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Hi Annette, I would not recommend this step for step aerobics if that is your plan. It just doesn't work well for that purpose, at least for me. I use it as a bench for strength training. The surface doesn't feel as skid-proof as the regular club step. I do feel it would be cumbersome...

Being in the fitness field has left me with a surplus of equipment cluttering up my apartment! If anyone lives in the Shrewsbury, MA area and would like a Troy barbell - new and fully loaded (with two extra 5 lb plates) - let me know. Total weight including the 5 lb bar is 50 lbs. I would...

And Francine lives near Cathe's studio, so the puzzle pieces fit!

The plank work is tough because the upper body is already fried from the weights. Cathe has suggested tackling the plank work separately from the upper body work if it is troublesome, so if you have the DVD and can cue it up fast, practice on days when your upper body can handle the planks...

I think it's our very own Francine! She hasn't been around here much...

After doing IMAX 2 for awhile, I went back to MIC (which used to trash me) and it was so much easier endurance wise. The interval workouts really do increase aerobic capacity for the longer duration cardio workouts. I find BodyMax to be the hardest to get through in one long session so save...

>If you always do what you've always done...you'll always have what >you already got! Jen, this is a wonderful statement! May I quote you and use it with my members at the fitness center I manage? Too bad the weekly newsletter already went out - this would have fit perfectly with the...

Callie, I have a brand new pair of size 0 Victoria Secret jeans (sits below the navel but not super low cut) that I actually bought last year when I got sick with mono. I wore them once, washed them, and now they are sitting in my closet laughing at me. :7 I am back into a size 1/2 and...

When I think of a genetically giften person, Heather Locklear comes to mind. Her body hasn't changed much at all since she first started acting, even after a pregnancy. Sarah Jessica Parker too. I am sure they had trainers post-partum, but the genetics were already there to bounce back...

I don't really know what provoked all of this. If my long reply was never read, then why the need to bother to reply to it? My replies were meant to be sarcastic, tongue in cheek. There are topics on this forum (the DVD one comes to mind) where others offered their advice and she behaved in...

Oh, Amy, may a 25 lb dummbbell fall on your head and knock some kindness into you. I'm off to do my FitPrime and table this silliness. -Roe

Amy, I am by no means a Firm spy but think what you must. Your mind is obviously made up, not to mention messed up. Your post made me laugh. ME patornizing? Your posts in many of these topics are so full of defensivenss and paranoia. You save the FitPrimes for days you are exhausted...

Clare - that was an eloquent post and very, very true. Their lifestyle is very focused around fitness to the exclusion of much else. I often wonder how Cathe maintains her tiny physique and wish she would share more information on her diet with us. Her body has undergone some extensive...

One more point Amy, I DID NOT come here from another forum to dispense pearls of wisdom. I have been reading and participating on Cathe's forum since it's inception. Do a searh and you will find many of my posts. I hope his week has you in a better mood. -Roe

Hi Amy and others, I did not see all the heated and unheated replies until right now. Let me clarify. To the person who wrote: RESULTS THAT YOU CAN SEE That is exactly what I meant when I said Cathe gives us workouts that are visually pleasing. The majority of her workouts focus on...

It just cracks me up when people say the FitPrimes (and Firms) are too easy. They are by no means easy unless you are doing them wrong (poor form, not enough resistance). I wouldn't even try to compare the FitPrimes to Cathe because their goals are entirely different in nature. The FitPrimes...

The calf of the back leg gets worked in static lunges due to being on the ball of the foot. The calves plantarflex the ankle (point your toe and you will feel the calf muscle tighten). If your calf muscles are tight, this will only exacerbate the soreness, so best to spend some extra time...

If you can afford both, that would be my vote. I have, use, and love Tamilee's "I Want Those Abs". There are some very good exercises, some that Cathe even does in the Intensity Series. IWTA really hits the lower segments of the rectus nicely, as well as the obliques. Tamilee is one of the...

Here is even more precise explanation: The Biceps group consists of the Biceps Bracchi, Brachialis, and Brachioradialus muscles. The Biceps Bracchi crosses both the shoulder and elbow joints (called a bi-articulate muscle - articulation meaning joint) and assists with shoulder flexion. In...

I meant training them once per week outside of your regular video workouts. This way, you won't be working to music and have to keep up with a tempo. It will be easier to lift to your maximum capacity without a video. Without a barbell too, since you want to develop even strength in both arms...