[podiumchick]

Saturday done...and a make-up workout for last Monday.

workout 1~~We started at the CC meet. I clocked 10,000 steps and almost 5 miles--about one-third of that was jogging/walking fast and add a little taking shortcuts through gorges in the woods.... MY DS placed 5th in his division of 205 runners and 30th of all 615 varsity boys. Big Day! And their team placed 2nd of 33 teams in their division.

workout 2~From there we drove 3 hours to the band competition. I added another 5,000 steps and a little over 2 miles going to and from the competition field and also setting up, pulling, and disassembling my beloved podium!

I wasn't going to break them up, but I just want to nap today. Yesterday started at 5:15 AM to make the 2-hr drive to the meet and ended at midnight when I got home from band (another 3 hr drive...yes, I put in 8 driving hours yesterday too.)

[CreativeSparkle]

9/17/11 Sat: I worked hard in the yard for over 4 hours. I am sore today! Sorry I didn't check in yesterday, I was totally exhausted.

Jen, kids are so funny in what they say.

Ro, wtg and push through it!

Amy, glad you got home safe. It's such a scary feeling to have to drive when you're tired. I'll be the walking helped.

Cheri, I bet those cigar boxes will be awesome decorated up! How exciting about the library table too!

Kim, what a day! You're like super mom!

ttfn

[Sheri Johnson]

Just checking in because I have to run some errands: 90 mins of yoga. I finally did the Crane pose!! I about toppled over in surprise when I did it. I keep trying even though I have never been able to do it and today was my day I guess!!

We have some sun today, wishing all you with rainy days some sunshine

[PBarnes]

Sunday 9/13 30 minute walk - after the rain finally stopped. (To make up for Saturday.)

[Bride]

Whew!! Ok I just spent the last 3 hours helping to wrestle a double hung (big and heavy) window into an upper story opening (our bedroom) with DH on the ladder outside and me on the inside. Good thing I've been working on my boy muscles!! Ha! Then being the go-for gal when we needed more shims (down and up stairs) and more screws (down and up stairs) aaaaaaaaannnndddddd ... painted the replacement cedar siding under the 4 sets of windows we put in along the south wall along the deck. All in a 3 hour span so I think I can add something to that 30 minute workout I did earlier??

[Cheri T]

Bride, on 18 September 2011 - 05:12 PM, said:

Whew!! Ok I just spent the last 3 hours helping to wrestle a double hung (big and heavy) window into an upper story opening (our bedroom) with DH on the ladder outside and me on the inside. Good thing I've been working on my boy muscles!! Ha! Then being the go-for gal when we needed more shims (down and up stairs) and more screws (down and up stairs) aaaaaaaaannnndddddd ... painted the replacement cedar siding under the 4 sets of windows we put in along the south wall along the deck. All in a 3 hour span so I think I can add something to that 30 minute workout I did earlier??

OOoh, I'm so jealous! I love double-hung windows. We wanted to purchase a home when we wanted one, and could only find a suitable place with casement (crank out) windows. I love our house, but hate our windows. We even tried to switch when one of the casements molded and had to be replaced, but the contractor bluntly stated they cannot switch to double hung here (legally anyway) b/c there's less room to get out if there's a fire. I'm not sure how others have double hungs; they make plenty of new homes around here with them but I guess there's some rule about not making an existing escape route smaller than it currently is.

I counted you for another workout so you have a Sunday marking as well now.

[tiza126]

Well count me shredded for today (or for the whole week, I feel so tired and sore)!!


OMG the Taiko class was so much fun and so much exercise. My arms & legs are jello and my back hurts. I'd say we spent at least an hour doing "warm up" exercises. Some light stretching, followed by about 125 jumping jacks in a row (which I never could have done in my pre-shred and pre-Turbo days)..... we only did 5 jacks per person (about 21 students plus 4 troupe members). The class actually has 40 students signed up, so it could have been a lot more. And Andrew warned us that they usually do 10 jacks per person. Yikes! And that was just the beginning!!

Next, we did lots of circle exercises around the perimeter of the classroom.... walking in a circle and swinging our arms to the beat. Then walking in the circle, swinging arms, and then every 3rd step we lunged forward and reached back to touch our toes. Then we put our arms down straight in front of our bodies, fingers pointing to the floor. We then had to bring one leg up, knee pointed to the side, and try to touch our heel to our fingers (without bending forward). Then hop and bring the other heel up. And repeat this jumping from foot to foot while we moved around the circle. Then repeat this with our hands behind us, doing butt kicks. Then repeat, alternating two kicks front and two butt kicks. And then a few other exercises in this circular pattern.

