NEED MAJOR HELP

FIRMITUP2001

Active Member
I'M A NEWBIE. I'M 5'4", 160 #"S. I'VE LOST 24#"S SINCE THE END OF APRIL DUE TO STRESS OVER AN INJURY. MY BODY SHAPE IS AN HOURGLASS WHICH MEANS THAT I GAIN WEIGHT ALL OVER. MY GOAL IS TO SLIM DOWN AND LOSE MASS. I WANT TO LOOK TONED, BUT NOT OVERLY DEFINED. WHEN I EXERCISE I DO (THE FIRM VOL.1 W/ 3,5, @8 #"s) IN THE A.M. AND THEN RIDE THE STATIONARY BIKE IN THE P.M. FOR ABOUT 60-80 MIN. I HAVE HIT MY FIRST DREADED PLATEAU.I THINK THAT I HIT IT BECAUSE MY INJURY IS HEALED NOW.(DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?) I ALSO DON'T REALLY FEEL IT THAT MUCH WHEN I DO THE TAPE. AND I'M TIRED OF SITTING ON THAT BIKE FOR 80MIN. CATHE SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE SPINNING CLASSES BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF MY BIKE COULD HANDLE ME STANDING ON IT. COULD SOMEONE SUGGEST A CATHE WORKOUT? PLEASE ....... GIVE ME ANYTHING. I FEEL THAT I AM VERY STRONG, SO EVEN IF YOU SUGGEST A HARD WORKOUT, I'LL BUY IT. THANKS


P.S. I WAS THINKING OF BUYING THAT HARD 1 HOUR CARDIO ONE.
 
One thing that sticks out about what you wrote, and that's "when I exercise I do..." How many times per week do you exercise? How are your eating habits, and do you keep a food journal?

It's overdoing it to do a cardio tapes plus your bike in one day, if those Firm tapes are indeed cardio. Please give us a little more to go on.

One suggestion that I will make with what info you've given us is that you could add some intervals to your stationary bike ride. (Let's hope you have your bike set up in front of a TV to lessen your boredom!)

You could do a warm up for about 5 minutes, then ride harder for 10 more minutes, then go all out for one minute, slower for five, all out for one, and so on. Try that for 30 minutes, then ride at your regular speed for another 15 minutes. You shouldn't need to go for 60-80 minutes...that's kind of excessive.

Which one is the "hard one hour cardio?"
 
FOR 3 WEEKS IT'S BEEN THE FIRM, WHICH IS AEROBIC WEIGHT TRAINING, IN THE A.M.. AND THE BIKE AT 1ST 5 MIN. AT 20. THEN THE REST AT 25, AND THE LAST 5 MIN. COMING DOWN IN 2 MIL.INCREMENTS IN THE P.M.. NO SUNDAYS. FOR THE LAST WEEK I'VE DONE NOTHING CUZ I FEEL STUCK IN A RUT. MY EATING HABITS FOR THE LAST WEEK HAVE BEEN CRUMMY.I WILL EMBARASSING ADMIT TO EATING A SNICKERS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK. NORMALLY WHEN I'M WATCHING MY EATING, I HAVE CEREAL OR OATMEAL FOR BREAKFAST. THEN FOR LUNCH I WILL HAVE A CHICKEN OR TUNA SALAD OR SANDWICH AND A PC. OF FRUIT. DINNER MOST OF THE TIME IS WHATEVER I CAN FIND, AND I WON'T EAT DINNER AFTER 5:30. IF I GET HUNGRY AFTER THAT I HAVE BOILED EGG WHITES OR FRUIT. SOMETIMES I MAKE A HUGE HOMEMADE SOUP W/ CHUNKS OF CHICKEN, VEGGIES AND BROWN RICE. AND I'LL HAVE THAT FOR DINNER. IN FACT I JUST MADE IT YESTERDAY. BUT.....FOR THE PAST WEEK IT'S BEEN ANYTHING AT ANYTIME. I HAVE NEVER KEPT A JOURNAL. I WOULD PROBABLY SHOCK MYSELF.THANKS FOR YOUR INTERVAL. YOU'D THINK AS MUCH TIME AS I SPEND ON THAT THING THAT THAT WOULD HAVE DAWNED ON ME. THE VIDEO IS CALLED MAXIMUM INTENSITY CARDIO.I'M VERY INTERESTED IN BUYING HER PRODUCT. I FEEL THAT I'M REALLY STRONG, BUT I'M NOT HAPPY W/ HOW I LOOK. P.S. SORRY I WROTE SO MUCH.
 
I am an hourglass too. I also use the firms you use and use the bike. The body must constantly be challenged and changed. I switch programs/videos constantly - I never seem to do one thing for more than 4 weeks. I do the interval training on the bike and it is great.

I would give the firms a break and switch workout types. Cathe MIS or p/s for strength. Can you do step workouts? The Cathe wedding video is great - Also, try to do a different aerobic activity each workout - ie bike, step tape, walk, hi/lo.

I alternate Firm rotations, Cathe rotations and Joyce Verdral workouts. I love Cathe for her strength and form. I have had much success with Joyce Verdral - her Fat burning workout and definition.

If you can afford it, order a Cathe Strength tape - MIS or the P/S series. Do it for 3 - 6 weeks alternating with cardio 3 days. Then either buy or check out of the library a Joyce V. workout,( I recommend the books over the videos) do that for 3 - 6 weeks, alternating with cardio. Then go back to your Firm rotation. Since the Firm is also cardio you could probably cut back the cardio doing that rotation.

Also, watch your eating and I bet you will break the plateau and start losing again.
 

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