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nickisteen
Cathlete
Debinmi, good questions!
OK, in a previous post, forum admin stated that the main workouts would be chaptered, as always,....
will the 4 low impact cardio "bonus" workouts be chaptered as well, like the low impact cardio bonus
in LMR? I am hoping so..............it just makes it so much easier to skip a particular move if you don't like
or unable to do, and of course, gives more variety & choices when using the blender.
will the 4 low impact cardio "bonus" workouts be chaptered as well, like the low impact cardio bonus
in LMR? I am hoping so..............it just makes it so much easier to skip a particular move if you don't like
or unable to do, and of course, gives more variety & choices when using the blender.
Yep, one of the reasons that keeps me coming back !
Kellyro77
Cathlete
From her post about the cardio bonuses in the series, she does mention one will be HiiT. Not sure about the intensity of the other cardio, though she mentions "options for mixed impact" which would up the intensity.
Good questions - I admit I was assuming something akin to LITE, or possibly ICE for intensity, but I may be entirely wrong.
Don't get me started on businesses having licensing rights to your digital content. I hope Cathe never goes that route (in regards to the bonus downloads question - if you cancel your pre-order. Definitely curious how they'd handle that, though.)
Good questions - I admit I was assuming something akin to LITE, or possibly ICE for intensity, but I may be entirely wrong.
Don't get me started on businesses having licensing rights to your digital content. I hope Cathe never goes that route (in regards to the bonus downloads question - if you cancel your pre-order. Definitely curious how they'd handle that, though.)
vivbc
Cathlete
Excellent questions. I found LMR too easy to put in a rotation. I used it once for a recovery week, and again when I had a cold. I also have been on the fence about the new series. How ELEVATED is it, will it be more useful to me than last year's?
Because I already have last year's, and I have LITE and ICE, and I don't need another easy series, to be blunt. Are the bonus weight lifting routines serious or are they going to be in line with LMR?
Because I already have last year's, and I have LITE and ICE, and I don't need another easy series, to be blunt. Are the bonus weight lifting routines serious or are they going to be in line with LMR?
Well, I guess I am the “oddball” here, , but personally I was satisfied with LMR and
it’s intensity and personally hope these are not “fully elevated”...and agreed on the
above, low impact….as far as how heavy the weights will be or not be, I will use the
weights I want & not care a bit…Cathe said something in a recent Live that has stuck
with me…”You do you & I’ll do me!” With aging, back, hip, knee flareups, more often
than I like, I know what I can & cannot do, modify if I need to and enjoy it most of the
time.
I did preorder today, but feel that more info on these should be given before presale
ends.
, but personally I was satisfied with LMR andit’s intensity
and personally hope these are not “fully elevated”...and agreed on theabove, low impact….as far as how heavy the weights will be or not be, I will use the
weights I want & not care a bit…Cathe said something in a recent Live that has stuck
with me…”You do you & I’ll do me!” With aging, back, hip, knee flareups, more often
than I like, I know what I can & cannot do, modify if I need to and enjoy it most of the
time.
I did preorder today, but feel that more info on these should be given before presale
ends.
Lady Vol Fan
Cathlete
nickisteen
Cathlete
Totally agree!!
FitSaxe
Cathlete
I pretty much agree with the INTENSITY bit of the discussion. I am expecting a more intense program. How intense? Well more of the 8 reps 10 reps from STS 2 with balance, coordination challenge working unilaterally.
This may sound crazy to some but yes. As I recently mentioned you do you .
As Cathe always say, it's your workout.
This may sound crazy to some but yes. As I recently mentioned you do you .
As Cathe always say, it's your workout.
Yes, when the pre-sale came out for the first LMR Cathe did indeed say "these won't be easy by any means". However, I personally found the functional weight workouts on the level for a beginner just starting out, and do feel like I was intentionally mislead. I like LMR balance work, mobility, cardio bonus, but I am disappointed with some of the rest.
owhynot
Cathlete
You are not alone - I'm with you - was happy with this series and modify to make them work for me. I'm unable to do the total body workout since I don't like compound moves. I do lower body with no weights. Cardio is no impact for me, if I want to walk pain free. Now I have to work on the hips and lower back to be pain free.Well, I guess I am the “oddball” here,
it’s intensity
above, low impact….as far as how heavy the weights will be or not be, I will use the
weights I want & not care a bit…Cathe said something in a recent Live that has stuck
with me…”You do you & I’ll do me!” With aging, back, hip, knee flareups, more often
than I like, I know what I can & cannot do, modify if I need to and enjoy it most of the
time.
I did preorder today, but feel that more info on these should be given before presale
ends.
I did order the first or second day.
I totally agree with these statements. Increasing or decreasing weights to get more of a challenge or a better workout is possible when the change in weight is not as dramatic as it needs to be in LMR functional weight workouts, and I am not even an advanced level exerciser.
This sums things up nicely. Please Cathe will you address our questions?
Kellyro77
Cathlete
I agree that the challenge level is not there with LMR - at least most of the workouts. They are VERY beginner-oriented - or - "active aging" perhaps (depending on how you'd define that, though! Like, I feel like my senior parents who've never really been extremely active people would find these workouts challenging.)
And you're right - I do recall her saying somewhere that these would be challenging and not easy. I guess it depends on the audience she's was intending to give that message to? Doesn't quite seem to be her veteran Cath-letes.
