WATP / BLT on the Ball / Cathe: Pyramid Upper Body / week in review

[Guest guest]

A fun workout day!After the dog show this morning my sister and her friend Jacque came over and we warmed up with Walk Away the Pounds: Walk and Jog.  This is the same I did with my entire family a week ago and I reviewed it then, but I made a further observation this time.  's walks and jogs up and back are on a funny count.  She will say, " let's go up for two and back for two " when in  fact it's 4 counts up and back, and moreover, you actually start going back on beat #3.  This threw Jacque and I off and Jacque caught on to it better than me - that girl's got rhythm!

Next we did Voight's BLT workout which stands for Butt, Legs and Tummy on the Ball.  I felt that during this half hour workout (I think that's how long it is) she spent more time on abs than the butt and legs, which is fine with me because I'm doing legs with Noel on Tuesday.  This is a great workout for beginners.  I felt the abs a little bit toward the end, but nothing too strenuous. I didn't feel the rest of the workout that much.  The warmup is very fun and it involves bouncing up and down on the ball and then pausing in a hover squat.  The cooldown was very nice - you can do so many great stretches with the ball!

Now for the " real " workout - real in that this was more strenuous (for me) and what I needed the most.  Marc and hard bodied coworker came over and we did Cathe's Pyramid Upper Body.  I forgot how much I really like this one!  Basically you do:

12 reps at lightest weight

10 reps at moderate weight

8 reps at heaviest weight

10 reps at moderate weight

12 reps at lightest weightI used the same weights as Cathe much of the time and am pretty dang proud of myself.  Training with Noel has really helped!  I had old notes stuck in the vhs case and I went up in weight from last time today, and I could have actually gone higher than Cathe on triceps and will next time.  , who is an avid Tony Horton fan and looks as terrific and fit as Tony, brought his own dial weights and used ginormous amounts of weight for his workout, and that was  really fun for me to see    What can I say, I'm a sucker for muscles!

After the warmup, which has a few pushups, this is what you do and what I used in dumbell weight:Chest: (10, 12, 15)chest press chest flys, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeat

Back: (10, 12, 15)pulloverssingle arm bent rows, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatShoulders: (3, 5, 8)rear delt liftslateral raisesfrontal raises, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeat

Triceps: kickbacks (3, 5, 10)seated overhead presses (10, 12, 15) , then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeat

Biceps: (10, 12, 15)hammer curlstraditional curls, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeat

Abs included a lot of stability ball work including woodchops and the best part, seeing do the V pikes on the ball.  WOW.  It's one thing to see someone do it on a video and another to see it live.  I'm impressed.  I just sat back and watched for that part

Biceps were by FAR the hardest section of the workout, the reason being you use the same weight for both the hammer and regular curls and there are no breaks.  We were all groaning on this part and at one point exclaimed, " I've got some pump goin' on!' and flexed his muscle and it was indeed pumped!  Mine were on fire too!  I originally had back and biceps on the agenda for Tuesday with Noel but now it will be legs after this workout!  Plus I need to work on my lower body in general anyway. 

I got close to 9 hours in this week:

Off to a new week of workouts!

[Guest guest]

AWESOME week !!

I LOVED hearing about PUB too. I've been thinking the pyramid workouts might be for me and now I'm sure of it, that sounds so great! I wish Cathe videos were sold by Borders. I've got $15 in Borders Bucks plus I'm expecting a $5 Borders gift card for a survey/test group I participated in last fall. Oh well, I'm sure I'll find something else to use those on too. Anyway, this was a really great review and I loved reading about your experiences!

