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LAST EDITED ON Jan-09-03 AT 01:38PM (Est)[p]LAST EDITED ON Jan-09-03 AT 01:32 PM (Est) If you are having a low energy day, is it better to modify the workout and go straight through without stopping, or pause the tape for a minute and then go back to it? I was doing MIC yesterday and was about...

Cookiebaby: Yes, I will keep you and your husband in my prayers. I have the S&H series that I would be happy to send to you. My e-mail is [email protected]. Nancy

I did MIC and MIS once. What was I thinking?!!!! Nancy

I'm really confused about this now myself! I started with Cathe a year ago with Circuit Max and Body Max because I wanted to combine both cardio and weights in one workout. A guy that I work with had brought in an article in a fitness magazine which said that by combining the two, you burn...

Just curious - Why do you say not to do cardio the same day as weight training? Nancy

Thank you all for your responses. I understand that our bodies sometimes don't react predictably to our exerize programs. Some days we just feel stronger than others. There are days when I recognize I just can't do anything, so I don't. I am consistent with my diet, sleep and exercize, but...

I am an experienced advanced exerciser, been working out for years and I don't need to lose any weight. I only have this problem once every other month or so. I try to listen to my body, and usually know if I am up for a particular workout. But sometimes it catches me off-guard. Caused by no...

Every once in a while I find it difficult to make it through an entire workout. Yesterday I was doing a cardio/strength workout. 30 minutes cardio and 45 minutes strength. About 10 minutes into it, I knew I was in trouble! And this was after my rest day. What I end up doing is pausing the...

I would love to have weight cycles with both legs and upper body. Also would like the workout a full 60 minutes. I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nancy

I found it very fast and easy to change exercizes. You are only changing cable hookups, so it's done fairly quickly. If you are using the leg extension attachment, you also need to change the seat, but this was also fast and easy. I haven't seen the Golds Gym model, so can't tell you if it...

Cynthia: The routine I generally used with my Bowflex combined both cardio and strength. I also have a nordic trac, so I would do 5 minutes on the nordic trac as hard as I could push myself, then I switched to the Bowflex and worked one muscle group, then back to the nordic trac for 5 minutes...

I had a bowflex, but since I have been doing Cathe's tapes, have given it away. Mine had the lat pull down bar (which might be standard) and the leg extension. It worked OK, but I found that I don't think I really challenged myself on it. To me it is a lot easier and beneficial (I lost 10...

Thanks for the input. I've just order the series and am looking forward to it! And I do realize that I don't have to lift as heavy as Cathe, thank goodness! nancyg

I have noticed in a lot of the postings that many people who use the S&H series say it really shocks their metabolism. I have a lot of Cathe videos, but not this series. When I do any of the strength tapes, I don't use the heavy weights that Cathe does, but use enough weight so that I am...

Thanks jillybean! I've tried combining 2 entire CTX tapes, and have also been using several other Cathe tapes, but because of the length of the workouts I actually ended up overtraining and had to take time off to recover. Now I have been trying to be very careful about not trying to do too...

Cathe, you say that you can work 2 body parts/day with ctx. Does this mean that you would do 2 entire tapes, or just cardio portion of 1 tape with weight training for 2 muscle groups? A couple of the tapes are shorter, about 45 minutes, and I feel guilty if I don't work out for at least an...

greybird- I have smoked off and on (mostly on) for 25 years. The last time I quit smoking, I had gained a lot of experience as far as what not to do! You probably already know this, but don't substitute candy, gum, etc for that cigarette. You never really end your craving, you just...

I just got the cross train express series and am anxious to try them. As you suggest, I figured I would try doing 2 body parts per day. I have both body max and circuit max (not power max as I first wrote). That's what got me hooked! nancyg

Thanks Stacy and willowe. I really do enjoy doing both cardio and strength in 1 workout. I guess my biggest problem is there are not enough videos out there that give me the intensity I am looking for, plus I do need to add some variety. I just received some new tapes from Cathe and will...

I do both circuit max and power max once a week and alternate those with 2 other total body workout tapes I have. I might throw in 1 day of just cardio (step or kickboxing). So I am working out each body part 3x per week.