using this thread.
