BIG HUGS to you
KateTT. You have alot on your plate right now, caring for your family. I know you are a huge support to your stepkids and are loving them through their loss. I hope your son has been released from the hospital by now and pray for him to continue to do better.
Cataddict thanks for the smile picturing your cat rubbing his chin while you were doing pushups!
He was there to encourage you to keep going. And yes, agree that doing ANYTHING after Afterburn and Cardio Core Circuit would seem easy!
Bee I hope you have a great time with your sister! The lavender festival sounds so fun! I know you will enjoy it!
FOLV I don't seem to reach for PPump much either. I think there's a shortened premix that I like. I remember doing the full premix of upper and lower and was just ready to be done. Agree with
KateTT that Lower Body Blast is one of Cathe's best. It really gets in there, especially doing the entire workout that includes the barre work.
Below are my life and workout details. If you want to read about our fishing trip, please do. If you're like, "nah, fishing's not my jam" then skip to Workouts. If you're not in the mood for anything
manleym has to say, then don't read either! LOL!!
Life:
Bee since you asked about our fishing trip.....
There were 6 of us on the boat - hubby, me, hubby's uncle, twin brother, brother #2, and cousin. We caught a TON of fish. And the guys caught some really BIG ones. I didn't do bad myself either.
Just between hubby and I, we caught about 30-35 Bee Liners, each about 1 1/2 - 2 lbs. A fun side note, our rigs had double hooks. I pulled in 2 bee liners, then right afterwards hubby pulled in 2 bee liners. It was tons of fun catching 2 fish at the same time, right after each other. Both hubby and I each caught a 20-25 lb Amberjack. I also caught about a 4 ft shark. TONS of FUN getting both of them to the boat! Hubby caught a 15-20 lb Red Snapper, an 8-10 lb Mangrove Snapper and a couple of 6-8 lb. Bar Jacks. And that was just our haul! His brothers, cousin, and uncle were pulling in fish about the same size too! And the guys caught the largest fish within the last 30 minutes of our trip - 15-20 lb red snappers, 8-10 lb mangroves, bar jacks.... but the biggest catch of the day was for my hubby. Within that last 30 minutes he also hooked a shark, which he fought for about 5 minutes but couldn't even get it up to the boat to see. He would reel about 3 times, then the shark would take off. Finally the shark broke the line and got away. Hubby's mom was waiting for us at the marina and she said we had the largest number of fish of all the other boats coming in. So it was a FULL day and quite a workout! Those deep sea fishing rigs are HEAVY. The next day my every part of my left arm hurt - forearm, bicep, shoulder - from holding the pole. Had the end of the pole under my right arm and reeled with my right hand. And oh, having to balance while reeling in the fish was a workout too. So I counted it as a full body workout. It was about an 11 hour trip, but obviously a chunk of that was travel time. The first mate cleaned all of our fish (we couldn't keep the Red Snapper and obviously didn't keep the sharks) so between the 6 of us we all brought home Bee Liners, Mangrove Snapper, Amber Jack, Bar Jack, and anything else we could keep and eat. Tonight's dinner will be pan seared Amber Jack and pan seared Bar Jack. Can't wait!
Workouts:
Wednesday I wanted to do some Kickboxing, so I did Cathe Live #181 Jabs and Kicks, which was GREAT! It was based on Fit Split KBoxing, but I liked #181 much better. I would definitely do this one again.
I was feeling tired and stiff Thursday, so I started off with 60min. Power Yoga LIVE "CROSS TRAIN" with Travis Eliot. It felt really good stretching and opening up the tight spots. I think since I'm adding Lauren's KBell Challenge I'm feeling it more. And it's hot and humid, which never makes working out easier. Then I did Cathe Live #349 Total Body Sizzle, which I LOVED! This workout alternates high and low impact HIIT cardio & metabolic exercises with core at end. It was so sweet at the beginning because Cathe introduced her mom who was in the room with them. Fun seeing her mom and Cathe hugging all over her. So sweet!
Then I did Lauren’s 7 Day KB Challenge Days 2 & 3 + Sydney Cummings 20 Minute Lower Body Stretch Summertime Fine 3.0 - Day 35 Fun Friday. Nice stretch after the swings.
Today I'm planning on doing Kat's Basic Step Aerobics Class #6 With My Twin Sister!! in honor of
ChelePA + something else. Either another step workout, more of Lauren’s 7 Day KB Challenge, and of course some yoga.
Not sure if I've shared this, but my youngest niece and her husband moved to Georgia a few years ago and are expecting their first child, a boy. They are coming in town this weekend for a baby shower, so I will get to see them, my oldest niece (her sister), and my brother and SIL. I haven't seen them in years so I can't wait! We are all just giddy with excitement since this is the first grandbaby!
Hope everyone is doing well! Hugs and waves to
ChelePA,
Kittybug,
Kim,
Lavna,
Horusosiris, and
Garrie.
P.S. Workout for today - Kat's Basic Step Aerobics Class #6 With My Twin Sister!! (33 Min). I LOVED it even though it was weird seeing them wear masks since they were outside. But overall fun and good workout with good music. Then I did Kat's Basic Step Aerobics Home Workout #7 (Full Workout) 33 Min. I used 2 risers instead of 1 and was glad. This was a good workout, but I thought part 1 was too long and seemed really repetitive. I really liked this workout when all of the combos were put together. Finished with 5 Parks Hanumanasana - Splits Pose & Yoga Flow Class and my lower body was oh so thankful. Really opened up my hips and lower body.
Have a great weekend everyone!