Afterburn: Two Thumbs Up!

[FiddleFit]

I loved it. I'm drenched in sweat. It's a tough little workout, with all of the glider-plank exercises. It has the feel of the Shock Cardio workouts, but without the impact. Loving that! I think there were 8 circuits, but I lost count. What I remember is when I thought we were done, she through another circuit at us, and told us to give her everything. Huh?? I'd already done that!! I gave it what I had, though!

My favourite bit was Cathe's admission that "I've become so good at stalling, I should make it an exercise" LMAO! Yogi's have already done that - they call it Shavasana Speaking of which, I'm looking forward to one of the new yoga routines tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to the rotation Cathe's going to put together with the rest of the series.

[valdavis]

I did the barre workout as my first one. I was afraid it would be endless leg lifts...but it was wonderful. It was amazing how fast the workout went. Cathe kept changing things ups and although I never got the drenched in sweat feeling, my muscles are shaking and I have a feeling tomorrow it will really set in. Even the core work flew by.

[Cathe Friedrich]

Thanks for the great feedback ladies

[GaylaBassham]

I just did Turbo Barre and loved it. I used four-pound weights (I thought about using my sixes, but opted for the fours instead because it was my first time with the workout, and I was very glad that I did) and the pink firewalker band. My arms got plenty toasty during the upper body segment and my legs were absolutely killing me (in a good way) by the end of the barre work. I can see me doing this workout really often because the moves are so unlike my other leg workouts; I felt like it was hitting my legs in totally different ways.

[lily64]

I loved AfterBurn too! It kept my heart rate at around 160 throughout the workout. I missed a few reps here & there & will have to work up to those crawling, staggered push-ups...but really loved the workout! I think tomorrow will be YogaMax & maybe Tri-Sets.

Lily

[hiho322]

Sounds great! Was this anything like the HiiT workouts? I got the downloads and I'm trying to find one for tomorrow that's as close to the HiiTs as possible. Did Cardio Supersets today and that was great, but still looking for those HiiTs...

[Cathe Friedrich]

Try the first 30 minutes of Athletic Training....You'll get exactly what you're looking for somewhere right around the 20 minute mark .



After Burn builds intervals and intensity gradually but by the end you are a sweat factory.

Originally Posted by hiho322

Sounds great! Was this anything like the HiiT workouts? I got the downloads and I'm trying to find one for tomorrow that's as close to the HiiTs as possible. Did Cardio Supersets today and that was great, but still looking for those HiiTs...

[WRITER]

I got my workouts today -- yay! Cathe and crew did a great job getting these out.

I know I'm going to do AFterburn first, but I wondered if anyone has done the long Bonus AFterburn premix and what that is like. Does it add extra blasts??

[Mishel]

I just previewd afterburn and it looks fantastic!!! There are 10 intervals. each individual exercise is about 50 secs and there are 2 exercises repeated twice in each interval. So each interval is about 4 mins long.
Looks great, going to give it a try today.

Also courious what the bonus burn premix is as I just have the download.

[Bobbi-B]

My dvd's arrived today, and I did Afterburn first. "Sweat factory" is accurate, Cathe! I am used to being sweaty after a workout but I could have wrung my exercise top out by the end of the workout! I felt fantastic after doing this workout, well at least after my shower!

Some specific feedback on Afterburn:

-The Sliding Disks are big and sturdy and slippery! I'm very fond of them already. I use the plastic disks by themselves on carpet. Such a joint-friendly way to do burpees.

-The core work never stops.

-The whole workout is fast-paced and I had to pause it a few times to catch my breath!

-I found Cathe more motivating than ever -- so many encouraging words, and they really make a difference for me.

CAN'T WAIT to try all the other workouts in this series!