I have to say too, from the very first time I did a workout that included her "up two, back two" I have always been confused though I just finally ignored my confusion and followed along anyway, counting 4s for myself and also starting to go back on 3 too!! I'm glad it wasn't just me and my lack of rhythm/timing!!!! :-)

WATP / BLT on the Ball / Cathe: Pyramid Upper Body / week in review

A fun workout day!After the dog show this morning my sister and her friend Jacque came over and we warmed up with Walk Away the Pounds: Walk and Jog. This is the same I did with my entire family a week ago and I reviewed it then, but I made a further observation this time. 's walks and jogs up and back are on a funny count. She will say, "let's go up for two and back for two" when in fact it's 4 counts up and back, and moreover, you actually start going back on beat #3. This threw Jacque and I off and Jacque caught on to it better than me - that girl's got rhythm!Next we did Voight's BLT workout which stands for Butt, Legs and Tummy on the Ball. I felt that during this half hour workout (I think that's how long it is) she spent more time on abs than the butt and legs, which is fine with me because I'm doing legs with Noel on Tuesday. This is a great workout for beginners. I felt the abs a little bit toward the end, but nothing too strenuous. I didn't feel the rest of the workout that much. The warmup is very fun and it involves bouncing up and down on the ball and then pausing in a hover squat. The cooldown was very nice - you can do so many great stretches with the ball! Now for the "real" workout - real in that this was more strenuous (for me) and what I needed the most. Marc and hard bodied coworker came over and we did Cathe's Pyramid Upper Body. I forgot how much I really like this one! Basically you do:12 reps at lightest weight10 reps at moderate weight8 reps at heaviest weight10 reps at moderate weight12 reps at lightest weightI used the same weights as Cathe much of the time and am pretty dang proud of myself. Training with Noel has really helped! I had old notes stuck in the vhs case and I went up in weight from last time today, and I could have actually gone higher than Cathe on triceps and will next time. , who is an avid Tony Horton fan and looks as terrific and fit as Tony, brought his own dial weights and used ginormous amounts of weight for his workout, and that was really fun for me to see What can I say, I'm a sucker for muscles!After the warmup, which has a few pushups, this is what you do and what I used in dumbell weight:Chest: (10, 12, 15)chest press chest flys, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatBack: (10, 12, 15)pulloverssingle arm bent rows, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatShoulders: (3, 5, 8)rear delt liftslateral raisesfrontal raises, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatTriceps: kickbacks (3, 5, 10)seated overhead presses (10, 12, 15) , then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatBiceps: (10, 12, 15)hammer curlstraditional curls, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatAbs included a lot of stability ball work including woodchops and the best part, seeing do the V pikes on the ball. WOW. It's one thing to see someone do it on a video and another to see it live. I'm impressed. I just sat back and watched for that part :)Biceps were by FAR the hardest section of the workout, the reason being you use the same weight for both the hammer and regular curls and there are no breaks. We were all groaning on this part and at one point exclaimed, "I've got some pump goin' on!' and flexed his muscle and it was indeed pumped! Mine were on fire too! I originally had back and biceps on the agenda for Tuesday with Noel but now it will be legs after this workout! Plus I need to work on my lower body in general anyway. I got close to 9 hours in this week:Off to a new week of workouts!

[Guest guest]

AWESOME week !!

I LOVED hearing about PUB too. I've been thinking the pyramid workouts might be for me and now I'm sure of it, that sounds so great! I wish Cathe videos were sold by Borders. I've got $15 in Borders Bucks plus I'm expecting a $5 Borders gift card for a survey/test group I participated in last fall. Oh well, I'm sure I'll find something else to use those on too. Anyway, this was a really great review and I loved reading about your experiences!

I have to say too, from the very first time I did a workout that included her "up two, back two" I have always been confused though I just finally ignored my confusion and followed along anyway, counting 4s for myself and also starting to go back on 3 too!! I'm glad it wasn't just me and my lack of rhythm/timing!!!! :-)

