05-23-22, 12:23 PM | |
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Hi everyone,
Catching up from the end of my workout week, Saturday: Simone Rebounding DVD warm up (warm up through first dance sequence ~15 minutes) then this Vera LaRo total body workout (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUFw...IT5yzc&index=5) then stretch for a 65 minute workout. This Vera LaRo was a good workout! She is currently in the middle of a "Strong Summer" and they all look great, I'll add this rotation to my list with Caroline's EPIC Heat or Iron for a someday rotation that I'll follow Yesterday: A standing cardio abs workout with light dumbbells with Grow with Jo (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-v8...MXm_p&index=87) then Pure Barre Sculpted Abs #2 warm up through the tough ab sequence with your back against the wall and straight legs. With the standing cardio first, I REALLY felt pretty much every single exercise (except maybe thighs) through my abs, in fact the seat work was just as tough for abs as it was for the seat. It was a winning combination! Total workout time 53 minutes. Today/tomorrow: Planned rest days Eventmom and Buzzer Thank you the decluttering at my dad's was somewhat active, some bringing boxes up and down stairs, but not too bad. My knees were awesome this weekend!! I used to have go down stairs backwards to alleviate my knees and I was marching up and down the stairs regularly, with heavy boxes, both Saturday and Sunday afternoons and I was great, still feel great! So there's something to be said for giving up running for sure (my main knee irritant). For TA all mat work (or any table work) I always use the Firm Zip Trainer under my knees. It can be slightly cumbersome if you're moving your legs back and forth towards your hands because it's bulky, but the cushioning is so worth it. Alternately a dense pillow, but definitely something under the knees! Buzzer I'm thinking I was feeling rundown from the change in season, it tends to hit me pretty hard. I always know there's a change ins season because I get really rashy/itchy skin. Then I think about and I'm like "yep! It's Spring to Summer" or Summer to Fall or anything. I am definitely feeling better than I was last Thursday/Friday. Tomorrow I'm thinking I'll bring fish in (I need to go through the salmon anyway) it's more fatty and satisfying than chicken breast and I'll also bring more fruit or something to supplement, instead of just trying to do the protein and that's it. Obviously after two weeks that wasn't working, the purge/binge cycle when I could have just eaten more on Tuesdays, then not rebounded. That's my plan for this week anyway! I also tend to do better with easier workouts, I try to remind myself it's not just okay it's HELPFUL to have more active rest days and not go all out every day. In my current rotation I'm working out harder 3x a week and easier 2x a week, and with 2 days off I feel more balanced. I'll be keeping a close eye on Caroline's new "Fuel" series she just announced to start next week, she seems to be doing slightly easier/shorter workouts (for her) and they still look fantastic. Ugh I'm sorry to hear it's the same shoulder and elbow that are hurting! It might be related if you're favoring your arm and moving it a certain way? The Firms are in general easier than Cathes but you chose some toughies, Volume 3 and one of my *ultimate* favorites, Tough Tape 2!! It's hard for me to picture snow because it has been steady 90s here!
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05-25-22, 02:42 PM | |
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Hi all,
I started my workout week today with EPIC 3 lower body (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ret7...4uVpN&index=11). I was a little disappointed not with the workout but because my knees were all creaky and clicky which must be related to all the stairs last weekend, even though my knees weren't achy at the time or after! And I had go a little lighter on the weights than I usually would. It was a hectic day, I was tired from being in the office yesterday (three weeks in and still trying to get used to it), and it didn't help that this workout was Bulgarian lunge overload I guess on the plus side a lot of the work was bodyweight although my legs were shaking and so fatigued. Tomorrow I have an EPIC 3 upper body lined up. Eventmom Yes I think the decluttering did really help my dad's living situation. We were just able to get rid of a lot of things, and the rest is organized and more reasonable. Buzzer I'm glad the Cathe ICE low impact cardio was good! I want to say I have this one, I think. Her low impact is really good but yeah she really burns out the legs in order to get that cardio factor. Good luck with your renovations! That has to feel great to make the space more your own! I'm glad your clothes are fitting better! I also find that my weight (or at least inches) go down when I take an exercise break, even though it feels counterintuitive. I definitely get some exercise bloat from the weight lifting ugh. You're right about running...at least I have other things I enjoy for cardio, like Firm cardio workouts and some others!
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05-26-22, 08:45 AM | |
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Hi everyone,
I did EPIC 3 upper body today (this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMRp...4uVpN&index=12) and it was such a tough one. I don't know if it was the nonstop complexes, or that I've recently inched up my weights for chest from 20 to 22.5, or that she did a shoulder complex first before diving into chest and back, or that there were a lot of pushups, but I was dying today, in a good way!! My legs are already sore from yesterday and my arms are already sore from this morning So I'll really have to take it easy tomorrow! My only complaint about this one is that Caroline does wayyyy too many shoulders (I mean about 1/3 of the workout is shoulders), so I took two complexes and did my own abs, and one complex and did my own triceps since she kind of skimped on them. But making it my own it was just great. Tomorrow will be something lighter and stretchier, for sure! Then I have a Caroline total body lined up for Saturday, and I think I'll do Pure Barre Sculpted Abs #1 on Sunday. Eventmom I haven't done Karen Voight in a long time but I was thinking about her the other day! My favorite workout of hers is Great Weighted Workout, and I was wondering with all the strength training I've done if her arm work would be easier now, or just as hard because it's light weight endurance which is not what I've been focusing on. Buzzer Haha I always modify instead of spinning around in workouts. I get so dizzy! I can't do even the 'easiest' of Cathe step workouts, they are just too complex for me! After a lot of trial and error, the only step workout I really enjoy is with the Firm. On a rare occasion I'll pull out Karen Voight Energy Sprint but certainly not for the whole workout, but it is easy enough to follow at least and I like the retro music/feel. I used to LOVE the swings!! That is one of the only rides I can do anymore (not that I've been to an amusement park in a while) that I can do without motion sickness, the swings are much more doable than say a roller coaster. I don't think I could handle the scrambler though anymore! (But I used to love it) I'm glad your little bracelet worked! It's good you're trying to instill in LB early in life that it is okay (and actually great) to pare down on things! I don't know why old stuffies would be valuable, unless they're some unusual rare item Ugh but hopefully it didn't give LB pause!
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