I love step ups.....Well my glutes love them. I am happy Cathe brought this back with lateral step ups.Step ups with heavy weight was new. Have to give yourself a little mental "you can do it!" pep talk with those. At least for me, it's a little scary thinking of doing those with heavier weights. I appreciated her throwing in lateral step ups.
I don't have a barbell, so I've never done those with one. Yes, the Pyramid series from Intensity is really good. PUB and PLB were my go-to for strength training workouts for a long, long time.@Kellyro77 if you think traditional step up with heavy dumbbells is scary, What do you think of the use of barbell instead of dumbbells?
I haven't done the step-ups with a barbell yet, because I haven't been back to workout out for long enough to be that advanced. Back when I was, though, I used a curl bar (instead of barbell). Somehow... it's shorter length seemed more balanced and less intimidating to me when I stepped up. Probably just in my head, but it seemed less scary to me. lolI can't concentrate for being concerned with the barbell so I use dumbbells, too!
I must admit using a barbell for step ups is a double-edged sword to anyone able to do both.@Kellyro77 ,
Thanks for the thorough review!
I had to chuckle at this:
When I first got Intensity series' Pyramids dvd, I had a similiar feeling with the step ups using a barbell! Oh my, I was scared! After one set with the barbell, I quickly switched out to dumbells! I've never tempted it with a barbell again! Lol.![]()
SNM please update us as to when the workout will be On Demand. Thanks.Not yet, but we're currently working on it.
Speaking of the new LMR2 workouts and since there hasn’t been any news on thoseyou will probably get the new LMR2 workouts before many DVD customers get theirs.
SNM- Thank you for the reply.No, that's not really possible to do. Being a small business, we don't have a lot of spare time around here to begin with, and we already work crazy hours. For example, two weeks ago our entire staff was working 16-hour days preparing for and running the 2025 Cathe road trip.
We work as fast as we can, but I doubt we will ever attempt to release downloads and new releases on Cathe OnDemand at the same time. It's just way too complicated and too much work to try to do this at the same time, and our customer service team would also be overwhelmed.
Likewise, as a Cathe OnDemand subscriber, you will get our new Cathe Live broadcast each week before download customers do, and you will probably get the new LMR2 workouts before many DVD customers get theirs. So, every type of media has its advantages and disadvantages as far as delivery goes, but there really isn't a big difference in when you will receive a new release.
Today 07/08/2025, I tried LMR2 free bonus workout. It felt great with enough resting time between exercises. The quality of the download is at usual Cathe dot com standard and I am wondering what type of elevation to expect as far as the quality of the product is concerned. I feel spoiled. This is a freebie ladies and gents. In between the content, cathe sprinkled in some new moves. For example: “Quad lean back”. This, in my opinion, can replace sissy quat working out from home without the proper gym equipment. “One single leg deadlift” with rotation is another, relatively new move. I love this move and we can go as heavy as we are able to on the day.Cathletes! Please remember to post your thoughts, impressions, reviews & comments here! Thanks.
@Kellyro77Step ups with heavy weight was new. Have to give yourself a little mental "you can do it!" pep talk with those. At least for me, it's a little scary thinking of doing those with heavier weights. I appreciated her throwing in lateral step ups.