macbeanur
Cathlete
I LOVE this resource (see repost below) and have used it many times - especially when I was buying my first Cathe dvds...and even now whenever I am trying to decide what new Cathe dvd to buy I look to this resource. Unfortunately it doesn't have some of the newer dvds. I am not a Cathe expert by any means - although I have run across quite a few Cathe experts on the Cathe forums, but it looks to me like there are a few dvds that have come out since this list was compiled.
I was wondering if anyone would be interested in an update of this list. I don't really know how best to set this up but I thought I would throw this out there to see if there is any interest.
I will copy/paste the post that I am referring to just in case I haven't been clear or someone doesn't know what I am talking about:
"Thank you to everyone who scored the new Hardcore workouts so that the user rankings (originally compiled by the lovely Sabine) could be updated.
I list below all of Cathe’s workouts categorized and ranked from easiest to hardest, using a scale of 1 to 10. This should be of benefit to anyone considering future purchases of Cathe’s workouts.
Some notes on the rankings:
The rankings were compiled by taking an average of everyone’s responses for each workout. These averages are based on the responses of approximately 25-30 users.
The focus of ranking is on workout intensity as opposed to complexity
1 = A workout that is quite easy and well suited to beginners
5 = A workout that is not easy, not hard and well suited to intermediate exercisers
10 = A workout that has an 'OH MY GOSH' factor, is very intense, and challenges even the most advanced exerciser
WORKOUT RANKINGS:
Total Body Weight Workouts
• Get in Shape for Your Wedding (weight portion only)- 3.44
• Push Pull- 5.54
• Supersets- 5.94
• Power Hour- 7.55
• Muscle Max - 7.56
• Maximum Intensity Strength- 7.72
• Muscle Endurance- 7.83
Upper Body Workouts
• Basic Step Upper Body section- 3.67
• Pure Strength Back, Biceps, and Abs- 6.65
• Pure Strength Chest, Shoulders and Triceps- 6.85
• Core Max – 7.59
• Gym Style Back, Biceps and Shoulders – 7.62
• CTX Upper body- 7.65
• Slow and Heavy Chest and Back- 7.83
• Slow and Heavy Biceps and Triceps- 7.87
• Slow and Heavy Shoulders (part of S&H Legs&Shoulders)- 7.95
• Pyramid Upper Body- 8.15
• Gym Style Chest and Triceps – 8.33
Lower Body Workouts
• Basic Step Lower Body section- 2.71
• Slow and Heavy Legs (part of S&H Legs and Shoulders)- 7.53
• Pure Strength Legs and Abs- 7.60
• Pyramid Lower Body- 7.83
• Gym Style Legs – 7.87
• Legs and Glutes- 7.96
• Leaner Legs – 8.70
Step Cardio (where step cardio is the dominate feature in the workout)
• Basic Step- 2.64
• Get in Shape for Your Wedding (step portion only)- 4.15
• Step N Motion 1- 4.33
• Step Heat- 4.94
• Step Jam- 5.14
• Mega Step Blast- 5.38
• Step Max- 5.46
• All Step- 6.14
• Step Fit- 6.74
• Power Max- 6.90
• Rhythmic Step- 6.96
• Step Works- 7.05
• Step Blast- 7.50
Other Cardio (where step in NOT the dominate form of cardio)
• CTX Kickbox- 6.31
• 10*10*10- 6.42
• Cardio Kicks- 7.07
• Kick Max – 7.57
• Kick Punch & Crunch- 7.66
• Maximum Intensity Cardio- 9.55
Circuit Workouts
• Body Fusion- 4.31
• High Step Circuit- 5.27
• Cardio and Weights- 6.79
• Power Circuit- 7.00
• Step, Jump, & Pump- 7.20
• High Step Challenge – 7.68
• Circuit Max- 8.47
• High Step Training Advanced- 8.80
• Body Max- 8.98
• Bootcamp- 9.05
Interval Cardio
• Step and Intervals - 6.94
• Low Max – 7.53
• IMAX 2 - 8.97
• IMAX - 9.46
• IMAX 3 – 9.53
Compilation DVD's
• Timesaver- 5.90
• Hardcore Extreme – 9.21
• The Terminator- 9.77
The most popular Cathe workout is still IMAX 2, with Low Max a close second in the most recent round of ranking.
