getnfit@39
Cathlete
Hi jilly,
Just finished Cardio & Weights and wanted to give you the "low down!"
It really is fun! The cardio portions last longer than in CM and Cathe's cueing is so sharp that even with my tendancy to be "choreo challenged" I was able to pick 95% of it up this very first time. There were a few spots I had to stand there and look at once or twice more, but overall, because she builds each move before putting together the combo and running through it, by the time it's time to "take it from the top" and put it together, you've got it pretty well!
The weights fooled me big time! Because the cardio lasts longer than in CM I'm assuming this wore me down a bit more and all I had out was 10, 12 and 15#db. MAN! Half way through the shoulders I was tempted to pause and run get my 8#'s, but I sucked it up since I knew I was using a little less intensity on the cardio by just learning it this time, but don't underestimate the weights portion! And by the time you get to cycle 3 for biceps, normally 12# for hammer curls and bicep curls is "child's play" for me, WELL~NO! Not today! My biceps were screaming by the 3rd set and they were just normal dumbbell bicep curls!
Then, as though I still thought I was tough, I go into back work with 15#db!
Oh! For chest work, word to the wise, CLEAR YOUR AREA OF ALL DUMBBELLS before doing the push ups/pyramid/side planks combo! If you're at all slightly prone to tilting over on side planks, you really don't want to tumble into your dumbbells as I did this morning! It was bad enough I got my feelings hurt because I couldn't move fluidly through the sequence (a push up, in to a pyramid, a push up, in to a side plank), tilted right over on the first one, right into my dumbbells! OUCH!
The ab work is really different. There are several pilates style exercises, and ab work in general that require strong core muscles. I will be building with these! She lost me on 2 oblique exercises, 1 long lever type move and 1 plank twist type move, and the last move which she called "walking planks!" I almost had to walk straight to the ER! "Crash! right on my forehead!"
But, I LOVE this workout! The cardio is fun, new moves, athletic type moves, good upper body work, and the abs I'll be working towards for months!
And the music is cool!
Donna
Fitness~It's a journey, not a race!
Just finished Cardio & Weights and wanted to give you the "low down!"
It really is fun! The cardio portions last longer than in CM and Cathe's cueing is so sharp that even with my tendancy to be "choreo challenged" I was able to pick 95% of it up this very first time. There were a few spots I had to stand there and look at once or twice more, but overall, because she builds each move before putting together the combo and running through it, by the time it's time to "take it from the top" and put it together, you've got it pretty well!
The weights fooled me big time! Because the cardio lasts longer than in CM I'm assuming this wore me down a bit more and all I had out was 10, 12 and 15#db. MAN! Half way through the shoulders I was tempted to pause and run get my 8#'s, but I sucked it up since I knew I was using a little less intensity on the cardio by just learning it this time, but don't underestimate the weights portion! And by the time you get to cycle 3 for biceps, normally 12# for hammer curls and bicep curls is "child's play" for me, WELL~NO! Not today! My biceps were screaming by the 3rd set and they were just normal dumbbell bicep curls!
Then, as though I still thought I was tough, I go into back work with 15#db!
Oh! For chest work, word to the wise, CLEAR YOUR AREA OF ALL DUMBBELLS before doing the push ups/pyramid/side planks combo! If you're at all slightly prone to tilting over on side planks, you really don't want to tumble into your dumbbells as I did this morning! It was bad enough I got my feelings hurt because I couldn't move fluidly through the sequence (a push up, in to a pyramid, a push up, in to a side plank), tilted right over on the first one, right into my dumbbells! OUCH!
The ab work is really different. There are several pilates style exercises, and ab work in general that require strong core muscles. I will be building with these! She lost me on 2 oblique exercises, 1 long lever type move and 1 plank twist type move, and the last move which she called "walking planks!" I almost had to walk straight to the ER! "Crash! right on my forehead!"
But, I LOVE this workout! The cardio is fun, new moves, athletic type moves, good upper body work, and the abs I'll be working towards for months!
And the music is cool!
Donna
Fitness~It's a journey, not a race!
