Beginner/Intermediate Check-In 12/4-12/10/05

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Cathlete
Hello,

I guess everyone took the day off. I know I did. Well actually my new rotation starts today with today being a rest day for me. Well I broke down and ordered KPC/LG and Bust and Butt. Hopefull KPG/LG will be here by Friday. You all convinced me into getting that one!

I am going to do the Lower Body Solution with using Cathe and Leslie Sansone. I am going to do this rotation for 4 weeks ending on 12/31/05. I want to see how much my lower body will change just by focusing on that. The rotation for this week is:

Mon - Leslie Walk & Jog + Push Pull
Tue - Basic Step + MM Lower Body
Wed - CTX Kickbox + SS Lower Body Blast
Thur - MM Lower Body + SS Upper Body
Fri - Basic Step + SS Lower Body
Sat - WATP Express 4 mile + MM Lower Body

--Kimberly C
 
Kim,
Do you do your workouts all at once or break them up? For instance Basic Step in the am and MM lower body in the evening or do you just do it all at once. Hmmm, food for thought. I like how your cardio is not too intense, but your lower body workouts will give you a heart rate blast. MM is yet another workout I want. How do you like it?

My workouts,
I'm finding it very hard to get up in the morning these days. I guess it's the cold that's making me want to hibernate. Here in philly we got some snow this weekend. Today were supposed to get 4-6 inches of snow. I was going to post my workouts for the week, but since none of them happened last week I'm going to post daily.

Hope everyone is doing well.
 
I did Firm Body Sculpt today. I think I will order the set (comes as Cardio Sculpt, body Sculpt and Ab Sculpt together). I like trying them out on Netflix first. They are a nice lighter change to CAthe's weights. I can't do CAthe exclusively or I get really sore and tendonitis/overuse injuries. Tomorrow is the dreaded house cleaning and so no planned exercise, scrubbing is enough.
Beth
 
Hi everyone,

This morning I did Cathe Push Pull. This was the first time I attempted to do it and it really worked my body. I was going to do Leslie walk and Jog this evening but I went to see my granny after work instead. Chris, I usually will attempt to do both workouts in the morning if possible. (if I get up early enough). Actually this week on the Lower Body Solution is actually light until I get the rest of my new workouts in this week. I thought Muscle Max would come today but it didn't. I expect it to come in tomorrow or Thursday along with KPC/LG.

With the Lower Body Solution your legs are worked daily using moderate weights alternating between a standing leg workout and floor leg workout. All other body parts are worked 2 times a week with 5 cardio sessions per week to blast off the fat with short intense cardio and some moderate intensity cardio on days when you have time. This is only a 4 week rotation which is recommended.

Tomorrow I will replace MM Lower Body Cathe Basic Lower Body Sculpt and then continue with the rest of my weekly rotation schedule.


--Kimberly C
 
Hello All,
Today was a ride on the elliptical for 30 minutes with my favorite tunes on the mp3 player.

I'm playing hookie from work today. Later on, I may tackle the upper body portion from basic step or since I have the rest of the day free I may do pure strength. I haven't done it yet so it should be interesting. Decisions, decisions.

Kim, basic step was my first step workout from Cathe. It took me a while to get the moves though. It's funny because I finally got the "around the world" move. Apparently I was doing my own version when Cathe's version finally clicked with me. I bought cardio hits with PowerMax, Step Fit and Step works. I have yet to dive into these.
 
Today I did Kickmax, the premix that starts with the tough challenge and then ramps down to the 3 combos. I had to modify the challenge-made the intervals shorter and the recoveries longer. I really want to improve my cardio capacity with interval training. The jumping really doesn't hurt my knees like stepping. Interesting. I think I will do one kickbox workout a week because it really gets my HR up with no knee issues. Then I tacked on the Power Circuit CTX planks, supermans and abs. I want to get better at planks, too. I can only do them after cardio, not weights, because my arms get too weak.
I'm going to modify my workout schedule to a more realistic 4-5 instead of 5-6 days a week. That way if I get an extra workout in I will feel virtuous. Aiming for 6 and getting in only 4 makes me feel like I've failed. Maybe this psychological trick will work. Tomorrow I have a rest day but maybe will fool around on the BOSU a little bit.
Beth
 
