Great Glutes

[Kellyro77]

I am so grateful I treated myself to the OnDemand/Live subscription deal over the holidays.

I finally did this workout for the first time, and only because today I was supposed to do STS 2.0 Body Parts Legs, however now my right elbow/forearm is getting royally ANGRY with me if I dare to hold anything heavier than 5 or so pounds (especially in certain angles). I decided I needed to opt for an endurance-based lower body workout today instead.

I was just wondering what I could do based just on the DVD titles I own (almost did the lower body premix of High Reps), but then decided to browse Cathe's other titles and came across Leaner Legs & Abs and Great Glutes.

YAY! This was exactly what I needed. I went with Great Glutes since there were a lot less compound movements in it than Leaner Legs (forearm woulda got testy with me with bicep curls, etc.). What a great workout. I can see the necessity to want to do both titles within a week, because she wasn't kidding the emphasis for Great Glutes was on hamstrings, glutes, and calves. I cheated it a bit and threw in a couple of those fun stability ball quad finishers from STS 2.0 Lower Body 1 while Cathe was doing what felt like the billionth set of hamstring roll-ins on the stability ball. That way I felt like I evened things out at least a tiny bit.

Great workout - yet another one where I'm surprised I never purchased this back when it first came out. I have a tendency to shy away from lower body workouts, only because I know they can get pretty cardio-intense and I just wimp out where cardio is concerned a lot of the time... even though I know its good for me and generally force myself to do it anyway.

 

[Debinmi]

I shied away from Great Glutes and Lean Legs/Abs too for awhile. My sister encouraged me to try them & I'm glad I did. They are much different IMO than most Cathe workouts so they're great for a change of pace. Maybe try Lean Legs/Abs unweighted? Hmmm, that might be interesting ...

 

[nckfitheart2009]

No shying away here. I love Great Glutes. I shall pull that one out of my collection and line it up.
Thanks for mentionning it.

 

[Lady Vol Fan]

They are great to alternate within the same week on lower body days to give a complementary feel to those muscles

 

[ashaw]

I actually did Great Glutes this morning for the first time in a long time and I forgot what a great (no pun intended!) lower body workout it is. It proves that you don't always need to go ultra heavy to get a good burn. Those darn lunges where you start with your knee on the ground and raise up slightly are killer, same for the pick up lunges with weights. I stayed with 8's like Cathe, except went to 10's for the deadlifts and plie squats. I love doing the double lower body workouts where one is true strength and the other has cardio or HIIT intervals. That's exactly what I'm doing this week because Saturday is RWH Hiit Circuit Lower Body. Last week I did Cardio Leg Blast and Perfect 30 Lower.

I've enjoyed the month of June with being able to go back and do some of my favorite Cathe workouts because now that I'm coming down home stretch of looking for work, I don't know how much time I'll have able to devote to fitness. I have 21 Day Fix Extreme which worked quite well for most of May when I was in class via Zoom and then in person for about 8 days. I also have 20 Minute Hard Corps. Plus the Jillian Michaels Body Revolution and BodyShred. I also still have all the P.Volve equipment and I know they offer a healthcare worker discount, so I might treat myself to that because I know their workouts are shorter and not quite as sweaty and high impact because I'll be on my feet a lot with work.

I'm just about to get underway with tweaking my resume, writing a cover letter and applying to my first job!

 

[Debinmi]

So many workouts ... ... can make it hard ...errr... fun to choose!

 

[ashaw]

So many workouts ... ... can make it hard ...errr... fun to choose!

No kidding and Cardio Core Circuit is gonna have to be in the mix next week!

 

[nckfitheart2009]

Hi everyone,

Two curtecy variations to really burn the glutes to shape are:

• Side to side curtecy lunge on the full size step . Cathe does it on one of the workout I can't remember.
• This one below here. Enjoy

 

[Debinmi]

Hi everyone,

Two curtecy variations to really burn the glutes to shape are:

• Side to side curtecy lunge on the full size step . Cathe does it on one of the workout I can't remember.
• This one below here. Enjoy

Step Boss's PHA3?

 

[aqua girl]

ICE Bootcamp Circuit has curtesy lunges off step too.

 

[Debinmi]

ICE Bootcamp Circuit has curtesy lunges off step too.

And I think the step is higher in ICE Bootcamp than in PHA3!

 

[aqua girl]

Yep, I think so too….. I have done the ones in BC Circuit, but don’t think I have done the
ones in PHA3. & of course, I only use top & 1, maybe 2 risers

 

[nickisteen]

I actually pulled these two out today to decide which one to do tomorrow. I was going to do Lean Legs and Abs but am now thinking about doing Great Glutes!! This post is very timely for me!!

 

[ashaw]

And I think the step is higher in ICE Bootcamp than in PHA3!

It is! 2 risers per side in PHA 3 and 3 risers per side in ICE Boot Camp circuit. Two more of my favorites! Also original PHA has curtesy lunges on 2 risers per side.

 

[nckfitheart2009]

Thank you all ladies for the reminder. PHA and ICE bootcamp.

 

[ashaw]

And I forgot to add that I absolutely love the cool down/stretch song in Great Glutes!

 

[lsearlv]

i avoided ICE for so long. I couldn't stand all the makeup- especially on Cathe. Kind of went against my idea of a "pure" Cathe. Hahah - I've let go of that silliness. Everyone can and should look. how they want when working out or otherwise. (Although IMO it still doesn't look good on her.)

 

[Debinmi]

i avoided ICE for so long. I couldn't stand all the makeup- especially on Cathe. Kind of went against my idea of a "pure" Cathe. Hahah - I've let go of that silliness. Everyone can and should look. how they want when working out or otherwise. (Although IMO it still doesn't look good on her.)

Funny, the things that can put people off ... there's some great workouts in ICE, glad you were able to finally try them. I personally didn't really notice the makeup until your post. But then I'm not really into makeup and unless it's really garish (by my preferences), I don't notice it much. However, I love a good manicure & sometimes that's something I notice, ha ha ha . Oh, and well coordinated outfits and background (usually like Cathe's).

Oh, and the sound of someone's voice - some instructors really bother me (never Cathe's). Oh & music- glad Cathe has the music off button - I seldom use it, but sometimes I must to enjoy the workout. Hee hee hee

 

[Lady Vol Fan]

i avoided ICE for so long. I couldn't stand all the makeup- especially on Cathe. Kind of went against my idea of a "pure" Cathe. Hahah - I've let go of that silliness. Everyone can and should look. how they want when working out or otherwise. (Although IMO it still doesn't look good on her.)

Well you know I had to go back and look when I read this

It doesn't seem like any more make up, just different, at least to me. I wonder if you responded to the more defined brow and jewel/cool tones in her makeup due to set and skin tone. The lighting in ICE isn't as warm hued as other sets.

 

[Debinmi]

Well you know I had to go back and look when I read this

It doesn't seem like any more make up, just different, at least to me. I wonder if you responded to the more defined brow and jewel/cool tones in her makeup due to set and skin tone. The lighting in ICE isn't as warm hued as other sets.

So I went back too just now. I think the eyebrows are more arched & the eye makeup highlights it. I got to thinking that I must focus most on the moves & overall look of the set rather than the faces, unless there's a lot of grimacing or "ugly" faces going on ..