It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time....

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sparrow

Cathlete
Last Friday, in a fit of optimism about my own rhythm, I rented Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease. Hey, I was curious. But OMG I didn't even make it beyond the first 15 minutes! First off, there was the small matter of the two left feet I sport. Seriously, I am the sort of person who trips over lint. Second, there was the not-small matter of Carmen's breasts! Has she had some sort of substandard work done? They did not move the entire routine! Not a quiver or a sway. I was scared. And, third, I had to suffer through DH's fit of hysterics when I told him what exercise I was doing. I thought I might get a little male encouragement on this, but all he said, once he stopped laughing, was "Well, don't break anything babe, our insurance sucks." Hmph. What really turned me off though was when Carmen said, "really get into it, rub your hands all over your body" and the women behind her ran their hands all over themselves. Click. Off goes the DVD chez moi. :+ So, anyway, I decided to mow the law instead, and counted that as my cardio. :)

Has anyone with more move and groove done this and enjoyed it? I was actually kind of disappointed it didn't work out.

Sparrow

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
Sparrow,

I logged in just to LOL at your "experience". Now, I am on my way to workout and would like to ask, "How will I ever get through GS CT and the elliptical and resist the urge to 'really get into it, rub yor hands all over your body'?"

But in hindsight, this could be worth the cost of rental for a bit of fun.}( ;-) :+
 
I had these workouts for a (very short) while. Just never got into them. Though some of the floor work (minus bumps and grinds) wasn't bad. I don't even remember how many of them I tried. I didn't like the "do a little bit, then repeat many times, then do a bit more and repeat" set up. The fondling of onesself was a bit much as well.

It might be a 'workout' for someone not used to Cathe intensity, but it's not much of one IMO.
 
Okay Sooooooooooooosan...there is something worse than Yoga.

Briee (I'm LOL hysterically at your description of this ordeal - You know...you could always join the chinup checkin and do them in the buff....may make them a little easier - come on over. We're always looking for new recruits.)
 
Peeing my pants........
OH, My GOD....
I saw video clips from that one on line. We were laughing so hard i had tears in my eyes.
Did you straddle the chair?
I like hard core down right working out.
I am not the dancy person type.

Ps. Did you get your DH to rub his hands all over your body? Bet he offered!!!!
HEHEHEHEHEHEH....
Anne
http://www.picturetrail.com/acatalina
 
Ladies, you are too funny!!


Melody: there was no romantic fun at all off this DVD. In fact I think I may have created a new form of birth control. :+

Brie, thanks for the HILARIOUS image. I snarfed my tea when I read your post. :D

Anne: No, I don't think DH had romantic thoughts at all watching me jerk and spasm, lol. I had a glimpse of myself in the full-length mirror as I gyrated past and I am here to tell you it wasn't pretty! I actually had the white man's overbite going on. Seriously, if I'd been wandering around the house sporting a big nose, floppy shoes and a fright wig it would have been more erotic than this. :D

My stripper career, over before it started. Ah well, so much for earning a little on the side. :D

Sparrow

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
ROFLMAO!
BTW, this is also one of those DVDs I suspect you wouldn't want guests in your home to see in your collection.....I have a nice collection of DVDs that contain all advanced "serious" workouts but back in the day I used to have the classic "Buns of Steel" and I can't tell you how many people teased me for it. I can only imagine the type of taunts "Aerobic Strip Tease" would illicit. ;-)
 
>BTW, this is also one of those DVDs I suspect you wouldn't
>want guests in your home to see in your collection.....

There are quite a few workouts that sound even nastier than a strip tease one, like Charlene Prikett's "Women With Balls" (kinky porno-sounding title, isn't it?). And the covers of a lot of earlier Firm workouts look kind of suggestive as well.
 
Sparrow. I do have the first 2. Wow how do I put this! I have never thought of my self as sensual. Ya know some women just have it. I had mentioned I was 30 when I got my tatoo I just got my belly button pierced for my 35th birthday. I have never been overweight just no self esteem and I am feeling the best I ever have in my life. I am now wearing bikinis at 35. 3 Children, a twin pregnancy and a single. This is all in my own home or with family of course. When we get invited or we invite friends we have not seen in a while it is wonderful to hear Wow you look great If I didn't know you I would never know you were 35 or had children.

I want my daughters to grow up and have self esteem and confidence and brains! I am the one in their eyes every day. I feel I would have been different if my mom had been self confident and had the self esteem, although she is highly intelligent.

I do this in my private room in front of a full length mirror I laugh and make comments and when my kiddos are all gone for a weekend my hubby won't know what hit him. I don't think if someone were watching me I would get the result I am looking for not the workout but the sensulness of it for me personally. Sorry if I rambled on I just wanted to shed some light on the reason.

beth6395
 
Beth, that's fantastic if you can do them and feel good!! I actually like the idea of them, I'm just laughing at my own lack o' coordination!! :)

Sparrow

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
No way would I ever do this one -- Collage Video refuses to list these, so you have to figure there's something up with that.
 
>There are quite a few workouts that sound even nastier than a strip >tease one, like Charlene Prikett's "Women With Balls" (kinky >porno-sounding title, isn't it?).

Guilty as charged...I do have Women with Balls and now that I think of it...I do recall it was the sbject of some humor. <Note to self: hide that DVD...You won't miss it anyway> LOL!
 
>There are quite a few workouts that sound even nastier than a strip >tease one, like Charlene Prikett's "Women With Balls" (kinky >porno-sounding title, isn't it?).

Guilty as charged...I do have Women with Balls and now that I think of it...I do recall it was the sbject of some humor. <Note to self: hide that DVD...You won't miss it anyway> LOL!
 
Sparrow, I have nothing to add but I wanted to tell you I have been grinning since reading this post. I salute your optimism!!! LOL

Marie
 
Hmmm...maybe if Tony Horton did a striptease video...


*JUST* kidding!

Can you imagine a P90X striptease? Would it include clothes flinging, pole dancing, and se-hex-y power pouting?

And then of course, some of us would be using *the bands*...


BWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!


Susan L.G.
 
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