Ever since that journey witht he Rudy Reyes Program ended, I have been working out with P90X (mostly), Hip Hop Abs, Turbo Jam, Slim in 6, Bas Ruten CDs and a little of my own thing.
So, after four months out of the program, I was returned to Tamarack! (Thanks for the encouragment Ken!) This time bringing one of my friends from work, Vicki Miller (I have been coaching her since January).
I was soooooo worried that I wouldn't be able to hack it anymore.
For those of you who do not know, Tamarack is a Boardwalk of 5 staricases with a steep hill at the end. We start with high knee step ups and dips and take the first staircase (~30 steps) two at a time) and come back down and do squats or pushups or some other body weight exercies. We do several body weight exercises at the end and sprint race each other up the hill three times. After all that, we do it all over again!
So, I am happy to say that I did it! I was still able to do it! This means that P90X and the Beachbody programs are successfully helping me to maintain my results from the program!
Another great thing is that with only my training, Vicki was able to hang too! She never gave up and did the whole thing! This from a woman who could not run laps in the parking lot without walking only a couple of month ago!
I am happy and even more proud to be a BeachBody coach!
The lessons I learned from my pal, Rudy and all the program participants are helping me to stay fit and continue to affect other people's lives!
I am so glad my friend Joel introduces me to BeachBody.
PS
I did Wii Fit for the first time in MONTHS! Maybe sine August 08 and my balance was so much better and my BMI was perfect at 21! (21 is the BMI where most people do not get ill; according to Wii Fit :)
Friday, March 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
I have been waiting for this health drink for a very long time!
This is the drink to end all drinks.
www.shakeology.com
It has it ALL! Look at the site to see all 70 foods that are included in it. It's fun to click on the foods and learn what they are and what they do for your health.
There are a bunch of testimonials on the page too!
I used to take in one day, Protein drinks, Meal Replacements, Mona Vie and ORAC greens!
But Shakeology has all that and then some in it:
Phytonutrients
Antioxidents
Protein and amino acids
Vitamins and Minerals
Prebiotics
Digestive Enzymes
AND IT TASTES GOOD!
"Shakeology can help you:
1. Lose Weight
2. Feel Energized
3. Improve Digestion and Regularity
4. Lower Cholesterol1
5. Tastes Delicious
AND help your body to gently eliminate toxins more efficiently while allowing for better absorption of the essential nutrients you need".*
This is revolutionary and it’s only available from BeachBody Coaches! That’s me! ;)
Order it online here:
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Monday, March 9, 2009
Formula for Sore Quads for 3 days
Start with P90X, 'Legs and Back' one day.
The next morning, do 'Ab Ripper' in the Morning.
That same night, do a 30 minute routine with Bas Ruten's "3-minute rounds". For defense, do squats and when he says, "Stay down...left...right...right...left" Go into a squat and deliver knees to the right and left as he calls them.
Follow that with yet ANOTHER round of P90X 'Ab Ripper'.
See, Ab ripper works your whole core and the first two exercises, "in and outs" and "bicycles"/"reverse bicycles" really work the tops of your legs too!
I was so sore, I could only rest and stretch on Friday and Saturday. It's been weeks since I've been so sore that I could feel it each time I sat down or stood up!
Sunday I did a fun dancing workout and then I killed it again with the girls with about 200 pushups (not straight!). I did my first attempt at one handed pushups and got about 1/4" down each time. hahaha. But! I killed the pushups with the claps in the middle! Woohoo!
"I hate it, but I love it!"
(Arlene is a BeachBody coach. If you would like to join the beachbody community for free and have Arlene as your motivational coach or if you would like to purchase any of the BeachBody products mentioned in her blog, please visit her website at www.beachbodycoach.com/virtuefit. Thank you!)
The next morning, do 'Ab Ripper' in the Morning.
That same night, do a 30 minute routine with Bas Ruten's "3-minute rounds". For defense, do squats and when he says, "Stay down...left...right...right...left" Go into a squat and deliver knees to the right and left as he calls them.
