This has to be a step in the right direction...right?

[missjane]

Very nice! Stage 2 is quite a challenge, isn't it! And, since we repeat it in Stage 4, we don't even get to say goodbye to it!

How are you doing a WG underhand pulldown? I am trying to picture it. Do you find this better than the narrower grip that's called for?

[gardengirl447]

Originally Posted by missjane

How are you doing a WG underhand pulldown? I am trying to picture it. Do you find this better than the narrower grip that's called for?

ooops! Sorry must have been a miss type - I was still shaking from the gym LOL I did a normal underhand Lat Pull down just like it says too in the book. we had the book open on the floor reading the form to each other!

Thanks for the encouraging words and for the heads up on the return of the Monster workout, bleh!

[gardengirl447]

OKAY I am SORE in all new places from that monster workout B. I cannot straighten my arms and even remotely put them behind me in that prone cobra position - they will not relax if I do and I will look like I am having a fit of some sort. Who would have known? WOW! Amazing how good it feels to feel so bad.

[gardengirl447]

Todays Workout
HIIT 25 min on elliptical.

While this was challenging as it always is, I felt great while doing the HIIT - my body is so sore now, after the fact I am a bit surprised. Muscles are burning all over the place; I feel every exercise I did yesterday! Ouch!

[LisaS]

Originally Posted by gardengirl447

OKAY I am SORE in all new places from that monster workout B. I cannot straighten my arms and even remotely put them behind me in that prone cobra position - they will not relax if I do and I will look like I am having a fit of some sort. Who would have known? WOW! Amazing how good it feels to feel so bad.

so, I'm not the only one with major triceps DOMS from the prone cobras? good to know.

[GinnyLou]

Heather,
You are doing a great job! love the comment from the trainer, that rocks.
I really enjoy your sense of humor. Keep up the good work!

[kfisherx]

Heather this log is a joy to read. I get so inspired by it. Isn't it cool that a trainer noticed how hard you guys are working? Isn't the DOMs a great thing? I don't know what I would do without it anymore.

[nutbar]

Originally Posted by LisaS

so, I'm not the only one with major triceps DOMS from the prone cobras? good to know.

Me, three! The back was not a problem holding the prone cobra but the arms were hell!

[gardengirl447]

Today's Workout
Stage 2 Workout A
Squat Push Press 2 x 10 @45#oly
Step Ups 2 x 10 10/e
One Point Rows 2 x 10 @ 15db
Lunge w/bf elevated (wtf?!) 2 x 10 @10/e these are a killer
Push Ups 2 x 10
Planks 2 x 60 sec @ 45 angle
Horizontal Wood Chop 2 x 10 @ 10#

Ok - today was harder than the first time I did this workout cripes! I was sweating and soaked. I am watching my form in the mirror I think I look different not only in form but my body looks different doing the movements.

Feels good to at least think I look different, I will know for sure this weekend. But Fittogether.net seems to be having problems and thats where all my measurements stored - I am hoping I scribbled them somewhere! Pretty sure I will be sore tomorow...

BTW - My triceps; still sore from Monday were popping off like tiny fire crackers during my pushups! It was like a mini fourth of july for my muscular system. JOY

[AnnetteW]

Hadn't read your log yet. I came here after reading about you doing 70+ squats during AMRAP. You must be a crazy woman.

Interesting to hear about the sore triceps from you all, after the prone cobras. Mine don't hurt yet, I only did the cobras today for the first time, but I've been running my hands over them all afternoon, they are pumped up, and I didn't really know why.

I guess tomorrow will tell the truth.

[gardengirl447]

Today's workout
HIIT - Eliptical 25min
I am pushing super hard in these I almost made my self throw up today.
I have to re read the HIIT stuff

Can I just tell all of you that I cannot CANNOT straighten my arms and lift them above my head! Come to think of it this may have added to the wanting to throw up - moving my arms on the eliptical.