Hi everyone,

Today I did CTX Kickbox. So far I am not following my rotation schedule. I received Muscle Max and Gym Style Legs in the mail today so I am reviewing them to see how to fit them in plus I need to do a trial run of both. So I am going to postpone the Lower Body Solution Rotation until January. I have another that I was working on while at work today that I am going to do that only uses one workout per day which is 3 cardio, 2 AWT and 1 Circuit per week. I think I need to do that one first. KPC/LG will be delivered tomorrow. So tomorrow I am going to do Muscle Max and Friday Kick, Punch, Crunch. Depending on how I feel I will do Gym Style Legs on Saturday. I see I have some work to do.

Chris, it took me a while to learn Cathe Basic Step and I probably can't do all of Low Impact Step. I was working on completing Low Impact step but I don't know how well I would do with that one now.

---Kimberly C
 
Hi everyone,

Today I did Muscle Max Timesaver. I didn't use heavy weights and I feel okay right now. This evening or tomorrow I might feel different. I like this one. I already have Power Hour and Muscle Endurance. All of Cathe weights workouts I see are different in some kind of way. I will keep all of them. I just need to get a 6ft medium tension resistance band. Hopefully tomorrow KPC/LG.


--Kimberly C
 
Hey Ladies --

Sorry it has been awhile. I was in a rut! I swore I wouldn't post until I had worked out! Now I'm back on track!

These message boards are wonderful and can sure get you motivated. Did you see the post today - Train like a Woman! Wow, now that was good!

Michelle
 
Hey Michelle,
I just want to chime in that I was also in a rut. For some reason I just kept posting and reading about Kim, Beth and Belinda's workouts. Hey where's Belinda this week? Anyway, I kept reading and hoping to get the spark to get back into it.

I did read "train like a woman". Very informative and on point. One poster thought it was rude. Oh well, everyone's entitled to their opinion.
 
Chrissy --

Thanks - I'm glad I'm not the only one that got in a rut after Thanksgiving!

Here is my problem -- I work out and go too light on the weights and feel nothing - so I work out hard and get so sore that I can't walk, let alone work out, for a few days. When I finally get to the point that I can work out for 4-5 days without killing myself -- then something happens (sickness, work, you know all the excuses) and I fall off the wagon and get in a rut again.

So here I am again. Trying to get back into it. I don't want to work out too hard and be so sore that I'm hurting for 3 days. How do you ladies do it? I know, the obvious answer, once I'm working out consistently - don't get back in a rut!!

Here I am, going to do Push/Pull tomorrow and will probably have to use my "pink and purple weights" -- how embarrassing!! (read the post "train like a woman" and you'll know what I am talking about)

Can anybody give me some advice??
Thanks,
Michelle
 
Hehe, I can match your embarrassing point. I can't do very many push ups-AT ALL. My upper body chest muscles must be the equivalent strength of a young child.

I used to avoid working out again after being sore, but working out actually helps to get over the soreness. So, your so sore that you can't walk. If that were the case then I would do a stretch tape or yoga. The blood needs to get moving into the sore areas. The next day I would still do something light, like walk away the pounds, moderate walk outside or treadmill, bike and stretch.

I guess you will also have to realize your limits. You may need to do fewer reps than what they do on the workouts. When I have to quite an exercise, I use the stopping point as a measurement to keep going. I'll say "ok, I stopped here last time but I'm feeling like I can do more today". Yes I do get sore, but I just keep on stretching and keep moving. No one can tell you not to use the lighter weights if that's truly all you can handle. What I did to increase my weight was I would try some reps with a heavier weight. If I couldn't handle it, I went back down to the light weights. Eventually, you end up doing more reps with the heavier weight. It takes time though.