Follow that with yet ANOTHER round of P90X 'Ab Ripper'.
See, Ab ripper works your whole core and the first two exercises, "in and outs" and "bicycles"/"reverse bicycles" really work the tops of your legs too!
I was so sore, I could only rest and stretch on Friday and Saturday. It's been weeks since I've been so sore that I could feel it each time I sat down or stood up!
Sunday I did a fun dancing workout and then I killed it again with the girls with about 200 pushups (not straight!). I did my first attempt at one handed pushups and got about 1/4" down each time. hahaha. But! I killed the pushups with the claps in the middle! Woohoo!
"I hate it, but I love it!"
(Arlene is a BeachBody coach. If you would like to join the beachbody community for free and have Arlene as your motivational coach or if you would like to purchase any of the BeachBody products mentioned in her blog, please visit her website at www.beachbodycoach.com/virtuefit. Thank you!)
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Learning to 'Just Push Play'
Well, it is Lent and I read spiritual readings before I go to bed at night.
One of the things that I am doing is "witholding from my body somewhat of food, drink and sleep". I think I already explained the traditional fasting for Catholics throughout Lent, and maybe I mentioned how I am only drinking water, green tea and protein drinks. Now, for the withoholding of sleep, I am making sure I really do my spiritual reading before bed and int he morning when I wake. One of the things I did last night was reread my journal from my last Ignatian Retreat- my friend Nick kind of unintentionally inspired me to do this since he just went on a retreat and asked me how often I go... I figure he asked me because I probably do not evoke the qualities of a person who has gone on one too often! I'm going to focus on being better at that! (http://sspx.org/retreats.htm- and it reminded me to go to bed with an "intention" for the morning. My intention is that I do not spend idle time in bed in the morning. I am also adding doing a a workout to that time.
So... yes! I woke up early, and instead of lollygagging in bed, daydreaming and then futsing around once I did get out of get out of bed, I remembered my intention for Lent and got out of bed, read my spiritual reading, "True Devotion: Consecration to Mary by St. Louis DeMontfort" and then, 'just pushed play'. did my 15 minute "P90X: Ab Ripper" dvd. You gotta love it! Over 300 moves. rocking my abs, getting my sweat on! Its interesting because the workout is getting more challenging, but my abs are less sore afterwards...
I'm off to make my meal replacement shake.
(*If you want to 'bring it' with P90X or any of the other BeachBody workouts programs or nutritinal supplements, please consider purchasing from me on my website: www.beachbody.com/virtuefit Thank you! :)
One of the things that I am doing is "witholding from my body somewhat of food, drink and sleep". I think I already explained the traditional fasting for Catholics throughout Lent, and maybe I mentioned how I am only drinking water, green tea and protein drinks. Now, for the withoholding of sleep, I am making sure I really do my spiritual reading before bed and int he morning when I wake. One of the things I did last night was reread my journal from my last Ignatian Retreat- my friend Nick kind of unintentionally inspired me to do this since he just went on a retreat and asked me how often I go... I figure he asked me because I probably do not evoke the qualities of a person who has gone on one too often! I'm going to focus on being better at that! (http://sspx.org/retreats.htm- and it reminded me to go to bed with an "intention" for the morning. My intention is that I do not spend idle time in bed in the morning. I am also adding doing a a workout to that time.
So... yes! I woke up early, and instead of lollygagging in bed, daydreaming and then futsing around once I did get out of get out of bed, I remembered my intention for Lent and got out of bed, read my spiritual reading, "True Devotion: Consecration to Mary by St. Louis DeMontfort" and then, 'just pushed play'. did my 15 minute "P90X: Ab Ripper" dvd. You gotta love it! Over 300 moves. rocking my abs, getting my sweat on! Its interesting because the workout is getting more challenging, but my abs are less sore afterwards...
I'm off to make my meal replacement shake.
