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Old 04-27-22, 10:35 AM  
AnMrsDe
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IL
Arrow Just The Workouts~~MAY, 2022~~*Everyone is Welcome!*~~

May, 2022

I am VERY loosely following Cathe's May Rotation possibly inserting other instructors and yoga. I’m trying to get used to including splits by the time Cathe’s new workouts come out. I am partial to total body workouts, but I’m giving it a try. Also still continuing with meditation/devotions every morning since 9/16/20.

1 - Rest day


2 - Cathe Intensity (Step Only Premix=36 min.); Mady's (15 min. Leg Stretch); Debbie Sieber's TBS (Knees); 2.5 hours total Mow Max/Yard Work @ my house and @ DS Beautiful day - so I took advantage! It's been since 2017 since I did Intensity!! I forgot how fun the step segment is... used my topper and did both high & low impact. My knee has been a little cranky the past few days (prob due to all the TM incline work lately), so I dusted off Debbie's PT workout. It's been feeling much better since I did this session, but now my heel is giving me grief from wearing my non-PF yard shoes all morning! Aye yi yi!
3 - Cathe's XT Bi's & Tri's; 100 Rep Bicep/Tricep Challenges (50 for each); extra UB stretches Early morning hair appt and didn't feel like working out at all today! But once I got going, it got better. I chose to add on the challenges but did only 50 reps for bi's & tri's. I did Caroline's lying triceps with 20# with my wrists to the ceiling for my 50 Rep Challenge....love those so much as it is so wrist-friendly for me. Glad I did her workouts just to discover this move!! Good workout after all. 269 cal burn
4 - Yvette Fit #147 (60 Min. Cardio, Shoulders, Legs Blast); Mady's (15 Min. Full Body Stretch) Not feeling Cathe's CLB, this was an excellent sub. It uses the stability ball for cardio and leg work and is super FUN! Since I'm working shoulders tomorrow, I just did the few shoulder/leg combos in the beginning keeping the weights lighter and shoulder/head high, then when she started to do direct shoulder work, I did weighted/unweighted leg exercises instead. I wore my 2# wrist weights and used 8's-20#. There's a FW segment and I used Cathe's blue fabric band above my knees...that was tough! My HR was up for most of the workout and was an awesome total body workout with focus on legs! 526 cal burn
5 - Cathe XT (Chest, Back & Shoulders; Finisher: 50 Reps of Pull-downs w/ Overhand/Underhand grip 56.5#); Yoga30For30 (Yin) Good workout today! This is probably my favorite weight workout of the set. I am reminded about the camera fixations and Cathe's incessant talking doing these workouts this week, though. I have to turn the volume way down...her voice is so different in the older workouts than her current ones. 382 cal burn ETA: While cleaning out some drawers, I found the booklet that came with my Weider machine…here all these years, I thought each weight plate was 10# and the small plate on top was 5#. Turns out the smaller plate is 6.5# and the other 6 plates are 12.5# each!! I’ve been lifting heavier than I thought with pull-downs, LOL! I changed the total poundage above. Love nice surprises like that!! (And…that I’m not as much of a weakling as I thought, haha!)
6 - Yvette Fit #30 (60 min Cardio, Kickbox, Hi/Low Core Circuits); Cathe P30 (Mobility -TS premix) Yvette's class was another GEM that I overlooked! It may have been a little easier but it still was sweaty, k/b fun with the stability ball used for LOTS of core love! She does include some KB & shoulder work, but I just changed them to core exercises.The k/b included great combos but not many kicks (I would've liked more), but overall, it was a perfect sub for Cardio Core Circuit and the intensity was what I was wanting at the end of my week. Favorited! 414 cal burn
7 - Cathe XT Legs (51 min.); Travis' Level Up 108 (Flexibility 62 min.) I had more time today and got a long workout in. It's been before '16 since I have done Legs in its' entirety!! I loved it (again!)..I've done excerpts here and there since then but not the whole thing. It has so much variety working the legs and each segment is over before you can complain! I'm glad Cathe put this one at the end of the week since it's an easier workout. But I did up it a bit to make it more challenging: I used heavier weights and included 2 10# weights while doing the sliders (not the Warrior, though). I also used her green fabric band above my knees for the FW band segment and most of the floor segment + the DB behind the knee leg lifts. I had to take breaks with those! (I used the stretchie band for the inner thigh work). There's hardly 5 min. of exercises using the chair (wonder why she even bothered with that one?), but now I can say I did the whole thing and was reminded of all the variety! ETA: I realized later that I did not include the Barre Bonus since it's a separate segment so actually didn't do the whole workout, LOL. Thought I needed a good leg stretch from all the leg focus this week, so Travis' class was perfect. Another dust bunny ('20), and it actually seemed easier today, although I can't complete BOP due to not being able to bind. I used a strap for the straight leg holds and mimic the balance work. I was able to come into full splits on each side even though I did have to come out of the pose before Travis was done yacking, LOL. Love Celibacy Pose (being a female, haha, & don't see that much in practices) into seated Cow Face Pose as well as the IT band stretch at the end. My #'s showed I was in the FB zone for 65 min. of my workout today! 492 cal burn
8 - Rest Day


9 - 4.10 mile walk outside; Mady's BPR Tabatacise was the plan today but just completing that one pretty recently, I opted for a walk in the beautiful weather. Also being out of commission and on the couch for most of the weekend with digestive issues (will spare you the details, LOL), the walk seemed more calm, haha. I did keep up a good pace; glancing at my HRM, my HR was mostly between 155-165 where I like to see it during walks. At one point it was 168, so I feel I did pretty good for my first time out during this mileage. Supposed to get hot this week so may not get out there often. DS mowed my lawn yesterday since I wasn't sure if I'd be up to it today...so that's done but may try and plant some flowers this week. 593 cal burn
10- Cathe RwH LIHI Back, Biceps, & Shoulders (Premix 1 - Shoulders Last); Bonus Abs #1; Extra Stretching; 2 hours planting flowers I always select this premix since it allows me to be fresher for the bicep work. My hand is super achey today, but I made the best of it. Bicep curls with palm up was out of the question after a few sets, so I used my Boss Bands (blue/green doubled up like she uses in those workouts) and was great as long as I could turn my hand like I was doing hammer curls). I used them for some back work too. I wore my 2# wrist weights which helped in lifting a little lighter DB and I used my plate mates onto my 30#er which was good for pullovers. The bands saved it for me today! It makes me think I need to include more band workouts again until this flare-up improves (or if it ever will?). My w/o area looked like a cyclone had hit with every DB and a few bands laying out there except for my one lonely 30# DB still on my wt. rack, LOL! 426 cal burn
11- Cathe RwH LIHI Legs; extra stretch No doubt, this w/o is my favorite of the set. Probably b/c of the format. Love the finishers in these workouts, too. I used 10's-30 and wrist weights. 298 cal burn
12- Cathe RwH LIHI Chest, Shoulders & Triceps (Premix 1: Shoulders Last) I used 5's-25 and wrist weights. It was tough today holding the weights. For the laying overhead triceps, I held a 25# DB Caroline-style, thankful I didn't have to hold a barbell with my wonky wrist. Also very thankful I have little hands (Caroline must too!). I wasn't able to criss-cross my hands b/c of my wrist weights, but that's no big deal for me. [People have commented on the fact that I have small hands. And ears. And feet. Now why couldn't that be the case with certain other body parts besides hands, ears & feet??? LMAO]. For the tricep finisher, I did pull-downs with 60.5# (56.50+4# wrist weights that actually work more than the tri's but...anything to not have to do dips and during this exercise, my hand is compromised the very least!) Anyway, I had an appt I needed to get to so no add-ons today. 215 cal burn
13- 3.84 mile walk outside + Mow Max/Yard Work/Watering = 6.01 miles of steps total GPS mileage readout on this GORGEOUS day!!! My walk wasn't quite as productive as Monday's w/ my HR saying 163 was the highest reading, but I still felt really accomplished. Plus extra walking with the mowing so I feel I got a pretty good steady state workout sans Cardio Supersets (which incorporates lots of BW which I couldn't face today). 999 cal burn (2:22:54 hrs later)
14- Cathe Live #363 Boss Bands & Loops Metabolic (sans stretch); Cathe Live #220 LB/UB DB Challenge (LB only=30 min.); Caroline Girvan (10 Min. Ab Workout); Mady's BPR Well, I just got back from running around town in my little red Miata since it's sooo nice out!! It's out of storage and all gassed up, pumped up, washed, and ready to go! Now I'm sitting outside typing this and my laptop is getting hot in the sun, LOL, so this will be quick. Doing the band workout was great although it is NOT metabolic, IMHO, it suited my purpose to work the legs (and TB) in all different ways (except in a heavier weight way). I used her green long band and my pink loop around my knees for the floor work. So I added on the LB part of her DB Challenge which I knew I loved and matched Cathe in her weights which was easy since she doesn't do a whole lot of sets. This week I felt like I hardly worked my core, so I added on Caroline's ab w/o which was a good burn and when I didn't want to do a certain core exercise b/c of my lower back, I would hold boat pose for the duration. That's one thing about fitting in Yvette's workouts, I never have to worry about getting the core worked enough in a given week (even if doing just 1 Yvette a week!) She is the CORE QUEEN in my book. Hope to get back to her workouts soon!!


