Bootcamp and Step Blast

Well, I didn't do any workouts over the weekend - I thought I was going to get a good workout digging post holes for the deck we're building. But, alas, it was not to be. The auger we rented did not work, so we have to hire someone else to dig the holes for us using more powerful equipment.

Monday I attempted to make up for the lack of weekend exercise by doing Bootcamp, and boy was it ever tough! It's fun though. I'm feeling a little sore from it today.

And this morning I did Step Blast, which was so much fun, as it always is. I will be receiving a few more Cathe step workouts pretty soon and I can't wait! I've heard amazing things about Rhythmic Step, so I am looking forward to trying that one out. I may trip over my own feet at first, but it will be fun, right?


Today 6/28
Workout: Step Blast
Duration: 56:36
Kcal / %Fat: 450 / 35%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 97% / 82%
Time in Moderate Zone: 15:49


6/27
Workout: Bootcamp
Duration: 1:00:57
Kcal / %Fat: 513 / 30%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 102% / 87%
Time in Moderate Zone: 9:52

Well, there's another confirmation that my Max HR is a little higher than calculated. I reached 102% of my calculated max. Now there's an accomplishment! Time to adjust my HRM...

Now, for the weekly totals:

Week Ending: 6/26
Exercise Count: 6
Exercise Time: 4:33:08
Calories: 1672
Time in Light / Moderate / Hard Zones: 1:45:39 / 1:25:33 / 1:20:28

Catching up

Okay, I've got a few to report. I got a new Cathe DVD yesterday, called Cross Train X-Press. It's actually 6 different workouts on 2 DVDs. 5 of them have a cardio workout followed by strength-training for one upper body part. The 6th workout is all lower body work. And THAT is the one I did today. It was tough. Very tough. The squats were endless. The leg press was endless. And it was all followed by a bazillion abdominal crunches. Oy! But I got through it, and I'm sure I'll be in some pain tomorrow! :-) I do so enjoy the DOMS... it gives me such satisfaction.

6/24
Workout: Leaner Legs (aka "Meaner Legs")
Duration: 50:51
Kcal / %Fat: 317 / 40%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 94% / 74%
Time in Moderate Zone: 11:03


6/23
Workout: Low Max Step Only Premix, plus some ab work
Duration: 44:53 and 12:27
Kcal / %Fat: 312 / 40% and 39 / 60%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 88% / 77% and 71% / 59%
Time in Moderate Zone: 23:14 and 00:10


6/22
Workout: PUB
Duration: 57:12
Kcal / %Fat: 288 / 50%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 87% / 67%
Time in Moderate Zone: 23:22

Getting behind again!!!

Okay, it's been a few (7) days since my last update. DOH! I don't know what my problem is. But here are my stats for the last week...

Today (6/21)
Workout: Kick Max Bootcamp Challenge Premix
Duration: 54:02
Kcal / %Fat: 408 / 35%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 96% / 80%
Time in Moderate Zone: 9:16

6/20
Workout: Supersets
Duration: 53:43
Kcal / %Fat: 308 / 45%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 93% / 71%
Time in Moderate Zone: 18:27

6/18
Workout: Gym Style Back, Shoulders & Biceps timesaver + Chest & Triceps timesaver
Duration: 33:56 and 28:41
Kcal / %Fat: 149 / 55% and 111 / 55%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 79% / 64% and 84% / 62%
Time in Moderate Zone: 6:14 and 3:16

6/17
Workout: Legs & Glutes
Duration: 50:26
Kcal / %Fat: 354 / 40%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 93% / 78%
Time in Moderate Zone: 15:08

6/16
Workout: IMAX3
Duration: 59:19
Kcal / %Fat: 472 / 30%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 99% / 82%
Time in Moderate Zone: 17:28

6/15
Workout: PUB and PLB - Pyramid Up Only premixes of both
Duration: 27:39 and 27:24
Kcal / %Fat: 118 / 55% and 190 / 40%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 83% / 65% and 92% / 78%
Time in Moderate Zone: 5:46 and 9:02

And that's it! Whew! And here are some weekly totals:

Week ending 6/19
Exercise Count: 8
Exercise Time: 5:32:19
Calories: 2139
Time in Low/Moderate/Hard Zone: 2:02:40 / 1:19:52 / 2:06:36

Kick Punch & Crunch

Wow, I've posted two days in a row... woo hoo! Today was KPC, minus the high-intensity drill. It was intense enough without it. ;-)

Workout: KPC (all but high-intensity drill)
Duration: 50:28
Kcal / %Fat: 314 / 40%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 95% / 74%
Time in Moderate Zone: 12:36

How do you spell Emily??? S-L-A-C-K-E-R

Oh boy, it has been a couple of weeks since I updated my exercise blog! *hangs head in shame* I apologize. I have no idea to whom I am apologizing as I don't think anyone actually reads this besides me. So, self, I'm sorry.

