Making My Own Rotation- How to?

[eminenz2]

I posted this in the Rotations Forum originally, but thought posting here might be more porductive. Thanks!

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The Generic Weight Loss Rotation thread when very helpful, but if I wanted to make my own original rotation, how would I go about it?

I have 4 months before my next oncologist appt (check up) and wanted to lose 10 pounds before then. If my eating is clean (that's the hard part), I should be able to accomplish this, but I wanted to make a rotation I could stick to.

Anyway, any tips for creating your own rotation would be very much appreciated.

Thanks!

Susan L.G.

 

[LaughingWater]

I look over the other rotations already posted and then make my own based on that. I don't get too fancy at this point (with different workouts each week) ~ I stick to basics, like a 3 day split* with ME and the Pyramids, with 3 days of a cardio of my choice. I'll do that for 4 weeks, then I'll move on to a 3 day split with GS, and I'll follow that same pattern.

**I personally lean toward the 3 day split type of rotations because that it something that is still new to my body, so I respond quite well. I tried a circuit rotation and had fun, but I was a bit too enthusiastic and hurt myself. Once I get back to 100% though, I'll try it again.

I may get more adventurous in time in regards to varying the workouts (like some of Cathe's rotations), but right now I keep it pretty simple.

 

[Sunshine1528]

If you go to the Rotations forum and look at some of the Fit Freak rotations, she posts generic breakdowns and from there you just take your Cathe catalog that has all the videos and shows you what type of workout it is.

Or use one of Cathe's series as a "base", GS, 4DS, CTX, Pyramids and add in what you need.

HTH a bit.

 

[eminenz2]

Thanks for the advice, ladies.

I've been doing basically three days of cardio and three days of weights for what seems likes months on end - when I've been motivated to exercise, that is, and everything has kind of stalled out.

It kind of went

Total Body
Cardio
UB
Cardio
LB
Cardio

The cardio I did was everything I have from Cathe (and few others) - the usual - step, KB, Intervals (The "Maxes"), etc. I did abs/core on weight days. Sometimes on the "total body" day I would do a circuit workout.

I've been going for brisk walks outside once a week when my schedule (and the weather - it's been getting cold outside lately!) allows. I was also biking then one of my tires went flat. I have not had it replaced.

I don't know how to "shake things up" as it were. Hee.

I cannot stand working out for more than 60 minutes. 70 minutes is about my limit, but I find even that to be irksome.