Happy exercising!
Michelle"
I was wondering if anyone would be interested in an update of this list. I don't really know how best to set this up but I thought I would throw this out there to see if there is any interest.
I will copy/paste the post that I am referring to just in case I haven't been clear or someone doesn't know what I am talking about:
"Thank you to everyone who scored the new Hardcore workouts so that the user rankings (originally compiled by the lovely Sabine) could be updated.
I list below all of Cathe’s workouts categorized and ranked from easiest to hardest, using a scale of 1 to 10. This should be of benefit to anyone considering future purchases of Cathe’s workouts.
Some notes on the rankings:
The rankings were compiled by taking an average of everyone’s responses for each workout. These averages are based on the responses of approximately 25-30 users.
The focus of ranking is on workout intensity as opposed to complexity
1 = A workout that is quite easy and well suited to beginners
5 = A workout that is not easy, not hard and well suited to intermediate exercisers
10 = A workout that has an 'OH MY GOSH' factor, is very intense, and challenges even the most advanced exerciser
WORKOUT RANKINGS:
Total Body Weight Workouts
• Get in Shape for Your Wedding (weight portion only)- 3.44
• Push Pull- 5.54
• Supersets- 5.94
• Power Hour- 7.55
• Muscle Max - 7.56
• Maximum Intensity Strength- 7.72
• Muscle Endurance- 7.83
Upper Body Workouts
• Basic Step Upper Body section- 3.67
• Pure Strength Back, Biceps, and Abs- 6.65
• Pure Strength Chest, Shoulders and Triceps- 6.85
• Core Max – 7.59
• Gym Style Back, Biceps and Shoulders – 7.62
• CTX Upper body- 7.65
• Slow and Heavy Chest and Back- 7.83
• Slow and Heavy Biceps and Triceps- 7.87
• Slow and Heavy Shoulders (part of S&H Legs&Shoulders)- 7.95
• Pyramid Upper Body- 8.15
• Gym Style Chest and Triceps – 8.33
Lower Body Workouts
• Basic Step Lower Body section- 2.71
• Slow and Heavy Legs (part of S&H Legs and Shoulders)- 7.53
• Pure Strength Legs and Abs- 7.60
• Pyramid Lower Body- 7.83
• Gym Style Legs – 7.87
• Legs and Glutes- 7.96
• Leaner Legs – 8.70
Step Cardio (where step cardio is the dominate feature in the workout)
• Basic Step- 2.64
• Get in Shape for Your Wedding (step portion only)- 4.15
• Step N Motion 1- 4.33
• Step Heat- 4.94
• Step Jam- 5.14
• Mega Step Blast- 5.38
• Step Max- 5.46
• All Step- 6.14
• Step Fit- 6.74
• Power Max- 6.90
• Rhythmic Step- 6.96
• Step Works- 7.05
• Step Blast- 7.50
Other Cardio (where step in NOT the dominate form of cardio)
• CTX Kickbox- 6.31
• 10*10*10- 6.42
• Cardio Kicks- 7.07
• Kick Max – 7.57
• Kick Punch & Crunch- 7.66
• Maximum Intensity Cardio- 9.55
Circuit Workouts
• Body Fusion- 4.31
• High Step Circuit- 5.27
• Cardio and Weights- 6.79
• Power Circuit- 7.00
• Step, Jump, & Pump- 7.20
• High Step Challenge – 7.68
• Circuit Max- 8.47
• High Step Training Advanced- 8.80
• Body Max- 8.98
• Bootcamp- 9.05
Interval Cardio
• Step and Intervals - 6.94
• Low Max – 7.53
• IMAX 2 - 8.97
• IMAX - 9.46
• IMAX 3 – 9.53
Compilation DVD's
• Timesaver- 5.90
• Hardcore Extreme – 9.21
• The Terminator- 9.77
The most popular Cathe workout is still IMAX 2, with Low Max a close second in the most recent round of ranking.
Happy exercising!
Michelle"
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