Experienced - Where to Start

[lbrown4]

I have been working out with The FIRM for about a year and a half and want to start mixing it up. I have Cathe's Basic Step which I like, but I hardly work up a sweat while completing this workout. I would like some advice from someone who is familiar with The FIRM and could give me ideas of which of Cathe's videos would be comparable or slightly harder. I don't want to order something that's too basic, but I also don't want to order something too hard.

I am not looking to loose weight, but just trying to keep firming everything up and build a little more muscle. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

LeAnn

 

[sstindt]

Many of the posters here have started out with the FIRM so they will probably have great advice, but I'll chime in here. I did the FIRM for a long time, but wanted more intensity, too. I first bought Cathe's Timesaver because I liked the idea of having 45 minute, intense workouts. I did not particularly like it, so I wouldn't recommend buying that one. Since I didn't have any equipment except a few weights, and the FIRM Fanny Lifter, I bought her BootCamp/Muscle Endurance combination DVD. That is the one you HAVE to get!!! It uses various weights and a barbell (I used hand weights for a while to substitute before I got my barbell) and I used my Fanny Lifter for the high step. It really mixes it up, it's intense, and works all of your muscle groups and cardio, too. Then I got KickMax, again because it doesn't use any equipment, and the blast section really gets your heartrate up. (I always use the BootCamp premix on that one.) Finally, I broke down and bought a Club Step and now I'm buying the rest of the DVD's like crazy. Incidentally, I bought IMAX 2/Cardio and Weights, High Step Training Advanced, IMAX/Maximum Intensity Cardio/ Rhythmic Step after that. If you have a step, you HAVE to get IMAX 2/Cardio and Weights. It's the best one I own!

 

[kaykay]

Hi, I went from the Firm to Cathe awhile ago and the first dvd I did was step blast/step,jump,pump. Those are two really great workouts. One is all step-great music and the other is circuit. Have fun.

 

[acatalina]

My 1st were the gym styles then i was hooked.
They are tough , but you can do any size weights you need to when yo 1st start them.
I did the firm for years.
You will have no trouble getting into these and the gains are tremendous.