RECOVERY WEEK - although it doesn't really seem like a recovery week...my body is more sore than it ever is doing weights with all this yard work/functional fitness!!
15- Rest Day Cathe P30 (Mobility); Cleaning the house; Washing Windows At least DH helped me with the windows!
16- 3 Hours working in DS' yard; Five Parks Yoga (Short & Sweet Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class) Got a lot done at DS' and the weather was simply fantastic. Erin's class is a goodie.
17- 1.5 Hours working in DS' yard; YT Travis' 10 Min. Power Yoga "Cross Train"; 10 Min. Power Yoga "Detox"; Mady's BPR I didn't realize Travis has some new classes on YT from a new "Yoga Flow & Go" series! These are so good! Hits quite a lot in 10 min. and are perfect as add-ons or just by themselves for recovery. Got pretty much caught up now at DS' place....I have the scratched up arms to prove it from all the pruning of his rose bushes! Of course, I wear tank tops while out there instead of long sleeves. The weather was glorious!
18 - Yvette Fit #184 (75 min. Core Blast!); Travis' YT 10 Min. Yin Yoga "Yin" Oh, it felt SO good to get back to Yvette again!! (I didn't think I should wait any longer to get in some endurance cardio...and then it seemed like I hadn't done cardio for months!!) This one was a great FUN metabolic workout and favorited as my core really needed this! Practically every move worked the core...yes the Core Queen nailed it! Kickbox exercises mixed with 6# med ball, 5's-10's (I just used 5's + 2# wrist weights for all), stability ball (cardio), gliders, and 10# KB. I loved the KB exercises and how Y goes slow during the TGU's...I would imagine not everyone knows the correct form for those (I sure am rusty!) and going too fast might contribute to an injury. Not too much BW stuff for my wrist and I used my step for all there were. Burpees with gliders...my core has really gotten stronger with those as I never used to be able to bring in both knees at once. Really felt good to SWEAT!! This Yin class was good for me - holds only lasted about 2 min., so a Yin I didn't get too antsy with! Love these used as add-ons for some real quick yoga! 488 cal burn
19- 2.09 mile walk; Mow Max/Yard Work 3 hours=5.21 miles of steps
20- YT 10 Min. Power Yoga "Cardio" w/ Travis; Full Power Yoga "Power Yoga Classic" (Travis - 49/62 min.) Just like I surmised, Travis' Cardio class is similar to his other cardio classes - tons of vinyasas to assure that cardio effect. I was sweating, even in the 11 min.! I've done his Classic class before - 20 min. of w/u's (I skipped about 13 min. of those) in a great flow then some mat stretches with spinal twists, thread-the-needle which felt so good since I missed my stretching yesterday. My wrists feel tired afterward - lots of DDogs in this. Allergies are kicking me to the curb this week, so my recovery week was well planned since my energy level is nil these days. It's all I can do to get the yard work done!
21- Yvette w/u; Michelle Briehler (30 Min. Standing Abs Cardio W/O/Low Impact/No Jumping/Toned Waist/No Repeat); Cathe P30 (Mobility) LOVED Michelle's workout!! I did need an add'l w/u, though after previewing hers. Fabulous! All standing, works core really well and I used my 2# wrist weights for all and my arms were nicely worked. Zero floor work (even the stretch is standing)...bookmarked on those days I don't want to take it to the mat.
22- Rest Day


23- 3.50 mile walk; Mady's (10 Min. Daily Stretch - Fix your Posture...) Fabulous weather!!!! Perfect temps for a walk and I was dressed perfectly...didn't have to tie a jacket around my waist etc. Mady's newest stretch was awesome! 452 cal burn

I'm trying to update again...I'm keeping my comments short. I wasn't able to get on the site at all yesterday. :/ So far, so good.

24- Yvette Fit #16 (60 min BOSU & Cardio Mash Up); Mady's BPR; Mow Max/Yard Work 1.75 hours Yet another gem I missed out on! Great use of the BOSU for lots of core work/BW with k/b, and mostly 5# shoulder weight work but I changed a lot up to work tri's & bi's too. It includes awesome balance challenges squatting on BOSU while holding weights out straight and kneeling on the BOSU holding the weights with feet off floor--never seen those before and LOVED THEM! 413 cal burn
25- Yvette (w/u); Cathe Perfect 30 Pump (Mish Mosh UB & LB Premix; UB/LB Bonuses=65 min.); Mady's BPR This dvd is just great - and this is my fav premix (Total Body) of this dvd. My HR is elevated and I don't even go that heavy. Can't beat that! The only things I dislike about this workout are the w/u & stretch...not enough for me. 492 cal burn
26- Rest Day
27- Grrrrrr on the 500 error!!!! Yvette Fit #93 (45 Min. No Equipment All Out Cardio); Two Birds Yoga (20 Min. Morning Vinyasa Yoga Flow) I've done Y's class before and it's good for a no equipment cardio workout--today I kept it more low impact. She does 10 burpees as finishers---I kept on going with 22 burpees as a finisher until she plopped down on the mat to stretch. Good one. Keeping this short! 406 cal burn
28- 4.02 mile walk outside; Mady's BPR; Cathe P30 (Mobility) Finally! A nice sunny day! I was out bright and early and wore my comfy shoes this time. Last walk, I wore shoes that were considered "walking" shoes and they were so heavy they really slowed me down. Today's speed was a lot faster. I shouldn’t be so concerned about my outfits matching ball cap to shoes and just wear my runners! What can I say? I have a fetish with cute w/o attire! I did get rid of a lot at my last garage sale, though! I have my girls that come every year looking for cute w/o clothes who are my size and I usually don’t disappoint them. Except when I didn’t have a sale last month. :0) 548 cal burn
29- Rest Day ^^^I had to post those last 6 sentences a sentence at a time so I wouldn’t get the 500 error. Ugh. Before that, I was booted out of the site again! I sure hope next month is better!!


30- Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to all who serve/served!! I think of my dad today (God rest his soul) who was a veteran.
5.14 mile walk; Mady's (BPR); Mady's (10 Min Daily Stretch Routine/Fix your Posture...) Beautiful day and I walked in 3 different neighborhoods. My pace was good but I'm most happy/relieved that my foot is doing so well on these walks! 698 cal burn Today DH, DS & I are going to see my mom at the ALF...they don't usually get to go often like me, who visits 3x/week. She has some new pics to hang that DH needs to help with. BTW, her friends from her last neighborhood decided to move in to her ALF, so she's real excited about that!
31- Cathe Live #391 (PHA Supersets #3 - 41 min.); Mady's BPR This is very similar to her other PHA Supersets Lives...it sailed by too (and no dread knowing it’s shorter after an early hair appt!) and has the 2 UB/2 LB format in a superset focus. I burned the most calories with this one even though it's a few minutes shorter. I think the combination of her moves w/ the pace contributed to that the most. I used 5-30#'s and 2# wrist weights for all, and it seemed easier to go heavier than Cathe on several exercises. I modified a few of the moves: did weighted bridge instead of D/L's, & did tricep pulses in Superman pose in place of tricep p/u's. (Ha, I am subbing that superman exercise in more often than I thought I would!), and pull-downs w/ 56.5# in place of the dips. I got one extra SET of standing tricep k/b's in at the end during Cathe's 'rest', a.k.a. 'talking' time. :0) Very enjoyable! 322 cal burn


Well, I made it half of the month with split workouts! Just not my preference. I subscribed to CL for June to save me some $$. Usually in the past, I just buy the D/L from the preview...this way I'm trying the whole w/o before buying. With the rising costs of everything under the sun, I need to be more diligent about my spending and then wait for a sale. :0) (Of course this also means I need to stay the heck away from TJ Maxx/Marshall's/Sam's, etc. so I won't be tempted with new w/o attire). :0)
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Old 04-27-22, 12:26 PM  
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30. Yv2: SS + Si6: Slim & Limber


may 2022…

1. LEE HOLDEN: Qi Gong 30 Day Challenge - Day 1

Week 6
2. GS: Legs Timesaver #1 + LEE HOLDEN: Qi Gong 30 Day Challenge - Day 2
3. GS: Chest & Triceps Timesaver Premix + Yv2: WISI, 15mins + LH: QG30DC - Day 3
4. S90: Tabata Inferno + Yv2: WISI (2nd half, 14:30 mins) + LHQG30DC - Day 4
5. GS: Back, Shoulders & Biceps Timesaver + ZUMBA JTP: 20 Minute Express + LHQG30DC - Day 5. P.M. Yv2: SS
6. GAY GASPER (VHS): 2K01 Hi/Lo, 47mins + LITE: Cardio Party (minus w/u, 30 mins) + LHQG30DC: Day 6
7. POWER MUSIC: Sport 04 (virgin) + LHQG30DC: Day 7 + ZUMBA JTP: Cardio Party. Sport 04 - I did the full workout; felt worked and engaged. It didn’t feel crazy hard while I was in the midst of the workout but when I was done, my first thought was, “you got your butt kicked a little”. It is described as metabolic resistance training, and I agree. I liked the pace as well which was not frantic and allowed me to go lower, with better form. I even used a 8 inch step and that is something I don’t do when doing cardio on the step but I felt the pace was perfect for the higher step. This has it all - agility, balance, sculpting, impact/intervals, core, box training. As far as the music, it didn’t overpower the leads, perfectly balanced, kind of faded into the background as I was doing the workout, until I heard the Salt & Pepa song - Push It! I’m sure I’ll pay closer attention to the music after doing this a time or two. I liked the leads and the set.
8. POWER MUSIC: Transform 15 (virgin) + LHQG30DC - Day 8. Another winner. I think this is what I’ve been looking for - dynamic & flowy movements with good music that made me want to hang in and move. P.M. ZUMBA: Zumba Max
9. LHQG30DC: Day 9


10. RKS 1 + ZUMBA: Rush + LHQG30DC - Day 10
11. I kept delaying my workout start time and then realized that I don’t want to do RKS right now. Actually, I don’t want to do anything, I’m sure it’s the heat working its juju on me. So decided to go with 1 body part per day, for now. We shall see how long this lasts. I probably should take a rest week but I don’t know that I would restart after a rest week. ICE Muscle Meltdown: Back + ZUMBA JTP: 20 Minute Express + LHQG30DC: Day 11. Ok, not sure I’m going to stick with the 1 body part, wasn’t feeling it but I think it’s more the structure of this Muscle Meltdown. I need to find a new rotation. Lol. I’m really enjoying Lee Holden though! So there’s that!
12. ZUMBA JTP: Zumba Live + LHQG30DC - Day 12. Yesterday was 94 degrees with a feel like of 104. Ugh! Another hot day today.

I’m going to try this rotation for at least 6 weeks. I’ll stick with ME, PLB & PUB and substitute other workouts on the other days.

Intensity Series Advanced Total Overall Body Blast Workout
Bootcamp (sub)
Off (steady state or kickbox)
Muscle Endurance
IMAX2 (sub)
Cardio & Weights (sub)
Pyramid Lower Body + first 5 intervals of 1/2 of Imax2 (sub)
Pyramid Upper Body
Yoga/stretch fusion or off
Rest day

Round 1
13. INTENSITY SERIES: Boot Camp + LHQG30DC - Day 13. I really enjoyed this, nice to revisit! I was going to take a rest day but then I woke up my usual time with lots of energy.
14. ICE: Rock’m Sock’m Scrambled Premix #1, 71mins + LHQG30DC - Day 14
15. INTENSITY SERIES: Muscle Endurance + LHQG30DC - Day 15. Another lovely, sweaty, revisit. Loved it!
16. Interval Max + LHQG30DC - Day 16. Nice revisit of IMAX, not as hard as it used to be but still sweaty. Too early for power scissors so I did something else. P.M. Yv2: SS
17. INTENSITY SERIES: Cardio & Weights + LHQG30DC - Day 17. I really dislike the Buttercup song but it didn’t bother me today. Progress, I guess. I love the Elvis song though. This workout was also more challenging than I remembered. Nice little sweatfest before work.
18. rest day….
19. INTENSITY SERIES: Pyramid Lower Body - Up premix, standing only + IMAX2 1-5 Premix + LH3QG30DC - Day 18 & Day 19. I was sweating like a crazy woman. And my appetite has increased. Lol. Maybe things will simmer down after a week or so. I weigh myself daily so the increased appetite hasn’t stalled my very slow weight loss.
20. INTENSITY SERIES: Pyramid Upper Body - Up Pyramid, 40 mins + ZUMBA: Zumba Max (songs 3 - 8, 26:30mins + LHQG30DC - Day 20. I had forgotten how fast Cathe moves in PUB. There’s no rest between exercises. I started with heavier weights but I had to lower my weights. Loved revisiting! I had Jessica’s new set in my Amazon cart, turned my head to respond to a work email and the set disappeared from my cart. Could be a good thing, not sure I would do the workouts anyway. FOMO for sure. P.M. Yv2: WISI, 15mins
21. Yv2: WISI, 13mins + ZUMBA FITNESS: Advanced, 37m + LHQG30DC - Day 21. I ran errands before my workout and it’s challenging to start a workout later in the day, at least for me. But… I did it! It was supposed to be yoga/fusion day but I wasn’t in the mood for that. Lots of rain today.

Round 2
22. INTENSITY SERIES: Bootcamp - Everything but core Premix, 47mins + LHQG30DC - Day 22
23. BODY BLAST: Kick, Punch & Crunch (-abs) + LHQG30DC - Day 23
24. rest day…
25. LHQG30DC - Day 24 & Day 25. I see a few easy days in my future.
26. INTENSITY SERIES: Muscle Endurance - Upper Body Split Premix (-abs), 35mins + LHQG30DC - Day 26
27. KATINA HUNTER: Interval Party + LHQG30DC - Day 27
28. RIPPED WITH HITT: Circuit Upper Body + LHQG30DC - Day 28
29. INTENSITY SERIES: Pyramid Lower Body - Down Premix, standing only + WOMEN’S HEALTH: Power Sculpt Series: 20 Minute Metabolic Boost + LHQG30DC - Day 29. Women’s Health/Hearst Magazine sold/shared my email with a spammer. I immediately started getting so many spam emails after I placed my order a few weeks ago. They suck. I liked the workout though, it is one of the next fitness star routines and was good as an add on.
30. INTENSITY SERIES: Pyramid Upper Body - Down Premix + Sin6: Slim & Limber + LHQG30DC - Day 30!
31. LEE HOLDEN: Qi Gong Five Elements Energy Balance, 40 mins (virgin). Love!
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Old 04-27-22, 12:57 PM  
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: The hot desert-aka AZ
Continuing with Cee's 40-4-40 program.

