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I have been doing IMAX lately, and feel that the pace is a good one for me. One day I tried Body Max, and it felt so fast. I am interested in trying some of her other tapes, like CTX or Rhythmic Step, but am afraid that if they are paced more like Body Max, I won't like them. I'd appreciate...

Connie, Thanks for posting and way to go! I've just started doing IMAX weekly, and it is KILLING me! Just today I did it and feel so pathetic at it! Your post and the others give me hope, so I will just keep pecking away at it, and hope that I can make a post like yours someday! Rhonda...

Thanks A-jock - I will check those sites out, starting with Human Kinetics! Rhonda :7

I'd be curious if anyone has both - does the women's book have that much more to offer over the men's? I'm interested in buying a book of this type, but not sure if I'd really need both? In the interest of building the ultimate bod (;-) ) I just may need to have both! Thanks, Rhonda

I've been noticing the recent posts on good books that have strength training exercises along with pictures showing the muscles that they work. Was wondering, for those of you with the ACE Personal Trainer book, is that type of information included in that book, or are you kind of expected to...

Thanks Mindi - I just might do that! Rhonda

Mindi, I have just started Body RX, been doing it for about 6 days. I'm finding that Cycle 1 is a fairly seamless transition for me, eating wise. I know that you have a lot of experience with the Body RX board, which I browsed but did not see an answer to my question. I was wondering, is it...

What magazines do you guys like? I'm considering subscribing to Muscle & Fitness Hers and/or Oxygen. Rhonda

Mindi, I'm also planning to give this plan a try. Do you really manage to eat all of the protein his plan calls for? Today I tried to lift heavy on the chest press - I cannot comfortably lift off the floor what I could press for only 6 reps. Have you had that problem? Thanks for your info -...

I have a PRECOR 9.25i and I love it. It has lots of bells and whistles, which I really enjoy. It inclines, tracks calories, and heartrate monitor. It was expensive, but my sister wasn't using it, so I luckily 'inherited' it. I don't know what I'll do if she ever wants it back! I think my...

This is a great thread...I was thinking about the same thing today! Although I was wondering what everyone was telling themselves to get themself out of Christmas-eating-mode and back into healthy-eating-mode...perhaps imagining one of those little talking cooking jars that yells at you "Get...

I am just like you in that there are some mornings after a long workout that I just cannot seem to satisfy my hunger. I usually eat oatmeal for breakfast, then workout about an hour after that. Right after I workout, I have yogurt/fruit or cottage cheese/fruit to replenish my muscles. Then on...

My sister had one of those scales, and it measured quite a bit higher (like 5%) than her measurement by a personal trainer with calipers. I don't think you can take those measurements literally. You can work towards getting the number down, but it does not necessarily mean that that particular...

Wendy, Thanks for sharing the idea on the glute exercise - I like it! Rhonda

I just did Circuit Max this morning...it was great! I had been staying away from it because of all the impact, but I just modified as needed. I got a great workout - cardio with weights all in an hour - just what I needed this week! I did not find it difficult to modify. Rhonda

Thanks Wanda, I think I'll call to find out what colors are made of tactel - that is the fabric I want to try. Thanks for the good info! I'll never look like Cathe (I'm 5'8'', for one thing!), but I love the cute flare leg pant look! Rhonda

Wanda, What fabric are the contrast flares made of? They look really cute, and I'd like to find some good workout pants that are cute enough to run a few errands in...but I have cats and have to be careful of fabrics that tend to hold on to cat hair. Do you notice if your pants pick up much...

I am addicted to oatmeal: 1/2 c. oats w/ 1 c. skim milk. 2 minutes in the microwave. Add 2T dried fruit (cherries are my latest fave) and 1T ground flax seeds. Yummy! Always gets me through my morning workout!

I bought a hard plastic tool chest on wheels from Home Depot. I keep all my weight stuff in it except for the barbells. That way on days I don't feel like lugging a bunch of stuff out, I just roll out the cart and get to work, and like Connie said, I just do my chest work on the floor. Rhonda

Thanks DebbieH! I guess I'm not as hip as I thought...thanks for helping me stay informed! Rhonda