Total Max Mixers - Week of June 27

[JBliff]

My workout yesterday was a 2-hour walk. It was so hot! DH and I were drenched by the time we got home.

I managed to hurt my left wrist somehow so have to stay away from weights for a while.

Waves to all.

[Cher]

No workout yesterday except a short bike ride in the afternoon.

JBliff - Thanks for starting us off. Sorry to hear about your wrist. Hopefully it doesn’t take to long to heal.

Karen - our county total is only 55% vaccinated. Detroit is only 30 something percent. we didn’t get any rain yesterday so no idea what these weather people were talking about??? It was good though that we didn’t because we got so much rain Friday night that we still have freeways in Detroit flooded and closed with stranded vehicles all over in the water.

Waves Vannie and Gibbee.

[karjoy]

Tonight I went to Burn and we did MetCon or Metabolic Conditioning which is pretty brutal generally. We did lots of skiers, fast squats with overhead presses, and full Burpees with a pull-up after each Burpee. Done on the floor under the pull-up bar. I can’t do pull-ups though so I just jumped and touched the bar. Yesterday Judi and I ran 5 miles with some walking with the humidity.

Jbliff so sorry about your wrist. Can you still do the elliptical or does that cause pain too? Hopefully you can still walk unless it gets too darned hot. Thanks for starting us off.

Cher I am almost a little discouraged about our county’s low vaccination rate. I saw a person this morning who just got out of the hospital with Covid pneumonia
and blood clots in the lungs. All because they elected not to get the shot. Big sigh…

Waves to Vannie and Gibbee.

[Gibbee]

JB: What a bummer about your wrist. Hope it heals quickly! We've had some severe humidity and heat here, too. Nothing like being soaked after a walk.

Cher:HI! How's your MIL doing? Joseph? Is Darrell enjoying retirement?

Karen: You sure do some tough workouts, my friend.

Vannie: Hi! Did you complete Lauren's swing challenge? I started and gave up. I have zero motivation some days.

Check in: A KCM FB buddy asked me to try some Caroline Girvan workouts so I did Epic Heat Day 1 on Sunday and Day 2 today. I figured maybe something different would attract my attention for a few days. We'll see.

I sure do miss you guys. My MIL's mobile home burned two weeks ago so on top of my FIL's death and his estate stuff (his house is a collection of many things... and dust) and work and life in general and our house (which needs some serious picking up / tossing of extra stuff), I'm up to my ears in excuses and exhaustion... and grief. So some days I try to be nice to myself but sometimes I find that actually turns into an excuse not to do anything.

Like Cher we are having torrential rains. I think my FIL's house has a basement leak, although it looks like the sump pump is working for the most part (DD and her DH checked the basement for me tonight). Today I helped my MIL complete the life insurance paperwork so she can get the money from a policy my FIL left for her. I'm glad he left her some of his retirement benefits and a bit of life insurance. It will be very helpful going forward. Anyway, the long and short of it is, I have plenty to keep me busy and plenty I do not want to do! I want to enjoy working out again, but I don't really enjoy it anymore. I hope maybe a few weeks of something different will help.

As I said above, I miss you guys. I will try to get on more frequently once the torrential rains stop. I can't afford to leave my PC on 24-7 right now with the power outages.

Take care all!

[Cher]

Workout yesterday was LITE Stacked Lower Body one set of each exercise and LITE Stacked Upper Body Shoulders. SLB was so hard for me to finish. I’m just so disgusted with how out of shape I am and then I was tired all day after this….and I only did one set of each exercise.

Karen - Your MetCon workout made me exhausted just reading it. I would die doing that at this point. It is scary these people that won’t get the vaccine. Unfortunately, I know a few people that won’t get it yet.

Gibbee - MIL basically lays in her bed and doesn’t know anyone and can’t do anything for herself. If we talk to her and are right in her face, we can get her to smile once in a while. I don’t know how my SIL does it. Joseph is good. Seems to be doing okay at work and loving his new car. I guess DH is enjoying retirement. Most the time he is driving me crazy being here constantly. He has no hobbies and doesn’t do much with out me except cut grass.
How is Alex enjoying married life?
That is just so sad about your MIL’s trailer. Where is she staying right now?
I’m not enjoying exercise much anymore either. It’s just another chore at the moment.

[Vantreesta]

I really don't know why I wasn't posting last week or why my motivation has been low last week and this week. Anyway, here's what I did last week:

Mon 6/21 47 minutes DAD LEFT
47 minutes (from 3 dog walks 3.11 mi)

Tue 6/22 129 minutes Run With Hal app 15k Base Training Plan day 44 crosstrain
19 minutes (from 1.5 mi for Run With Hal app 15k Base Training Plan day 43) MON
13 minutes (from C. Jordan Exercises to Help High Hamstring Tendonitis Pain, YT)
7 minutes (from L. Brooks Summer Swing challenge day 1)
10 minutes (from PunchLab app wk1 workout1 Jab & Straight) SUN phone was having issues and app restarted my plan
17 minutes (from Kassandra Evening Yoga Movement day 5 Relaxing Yoga Stretches Before Bed, YT) 1st time
63 minutes (from 3 dog walks 3.96 mi)

Wed 6/23 168 minutes
12 minutes (from walk to/from chiro)
7 minutes (from SanFran Fitness rebounding 5 min Mini Moves Series Day 6 Strong Shoulders, YT) 1st time
6 minutes (from L. Brooks Summer Swing Challenge day 2)
12 minutes (from C. Jordan Hamstring Tendonitis Pain: Exercises That Will Help Heal Your Hamstrings part 2, YT)
11 minutes (from 1.0 mi for Run With Hal app 15k Base Training Plan day 45, treadmill)
9 minutes (from H. Clare Run Better With Yoga -Best Exercises for Piriformis Syndrome, YT)
16 minutes (from L. Brooks BSR Month 1 Week 4 Strength 4)
18 minutes (from L. Brooks BSR Month 1 Week 4 Conditioning 4)
31 minutes (from J. Michaels Body Revolution Phase 1 Week 1 Workout 1)
12 minutes (from Strong Knees stretch)
34 minutes (from 2 dog walks 2.24 mi)

Thu 6/24 22 minutes
22 minutes (from 2 dog walks 1.7 mi)

Fri 6/25 80 minutes
7 minutes (from L. Brooks Summer Swing Challenge day 3)
14 minutes (from Crossrope Swing Into Summer day 3)
17 minutes (from 1.51 mi for Run With Hal app 15k Base Training Plan day 47)
11 minutes (from H. Clare Runner Better With Yoga -Post-Run Recovery Yin Yoga for the Hips, YT) 1st time
31 minutes (from 3 dog walks 2.42 mi)

Sat 6/26 8 minutes BAKING WITH FRIENDS Run With Hal app 15k Base Training Plan day 48 rest-done
8 minutes (from 1 dog walks .68 mi)

Sun 6/27 25 minutes Run With Hal app 15k Base Training Plan day 49 rest-done
25 minutes (from 2 dog walks 1.71 mi)



Yesterday was grocery day and I couldn't get myself to run in the heat when I got home from that. I finally ran my 2.5 mi at 8:50 last night then did Caroline Jordan HHT exercises and then Helen Clare's piriformis exercises and quick post-run yoga. I took too long between sessions on my PunchLab app workouts and it wants me to restart week 1 again but I think I will just wait a couple weeks when it will be easier to commit to it. I'm also taking a couple weeks off from the kettlebell paper workouts I've been doing. Planning to finish up Lauren's swing challenge this week and do some jumping rope and TTSL workouts plus running.