(*If you want to 'bring it' with P90X or any of the other BeachBody workouts programs or nutritinal supplements, please consider purchasing from me on my website: www.beachbody.com/virtuefit Thank you! :)
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
On my off day
So today is supposed to be my "off day" but I'm pretty po-ed that my belly is coming back.
I think it is because I am fasting and still working out and I possibly am not getting enough calories and my body is storing the fat. I also think I am not hydrating enough at all. I also know that I am working out a lot less. In the last few weeks, it has just been 4 hours a week, which in my prime was 5-9 hours. I also haven't been making the greatest of food choices when I do eat... SO! Today marks the day that I change all of that nonsense!
Today I did 'the mother' of all P90x workouts: Chest and Back.
This workout is NO JOKE FOLKS! Deee-ang! I have never done so many pushups and pullups (if you want to call them that ;) in my life!
We alternated between pushups and pullups. Standard pushups, wide front pullups. Then military push up, revers grip chin-up. then Wide fly push up, closed grip overhand pull-up. Diamond pushups (Why are these so HARD for us ladies?) and then Dive bomber push-up (FUN! But xhausting! My sweat was breaking out hard here). I also really enjoyed the dumbell exercises that they threw in 'heavy pants' and 'lawnmowers'. I like 'lawnmovers' in the same manner that I liked Rudy's 'woodchoppers'. Really enjoyable to me and I like the form. I guess I like to engage my core in a twist while utilizing a dumbell.
Man, I'm still strong, but my belly is really annoying me... I wonder if it is the cortisol from all my stress lately? Well, I am going to increase my workouts and my food intake quality as well as my hydration and we will see how that goes.
(* If you are interested in trying any of the BeachBody products, risk free/money back guaranteed, please visit my website at www.beachbodycoach.com/virtuefit. Thank you!)
I think it is because I am fasting and still working out and I possibly am not getting enough calories and my body is storing the fat. I also think I am not hydrating enough at all. I also know that I am working out a lot less. In the last few weeks, it has just been 4 hours a week, which in my prime was 5-9 hours. I also haven't been making the greatest of food choices when I do eat... SO! Today marks the day that I change all of that nonsense!
Today I did 'the mother' of all P90x workouts: Chest and Back.
This workout is NO JOKE FOLKS! Deee-ang! I have never done so many pushups and pullups (if you want to call them that ;) in my life!
We alternated between pushups and pullups. Standard pushups, wide front pullups. Then military push up, revers grip chin-up. then Wide fly push up, closed grip overhand pull-up. Diamond pushups (Why are these so HARD for us ladies?) and then Dive bomber push-up (FUN! But xhausting! My sweat was breaking out hard here). I also really enjoyed the dumbell exercises that they threw in 'heavy pants' and 'lawnmowers'. I like 'lawnmovers' in the same manner that I liked Rudy's 'woodchoppers'. Really enjoyable to me and I like the form. I guess I like to engage my core in a twist while utilizing a dumbell.
Man, I'm still strong, but my belly is really annoying me... I wonder if it is the cortisol from all my stress lately? Well, I am going to increase my workouts and my food intake quality as well as my hydration and we will see how that goes.
(* If you are interested in trying any of the BeachBody products, risk free/money back guaranteed, please visit my website at www.beachbodycoach.com/virtuefit. Thank you!)
Legs and Arms and Mona Vie
Yesterday I needed to work my legs and it worked!
P90X just has a great lower body workout. I thoroughly enjoyed the variety and today Vicki's legs and Gluteous Maximus were feeling it! The exciting thing is that I wasn't sore.
Today, I was going to have the girls do a Bas warmup and then put on the chest protectors and go for contact, but I was a little minorly depressed and decided I wanted to just sling weights to work my arms. So we pulled out the P90X shoulders and arms dvd and went to town. It was easier for me this time, but harder for Sarah and Vicki. I don't know if it is because they are both still fatigued from their workout the other day, but I know this stuff will get easier for everyone. One awesome awesome point is that on the video, Tony Horton talks about how the test group would keep taking breaks and it is okay to take breaks... but my crew, we push through and don't take breaks and we hang with Tony and his crew every step of the way. Can you dig it? Props to my girls!
