TA Meta and everything else - Fall / Winter 2021

ebianco · 10-22-21, 08:40 AM

TA Meta and everything else - Fall/Winter 2021

We started out as a TA/Meta thread and some have moved to other types of workouts so all welcome. We post sometimes everyday sometimes less often.

So ALL WELCOME!

ebianco · 10-22-21, 08:50 AM

Happy Friday!

I started with another early morning workout today (not to sound like a broken record but I am LOVING these early morning workouts). Fitprime/Kickbutt Crunch Time, one of my all time favorites

Some strength, some cardio, lots of yoga stretching too (when I thought about it, it's actually about 10/40 minutes or 25% of the workout that is yoga LOL). Definitely a good Friday workout but also some strength/cardio to catch up from Wednesday that I missed.

Tomorrow I have Cathe Fit Tower Total Body next up on my rotation. Then barre on Sunday.

Eventmom I'm glad your work stress will be over soon! My work stress will be over soon too, it's just a toughie between now and the end of next week. Then it should be a little better, then even better after mid-November and the holiday season should be REALLY easy going. Here's hoping anyway.

Buzzer I hope you are feeling better!

eventmom · 10-22-21, 11:01 AM

today - Action Jacquelyn sexy barre tone + shine cardio around 20

so this workout name is a turn off, it's total body lots to yoga type work (leg lifts in downdog) which is not good for me with my history of fractures and surgery.

ebianco - that is a favorite fp for me as well. My only Susan Harris left in my collection. I caught a student plagiarizing so I've got to deal with that which is annoying and ****ty. Next week will be better - probably after Tuesday.

buzzer - hope you are doing okay!

Buzzer · 10-24-21, 07:09 AM

Angle lines and curves 2... DONE!

A little bit of work, a whole lot of stretching! I really enjoyed this being my induction back into working out!!

I didn't give 100%, but I gave what I felt I could. I ended up being surprised at what I could do, and also surprised at what I couldn't. I felt energetic though and it felt really good to be back.

I probably lost a few pounds while I was sick.... mostly I noticed it when I put my workout shorts on. The shorts were loose and I had to pull them up a few times, however my workout bra and shirt felt exactly the same. Who knows, but sick weight loss seldom stays off so I am not counting any chickens yet.

I probably could have started working out a few days earlier, but I didn't want to push it, and I was sleeping pretty crappy and taking a morning nap still so I stayed away from my workout room for another few days. The fog really started to clear in my head after about Thursday. It seems like each day I wake up since then I feel better.

Yesterday LB had to be at the Westernaires annual show at 9am, so we were up and at our friends house at 8:15am. It was a 30 minute drive there, so we were up way early. I worked out at about 5:15am just to make sure I did it. I think I had more fun because I got to see my friend I haven't seen in a few weeks! LB sat across the arena with her riding group, and they loved having their independence. Overall it was a fun day.

We spent the afternoon and into the evening with them, and by 5:30 I was so done. We left and I put on my jammies right when we got home. That was a long day for me!

So today I am not sure what I am going to do! Should I ease into it? try to go in with more gusto? I kinda am thinking of doing the last workout I did when I got this crap... it was one of the firm basics, like a sculpting with weights one. I kinda was thinking of doing it because I was so achey doing it I didn't finish it, and it was the workout that put me down for the day. I kinda want to do it as an "I'm back!" workout. I might do that.

Ebianco: That 500 error is the worst. I hate that! Hopefully it didn't last too long, or doesn't last too long if it's still going. I worry about this site. I love to look at house listings (and watch "love it or list it") and there are a LOT of over a million dollar homes around here. Our home values are crazy. Anyhow, I love to look at the houses and think "I bet this is what Ebianco's house is like!" they are gorgeous. I don't know if yours is, but in my head you live in a spectacularly beautiful house! HA! It's hard to believe you've been there for over a year already! That time went fast!

you know, when I started working out in the morning, I thought I would hate it. I was used to working out after I got off work at 2pm, or when LB was born I worked out during her 3pm nap. I was cranky when I was switching to early morning workouts. However, I have really enjoyed the energy boost, and also the fact that it's out of the way and the rest of the day I don't have to worry about getting it in! I look forward to 7am so I can go out to my workout room. I probably should go earlier though, since I would like to start our day a little earlier than 8:30 (by the time I change on either end and clean up). Morning workouts are great! I am a convert too!

Eventmom: I'm glad you didn't have covid, however I will say it's nice to have it out of the way. I think everyone will get it eventually, whether vaxxed or not, so although I wouldn't go out of my way to intentionally get it, I am glad it's in my past now. My BIL tested positive last week, my nephew (his son, college age) has lost taste and smell so he is probably positive, and my sister is achey and tired. All were vaxxed too

It's so random on who gets it and who doesn't!

