Kellyro77
Cathlete
Just finished this workout and feeling great.
I just loved all the sneaky core work baked into this workout. Any workout that doesn't rely solely on crunches and planks for core work is a winner in my book. There's a little traditional sit-up work at the very end (if you've done Super Cuts, those sit-up/push-up combos have come back to haunt you - only they're not quite so fast and not quite the volume.)
All the compound moves kept my heart rate up, even when I opted to go on the lighter side given it was my first time through the workout and I wasn't quite sure what to expect.
I look forward to when the User's Guide comes out so I can start jotting down my notes for my weight selections, because I'm pretty sure I could have gone heavier with some of the exercises than what I did.
Cathe helpfully calls out suggested weight ranges based on if you're wishing to stay light/moderate or on the heavier side. She suggests slowing down your reps if going heavy - which, I think is a good reminder, but I think, for me, it would be difficult to select significantly heavier weights and not try to follow Cathe's pace. I'm kinda "monkey see, monkey do" when following a workout, which means I prefer to keep pace with the instructor instead of just doing my own thing.
(EDIT: I think if you really want to go heavy, just go with the free bonus from the pre-sale perk, Total Body Metabolic, and you’ll be set. She keeps an appropriate pace for heavy weights in that workout.)
Number of reps are all over the place with this one, so don't ask me what the rep ranges are. It really depends on the exercise, or combo of exercises.
Trying to pick out my favorite move in the batch - it's all a bit of a blur right now - but I did enjoy the chest flys with leg drops - really felt it in my core.
Least favorite exercise were the staggered walk planks where you pendulum yourself left and right and do a jack in the middle. I workout barefoot on carpet and those jacks were NOT comfortable on my feet at all. Also, my shoulders were still a bit tender from a workout from a couple days ago so they were not enjoying the prolonged plank position. I'm going to have to figure out how to modify that whole sequence.
Finally, Cathe, if you're reading - those slow 1.5 lying tricep extensions you sneaked in towards the end of that set were NOT nice!
And last, but not least, once again I'm so happy Cathe included a nice stretch at the end of the workout instead of suggesting you throw in a separate stretch.
This is definitely elevated in comparison to the Total Body workout in the first LMR. Thank you for upping the challenge. I'll be grabbing this workout often.
I just loved all the sneaky core work baked into this workout. Any workout that doesn't rely solely on crunches and planks for core work is a winner in my book. There's a little traditional sit-up work at the very end (if you've done Super Cuts, those sit-up/push-up combos have come back to haunt you - only they're not quite so fast and not quite the volume.)
All the compound moves kept my heart rate up, even when I opted to go on the lighter side given it was my first time through the workout and I wasn't quite sure what to expect.
I look forward to when the User's Guide comes out so I can start jotting down my notes for my weight selections, because I'm pretty sure I could have gone heavier with some of the exercises than what I did.
Cathe helpfully calls out suggested weight ranges based on if you're wishing to stay light/moderate or on the heavier side. She suggests slowing down your reps if going heavy - which, I think is a good reminder, but I think, for me, it would be difficult to select significantly heavier weights and not try to follow Cathe's pace. I'm kinda "monkey see, monkey do" when following a workout, which means I prefer to keep pace with the instructor instead of just doing my own thing.
(EDIT: I think if you really want to go heavy, just go with the free bonus from the pre-sale perk, Total Body Metabolic, and you’ll be set. She keeps an appropriate pace for heavy weights in that workout.)
Number of reps are all over the place with this one, so don't ask me what the rep ranges are. It really depends on the exercise, or combo of exercises.
Trying to pick out my favorite move in the batch - it's all a bit of a blur right now - but I did enjoy the chest flys with leg drops - really felt it in my core.
Least favorite exercise were the staggered walk planks where you pendulum yourself left and right and do a jack in the middle. I workout barefoot on carpet and those jacks were NOT comfortable on my feet at all. Also, my shoulders were still a bit tender from a workout from a couple days ago so they were not enjoying the prolonged plank position. I'm going to have to figure out how to modify that whole sequence.
Finally, Cathe, if you're reading - those slow 1.5 lying tricep extensions you sneaked in towards the end of that set were NOT nice!
And last, but not least, once again I'm so happy Cathe included a nice stretch at the end of the workout instead of suggesting you throw in a separate stretch.
This is definitely elevated in comparison to the Total Body workout in the first LMR. Thank you for upping the challenge. I'll be grabbing this workout often.
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