WATP / BLT on the Ball / Cathe: Pyramid Upper Body / week in review

A fun workout day!After the dog show this morning my sister and her friend Jacque came over and we warmed up with Walk Away the Pounds: Walk and Jog. This is the same I did with my entire family a week ago and I reviewed it then, but I made a further observation this time. 's walks and jogs up and back are on a funny count. She will say, "let's go up for two and back for two" when in fact it's 4 counts up and back, and moreover, you actually start going back on beat #3. This threw Jacque and I off and Jacque caught on to it better than me - that girl's got rhythm!Next we did Voight's BLT workout which stands for Butt, Legs and Tummy on the Ball. I felt that during this half hour workout (I think that's how long it is) she spent more time on abs than the butt and legs, which is fine with me because I'm doing legs with Noel on Tuesday. This is a great workout for beginners. I felt the abs a little bit toward the end, but nothing too strenuous. I didn't feel the rest of the workout that much. The warmup is very fun and it involves bouncing up and down on the ball and then pausing in a hover squat. The cooldown was very nice - you can do so many great stretches with the ball! Now for the "real" workout - real in that this was more strenuous (for me) and what I needed the most. Marc and hard bodied coworker came over and we did Cathe's Pyramid Upper Body. I forgot how much I really like this one! Basically you do:12 reps at lightest weight10 reps at moderate weight8 reps at heaviest weight10 reps at moderate weight12 reps at lightest weightI used the same weights as Cathe much of the time and am pretty dang proud of myself. Training with Noel has really helped! I had old notes stuck in the vhs case and I went up in weight from last time today, and I could have actually gone higher than Cathe on triceps and will next time. , who is an avid Tony Horton fan and looks as terrific and fit as Tony, brought his own dial weights and used ginormous amounts of weight for his workout, and that was really fun for me to see What can I say, I'm a sucker for muscles!After the warmup, which has a few pushups, this is what you do and what I used in dumbell weight:Chest: (10, 12, 15)chest press chest flys, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatBack: (10, 12, 15)pulloverssingle arm bent rows, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatShoulders: (3, 5, 8)rear delt liftslateral raisesfrontal raises, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatTriceps: kickbacks (3, 5, 10)seated overhead presses (10, 12, 15) , then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatBiceps: (10, 12, 15)hammer curlstraditional curls, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatAbs included a lot of stability ball work including woodchops and the best part, seeing do the V pikes on the ball. WOW. It's one thing to see someone do it on a video and another to see it live. I'm impressed. I just sat back and watched for that part :)Biceps were by FAR the hardest section of the workout, the reason being you use the same weight for both the hammer and regular curls and there are no breaks. We were all groaning on this part and at one point exclaimed, "I've got some pump goin' on!' and flexed his muscle and it was indeed pumped! Mine were on fire too! I originally had back and biceps on the agenda for Tuesday with Noel but now it will be legs after this workout! Plus I need to work on my lower body in general anyway. I got close to 9 hours in this week:Off to a new week of workouts!

[Guest guest]

I'm so with you Sister on the availability of Cathe workouts!  Seems like you only get them through her website and Ebay which means price is as you see, no coupons applied.  For that reason I don't have that many of her workouts of hers.  The vast majority of hers I have are on vhs and not the latest and greatest.

Not to say her workouts aren't worth it, because they are.  But like you I'm on a budget.  I'm a single homeowner on a secretary's wages, no hubby to help me pay anything, it's all ME.  I mostly get my Cathe's second hand or through trades. 

[Guest guest]

I'm so with you Sister on the availability of Cathe workouts!  Seems like you only get them through her website and Ebay which means price is as you see, no coupons applied.  For that reason I don't have that many of her workouts of hers.  The vast majority of hers I have are on vhs and not the latest and greatest.

Not to say her workouts aren't worth it, because they are.  But like you I'm on a budget.  I'm a single homeowner on a secretary's wages, no hubby to help me pay anything, it's all ME.  I mostly get my Cathe's second hand or through trades. 

[Guest guest]

So proud of you , and yes I agree.  Those biceps are KILLER HARD.DarcyOn Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 9:57 PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

 

AWESOME week !!

 

I LOVED hearing about PUB too. I've been thinking the pyramid workouts might be for me and now I'm sure of it, that sounds so great! I wish Cathe videos were sold by Borders. I've got $15 in Borders Bucks plus I'm expecting a $5 Borders gift card for a survey/test group I participated in last fall. Oh well, I'm sure I'll find something else to use those on too. Anyway, this was a really great review and I loved reading about your experiences!

