Repost: Muscle Max plus Physique 97

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sammy123

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Repost from Video and DVD question sub-forum:

Hopefully by tomorrow I will have the three Physique 57 workouts. How do I work those in with my other workouts?
Right now I am doing Muscle Max M-W-F and intervals on my NordicTrack T-Th-S. Do I work the new workouts into the Muscle Max weeks or alternate weeks of all Muscle Max or all Physique 57 or what? I would appreciate your advice.

Sorry, I keep asking questions about non-Cathe workouts in the Cathe Dvd area.
 
My Physique 57 DVD's arrived today and I'm really excited to give them a go. I would love some advice on how to work them into a routine with the Muscle Max workout.
I also have the 3 Gym Style workouts, but have only ever done the Legs one. I would like to use those too (all 3). Any ideas?
 
Hi Sammy,

What are your goals? It really depends on that to help you decide on a rotation. Are you doing total body Muscle Max, or premix's? Also, how long do you do intervals on the NordicTrack? I'll just throw out a sample of something I would do:

M--Muscle Max (total workout)
T-- 57 min P57 Classic
W-- 30 min NordicTrack intervals + Muscle Max upper body
Th--30 min P57 express + 30 min Nordic intervals
Fri--Muscle Max or Gym style legs
Sat--30 min P57 arm/ab booster + 30 min Nordic intervals
Sun--off
 
Ahhh... so you would mix the two different workouts into the same week!
I normally do the total body Muscle Max three x's weekly and the NordicTrack intervals for 30 minutes three x's weekly. The intervals are brutal.
I have a BIG trip coming up in about 5 weeks. I thought when I first started planning the trip six months ago that it seemed like a reasonable goal to lose 25 pounds before March, but here it is, February and I have only lost about 8 pounds. (And I have worked sooo hard!) I certainly don't expect to lose 17 pounds in the next 5 weeks, but I think I could still lose a few and hopefully a couple of inches. If I don't, then I don't... it won't ruin my trip. But it would certainly be nice.
I'm pretty careful with my eating and keep a food journal, etc.
With that in mind do you think your schedule would work for me?
Sandra, thank you so much for your reply- I appreciate it so much. I'm new to the whole rotation thing and I'm unsure what workouts work together well.
 
Hey Sammy, you're welcome :)

If you've been doing the same thing for months now, that's probably why you haven't lost more weight (given that you aren't eating too much). The more you mix it up and cross train, the better. Your body's job is to adjust to whatever "stress" you put on it, which means it gets used to what you do and becomes efficient at staying the same. I think you'll see a change by mixing things up more. I mix up my workouts every week.

Just to give you an idea, a typical 2-week rotation for me would be something like this:

M--MMA boxing
T--30 min treadmill intervals + P57 express
W--Muscle Max
Th--off
F--kettlebells
Sat--30 min elliptical intervals with 10 lb weight vest + P57 arm/ab booster
Sun--Butts and Guts

M--30/30 Hiit + kettlebells
T--No More Trouble Zones
w--P57 classic
Th--30 min treadmill intervals + MMA boxing heavy bag bonus
Fri--off
Sat--MMA kickbox or P90x kenpo
Sun--P90x core synergistics or STS workout
 
You might also consider using MM for UB work and P57 for lower body & core. (an UB/LB split rotation).

I think doing MM & P57 on consecutive days might lead overworking your LB & abs.

Joan (JP44)
 
Sandra,

A few questions:

Is there some sort of reason behind how you structure your workout schedule or is it just designed to give you variety?

As far as introducing variety, is mixing in the Gym Style workouts just like doing more Muscle Max? What I mean is, would that actually be shaking things up or adding more of the same?

Does there need to be a period where you are working exclusively on muscle endurance then switching to a time of focusing on muscle strength? If so, is the goal to change things up from day to day or is it to change them up from week to week? Or even month to month? Would it work to focus on Physique 57 only for one week and then switch to a week of doing the three Gym Styles, once each, with one day of Muscle Max? I also have Cathe's Core Max so I could add an extra ab day.

