MIC kicked my BUTT!

[Runcrazy]

I did MIC today after not doing this for at least two years (maybe three). I forgot what a killer cardio workout this is! I made it all the way through, and all the moves came right back to me, but boy did it kick my BUTT! I know I'll sleep good tonight!

Anyone else try this lately?

Jo

 

[Aquajock]

I love MIC's floor hi/lo, more specifically the last 17:00 of the floor section where she vaults into the highest intensity. In fact, I created several mish-moshes and custom-recorded DVDs with that part of the workout on them, one of which I'll do tomorrow.

I think a lot of us (I know I do) forget how nosebleed Cathe has always been; when I revisit "older" workouts I'm always pleasantly re-surprised!

A-Jock

 

[NinjaMom]

Yes! Just like you, I hadn't done this one in years and when it showed up on the STS rotation, I couldn't resist. It really kicked butt This was my very first Cathe W/O (got it in '99) and it hasn't gotten any easier.

 

[lesliew1]

The hi-lo is my favorite part and really the only one I do. I'm not a fan of the step routine. I do it on days when I can't get out for a 30 min run because I get an endorphin rush, similiar to a runners high, when I do it.

 

[spyrosmom]

I agree, this is a great cardio workout, but I tend to avoid it. The step section doesn't click with me, I find it kind of dull. But I do like the blast parts at the end of the step. And the hi/lo can be nauseating on the wrong day. I have to be completely in the mood for this one. I do maybe once every 6 months. It has a huge dread factor for me. Also, my knees tend to hurt after this one, and the other Cathe cardios don't do that to me. If I wanna work that hard, I usually just reach for IMAX3. Its a lot more fun to me. But MIC is a great cardio sweatfest, just not my cup of tea.

Nan

 

[Aquajock]

I too find the step section a tad moderate for my taste; a good way to mish-mosh MIC is to sling in I-Max 3 and do the blast-only premix after the hi/lo, or I-Max 2 and do the blast-only (with recoveries) premix after the hi/lo. If you really want to keep things ultra-high with the I-Max 2 mish-mosh, simple chapter-skip to the next blast in the blast-only premix thereby omitting the recoveries. The way the blasts are sequenced makes this more doable than you think!

A-Jock

 

[Runcrazy]

I love MIC's floor hi/lo, more specifically the last 17:00 of the floor section where she vaults into the highest intensity. In fact, I created several mish-moshes and custom-recorded DVDs with that part of the workout on them, one of which I'll do tomorrow.

I think a lot of us (I know I do) forget how nosebleed Cathe has always been; when I revisit "older" workouts I'm always pleasantly re-surprised!

A-Jock

Yes! LOVE LOVE LOVE the floor section and the ending blasts! And I agree with you. I tend to think I've gotten way more advanced since those older workouts and that they are more intermediate - until I DO them! One of my other favorite older step workouts is Step Works. She kicks the intensity up right from the get go. And of course the ever endearing original Imax!

Jo