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I don;t know...I checked out Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle website and also checked out some reviews online and it seems a bit hard-core to me. Has anyone else gotten this feeling? I would love to hear anyone's feedback. Also, I did just buy yesterday the book that someone else recommended...

Hi all! I was wondering if you could recommend any good resources (books, websites, etc) for nutrition and, more specificially, eating for fitness/fat loss? I would love to even see a sample menu of a week's worth of eating, as the more things are laid out for me, the more successful I know I...

Thanks, Cathe! I have received a few good recommendations here and will take your advice about posting the question on the Open Forum, too. thanks again, Cass

Lorrayne, thanks for the tip, I will check it out. But, about the person who has time on her hands to cook? I have 11 month old twins....that isn't me!!!! :) thanks again, Cass

Cathe, I love your workouts and have become a huge fan since getting back to exercise after the birth of my twins almost a year ago. Thank you for making getting back into shape (and into even better shape than before!) so much fun! I was wondering if you could recommend any good resources...

I am officially hooked on Cathe but am now looking for a good Pilates Mat DVD to balance out my weight training and cardio. From what I can see on this site, Cathe does not have one. Can anyone recommend a quality Pilates DVD that would be worth purchasing? also, I would love to hear...

Lynn (and anyone else who would like to jump in!), My birthday is next week and there are a few Cathe DVD's on my wish list. Any preference b/t S&H or GS DVD's? If so, reasons why? Thanks! Cass

Actually, an hour total sounds pretty reasonable! I will check out the S&H DVD's and start incorporating those into my w/o's. Thanks for all the tips! Cass

Lynn, My god, that is a lot of lifting! How long does the lifting portion of your workout usually last? Just curious, as this would give me an idea of what I might be looking at time-wise if I chose to go this route. I also have to incorporate cardio in right after weights, and this is not...

Lynn, Thanks so much for the reply! Just from your picture, it looks like you have some good knowledge about lifting. So, you do one bodypart a day, how many days of lifting do you end up doing? And each session lasts about 30 min? If so, that is definitely do-able! I just find that if...

Kathryn, Thanks for the response. You sound like you have been lifting for a while, like me. When you do a 3 day split, how long are your upper body workouts and how many different exercises and sets are you doing? and what about your lower body w/o's? How long do they last and how many...

Hi..I would love some feedback/ideas from those of you who are experienced lifters. What type of splits have you found to be the most effective for seeing real progress? Do you find you have to work out each body part twice a week or does once a week, hit hard, work just as effectively? I am...

I recently did Pyramid Lower Body on Fit TV and have to say, that while I am an experienced lifter,the most difficult part were the exercises for the hams, glutes and inner/outer thighs on the ball. So tough! I could barely walk for the next few days! I would like to know if there are any...

RE: Anyone using dumbells instead of barbell for weight... Thanks everyone! I did PLB with no more than 30 lbs total and I could not walk for 4 days! truth be told, I found the hardest, most excruciating part of the workout to be on the ball! OW!!!! Cass

RE: Anyone using dumbells instead of barbell for weight... >The biggest difference is >Cathe uses a lot more weight on the barbell.> > How much weight, exactly, does she use? I thought it was something like 40 lbs total with the barbell, which equals 2 - 20 lbs dumbells, which does not...

>Yes, I always have. I just make sure to keep the dumbells >straight and held as though they were a barbell. It's very >easy. > what do you average for weight with dumbells in these workouts (lower body pyramid)? Cass

Well, the bar that Cathe uses in her DVD's is the one I was going to buy and that maxes out at 80lbs. I have a full set of dbells and if I wanted to could go 40 lbs each hand, though that is heavy! My main reason for not thinking the barbell would be good is for back/neck reasons. Once you...

For those of you who have used GS and Pyramid DVD workouts, are any of you using dbells instead of barbell (like Cathe uses)? Would like to hear how that is working out for you and are dumbells easy to incorporate into both of those workouts? Thanks!

Teresa, Thanks! Now I know what my next purchase will be :) Cass

RE: Any >Cass, I pm'd you. Thanks...I just replied :)