I've been doing the Muscle Max/ Nordictrack thing for about 5 weeks. Before that I was doing Jari Love's Get Ripped workout. I tried to follow her into her Slim & Lean workout, but the repetitions were just too much for my joints. So, although I have Jari's first three workouts, the only one that I would want to back into my workout schedule would be the original Get Ripped. Do you think that I should occasionally work that back in for endurance work?

Too many questions? I really think that if I could get something worked out I could get focused and drop another 5-ish pounds which would put me into a pair of really cute pants! Thanks again.
 
jonahnah said:
You might also consider using MM for UB work and P57 for lower body & core. (an UB/LB split rotation).

I think doing MM & P57 on consecutive days might lead overworking your LB & abs.

Joan (JP44)
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Thanks Joan- I almost didn't see your comment! Frankly I'm afraid that doing MM and P57 on consecutive days might lead to my extinction. Maybe I could use the two Gym style upper body workouts and use P57 for lower body and give the ol' Muscle Max a little rest?
 
Hi Sammy,

Yes, definitely a reason behind the workout schedule. I try to alternate strength type work with more intense cardio, or do the two together. Really though, you will have to find out through trial/error what feels good and works for your body. Just start incorporating them in and see how you feel. Pretty soon you will have a rotation that you enjoy that works.

Personally if I did P57 only and didn't do MM or other strength work I'd feel soft. P57 just gives me a different way to work my body.

P57 arms/abs = upper body and ab work (there's no lower body work here)
these have extremely limited or no upper body work:
P57 classic = mostly lower body and ab work
P57 express = lower body and ab work

I structured them accordingly to what I feel works my body best. Don't be afraid to just start mixing it up. Most of the time I just have a general idea of getting in 3 strength and 3 cardio workouts/week and leave it day to day depending on how I feel (my work/sleep schedule is crazy).

Have fun!

sammy123 said:
Sandra,

A few questions:

Is there some sort of reason behind how you structure your workout schedule or is it just designed to give you variety?

As far as introducing variety, is mixing in the Gym Style workouts just like doing more Muscle Max? What I mean is, would that actually be shaking things up or adding more of the same?

Does there need to be a period where you are working exclusively on muscle endurance then switching to a time of focusing on muscle strength? If so, is the goal to change things up from day to day or is it to change them up from week to week? Or even month to month? Would it work to focus on Physique 57 only for one week and then switch to a week of doing the three Gym Styles, once each, with one day of Muscle Max? I also have Cathe's Core Max so I could add an extra ab day.

I've been doing the Muscle Max/ Nordictrack thing for about 5 weeks. Before that I was doing Jari Love's Get Ripped workout. I tried to follow her into her Slim & Lean workout, but the repetitions were just too much for my joints. So, although I have Jari's first three workouts, the only one that I would want to back into my workout schedule would be the original Get Ripped. Do you think that I should occasionally work that back in for endurance work?

Too many questions? I really think that if I could get something worked out I could get focused and drop another 5-ish pounds which would put me into a pair of really cute pants! Thanks again.
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I have exactly one month before my trip and so have made up a 4 week schedule. I have mixed up my workouts as much as I can and tried to make each week as different as possible. I will be using all 5 of the Cathe Hardcore videos, the three P57 workouts, the Get Ripped video and a couple of others that I have tucked away. I'm so excited. If I don't lose a few pounds at least I'll be able to pick up where I left off when I get back.
Sandra- Thanks again. I spent a lot of time looking over your blog last night- it was very encouraging and helpful. I definitely need to look into kettlebells. And I really need to work on putting variety into my cardio workouts. I am determined to try some of Cathe's step workouts but that will all have to wait until I get home and save a bit of money.
 
Well so much for saving money- I just ordered Lauren Brooks first kettlebell workout from Amazon and picked up a 15 pound kettlebell at Dick's. Now I can mix it up even more.
 
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