I am so sore it makes me laugh. I have no idea how I will power thru my second B workout tommorow. (But I will...)

[gardengirl447]

Today's Workout
Stage 2 Workout B (second time)
WGDL from Box 2 x 10 @ 55#
Bulgarian Split Squat 2 x 10 @ 10#
Underhand Pulldown 2 x 10 @ 70#
Cuban Snatch 2 x 10 x 8#db/e
Reverse Lunge w/Forward reach 2 x 10 @ 10#db/e
Swiss Ball Crunch 2 x 10 @ bw
Reverse crunch 2 x 10 @ bw
flexion 2 x 10 /each leg (YAOWZAAHS)
Prone Cobra 2 x 10 @ 60 sec

I dont know how I did it! I was so sore before I started! But I did it and not only that I was helping 2 other people with their form. can I tell you how hard it is to do these movements in slow motion and show people where they are going wrong.

The trainer I was talking about before started talking to me today, asking how I was doing and then commenting on the work we are doing. Its nice because she is super in shape and I felt weird around her being so out of shape/fat attempting these hard workouts. It makes me feel better knowing she thinks we are doing well. We were talking about the BSS and we were laughing at how they burn, yet work so well.

Im glad its Friday - I plan on doing a workout tommorow the deck of cards?! Hearts = BW Squat, Spade = BW Lunge, Club = Push up, Diamond = Crunch. As you flip through the deck you do the value of the face card. My husbad does something like this probably different but Im doing it like this with four excercises this will be fun b/c my 2 boys can do it with me like a game. The point is to move thru the deck as fast as you can. Sounds kind of fun.

[gardengirl447]

Ok - after reading a couple threads I found that I am doing an anterior pelvic tilt and that’s what was causing my legs to basically go numb during my planks. I thought I was super straight yet the ever so slight tilt was killing me -I could make it through , just couldn’t feel my legs (not too surprising during a Cosgrove workout)! Tony has set me "straight" the whole sucking in the belly button works for me! I can’t believe I am actually going to say I look forward to my Monster A at the gym Monday! LOL

To help me during my daily workouts I am having my gym partner come over for a workout form session with Tony in our home gym. This will save me from having to do slow motion excercises at the gym and throwing off the pace of my workout.

[nutbar]

Back-to-back workouts? Ouch!!

[gardengirl447]

I guess its like a back to back workout... well honestly I hurt even though I did all Body Weight my legs are so sore today...lol
I was hurtin after that deck of cards - I skipped 3 cards (I got 4 face cards in a row on lunges)

This is how it went down mid-way through the work out, I flipped Ace/spade, I did 11 lunges each leg, flipped jack/spade, said yeah right, flipped king/spade, yeah right, flipped queen/spade yeah right! I finally got a different card type. (would have been nice to have been dealt that hand in poker)

I was sweating alot and our gym is pretty cold, it felt good to sweat like that on a Saturday! I hadnt really taken into consideration about my DOMS from Friday's workout. Oh well I measure tonight...sore or not. I know I have been working hard so I hope to see results.

[nutbar]

Ah, I had mistakenly read that up there as doing back-to-back NR4W workouts. Still, doing anything the day after a NR4W workout is tough!

[gardengirl447]

Today's Workout
Stage 2 Workout A (third one)
Squat Push Press 2 x 10 @55# these were really hard today
Step Ups 2 x 10 10/e
One Point Rows 2 x 10 @ 15db /e
Lunge w/bf elevated 2 x 10 @12/e
Push Ups 2 x 10
Planks 2 x 60 sec @ 45 angle
Horizontal Wood Chop 2 x 10 @ 15#

Oddly enough today felt like the first time I worked out, I was shaking and wanted to vomit, bleh - it took me a good 40 minutes to get out of that mode. Cripes! its like my body was punishing me for being such a baby about my loss this month.

Whew I made it through - it will be a long week thats for sure!