Recent content by karenc1

Renee i am a mother of three children who has lost her oldest dd. First I am very sorry for your loss. I know the pain is not just emotional, but physical in that I felt a real pain inside my heart. That is the only way I can describe it and I am so sorry that you have suffered the loss of your...

This DVD has great premixes. You can turn both SJP and SB into circuit weight workouts with 2 premixes. You can also do an all step circuit workout with weights that combines the step portions of BOTH SJP and SB into one really long premix. I have also just done the weights from this DVD in...

I have 2 kids with very different body types and eating patterns. My did is naturally slim, eats tons of fruits and vegetables and without question participates in lots of physical activity. She is a competitive swimmer, swims on a college team and rides a hunter jumper horse. Let's just say...

I have only done the gauntlet so far but I really enjoyed it because I love circuit training. I like how she repeats some weight segments so I get 2 sets in for a muscle group. I run 3-5 miles about 4-6x a week and this workout still challenged my cardio capacity, especially toward the last few...

I had my bb on 40 lbs for the squats, plies and dead lifts (thought that wasn't heavy because I went much heavier when I did my STS 5 1/2 month rotation) but when we went right into the static lunges I was dying by the end. The leg conditioning drills were really good too. I get great energy but...

I don't have CLX but I just did meso 3 disc 25 of STS yesterday and I plan on finishing the program. Regarding effectiveness, I've gone from 2 chinups to 2 sets of 12 chinups. (I can do a 3rd set but only 5 negative chinups at this point) I did 8 reps/4 sets of deadlifts at least 85 lbs, bench...

Last mothers day my dh and dd bought me a polar watch. They were so proud and I was really happy. I would like a squat rack this year! Karen

I've been doing STS for some time so its been a while but I do love that bc/me premix. I remember it has only 1 set of terminator squat thrusts and they're just in the warmup. Also, it has more lower body work than either individual workout because it takes it from both. It is 1 of my favorite...

My DD is a nationally ranked competitive swimmer and she weight trains. It's the only way she can maintain her ranking and prevent injuries as well. She weight trains at a competitive athlete's training facility (also runs, stretches etc) At that facility there are also professional football...

> >I also love my full body GS mish mosh: take 3 exercises (doing >3 sets of 10 for each exercise) for each body part and finish >w/ a Coremax. Switch exercises picked each time for variety. >Awesome. > > >Debbie > how long does that workout run for you? tia /karen

Hi I am a pear. I noticed years ago when I was doing classic firms 5 -6 days a week w/ tall box that my butt seemed bigger but I still looked great b/c I went on WW's and lost 11 lbs. I prefer my butt to look smaller though. Now I do Cathe, some Jari and jogging and off road biking. I have...

I like Jari - especially RTTC, Slim and Lean and R1000. However, I noticed after doing Jari for a couple weeks that I lost alot of strength when I went back to cathe. This may not matter to you but it did matter to me. For example, I am going skiing in 3 weeks and I need all the strength I can...

Hi I think if you are finding your swim sessions too easy that you would really enjoy and benefit from taking just a few masters sessions from someone who is a well regarded coach. I know my kids are in incredible shape from swimmming. My DD has muscular shoulders and arms and her lower body is...

Mine is 10341 and no notice but I will be patient.......ok maybe not. :) /karen

RE: teenage Hi I don't want to sound too preachy but here goes.... I went through a painful adolescence when my parents tried to basically destroy each other during their divorce proceedings. During that time, my younger sister (a wonderfully talented bohemian artist type) got thrown out of 2...