New intermediate

ReneePruitt

ReneePruitt

Cathlete
Hello I was wondering if anyone knows where a simple intermediate rotation is.. I have the original that Cathe did on March 07 i think it was, but i was looking for another one to try as well.. I mean the begginer is to easy for me. The intermediate is good but want a new one now, not ready for advanced just yet, I do have some advanced i do as well. But I am not ready to do high intensity every day, so I like the one Cathe had but i need a day or two with high intensity n there, just not every workout. I dont like mixing dvds it looks to complicated to do three dvds in one day.. I like clean simple way, that will help me lose 40 pounds or mabe 30 not sure yet.

I have been exerciing but i have not lost a thing in 6 months so im really aggrivated for sure.. my knees really need to not have high impact alot, I like it and sure i can do it eventualy again, but the 6 months or jumping and running and not losing is taking a toll on my knees. So i really need to lose at little to relief them, there not really to bad yet but i can feel it is taking the toll..

So appriciate someone showing me a new intermediate with some jogging in there and low impact and fat loss roataion. I do have he LOW IMPACT series but.. I find AB really hard to do so i avoid it! I dont find the music to give me the push i need either, so i dont mind doing this once a week lol, I love LICircuit and i have her body balst i have a few of hardcore and I have Imaz 2 and cardio and weights have all the beginner ones, I have low max. There is alot i have but noticed to if i try to do a rotaion i dont have some of them. Get confused.. oh im 42 so i sure hope It is not to late to lose this weight again!
 
Have you done a search? FitnessFreak has put together a LOT of rotations. If you search for FitnessFreak rotations, you might find something that suits your needs at this point.
 
Someone else asked Cathe a similiar question on her Facebook page. I meant to post this earlier but Cathe gets a ton on Facebook traffic and I didn't have the time to go through all of the posts. Anyway, here is what she told that user:



Schantel Minton
"Any advice for someone with at least 50 pounds to lose and trying to establish a regular exercise regimen? Should I exercise in the morning, afternoon or both for maximum results? Thanks!"


Cathe Friedrich
Hi Schantel! In addition to super clean eating, start with just three days a week of cardio activity for 20 (30 if you can) minutes...just one time per day and your choice as to what time of day....Say Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Then on Tuesday or Thursday do a total body workout with weights to keep your body's metabolism rev's up. This combo is a great fat burner. After 3 weeks do 3 days cardio for 40 minutes and add a second day of total weight training . If you need a recommendation I would suggest my 4 Day Split Kickbox workout (only do the kickbox portion. Save the legs and abs on that DVD for 6 weeks into the program). Now in addition to the 4DS Kickbox workout on Mon Wed and Friday, do my High Reps muscle endurance workout Tuesday and Thursday. Your results will be wonderful. Good Luck!

BTW, not sure if you knew this or not but you can always build your own rotation or modify someone else's to suit your needs through the workout manager. I hope this is a little bit of help!
 
Well... i hace already established a reutine. I have already done her basic n intermediate rotation. I have searched the forums as well. Just was hoping someone could help pick out the kind i am looking for. That had good results. I havnt found one yet. I will keep looking. Also i dont have 50 or more pounds to lose it is 30 may be 40. I will figure it out .. thanks
 
Sorry it didn't help...

I would suggestion posting the question on Cathe's facebook wall. She usually answers all my questions within a day.

Good luck!
 
Sorry I couldn't offer much in the way of help - I'm a really bad one at sticking to a rotation. I'm more of a "what grabs my interest today" type. You might also try sending FitnessFreak a private message & see if she has time to help you out.
 
Thanks.. i dont know if i stick to it to a tee lol. But i just hate
Making decisions sometimes. I have also tried reading stories of success on here to see what worked best for most. Thank you anyway i do apprciate it.
 
Renee,
Do you have all the DVDs in the March 07 rotation ? Do you have MM and HR ? Do you have the BB series Timesaver DVD ?

Have you tried this rotation:
http://cathe.com/forum/f100/feb-10-rotation-272391/

How many days a week do you want to workout to DVDs ? (As opposed to some other cardio outside etc.)

Let me know and I'll put a rotation together for both of us !
 
Renee,
I would call this "Intermediate". The workouts are all less than an hour. There is only one day that you'll put 2 different DVDs in your player, that is the Yogrelax day. You can just skip Yogarelax or move it to Saturday if you prefer. These weeks include abs 3x per week. ( Also "LIS" below refers to the 2005 DVD, not the new series.)

Week 1:
M-KPC-Premix-Cardio Conditioning + Abs (37+7) = 44min
T-LIC-Premix-Total Body Sculpt = 47min
W-LIC-Premix-Cardio Blast Timesaver = 48min
T-LIS-Premix-Solid Sculpting = 46min
F-S&G-Premix-(Express Cardio+Abs+Stretch) = 40min
S- Cardio of your choice (run, walk, swim, tennis, bike, etc.)
S-OFF

Week 2:
M-Pyramid Upper Body 56
T-LM-Premix 1 or 2 45
W-Pyramid Lower Body + Abs from PUB 50+8=58
T-Push-Pull-Premix-Upper Body (2 sets) 46
F-DM-Premix-Cardio Leg Blast 57
S-Cardio
S-OFF

Week 3:
M-BS +Stability Ball Abs 40
T-C&W-Premix-Timesaver Compound & Heavy Weights + Abs 36+8=44
W-Cardio Supersets-Premix-Express Rounds 1-4 AND Yogarelax Express#1 26+28=54
T-LIC-Premix-Total Body Sculpt 47
F-LIS 39
S-Cardio
S-OFF

Week 4:
M-TBTrisets-Upper Body 57
T-S&G-Premix-(Express Cardio+Abs+Stretch) 40
W-TBTrisets-Lower Body 39
T-Pyramid Upper Body 56
F-DM-Premix-Scrambled Cardio Blast 46
S- Cardio
S-OFF


If you don't have them, I would encourage you to get either MM, ME, PH or HR. These are all great TB workouts. If you go by Cathe's suggestion of alternating TB Weights with Cardio days, any of those workouts would fill the bill nicely, and you can start out with low weights and work your way up over time.

