As anyone tried this?

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lorihart

Cathlete
I have never tried working on one body part per day but I am considering it.DVD's would really come in handy now but thats besides the point.
I normally workout to a couple of full body workouts or whatever I feel like.I was thinking of working one body part per day.Get my videos ready and take 2-3 sections from certain videos and do it that way.Plus add in cardio that day as well.So say....I can do a 45 min cardio and then 30min on a body part.(maybe not even that much but you get what I am saying)Then maybe at the end of the week I could do a full body workout? And if I wanted to do it this way I could probably do more then one body part per day when I have more time.
Looks like this:
Sun-cardio/back and chest
Mon-cardio/legs/tri
Tues-cardio/bic
Wed-cardio/shoulders
Thurs-cardio/(or off)
Fri-full body workout
Sat-off(or cardio)

I wrote this down very quickly, just to give an idea of what I had in mind.It may not look exactly like this but you get the pitcure.I just wanted to know if anyone has worked this way and what results you got.I think it would be a nice change of pace for me.
Thanks for your feedback..
Lori:)
 
Hi Lori! Yes this does look very good to me except I personally prefer to do my weight training first when I'm fresh & would be able to give more umpf! but if it doesn't bother you to do cardio first then I would keep your rotation just the way it is. Cathe had a wonderful rotation for Oct. in which she coupled the body parts like this: CTX chest & then do PH chest the same for tapes for back. She then did CTX biceps & then do MIS biceps. It was such a frier I definitely went to failure on each & every body part it was so good. Take a look in the rotations section b/c I can't seem to remember exactly how I did it. I'm just working from memory now. Also if you do decide to work it like this you most certainly wouldn't need to do a full body tape. Let me know if you like it. Best, Kathy:D
 
Hi Lori,
I just wanted to warn you about overtraining the biceps and triceps. Typically you want to keep triceps and chest together and back and biceps together. Or if you work them separately make sure you space them out far enough to avoid overtraining. I would move your legs/tri to Wed. and put shoulders on Mon. for more correct spacing of the days.
You have an awful lot of cardio there too for 45 mins. per session at 5-6 sessions per week. If you are looking for some muscle gains that could have negative effects. Of course it depends on your body type and goals also.
One other comment. I don't do Cathe's weight training videos but make sure you are doing what's called "basic" exercises for the various bodyparts and then perhaps you can supplement that with auxilliary exercises. For example I lift at the gym and used to do alot of leg extensions. I later found out that this is an auxilliary exercise and not the best for overall muscle development of the quads. Auxilliary exercises can provide a better squeeze on a particular muscle(for the leg extensions that would be the "teardrop" muscle near the knee) but just be sure your whole workout isn't a bunch of auxilliary moves.
Trevor :)
 
Thanks for the input.I just wrote that down very quickly and never really thought about when I would work what.I just wanted a basic understanding of what I was thinking of.
I have been working out with Cathe for 5 yrs and running for 5yrs.I currently upped my running to 14kms.So, 5days of cardio for me isn't to much.I am not looking for muscle gains.I would like to have shapely arms and a trimer waistline(who doesn't:) )And drop a few lounds to.
Thanks again, I will keep your responses handy when I do come up with the rotation.I have to check out the rotation that cathe came up with to.I think Cathe works one body part per day,doesn't she? I know thats what they do in alot of fitness magazines.
I am not trying to look a specific way and I am not trying to become a body builder, I have never trained this way before and I thought it would be nice to confuse my body.(or myself);-)
Thanks again
Lori
 
Good Luck Lori!!
I am sure you'll do wonderfully at whatever rotation you put together.
Trevor :)
 
I have used Cathe's tapes for about 10 years. Mostly just the aerobic ones, and then sporatically the weight ones. I have run also for about 24 years and lifted wieghts too. I usually did legs 3 times a week and spaced upper body out about 3 times a week. And threw abs in about 4 times a week. I did basic Gym style weights. I seemed to get burned out though last March, tried the stability ball only for weights without much result. When you talk about being confused....I am so there. :) . Your rotation looked good to me. I have not tried any of the rotations yet. As I have been injured I can only run 2 days a week which is killing me. So, I have turned to Cathe's tapes everyday for the weights also. I am working my legs 3 times a week (my problem area). I just got the CTX tapes and on the days I work my upper body I do PUB or the weight section in the Bodymax tape, and I am also adding one or 2 of the CTX weight upper body sections. On the days I don't run I try for 45 to 60 minutes of aerobics. Just an addiction..:) . I think Trevor has some valid points too. I just always thought it was better to work opposing muscles like Bi's and Tri's together. But since I have always worked out at home..(not really a gym person)..I have never gotten much advice. That's why I think these boards are so cool. We can learn so much from everyone..Carole
 