 

I have to say too, from the very first time I did a workout that included her " up two, back two " I have always been confused though I just finally ignored my confusion and followed along anyway, counting 4s for myself and also starting to go back on 3 too!! I'm glad it wasn't just me and my lack of rhythm/timing!!!! :-)

 

 

WATP / BLT on the Ball / Cathe: Pyramid Upper Body / week in review

 

A fun workout day!After the dog show this morning my sister and her friend Jacque came over and we warmed up with Walk Away the Pounds: Walk and Jog.  This is the same I did with my entire family a week ago and I reviewed it then, but I made a further observation this time.  's walks and jogs up and back are on a funny count.  She will say, " let's go up for two and back for two " when in  fact it's 4 counts up and back, and moreover, you actually start going back on beat #3.  This threw Jacque and I off and Jacque caught on to it better than me - that girl's got rhythm!Next we did Voight's BLT workout which stands for Butt, Legs and Tummy on the Ball.  I felt that during this half hour workout (I think that's how long it is) she spent more time on abs than the butt and legs, which is fine with me because I'm doing legs with Noel on Tuesday.  This is a great workout for beginners.  I felt the abs a little bit toward the end, but nothing too strenuous. I didn't feel the rest of the workout that much.  The warmup is very fun and it involves bouncing up and down on the ball and then pausing in a hover squat.  The cooldown was very nice - you can do so many great stretches with the ball! Now for the " real " workout - real in that this was more strenuous (for me) and what I needed the most.  Marc and hard bodied coworker came over and we did Cathe's Pyramid Upper Body.  I forgot how much I really like this one!  Basically you do:12 reps at lightest weight10 reps at moderate weight8 reps at heaviest weight10 reps at moderate weight12 reps at lightest weightI used the same weights as Cathe much of the time and am pretty dang proud of myself.  Training with Noel has really helped!  I had old notes stuck in the vhs case and I went up in weight from last time today, and I could have actually gone higher than Cathe on triceps and will next time.  , who is an avid Tony Horton fan and looks as terrific and fit as Tony, brought his own dial weights and used ginormous amounts of weight for his workout, and that was  really fun for me to see    What can I say, I'm a sucker for muscles!After the warmup, which has a few pushups, this is what you do and what I used in dumbell weight:Chest: (10, 12, 15)chest press chest flys, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatBack: (10, 12, 15)pulloverssingle arm bent rows, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatShoulders: (3, 5, 8)rear delt liftslateral raisesfrontal raises, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatTriceps: kickbacks (3, 5, 10)seated overhead presses (10, 12, 15) , then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatBiceps: (10, 12, 15)hammer curlstraditional curls, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatAbs included a lot of stability ball work including woodchops and the best part, seeing do the V pikes on the ball.  WOW.  It's one thing to see someone do it on a video and another to see it live.  I'm impressed.  I just sat back and watched for that part :)Biceps were by FAR the hardest section of the workout, the reason being you use the same weight for both the hammer and regular curls and there are no breaks.  We were all groaning on this part and at one point exclaimed, " I've got some pump goin' on!' and flexed his muscle and it was indeed pumped!  Mine were on fire too!  I originally had back and biceps on the agenda for Tuesday with Noel but now it will be legs after this workout!  Plus I need to work on my lower body in general anyway.  I got close to 9 hours in this week:

Off to a new week of workouts!

[Guest guest]

So proud of you , and yes I agree.  Those biceps are KILLER HARD.DarcyOn Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 9:57 PM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

 

AWESOME week !!

 

I LOVED hearing about PUB too. I've been thinking the pyramid workouts might be for me and now I'm sure of it, that sounds so great! I wish Cathe videos were sold by Borders. I've got $15 in Borders Bucks plus I'm expecting a $5 Borders gift card for a survey/test group I participated in last fall. Oh well, I'm sure I'll find something else to use those on too. Anyway, this was a really great review and I loved reading about your experiences!

 

I have to say too, from the very first time I did a workout that included her " up two, back two " I have always been confused though I just finally ignored my confusion and followed along anyway, counting 4s for myself and also starting to go back on 3 too!! I'm glad it wasn't just me and my lack of rhythm/timing!!!! :-)

 

 

WATP / BLT on the Ball / Cathe: Pyramid Upper Body / week in review

 