1. FitScope Beginner Rhythm Hiit 25 min ride; 40-4-40 day 11
2. Ride with Alina Hills and Sprints 30 min ride; 25 min t/m walk
3. 40-4-40 day 12; 25 min t/m walk
4. Cycling Sophie Rhythm Ride 60 min
5. 40-4-40 day 13; 15 min t/m walk
6. Joe Alvarado Fast and Strong 2 35 min ride; 25 min t/m walk
7. 40-4-40 day 14
8. SSoS Bad Mood Breaker 2 50 min ride
9. 40-4-40 day 15
10. Kaleigh Cohen Fitness Hardest Ride Yet 40 min ride; 25 min t/m walk
11. 40-4-40 day 16
12. Time to Train 45 min ride; 25 min t/m walk
13. 40-4-40 Day 17; 25 min t/m walk
14. SSoD Virtual Road Ride 60 min
15. 40-4-40 Day 18. This is the last w/o of the 40-4-40 program. I plan to start Caroline Girvan's Iron Program next.
16. Time 2 Train #5 45 min ride; 25 min t/m walk
17. Kaleigh Cohen Fitness Heavy Climb 30 min ride; 20 min t/m walk
18. Ride Element 50 min ride
19. Joe Alvarado Strength, Speed, Distance 35 min ride; 25 min t/m walk
20. nothing
21. Fit Scope Pop Princess ride 45 min
22. Spin with Lars #8 55 min ride

Starting Caroline Girvan's Iron Series

23. Legs
24. Chest/Back/Shoulders; 25 min t/m walk
25. Glutes
26. Total Body; 25 min t/m walk
27. nothing
28. nothing
29. Arms and Abs; Quads
30. Shoulders and Tri's; Glutes
31. DB Cardio
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Old 04-27-22, 03:05 PM  
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Join Date: Nov 2001
May

3 - Gina Buber Power Walk Through The Decades: 90's
4 - Denise Austin Body Makeover Mix
5 - Linda Stejskal Barlates Body Weight Series: Lower + Jill Miller Yoga Tune Up QuickFix Rx: Upper Body Series - Hands, Wrists & Elbows
6 - Gina Buber Power Walk Through The Decades: 00's
7 - Scott Cole Millennium Stretch
9 - Michelle Dozois Your Body Breakthru: Your Best Body Circuit
10 - Neon Love Potion: The Bellydance Workout - The Practice Flow
11 - Linda Stejskal Barlates Slide & Burn Series: Intervals + Jill Miller Yoga Tune Up QuickFix Rx: Lower Body Series - Hips
12 - Kabbaluh Yoga: Ambitious Beginner
13 - Denise Austin Get Fit Fast - Level 3
16 - Tracey Mallett Fuse Dance Cardio Lean
17 - Linda Stejskal Barlates Slider Series: Slider Intervals + Mimi Solaire Back In Shape - Session 1
18 - Tracey Rich & Ganga White Total Yoga Flow Series: Fire
22 - Denise Austin Get Fit Fast - Levels 1&2
23 - Neon Luscious: The Belly Dance Workout for Beginners
24 - Linda Stejskal Barlates Fit in 5 Glide Series: Standing Lower + Mimi Solaire Back In Shape - Session 2
27 - Jessica Smith Total Body Strength Training - Total Body 31 Minutes + Jessica Smith Fusion Flow + Glow - Pilates Ball Core
28 - Jessica Smith Fusion Flow + Glow: Full Body Flow + Jessica Smith Stretch + Relax - Release
29 - Jessica Smith Total Body Circuit: Work It! - Session 2 + David-Dorian Ross AM T'AI CHI
30 - 4.5 Mile Ruck March + Scott Cole Millennium Stretch
31 - Jessica Smith Split Session Strength- Upper Body + Core
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Old 04-27-22, 03:19 PM  
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Canada
May - Mayo - Mai - 五月

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I'm sneaking in again and am hoping I will actually post my WOs!
I know I didn't get a lot of time to actually chat with everyone when I first dropped in, but I feel like I miss JTW so much!

1. Caroline Girvan IRON series, Day 8, Glutes & Hamstrings, warmed up with CL 386.
This is my 5th CG. I have only done routines from the IRON series so far, and I am really liking them.
These came at a very opportune moment for me. I have long been interested in doing Caroline's WOs but was VERY intimidated by them. These shorter, strength focused WOs were enough to encourage me to give her a go while also solving my inconsistency issues.
I can always talk myself in to doing a 30min WO.
I have NEVER struggled with making my WOs happen like I have the past few months, and these have been great for that.
Everything about them appeals to me. I love that they are strength oriented and SHORT. They feel so thoughtful and deliberate and exactly how I want to train.
For some time now, I have been wanting to focus on strength training and just do mostly weights, but I wasn't sure how to go about it, as I was just pooling from Cathe's stuff.
I am encouraged enough after doing just several WOs from the IRON series to give some of her other routines a try as I often find myself wanting the WOs to last and be a little longer (despite my muscles being toast by then!). However, I will most likely just stick with the IRON series until I establish a more consistent routine and reacclimate my body to regular training.
I thought I might dislike the format, with timed intervals and no definitive reps to shoot for, but I love being able to go nice and slow, at my own pace and heavy up. I also thought I might miss verbal cues and some chatting, but I don't.
I appreciate Caroline listing the weights she uses, as well. They have been an awesome gauge for me. (I got to use my brand new 45s for this one! Well, 45. I already had one 45 but just got a mate for it, so the PAIR is new.)

The only con I have is the music. I don't know what she has done for her other programs, but she uses the same few tunes in almost every WO I have done, which is beginning to grate on me a bit.
ETA: Just checked out Heather Robertson after Bex posted that she started with her, just to see how she does her music. Different songs, every WO. If HR can do it, why not you, Caroline?

I am not actually following the rotation as set forth by Caroline. Rather, I am just sort of mix and matching to suit my tastes, though, I imagine I will do all of the days at some point, just not in the order that she has laid out.

2. CL Cardio Metabolic Sweat (390). Really enjoyed this one. Cardio is hard for me these days because of my woefully inconsistent WO routine these past months, but this was more than doable and challenged me perfectly. This was very reminiscent of Strong & Sweaty Cardio Slam, which I also enjoy. She does the routine in segments: equipment-free cardio, a cardio segment using light weights to increase the intensity, then a cardio segment using the step topper. It was very varied so no boredom, and I found the whole routine to be pretty fun.

3. IRON Series, Day 2 Shoulders, Back, Chest. WedU with UBB CL (388). Chest is not my FAVORITE muscle group to work. In fact, it’s my least (it just comes up that way by default), but I was placated by the back work, which IS my favorite (upper body) muscle group to work. (Sadly, though, I was disappointed in the back work, as I felt it was a little lacking.) So far, Caroline’s UB WOs have humbled me. I don’t know if it’s the past several months of not being regular with my WOs or the timed intervals or WHAT, but I am almost always having to lift lighter than Caroline and/or do less reps, at least by the end of the sets. This WO seemed SO short to me, which was fine as it was shockingly late when I eked it out, but I was hoping for more! I had to modify some moves, esp. the renegade rows. The heels of my non-working hand were KILLING me when having to press them against the DB bar, balancing all of my weight against them, so, for the following sets, I just moved my non-working hand to rest on the rubber end of the DB, which was SO much less painful, and, for me, in a way, even tougher. It required a lot more stabilization in the core to keep from rocking from all that switching of the hands.
And, during her DB PO, I had to use a BB. My hands just canNOT fit in to the little bar portion of the DB, and my hands are not strong enough to grip the fat ends of the DB. My neck, oddly, started to feel strained during the last set of shoulder presses (more like a DB lat pulldown to me). It seemed like I was gripping everything for dear life while performing the moves as, after each set of some things, my hands were just so fatigued!

