lower body

Kimenem

Kimenem

Cathlete
I need opinions on what you all feel is the best Cathe overall lower body workout for toning and leaning out. In addition to TRYING to run, how often should I do said workout? THANKS!
 
i agree that it is a matter of diet....it also depends on how your body responds to weights vs. endurance workouts...lowmax and KPC would also be helpful...i would say....
 
Kimenem said:
I need opinions on what you all feel is the best Cathe overall lower body workout for toning and leaning out. In addition to TRYING to run, how often should I do said workout? THANKS!
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Hello. Well like Catherine said diet but I also found what has worked for me was the alternating between cardio and weight training. I also found that the weight lifting has really helped my running.
 
Personally, I think GS legs is the overall best because it uses a variety of rep speeds with moderate weights in the standing work and has a phenomenal floorwork section which will prevent you from developing muscle imbalances which could lead to injury. Specifically, you need to make sure, as a runner, that your hamstrings and glutes are as strong as they can be. If your quads get much stronger than your posterior leg muscles, you could develop runner's knee and any number of other leg problems.

I agree with the suggestion of Lowmax. I would not work legs, with weights, more than twice a week when combined with running.

I would also consult the videos section of runnersworld.com for a whole ton of useful exercises to promote running strength and prevent injury.

Clare
 
I've been doing B&G a LOT recently (the past few weeks). It is such a phenomenal "leaning out" workout in my opinion. Of course, like others have said, diet plays a huge part, but I have really seen some great results from doing B&G more often. I was doing GS Legs once a week for a few months and loved that one too. I think a combo of the two are a great formula for awesome legs.

Running also helped me lean out my legs a lot. I love me some iTreads!!
 
aveggiegirl said:
Check out Fitnessfreak's Sept. 08 rotation. It was great for my lower body!
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I'm actually doing that one right now!!! I just did B&G tonight! Someone also posted a great rotation in the "Video and DVD" forum that uses B&G as the primary leg w/o.

Oh, I found it! Here ya go:

I am going into my 4th week rotation of b & G. I am seeing amazing results, my thighs have slimmed down a bit. Although in the beginning (week 2) I lost 5 lbs, the weight total lost is 7 lbs, but people can see a difference. Here is a sample of my rotation:

week 1
Day one -butts and gutts (the whole dvd) and upper body premix from the 4day split.
Daye two- cardio of choice
Day three- rest
Day four - butts and gutts- premix overall leg and upper body premix from 4day split
Day five- cardio of choice
Day six- rest
Day seven- cardio of choice

Week 2
Day one- butts and gutts (the whole dvd) and upper body premix from 4day split
Day two-cardio of choice
Day three- rest or stretch
Day four- butt and gutts premix leg blast and upper body from 4day split
Day five- cardio of choice
Day six- butts and gutts floorwork premix and uppber body from 4day split
Day seven- rest

Then I repeat week 1 and 2 respectively. I also walk 1 -2 miles a day during lunch at work. Hope this works...

ETA: I really like how this person uses B&G but I would personally change the rotation up a little (mainly because I don't have enough time in my days to do BOTH B&G and the Upper Body from 4DS...) I would use other upper body workouts other than just 4DS (mainly cuz I get bored reeeallly easily...hehe). PUB, CTX Upper Body, BM2 Double Upper Body, etc. are other good ones and I might shorten the cardio on one of the cardio days and add in the Upper body then. Or, if you can, do cardio in the morning, and then Upper body at night. Whatever works best for you. :)
 
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At present, I'm only weight training my upper body and using Cardio Coach for cardio and to lean-out my lower body. In the future I will re-integrate lower body weight work but, for now, this system is really working for me. I will say that I used to rely a lot on GSL and B&G. GSL has great calf work (B&G doesn't) and B&G hits the outsides of your thighs (firewalkers, anyone?) in a way GSL doesn't do quite as well). I must say, though, B&G feels like a never-ending marathon if you do the whole thing. I have S&L Legs but had eliminated lower body weight training before I got it so I still haven't tried it. In the end, though, Catherine is right. Nothing impacts results like really cleaning up your diet.

I'm thinking I'll return to lower body weight training when I get STS, which I plan to do by-the-book. After all this time, it should really put the SHOCK into Shock Training System!
 
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My suggestion would be a rotation of B & G and also the Pure Strength Legs workout. Yes, PS is an oldie, but its extremely thorough and the exercises in it are solid!

B & G is very effective for hitting every angle of your glute imaginable. However, because you spend so much time focusing on your derriere, there isn't alot of focus on the front of your quad and calves. I found that I lost some strength in both of those areas when I went on a B & G binge and used that workout exclusively for a while. (My butt looked great though! ) :)

PS will give you a strong focus on all parts of your legs, calves etc. Plus, it uses heavier weights and is more of a "strength" building workout as opposed to endurance.

If you are a runner, I would suggest working your legs only 1x/week. I would alternate B& G with PS every other week.

Take care, Lynn M.
 
I love GSL floor work as well but overall I think Butts and Guts get my vote. Ofcourse Leaner Legs is ALWAYS a good choice and Legs and Glutes is pretty awesome as well! Guess I wasn't much help, was I? :rolleyes:
 
For the past few months, I have been working legs twice per week in addition to my cardio (NOT running, usually step) and I have seen a HUGE difference in my legs. I usually do one heavier workout (GS, SH, etc) and one endurance (B&G, L&G). It is working GREAT for me!
 
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