If you already have MM and ME you might try this (These weeks only have Abs 2x per week, so you may want to add Abs on Saturday too.):

Weeks 1 & 3:
M-MM 68
T-LM-Premix 1 or 2 45
W-ME 65
T-DM-Premix-Timesaver Cardio Blast 39
F-AT- Premix-Express AND Yogarelax Express#2 22+30=52
S-Cardio
S-OFF

Weeks 2 & 4:
M-MM-Premix- Upper Body Only 42
T-KPC-Premix- Cardio Conditioning + Abs 37+7=44
W-LIS-Premix- Lower Body Cardio Blast 49
T-ME- Premix- Upper Body Split 44
F-IMAX2 55
S- Cardio
S- OFF

Let me know if I put in a DVD that you don't own. We will find a substitute.
 
Wow thanks.. i have MM i am getting ME on the way now. Was looking at High reps because i love the music. I do have the BB and love it.. KJP is awesome. I have... drill max lowimpact step n low impact circuit then i have bodymax2. And i have LIS the AB is too hard to do to many times.. I feel a dread factor reachi.g for drill max or AB. I want to work hard just not intensity up like AB everyday. My bones hurt lol. This looks good. Im on my phone but when i get to computer i will take a closer look and send u a list of all i do have. Thaks soo much.
 
Linda1 said:
Renee,
Do you have all the DVDs in the March 07 rotation ? Do you have MM and HR ? Do you have the BB series Timesaver DVD ?

Have you tried this rotation:
http://cathe.com/forum/f100/feb-10-rotation-272391/

How many days a week do you want to workout to DVDs ? (As opposed to some other cardio outside etc.)

Let me know and I'll put a rotation together for both of us !
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That one looks good as well however this rotation i dont have l alot of the videos on this.. But no i did not see this one.
 
DVD Abbreviation questions

Dear Linda1

I read your rotation and thought it would be perfect for me to try. I have not been exercising consistently due to problems with my back. However, I am doing better and have no restrictions right now (other than to listen to my body) :)

Could you let me know which DVD's you referenced for:
LIC: Low Impact Circuit or Low Impact Challenge?
LIS: Lower Intensity Step or Low Impact Step (week 3 Fri)

thanks so much!

Have a great day.

Julia
 
Julia,
LIC in this is Low Impact Circuit (2006)-the green one.

Also, one thing you may want to look at: (I wasn't aware of when I wrote this)
On week one -Monday I list KPC -Premix -Cardio Conditioning + Abs 37+7 =44
However, a better way to do that same workout would be to choose the premix "Blocks and Kicks" which is 51 min long, and includes the abs section in it. (Blocks and Kicks also has the 7 min. long Combo 3, which you could do or fast forward past. If you FF past Combo 3, then Blocks and Kicks is 44 min long.)

I hope that makes sense ?!
Linda
 
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Linda,

Thanks so much for that! Because I haven't been working out much lately, I am trying to build up to this 4 week routine. I am not sure how many weeks it will take me, but I think Cathe had recommended to someone else to do cardio 3 days a week (20-30 min) and 1 day weights. then after these 3 weeks add in another total body weight day.

How many weeks should I do this until I work up to the rotation you posted? I want to jump into it right away, but I think that I will regret it. Right now I am able to do an hour elliptical workout, and today I did Athletic Step with no risers. Tomorrow going to do my total body weight workout (haven't figured out which one yet) and hopefully also some cardio.

thanks for your input! I really appreciate it!

Julia
 
Julia
A few ideas for you:
Scroll down this "rotations"forum and you will see a 12 week rotation which "Fitness Freak" put together. I think you will get some good ideas from that. From looking at your posts, it looks like you have a lot of Cathe DVDs, so you may like it a lot! The rotation I put here was based on the DVDs i thought Renee had, so it is more limited. You could pick a starting place on her 12 week plan that looks good for you and do each week 2x, the second week increasing your weights.

I would definitely suggest you do 2 TB workouts each week. Allow yourself to use those lighter weights, so you can really focus on FORM, then increase weights slowly over time. Also do the 3 cardio on alternating days. If your back is an issue, I really encourage you to try to make one of those 3 cardio days a swim. Allow yourself to slowly build up more distance over time(no more than a 10% increase in a week). Also try to do some of your TB workouts seated while you build back up your back strength .( MM is an easy one to modify) For example: instead of BB curls, upright rows, and others standing, you can just use dumbbells instead and SIT on the end of a weight bench. That way you can work your biceps or shoulders without the potential of hurting your back. You still need to keep your core engaged even though you are sitting ! You can do this for as long as it takes while you slowly build your back up.( Actually PUB is really easy to do seated too.)

If you can do an hour on the elliptical, you must still be in pretty good shape!
So, I am not sure exactly why you are looking for a more intermediate workout. (In other words I don't know if I am helping at all.) is it that you have only been doing cardio recently and haven't been doing weights in a long time? If so, make sure to vary your cardio so you don't end up with overuse injuries.
Also try to get in 2 or 3 core workouts every week. That will help with the back tremendously!

Next week I'll have access to a computer again. That will make it easier for me to respond back in case this really doesn't answer your question.
Linda
 
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