4. Unplanned rest day, which was unfortunate, as it kind of threw the rest of my week's rotation/WO schedule out of whack. Did some errands in the evening, and I was just SPENT when I got home.

5. IRON Series, Day 5, Arms & Abs, Bis & Tris, 38 mins., Wed U with 1st half of CL Strong Glutes & Thighs WU & 2nd half of PHA SS #3 WU. Loved loved LOVED this WO. I think mostly just because I was just happy to have done ANY WO. Also, though, because while in the middle of it, it wasn't feeling that intense, but almost as soon as it was over, my tris were STINGING. For EVERY tri exercise, I was feeling my shoulders working so much, so I felt like my tris weren’t getting the dedicated work I had hoped for. In fact, my shoulders were the limiting factor IN my tri moves. I was feeling like I could have done more reps or even increased weights on some moves if my shoulders could have handled it. The tri moves felt like total UB moves – not only were the tris working, but also the shoulders, as noted, and the chest. I was even feeling the biceps a bit on some of the moves. I LOVED the abs here only because they gave me a break before the finisher.
And, I could actually DO the tricep PUs unlike the other CG UB WO I did (Day 12, but that one was targeting chest so it was no wonder I was near face planting on the tri PUs).
I am just SO happy that I got this in. I almost didn’t do ANYTHING again! I was SO knackered from my 6 hour job organizing the garage (all of my garden stuff is FINALLY in the same place!), and, I had YESTERDAY’S WO (IRON Series, Day 6 30 Min Quad Workout - Dumbbell Leg Day) on the docket. The thought of holding those heavy weights, even for just 30 mins, was filling me with all kinds of dread and exhaustion. My low back was also feeling pretty fatigued. ??? This was an excellent sub. It was on the schedule for tomorrow, so, essentially, I just switched my days.
My days are just NOT complete if I can't squeeze a WO in. I am forever grateful to CG because these are just SO perfect for me right now.
As a side note, I felt like Caroline went kind of light in this WO. The weights were good for me, but I am already so used to her crushing my weights for UB, it felt REALLY odd to be lifting the same as her all throughout the WO and even going heavier than her sometimes!
Update: Guess what was sore the next day? Shoulders and abs!! Biceps nada. Triceps, completely fine. Shoulders? Sore sore sore. They made it difficult to do the next day's WO.

6. IRON Series, Day 6 Quads. WedU with CL LL 374. Overall, not my favorite WO. In fact, so far, my LEAST favorite of Caroline’s. The lunges and Bulgarian lunges worked the glutes some as well, so, again, I was placated by the exercises that worked the muscle groups I DO like to work. However, I REALLY would have liked to have had just a LITTLE more variety. Needed some extra breathers between some of the sets, though, no real time to note WHERE that was. Also, pretty much kept pace with CG, but, on some, I could not pause like her or go QUITE as slow as her.
Again, though, I was just glad to get ANY WO in. (I know, I sound like a broken record.) I felt like I esp. needed it today.
Knees a BIT achy immediately afterwards (they were fine 5-10 mins after the WO was over), but I attribute that to the strain that was being put on the hip flexors while stabilizing during the Bulgarian lunges. Even after all of my years of doing Bulgarian lunges, I STILL struggle on how to balance the stabilizing leg, foot position, height of object I'm balancing the leg on and how NOT to fatigue that hip flexor. Hope springs eternal, though, and I will keep trying.
Also, as noted above, my shoulders were SORE today, which impeded only one exercise, but they sure let me know how fatigued they were doing it! (It was the goblet squat.)
Now that both WOs are done, in hindsight, I made the absolute right decision to swap these. There was NO way I could have gotten through this WO yesterday.
Used my straps again for my 45s, this time right from the start, and the endeavor was MUCH more successful.
I was pretty distracted during this WO, unfortunately, so not a lot of mind-muscle connection going on. I will try to be more thoughtful and focused going forward.

7. Another unplanned rest day, and I sure could have used a good WO today! My QUADS, though!! Whoa. I was NOT expecting to be as sore as I was.

8. IRON Series, Day 4, Full Body. WedU w/ CL 384 (not a great choice of WU for CG’s WO, but I just picked the first TB WU I saw on CL).
Long breathers between some of the heavy moves, 40-60 secs, and a minute after each circuit.
1st circuit kind of rough. By the 2nd time through, I had kind of found my groove and was in a nice rhythm, feeling stronger and much more confident. Those makers, though! GAH!
Because of a lot of switching around (with weight plates [I have detachable plates to microload my DBs], grips, yoga blocks), this WO felt long. (It DID go from light to dark, however, during the WO so that may have contributed to it feeling longer than it was.)

Heel elevated lunges not NEARLY as bad with the lighter weight. When I saw they were in this WO after the unbelievable DOMS they had caused just 2 days earlier, from which I was STILL recovering, I audibly groaned. I side-eyed Caroline when the first set came up, but, as noted, they weren’t nearly as murderous with the lighter weights. After Friday's WO, they felt like a cake walk here.

My grip was, unsurprisingly, struggling here. I thought because I wasn’t holding 45s for the entire thing, I could manage. It was a challenge. I did my own grip circuit of holding my DBs raw, letting them hang down with the large end resting on my hand, hoisting them on my shoulders, racking them (holding them in front of me up by my shoulders) and using straps. I just could NOT find a hold that worked for me all through the WO.

Even with the straps, it was awkward because, although the heavy weighted moves were all grouped together, I had to put the weights down during the breathers, then rewrap before picking them up again. I did NOT want to have to “time” myself like that when all I wanted to be doing during the rest periods was sucking wind. Maybe once I get more used to the straps and working with them (already feel like I have improved after just 2 uses), I can come up with some kind of system. As it was, even the LIGHTER DBs were taxing my grip!

(Ultimately, I could have gone a bit heavier, esp. during the 2nd and 3rd circuits when I was really warmed up. [Those are the circuits that I actually dropped down a bit for the heavy moves.] With how metabolic this was and the grip issues, I'm not sure that would have been possible, though. However, if I ever do this one again, I will try.)
I wish that she had done hip thrusters instead of the RDLs. Or even sumo DLs. I will try to make the swap myself if there is a repeat performance.

I decided that I am going to try and follow the IRON rotation to the best of my ability. So, I am going to do the ones I haven't yet from the first 2 weeks (which is where I was pulling all the WOs I have done from the series thus far), then just go in the order that she released everything, starting Week 3. I don't know if I am going to be able to stick with it, as presented, but I am going to try.

I'd love to start incorporating other training modalities into my routine, like you all do, but that has always been hard for me, trying to figure out where and when to squeeze things in. I will continue being inspired and motivated by all of you lovely humans and see if I can make it happen.

9. Metabolic Mish Mosh (273), 51 mins. I was SO pumped to get to my WO despite both it being a little late and having read my notes from the other two times I did this WO – I found it challenging, apparently. I was just so stoked to be getting my sweat on. Then, I started the WU. LOL Not particularly challenging or harder than Cathe’s other WUs, but, I was working harder than I was expecting. Overall, it seems like it was basically the same experience as the last time I did this – hard and challenging but not killer. Just when I thought my quads had recovered from CG, this happened! LOL
I felt SO accomplished afterwards. This WO is fairly intense in that it is just go go go, with just a couple of breathers. And, my cardiovascular capacity and endurance are just NOT up to snuff these days, so I was quite pleased that I was able to complete this without dying. Or needing any extra breathers.
I am already super excited for TOMORROW’s WO. I don’t know what it’s going to be, yet, but I am super excited for it.

