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Hi Cathe, I know you recently had a major injury and were able to bounce back and heal. I have a painful back injury and have been out of commission for a month now with no end in sight.:-( Did you feel depressed? How did you stay positive despite frustration (which I'm guessing you also...

Hi Cathe, I do squats with your various tapes typically 3 days per week (alternating with cardio days). This a.m. as I did Muscle Endurance, I wondered how and if squats work the legs differently depending on how far apart the legs are. Your squats are usually done with legs about shoulder...

Hi Cathe! I've been doing your weight and cardio tapes for several years (I own them all and switch between them regularly) so I am a veteran to your tapes. I am finding that my soreness from the Pyramid tapes (especially Lower Body) is hanging on for several days. My question is this, I...

LAST EDITED ON Nov-11-02 AT 10:25AM (Est)[p]LAST EDITED ON Nov-11-02 AT 10:23 AM (Est) What is the latest scoop on working a muscle group to failure? Is this something to strive for, or something to avoid? I try to work with weights heavy enough to be about 2 reps shy of failure. Is this...

Hi Cathe! I did Power Hour today and I noticed that when I do my triceps using a barbell, I seem to have less strength than using dumbbells. For example, I tried to use 15 pound barbell and REALLY struggled, but I substituted 2 8 pound dumbbells and was much more comfortable. Is it the angle...

I've been away from this site for too long. Can anyone clue me in on any new videos Cathe may produce in the next year or two? Has she mentioned any ideas or any time frame? I heard about a yoga-inspired video. Thanks!

LAST EDITED ON Mar-08-02 AT 02:00PM (Est)[p]Hello all! I've been away from Cathe's strength for too long doing some other weight programs and I've lost some muscle and definition. I will need to ease back into a gym-style weight routine, so I am thinking I should probably start with PS series...

Cathe, I remember reading awhile back that you experienced foot pain. I've tried searching, but I'm coming up empty. I'm having a lot of pain on the ball of my foot in the center under my toes. It sounds very much like plantar faciitis, but in a different location. It is too painful to walk...

Hi Cathe, Can you explain what makes muscles grow thicker as opposed to making them tighter but shrinking the body in certain areas? Specifically, abs, waist, and torso. I have been experimenting with different ab moves using Pilates, various ab routines from your various tapes, and standing...

Hi again Cathe! I previewed your new tapes and immediately thought that you looked more "hourglass" with a more sculpted waist. Possibly because my body tends to be more straight up and down with not much of a definite waist curve. In another post you mentioned that you were possibly an...

Hi Cathe! Just wondering how my a.m. coffees affect workouts. I'm a teacher off on summer break and I've been able to enjoy a cup or two of coffee before my a.m. exercise lately. During the schoolyear, I don't have time and roll out of bed at 4:35 and go straight into your warm-ups! I do...

hi Cathe! I just got back from a trip to Jersey (the Northern part) to visit my husband's family. While driving somewhat near your area, I wondered if you get recognized like celebrities do when you are out. (I'm from "hickville" in Ohio and to me, you are a big time celebrity!;-))I am also...

LAST EDITED ON Jun-13-01 AT 04:27PM (Est)[p]Hi Cathe and everyone! I've got a question about Cathe's new bicep/tricep tape. I noticed from the picture and narrative that there will be several exercises that may be hard on the wrist for a person with problems. While i don't have carpel tunnel...

I was trying to find the biographies of your workout crews from your latest eight videos and I can't seem to find them. I tried to search the forums and it tells me it is done searching, but the page is blank (but it doesn't say that there are no results, it just says "done" and doesn't display...

I just read about these in Glamour magazine that they help give you more muscle for the same moves. You can use them for squats, lunges, crunches, push-ups. Has anyone tried them? Is it a gimmick? According to the magazine we can view them at www.exer-tools.com & buy them for $25. Wondering...

Hi Cathe and everyone! I have trouble with my wrists and always substitute chest presses for push-ups. What should I do in place of tricep pushups. I can try the presses placing the barbell over my ribs more, but is there another substitute that would be even more effective that I could...

<center><font size="1" color="#ff0000">LAST EDITED ON Aug-27-00 AT 09:21AM (EST)</font></center> I got my tapes last night!!! They look awesome!! I watched parts of 3 of them and did one section of abs (new stuff!!). I was the one who posted about being worried about the kickboxing - since...

Hi Cathe and everyone! I have 2 questions regarding Cathe's answers to other posts. First, on one post you said that it is best to do the PS upper body tapes on two separate days but if you must, you may do them on the same day. I've been doing them on the same day but switching the order...

I did Kathy Smith's kickboxing the other day (sort of as a "practice" for Cathe's new one) and boy oh boy am I TERRIBLE! What worries me more is that Kathy Smith's is not overly difficult and I know Cathe's will be more challenging. I have tried Taebo and don't really care for it much - I...

Hi Cathe and everyone! I used MIS for 2 months straight (twice a week with cardio 3-4 other days) before switching over to the 2 upper body PS tapes which I then did for about 3 maybe 4 months. I feel like I need to switch things around again and would like your opinion. I would prefer to do...