Comments on Cranky Fitness: How to Make Jo Cry

Piling on a bit late here, but OMG Jo. I'm in lov...

2009-10-14T17:44:30.644-04:00

Piling on a bit late here, but OMG Jo. I'm in love with Atilla (don't tell my dear husband). And with you! I'm so totally impressed at your bad-assedness that I de-lurked for only the third time. (I like to think of it as ninja mode.)

I'm with Sagan...where do I sign up?

Oh and *snort* @Camevil. Safeword! Ha!

Holy crap-- This sounds like Jillian Micheals on s...

2009-10-13T15:17:06.131-04:00

Holy crap-- This sounds like Jillian Micheals on speed-- no gracias! Would love to see pics of some of the moves though. Maybe I'd try about half of them!

OMFG. Seriously, I can't imagine getting through ...

2009-10-11T06:30:19.986-04:00

OMFG.

Seriously, I can't imagine getting through a workout like that without breaking down into a whimpering sniveling quaking mass of pain, frustration, and fear.

"Fun" is so not the word I'd use!

It's great to have a Hardcore Fitness Freak here at Cranky Fitness, because barbell toting monkeys will fly out of my ass before I ever get that intense.

You rock!

Quite funny ... :)

2009-10-10T12:57:31.853-04:00

Quite funny ... :)

elfsie: I thought the "snatch" part of the move wa...

2009-10-09T19:28:48.780-04:00

elfsie: I thought the "snatch" part of the move was when you got the weight off of the floor; that's why I didn't use the word (the weight never hits the floor in Attila's combo). However: Snatch! Snatch! Snatchy McSnatchersons!

Whobody: It took an hour. It was a long hour, but just an hour.

Diana & Camevil: Attila knows her nickname on the blog is "Attila", and it cracks her up. She's tiny, with curly brown hair down to her waist and gorgeous green eyes and a high, sweet voice--but she's definitely an Attila.

Everybody Else: Please keep in mind that this is Year Three with Attila; when I first started out, I would be horribly sore after 10 bicep curls with, like, five pounds (and I do not exaggerate). I've come a long way, but I still associate sessions with her with one particular scene in "Casino Royale". If you've seen the movie, you'll know which one I mean.

Holy cow. It sounds intense! This is the reason I ...

2009-10-09T16:42:38.098-04:00

Holy cow. It sounds intense! This is the reason I would do so much better with a personal trainer but am simultaneously terrified of getting one.

Uh, that cleany-jerky lift sure sounds like a snat...

2009-10-09T16:41:29.599-04:00

Uh, that cleany-jerky lift sure sounds like a snatch. Am I really the only one who's going to use the word "snatch"?

Come on, ladies, no need to fear the word. Watch televised olympic weightlifting (during the Olympics, duh) sometime, it can get quite hilarious.

And congrats, Jo, on getting through a tough workout!

I don't think I' coordinated enough to do most of ...

2009-10-09T15:51:35.681-04:00

I don't think I' coordinated enough to do most of that stuff; sounds like way too many things to keep track of at once. Good for you though!

Oh man. Now we know why you call her Attila (said ...

2009-10-09T13:33:40.703-04:00

Oh man. Now we know why you call her Attila (said the trainer who makes every 3rd workout tabatas).

OMG this sounds like deadly fun. My shoulders won...

2009-10-09T12:43:25.392-04:00

OMG this sounds like deadly fun. My shoulders won't let me do the overhead snatches with 90# over my head, but I'm going to adjust the weight and put myself through this within the next week.

Your trainer is BRILLIANT. And you are STRONG. Most trainers I know keep their clients away from oly lifts- and I wonder why. Glad to see another one using them.

Oh my goodness. Fun! Um. Sort of ;) I want to work...

2009-10-09T12:32:55.423-04:00

Oh my goodness. Fun! Um. Sort of ;) I want to workout with you and Attila.

I think I lost 5 lbs reading this. And my abs are ...

2009-10-09T11:25:54.124-04:00

I think I lost 5 lbs reading this. And my abs are tighter too.

Good god. Here I was pleased about going walking :...

2009-10-09T11:03:42.516-04:00

Good god.
Here I was pleased about going walking :)

Someday I may work myself up to part of that :)
That sounds like a great workout...

Shouldn't you and Attila have a safe word or somet...

2009-10-09T10:37:15.596-04:00

Shouldn't you and Attila have a safe word or something?

*skerred*

That is HORRIFYING!! I was laughing at you calling...

2009-10-09T09:34:07.392-04:00

That is HORRIFYING!! I was laughing at you calling this person Atilla. Now it somehow doesn't seem so funny.

Great job making it through! Many people, not me...no...not me at all, may have revolted.

Aren't trainers fun?!? I swear, the crazy combina...

2009-10-09T07:35:58.243-04:00

Aren't trainers fun?!? I swear, the crazy combinations they come up with are, well, CRAZY...but dang it if they don't seem to address every muscle in the body! I feel the same way you do - I enjoy the workout once I'm done, lol!

Awesome workout, Jo!

Oi, the second worst thing to do behind Burpees is...

2009-10-09T07:27:12.750-04:00

Oi, the second worst thing to do behind Burpees is Mountain Climbers...YIKES!!! That sounded painful and I need a nap now after reading it.

I am very curious about your workout... how long ...

2009-10-09T06:48:56.870-04:00

I am very curious about your workout... how long did all of this take?

Not really my kind of workout, I am a crossfit addict and trainer but sounds awful just the same.

Good job pushing through the mental hiroshima and tears tho!

I was reading, going, damn, that's intense, maybe ...

2009-10-09T05:55:45.864-04:00

I was reading, going, damn, that's intense, maybe I could replicate it at home, and then you said now for the hard part. At which point, I said screw that, I'll stick to being lazy. (;

Hmm.. sounds like fun. Her complexes are pretty ki...

2009-10-09T03:18:26.729-04:00

Hmm.. sounds like fun. Her complexes are pretty kick ass.

Wow... that sounds painful! A little too hardcore...

2009-10-09T00:12:18.053-04:00

Wow... that sounds painful! A little too hardcore for me! I think stability balls are evil enough on their own! I tried one for the first time this week and managed not to kill myself (amazingly) by falling off and hitting furniture. The dog tried to help knock me off, adding to some more amazing feats of stability! Then I did extra because it didn't feel like I had worked out enough. Today my abs... they disagree... they really disagree!

I think Attila would kill me in some marvelous feat of death by exercise :)

I wish Attila were here! I would love her to work ...

2009-10-08T23:48:18.088-04:00

I wish Attila were here! I would love her to work me out!!!! The fact that you survived tells me something! You are getting some great workouts!

I'm tired just READING about this! (Does that coun...

2009-10-08T22:33:48.056-04:00

I'm tired just READING about this! (Does that count as my workout for the day?)