Then...we did small arm circles. LOTS of arm circles. Whatever 5 counts x 25 students x 6 different variations equals out to.

Then stretching.

An hour into class and we hadn't even touched a taiko (drum) yet.

We only spent about 30 minutes actually playing taiko - mostly learning basic technique. We stand in a side lunge the whole time we play, and pulse our bodies up and down in the lunge as we swing the bachi (drumsticks). They only had 5 taiko, so we had to take turns, but even when we weren't playing, we were following the movements. Lots of arm swinging.

Then the 5 members of the actual performance troupe demonstrated a song for us. And then we went through a 20-30 minute ending stretch segment. Your typical after-workout stretches - working the arms, shoulders, back, neck, quads, hamstrings, legs, waist, etc.


And I get to repeat this every Sunday from now until Dec. 18th. Yippee.


Oh...and there is a man in the class who is a triathlete who just recently ran his first IronMan. I was impressed. But his muscles scared me.

[SodScrap]

tiza126, on 18 September 2011 - 05:55 PM, said:

Well count me shredded for today (or for the whole week, I feel so tired and sore)!!


OMG the Taiko class was so much fun and so much exercise. My arms & legs are jello and my back hurts. I'd say we spent at least an hour doing "warm up" exercises. Some light stretching, followed by about 125 jumping jacks in a row (which I never could have done in my pre-shred and pre-Turbo days)..... we only did 5 jacks per person (about 21 students plus 4 troupe members). The class actually has 40 students signed up, so it could have been a lot more. And Andrew warned us that they usually do 10 jacks per person. Yikes! And that was just the beginning!!

Next, we did lots of circle exercises around the perimeter of the classroom.... walking in a circle and swinging our arms to the beat. Then walking in the circle, swinging arms, and then every 3rd step we lunged forward and reached back to touch our toes. Then we put our arms down straight in front of our bodies, fingers pointing to the floor. We then had to bring one leg up, knee pointed to the side, and try to touch our heel to our fingers (without bending forward). Then hop and bring the other heel up. And repeat this jumping from foot to foot while we moved around the circle. Then repeat this with our hands behind us, doing butt kicks. Then repeat, alternating two kicks front and two butt kicks. And then a few other exercises in this circular pattern.

Then...we did small arm circles. LOTS of arm circles. Whatever 5 counts x 25 students x 6 different variations equals out to.

Then stretching.

An hour into class and we hadn't even touched a taiko (drum) yet.

We only spent about 30 minutes actually playing taiko - mostly learning basic technique. We stand in a side lunge the whole time we play, and pulse our bodies up and down in the lunge as we swing the bachi (drumsticks). They only had 5 taiko, so we had to take turns, but even when we weren't playing, we were following the movements. Lots of arm swinging.

Then the 5 members of the actual performance troupe demonstrated a song for us. And then we went through a 20-30 minute ending stretch segment. Your typical after-workout stretches - working the arms, shoulders, back, neck, quads, hamstrings, legs, waist, etc.


And I get to repeat this every Sunday from now until Dec. 18th. Yippee.


Oh...and there is a man in the class who is a triathlete who just recently ran his first IronMan. I was impressed. But his muscles scared me.

You will be getting boy muscles for sure!!

Sounds like a great class!!

[SodScrap]

I walked to today to make up for missing Friday...so, no empty spots for me...whew...


Way to go ladies! Look at us GOOOOO!!!

[Cheri T]

Sounds like an awesome class Tiza!! Well, except for that guy's scary muscles, lol. I remember in undergrad anatomy class the teacher brought in a professional weightlifting video for us to look at surface anatomy (muscles, etc) for fun ...needless to say, she gave up on it a few minutes in, b/c the guys had muscles we had NEVER seen before. They certainly weren't in our text!!

[tiza126]

Cheri T, on 18 September 2011 - 08:13 PM, said:

Sounds like an awesome class Tiza!! Well, except for that guy's scary muscles, lol. I remember in undergrad anatomy class the teacher brought in a professional weightlifting video for us to look at surface anatomy (muscles, etc) for fun ...needless to say, she gave up on it a few minutes in, b/c the guys had muscles we had NEVER seen before. They certainly weren't in our text!!

They weren't out-of-control bodybuilder muscles. But he was very very very in shape.

And Andrew (our teacher - the co-director of the group) is super flexible. He can do full splits, bend his body completely in half, and fold in ways I've never seen. It's crazy!

