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Worldgonecrazy · 13/09/2022 13:16

It’s all those new muscles adding to the scales. Well done on the holiday workout!

AquaticSewingMachine · 13/09/2022 12:15

Hello exercisers!

I'm back home and back on the Caroline after working out every day on holiday. Rather terrifyingly, according to my scales I'm 2kg heavier despite having visibly lost a bit of fat. I'm slightly freaked out. It's also possible that my scales are buggered...

Epic 1 Day 39 today (1hr full body), day 40 tomorrow. I think I'm going to start doing the HIITs. I'm having troubles with the elbow that's given me trouble ever since my first pregnancy, though, and it really puts a crimp in pushups which have been prevalent in Epic 1 of late.

I have also spent way too much on new workout gear lately, which I justify by telling myself it makes me enjoy workouts more.

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BigButtons · 31/08/2022 09:43

AquaticSewingMachine · 31/08/2022 08:12

I'm on holiday so not doing any direct Carolining, but working out every day and reminded that I really love boxing. I think I'm going to have to start working out at the boxing gym down the road from me.

I look like a praying mantis when I throw a punch😂

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BigButtons · 31/08/2022 09:42

i am on calisthenics week. Leg day yesterday was by far the hardest leg day I have ever done with her. So hard I had to split it into 2 sections.
I do wonder when anything new will drop. I hope it’s better than fuel- which I found rubbish.
if nothing drops then I will do beastmode and then back to heat.

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Worldgonecrazy · 31/08/2022 08:44

We love to do a 1 hour callisthenics video when we’re on holiday. No equipment needed, just Caroline! And no time pressures make it much more relaxed.

AquaticSewingMachine · 31/08/2022 08:12

I'm on holiday so not doing any direct Carolining, but working out every day and reminded that I really love boxing. I think I'm going to have to start working out at the boxing gym down the road from me.

alloutofcareunits · 30/08/2022 22:24

@FlowerArranger I'll have a look at those tomorrow, I'm not at work until 2pm so plenty of time to get planking!

FlowerArranger · 30/08/2022 22:11

This is a fabulous workout for abs which I come back to at least once or twice a week - do it every day for a month and you'll notice a huge difference:

(Do turn down the volume after the first time. Rebecca does make some useful points, but her chatter is annoying...)

Secondly, planks! I've been doing this 3-minute plank most days for the past 3+ years, and it definitely works:

Having a strong core makes everything else so much easier!!

alloutofcareunits · 30/08/2022 19:38

@FlowerArranger thanks, I went for a run after as I like to get cardio in by walking or running, hopefully it'll be arms and/or abs tomorrow as they're what I really need to work on!

FlowerArranger · 30/08/2022 18:46

Hello @alloutofcareunits - it's such a long time since I did Epic 1, I only have a vague recollection, but I have this perception that it was longer or more difficult than the others. It's tough, but after a while it becomes a way of life.

I usually do 4-5 of Caroline's workouts in a week and supplement with Growingannanas HIIT and some old favorites like Rebecca's Best Abs and Lucy's Thighs & Glutes.

And a daily Bowflex 3-minute plank really helps!

alloutofcareunits · 30/08/2022 16:24

Hi, I've just done beginners Epic day 1, i class myself as fairly fit and run regularly but I found that quite hard! Which is great because I need a challenge!! Can't wait for day 2 tomorrow, do people do one every day?

CalmConfident · 29/08/2022 22:49

Joining to see if anyone has any gossip on new programme ?!!

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BigButtons · 26/08/2022 07:32

@FlowerArranger yes he is good isn’t he? I have picked up some good form tips from him too- an area I find CG a bit lacking in.
🙂

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FlowerArranger · 26/08/2022 01:51

Any of you come across Harry of TeamForNeverLean? I find him both knowledgeable and entertaining:

At some point he did a review of many of the most popular online trainers......... and guess who was top with a near perfect score! 😎

He even finds room for reciting Dylan Thomas...

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BigButtons · 23/08/2022 20:30

@FlowerArranger it doesn’t matter what we are using as long as we feel challenged but still ‘safe’. My shoulders are quite weak but I can do more push ups now. It’s taken a long time. I found my grip strength let me down for your a while but that has got much better with time.
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FlowerArranger · 23/08/2022 19:17

Oh wow, that's impressive!!
Pretty much double of what I'm using...😿
Ah well - onwards and upwards!!

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BigButtons · 23/08/2022 17:59

@AquaticSewingMachine I actually really quite like EMOMS😮.
@FlowerArranger between 12.5-14kg for legs. Back work 11.5-12.5kg. I will try 15kg soon ish depending on the difficulty of the session.
chest only 10kg - it’s my weakest area. and shoulders/arms a percentage of whatever Cg is using.

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FlowerArranger · 23/08/2022 17:38

I empathize, @AquaticSewingMachine... I don't get on with EMOM. I think I may just be too old to keep up 😂

Sorry to hear about all the bugs, @BigButtons !!
I think I may give Tempo a go. One week somehow sounds more manageable than 10. What weights are you using?

AquaticSewingMachine · 23/08/2022 17:12

Holy mother I just did an EMOM HIIT and I think I hated it.

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BigButtons · 23/08/2022 09:46

@FlowerArranger I did tempo week last year and loved that one.
I know I said I felt like I was going to pass out yesterday . Well dp has come down with a bug that made him faint this morning and one dd also says she feels faint and sick.
bugs galore at the moment🧐

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BigButtons · 23/08/2022 08:07

Hi @FlowerArranger !
I like the pyramid format. I have done heat and iron and liked them both, but am delving into stuff I haven’t done yet.
i can’t move this morning- my legs are so stiff😵‍💫. So I will keep the weight lower today and try and feed myself properly.
I am anticipating a new series soon so don’t want to start another 10 weeker. It was a toss up between pyramid and beastmode. The leg session was 50 minutes long though- think upper body is only 30 today, but I will need pain killers first 😂😂

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FlowerArranger · 22/08/2022 23:01

Hi@BigButtons- I'm also nearing the end of EPIC 3 and was wondering where to go next... Heat, Iron or Pyramid? Or something else... Do you have a handle on the relative (dis-)advantages? Thanks!! 😀

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BigButtons · 22/08/2022 22:19

Hello all
covid passed quickly this time🙂
I finished Epic three on Sunday.
today I started pyramid week. I actually thought I was going to pass out at times during today’s leg day.😵‍💫🤢
one of my hip muscles is slightly pulled.
Really brutal 😮.

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AquaticSewingMachine · 22/08/2022 19:59

Salut Girvanators. Still on the bandwagon over here. Epic 1 Day 36 today, back and shoulders. Reckon I'm going to scoot back a bit and do a HIIT tomorrow experimentally.

I'm so glad it's cooled down a bit. I was literally drenched after every workout of late.

AquaticSewingMachine · 09/08/2022 11:22

@BigButtons feel better soon. I've been having one low grade bug after another lately and it sucks.