Cross Train Xpress
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Runcrazy
Cathlete
Cross Train Xpress is an excellent series and yes it's advanced. You can use it as is or break it up to use with other workouts. With the exception of Leaner Legs (which is very tough), each workout has one cardio section workout about 30 minutes long and one body part workout with multiple exercies. I always loved that the cardio has a lot of variety. There is also an option I believe to do all the upper body parts as one workout. It's a great set and I highly recommend it.
Jo
Jo
DeanaMax
Cathlete
I think I am in the minority, but next to the timesaver w/o, I think this is my least used workout. It reminds me of the timesaver workout - cardio section followed by one body part. I think the w/os could be good add ons - or good to use as a rotation in itself if you are short on time. There is also a complete upper body workout (a compilation of the one per day body parts) and a lower body routine called leaner legs- which I really really like. I think Leaner Legs is the best w/o in this series. There is also a collection of ab routines that I use on occassion. I'm just not a huge fan of the cardio.
kathryn
Cathlete
I'm finishing up a CTX rotation right now.
Pros:
It's time efficient
The weight workouts are well-planned and effective (for maintenance in my case: I haven't seem any gains with this rotation).
The music is good an motivating (though see my comments in 'cons').
Cons:
There's a lot of repetition in the moves (also repeated from Cardio Kicks and Circuit Max that came out at the same time) and the music. LOT's of power 15's/7's/3's.
Of the 6 workouts, 4 contain step, and 5 contain power moves/plyometrics. That's not enough variety for some (including me) to avoid overuse injuries. Even though I've changed some of the mvoes to low impact, and vary my step height, my knees are telling me that it's time to end this rotation.
The kickbox form on these is barely tolerable by anyone who is a stickler for form (again, moi!).
Pros:
It's time efficient
The weight workouts are well-planned and effective (for maintenance in my case: I haven't seem any gains with this rotation).
The music is good an motivating (though see my comments in 'cons').
Cons:
There's a lot of repetition in the moves (also repeated from Cardio Kicks and Circuit Max that came out at the same time) and the music. LOT's of power 15's/7's/3's.
Of the 6 workouts, 4 contain step, and 5 contain power moves/plyometrics. That's not enough variety for some (including me) to avoid overuse injuries. Even though I've changed some of the mvoes to low impact, and vary my step height, my knees are telling me that it's time to end this rotation.
The kickbox form on these is barely tolerable by anyone who is a stickler for form (again, moi!).
marnold
Cathlete
Anja,
It really depends on your goals. I love to use this series when I want to do cardio & weights in one day. I don't have a lot of the time , so this series continues to work for me.
If you can only devote an hour to exercise, this would be a definite buy, IMHO.
I still use all of Cathe's other workout's religiously and am happily suprised when my rotation calls for Cross Train Xpress.
BTW...leaner legs should have been called Meaner Legs. OHHHHH! It hurts so good.
Have fun!
Melissa
Paragonah, UT
It really depends on your goals. I love to use this series when I want to do cardio & weights in one day. I don't have a lot of the time , so this series continues to work for me.
If you can only devote an hour to exercise, this would be a definite buy, IMHO.
I still use all of Cathe's other workout's religiously and am happily suprised when my rotation calls for Cross Train Xpress.
BTW...leaner legs should have been called Meaner Legs. OHHHHH! It hurts so good.
Have fun!
Melissa
Paragonah, UT
acatalina
Cathlete
I just finally bought that one. I did 10/10/10 so far.
I was a pumpin. I only did the cardio though. I do weights in 3 day splits and 1 day all over.
It took up alot of room though.
I was running out of room w/ the step in my way.
Anne
http://www.picturetrail.com/acatalina
I was a pumpin. I only did the cardio though. I do weights in 3 day splits and 1 day all over.
It took up alot of room though.
I was running out of room w/ the step in my way.
Anne
http://www.picturetrail.com/acatalina