One of the other ladies that I am coaching sells Mary Kay and Mona Vie. I bought some eye cream from her and said I would try her Mona Vie twice daily to see what effects it has.
Up until today, I saw no effects. I didn't have more energy (already have had enough), I don't sleep better (once I decide to sleep, I'm out), I haven't had any increase in betterment in bed (I am Catholic and am not married so I don't test that out), but I have to say that I noticed one very different (warning:this gets graphic) movement in the restroom. Have you ever seen those commercials on what comes out after a week cleanse? It looked very similiar to that! I am not sure if it is the Mona Vie or the BeachBody Meal Replacement shakes, or a combination of both, but whatever it is surely cleaning me out... I will take Mona Vie for the rest of the week and then stop and see if I get the same results just on BeachBody Meal replacement shakes.
(* Arlene is a beachbody coach. Purchase products or learn about the home business opportunity here: www.beachbody.com/virtuefit)
P90X just has a great lower body workout. I thoroughly enjoyed the variety and today Vicki's legs and Gluteous Maximus were feeling it! The exciting thing is that I wasn't sore.
Today, I was going to have the girls do a Bas warmup and then put on the chest protectors and go for contact, but I was a little minorly depressed and decided I wanted to just sling weights to work my arms. So we pulled out the P90X shoulders and arms dvd and went to town. It was easier for me this time, but harder for Sarah and Vicki. I don't know if it is because they are both still fatigued from their workout the other day, but I know this stuff will get easier for everyone. One awesome awesome point is that on the video, Tony Horton talks about how the test group would keep taking breaks and it is okay to take breaks... but my crew, we push through and don't take breaks and we hang with Tony and his crew every step of the way. Can you dig it? Props to my girls!
One of the other ladies that I am coaching sells Mary Kay and Mona Vie. I bought some eye cream from her and said I would try her Mona Vie twice daily to see what effects it has.
Up until today, I saw no effects. I didn't have more energy (already have had enough), I don't sleep better (once I decide to sleep, I'm out), I haven't had any increase in betterment in bed (I am Catholic and am not married so I don't test that out), but I have to say that I noticed one very different (warning:this gets graphic) movement in the restroom. Have you ever seen those commercials on what comes out after a week cleanse? It looked very similiar to that! I am not sure if it is the Mona Vie or the BeachBody Meal Replacement shakes, or a combination of both, but whatever it is surely cleaning me out... I will take Mona Vie for the rest of the week and then stop and see if I get the same results just on BeachBody Meal replacement shakes.
(* Arlene is a beachbody coach. Purchase products or learn about the home business opportunity here: www.beachbody.com/virtuefit)
Sunday, March 1, 2009
The Boxing Club, La Jolla
So yesterday, I was supposed to do abs with my girls at work, but forgot I had to pick up bagels for our morning meeting by 8am, so I got a quick warmup in with about 5 minutes of abs...
Soo... this morning, I took up my friend, Sandy Said, up on her offer to try out the Boxing Club in La Jolla.
I was greeted by a friendly fellow named, Salam, at the front desk. He signed me in and when Sandy arrived, we both headed to the ladies locker. I really like lockers with keypad locks built in them. This place had them.
So when I get out, Salam, is ready to wrap my hands for me. I kid you not, that was one of the best handwraps I have every had. Very secure and yet comfortable. They stayed put the whole class. He gave me an intro to the basic punches and although I already knew them, I always welcome a lesson. Free knowledge compounds on existing knowledge. I don't ever claim to know everything.
