Question for Kathryn re: Barry's Bootcamp

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lesliew

Cathlete
I usually take note of your sage advice when it comes to exercises that may not be safe to do and as I recall you have this series. Are there any exercises that you would consider unsafe in BBC? None of them seem to give me any trouble, but I don't want to set myself up for an injury either!

TIA!
 
Hi, Leslie!
I haven't done BBC lately, nor enough to recall many exercises off-hand. If you can give me a list of them, or of those you think might be problematic, I'd love to help.

One that I do remember is a push-up with one hand on the step. It would be fine if it were only on 4" or 6", but they do it on a rather high step, which puts the shoulder of that arm in a compromising position. Also, some of the chest flyes might be shown too deep, but I'm not sure if I'm remembering that correctly.
 
Kathryn, do you remember the Cuban Press? You place your arms in a scarecrow like position then flip your arms up and do a military press? I was wondering if that might cause some shoulder strain. Also, the shoulder exercise that's similar to a cable machine. It's like a front raise, only you lift on an angle. The shoulder work in general is high rep/low weight. I'm thinking of doing a two month rotation of BBC and I'm wondering if I should sub other shoulder workouts now and then. I don't have shoulder problems, but I don't want to cause any from overuse either!

The only exercise that I have to modify, so far, is the standing oblique work, when you move side to side at mach ten. I know my lower back couldn't handle the fast pace so I slow it down. Also, most of the ab work strains my lower back and I don't like doing it on the step, so I use either my stability ball or a mat.
 
>Kathryn, do you remember the Cuban Press? You place your
>arms in a scarecrow like position then flip your arms up and
>do a military press?
I think this one is fine, but be sure to use a light weight on it--lighter than you think you can use. Going too heavy could cause some problems.

>Also, the shoulder exercise that's similar
>to a cable machine. It's like a front raise, only you lift on
>an angle.
Sounds fine.

One thing I'd recommend is to sequence the workouts to allow the shoulders recovery time. I like to do them in the following order:
1: chest and abs
2: butt and legs
3: shoulders and back
4: arms and abs (or day off here, and do this on day 5)
5: other workout or off
6: full body
7: off
 
>The only exercise that I have to modify, so far, is the
>standing oblique work, when you move side to side at mach ten.
> I know my lower back couldn't handle the fast pace so I slow
>it down.

Make sure to watch your range of motion (don't overtwist) and keep your abs engaged to help support the lower back on these moves.
 
Kathryn - you always give such specific exercise and nutrition (who HASN'T looked to you for vegan tips :)) advice, and I know you probably have more exercise videos than many of us combined, I'm just curious - are you also a personal trainer and/or registered dietician or nutritionist in addition to being a French professor? My goodness girl - how do you do it all?

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>I'm just curious - are you also a personal
>trainer and/or registered dietician or nutritionist in
>addition to being a French professor? My goodness girl - how
>do you do it all?

Nope, I just read alot! And, as you say, I have muchisimos workouts!
Thank goodness for summers and winter breaks, when I spend much of my time catching up on health and fitness reading (and I'm a fast reader).
 
Thanks for the tips Kathryn! I'll try doing them in the order mentioned above. I am loving these workouts. I only paid $35 for them and I'm getting a lot of bang for the buck!
 
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