Ok, you gotta let us know how your push/pull session turns out tomorrow. I don't have push/pull, but it's on my want list. ;-)
 
I think it's particularly hard with Cathe to judge the right amount of weight. She has so many reps and sets that you can overtrain very easily. And then you get so scared that you deliberately go too light next time and don't get a good workout. It doesn't seem like you are overtraining while you are doing it, that is why it is so hard to judge. Its probably better to stay heavy and just do fewer sets and reps rather than go light and do the whole workout light. I do like Push Pull for that reason. The number of sets and reps and very limited and you can go heavy and not get tooooo sore.
Sometimes if you're just moderately sore the next day some light cardio can make you feel beter. You just have to try it and see. If you feel worse, then stop.
Today I rested. My upper rhomboids are very sore from holding the planks. I must have let my shoulders sag a bit. I think incorporating more rest days during this stressful busy season will be good. Then tomorrow I can go all out. Its going to be total body weights or a weight-predominant circuit.
Beth
 
Hi everyone,

Well today I did KPC Cardio Conditioning which is 37 minutes long. That is a tough, tough workout but I liked it. I see why everyone likes it. The DVD version is so worth the money. It has about 20 workouts on it (so many choices) It's going to be hard for me to do CTX Kickbox after this. I really like how Kickboxing and Legs and Glutes are combined into one workout. I wish I didn't wait so long to get this one.

Tomorrow I am going to do the Kicking and Punching which is 41 minutes long and break on Sunday.

--Kimberly C
 
Hi everyone,

Today I did KPC Kicking and Punching which is 41 minutes. This is such a fun workout to me. I am going to incorporate kickboxing into my routine at least one time per week. Good for the legs/thighs/buttocks. I will post tomorrow my next rotation.

--Kimberly C
 
i was a little stiff this morning after yesterday's snow removal session. The plow in my complex boxed the cars in. There were chunks of ice balls in front of everyones cars. By the time it was all over, the snow had hardened making it difficult to move.

I did basic step with an add-on of 15 minute elliptical ride. I usually redo sections 2 and 3, but opted for elliptical instead.

Kim, I posted stuff on videofitness exchange last night. One person responded for my turbos in exchange for kpc dvd. I hope it's legit.

Has anyone here ever traded on videofitness?

Hope everyone is doing well.
 
Let me know how your video fitness trade works out. I have a lot I could trade, like IMAX 3 and Hardcore Extreme. I'm just never going to be able to do those with my knees.
Yesterday I did Gay Gasper BOSU Reactive Strength and Power. It was more like a circuit than weights. Very tough. I got some good ideas on how to incorporate the BOSU into my weights training. LIke lunging onto it and doing side lunges off it, also doing squats on it. You really feel a lot more muscles working, esp. inner thigh.
Today I tried a Netflix rental, Prevention Walk your Way Slim. It looked good on the Collage preview but I didn't like it. The level 1 was so basic it didn't get my heart rate up and the level 2-3 were all very high impact. I kind of mixed the impact to get a good workout but my knees hurt now and I won't ever get this one. Leslie Sansone is better. I can keep my HR in the 130's without using hi impact.
Beth
 
Oh, I've been TERRIBLE at working out for the past couple of weeks...This was my "comback" week usining Mega Step Blast (it's my favorite!)...Figured it better be fun and easy (for me) or I'd slide again...I also started keeping a workout notebook (one page per week) to stay on track...I'm a "to-do" list person, so hopefully it'll work!!! So far it has, let's see how today (Saturday) goes!!!

*Sunday-Mega Step Blast-Warm up, segment 1 and stretch only and 1 round Ab Hits
*Monday-Jump and Pump-No weight on legs
*Tuesday-Leaner Legs and Mega Step Blast Segment 1, 2 and stretch
*Wed-KPC-warm up, intermediate intensity drills and abs only, CTX chest and back
*Thursday-Off (Christmas Shopping!)
*Friday-Mega Step Blast Warm up and segments 1 and 2, CTX Biceps, Triceps and Shoulders
*Saturday-MEGA CARDIO BLAST DAY!!!
Power Circuts
EAT
KPC (whole thing)
EAT
Mega Step Blast Segments 1 and 2, learn segment 3
EAT

Wish me luck!!!
MJ
 
Beth, I will surely let you guys know of my videofitness trade experience. I saw that a couple of people were trying to trade imax3. You are really trying to incorporate the bosu. I thought about purchasing that once upon a time. I do need to purchase some risers for my step, then that will be it for equipment for quite some time.

MJ, Oh my goodness, I'm winded just reading of your Saturday MEGA CARDIO BLAST DAY. I was out of the workout scene too for a while. I think all month actually. I too picked something relatively easy today so that I could ease myself back into it. I hope you come back and post. I will post too maybe our posting can encourage.
 
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