Am I over doing it with the CTX series????

[mariat]

Hi Cathe, last Monday (March 18) I received my CTX tapes. (LOVE IT!!!)On the Tuesday evening I was reviewing the tapes and thought that I need a longer cardio and more weights.

Please review my rotation and let me know if you think is too much. (negatives or positives)

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
-I start with tape one stop at the ab session and continue to do the weights of the other 4 tapes and add 2 or 3 tapes of ab work at the end and finish it with good stretch. (approximately 2 hours long)

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
-I do the Lean legs, stop the ab session and continue to do the cardio of 5 tapes with 2 or 3 tapes ab work at the end. I finish it with a good stretch. (approximately 2 hour long)

SUNDAYS I REST.

I consider my self in a good shape. I am 39 years old (40 this June)I weigh 123 pds and wear size 5. I eat fairly clean with one exeption. I am addicted to chocolate macaroos (or any kind of milk chocolate). On some PMS weeks I can easily have it 2 or 3.

P.S. I just ordered your Power hour,MIS, Body Max, Rhythimc step, IMAX & MIC.

Thanking you in advance.

 

[jillybean]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Mar-27-02 AT 02:24PM (Est)[/font][p]I am not Cathe, but she has stated in the past that too much ab work is not a good thing. She added ab work to the CTX tapes 4 times, I think this is because she meant us to work our abs 4 times a week. I personally think about food too much throughout the day and have sore joints if I workout for more than 90 min. at a time. But that is just me. Why do 5 cardio tapes in one day? Why not do one or if you want extra cardio, do 2 and really give it your all. But at 5, doesn't your intensity give way by the end? You could be setting yourself up for injury. I don't mean to preach, but I don't want you to get burned out. Take it from an ex-overexerciser who ended up in the hospital, balance is the key! Please take care of yourself!

 

[Bobbi]

I am also not Cathe but I agree with Jilly. I do one 90 minute run per week when I am training to race. Otherwise, it's 60 minutes or less and I do all my training using an easy/hard workout plan to give my body a chance to recoup. And I crosstrain so I do low impact as well as high impact activities. And a few days off every few weeks or months is definitely beneficial!
Here's an article that might help:

"Over-training
Just like not eating enough can lower the amount calories you burn, so
can over-training. When you exercise too much, there is a point of
diminishing returns when an increase in exercise energy expenditure is
negated by an equal decrease in non-exercise energy expenditure. In
other words, when you increase your exercise intensity, your body
responds by decreasing the amount of calories you burn during the
rest of your day.

Solution:

Take time to recover. If you reach exercise burnout, this is a great time
to take a break for a few days, or try something gentle like yoga or a
stretching routine. After you've rested, get back to exercise but lighten
up your original routine and increase your intensity only as necessary".


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[robyn6002]

Funny Bobbi -
I've found the same - I've been lifting (at the gym) 3 times a week and have had great results... it seems the body really DOES get stronger with time to recover!

 

[susan-lynn]

Sorry to but in here - in your opinion, what would be over-exercising? Do you think an hour a day of cardio for 6 days is too much?

 

[mariat]

Hi everyone and thank you for all your wonderful and caring advice.

To answer your question Susan-Lynn, I just want to make sure that it's not a waste of my time. I have been exercising for so many years and would like to challange or improve my fitness level. I truly enjoy working out and I can't seem to get enough of Cathe's tapes. It's too bad that I was introduced to Cathe only a couple a months ago. I love Cathe's intensidy. I love to work out to a very hard and difficul tape or an aerobics class. If I can't be clallanged I just stop doing it.

Have a great day!!
Cheers
Maria from Toronto (Mississauga)

 

[Bobbi]

Hi, Susan Lynn,

I don't think an hour 6 days per week is too much if you vary the intensity and impact. Biomechanics play a role. I have high arches and my left arch collapsed from the stresses of running years ago. I wear orthotics to correct the problem but I make sure I do only two really intense workouts per week or my shins or groin always let me know I am overdoing it. My feet don't absorb shock well so I always get great shoes. Strength training is a little different because it doesn't involve the impact. But I also vary between hard and easy just to give my muscles a break since I love to run, but it is hard on the body. If I know I will be doing intense cardio, I'll ease up on the amount of the weights I lift to balance things out. I did PS twice the week before my last race and my legs were a bit sore, which probably didn't help my running. Live and learn! As always, listen to your body. If you feel tired or achey or your heart rate seems elevated, ease back. If you feel great, you are doing what your body needs!

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