Recent content by andieje

Hi Thanks very much for your reply. I have BodyMax but i have never used it. I'm actually going to do the upper body section today as it seems short but effective. YOu seem to be on the same track as me as I love PUB for the shoulders. I'm not too keen on PUB for biceps as I'm english and...

Hi I want to make some compilation tapes for upper body work. I have ctx upper body which i love but its takes an hour and i want something shorter but STILL effective. For example, I love the biceps routine off ME because it doesnt take very long but its an excellent workout. I also love the...

Di i say pure strenght? I meant slow and heavy :)

Hi I am quite used to doing heavy weight workouts where you feel totally burned afterwards like pure strength or the gym style series The problem is that I really like arm workouts so I now have really strong arms and not so stron anywhere else. I have started doing all over workouts to...

RE: core max - i dont think i'm doing some of the exerc... Thanks very much for your replies. I will try those form pointers!

Hi I love core max but i'm not an advanced exerciser. I can do the first workout and i'm trying to move onto the second one but I am having problems doing some of the exercises on the ball and I don't think I'm doing them right. For example, the side to side chops on the ball. I do them...

Another thought - I don't know why there is more emphasis on chest than back given as the back is a bigger muscle (and more important in my opinion too - if you have ever had a back injury you can hardly move any other body part). Lots of people have back problems too. Perhaps its because...

I have definitely noticed that Cathe seems to have a 'weaker' back (I use weaker in the loosest sense of the word!!!) than her other upper body parts. It is the only body part I can match her on! In fact, it is the only body part I have ever gone heavier than her on. I would even go so far as to...

I am glad its not just me that finds the chest workout really hard. I don't even bother to do the push ups on my toes (though I couldn't do them all if I tried) because I know I won't be able to do the rest of the workout. You are right about having a trainer/spotter. When I had a trainer...

Hello folks I was just wondering what you thought was cathe's strongest upper body part in the gym style workout. I ask because I thinking my upper body strenght might be disproportionate - I can almost keep up with cathe on the back/shoulder/biceps gym style but I am nowhere near matching...

Hi I have just read a post where someone said that their heart rate monitor told them how many calories they burned in a workout. Please can you recommend agood HRM that will estimate how many calories I burn doing exercise dvd (e.g. low max) and whilst walking Many thanks andrea

Thanks for your replies. I do not find that I build muscle easily. I am not one of these women who is scared of bulking. I do not really want to build muscle either really - what i would like is to be firm and to have shape to my muscles. However, I am not exactly skinny and I put weight on...

Thank goodness its not just me that struggles with the band in the shoulders workout. I find the side lateral raises with the band really hard. I do not know how she makes it look so effortless, as if the band has no resistance. I can do the reps - but its a struggle. I will try starting with...

Hi I recently posted a message asking if ctx upper body was classed as an endurance exercise video. Thank-you for the replies - it turns out that it is. I struggle with endurance videos because I find it hard to increase the weights. For example, I do CTX upper body and find it reasonably...

Hello I wanted to buy an endurance workout for the upper body. However, I already own CTX upper body and like it alot. Does this classify as an endurance workout as it does not really use heavy weights and there are lots of reps or should I get a dvd like muscle endurance. Its nice to have...