10. IRON Series, Day 13, Posterior Work Back, Glutes, Hammies. WedU with CL 383 Functional Fitness.
I was excited to be working my posterior chain with Caroline today, and this WO did NOT disappoint. SO much great BACK work!!
I was able to use the same weight for ALL sets of the back work. I thought that I might have to drop down given all the different (variations on) rows, but that was not the case. I DID need some breathers during the working portion of the last set of rows, but my rep count didn’t drop.
I had to scramble and throw some plates on the BB because I forgot that Caroline was doing POs. I DID do one set with a DB in an effort to save time, but, squeezing my hands in that little bitty bar space was cruel and inhumane.
My low back WAS very fatigued through a large portion of this (half?), despite bracing my core, keeping a neutral spine (I seem to have a slight tilt in my pelvis), and establishing a mind muscle connection and really trying to concentrate on contracting my glutes and hammies. (That is not unusual, and I was doing yard work again today, which had already taxed it.) I found some relief using a kb for the sumo DL instead of the DB so that is what I will do going forward.
Hip thrusts were AWESOME but KILLER today, more brutal than when the WO is JUST hip thrusts. (Day 3.) I actually wish she had included MORE of them, though.
I am doing Day 7 Shoulders & Tris tomorrow (I hope), and I am already fearing it a little bit given how sore my shoulders get in CG's WOs that don't even TARGET them!

11. IRON Series, Day 7 Shoulders & Triceps. WedU with CL WUB (382). LOVED this WO. Again, I was super excited to get my sweat on despite my apprehension yesterday. My eagerness grew even more so as the evening came to a close, and I knew the only thing that would salvage my hot mess of a day was a good WO.
There was a little bit of a learning curve as quite a few of the moves were brand new to me, and I had never done them before. I was unsure of form and technique and what weights to use. I’m still not sure I nailed everything, but I was definitely working my triceps here! Caroline is a BEAST, and she just CRUSHED my weights/reps here. I went as heavy as I could and had some PRs on some (two?) moves, but Arnold presses with 27.6lbs?! Actually, I wasn’t that far off from her weights for most things, but, again, she crushed me in reps, looked MUCH smoother than me while doing them, and, while I wasn't watching her most of the time, unlike me, I don't think she took any breaks. For the shoulder work, I needed breathers DURING ALL of the working periods.
And, can I just thank Caroline for doing shoulder circles backwards AND forwards? Cathe only ever does them backwards which drives me bonkers.
I was worried going in to this because on and off all day my left trap kept feeling, intermittently, tight and strained, and I was afraid it would impede the WO. I’m not sure it hindered any of my moves, but I was feeling it a bit during shoulder presses and lateral raises. No pain, just tense.
I used a BB for two exercises and subbed in reverse curls for the upright rows. I’ve never had an issue with URs, but too many people who are much more knowledgeable in kinesiology and biomechanics than I, have recommended NOT doing them so I listen. They’ve never been a favorite, and I like reverse curls so I popped them in here. Sometimes I do DB high pulls, but I’m never sure if I’m doing those right.
This WO was so much different than the other triceps WO I did of Caroline's (Day 5), in which so many of the triceps exercises were like Total UB moves because they worked so many other muscle groups as well. In this one, Caroline chose moves that really isolate the triceps so they were REALLY targeted here, which I loved. Who knew I could enjoy working triceps so much?
Also, surprisingly, I felt like this was really light on shoulders! Day 5 hit them MUCH harder, and they weren't even being targeted there. That was fine by me, though!
SO so glad I got this in, even if it was a ridiculously and embarrassingly late time to be Wing O. Thinking of all of you rocking your WOs 100% motivated me squeeze this in, though. I’m so grateful for JTW!

12. IRON Series, Day 11 Legs. Wed U with CL Strong Glutes & Thighs (394).
LOVED this WO. It just FLEW by. There was SO much variety!!! I was a sweaty mess during this. I don't know how Caroline (or ANYONE, for that matter) stays looking so together and coifed while working out. I am almost always a hot mess while exercising, esp. as soon as the temps creep up over 70. I thought opening the windows would help, but it was SO humid out, that just made things worse. I needed to break out a sweat towel for this one. The first appearance of the season. I am dying to go to a Cathe Live ONCE in my life before she stops teaching, but the thought of being on camera, sweating like a football player in August, for all the world to see. I don't think I could handle that. I would LOVE to go with someone, but I know no one who would ever want to do that. I digress, though.

The weights were challenging but doable, but I was SO excited to get to the moves that used just a single DB, then even MORE excited to get to the finisher which was all bodyweight.
(I declare, here and now, that the start of fitness style drinking game must begin. Every time I say the word "excited", everyone does a push up!! I mean, c'mon, Liz. What is the count at now for "excited"? 12? I need a new word! LOL)
I was unsure about this WO going in to it as things didn't go quite as I had planned leading up to it. First, I had not yet reached my standard prerequisite amount of water that I like to have consumed by my WO, so I thought maybe it would impair my performance. Second, I had actually fallen asleep before I did my WO! I was SLEEPY and tired and almost – ALMOST – declared it an unplanned rest day. Then I thought of my wonderful JTW crew, and I pushed forward. SO so glad I did. I REALLY enjoyed this WO. I think my grip might be getting stronger, too.

Oh! And Caroline added a new tune in to the playlist! Two, I think, actually. Extra bonus, I really liked one of them. This was really such a great WO.

I am already looking forward to tomorrow’s WO, but it has what CG calls a “staple”, a move done every 3rd move. I’ve never done a WO like that before, and I am not feeling entirely confident. The staple is a squat press, which is NOT a move I am particularly fond of. I don’t HATE it, but I find them TOUGH, which I guess is why CG is using it. If I am going to go as heavy as I can, I am going to have to go WAY slower than CG.

PS. SURPRISE! I had not a smidge of soreness in my tris. I thought for SURE I would be feeling yesterday's WO today.

13. Unplanned rest day.

14. IRON Series, Day 9 Full Body. WedU with CL Superset Circuit (379). Holy COW!! Shoulders. On. FIRE! And OOB!!! GAH!! I cannot BELIEVE that I got through this entire WO using the SAME weights for EVERY set of squat press. By the 3rd set, I was struggling and, by the 4th, I was eyeballing the next drop down. Somehow, I made it through, though!! The squat part was easy. The press? Not so much. And the sets where she tacked the staple on to the ACTUAL shoulder presses? Holy moly. WHY Caroline, why? I thought we liked each other.
I REALLY liked this WO, way more than I thought I would having to complete TEN sets of squat presses, but, oy.

I was feeling pretty confident in my fitness/strength, then I did this WO and had my butt handed to me! I needed DOUBLE the breathers that Caroline gave, so, for her 15 seconds, I took about 30 seconds for almost EVERY rest period, I think. I know that is partly due to my cardio/fitness being down, but I think it is also that I am already so used to the standard in the IRON series of 60 secs of work and 30 secs of rest. I SAW that the rest periods were shorter, but, since the WORK time was also shorter, I thought I could manage. I could not. I’m not sure if all my extra breathers took anything away from my WO, but I just could not continue with my weights selection after just 15 secs. I was certainly breathing hard and getting an absolute killer WO. This is definitely my kind of cardio!
Now, though I am very much looking forward to my next WO with her, I am also a LITTLE afraid because it, too, has the 45/15 format!

Of note, despite the insane number of reps of squat presses in this WO, I was struck by how strong my LB felt during them, and I was really appreciating how fierce and powerful my legs felt. It sounds odd, but I don’t think I’ve EVER appreciated my body like that during a WO. I was just feeling so grateful for how they kept powering me through all of those squat presses and impressed with how stable and sturdy they felt. Since the squat press uses considerably lighter weights, it was hard to tell for sure, but I’m pretty certain my lower body has gotten stronger in the short time that I have been WingO with Caroline. I can feel it during my WOs and just in every day life. It’s an AMAZING feeling! I’m pleased with that progress and even more pleased that my legs will be carrying me through whatever I may need them to.

So, going forward, starting on Monday (and Day 14), I will be trying to follow the IRON rotation as Caroline planned it. I am already side-eying those dedicated shoulder WOs, so we’ll see how it goes. If it is going to be more 45/15, I am really going to have to step up my game!

