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I look at CTX UB and LL as more endurance workouts like ME and PH than strength. One of our resident experts advised me to work each body part twice per week - once endurance style and once strength. But that was advice for an ecto who's goal is maximum muscle gain. What are your fitness...

Nope, you're right. Ectos have long limbs, don't put on muscle easily and many of us have trouble putting on any weight at all. Small bone structure is also an ecto trait. Endurance work by itself never did much for me. I spent years doing Firm workouts without much to show for it. My wake up...

Ya know, they did this big survey of subscribers and talked about all the great new changes they were going to make in design and content. At the time, I thought, "Why change?" Now that I've seen a couple of issues, I really liked it better the way it was. As a designer, I liked the layout...

I used to work at a place where we photographed food items for weekly grocery sale fliers. Once the products were shot, we were allowed to eat anything we wanted. Of course, around the holidays, we had candy and sweet treats out the wazoo. Oddly enough, I found that brushing my teeth after my...

Hey Julie, I was just over on the KP&C thread moaning and groaning. If I'd known you'd started this thread, I would have come over here with my gloom and doom.;) I was telling Briee I plan to ask Cathe for recommendations for ectos when the BB DVDs are done. I know she's got more...

Hi Briee! Yes, you're excused. I figured you were on the prego board, and I don't dare venture in there! I see Amadeus posted below, so at least some of the ectos are still around. Once the BB DVDs are a done deal, I want to ask Cathe for ecto recommendations. I've been waiting patiently for...

I send my DH to purchase the candy for Halloween and he purposely avoids the stuff he knows I can't resist. We have A LOT left over, so I'm going to donate it to our food ministry at church. Next year, we'll know not to buy so much. (This was our first year in this neighborhood.) It seems like...

Amadeus MIA Yes, Amadeus, the ectos miss ya! I tried to start an ecto reunion thread last week and got ZERO responses... :-( Angela

Hi Diane, If muscle definition is your primary goal at this point, I think you'll be very pleased with Cathe's strength training. I worked out with the Firm for several years and never saw much improvement, if any. Then I discovered Cathe. I started with the Pure Strength series a couple of...

I have some bat wings I like to put on my black sheltie. They're made where they stand up off her back and when she runs around, it looks like they're flapping up and down. It's hilarious. Of course, the fact that she has no clue why everyone's laughing makes it even funnier. We've lived out...

I like to whip up a chicken or beef veggie stew in my crockpot. Four hours on high on a Sunday afternoon or eight hours on low overnight Sunday night and I've got enough to stew to eat on all week. Angela

I only do the pyramid up. I go the heavier weight and fewer reps route to make the workouts more strength-focused. If I do the whole pyramid, I can't lift as heavy. I choose pyramid up rather than down because it makes sense to me to start out light as a sort of warm up and work my way up...

Hi Sue, I hate to always be the one to sound "gloom and doom," but if the lack of appetite continues, it may be worth a visit to your doc for a quick check up. You don't mention any other physical symptoms besides fatigue, but I always figure if there's a problem, it's better to catch it...

I find it confusing and frustrating, too. I'm 5 foot 4, weigh 110, ectomorph with very small bone structure, but nice muscletone, thanks to Cathe. I constantly have people who I perceive to be close to my size make ugly comments about how "skinny" (hate that word!) I am and how I need to start...

You probably weren't looking for suggestions to add to your wish list, but Lotte Berk's High Round Assets will really target your "seat" as they like to call it. I agree that LL gave me more results in the quads than anything else. I also agree that the floorwork in PLB is good for the...

We love you and appreciate all your hard work. Cathe, your thank you notes show you're as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside. We're all so glad you enjoyed the gift! Angela

Actually, you didn't misunderstand. The original post did ask for songs that "move you" emotionally, not physically. Michael W. Smith's "You are the love of my life" and Garth Brooks' "If tomorrow never comes" are a couple of my favorite mushy love songs. Being married to Mr. Stoic who rarely...

Looking for former members of the ectochicks weekly check in! Just thought I'd see how you guys are doing. Robin? Julie? Briee? Angie?

Ah! Just in time for Kick, Punch and Crunch!;)

Another vote for legs and glutes! I need more variety in my lower body workouts and I'm tired of having "chicken legs." Angela