You were probably wondering. I actually have been back since last Friday (and went to the core workout that day, and to strength training on Tuesday) but have been so buried (read: recovering from taking a week off from work), that I haven’t been able to post. There is also the issue of my memory ain’t what it used to be. Today, I had the added ( Read more... )

I failed to post on Tuesday. This was my own personal shortcoming, not anyone else’s. I was busy following the workout, which Russkaya (or, alternatively, the Potato) made me do. As it turns out, she worked me out pretty hard. Ok, we were following one of Chris’ total body workouts, but holy cannoli, it was hard ( Read more... )

Warm up: jumping jacks, reverse lunges, side lunges, arm circles forward, arm circles backward. Go get one heavyish weight (12.5 for me ( Read more... )

A/N: I didn't post for a few times ... I was overwhelmed at work last week, and forgot on Tuesday ... in between I went on a short trip to Gatlinburg, TN ... and my mind was sucked out of my body, probably for good. So today I'm trying to get back in the groove. Interestingly, in the Smoky Mountains, they really identify with bears ... my people! ( Read more... )

Nothing says cardio like … running on a treadmill. Today, Jaynie, the Crab and the Bear had that singular pleasure, along with the pleasures associated with hearts pounding, sweating up a storm, doing an interesting mix of core, cardio and strength … I think Chris has an overarching plan to do us in ( Read more... )

BEAR NOTE: I wrote this following our workout last Thursday. The website was down, and I was unable to post, so I'm doing it now, since I had already written my post. We also had a workout ... with Chris ... on Friday. I was so pressed for time on Friday, I was unable to write about it. I'm trying to make up for all this bad behavior today.Boo-hoo ( Read more... )

Yup, today Chris uttered the dreaded instructions … get your weights and move over to the dreadmills ( Read more... )

Uh oh, forgot to write up today’s bloggage … how could I forget ( Read more... )

Today, there was a stranger sighting in the gym. Yup, Ruth appeared. She has not been seen in some time, but she doesn’t seem to have missed a beat. We did miss Dolores, however. Rest of WT (Workout Team) was present.

Chris’ boy is doing better. According to a photo he showed us, Zachary was in the hospital for 2 days, and they appear to have had ( Read more... )

Today we had a slightly lighter version of the Mother of All Cardio Workouts from two weeks ago. We reprised many of the same exercises (this might have been due to Elena saying and/or muttering, bear crawls … crab walks … I wanted to smack her with my medicine ball, but this type of behavior is frowned upon in some social settings). Today we had ( Read more... )