MIC vs. Boot Camp

MRSchultz

MRSchultz

Cathlete
Good morning everybody:

I have MIC on my rotation schedule today, but I just received Boot Camp in the mail and I'm dying to give it a try. Are they similar as far as intensity??? Could I substitution BC for MIC so that I can give it a try? Or am I better off waiting until BC comes up in my rotation?

Thanks for all your help in advance. Marcia :)
 
I adore Boot camp but to be honest, MIC is the most excruciating cardio tape I have ever done!! You get no breaks at all like you do in Boot camp. At least in Boot camp you have a weight portion and core and abs but in MIC it is lower intensity then medium intensity, then the hardest and a 5 minute power blast!!! It is a killer workout. The most difficult tape I have ever done! Let us know what one you do today.....:D
 
If you want to try to substitute one of the Intensities for MIC, although as veganchick says, there is no real substitute, I'd suggest Imax Extreme, even though it's easier than MIC and has intervals in it. But MIC is a non-stop relentless long cardio challenge, and BootCamp barely counts as a cardio due to the long "rests" when you are doing upper body and abs, plus she just lets you breathe a bit after the cardio blasts. The two tapes are really not the same at all. But if you want to try Boot Camp because you're curious, go ahead, it certainly is a good workout. Just don't let anyone tell you it is a good sub for MIC.
 
I like Boot Camp, but didnt feel it's true intensity until I got used to the moves and was able to chart the amounnt of weight I needed to use during the strength segments to challenge my muscles. I'm not sure if you have the dvd, but you could always do MIC plus the abs from Boot Camp. The Boot Camp/Muscle Endurance bonus combo on the dvd is one of my favorite workouts.

:) Stacy
 
I did MIC! Ugh! I forget every time how hard that is until I put it in and get started. I feel so much better after I did it - I could've conquered the world! :)

Marcia
 
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