So I feel pretty good. Still a bit goobery, still kinda tired, but overall so much better. I have been downing Amazing Grass like it's my job, and it has really been helping too. I think I am on the downhill side of this one for sure!!! Feels great!

ebianco · 10-24-21, 03:19 PM

Hi everyone!

Yesterday I did Cathe Fit Tower Total Body and it was pretty good. It's funny with this DVD because I didn't much care for it the first time I did it, but then I LOVED it the second time. This was my third time and I liked, but didn't love it, LOL. It was a good workout for sure, but it has more combined upper/lower moves than I'm used to for a Cathe strength workout, where she usually just focuses on one body part for maximum burnout. I will say I had a lot of abs DOMS today so I guess she hit them really good yesterday! With the abs bonus, the total workout was 60 minutes.

Today the weather was so gorgeous, I went out for a run/walk even though I didn't feel like I had the energy, and it perked me up. That was about 38 minutes, then I did Pure Barre Results Arms then Callan stretch for a 90 minute workout. Yeah! I definitely struggled through the Pure Barre workout after the run/walk but feel very accomplished now. I feel like I made up for missing a workout day on Wednesday.

Eventmom Haha I actually did the Crunch Time remake with Tamela Hastie, although I love the Susan Harris version too! I recall in general Susan's is tougher, she does more work whereas Tamela's has a little more filler, but I like how the Tamela version has the yoga at the end (I feel like maybe the original has it at the beginning if I remember right?) Anyway they are both fantastic.

I'm so sorry a student was plagiarizing, how terrible!

And an administrative headache too, I'm sure.

Buzzer I'm glad you're getting back up to your energy, and welcome back!

I would definitely recommend Firm Basics Sculpting with Weights to get back into it. I love in that workout that it is SO incredibly doable, but you can always make it more challenging with heavier weights, and sometimes I add more pizzaz to the cardio like plyos when she squats. Or you can go really light and easy, but still feel like you got in a workout.

I got the 500 error just the one time...and haven't again...fingers crossed! I don't know WHERE I would be without the VF site

Like you mentioned earlier, we can always start emailing to keep up our check in, but I also like to keep up on GD, although the activity has significantly slowed down for sure.

You have a great memory about my house!!

Yes, we will have been here two years this upcoming February

Whenever I'm feeling down on myself and I remember to list all the things I'm grateful for, I always list that I'm living in my dream house! Our home values are crazy right now too! As much as the home prices have gone up since we purchased, we never would have been able to afford getting in here now. The only real upgrade we've had to make is just to pull out most of the carpet, and get more dog-friendly flooring. Most of the other details in the house is what I would have chosen anyway! And my family gives me compliments on my beautiful "hosting house" and I do love hosting, can't wait to host Thanksgiving! The flooring project is finally done, it took them about 1.5 weeks. The pattern of the tiles in our living room is a little busier than we anticipated, but still looks great, and the master bedroom looks great too. In both cases we got large porcelain tiles that have a "marble" look to them. The dogs have been enjoying going into the living room which was previously forbidden (we had gates up). LOL

Working out in the morning is the best!

I love just feeling accomplished right out of the gate, with exercise behind me. And I swear I have been sleeping better too. I take getting to bed earlier more seriously during the week, since I'll be waking up so early. The whole thing is infusing some well needed discipline into my days. I'm glad you're enjoying it too!

It is crazy that so many people get covid after they've been vaccinated

like you said, everyone will probably have it at one point or another. I guess the vaccine is supposed to lessen the symptoms or the chance of being hospitalized, and work has mandated it getting the vaccine now, so I'm glad I got it done when I did!

eventmom · 10-24-21, 05:26 PM

Sat - action jac lean def barre + 15 TA cardio
Today - 15 min morning yoga, jumping lesson w/horse, callanetics express total body + stretch

buzzer - glad you are well enough to be back! Sadly, you can get covid multiple times - hope you do not! So sorry to hear you family members are dealing with it. It is hard to know who will get it. DH and I continue to take precautions but the level in our state is still pretty high. sounds like westainnaries was fun - glad you are able to rest. (I wish, my sleep is terrible)

ebianco - I don't even have the version with Tamala! I did the Lacey stretch today - she annoyed me less than usual today. At least her chatter on the express workout was cueing form.

It's 5:30 and I really ought to get some grading done...

