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Thank you, Kassia and Christine, for responding. Christine, my question was about the dead row, not the dead lifts which you do for legs :P The dead row works the upper back. You tip over and bring the barbell up to you navel to work the lats. But, wow, it's great that you can do dead lifts...

Hello Everyone! Can anyone give me any tips on how to do dead rows properly? I've been checking my form and trying to adjust the way I'm spacing my hands on the bar or if I'm leaning forward properly, etc. But no matter what I do, I cannot feel this exercise in my lats. By the end, my...

Shelley, I couldn't agree more ;-) Faiza

Hi Sarah, I strongly agree with Amy about keeping a food diary. It has helped me tremendously. It's really the only way for you to keep track of what you're consuming all day long and how it's making you feel. I just keep an index card handy and write down everything I eat. Journaling...

Hi Mandy! I am using both the Gauntlet and the Viper in my current rotation. I end up adding at least one of the Terminator workouts into each rotation because they really kick my butt ;-) One variation I've been doing lately with the Viper is to skip the Muscle Endurance upper body...

Thanks for the responses! Twosquared, Cathe does this exercise in Leaner Legs, Pure Strength Legs and also in High Step Training Advanced. You place a barbell on your shoulders and with the high step right behind you, assume a narrow squat stance and then sit on the high step. You then...

Hello Everyone! Do sit n' stands work the quads or the glutes? I feel them in both areas but I was wondering which muscle group this exercise targets mostly. Thanks much :-) Faiza

Hi Shelbygirl, I've been doing my own mish mosh of the "Viper" which mainly uses upper body exercises from Muscle Endurance and combines them with the 4 step portions of Cardio & weights + 4 really tough intervals from Imax 2. I pause after each cardio section, skip the upper body exercises...

Lunacat, I will appreciate a copy as well when you have a moment to spare! My e-mail address is [email protected] Many thanks :-) Faiza-

RE: If you could suggest one DVD which one would you pi... Hi Kath! I also highly recommend Kick Max from the Hardcore Series in addition to KPC. I also second the recommendation for IMAX 3. All 3 IMAX workouts are super intense without being too choreographically complex. Cathe's...

No problems, dear Mariangeles. I love reading your posts ;-) Keep 'em coming! Faiza :-)

Aha! That explains it. Sounds cool ;-) Thanks!

Heather, I feel squats the same way that you do! I too have been reading that a stance with feet closer together emphasizes the quad but I feel it way more in the back. I've just been doing them that way so I know I'm getting the glutes involved as much as I can. Btw, what are...

Dani: 15 miles!! Whoa!! That is just great. I wish could run that distance. I'm just beginning to run. I think the fact that your body fat is down is the most important thing. It's much more significant that the body fat number go down rather than the numbers on the scale. I recently...

Sarah, I know what you are going through. My advice to you is to keep going! It was only recently that I became a regular exerciser myself and starting out was really hard for me too. During the first 2 weeks, I could not understand how exercise could give people more energy because I...

Sarah, I think your letter to Fitness was excellent. Bravo! A few months ago, I too decided to not renew my subscription anymore as I feel that the quality of their publications has been dwindling for some time. It is so disappointing to learn that a fitness magazine is promoting a...

9/26/1975 - Libra Toasty. . . . I have 2 sisters with an 11/11 b-day like yours :-) Faiza

RE: Easy vegetarian cookbook. . . . need recommendation... So many wonderful ideas :P Thanks for all of your suggestions! Faiza :-)

Hello everyone! I've noticed that quite a few of you on the forum are vegetarians. I would like to start adding a lot more veges to my diet and am looking for a simple cookbook to start with. What would you recommend? I steam the veges I eat now (which is good) but I want to find more...

You are all most welcome! :-) Faiza