muscle endurance
- Thread starter dhcsim
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endorphin_junkie
Cathlete
Nice score!!!!! What a deal!! ME is an awesome workout!! Used book and CD stores are full of treasures just waiting to be found. We had a lot of old books and VHS at our last yard sale and it was the second hand bookstore owner who came very early and scooped them all up.
Enjoy your workout, it has a fabulous ab section that gave me the lovliest bit of DOMS just this morning.
Take Care
Laurie
Enjoy your workout, it has a fabulous ab section that gave me the lovliest bit of DOMS just this morning.
Take Care
Laurie
exercise forever
Cathlete
Lucky you to find such a great workout so cheap!!!
kim
kim
Congrats, dhcsim. I always try to hit the used book stores and even the second hand stores. As a lot of times they'll have tapes and DVDs as well, as they get a little bit of everything. I've found a lot of brand workout DVDs still in the shrink wrap, for $1. I've only found Cathe that cheap twice, but even at $5 it's a pretty good investment and you don't lose much if it doesn't work.
Kit
Kit
Good for you. I'll have to check out one of those. First I have to find one tho. That's an awesome W/O too!
Kali
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I sat on my couch and watched it. My excuse for not doing it..........today ended up being cardio only day. She does do a lot of leg work. She uses 6 risers plus the top piece of the high step. Doesn't that total 16"? I noticed when they were stepping up that the steps were wobbling a little bit. I have the aerobic step cube and it goes up to 14". Would that be high enough? I like it when she eggs you on about the bicep curls.(Just when you think your done)LOL That was too funny. The ab work looked pretty cool. Also, plate versus dumbell. Is your balance better w/ a plate or a dumbell? I am going to TRY to make it through this workout on Monday. I will post ASAP as soon as I get done. IF I can walk up the stairs to my computer.
BTW- there was nothing wrong w/ it.
She does do a lot of leg work. She uses 6 risers plus the top piece of the high step. Doesn't that total 16"? I noticed when they were stepping up that the steps were wobbling a little bit. I have the aerobic step cube and it goes up to 14". Would that be high enough? I like it when she eggs you on about the bicep curls.(Just when you think your done)LOL That was too funny. The ab work looked pretty cool. Also, plate versus dumbell. Is your balance better w/ a plate or a dumbell? I am going to TRY to make it through this workout on Monday. I will post ASAP as soon as I get done. IF I can walk up the stairs to my computer. BTW- there was nothing wrong w/ it.
Hi dhcsim,
Yes Cathe's step is 16 inch on that one, but you can use your 14, or even lower. If you don't mind, here is a bit of advice I always tell clients: Try it once on a lower level and see how it feels, and then move it up to an appropriate level. This will give you the gage to say well 8 wasn't enough but 12 would be too much, etc. So you have an idea where to start basically. As the best workout is the one custom for you. And the workout won't kill you the first time around, so if anything tricky comes up that looked really easy the day before when you watched it, your on a lower step, which makes it easier to master. So the next time you can keep right along with Cathe, rather then still have a problem with the tricky part. It's always awesome if you got the muscle to jump right in with Cathe, too. But it's always less injury prone the first time around to take it easy. Always use what is appropriate to you. If you've never did 14" then don't start a new workout with that. Especially one of Cathe's, you maybe to get away with it from another instructor, but that's just suicide with Cathe.
THe plate vs dumbell really depends on the person, some people feel that the dumbell is easier to blance as it has weight on both ends, where as other feel it's easier with the plate as all the weight is centered in one spot. I personally like the plate better, for me having all the weight in one spot, just is easier, and I personally have much more balance with it.
HTH,
Kit
Yes Cathe's step is 16 inch on that one, but you can use your 14, or even lower. If you don't mind, here is a bit of advice I always tell clients: Try it once on a lower level and see how it feels, and then move it up to an appropriate level. This will give you the gage to say well 8 wasn't enough but 12 would be too much, etc. So you have an idea where to start basically. As the best workout is the one custom for you. And the workout won't kill you the first time around, so if anything tricky comes up that looked really easy the day before when you watched it, your on a lower step, which makes it easier to master. So the next time you can keep right along with Cathe, rather then still have a problem with the tricky part. It's always awesome if you got the muscle to jump right in with Cathe, too. But it's always less injury prone the first time around to take it easy. Always use what is appropriate to you. If you've never did 14" then don't start a new workout with that. Especially one of Cathe's, you maybe to get away with it from another instructor, but that's just suicide with Cathe.
THe plate vs dumbell really depends on the person, some people feel that the dumbell is easier to blance as it has weight on both ends, where as other feel it's easier with the plate as all the weight is centered in one spot. I personally like the plate better, for me having all the weight in one spot, just is easier, and I personally have much more balance with it.
HTH,
Kit
toastythemosty
Cathlete
Lucky You! What a find! I just did ME on Thursday and I my legs were shaking so badly, I swear I could see smoke!!! What a killer workout. The next day I could feel it big time just walking up steps!
Charlotte~~
Charlotte~~