A fun workout day!After the dog show this morning my sister and her friend Jacque came over and we warmed up with Walk Away the Pounds: Walk and Jog.  This is the same I did with my entire family a week ago and I reviewed it then, but I made a further observation this time.  's walks and jogs up and back are on a funny count.  She will say, " let's go up for two and back for two " when in  fact it's 4 counts up and back, and moreover, you actually start going back on beat #3.  This threw Jacque and I off and Jacque caught on to it better than me - that girl's got rhythm!Next we did Voight's BLT workout which stands for Butt, Legs and Tummy on the Ball.  I felt that during this half hour workout (I think that's how long it is) she spent more time on abs than the butt and legs, which is fine with me because I'm doing legs with Noel on Tuesday.  This is a great workout for beginners.  I felt the abs a little bit toward the end, but nothing too strenuous. I didn't feel the rest of the workout that much.  The warmup is very fun and it involves bouncing up and down on the ball and then pausing in a hover squat.  The cooldown was very nice - you can do so many great stretches with the ball! Now for the " real " workout - real in that this was more strenuous (for me) and what I needed the most.  Marc and hard bodied coworker came over and we did Cathe's Pyramid Upper Body.  I forgot how much I really like this one!  Basically you do:12 reps at lightest weight10 reps at moderate weight8 reps at heaviest weight10 reps at moderate weight12 reps at lightest weightI used the same weights as Cathe much of the time and am pretty dang proud of myself.  Training with Noel has really helped!  I had old notes stuck in the vhs case and I went up in weight from last time today, and I could have actually gone higher than Cathe on triceps and will next time.  , who is an avid Tony Horton fan and looks as terrific and fit as Tony, brought his own dial weights and used ginormous amounts of weight for his workout, and that was  really fun for me to see    What can I say, I'm a sucker for muscles!After the warmup, which has a few pushups, this is what you do and what I used in dumbell weight:Chest: (10, 12, 15)chest press chest flys, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatBack: (10, 12, 15)pulloverssingle arm bent rows, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatShoulders: (3, 5, 8)rear delt liftslateral raisesfrontal raises, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatTriceps: kickbacks (3, 5, 10)seated overhead presses (10, 12, 15) , then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatBiceps: (10, 12, 15)hammer curlstraditional curls, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatAbs included a lot of stability ball work including woodchops and the best part, seeing do the V pikes on the ball.  WOW.  It's one thing to see someone do it on a video and another to see it live.  I'm impressed.  I just sat back and watched for that part :)Biceps were by FAR the hardest section of the workout, the reason being you use the same weight for both the hammer and regular curls and there are no breaks.  We were all groaning on this part and at one point exclaimed, " I've got some pump goin' on!' and flexed his muscle and it was indeed pumped!  Mine were on fire too!  I originally had back and biceps on the agenda for Tuesday with Noel but now it will be legs after this workout!  Plus I need to work on my lower body in general anyway.  I got close to 9 hours in this week:

Off to a new week of workouts!

[Guest guest]

EXCELLENT! I really want to visit Portland and Studio Lou Lou!!

Donna

From: Pink Pussycat <pinkpussycat@...>Subject: WATP / BLT on the Ball / Cathe: Pyramid Upper Body / week in review Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 9:12 PM

A fun workout day!After the dog show this morning my sister and her friend Jacque came over and we warmed up with Walk Away the Pounds: Walk and Jog. This is the same I did with my entire family a week ago and I reviewed it then, but I made a further observation this time. 's walks and jogs up and back are on a funny count. She will say, "let's go up for two and back for two" when in fact it's 4 counts up and back, and moreover, you actually start going back on beat #3. This threw Jacque and I off and Jacque caught on to it better than me - that girl's got rhythm!Next we did Voight's BLT workout which stands for Butt, Legs and Tummy on the Ball. I felt that during this half hour workout (I think that's how long it is) she spent more time on abs than the butt and legs, which is fine with me because I'm doing legs with Noel on Tuesday. This is a great workout for beginners. I

felt the abs a little bit toward the end, but nothing too strenuous. I didn't feel the rest of the workout that much. The warmup is very fun and it involves bouncing up and down on the ball and then pausing in a hover squat. The cooldown was very nice - you can do so many great stretches with the ball! Now for the "real" workout - real in that this was more strenuous (for me) and what I needed the most. Marc and hard bodied coworker came over and we did Cathe's Pyramid Upper Body. I forgot how much I really like this one! Basically you do:12 reps at lightest weight10 reps at moderate weight8 reps at heaviest weight10 reps at moderate weight12 reps at lightest weightI used the same weights as Cathe much of the time and am pretty dang proud of myself. Training with Noel has really helped! I had old notes stuck in the vhs case and I went up in weight from last time

