Becky/BCEO girl!!!!

[Fit_mommy]

"Wendy, I am very interested in the rotation you are doing. Are you making it up on your own? What is your goal ? I have big legs that bulk up easily (they look like I train with pretty heavy weights often, when in truth , I tend to neglect them, for exactly that reason! My arms are more slender and need definiton, so I love to work u/b more often and heavier. ) Is that your situation too?"

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Hey girl!

I am posting here to make sure you see it. I didn't know how often you'd go back to the rotation thread in a day....

Anywho...my legs bulk up with heavy weights too. I wanted to slim them down but continue to tone them so I've switched to a "freestyle" type of work out. I do not know the exacts ins and outs of freestyle training but I know the basic concept so I am going with it for a while to see what happens...

I am doing light or no weight lower body training every day that I work out instead of using heavier weight only a few times per week.
I made the rotation up on my own. My goal is slim down my legs/lower body. I am going HEAVY on upper body as well.

HTH!

 

[bceogirl]

Wendy,

THANK you ! I'm gonna pay closer attention to your workouts each day because I think that is something that would be good for me!!
I understand the purpose of light or no weights for legs, but am not sure I understand why you would work them everyday....? Do you take rest days?

Thanks for the info! I'll be interested in your progress.

 

[Fit_mommy]

I take 1 rest day per week like I've always done. 6 days on/1 day off.

Because you are using light/no weights you can safely work your legs every day. Like I said, not sure of the ins and outs but in freestyle you are supposed to work them every day since you are not using the (heavy) weight....

This is what my rotation looks like:

Day # 1: cardio of choice, lower body, abs
Day # 2: kickbox cardio, lower and upper body
Day # 3: cardio of choice, lower body, abs
Day # 4: kickbox cardio, lower and upper body
Day # 5: cardio of choice, lower body, abs
Day # 6: kickbox cardio, lower and upper body
Day # 7: REST

I am doing kickbox every other day because it's great for leg toning with out building bulk. The other days I do whatever cardio suits my mood. Most of my cardios will be about 30 minutes just because I don't have more time but when I can I will do longer ones. Yesterday, for example, I was able to fit in Power Max in full but today I will only be doing a short KPC premix.

HTH!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Bump for Becky!

 

[bceogirl]

Thank you Wendy!

This looks good , only I would think I would get tired of working my legs so often. How long are your leg workouts, and do you do Cathe workouts, omitting or lowering the weights or do you do something else?

I am baking again today, made peanut butter fudge, buckeyes and am starting on cookies. And I am proud to say I haven't even licked a spatula! yet. ;-)

 

[pixie9]

If I may interject, I believe the reasoning behind working the legs so often(as I learned from the knowledgable people on this board), was to not promote bulk or hypertrophy of the muscles. Resting the muscles will promote this growth so doing it everyday doesn't allow the body to "build the tissue" associated with strength training. It does promote endurance and is supposed to help the legs "lean out", especially for women who tend to be larger on bottom(pears).

Carolyn

 

[bceogirl]

I appreciate the information Carolyn. That makes sense to me!
Thanks for jumping in!

 

[Fit_mommy]

Thanks Carloyn!

Oh Becky those cookies sound YUMMY! Can ya send some over here? :9 }( :9

My leg work outs vary in length...sometimes only 15 minutes, sometimes about 30 mins but never any longer than that. I use Cathe work outs and just lighten or eliminate the weights when needed. For example..I did LL a few days ago with light weight but today I did it with NO weight and trust me, I FELT it! Especially with this being my 3rd or 4th day in a row working my legs!}( I use the ball segment of PLB, I'll use ME, I'll use sections of L&G. I just mix and match. It's actually quite fun!