Lori...Its me from our definition rotation! I saw this post you put out. Its funny how much alike we are. I was thinking of doing Cathe's one body part per day rotation too! I think it is the October rotation. Maybe we should consider this if we don't want to do the Dec. one...Think about it. :)
Happy day!
 
Do y'all think it would work to do one body part per day combining PUB (maybe just pyramid up or down) with PS series for each muscle? Or would that fry the muscle too much?
For example:

M: Back (from PUB and PS)
T: Tris (from PUB and PS)
W: Shoulders (from PUB and PS)
Th: Bis (from PUB and PS)
Fri: Legs (I would probably just do one video, either PLB, PS or Legs and Glutes)
Sat: Chest
Sun: rest

I would also add cardio several days a week.

I might try this next week and see if it is too much for me. These are the only two series I have on DVD so it is basically laziness as to why I picked them to combine.

Anyone have any thoughts on this rotation?

Thanks,
Diane
 
That rotation sounds pretty good to.I think I am going to combine the PS Series with some other workouts.I am leaning towards the CTX series.Both of those are pretty tough.
Becca-that sounds good if you are interested.I am not sure if I am going to do the rotation that Cathe put out, or just come up with my own.I have never trained this way before so I thought it could be a nice change.Never know....working with weights EVERYDAY may get that metoblism going again.It seems like I don't have one these days.I got some nice defintion in my arms with the rotation we were doing.Thats about the only difference I see.Prehaps if my eating were a little better I could of seen some bigger changes.
Anyway,let me know what you think.
Lori:)
 
Hi Carole!
You can work opposing muscles just space out the tris and chest, and bis and back. When you work chest the tris are also worked secondarily and when you work back you also bring the bis along for the ride. So you could group chest/back together and also tris/bis together but just insert a day between them where you are doing something completely different, like legs.
Here's my routine:

Week 1
Monday -- chest, shoulders, back
Tues. -- off, cathe or intervals, abs
Wed. -- tris, bis, and legs
Thurs. -- intervals, abs
Friday -- chest, shoulders, back
Sat. -- my mopup day where I do any cardio left from the week and also some fun lifting where I am doing exercises I cannot fit in during the week,,,,usually heavy, heavy deadlifts. Maybe chest flyes. And I roast my abs.
Sun. -- spin class

Week 2
Start off with tris/bis legs and go thru week from there as per week before

So, week 1 works the chest back and shoulders twice and then week 2 works legs/tris/bis twice.

Just one of a million ways to work out....
:) :) :) :)
Trevor
 
Thanks Trevor, for explaining the opposing muscle workout. I understand now how you can work more than one muscle like the tris when you are doing chestwork. I never really thought about that before. :) . Thanks too for sharing your rotation. When I was just doing weights and not Cathe's weight tapes, it was alot like your rotation except I usually work my legs more. I just seemed to get stale, so I am doing her weight tapes for awhile for a change in my routine. So far, I am having a great time! Yes there are millions of ways you can work out...:)
 
I tried the first day of the rotation I posted earlier in this thread today...instead of starting it on Monday.

M: Back (from PUB and PS)
T: Tris (from PUB and PS)
W: Shoulders (from PUB and PS)
Th: Bis (from PUB and PS)
Fri: Legs (I would probably just do one video, either PLB, PS or Legs and Glutes)
Sat: Chest
Sun: rest

My back felt pretty fatigued, which is usually hard to do for me. It only took 25 minutes, so I added on abs from PUB. This time is perfect for me right now because finals are coming up next week and I should be studying, though it would be easy to add on cardio. I think I might do this for the next week, if anyone wants to join me doing one body part per day.

- Diane
 
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