Thunder Thighs Thursday Work-Outs!

Good morning all - hey, 4 days in a row for me! Woo-Hoo!!

And not that I have 'thunder thighs' but those babies were burning on the bike this morning - didn't have as much time (okay, I'll fess up - hit the snooze one extra time) so I decided to go for a more intense ride than mileage - still went almost 6 miles but felt like I was riding up Mount Misery! Was soaked by the time I was done, so it was a good one.

Anybody else moving on this miserable Thursday??

I'm guessing that the only moving I'll be doing today is the stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down, stand up again routine that occurs during services.  Oh that and the dancing we will do tonight!! I do plan to participate, so that will be FUN moving!

Squats! This sounds more like a catholic ceremony than a jewish one! Enjoy your day and your night of dancing - sounds wonderful.

It is very similar to a Catholic one in that, we just don't kneel.  I was tired to start with today and was exhausted by the time I got home.  I took a 2 1/2 hour nap when I got home.  

I am going to Parx Latin night so I guess some booty shaking on the dance floor will take place.

thunder thighs, oh thats me............small waist and big hips and legs.......but at least I can say it to myself......................lol.....lol........I will start to do the bike thing and see if I can loose some of it...

In for an hour on the elliptical this morning!

Sweaty sweaty!

Tonight at "commit to be fit" we started out with 5 minutes on the treadmills, then moved right into strength training, primarily upper body.  Did dips, bicep curls, back pulls, chest presses while laying on an exercise ball (TOUGH to do!), then moved downstairs for more ab work.  Planks, hyperextension machine, plank rollers with feet on the ball, and "pass the ball" crunches.  Finally moved back upstairs for 20 minutes at a 7 exertion level on the recumbent bike.  Finished up with stretching.  

I have to say - one more week to go and I do feel significant change in my endurance and strength.  In particular, I noticed tonight that holding a plank for a minute was not nearly as tough as it was when i started this class 3 weeks ago.  Weights that I've worked with various things have moved up to keep the challenge up, and I've posted personal best times in the mile and 500m row in the past couple of days, even while fatigued.  I'm impressed by the program and am thinking that doing it a couple of times a year (if I can afford it) will be a great way to retain momentum in my fitness plan.  And it's been surprisingly fun, even if I do grouse about it at times.

Looking forward to next week - plan to work out Sunday morning, just not quite sure what i'll be doing yet.

Karen

Well now I just look like little slacker girl compared to the work-out you're doing! They'd have to commit me to an ER if I tried some of those things you're doing - LOL!! But I'm old and have bionic knees so I'll stick to my bike for now...maybe some day I can hire YOU to be my personal trainer!

I dunno... the bike always KILLS me and spinning class last saturday (first one i ever tried) was one of the hardest things i've ever done!  So don't think of yourself as a slacker at all - you're rocking it!

k.