I am going to report as far back as I can, but won't be able to go aaaallll the way back to my last entry because my HRM doesn't keep stats that long. It has been a great couple of weeks, as far as workouts go. I haven't been following any rotation - I just pick what I feel like doing. I like a variety, so I'm doing a little bit of everything.

Here are the stats...


Today (6/13)
Workout: High Step Training
Duration: 57:50
Kcal / %Fat: 443 / 35%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 95% / 81%
Time in Moderate Zone: 10:22

6/11
Workout: Low Max (step only) and Core Max #1
Duration: 46:03 and 21:21
Kcal / %Fat: 308 / 40% and 68 / 55%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 89% / 76% and 81% / 59%
Time in Moderate Zone: 21:16 and 1:42

6/10
Workout: Legs & Glutes
Duration: 50:35
Kcal / %Fat: 357 / 40%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 93% / 78%
Time in Moderate Zone: 16:06

6/9
Workout: Pyramid Upper Body
Duration: 56:41
Kcal / %Fat: 285 / 50%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 83% / 68%
Time in Moderate Zone: 19:46

6/8
Workout: Low Max (intervals 1-5)
Duration: 54:56
Kcal / %Fat: 402 / 35%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 96% / 79%
Time in Moderate Zone: 16:46

6/7
Workout: Supersets
Duration: 53:30
Kcal / %Fat: 331 / 45%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 93% / 74%
Time in Moderate Zone: 22:30

6/6
Workout: Kick Punch & Crunch (no abs)
Duration: 1:00:43
Kcal / %Fat: 456 / 35%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 95% / 80%
Time in Moderate Zone: 8:10

6/4
Workout: Step Blast
Duration: 58:16
Kcal / %Fat: 444 / 35%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 97% / 81%
Time in Moderate Zone: 15:06

6/3
Workout: GS Legs (Timesaver) and Coremax #2
Duration: 33:10 and 19:16
Kcal / %Fat: 225 / 40% and 100 / 50%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 94% /77% and 81% / 68%
Time in Moderate Zone: 8:54 and 6:49

And that's as far back as I can go. Whew!

Let's review the last few weeks of weekly stats now:

Week Ending: 6/12
Exercise count: 7
Exercise Time: 5:43:49
Calories burned: 2207
Time in Low/Moderate/Hard Zones: 1:57:05 / 1:46:16 / 1:59:04

Week Ending: 6/5
Exercise count: 7
Exercise Time: 3:52:32
Calories burned: 1400
Time in Low/Moderate/Hard Zones: 1:47:04 / 56:57 / 1:07:00


Week Ending: 5/29
Exercise count: 5
Exercise Time: 4:36:35
Calories burned: 1650
Time in Low/Moderate/Hard Zones: 1:34:34 / 2:04:52 / 55:34

And there you have it... now I must go take a nap because I am exhausted from having typed all these stats! ;-)

So far behind...

I am so far behind in recording my workouts that I can't remember what workouts I've done in order to record them! How awful is that!?

Well, I can go back a couple of days here and report what's fresh in my memory. But I can't for the life of me remember what I did late last week and earlier this week. Whoops!

Wednesday (5/25)
Workout: Muscle Max
Duration: 1:01:23
Kcal / %Fat: 383 / 45%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 117% / 74% (what the heck?? I went over my max HR!)
Time in Moderate Zone: 24:00

Tuesday (5/24)
Workout: Step Blast
Duration: 56:58
Kcal / %Fat: 382 / 40%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 95% / 77%
Time in Moderate Zone: 29:06

BOOTCAMP!!!!

Today is an exciting day for me. I did Bootcamp for the first time ever. This one has been sitting on my shelf for a couple of weeks, and I had not tried it yet because I was just too scared. It is one of the most challenging, if not THE most challenging Cathe workouts in existence. It's a high-intensity circuit workout consiting of 8 circuits of the following format: 1 minute of high-intensity cardio, 1 minute of lower body, 1 minute of upper body, and 1 minute of core training. So you get cardio and a total body strength workout. The cardio is what kicks this workout into high gear really fast. Very high intensity! This workout is fun, and not nearly as scary as I expected. I will be doing it again!


Workout: Bootcamp
Duration: 59:33
Kcal / %Fat: 456 / 35%
Max HR% / Avg HR%: 96% / 81%
Time in Moderate Zone: 18:17