I too am confused about the order of this series.I love,love,love,it but by day 6 my legs really need a rest!I love the kickboxing and the plank and had to laugh when a vfer renamed Leaner Legs, Meaner Legs!Does it really matter if I change the order ? I know this is ridiculous but I feel like I have to do it in the order of the decriptions on the cover.And speaking of the covers, it is the content not the cover that I love!!!!!!!! And as always I was not dissapointed.Thanks Cathe, for making working out fun,fun,fun! Sorry so long,Val
CTX confusion
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RE: CTX Order
Wow, thanks Lorraine! I searched for this a while ago and didn't find it, so this is really helpful. I got to the end of last week and after Power Circuit thought "uh oh! I'm not ready for this legs thing!".
I'm trying to double up body parts this week just because of my schedule this week (DH out of town, etc)...has anyone found that when they do this, they have to use lighter weights for the second body part than they would if they were doing it alone? I mean, Sunday I did Chest/triceps. When I did triceps alone the previous week, I used the suggested weights no prob. This time when I did them after chest, I had to drop the weight on my barbell. Ditto when I did back followed by biceps.
Hmm, maybe I should make this a whole seperate post?
Sophie
Wow, thanks Lorraine! I searched for this a while ago and didn't find it, so this is really helpful. I got to the end of last week and after Power Circuit thought "uh oh! I'm not ready for this legs thing!".
I'm trying to double up body parts this week just because of my schedule this week (DH out of town, etc)...has anyone found that when they do this, they have to use lighter weights for the second body part than they would if they were doing it alone? I mean, Sunday I did Chest/triceps. When I did triceps alone the previous week, I used the suggested weights no prob. This time when I did them after chest, I had to drop the weight on my barbell. Ditto when I did back followed by biceps.
Hmm, maybe I should make this a whole seperate post?
Sophie
Hi Sophie...
Often, chest work secondarily works the triceps and shoulders a little bit, and that could be why you need to drop to a lower weight than usual when you do your triceps work after chest. Maybe doing the smaller, more isolated muscle group (triceps, in this case) first would work better? Or, if you'd still rather work the chest first, maybe you could slow down the reps so your triceps don't get too fatigued? Then again, you could alternate: one time, do chest first; next time, do triceps first.
I've noticed that with the Step & Intervals tape, I have to do the chest work at a slower pace and really concentrate on pushing from the chest, otherwise all the work is in my triceps. Maybe that's what's happening to you, too. Hope this helps!
Lynne
Steppin' Fool for Life!
Often, chest work secondarily works the triceps and shoulders a little bit, and that could be why you need to drop to a lower weight than usual when you do your triceps work after chest. Maybe doing the smaller, more isolated muscle group (triceps, in this case) first would work better? Or, if you'd still rather work the chest first, maybe you could slow down the reps so your triceps don't get too fatigued? Then again, you could alternate: one time, do chest first; next time, do triceps first.
I've noticed that with the Step & Intervals tape, I have to do the chest work at a slower pace and really concentrate on pushing from the chest, otherwise all the work is in my triceps. Maybe that's what's happening to you, too. Hope this helps!
Lynne
Steppin' Fool for Life!
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Cathlete
RE: It happened to me too
so what I did was instead of chest/triceps, I did chest/biceps. And then back/ triceps, and shoulders/legs. I was able to keep my weight the same doing this. Hope this helps!!
Aimee
so what I did was instead of chest/triceps, I did chest/biceps. And then back/ triceps, and shoulders/legs. I was able to keep my weight the same doing this. Hope this helps!!
Aimee
RE: It happened to me too
Hey, I just wanted to thank you Lynne and Aimee for your helpful suggestions. What you said makes sense, Lynne, I have a hard time really isolating the chest and always feel it in my shoulders and triceps as well.
Last night I tried Aimee's suggestion and added biceps after SNI and chest, and sure enough I could use the suggested weight this time. So maybe I'll keep using this kind of split when I need to do two body parts a day.
I was thinking, though, that there really is nothing *wrong* with dropping the weight either, since the whole purpose is to fatigue the muscle, so if it's been pre-exhausted and needs less weight to get there, it's probably not such a big deal?
Okay, now I really need to make this a seperate post. Just wanted to thank you guys! And I'm amazed that an exercise video can come with such a great support and information system!
Sophie
Hey, I just wanted to thank you Lynne and Aimee for your helpful suggestions. What you said makes sense, Lynne, I have a hard time really isolating the chest and always feel it in my shoulders and triceps as well.
Last night I tried Aimee's suggestion and added biceps after SNI and chest, and sure enough I could use the suggested weight this time. So maybe I'll keep using this kind of split when I need to do two body parts a day.
I was thinking, though, that there really is nothing *wrong* with dropping the weight either, since the whole purpose is to fatigue the muscle, so if it's been pre-exhausted and needs less weight to get there, it's probably not such a big deal?
Okay, now I really need to make this a seperate post. Just wanted to thank you guys! And I'm amazed that an exercise video can come with such a great support and information system!
Sophie