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Hi Cathe! I'm really enjoying the new videos but, I'm wondering if you have any tips for making the power squats go a little easier. When I do them, I feel like they should be called "elephant stomps." Do they just get better with practice? Thanks! :)

RE: Burning out 1 muscle a day rotation with Intensity ... I'm not doing them in the same week, just alternating a week of S&H plus a full body workout with a week of intensity videos. I've been pretty much doing this since the videos came out and I like how it feels. All of the core work in...

RE: Burning out 1 muscle a day rotation with Intensity ... I was also concerned about losing strength so, I've been alternating the intensity series with S&H. What really surprised me is that when I did S&H following the intensity series, I was able to increase all of my weights and I could...

I'm happy with ubb. It makes it feel more like the old forum. :)

I finally tried Boot Camp yesterday. My knees are not particularly fond of a lot of impact on the floor so, I had put it off for a while. All the way up through the first set of "terminator" squat thrusts, I was thinking that it was not bad at all. Not realizing that there would be a second...

Thanks Anna!

I tried IMAX 2 for the first time today! The straddle taps took several tries to get pretty close to right, but I was pretty happy until interval #9 came along. The plie jacks almost took me out. By the last set, all that I could do was hop weakly in place with no hope of bringing my feet...

Happy New Year to you and yours! You really didn't deserve a stomach virus after all the hard work you've put in. The new videos are absolutely fantastic!

-Sorry it took me so long to reply, we were out-of-town. You'll probably have your tapes before you read this! Anyway, the different sections are 6-8 minutes long, but you are pretty much working the whole time. I believe it was just two exercises for each section. The chest work was the...

I just watched Bootcamp and it looks really tough. It's kind of like a mix of IMAX, weight work and lots of tough core work. Without having seen all of the others, it looks like it may be Cathe's hardest workout yet. The first interval ends with 12 airborne jacks followed by sqats with...

Okay! I just finished Pyramid Upper Body and I have to say that it is a very refreshing change. This was my first time doing a pyramid-type workout. The exercises move quickly with little or no rests between sets. This is the perfect workout for the winter blahs! The only push-ups in this...

Let's hear it for UPS!!!!I was so excited that I could barely sleep last night. The covers look fantastic and I'm going to do Upper Body Pyramid today!!!!Hooray!!!

I, personally, would lose interest either way. I like to mix things up a lot. One week, I'll do two total body workouts and the following week, I'll do a two or three-day split with a total body workout. Four months sounds like a really long time to stick with PS. Do you have any other...

I tried to install the Cathe theme recently and couldn't get it to work. My husband said that it has a dead link in it. Is it supposed to be working or were there problems with it?

Your husband is walking by as you are doing a Powerstrike video and he stops and asks with genuine shock and concern, "Why is Cathe not in her new video?"

Make sure that your hips are tucked under before you lower into the lunge. If they are tilted forward, that causes you to really push with your back leg.

In searching old posts, I found that Cathe uses 128-134 bpm's for her classes. IMHO, I really can't imagine going faster than that safely.

I'm not an instructor but your post made me curious about the bpm's of Cathe's step tapes. I think that if I tried to go any faster than she does, I'd fall flat on my face or break something!

You might want to try some new cross-trainers. My ankles get sore when my shoes are in need of replacement.

I tried Simply Strong yesterday and I have to say that it is harder than it looks. The triceps work is very hard and the level 3 push-ups are killers. The squats were a little fast for my knees, but next time I'll slow down and use heavier weights.