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Volume 2 I received my Volume 1 CD today and really love it. My vote is to put "Time is Ticking Away" on Volume 2. That is my alltime favorite from the Intensity series. Thanks for sharing your music with us instructors, Cathe! :7

Dynamix isn't talking I just contacted Dynamix to ask when the CD will be released with month, and the representative knew nothing about it. I asked to speak with someone else who might and his retort was: "If I don't know anything about it then chances are Dynamix is not ready to talk about...

I guess my question to Connie about the Marcy Grip plates went un-noticed. Oh, well.

Q for Connie about Marcy Grip Plates As if I needed another piece of workout equipment to obssess over! :7 Where did you purchase your standard plates? I checked every sporting goods store in my area and no one carries them. Then I went to Walmart on Saturday and lo and behold - they had...

Too funny! I hope you had him sign a liability waiver prior to the workout!! :7 I'd like to see some of those football drills in your next round of videos! -Roe

RE: No ankle or wrist weights I agree with A-jock about the weights and big, controlled arm movements. Instead of using impact, you can sink deeper into moves like repeaters, power 3's/15's, power L's, straddles, etc. Remove the jumps, and squat lower into the movement, with full extension...

Power Systems Med Balls I am really happy to see all of the hilarious posts here! I would like to clarify my post about the Power Systems Med balls purchased from fitnesswholesale.com. My 15 lb ball arrived yesterday, and it is not the Dura-soft ball used in Cathe's videos. The ball I...

Actually, the Karvonen formula has been known to be less accurate than the maximum heart rate formula. Heart rate formulas are useful for beginners because they do not have a frame of reference in regards to how hard they are working. It is easier to have them guage intensity with a target...

It doesn't matter. What's important is that it feels comfortable for you. There is no right and wrong. Some feel that doing strength training first taxes their muscles and therefore makes getting through a cardio workout difficult. The muscles fatigue quickly and form suffers during the...

It's a 10 second count (beats per minute divided by 6). For example, if you are a 30 year old woman, your max HR rate based on the age predicted formula would be: 220-30 = 190 If you want to be working at 75% of max, your HR would be 142.5. 142.5/6 = 23.75 or 24 bpms Because heart...

While I'm on a roll typing replies... Ladies, several barbells are easy to justify! Who wants to change all those plates during the pyramid workouts? Having several barbells pre-set at the proper weight capacity really saves your low back from injury! My first two weeks with the Intensity...

I named my Troy Lite Barbell Slick! :D It is so cool looking. The cost is $49.95 from fitness1st.com. Shipping is calculated by state. I paid around $23 and am located in MA. I wasn't happy to be paying over $70 for a barbell that cost $50, but could not find it anywhere locally. It...

Walmart Barbell Has anyone else purchased this? I couldn't find it in any local store so ordered from the website. The shipping was an outrageous $21.80, more than the barbell itself! It arrived in very poor condition. They just slapped a shipping label on the original box - no extra tape...

RE: Has anyone else gone crazy buying workout equipment... Glad others are sharing my obssession! Nothing beats a Cathe workout. She justifies every penny of equipment purchases!! I have been doing Firm videos for years and have the 14" wooden tall box, a 10" box, a 4" box, and the stupid...

Ever since the Intensity Series arrived I have spent an enormous amount of money on new equipment! First I had to have the Walmart barbell, the Super Step, the 8lb Power Systems medicine ball, and a 55cm stability ball. That sufficed for awhile. Then I bought the 10 lb Walmart medicine ball...

Here is a reply I wrote to a post addressing this question a few weeks ago. Hope it helps! ========================== As an instructor, the following has helped my class participants immensely: Listen closely to the music as it plays in blocks of 8 count beats. There are four sets of 8...

Wow, Jillybean, that must have been difficult to post! I have been backing off on the forums as well, because a lot of what I read (as a Fitness Specialist, ACE PT and Group Exercise Instructor) is downright scarey! One recent post a PT made put me right over the edge, and it took all of my...

Have we ever considered.... That we all might be a little bit guilty of singing Cathe's praises to people we know are not ready for her videos? I have been doing Cathe's tapes in order since Mega Step Blast. Now I have been known to be a little bit anal :7 , but never once did I buy a new...

Step Height As a certified Step instructor, I would like to politely point out that anything higher than an 8" step height, no matter how long your legs are, is extremely risky and injurious. Most people do not execute proper stepping technique on higher benches. The leg that steps up onto...

Clarification Hey everyone, I typed the original post with a bad cold and now realize that the following sentence needs clarification: "HIT recruits muscle fibers that are not normally challenged in other workouts because with HIT, the fatigued muscle fibers are not given a chance to rest...