Salam introduced me to my "trainer" for the day, Carl. We did some light jumprope time with no real direction, so I just jumped for speed. We did pushups, jumping jacks and side shuffles. I wasn't super impressed, but it was only a warm-up afterall. He had us do some shadow boxing and then we were sent to the balcony to run back and forth. Then he had us pick up a medicine ball and stand outside in a line drilling with it. I was a little shocked at how strenuous it was, but I endured... the sun was beating on us too today! At 1130am, it was about 82 degrees (I had tan marks today, to give you an idea of how hot it was in San Diego in February).
When we headed back in finally, he told us to drop our medicine balls and do alternating toe taps on them. Ahahahahahaha! I drop mine with a thud and I see the women in the class drob theirs with a plop. Yes, my friends, unbeknown est to me, medicine balls come in different weights. I probably grabbed a 20 pounder! heehee, no wonder it was sooo hard for me compared to the rest of the peeps.
Halfway through the class, I realized that I didn't like it... why? Because the 'trainer' wasn't working with us... he told us what to do but did not participate. This seemed weird to me. I am not used to that. The voice of Rudy Reyes floated through my head and I immediately knew this place was not for me. I was not gong to sign up anytime soon. He gave us 25 seconds to get water and get back... it took me 25 seconds to get my gloves off and twist off my water cap and then glug it down... I was too slow, along with a few others and he "punished" us by taking us off the bags and making us do pushups. I didn't dig on that. I understand him wanting us to 'hustle', but if he were doing it with us, he'd see we need at least a minute to sip some water. He was more bossy drill instructor rather than motivating trainer. Just not my style or what I'd pay for. I miss hitting heavy bags, but will stick to my Beachbody workouts* for now.
(* Arlene is a beachbody coach. www.beachbody.com/virtuefit)
Soo... this morning, I took up my friend, Sandy Said, up on her offer to try out the Boxing Club in La Jolla.
I was greeted by a friendly fellow named, Salam, at the front desk. He signed me in and when Sandy arrived, we both headed to the ladies locker. I really like lockers with keypad locks built in them. This place had them.
So when I get out, Salam, is ready to wrap my hands for me. I kid you not, that was one of the best handwraps I have every had. Very secure and yet comfortable. They stayed put the whole class. He gave me an intro to the basic punches and although I already knew them, I always welcome a lesson. Free knowledge compounds on existing knowledge. I don't ever claim to know everything.
Salam introduced me to my "trainer" for the day, Carl. We did some light jumprope time with no real direction, so I just jumped for speed. We did pushups, jumping jacks and side shuffles. I wasn't super impressed, but it was only a warm-up afterall. He had us do some shadow boxing and then we were sent to the balcony to run back and forth. Then he had us pick up a medicine ball and stand outside in a line drilling with it. I was a little shocked at how strenuous it was, but I endured... the sun was beating on us too today! At 1130am, it was about 82 degrees (I had tan marks today, to give you an idea of how hot it was in San Diego in February).
When we headed back in finally, he told us to drop our medicine balls and do alternating toe taps on them. Ahahahahahaha! I drop mine with a thud and I see the women in the class drob theirs with a plop. Yes, my friends, unbeknown est to me, medicine balls come in different weights. I probably grabbed a 20 pounder! heehee, no wonder it was sooo hard for me compared to the rest of the peeps.
Halfway through the class, I realized that I didn't like it... why? Because the 'trainer' wasn't working with us... he told us what to do but did not participate. This seemed weird to me. I am not used to that. The voice of Rudy Reyes floated through my head and I immediately knew this place was not for me. I was not gong to sign up anytime soon. He gave us 25 seconds to get water and get back... it took me 25 seconds to get my gloves off and twist off my water cap and then glug it down... I was too slow, along with a few others and he "punished" us by taking us off the bags and making us do pushups. I didn't dig on that. I understand him wanting us to 'hustle', but if he were doing it with us, he'd see we need at least a minute to sip some water. He was more bossy drill instructor rather than motivating trainer. Just not my style or what I'd pay for. I miss hitting heavy bags, but will stick to my Beachbody workouts* for now.
(* Arlene is a beachbody coach. www.beachbody.com/virtuefit)
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