lilmo
Cathlete
Just wanted to share some results from this month's rotation. I wanted to do the August rotation, but I know I'm not ready for that yet. So, I took a hard look at myself and decided the best place to focus would be cardio endurance. I dusted off the Cardio Blast rotation from February and made a few substitutions for videos I don't have. It's been tough, but I'm 5 workouts away from finishing it. Yea!!!
I have so much more cardio capacity than when I started. A month ago my avg HR on Rhythmic Step was 152. Now it's 147. Pretty cool. I can hardly wait to see my results on IMAX 1 tomorrow. No skimping on the weights, mostly matching Cathe's weight selections in each video, so I have more muscle mass and a lot less jiggle. My clothes are looser and I feel more alert. I did nothing on the scale, but I did nothing to my diet either so that's okay. I have more endurance and looser clothes, and that's plenty good for me.
So here's what I've been up to and what I have to look forward to for the rest of the week. If anyone needs a plateau buster, I hope this helps.
Day 1 - SJP
Day 2 - Imax 1
Day 3 - CTX All Step (Step Only) + CTX Power Circuit (Circuits only) + IS Cardio & Weights Upper Body Premix + ME Abs (this was my sub for Body Max before I saw Marla's thread - I'd go with her recommendations next time)
Day 4 - 30 minute run + Step Heat Abs
Day 5 – KPC Cardio Conditioning premix (short on time that day or it would have been the full workout)
Day 6 - Muscle Endurance
Day 7 - Rest
Day 8 - MIC (who is that on the right side of the screen? That's what I look like trying to finish this one, all red faced and out of breath. Took me 89 minutes, but I did it.)
Day 9 - Muscle Max
Day 10 - Imax 2 + KPC Abs
Day 11 - Cardio & Weights
Day 12 - Kick Max (w/u + combos AM, w/u + blast + leg drills PM due to time constraints)
Day 13 - 40 minute interval run (on the beach, my favorite)
Day 14 - Rest
Day 15 - Legs & Glutes + 25 minute run (this was my true test of dedication to this rotation. I haven’t been much into running for years and it about killed me. I kept thinking of Cathe saying "Work it! Earn it!)
Day 16 - PUB + 25 minute run (Much easier to run after upper body.)
Day 17 - PLB + ME Abs
Day 18 - Step Max
Day 19 - Rhythmic Step
Day 20 - Firm Cardio Sculpt + 25 min run (yes, a Firm video. I can’t do high impact at the beach, so I subbed this for C&W. This was my first Firm video and I was excited to do it again. Unfortunately it did not meet my expectations. Next time I will do a variation of Pinky's extended Low Max instead.)
Day 21 - Rest
Day 22 - ME + CTX Kickbox (cardio only) (this was today’s workout. I love CTX!)
Day 23 - Imax 1
Day 24 - CTX Step & Intervals (cardio only) + CTX 10*10*10 (cardio only)
Day 25 - CTX Upper Body + 25 minute interval run
Day 26 - Imax 3 + Core Max 2
Day 27 - Rest
Day 28 - Core Max 1 + Stretch Max 3
Mona
I have so much more cardio capacity than when I started. A month ago my avg HR on Rhythmic Step was 152. Now it's 147. Pretty cool. I can hardly wait to see my results on IMAX 1 tomorrow. No skimping on the weights, mostly matching Cathe's weight selections in each video, so I have more muscle mass and a lot less jiggle. My clothes are looser and I feel more alert. I did nothing on the scale, but I did nothing to my diet either so that's okay. I have more endurance and looser clothes, and that's plenty good for me.
So here's what I've been up to and what I have to look forward to for the rest of the week. If anyone needs a plateau buster, I hope this helps.
Day 1 - SJP
Day 2 - Imax 1
Day 3 - CTX All Step (Step Only) + CTX Power Circuit (Circuits only) + IS Cardio & Weights Upper Body Premix + ME Abs (this was my sub for Body Max before I saw Marla's thread - I'd go with her recommendations next time)
Day 4 - 30 minute run + Step Heat Abs
Day 5 – KPC Cardio Conditioning premix (short on time that day or it would have been the full workout)
Day 6 - Muscle Endurance
Day 7 - Rest
Day 8 - MIC (who is that on the right side of the screen? That's what I look like trying to finish this one, all red faced and out of breath. Took me 89 minutes, but I did it.)
Day 9 - Muscle Max
Day 10 - Imax 2 + KPC Abs
Day 11 - Cardio & Weights
Day 12 - Kick Max (w/u + combos AM, w/u + blast + leg drills PM due to time constraints)
Day 13 - 40 minute interval run (on the beach, my favorite)
Day 14 - Rest
Day 15 - Legs & Glutes + 25 minute run (this was my true test of dedication to this rotation. I haven’t been much into running for years and it about killed me. I kept thinking of Cathe saying "Work it! Earn it!)
Day 16 - PUB + 25 minute run (Much easier to run after upper body.)
Day 17 - PLB + ME Abs
Day 18 - Step Max
Day 19 - Rhythmic Step
Day 20 - Firm Cardio Sculpt + 25 min run (yes, a Firm video. I can’t do high impact at the beach, so I subbed this for C&W. This was my first Firm video and I was excited to do it again. Unfortunately it did not meet my expectations. Next time I will do a variation of Pinky's extended Low Max instead.)
Day 21 - Rest
Day 22 - ME + CTX Kickbox (cardio only) (this was today’s workout. I love CTX!)
Day 23 - Imax 1
Day 24 - CTX Step & Intervals (cardio only) + CTX 10*10*10 (cardio only)
Day 25 - CTX Upper Body + 25 minute interval run
Day 26 - Imax 3 + Core Max 2
Day 27 - Rest
Day 28 - Core Max 1 + Stretch Max 3
Mona