body type and working out

[becka]

Hi Cathe,

Thank you for responding to my other message. This message refers to my workout and the results I have seen. I am five ft. four and weigh about 120 pounds. I have very small bones, and most of my weight settles in my hips and bust. I work out doing step, mostly your videos (now that I discovered them) about five days a week. I do weights, either power hour, or maximum intensity strength, two to three days per week. Sometimes, I also go to the gym and lift weights. I also walk about two miles a day during lunch and take one yoga (pretty tough class) one night a week. I can do full pushups, about three sets of ten, lots of leg work and feel that I am in good shape, but I do not get a lot of muscle definition. My husband says that I am very feminine, but it is frustrating because I do not look more toned. Do you have any suggestions, such as your slow and heavy series ( which sounds intimidating to me).

Thanks,

Becka

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Becka! This could simply be your genetic structure which means that you will surely be able to get improvements but you will have to work very hard for more definition. I definitely would suggest the slow heavy series and possibly cutting back on a bit of your cardio, say eliminating or at least cutting back to only walking at lunch two times per week. Good Luck!

 

[Kath]

Hi Becka, I just want to add that I've found the tapes you've been doing-Power Hour and MIS-way more scary than Slow & Heavy or Pure Strength! I guess because ph and mis make you keep on going for a long time when your muscles are burning. SH/PS are not at all unpleasant to do, and the difficulty is determined by you with your choice of weights. What I'm saying is, I think you've already mastered the hard ones. Kath