Good morning!
Well today is my rest day from Chalean Extreme! When I woke up this morning, my chest muscles were stiff and sore! YAY! I welcome the pain...it's been a while since I felt that kind of soreness in my upper body.
Per the Chalean Extreme schedule, today is my rest day, but I didn't NOT want to do anything so I decided to do my Cardio! What's my favorite cardio? well if you haven't figure it out already its TURBO! Turbo Jam (which is really for beginners) Turbo Fire, and of course now Turbo Kick! Since I am now a certified instructor, I get all the awesome music and choreography and I practice to my hearts content! Speaking of which, this past Saturday I got to showcase the punching section of round 44, a special thanks to Anita the TK instructor that teaches TK on Saturday mornings at the San Mateo Sports 24hr fitness! It was a great natural high for me to get front and center and showcase that punching section. I am naturally a quite girl...not one to seek attention. I remember when I was in 5-6th grade there used to be a talent show at school, I would happily watch my friends practice their dances, but in no way would I have volunteered to participate! although, thinking back I did participate in the 6th grade Drill Team and we performed for the school. That was so nerve racking! After it was done I remember thinking to myself, well that's the last time I bring attention to myself! but I must say that I must secretly enjoy being front in center, because in middle school in Mexico I was part of the "escolta" which is a Mexican tradition, kinda like saying the pledge to the flag every morning, but in Mexico its on Monday mornings, and the escolta brings out the flag and then the school sings the national anthem before starting the school week. So I guess I am a "front and center closet girl" that hasn't come quite come out and declare that she enjoys to perform for the world to see ;)
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
My 2nd Round of Chalean Extreme!
Wohoo!
Today was my day 1 of Chalean Extreme! this is my 2nd round this year, I did one round in the summer. It was great. I really wanted to do P90X this fall, but this is the time of year where it gets so hectic at work, separating a full chunk of AT LEAST an hour, its tough! and Chalean Extreme is only 45min tops! So I decided to do another round of Chalean Extreme, it just works a lot better with my schedule.
I wanted to start it almost a month ago, but my garage was a complete mess. My garage is my gym when it comes to Strength Training this is where I keep my dumbbells, and where I pop in the DVD and push play. I can't do it in the living room. However, the garage is also the play room for my kids, and in the break when I stopped lifting, the kids took over that room. Toys, clothes, blankets were all over the place! you couldn't walk with out stepping on toys, let alone exercise!
All last week I kept posting about it on Facebook that I need to get back to lifting and that I needed to clean my garage again. But it was just too daunting! finally on Saturday I put my foot down, and said no more, this mess has to be cleaned up. I took it section at a time, and 3 hours later, my garage was once again my workout room and the kids playroom. Once again we share this room! that I was going get back in the weightlifting.
What can I say? My day 1 of Burn Circuit 1 - went well! I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't loose any of my strength and could still lift somewhat heavy! for the posterior deltoids (is that it? the back of the shoulders almost the upper back) I was doing 15lbs, vs the 12lbs that Chalene was doing...yeah I have to brag about it :) and I did all the push-ups on my toes, no knee push-ups for me! It was a great surprise...Round 2, here we go again! LIFT HEAVY OR GO HOME!
Today was my day 1 of Chalean Extreme! this is my 2nd round this year, I did one round in the summer. It was great. I really wanted to do P90X this fall, but this is the time of year where it gets so hectic at work, separating a full chunk of AT LEAST an hour, its tough! and Chalean Extreme is only 45min tops! So I decided to do another round of Chalean Extreme, it just works a lot better with my schedule.
I wanted to start it almost a month ago, but my garage was a complete mess. My garage is my gym when it comes to Strength Training this is where I keep my dumbbells, and where I pop in the DVD and push play. I can't do it in the living room. However, the garage is also the play room for my kids, and in the break when I stopped lifting, the kids took over that room. Toys, clothes, blankets were all over the place! you couldn't walk with out stepping on toys, let alone exercise!
What can I say? My day 1 of Burn Circuit 1 - went well! I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't loose any of my strength and could still lift somewhat heavy! for the posterior deltoids (is that it? the back of the shoulders almost the upper back) I was doing 15lbs, vs the 12lbs that Chalene was doing...yeah I have to brag about it :) and I did all the push-ups on my toes, no knee push-ups for me! It was a great surprise...Round 2, here we go again! LIFT HEAVY OR GO HOME!