15. CL Metabolic Circuit Blast (11). Almost didn’t WO AT ALL. I remember this being tough. I was not wrong. At least not today. I had to put the AC on!! MY last two WOs, I needed to turn my unit on, as well, but the dehumidifer was all that was necessary. Today, even the air felt like it wasn't enough. (Looks like the last – and ONLY – time I did this was 7-24-20.)
I was sucking wind and burning my muscles out right from the START.
Used all the same weights as C. Quads on fire. Struggling with the squat presses, though I was using HALF the weight I used yesterday with Caroline! Tried really hard to channel that strength and pipe in to my inner warrior. She had called it a night. (Still can't get over the squat presses!! I consoled myself moderately by mostly rocking the band/loop exercises even though I felt like I was going to D I E.) Tried to get as low and deep in to a move as possible and really good ROM.
I gave Cathe the stink eye when she said we were almost done. (She always says that when we are, decidedly, NOT almost done.) Poor Cathe. I was ALL kinds of cranky today.
I was SO OOB after the 2nd set of suicides, I couldn't even be happy or relieved when she said that we were done. I was just too tired to process. (My notes from last time say: “PATHETIC suicide runs. Like, EMBARASSING! I was TIRED, though and not caring one bit, but the saddest runs I’ve ever done. More like “old lady speed walk across the street.” These were better than those.)
(Calves still sore from CG's WO on the 12th, which didn't kick in til the 14th.)


16. IRON Series, Day 14 Unilateral Training Full Body. WedU with CL Compound UB 395. OMG, AWESOME WO! I felt SO proud and accomplished afterwards. I never haven't after a Caroline WO, and this was no exception. LOVED. So much good stuff!! Some double breathers, maybe a bit longer in spots to set up, get out or put away equipment.

17. IRON Series, Day 15, Shoulder Workout - Compound & Isolation. WedU with CL WUB 382. Actually liked this WO! (No one was more surprised than I.) I would gladly do it again with zero dread, which I HAD been when I saw that it was just shoulders given how sore my shoulders have gotten from her things in the past.
I love that I was actually WingO but not killing myself, like with all of the WOs in Caroline's IRON series. VERY happy to be getting back to the standard 60-30 interval of the IRON series. It was another late night WO, and it is a small miracle that I got this in. I almost pulled a page from Jane’s playbook and did this in my yardwork clothing, but I knew I had to wear something proper if I was going to put in a respectable WO.
Had one of this "IH" moments when I caught a glimpse of myself after changing in to my WO clothes. I don't really get those a lot, but this was a BIG one. On the plus side, it didn't distract me too much during my WO, which it has in the past, so that was something nice. Just been feeling so "off" lately, like I can't get in to any kind of rhythm and like, no matter WHAT, I just can't relax. I feel constantly on edge. I tried starting up with meditation again, and I was so unfocused, I couldn't remember ANYTHING that was said during it. Three times! On two different days.

18. IRON Series, Day 16 Hamstrings - Hip Extension & Flexion. WedU with CL WLB 386. Surprise, loved this WO. Okay, well not LOVED but really liked. Looking CRAZY beefy before this WO, and, during, discovered a WICKED knot in my left rear delt/rhomboid. Holding the heavy weights was like, "Hello!" Didn't feel it til the VERY last set of RDLs, though.

19. Unplanned rest day.

20. No WO. GAH!

21. Wicked Upper Body (382), 51 mins. Basically turned this into a Caroline WO. Whatever Cathe did, I just went heavy and did my own pace, at least for back. Everything else, somehow managed to pretty much keep pace with C&C and get in the same number of reps.
Went straight to chest and bis after back, then triceps, then shoulders. This was after a LONG day of pretty physical yard work in which I was hand sawing a BUNCH of things so I was already pretty fatigued by the time the WO rolled around. It was unsurprising that my biceps gave out a bit early, but I was pleased, overall, with the weights I was still able to use, esp. given that I haven’t done a non-splits UB WO in 2, 3? months.
(Ironically, I swapped this for the CG WO that was on the docket because there wasn't enough bicep work in it. LOL I would have been better off doing THAT one!)
Oh, and I dropped a DB on my face. A 25lb DB. Yes. Though, I feel it's a bit misleading to say "dropped". It was about 6-8" away from my face while I was on my back, and it just kind of LANDED on my face. Don't know WHAT happened. I was taking my arms down because I knew I couldn't do any more reps, and just as they were almost there, wham. I don't even remember my muscles giving out. I've replayed it about 2 dozen times in my head, and I STILL don't know what happened. In the 10 or so years that I have been using weights, I have NEVER dropped a DB ANYWHERE, let alone on my face! (The day ended in a stressful way, and I was VERY distracted during my WO so I am just chalking it up to that.)
I am FINE, though. The cheek bone was just MILDLY bruised for several days. (It's the 24th, and I am certain by tomorrow, it will no longer be sore.) I "ow"ed for 20 secs, then finished my set and continued on with the WO.

22. IRON Series, Day 18, Glutes Supersets. AWESOME WO but holy COW. I swear, CG's toughest to-date. Both the supersetted moves and the different format contributed to the difficulty in this. I LOVE that she switches up the work and rest interval in this series but especially love that she mostly sticks with the 60-30 intervals. I am QUITE partial to that format.
I was SCRAMBLING to get this done. Not only do I usually pick the next day's WO the night before, but I also do my weight sheets for said WO so I know what weights and equipment I need. Today, I hadn't even LOOKED at my WO selection, let alone set up my weights for one, so I was really running around at the last minute to get this done. Worth it, though!
Don't know WHAT was going on during the unweighted 1 legged hip thrusts, but I was feeling that ALL in my QUADS. ?!?! They were still feeling it by the end of the 24th.

23. CL Cardio Circuit Mash Up (103), 45 mins. Used all the same weights as C as I was approaching this as a purely metabolic WO. I was TIRED – SO tired – and it was LATE. I had to fight to keep from just calling it a night and going to bed. My hammies were tight, my quads were tight and sore, and I just felt KNACKERED. Despite all of that, ZERO breathers and fantastic ROM and depth. I never reached the energy levels that I usually do when WingO, even when tired, but I was still very glad that I pushed to do the WO and feeling very proud of myself afterwards. The loop work was especially eye watering after Caroline’s glute WO yesterday, but this was just what I wanted – something to get the blood flowing, the joints moving and the HR a little high. Didn’t like this nearly as much as I remembered or thought I would upon previewing again, but, as already stated, I was just KNACKERED. I wouldn’t have liked a bushel of blueberries at that point. (I LOVE BBs. I could eat my weight in them and practically live off of them when in season. I feel like Violet Beauregard no less than 6 times throughout the season, every year. LOL)

24. IRON Series, Day 19 Full Body. WedU with CL 396. I was OOB from the WU and SO glad I was NOT doing anything cardio or metabolic today! This was a great WO, mostly just because I managed to do it! As always, felt fantastic afterwards. Weight selection pretty on point. My forearms are still fatigued from this weekend, though! Consequently, my grip was struggling through most of this WO.
Felt so good to be back exercising with Caroline. It felt like I hadn’t seen her in a WEEK; it's just been two days!