today, and I could have actually gone higher than Cathe on triceps and will next time. , who is an avid Tony Horton fan and looks as terrific and fit as Tony, brought his own dial weights and used ginormous amounts of weight for his workout, and that was really fun for me to see What can I say, I'm a sucker for muscles!After the warmup, which has a few pushups, this is what you do and what I used in dumbell weight:Chest: (10, 12, 15)chest press chest flys, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatBack: (10, 12, 15)pulloverssingle arm bent rows, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatShoulders: (3, 5, 8)rear delt liftslateral raisesfrontal raises, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatTriceps: kickbacks (3, 5, 10)seated overhead presses (10, 12, 15) , then on to the next level of the

pyramid and repeatBiceps: (10, 12, 15)hammer curlstraditional curls, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatAbs included a lot of stability ball work including woodchops and the best part, seeing do the V pikes on the ball. WOW. It's one thing to see someone do it on a video and another to see it live. I'm impressed. I just sat back and watched for that part :)Biceps were by FAR the hardest section of the workout, the reason being you use the same weight for both the hammer and regular curls and there are no breaks. We were all groaning on this part and at one point exclaimed, "I've got some pump goin' on!' and flexed his muscle and it was indeed pumped! Mine were on fire too! I originally had back and biceps on the agenda for Tuesday with Noel but now it will be legs after this workout! Plus I need to work on my lower body in general

anyway. I got close to 9 hours in this week:Off to a new week of workouts!

[Guest guest]

EXCELLENT! I really want to visit Portland and Studio Lou Lou!!

Donna

From: Pink Pussycat <pinkpussycat@...>Subject: WATP / BLT on the Ball / Cathe: Pyramid Upper Body / week in review Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 9:12 PM

A fun workout day!After the dog show this morning my sister and her friend Jacque came over and we warmed up with Walk Away the Pounds: Walk and Jog. This is the same I did with my entire family a week ago and I reviewed it then, but I made a further observation this time. 's walks and jogs up and back are on a funny count. She will say, "let's go up for two and back for two" when in fact it's 4 counts up and back, and moreover, you actually start going back on beat #3. This threw Jacque and I off and Jacque caught on to it better than me - that girl's got rhythm!Next we did Voight's BLT workout which stands for Butt, Legs and Tummy on the Ball. I felt that during this half hour workout (I think that's how long it is) she spent more time on abs than the butt and legs, which is fine with me because I'm doing legs with Noel on Tuesday. This is a great workout for beginners. I

felt the abs a little bit toward the end, but nothing too strenuous. I didn't feel the rest of the workout that much. The warmup is very fun and it involves bouncing up and down on the ball and then pausing in a hover squat. The cooldown was very nice - you can do so many great stretches with the ball! Now for the "real" workout - real in that this was more strenuous (for me) and what I needed the most. Marc and hard bodied coworker came over and we did Cathe's Pyramid Upper Body. I forgot how much I really like this one! Basically you do:12 reps at lightest weight10 reps at moderate weight8 reps at heaviest weight10 reps at moderate weight12 reps at lightest weightI used the same weights as Cathe much of the time and am pretty dang proud of myself. Training with Noel has really helped! I had old notes stuck in the vhs case and I went up in weight from last time

today, and I could have actually gone higher than Cathe on triceps and will next time. , who is an avid Tony Horton fan and looks as terrific and fit as Tony, brought his own dial weights and used ginormous amounts of weight for his workout, and that was really fun for me to see What can I say, I'm a sucker for muscles!After the warmup, which has a few pushups, this is what you do and what I used in dumbell weight:Chest: (10, 12, 15)chest press chest flys, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatBack: (10, 12, 15)pulloverssingle arm bent rows, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatShoulders: (3, 5, 8)rear delt liftslateral raisesfrontal raises, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatTriceps: kickbacks (3, 5, 10)seated overhead presses (10, 12, 15) , then on to the next level of the