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10-22-21, 08:40 AM
ebianco VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA	TA Meta and everything else - Fall / Winter 2021 TA Meta and everything else - Fall/Winter 2021 We started out as a TA/Meta thread and some have moved to other types of workouts so all welcome. We post sometimes everyday sometimes less often. So ALL WELCOME! __________________ "Feel strong and beautiful. Be a Tonique woman." -Sylwia

10-22-21, 08:50 AM
ebianco VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA	Happy Friday! I started with another early morning workout today (not to sound like a broken record but I am LOVING these early morning workouts). Fitprime/Kickbutt Crunch Time, one of my all time favorites Some strength, some cardio, lots of yoga stretching too (when I thought about it, it's actually about 10/40 minutes or 25% of the workout that is yoga LOL). Definitely a good Friday workout but also some strength/cardio to catch up from Wednesday that I missed. Tomorrow I have Cathe Fit Tower Total Body next up on my rotation. Then barre on Sunday. Eventmom I'm glad your work stress will be over soon! My work stress will be over soon too, it's just a toughie between now and the end of next week. Then it should be a little better, then even better after mid-November and the holiday season should be REALLY easy going. Here's hoping anyway. Buzzer I hope you are feeling better! __________________ "Feel strong and beautiful. Be a Tonique woman." -Sylwia

10-22-21, 11:01 AM
eventmom VF Supporter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: oklahoma	today - Action Jacquelyn sexy barre tone + shine cardio around 20 so this workout name is a turn off, it's total body lots to yoga type work (leg lifts in downdog) which is not good for me with my history of fractures and surgery. ebianco - that is a favorite fp for me as well. My only Susan Harris left in my collection. I caught a student plagiarizing so I've got to deal with that which is annoying and **ty. Next week will be better - probably after Tuesday. buzzer** - hope you are doing okay!

10-24-21, 07:09 AM
Buzzer Join Date: Oct 2009	Angle lines and curves 2... DONE! A little bit of work, a whole lot of stretching! I really enjoyed this being my induction back into working out!! I didn't give 100%, but I gave what I felt I could. I ended up being surprised at what I could do, and also surprised at what I couldn't. I felt energetic though and it felt really good to be back. I probably lost a few pounds while I was sick.... mostly I noticed it when I put my workout shorts on. The shorts were loose and I had to pull them up a few times, however my workout bra and shirt felt exactly the same. Who knows, but sick weight loss seldom stays off so I am not counting any chickens yet. I probably could have started working out a few days earlier, but I didn't want to push it, and I was sleeping pretty crappy and taking a morning nap still so I stayed away from my workout room for another few days. The fog really started to clear in my head after about Thursday. It seems like each day I wake up since then I feel better. Yesterday LB had to be at the Westernaires annual show at 9am, so we were up and at our friends house at 8:15am. It was a 30 minute drive there, so we were up way early. I worked out at about 5:15am just to make sure I did it. I think I had more fun because I got to see my friend I haven't seen in a few weeks! LB sat across the arena with her riding group, and they loved having their independence. Overall it was a fun day. We spent the afternoon and into the evening with them, and by 5:30 I was so done. We left and I put on my jammies right when we got home. That was a long day for me! So today I am not sure what I am going to do! Should I ease into it? try to go in with more gusto? I kinda am thinking of doing the last workout I did when I got this crap... it was one of the firm basics, like a sculpting with weights one. I kinda was thinking of doing it because I was so achey doing it I didn't finish it, and it was the workout that put me down for the day. I kinda want to do it as an "I'm back!" workout. I might do that. Ebianco: That 500 error is the worst. I hate that! Hopefully it didn't last too long, or doesn't last too long if it's still going. I worry about this site. I love to look at house listings (and watch "love it or list it") and there are a LOT of over a million dollar homes around here. Our home values are crazy. Anyhow, I love to look at the houses and think "I bet this is what Ebianco's house is like!" they are gorgeous. I don't know if yours is, but in my head you live in a spectacularly beautiful house! HA! It's hard to believe you've been there for over a year already! That time went fast! you know, when I started working out in the morning, I thought I would hate it. I was used to working out after I got off work at 2pm, or when LB was born I worked out during her 3pm nap. I was cranky when I was switching to early morning workouts. However, I have really enjoyed the energy boost, and also the fact that it's out of the way and the rest of the day I don't have to worry about getting it in! I look forward to 7am so I can go out to my workout room. I probably should go earlier though, since I would like to start our day a little earlier than 8:30 (by the time I change on either end and clean up). Morning workouts are great! I am a convert too! Eventmom: I'm glad you didn't have covid, however I will say it's nice to have it out of the way. I think everyone will get it eventually, whether vaxxed or not, so although I wouldn't go out of my way to intentionally get it, I am glad it's in my past now. My BIL tested positive last week, my nephew (his son, college age) has lost taste and smell so he is probably positive, and my sister is achey and tired. All were vaxxed too It's so random on who gets it and who doesn't! So I feel pretty good. Still a bit goobery, still kinda tired, but overall so much better. I have been downing Amazing Grass like it's my job, and it has really been helping too. I think I am on the downhill side of this one for sure!!! Feels great! __________________ Do-over day for Vidiots Anonymous 2011, 2012, 2013: Aw heck. Never mind. I just can't keep up with my do-over days. I'm weak and easily influenced STS GRADUATE! 11/30/10 TA Omni 90 days completed! 7/11/11-ish Tapout XT1 90 days DONE! 6/29/13 Body Beast: Done 3/14, minus the last week. I started JNL and never looked back! JNL DONE! 5/12/14