25. Unplanned rest day. ::grumble, grumble::

26. IRON Series, Day 20 30 Min Superset Arms, Abs and Core. WedU with CL 395 CUB. Awesome WO. I am always so amazed how Caroline can completely obliterate a muscle group with so few exercises. What looks like so little on paper brings SUCH a huge burn in reality, like this WO. Amazing. Even the core work worked the UB which I'm sure was Caroline's intent.
I went in to this COMPLETELY unprepared. I DID do a weight sheet, but I somehow missed the change in working and resting interval and entirely overlooked the fact that this was another supersetted WO. GAH! (Yes, I see that it SAYS that in the TITLE of the WO. Where’s the face smack emoji when I need it?) During the very 1st pair (of exercises), I was expecting a nice 30 second rest after the first move. Psych! It worked out, as I had to drop down in weights, anyway. (As it turns out, I think I could have just stuck with the heavier set so I'll just use the same poundage, NT, for both.)
I was really excited (push up!) to see core work pop up in the middle of an UB WO again. I was hoping it would be a nice reprieve from the UB work, like in Day 5 – it was not. As noted, it was working the UB hard, esp. the shoulders.
At a glance, this looks SO similar to Day 5 – Bis & Tris broken up by some Abs. The supersetting and change in intervals made this an entirely different WO, though.
I almost dropped my DBs during this WO. Not on my face. LOL During one of the iso holds, I looked up and saw the on screen note Caroline had made, "Maybe think of something nice right now." I was gritting my teeth, doing the “potty dance”, trying to ignore the pain and waiting for the timer to go off, and it was so unexpected to see that on the screen, I just started laughing so hard I almost dropped the weights.
I WAS going to try and double up with the other UB WO of Caroline’s from IRON that I had skipped since I missed my WO yesterday. It was horrifyingly late by the time I finished this one, though, so I had to pass. I think my muscles could have taken it, but, no one should be working out at that hour. Maybe I will try tomorrow to do double duty with her.
All last week, I kept waking up expecting to see that, due to my recent participation in Caroline's IRON series, the effects of gravity on my body had been reversed. That did not happen. Nor during this week, which is unsurprising, given the insane amount of eating that has been transpiring in my pie hole as of late. However, my legs feel stronger and firmer, and I am SUPER excited (push up!) to try out Caroline’s new series, Fuel. I know I am getting ahead of myself as I still have 10 WOs left in IRON, but yay for more 30 min WOs!!

27. Unplanned rest day. GAH!

28. Redemption. IRON Series, Day 21 Leg Day, Step ups & Day 17 Complete UB WO. WedU with CL 381 Plyo Legs LI (incl. 1st cardio, rope climbs). I love how Caroline combines heavy weight exercises with bodyweight exercises like she does here with all those step ups. While I usually have very good balance, I was having to really fight to stabilize myself during all those slow step ups as my balance seemed to have abandoned me today. I have NEVER done step ups on a platform that high before, though. (20"!)

My initial thought for Day 17 was that I wasn’t too thrilled to see another WO with a "staple" in it. Esp. tri dips. They are not my favorite exercise. (At least it wasn't more squat presses, though!) Caroline gives us the option of subbing in another tricep exercise of our choosing so that’s what I did; I picked tri PUs. Not gonna lie – I impressed myself here. As the WO wore on, my tri PUs got better and more quantitative. (What is this wizardry Caroline conjours?)

I do wish I had bars to do dips on, though. Not a fan of dips when done on a chair or step, but it is a different story when done on bars.

I can't believe Caroline calls this complete UB. This was SO tri intensive, and the rest was all shoulder. (Glad I didn't tack this on to Day 20.) It was a great WO. Not even close to being an all-inclusive UB WO, though. (Technically, all UB muscle groups DO get worked at least once, but I do not consider a muscle once used throughout a WO as "complete".)

During this WO, more than ever, I was wishing I had a heavier DB than my 50lber, which is just not heavy enough for landmine rows, even with the pause at the top. That is not to say that it did not induce serious burning in my muscles, but, at that weight, the exercise was feeling like a Jari Love move. There is an 80lb kb in the house, but I’m not sure I can handle THAT much of a jump. I'll try it, NT, for rows, but I feel the weight distribution and position of the handle will make it an untenable solution. Maybe hanging my weighted vest off of the DB would work?

It was exactly a week ago that I dropped a DB on my face doing diamond presses so I thought I would celebrate by doing the exact same move but with heavier weights. I made it through unscathed. Last week's incident was running through my mind non-stop, though, during both sets of the move.

(It was also a week ago that I, essentially, rolled around in poison ivy. How you ask? It's not because I saw a giant vine creeping up a tree, said to myself only a moron would try to rip it down, then proceeded to do it anyway. In shorts and a tank while balancing on a slanted tree stump so that when I yanked and tried not to slide off the trunk, the ivy touched every part of bare skin. Not to worry, JTW crew, with my poison ivy "treatment system", I am already mostly over the hump with the majority of the worst parts behind me, but, ooo, when it itches, I want to take an electric grinder to my skin!!)



29. Ripped w/ HIIT Scrambler (34), 45 mins. Fantastic WO. Last night, I decided that I was going to do Cathe’s To The Max today. When it actually BECAME today, I thought, “What are you thinking, woman?” I slept decently last night, but I was TIRED today for some reason. (Adding to that was a day with my mom. I LOVE getting to see her and spend time with her [I wish I could see her more often], but it can be exhausting. She is prone to paranoia and delusions, and, today, she had both of them.)
I settled on this WO, which I thought was a good compromise, and, after doing it, it was, indeed, perfect. It was challenging and pushed me to do more than I thought I could, but it wasn’t a killer. My quads were FULL even before the WO even started. I was expecting to be SORE because the last time I did heel elevated lunges with Caroline my quads were sore, IIRC, for almost 3 days afterwards. They weren’t sore today, but they felt “loaded”. I thought I was DONE for during the first few exercises. It got MUCH easier after that, though. The easiest I remember this WO ever being for me, but, I DID just use C’s weights so that could account for it. Plus, it wasn’t super hot out.

(I will NEVER get over how Cathe can talk non-stop during a WO that has me sucking in air like a Hoover. Incredible.)


30. The day do not go as I had planned. No WO. What really did me in was one of my Violet Beauregarde moments. LOL

31. Talk about pulling victory from the jaws of defeat. SO close to not WingO, but I did NOT want to have TWO of those days in a row nor did I want to close out the month like that.
IRON Series, Day 22 Upper Body Chest and Back. WedU with CL 25 Strong UB w/Core. Holy cow. CG should have called THIS complete UB. Rows work EVERY UB muscle. (I also find PUs to mostly be a total UB move, as well.) By the end, my bis, tris and shoulders were TOAST. This WO was HUMBLING, whoa.
This WO was SO worth dredging myself (I REALLY had to dig deep) to muster up the resolve and energy to do it.
Of note, Caroline had almost all new music in this WO. (I wish she had just stuck with the songs she's been using the past 21 WOs. LOL Odd to completely change it up now, anyway.)
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Monday
40min, brisk dog walk - it's dark so soon after work now - can't give her a ball chase. Had a glow-in-the dark ball last winter, but it's since been lost. Hmmm... note to self - replace it.
71min, Cathe - Hardcore - Low Max which was hard work

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Thanks for your thoughts on Caroline's Iron series. Must admit, the Epics gave me dread factor. I've downloaded them all, but never actually done one.

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Lee Holden is Qi Gong? Am I right? I know what Life with Cee is, but can't find what the LWR Feel Amazing Challenge is.

Tuesday
26min, dog walk
21min, Cathe - Hardcore - Core Max - Workout 1 (no equipment) I am unable to do even ONE levitation hold, even with pushup handles to help extend my arms.
45min, Cathe - Step Heat - Finished Product x3 Mix
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¹ Walk first
² Weights next
³ Cardio for fun
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Wecome to May, everyone!

Helen, I'm guessing LWR= Lucy Wyndham Read ?? (Found that on Donna's check-in and is an assumption?). I'm anxious to find out about her workouts too.//Whoa-71 min. of Low Max?? I didn't even realize it has that much material on the DVD!! WTG! Are your legs fried today?

Elsie, when is moving day?

bex, great job on your practices! Edge/Stamina are hard!! Bring on the big guns for your workout partner, LOL!

Liz, Again, good to see you! I'd love to read your comments about Caroline's workouts, so please post when you can! Great job on the 45#'s!!! Impressive!

Does anyone else who is familiar with Caroline love her laying tricep move where she holds one DB horizontally with her palms to the ceiling? I've never seen that positioning before and love that they are wrist friendly for me!



Hoping everyone has a great month!!
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