Do you have to do abs first????
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kathryn
Cathlete
Do what works for you. If the 'abs first thing in the morning' fits your schedule and is working, keep it up.
I think there are several reasons Cathe and most other instructors put abs last: primarily that they use a smaller amount of muscle, so you don't have to have a lot of energy to do them, like you would to do squats, for example; and that they are done on the floor, and ending the workout on the floor, then going into the stretch, makes for a better flow.
Some workouts, like "The Abs Diet" workout, do start with ab/core work, to activate the core (but your situation is quite different, since you do abs at a completely different time, which I think could work well also).
You might want to try it the way it is on the video once in a while, at least, just for a change, and to see if that change works for you.
I think there are several reasons Cathe and most other instructors put abs last: primarily that they use a smaller amount of muscle, so you don't have to have a lot of energy to do them, like you would to do squats, for example; and that they are done on the floor, and ending the workout on the floor, then going into the stretch, makes for a better flow.
Some workouts, like "The Abs Diet" workout, do start with ab/core work, to activate the core (but your situation is quite different, since you do abs at a completely different time, which I think could work well also).
You might want to try it the way it is on the video once in a while, at least, just for a change, and to see if that change works for you.
donnamarie
Cathlete
>I have always done ab work first thing in the morning, then
>later I will do a Cathe "weights" video like muscle max. I
>noticed she always does abs last. Is there a reason for this?
>Should I do the ab work in the order in which the video does?
I could have asked this question....I am on the floor first thing in the morning doing abs. The reason? I hate doing abs and I just want to get it over with. I will venture back to the program usually in the mid-afternoon. It's just what ever gets you out there and in the groove. I'm not Cathe of course, but your method works for me as well.
Donna
>later I will do a Cathe "weights" video like muscle max. I
>noticed she always does abs last. Is there a reason for this?
>Should I do the ab work in the order in which the video does?
I could have asked this question....I am on the floor first thing in the morning doing abs. The reason? I hate doing abs and I just want to get it over with. I will venture back to the program usually in the mid-afternoon. It's just what ever gets you out there and in the groove. I'm not Cathe of course, but your method works for me as well.
Donna