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Thanks! Thanks to you all for your replies. I will give these ideas a try! Take care!

I am having to change my routine and do my strength training before I go to work in the morning. I have to be at work by 7:30AM, so that means starting my workout by 5:30AM. What I am wondering is if I need to eat anything before I start lifting weights, or can I do this on an empty stomach...

Hi, Cathe! Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season! I have a question about the effects of cardio training on muscle builing. I am interested in adding mass. I do 4-5 aerobic workouts a week (step, floor aerobics, running). I also strength train with heavy weights (8-10 rep max) 4-6...

I can handle that! Thanks for the heads up! I can handle dancy cool downs, pivots, mambos and tricky athletic moves. I just try to stay away from the "jazzercise" type of routines. Now choosing a tape is going to be hard since I have too many good ones to choose from! Take care!

I have recently purchased MIS. I am now interested in purchasing some of Cathe's step tapes. I am an advanced stepper but I don't like a lot of dance moves in my step routines. Which tapes should I avoid?

MIS and Muscle Mass Thanks for the information and quick reply, Cathe! I am really enjoying your tapes!

My goal is to build muscle mass (like Cathe Friedrich and Monica Brant). I have always heard that this should be done with a weight that will only let you complete 8 - 10 reps. Any more reps than that and you are working on endurance. In MIS more than 10 reps are usually performed. Will I be...