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10-18-21, 10:32 AM | |
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Sandra: I had a cold a few weeks ago. Strangely, it was right after SO got his second dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine. (((HUGS)))
Beth: Glad you enjoyed your yoga training! Hope work isn't too stressful this week. Cyana: The cat in my avatar pic is SO's cat (and now our cat), Pearl (aka Pearlie). She's such a sweetie and will be 5 in March (he adopted her when she was a baby). Margot: Your vacation sounds beautiful! I've only knitted two sweaters since I've taken up the hobby--one pullover and one cardigan. The cardigan is my favorite of the two. While I enjoyed knitting the pullover (it was my first ever sweater and was a fairly easy knit except for putting in a zipper), now that I've gained more muscle in my upper body it doesn't fit me as well. So now in the future when I knit sweaters I will have go up a size. KarenJo: Thanks for asking! Mom is doing very well; I visited her yesterday. Sorry to hear the loss of your Mom's friend. (((HUGS))) Paine: I started a crocheted blanket a few weeks ago (this one using the same yarn but a different color scheme). As soon as I started everything came back to me, although I did watch the YouTube video for it. Next week I think I'll take the week off from Body Beast since that weekend will be the Cathe Virtual Roadtrip. I might do a couple kettlebell workouts early in the week or even a Cathe full body workout just to get back into her style. My kettlebells are gathering dust but I've also kinda missed Cathe the past few weeks. Waves all around!
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10-18-21, 10:36 AM | |
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RE colds, I wonder if our bodies are now more vulnerable given that we are out and about more again, with fewer people wearing masks than this time last year? I'm glad that I haven't been sick, but I know there are colds going around on campus. I am also hoping I don't get flu-like symptoms in reaction to my covid booster next week.
Garrie, that is a pretty blanket; it would definitely be a nice baby gift! When you were during Caroline Girvan, did you have a favorite series? I just did her 5-day kettlebell (over 2 weeks, haha). I'm thinking about trying one of the EPIC series; I don't want it to be too hard, but on the other hand, I prefer using weights to bodyweight-only work. Any recommendations?
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10-18-21, 10:55 AM | |
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Beth: I actually haven't done many of Caroline's workouts. She has so many it's hard to keep up with! My favorite upper body workout is Day 8 of Epic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSXA9iPfNOU). It features press variations (both shoulder and chest), and row variations (for the back)--nothing fancy. There's also a brief set of chest flyes and front raises towards the end of the workout. Since the presses and rows use the biceps and triceps as ancillary muscles there is no isolation work for the latter two muscle groups. I like this one because of its basic nature and the fact you can go seriously heavy. Another one I like is her "Dead Arm & Shoulder" workout/Day 39 of Epic II (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP6ajLZidD0).
For lower body, I've only done her glute/hamstring focused workouts. My two favorites are Day 13 from Epic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh07zuq0rnQ) and her Galvanized Glutes/Day 21 of Epic Heat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwzXJz0XeS0). I love both of these because they feature activation work with the fabric booty band plus hip thrusts (which I ). I do plan on trying more of her workouts. Now that you got me talking about her, I might sub one of her shoulder workouts in place of Bulk Shoulders.
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10-18-21, 11:02 AM | |
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Garrie, thanks for sharing your favorites! One thing I liked about CG's kettlebell series is that the workouts were only about 35 minutes; I think that made them more doable for me (no dread). That's another reason I'm reluctant to try her EPIC series, although I guess if I wasn't planning to do the program as is, I could skip around.
Paine, I stopped doing cross-stitch in part because I was doing a large, complicated project. It's sad because it was a woman in a yoga pose, and I did finish a good bit, but I haven't gone back to it. Someone created the pattern for me, but the program that made it definitely did too many color changes; it could have been much simpler. My sister got my a sloth cross-stitch last Christmas that I did start but never finished - I should go back to that one.
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10-18-21, 12:54 PM | |
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Karen Jo, I actually was thinking about kickboxing for tonight! Glad you found some tings to relax you; that's good about your mom doing okay.
Here's the video I filmed yesterday that posted today for anyone interested: https://youtu.be/45yq20JijOk
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