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CAUTION: Long-winded post!
I am currently following Cathe's "Building Strength '05" rotation, with some variations. Today I will start week #6; Decided to do it two months because I felt like that I wasn't focused and dedicated enough the first week and 1/2.
As with many rotations, I've made some modifications due to knee issues and time restraints. I am getting such excellent results that for the next several weeks of this rotation, I want to kick it up a notch.
A typical week for me on this rotation looks like this:
Sun.: GS Back, Shoulders, and Biceps
Mon.: Low Max, KPC, or IMAX 3(although I don't know the choreo. very well on IMAX 3)
Tues.: GS Chest and Core Max
Wed.: GS Legs (Standing work only)
Thurs.: GS Triceps (sometimes SJP, S & J portion only)
Fri.: GS Legs (floor only)
Sat.: REST
(NOTE: I had to break up the GS Chest and Triceps bec. my triceps just can't work after that chest workout.)
Although I feel as if my body is ready for the next level, I am notorious for overtraining, resulting in runner's knee. Fitness gets really addicting to me. I am really trying to "listen" to my knees, so I don't do too much, too fast. I am also very thin, too thin really! I am trying to add muscle (esp. to my upper body), but tone my butt. I seem to gain it all there. I have the "junk in the trunk" problem, a round butt that's too round. It will prob. look really good once it's toned up a bit. I fear that doing a lot of cardio will cause me to lose weight and muscle, which is def. not the goal. With this GS Series-focused rotation, I am getting some great definition, esp. in my arms and quads.
So, the question, after all my long-winded background info. is this:
Should I add a total body workout on one of the days (Power Hour, ME, Push/Pull, Supersets...)? If so, which day? Should I add more cardio? It would need to be semi-knee friendly. Do you see any "holes" where I should be adding something else/different? If you're wondering why there's only one Core/Abs workout, I know. I know. I REALLY hates ab/core work. I'm blessed with a six pack and have to get it through my head that just bec. I have that doesn't mean my core is strong. In fact, it's the opposite. I'm working on slowly adding those workouts in. It's a mental thing!
Thanks for any tips you can give me. I look forward to trying them.
I am currently following Cathe's "Building Strength '05" rotation, with some variations. Today I will start week #6; Decided to do it two months because I felt like that I wasn't focused and dedicated enough the first week and 1/2.
As with many rotations, I've made some modifications due to knee issues and time restraints. I am getting such excellent results that for the next several weeks of this rotation, I want to kick it up a notch.
A typical week for me on this rotation looks like this:
Sun.: GS Back, Shoulders, and Biceps
Mon.: Low Max, KPC, or IMAX 3(although I don't know the choreo. very well on IMAX 3)
Tues.: GS Chest and Core Max
Wed.: GS Legs (Standing work only)
Thurs.: GS Triceps (sometimes SJP, S & J portion only)
Fri.: GS Legs (floor only)
Sat.: REST
(NOTE: I had to break up the GS Chest and Triceps bec. my triceps just can't work after that chest workout.)
Although I feel as if my body is ready for the next level, I am notorious for overtraining, resulting in runner's knee. Fitness gets really addicting to me. I am really trying to "listen" to my knees, so I don't do too much, too fast. I am also very thin, too thin really! I am trying to add muscle (esp. to my upper body), but tone my butt. I seem to gain it all there. I have the "junk in the trunk" problem, a round butt that's too round. It will prob. look really good once it's toned up a bit. I fear that doing a lot of cardio will cause me to lose weight and muscle, which is def. not the goal. With this GS Series-focused rotation, I am getting some great definition, esp. in my arms and quads.
So, the question, after all my long-winded background info. is this:
Should I add a total body workout on one of the days (Power Hour, ME, Push/Pull, Supersets...)? If so, which day? Should I add more cardio? It would need to be semi-knee friendly. Do you see any "holes" where I should be adding something else/different? If you're wondering why there's only one Core/Abs workout, I know. I know. I REALLY hates ab/core work. I'm blessed with a six pack and have to get it through my head that just bec. I have that doesn't mean my core is strong. In fact, it's the opposite. I'm working on slowly adding those workouts in. It's a mental thing!
Thanks for any tips you can give me. I look forward to trying them.