pyramid and repeatBiceps: (10, 12, 15)hammer curlstraditional curls, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeatAbs included a lot of stability ball work including woodchops and the best part, seeing do the V pikes on the ball. WOW. It's one thing to see someone do it on a video and another to see it live. I'm impressed. I just sat back and watched for that part :)Biceps were by FAR the hardest section of the workout, the reason being you use the same weight for both the hammer and regular curls and there are no breaks. We were all groaning on this part and at one point exclaimed, "I've got some pump goin' on!' and flexed his muscle and it was indeed pumped! Mine were on fire too! I originally had back and biceps on the agenda for Tuesday with Noel but now it will be legs after this workout! Plus I need to work on my lower body in general

anyway. I got close to 9 hours in this week:Off to a new week of workouts!

[Guest guest]

I love that you don't just say , you say hot or hard-bodied . ;-)

a

>

> A fun workout day!

>

> After the dog show this morning my sister and her friend Jacque came over

> and we warmed up with Walk Away the Pounds: Walk and Jog. This is the same

> I did with my entire family a week ago and I reviewed it then, but I made a

> further observation this time. 's walks and jogs up and back are on a

> funny count. She will say, " let's go up for two and back for two " when in

> fact it's 4 counts up and back, and moreover, you actually start going back

> on beat #3. This threw Jacque and I off and Jacque caught on to it better

> than me - that girl's got rhythm!

>

> Next we did Voight's BLT workout which stands for Butt, Legs and Tummy

> on the Ball. I felt that during this half hour workout (I think that's how

> long it is) she spent more time on abs than the butt and legs, which is fine

> with me because I'm doing legs with Noel on Tuesday. This is a great

> workout for beginners. I felt the abs a little bit toward the end, but

> nothing too strenuous. I didn't feel the rest of the workout that much. The

> warmup is very fun and it involves bouncing up and down on the ball and then

> pausing in a hover squat. The cooldown was very nice - you can do so many

> great stretches with the ball!

>

> Now for the " real " workout - real in that this was more strenuous (for me)

> and what I needed the most. Marc and hard bodied coworker came over

> and we did Cathe's Pyramid Upper Body. I forgot how much I really like this

> one! Basically you do:

>

> 12 reps at lightest weight

> 10 reps at moderate weight

> 8 reps at heaviest weight

> 10 reps at moderate weight

> 12 reps at lightest weight

>

> I used the same weights as Cathe much of the time and am pretty dang proud

> of myself. Training with Noel has really helped! I had old notes stuck in

> the vhs case and I went up in weight from last time today, and I could have

> actually gone higher than Cathe on triceps and will next time. , who is

> an avid Tony Horton fan and looks as terrific and fit as Tony, brought his

> own dial weights and used ginormous amounts of weight for his workout, and

> that was really fun for me to see What can I say, I'm a sucker for

> muscles!

>

> After the warmup, which has a few pushups, this is what you do and what I

> used in dumbell weight:

>

> *Chest:* (10, 12, 15)

> chest press

> chest flys, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeat

>

> *Back:* (10, 12, 15)

> pullovers

> single arm bent rows, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeat

>

> *Shoulders:* (3, 5, 8)

> rear delt lifts

> lateral raises

> frontal raises, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeat

>

> *Triceps: *

> kickbacks (3, 5, 10)

> seated overhead presses (10, 12, 15) , then on to the next level of the

> pyramid and repeat

> *

> Biceps: *(10, 12, 15)

> hammer curls

> traditional curls, then on to the next level of the pyramid and repeat

> *

> *Abs included a lot of stability ball work including woodchops and the best

> part, seeing do the V pikes on the ball. WOW. It's one thing to see

> someone do it on a video and another to see it live. I'm impressed. I just

> sat back and watched for that part

>

> Biceps were by FAR the hardest section of the workout, the reason being you

> use the same weight for both the hammer and regular curls and there are no

> breaks. We were all groaning on this part and at one point exclaimed,

> " I've got some pump goin' on!' and flexed his muscle and it was indeed

> pumped! Mine were on fire too! I originally had back and biceps on the

> agenda for Tuesday with Noel but now it will be legs after this workout!

> Plus I need to work on my lower body in general anyway.

>

> I got close to 9 hours in this week:

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> Off to a new week of workouts!

>

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