kathryn
Cathlete
I'm currently doing a rotation using 4DS weight work, and it's reminded me how much I love the shorter, more time-efficient, yet very effective weight work on this and the CTX series.
My suggestion for a future series would be a 3-day, weights/cardio split.
Each weight workout would pair a large muscle group (legs, back, chest) with a smaller muscle group (shoulders, triceps, biceps) that is not an agonist to the larger group, and there would be several exercise rounds, each of which would consist of two exercises for the larger muscle group, followed by 1 exercise for the smaller muscle group.
These weight workouts would each be paired with a different type of cardio (one that would not cause too much overlapping with the smaller muscle groups worked in the weight segment. By that I mean, for example, shoulder work would NOT be paired with kickboxing/boxing, as that type of cardio really works the shoulders. The exception is legs, since it's impossible to do cardio without working the legs as well ;-) ).
Each workout would be about 70 minutes long (6 mn. warm-up, 30 minutes cardio, a little less than 30 minutes of weight, 6 mn cooldown/stretch), with a bonus 5-10 minute core workout--with NO crunches-- on each DVD (one bonus core could be stability ball based, with variations of planks with forearms on the ball, and "witches caldron" exercises; another would be all standing core--this would work well on the KB workout; another could be seated med ball/kettlebell exercises)
The series would be as follows:
Day 1: back and triceps, with vertical athletic step (Something that would appeal to both women and men. No fancy dancy moves here, just a nice steady-state workout, with moves similar to those found in workouts like the "Classics" and "Cardio Hits". Maybe a collection of 'best moves' from these earlier workouts.)
Day 3: legs and shoulders, with low-impact, high-intensity floor cardio (incorporating some plyo-like moves, but without the feet necessarily leaving the ground: emphasis on the lower part of the move, then lifting up onto the toes--those that really want the impact can modify to higher impact, and feel the sense of accomplishment of doing so)
Day 5: chest and biceps, with kickboxing
Ah..a girl can dream, can't she?
My suggestion for a future series would be a 3-day, weights/cardio split.
Each weight workout would pair a large muscle group (legs, back, chest) with a smaller muscle group (shoulders, triceps, biceps) that is not an agonist to the larger group, and there would be several exercise rounds, each of which would consist of two exercises for the larger muscle group, followed by 1 exercise for the smaller muscle group.
These weight workouts would each be paired with a different type of cardio (one that would not cause too much overlapping with the smaller muscle groups worked in the weight segment. By that I mean, for example, shoulder work would NOT be paired with kickboxing/boxing, as that type of cardio really works the shoulders. The exception is legs, since it's impossible to do cardio without working the legs as well ;-) ).
Each workout would be about 70 minutes long (6 mn. warm-up, 30 minutes cardio, a little less than 30 minutes of weight, 6 mn cooldown/stretch), with a bonus 5-10 minute core workout--with NO crunches-- on each DVD (one bonus core could be stability ball based, with variations of planks with forearms on the ball, and "witches caldron" exercises; another would be all standing core--this would work well on the KB workout; another could be seated med ball/kettlebell exercises)
The series would be as follows:
Day 1: back and triceps, with vertical athletic step (Something that would appeal to both women and men. No fancy dancy moves here, just a nice steady-state workout, with moves similar to those found in workouts like the "Classics" and "Cardio Hits". Maybe a collection of 'best moves' from these earlier workouts.)
Day 3: legs and shoulders, with low-impact, high-intensity floor cardio (incorporating some plyo-like moves, but without the feet necessarily leaving the ground: emphasis on the lower part of the move, then lifting up onto the toes--those that really want the impact can modify to higher impact, and feel the sense of accomplishment of doing so)
Day 5: chest and biceps, with kickboxing
Ah..a girl can dream, can't she?