I tried out the 8-week rotation to get a good taste of the workouts, and honestly I stopped about 5 weeks in because I was feeling like I was't really doing too much to challenge myself.
I appreciated the workouts, too, though, because I was also coming off a long time-frame of varied inactivity (blaming my tennis elbow for it, but also stress and depression.) So they were good to get me back in the saddle, but definitely not challenging enough to warrant a full 8 weeks dedicated to it.
I'm now doing her LMR/STS 2 rotation, which I feel is still a tad "light", but it's helping me ramp back up to prepare to do a 12-week modified XTrain workout (modified meaning I'm going to be replacing a lot of the cardio with other kickboxing workouts, as well as some steady-state because I get real tired of constant HiiT).
In the current LMR/STS 2 rotation, I'm really enjoying my full body workout days from STS 2, for example. My heart gets up there and I also feel accomplished hefting those heavy weights.
LMR isn't terrible, either - like, I did the bonus lower body foam roller workout a couple days ago and those hamstring bridges on the roller still have my hamstrings barking two days later. And when I up my weights, I do manage to elevate my heart rate with the Lower Body workout and the Total Body workout. But yes, other workouts like Barre, Pilates, Mobility, Upper Body, and Yoga are all very low-intensity. They're more of a "I moved my muscles a little bit today, instead of sitting on the couch" kind of feeling of "accomplishment"
I really wish she'd do a full body balance disc workout. While not heart-pounding, they are VERY challenging with keeping balance. I'm noticing my right leg is doing much better with balance, for instance, after doing several of the lower body balance disc bonuses.
Anyway - yes, hope Cathe can maybe give us a comparison for the new series...
IE, this will be challenging similar to LITE or ICE or XTrain (doubt it would be XTrain, though.)
And you're right - I do recall her saying somewhere that these would be challenging and not easy. I guess it depends on the audience she's was intending to give that message to? Doesn't quite seem to be her veteran Cath-letes.
I tried out the 8-week rotation to get a good taste of the workouts, and honestly I stopped about 5 weeks in because I was feeling like I was't really doing too much to challenge myself.
I appreciated the workouts, too, though, because I was also coming off a long time-frame of varied inactivity (blaming my tennis elbow for it, but also stress and depression.) So they were good to get me back in the saddle, but definitely not challenging enough to warrant a full 8 weeks dedicated to it.
I'm now doing her LMR/STS 2 rotation, which I feel is still a tad "light", but it's helping me ramp back up to prepare to do a 12-week modified XTrain workout (modified meaning I'm going to be replacing a lot of the cardio with other kickboxing workouts, as well as some steady-state because I get real tired of constant HiiT).
In the current LMR/STS 2 rotation, I'm really enjoying my full body workout days from STS 2, for example. My heart gets up there and I also feel accomplished hefting those heavy weights.
LMR isn't terrible, either - like, I did the bonus lower body foam roller workout a couple days ago and those hamstring bridges on the roller still have my hamstrings barking two days later. And when I up my weights, I do manage to elevate my heart rate with the Lower Body workout and the Total Body workout. But yes, other workouts like Barre, Pilates, Mobility, Upper Body, and Yoga are all very low-intensity. They're more of a "I moved my muscles a little bit today, instead of sitting on the couch" kind of feeling of "accomplishment"
I really wish she'd do a full body balance disc workout. While not heart-pounding, they are VERY challenging with keeping balance. I'm noticing my right leg is doing much better with balance, for instance, after doing several of the lower body balance disc bonuses.
Anyway - yes, hope Cathe can maybe give us a comparison for the new series...
IE, this will be challenging similar to LITE or ICE or XTrain (doubt it would be XTrain, though.)
fitdeb
Cathlete
I agree. I think LMR was over-promoted as a challenging program. It is perfect for newer-to-exercise users. Cathe does a great job in explaining the exercises, although I wish she would have talked less in the Restorative Yoga Workout which is pretty much the only w/o I am using.
While adding poundage can definitely make moves harder doing so often makes moves unsafe, so you are stuck in the dilemma of keeping Cathe's speed with lighter weights or slowing down and doing less reps with weights that are challenging and if you do that at what point are you even doing the workout with her?
I wanted LMR to be more movement, more stretching, more complicated balance moves.
I hope we can get more info on what to expect with LMR2. That being said I have preordered, but I hope that when I received LMR2 it doesn't join LMR on the maybe later shelf.
While adding poundage can definitely make moves harder doing so often makes moves unsafe, so you are stuck in the dilemma of keeping Cathe's speed with lighter weights or slowing down and doing less reps with weights that are challenging and if you do that at what point are you even doing the workout with her?
I wanted LMR to be more movement, more stretching, more complicated balance moves.
I hope we can get more info on what to expect with LMR2. That being said I have preordered, but I hope that when I received LMR2 it doesn't join LMR on the maybe later shelf.
vivbc
Cathlete
I understand “you do you” but the question very much is, “can I do me with this series?” The breaks in LMR are too long. Yes, I can modify adding weight and repetitions, but I can also reach for a series I have that allows me to follow along without having to think a lot. I am tempted by the cardio and the additional heavy weight workouts. but i would very much appreciate a better idea of the intensity of the functional workouts.