Cathe, a question about CrossTrain Xpress

[dmd]

Hi there,
I just purchased Crosstrain Xpress on dvd ( had it on vhs and have no machine...). I am trying very hard to get back into shape and thought this would be a great place to start.

My question: Is there a best order in which to use the workouts, or do I simply do them in the order they are presented on the dvd?

Thanks,

Deb

 

[MRSchultz]

Hi Deb:

Obviously, I'm not Cathe ;-) but, I usually do it as it is presented. I would take your rest day between Leaner Legs and Power Circuit, those are tough ones and your legs might need the rest.

Good luck on your journey!
Marcia.

 

[dmd]

Hi there,
Thanks Marcia for the input. It has been so long since I have done this
series that I had forgotten how best to approach it. deb;-)

 

[kathryn]

The most logical order to do the workouts is by body part: do larger muscles first, then smaller, and don't do back/chest/shoulders all on consecutive days, to give the shoulders a break (they are worked in all three workouts to some extent).

Day 1: Back
Day 2: Chest
Day 3: Leaner Legs
Day 4: Shoulders
Day 5: Biceps
Day 6: Triceps (triceps assist during shoulder work, so should be separated from shoulders by a day or so for best results)
Day 7: Rest day

I don't recall off-hand what cardio goes with what, but I know this puts two step workouts back-to-back in some cases, so you might want to consider taking some of the step workouts to low impact, to avoid 'impact step' on consecutive days. YMMV, but I find that combo quite hard on the knees.

 

[dmd]

Hi Kathryn,
Thanks for posting about this. Okay, what does YMMV mean? Sorry, I'm a bit dim today. The muscle group idea makes allot of sense, thanks allot!

deb

 

[Liann]

YMMV - Your mileage may vary.

 

[dmd]

Ahhhhhh....-) thanks for filling me in. deb

 

[kathryn]

Yes, it's much faster than typing "everyone is different, and you might not get the same results as someone else.";-)