Pyramid Lower Body - well-balanced

[Kellyro77]

Decided to re-visit Pyramid Lower Body today since it's been ages since I last did this workout, favoring the lower body workouts from STS 2 and other more recent titles.

Decided to increase my weight selections with this, too. The heavier weight work from STS 2 definitely has boosted my confidence with how much weight I can handle.

This was still a butt-kicking workout, especially when I heavied-up. One of the things I forgot that I liked about this workout so much was the good balance of standing weighted work with the floor work using the stability ball. The standing work is totally adequate to challenge myself with resistance work without being a long slog of resistance only-focus.

Since I feel like I don't incorporate floor work nearly enough, I appreciated the extra time given to it in this workout. My legs are going to be super sore tomorrow, and I know it'll be due in part to the thorough focus on the floor work.

Anyone else here wish for more lower body workouts that balance heavy standing work with floor work?

STS 2 in particular just didn't deliver on the floor work all that much. Though, I suppose with the focus of that series being hypertrophy, I can understand the lack of emphasis on floor work in it.

 

[nickisteen]

KellyRo, I do!! I love the pyramid workouts and thanks for bringing it up. I have to get them on my calendar.

 

[FitSaxe]

Since I feel like I don't incorporate floor work nearly enough, I appreciated the extra time given to it in this workout. My legs are going to be super sore tomorrow, and I know it'll be due in part to the thorough focus on the floor work.

Anyone else here wish for more lower body workouts that balance heavy standing work with floor work

• Nowadays, there are not many instructors offering sole floor workout or added to pure compound workouts.
• That said, I personally would love more progression of basic moves in a standing stance..... A standing clam shell with plates holding a chair prop, a more leaning step up glute, a step down glute focus in slow motion etc.....

The pyramid workout you're referring to is the LITE series I believe. This is a recent offering.

You can search there are few instructors who have managed to offer both compound and floor to meet successful versatility in their offerings. Cathe did many years ago. If you are looking for more floor stuff from Cathe you need to check the collection. Yes we all need variety.

Pyramid original contains floor stuff
Lower body blast
Kpc leg segment

Just to name few of them.
These floor stuff are mainly high reps and were offered as high volume workout.

Studies show + 40 women should head towards less volume, more progressive load and less overall cardio

I am mentioning these fact just to remind many here that the industry is evolving to meet demands and eventual expectations.
Well expectations are personal

My post is not implying ballet, pilates and barre stuff are to be banned as far as a middle aged woman is concerned . So please don't lash out without adding any reputable information published as study. Whoever want to carry on "having fun" executing it, please do YOU. Hopefully you will get your aesthetic expectations . Happy training everyone!

 

[Nabbe47]

My legs are going to be super sore tomorrow,

Would it be kinder to the legs doing it on a bench/high-step instead of stability ball? Cathe offers it as a modification! If so, what may you lose in fitness gains?