Friday, November 4, 2011
I am Super Mom!
Hello my friends!!! LOOONNG TIME no write! I so apologize for my lack of communication via my blog. Things have been hectic...more than hectic. Its that time of year when my Accounting job really does pick up. Its Year End. Its forecasting time. Its time to start thinking of 2012. Its time to start thinking about corporate taxes.
Anyway, I was asked a question the other day...how do I do what I do? In the past year, I've become a huge fan of Brian Tracy. He has this particular book, that I want to master and its called Eat That Frog. It is all common sense stuff that he advises, so why is it so hard to master? Eating my Frog is something that I still struggle with. But in addition to Brian Tracy's excellent Advice, I am also following Chalene Johnson! Not with the workouts...although I do Turbo Everyday, BUT I have to have my priorities clear so that my goals and actions align. But here its where it gets complicated. I have priorities and goals for each aspect of my life. I have 3 Carmen's.
1. Carmen #1 - The mom and wife: Support my family, be there emotionally and financially, build my kids confidence way up so that they don't have the same struggles as I do, and be the best supporting wife that I can be, respect my husband, but more than anything be a real partner to him.
2. Carmen #2 - The Accountant - Provide excellent work in a timely manner.
3. Carmen #3 - ME - Be happy with myself, the way to do this is help and support as many people as I can without violating any moral ethics, have time for myself to de-stress and start each day as happy as I can be.
This is how I try to organize myself....each Carmen has about 2-3 Frogs that she must eat to feel like she had a productive day. I focus on one individual Frog and I don't look at the other until one is eaten...if I focus on too many frogs, my day is shot and I won't get anything done.
So needless to say my house is a mess, my front and backyard are not worth mentioning. I've come to terms with the fact that I haven't seen a full season of any one show in over 2 years....I don't even watch a full episode of any one show. But this is worth it, because I have certain priorities, certain goals that I need to accomplish. I don't TV to de-stress...I have my Turbo and Scrapbooking for that.
So there you have it...my life is busy, but not unmanageable and my ladder is against the right wall, so all the steps that I take as I go up, is taking me exactly where I want to go, and I wouldn't be here if it weren't for Beachbody's obsession with Personal Development ;)
Anyway, I was asked a question the other day...how do I do what I do? In the past year, I've become a huge fan of Brian Tracy. He has this particular book, that I want to master and its called Eat That Frog. It is all common sense stuff that he advises, so why is it so hard to master? Eating my Frog is something that I still struggle with. But in addition to Brian Tracy's excellent Advice, I am also following Chalene Johnson! Not with the workouts...although I do Turbo Everyday, BUT I have to have my priorities clear so that my goals and actions align. But here its where it gets complicated. I have priorities and goals for each aspect of my life. I have 3 Carmen's.
1. Carmen #1 - The mom and wife: Support my family, be there emotionally and financially, build my kids confidence way up so that they don't have the same struggles as I do, and be the best supporting wife that I can be, respect my husband, but more than anything be a real partner to him.
2. Carmen #2 - The Accountant - Provide excellent work in a timely manner.
3. Carmen #3 - ME - Be happy with myself, the way to do this is help and support as many people as I can without violating any moral ethics, have time for myself to de-stress and start each day as happy as I can be.
This is how I try to organize myself....each Carmen has about 2-3 Frogs that she must eat to feel like she had a productive day. I focus on one individual Frog and I don't look at the other until one is eaten...if I focus on too many frogs, my day is shot and I won't get anything done.
So needless to say my house is a mess, my front and backyard are not worth mentioning. I've come to terms with the fact that I haven't seen a full season of any one show in over 2 years....I don't even watch a full episode of any one show. But this is worth it, because I have certain priorities, certain goals that I need to accomplish. I don't TV to de-stress...I have my Turbo and Scrapbooking for that.
So there you have it...my life is busy, but not unmanageable and my ladder is against the right wall, so all the steps that I take as I go up, is taking me exactly where I want to go, and I wouldn't be here if it weren't for Beachbody's obsession with Personal Development ;)
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