Imax Comment
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>I love the music in Imax- especially the steel drum part and
>the Indian-sounding music. I did this one yesterday for the
>first time in more than a year and was amazed at how well I
>did, but I'm definitely not ready for Imax 2!!
Hey Jenne,
I think if you can make it through Imax you should be able to make it through IMAX2. I thought Imax was even slightly more difficult than Imax 2.
Maybe others feel differently, but don't be intimidated!
>the Indian-sounding music. I did this one yesterday for the
>first time in more than a year and was amazed at how well I
>did, but I'm definitely not ready for Imax 2!!
Hey Jenne,
I think if you can make it through Imax you should be able to make it through IMAX2. I thought Imax was even slightly more difficult than Imax 2.
Maybe others feel differently, but don't be intimidated!
I think Imax is more difficult then Imax 2 ,to.I think Imax gets more burn in some of the moves,like the plie jacks and the scissors.They are hard to do b/c it starts to hurt.Not b/c of your aerobic capacity.
But in Imax2, it seems like you are doing something for as long as you can before you get to winded.I am trying to remember if I felt any "burn" in my quads during any of the moves. And I don't think I did.
I love both workouts though.I hate doing Imax but love the feeling of having it done.Right now(of course) I still love doing Imax2.
Lori
But in Imax2, it seems like you are doing something for as long as you can before you get to winded.I am trying to remember if I felt any "burn" in my quads during any of the moves. And I don't think I did.
I love both workouts though.I hate doing Imax but love the feeling of having it done.Right now(of course) I still love doing Imax2.
Lori
Here's another vote that Imax is harder that Imax 2. I think its all plyo jumps, and jumping jacks...and my quads get to aching and really burn during the scissor section of #8. Oh how I dread that part to come up.
If you can do Imax, Imax 2 will be fun.
That's my view anyway. LOL
If you can do Imax, Imax 2 will be fun.
That's my view anyway. LOL
jillybean
Cathlete
Here is my own humble opinion of doing each Imax with no modifications on an 8" step:
Hard intervals of Imax I:
#2 (64 airborn jumps), #4 (plyo jacks), #5 (jumps onto the bench and ski hops), #6 (lunges off the step - this one really is hard if you try to make it 'over the soccer ball' like Cathe says), #8 (power scissors), and #10 (jacks, leaps, & tucks)
Hard intervals of Imax 2: #3 (genie hops), #5 (long hop turns, jacks, tucks), #6 (power 3's and straddle taps), #7 (jumps onto the bench, ski hops, and tucks), #9 (straddle hops and plie jacks), #10 (power squats and power L's - because the legs are so tired at this point, this one seems harder, so I included it).
I think that Imax might seem harder because typically, one move is repeated over and over, whereas in Imax II it might seem like less because you're shifting your focus. I also think the aerobic sections of Imax II are a bit harder than Imax I so this might fatigue you more, but they are more fun, so you don't realize how hard you're working. I guess if I had an interval workout scheduled and was tired, I would do Imax 2 and that is only because the time seems to go faster and the work seems a tad bit easier. But Cathe is tricky and this workout is deceptive. I did Imax 1 and Imax 2 this week and was equally wiped out with both!
P.S. I love both of these workouts and the music in each is just great! I am so glad Cathe 'pumped up the volume' in Imax 2!!!
Hard intervals of Imax I:
#2 (64 airborn jumps), #4 (plyo jacks), #5 (jumps onto the bench and ski hops), #6 (lunges off the step - this one really is hard if you try to make it 'over the soccer ball' like Cathe says), #8 (power scissors), and #10 (jacks, leaps, & tucks)
Hard intervals of Imax 2: #3 (genie hops), #5 (long hop turns, jacks, tucks), #6 (power 3's and straddle taps), #7 (jumps onto the bench, ski hops, and tucks), #9 (straddle hops and plie jacks), #10 (power squats and power L's - because the legs are so tired at this point, this one seems harder, so I included it).
I think that Imax might seem harder because typically, one move is repeated over and over, whereas in Imax II it might seem like less because you're shifting your focus. I also think the aerobic sections of Imax II are a bit harder than Imax I so this might fatigue you more, but they are more fun, so you don't realize how hard you're working. I guess if I had an interval workout scheduled and was tired, I would do Imax 2 and that is only because the time seems to go faster and the work seems a tad bit easier. But Cathe is tricky and this workout is deceptive. I did Imax 1 and Imax 2 this week and was equally wiped out with both!
P.S. I love both of these workouts and the music in each is just great! I am so glad Cathe 'pumped up the volume' in Imax 2!!!
Jillibean,
I have to say I dread when #3 interval comes. For some reason I set myself up when that one is coming. I like the aerobic section before it. But for some reason those genie hops just do me in mentally as well as physically. I cannot understand why. it seems like she does tons of them. Does she, or is it just me?
Also, since I do IMAX2 on an 8" step, I find #10 interval harder than that #9 interval! Those power squats are really harder on the higher step, then she throws in those power L's, by the time I get to the left side of those power L's I am really huffing and puffing.
But I know what you mean with IMAX2, it seems to go by faster than IMAX1 - I still enjoy IMAX1 I guess you could say they both have their good points and they both have their OMG points.
Cheryl
I have to say I dread when #3 interval comes. For some reason I set myself up when that one is coming. I like the aerobic section before it. But for some reason those genie hops just do me in mentally as well as physically. I cannot understand why. it seems like she does tons of them. Does she, or is it just me?
Also, since I do IMAX2 on an 8" step, I find #10 interval harder than that #9 interval! Those power squats are really harder on the higher step, then she throws in those power L's, by the time I get to the left side of those power L's I am really huffing and puffing.
But I know what you mean with IMAX2, it seems to go by faster than IMAX1 - I still enjoy IMAX1 I guess you could say they both have their good points and they both have their OMG points.
Cheryl