I got the impression you guys were probably modifying the pullups as they also show in P90X BUT it's still WAY harder than the assisted machines. You Rock!!
At this point, what I'm doing I'm not even sure could be called a modification and it sure ain't a pull-up! I didn't like the feeling of having one foot on a stool or even cheating up and working the negative down, so I'm just trying to do pull ups and chin ups as they are meant to be done. So I end up just raising up on my toes, but not leaving the ground. As lame as this sounds, I do really feel it in my back and chest and know my muscles are working hard. That just feels more satisfactory to me than the other way, even if the other way would get me better results. My goal is to eventually have my toes leave the ground, and then after that, maybe raise myself higher. I know I can do it, and will have a great sense of concrete accomplishment after I have completed my first real chin up or pull up. I am very impressed with Bri's strength!
Bri, the book is out in hard copy too and widely available. CLX is not as hard as Cathe; it's much shorter and a completely different workout, at least in the Burn phase. It is very heavy weights for 12 reps, using compound exercises that work the whole body. I end up sweating profusely, but don't necessarily feel my muscles being exhausted. It is interesting - it sort of feels like the way she is doing it is ending up with a cardio effect on the body, using heavy weights.
Twinkle, congrats on the quad DOMS! I never seem to get really bad DOMS in my legs anymore and I kinda miss them. I think it's because I do so much walking now that the DOMS don't really get a chance to set in. And I agree that cardio seems to help - or even another bout of heavy lifting a couple of days later. I have wanted to order Cathe cardio for the longest time, but between my knee and space issues (I only have a workout space of 4' by 6') she just doesn't seem to have anything that would work. I would need something low impact that doesn't require moving around a step too much, or have too much kicking (don't want to put a foot through the TV!) If you have any suggestions, I would love to order Cathe cardio!
Elle, how you doin', chiquita?
So, today - Burn Circuit 3, Burn it Off (or Cardio X), Ab Circuits (STS! yay!) and STS Extended Stretch. Should take about 2 hours or so.
Have a kickass Saturday, guys!
Edited after my workout to add:
Wow- that was so much fun! I added some isolation exercises after Burn Circuit 3, and because BC3 doesn't include a lot of chest or back work, I wasn't fatigued and was able to do much better on the pull ups and chin ups. I did 12 pull up attempts, and then I did 10 chin up attempts and my feet came off the floor about half a foot each time. I also did my hamstring curls that I love so much, some weighted abductor and adductor lifts and some weighted calf raises.
I did go with Burn it Off and quite enjoyed it - it's really easy to make it low impact while still moving my butt and feeling like my muscles are working. And then I did Ab Circuits ball workout - literally, what a ball! I really enjoyed this one and did much better on the double leg pikes than I thought I would (didn't do the single ones though- just did the double ones again). Now, I didn't feel it as much as if I'd done crunches for all that time, but I had so much more fun doing them. I finished off with the STS Extended Stretch, which I really like as well. All in all, a great workout! Yay!
I just need to finish up my current traing schedule at the gym with my PT. I am also doing a 1/2 marathon clinic which ends in May. My plan is to do a Cathe video on Saturdays and then in April do the a weight rotation 3days a week and start STS this summer ( if I can wait that long...peer pressure).