10-24-21, 03:19 PM
ebianco VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA	Hi everyone! Yesterday I did Cathe Fit Tower Total Body and it was pretty good. It's funny with this DVD because I didn't much care for it the first time I did it, but then I LOVED it the second time. This was my third time and I liked, but didn't love it, LOL. It was a good workout for sure, but it has more combined upper/lower moves than I'm used to for a Cathe strength workout, where she usually just focuses on one body part for maximum burnout. I will say I had a lot of abs DOMS today so I guess she hit them really good yesterday! With the abs bonus, the total workout was 60 minutes. Today the weather was so gorgeous, I went out for a run/walk even though I didn't feel like I had the energy, and it perked me up. That was about 38 minutes, then I did Pure Barre Results Arms then Callan stretch for a 90 minute workout. Yeah! I definitely struggled through the Pure Barre workout after the run/walk but feel very accomplished now. I feel like I made up for missing a workout day on Wednesday. Eventmom Haha I actually did the Crunch Time remake with Tamela Hastie, although I love the Susan Harris version too! I recall in general Susan's is tougher, she does more work whereas Tamela's has a little more filler, but I like how the Tamela version has the yoga at the end (I feel like maybe the original has it at the beginning if I remember right?) Anyway they are both fantastic. I'm so sorry a student was plagiarizing, how terrible! And an administrative headache too, I'm sure. Buzzer I'm glad you're getting back up to your energy, and welcome back! I would definitely recommend Firm Basics Sculpting with Weights to get back into it. I love in that workout that it is SO incredibly doable, but you can always make it more challenging with heavier weights, and sometimes I add more pizzaz to the cardio like plyos when she squats. Or you can go really light and easy, but still feel like you got in a workout. I got the 500 error just the one time...and haven't again...fingers crossed! I don't know WHERE I would be without the VF site Like you mentioned earlier, we can always start emailing to keep up our check in, but I also like to keep up on GD, although the activity has significantly slowed down for sure. You have a great memory about my house!! Yes, we will have been here two years this upcoming February Whenever I'm feeling down on myself and I remember to list all the things I'm grateful for, I always list that I'm living in my dream house! Our home values are crazy right now too! As much as the home prices have gone up since we purchased, we never would have been able to afford getting in here now. The only real upgrade we've had to make is just to pull out most of the carpet, and get more dog-friendly flooring. Most of the other details in the house is what I would have chosen anyway! And my family gives me compliments on my beautiful "hosting house" and I do love hosting, can't wait to host Thanksgiving! The flooring project is finally done, it took them about 1.5 weeks. The pattern of the tiles in our living room is a little busier than we anticipated, but still looks great, and the master bedroom looks great too. In both cases we got large porcelain tiles that have a "marble" look to them. The dogs have been enjoying going into the living room which was previously forbidden (we had gates up). LOL Working out in the morning is the best! I love just feeling accomplished right out of the gate, with exercise behind me. And I swear I have been sleeping better too. I take getting to bed earlier more seriously during the week, since I'll be waking up so early. The whole thing is infusing some well needed discipline into my days. I'm glad you're enjoying it too! It is crazy that so many people get covid after they've been vaccinated like you said, everyone will probably have it at one point or another. I guess the vaccine is supposed to lessen the symptoms or the chance of being hospitalized, and work has mandated it getting the vaccine now, so I'm glad I got it done when I did! __________________ "Feel strong and beautiful. Be a Tonique woman." -Sylwia

10-24-21, 05:26 PM
eventmom VF Supporter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: oklahoma	Sat - action jac lean def barre + 15 TA cardio Today - 15 min morning yoga, jumping lesson w/horse, callanetics express total body + stretch buzzer - glad you are well enough to be back! Sadly, you can get covid multiple times - hope you do not! So sorry to hear you family members are dealing with it. It is hard to know who will get it. DH and I continue to take precautions but the level in our state is still pretty high. sounds like westainnaries was fun - glad you are able to rest. (I wish, my sleep is terrible) ebianco - I don't even have the version with Tamala! I did the Lacey stretch today - she annoyed me less than usual today. At least her chatter on the express workout was cueing form. It's 5:30 and I really ought to get some grading done...