I'd say I'm about in the middle of the fitness/flexibility level of the group. (The group ages range from 17 to probably 70)

[Cheri T]

I made up for yesterday (Saturday). I completed the fit test you are supposed to do when starting P90X. Then you do it again at the end and compare all your results.
Oh, and thanks to Jen Reed for the tip about Target and the chin-up bar! Scored one for $30 today that Jeff thought was nice and sturdy (even when he tried it).

If any of you P90X doers, graduates, or wannabes are interested, pmail me and I'll tell you more about the test/my results. I don't want to bore everyone with the numbers here;)

I also bought a new pair of shoes today. Mine are a couple years old, and even though I've only really used them for walking and ChaLean Extreme, I really wanted something new and cushiony. The plyometrics workout is supposed to be pretty "impacty". Sheri, do you think I need the mat they sell? I've never had knee trouble, and I certainly don't want to start now!

[sarabethp]

Paperdoll Scraps, on 16 September 2011 - 09:23 PM, said:

Three Tadpoles Mom, on 16 September 2011 - 08:18 PM, said:

9/16 - Got 20 mins of a dance cardio video from Netflix. I got a great workout, but got totally lost. So we stopped the video and turned on our Pilates. 10 min ab workout and another 10 min total body workout. My abs and shoulders hurt, in a good way. I love that Pilates video.

I forgot about those Netflix workout vids! My SIL told me about them. I'm going to have to try those. Do you recommend any in particular?

Not yet. I'm just starting to explore them. I think our Pilates video is on there. It uses a resistance band. It is 10 min Solution Slim & Sculpt Pilates.

[tiza126]

Three Tadpoles Mom, on 18 September 2011 - 08:42 PM, said:

Paperdoll Scraps, on 16 September 2011 - 09:23 PM, said:

Three Tadpoles Mom, on 16 September 2011 - 08:18 PM, said:

9/16 - Got 20 mins of a dance cardio video from Netflix. I got a great workout, but got totally lost. So we stopped the video and turned on our Pilates. 10 min ab workout and another 10 min total body workout. My abs and shoulders hurt, in a good way. I love that Pilates video.

I forgot about those Netflix workout vids! My SIL told me about them. I'm going to have to try those. Do you recommend any in particular?

Not yet. I'm just starting to explore them. I think our Pilates video is on there. It uses a resistance band. It is 10 min Solution Slim & Sculpt Pilates.

I have that DVD! I like the 10-Minute SOlution series. I have a couple different ones.

[CreativeSparkle]

I walked 40 minutes today to make up for last Monday.

Tiza your class sound intense but fun!

[CreativeSparkle]

Sheri wtg on your crane pose. I'm imagining Daniel son in Karate Kid.

Lei the windows sound like lots of work but I bet they'll be nice!

[Becster]

I'm caught up. I did 45 minutes on the bike tonight to make up for Friday and yesterday. Must get back into the groove.

[tiza126]

I just looked at the chart - I forgot I missed a day. So I guess today was my make-up

[sanot]

was gone to my first scrapping retreat this weekend (yay!!!), so I didn't get to do my video, but did log a 40 min walk on Saturday. Nothing Sunday. Did do some push ups the boy way both days so that when I try to do Level 2 of 30 day shred tomorrow I don't feel like I'm starting from ground zero.

[Cheri T]

Sheri, WTG on the crane pose! (I need to check that out on You Tube...I've really not done Yoga before, but I do have a vague karate-kid notion of what that pose is, lol)
sanot, hope you had fun at the retreat! Good for you for getting a walk and some good boy push-ups in while away!

[Sheri Johnson]

tiza126, on 18 September 2011 - 05:55 PM, said:

OMG the Taiko class was so much fun and so much exercise. My arms & legs are jello and my back hurts. I'd say we spent at least an hour doing "warm up" exercises. Some light stretching, followed by about 125 jumping jacks in a row (which I never could have done in my pre-shred and pre-Turbo days)..... we only did 5 jacks per person (about 21 students plus 4 troupe members). The class actually has 40 students signed up, so it could have been a lot more. And Andrew warned us that they usually do 10 jacks per person. Yikes! And that was just the beginning!!

That sounds like SO MUCH FUN Tiza!!! There is a local Taiko group here and I've considered trying out but I'm so busy right now. They are so cool to watch. That really sounds like an excellent workout! I'm glad you explained everything you did, I was curious what a practice would be like.

