ElizabethS
New Member
I'm a relative newbie at Cathe workouts and I'm currently deciding between the 6- and the 8-pack on DVD.
Here's my profile: I usually do my strength all at once -- full-body strength 2x a week, usually Firm (because that's just about all I've had) -- but occasionally I'll do 1 full-body plus one day upper body and one day lower. I'm very strict about not working the same body part 2 days in a row. Also I just got BodyMax and KV's Great Weighted Workout and both are a welcome change of pace. BodyMax is my only exposure (so far) to Cathe's strength training; my only other Cathe workouts are the ones on the Cardio Hits DVD (which I adore).
Anyway, my point is that the strength training on these DVDs promises to be a huge change for me. This one body part/day thing is a method that I trust will be an effective alternative to what I'm doing now. I've gathered from another thread that it will be relatively slow, heavy weight work (compared to BodyMax, e.g.). What I'm less certain of is the function of circuit training. It looks like there's a total of 12 minutes of weight work in StepMax. How does that work? Do we cover upper and lower body in 12 minutes? Is it that approach at all effective in building strength or endurance? Would upper and lower body both be covered? Is that a small enough dose of strength work that I can work the same muscles 2 days in a row with it (i.e., do it the day before or after a real strength workout)?
Here's my profile: I usually do my strength all at once -- full-body strength 2x a week, usually Firm (because that's just about all I've had) -- but occasionally I'll do 1 full-body plus one day upper body and one day lower. I'm very strict about not working the same body part 2 days in a row. Also I just got BodyMax and KV's Great Weighted Workout and both are a welcome change of pace. BodyMax is my only exposure (so far) to Cathe's strength training; my only other Cathe workouts are the ones on the Cardio Hits DVD (which I adore).
Anyway, my point is that the strength training on these DVDs promises to be a huge change for me. This one body part/day thing is a method that I trust will be an effective alternative to what I'm doing now. I've gathered from another thread that it will be relatively slow, heavy weight work (compared to BodyMax, e.g.). What I'm less certain of is the function of circuit training. It looks like there's a total of 12 minutes of weight work in StepMax. How does that work? Do we cover upper and lower body in 12 minutes? Is it that approach at all effective in building strength or endurance? Would upper and lower body both be covered? Is that a small enough dose of strength work that I can work the same muscles 2 days in a row with it (i.e., do it the day before or after a real strength workout)?