Cheri - I don't know if the Plyo mat is necessary but definitely pay attention to how your joints feel when you do plyo. I did it for awhile on a hardwood floor and then on carpet. I think the hardwood floor was actually easier. I got winded much faster on the carpet. You always want to make sure to land softly (like a cat.) Think: staying on your toes at all times. I bought some Vibram Five-Finger shoes because that's what my brother used for all P90X workouts and he was really happy with them. I like them. At the beginning I think I tweaked something and had a sore ankle until they strengthened. I tried using one of those hard plastic mats you put under your computer chair on the carpet but it really didn't seem to make enough difference for me to warrant all the work it took to drag it in every day! I think you should just try doing it and see if you think you will need the mat. And be very careful at first so you don't injure yourself until your body gets used to the movements. You can pm me your numbers! It sounds like I'd better do the fit test, I've never done it! Maybe tomorrow morning before I start my workout I'll take the fit test.

I'll attach a picture of the crane pose:

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[Smiles]

I did 25 minutes on the exercise bike today when I got home from the retreat to make up for Friday Sep 16.
On Saturday (Sep 17) I got in one 20 minute walk and a couple of 5 to 10 minute walks.
After dinner tonight (Sunday) I did an hour on the exercise bike.

I am NOT a runner now, and haven't been one for over 5 years. All that running in the Army gave me arthritis in my knees. Trust me on this, a little bit of runner's high does not make up for arthritis later on.

[Sheri Johnson]

Smiles, on 18 September 2011 - 11:19 PM, said:

I did 25 minutes on the exercise bike today when I got home from the retreat to make up for Friday Sep 16.
On Saturday (Sep 17) I got in one 20 minute walk and a couple of 5 to 10 minute walks.
After dinner tonight (Sunday) I did an hour on the exercise bike.

I am NOT a runner now, and haven't been one for over 5 years. All that running in the Army gave me arthritis in my knees. Trust me on this, a little bit of runner's high does not make up for arthritis later on.

Very true Gayle, that is sad that you have arthritis now because of running!

[Cheri T]

Chart will be updated in about 2 minutes! Awesome first week girls!! Keep up the good work and keep pluggingshredding away at those pounds, body fat, and boy muscles ( or whatever your focus is on, lol)

[mimes1]

Sunday make up done for Friday! Funny story - our church has dinners on Sunday nights before service, so we all went over for dinner. Well, little did I know they are doing it only once a month instead of weekly! So there we were, half an hour early! Mark says to me, "Go for your walk!" . So I P.o.w.e.r. walked around the block (it's a big block) because I was estimating it would take me 30 - 40 minutes, and I only had 30 minutes before service. Well, I got done in 25 minutes! I'll drive it tomorrow and see how far it is. It can't be 2 miles, but it's probably at least a mile and a half. I felt very accomplished!

Sheri, your crane pose is pretty amazing.

[Jo Corne]

yay, managed to walk two days in a row, wahooo, LOL
sunday was a 40min and today (monday, duh, LOL!) was a 20min.
it was a most glorious spring day here today and still quite warm...yay, roll on summer!!!!

[podiumchick]

Cheri, I just checked the chart. I shouldn't have a mark for Sunday...unless you are giving me credit for napping!

[sanot]

I did it...Level 2 on 30 day shred!!! I'm done for Monday.

[Bride]

Monday 9/19 60 minutes of water aerobics.

[Bride]

Cheri T, on 18 September 2011 - 05:34 PM, said:

Bride, on 18 September 2011 - 05:12 PM, said:

Whew!! Ok I just spent the last 3 hours helping to wrestle a double hung (big and heavy) window into an upper story opening (our bedroom) with DH on the ladder outside and me on the inside. Good thing I've been working on my boy muscles!! Ha! Then being the go-for gal when we needed more shims (down and up stairs) and more screws (down and up stairs) aaaaaaaaannnndddddd ... painted the replacement cedar siding under the 4 sets of windows we put in along the south wall along the deck. All in a 3 hour span so I think I can add something to that 30 minute workout I did earlier??

OOoh, I'm so jealous! I love double-hung windows. We wanted to purchase a home when we wanted one, and could only find a suitable place with casement (crank out) windows. I love our house, but hate our windows. We even tried to switch when one of the casements molded and had to be replaced, but the contractor bluntly stated they cannot switch to double hung here (legally anyway) b/c there's less room to get out if there's a fire. I'm not sure how others have double hungs; they make plenty of new homes around here with them but I guess there's some rule about not making an existing escape route smaller than it currently is.

I counted you for another workout so you have a Sunday marking as well now.

Cheri - Thanks for the Sunday mark!! Yes, in Michigan you are required to have an egress window in each bedroom, and that is the window we installed yesterday. We have one more bedroom window to install (lower level this time) and a dormer window and then all windows will be complete! When we built (I received a hammer for Mother's Day one year) I insisted on double hungs with grids. We build a cape cod style home and I do love it!!