rotation for leaning out lower half
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banslug
Cathlete
I'm currently doing the April 06 rotation called Lower Body Bonanza. Tomorrow's yoga will finish out week 1. I love it so far. I LOVE working lower body, so this is right up my alley. Maybe try it??? How about freestyle training??? If you do a search on 'freestyle', you're bound to get tons of hits.
Gayle
Gayle
Thanks for the rotation info. I found the 11/05 Fat Burning Focus one, too, and may give that a go this time and then do the 4/06. A friend of mine is a fitness instructor and she gave me a lot of good advice today that I'm going to incorporate as well. Hopefully I'll start seeing some results...I'm ready to work hard for it!!!
Hi Nancy!
Basically our conversation centered around the fact that I feel like I spend so much time working out and don't feel that I'm seeing the results that I should. My upper body responds very well and very quickly to everything; my lower body just goes along for the ride!x(
Anyway, she called it the "dough boy" syndrome - my muscles are just covered with fat - and suggested really working them hard with cardio and high weight/low rep leg extensions/hamstring curls to get the definition. She also recommended fire walkers, but rather than doing them with both feet on the floor, do them on a set of stairs (safely, of course) and also standing at the bottom step with the band still on, do a squat and then an outer thigh lift on the way up.
I'm going to up my running to 45 minutes three days a week, with at least one or two days being an interval run, and also try to do kickboxing for at least 30 minutes for two days - so five days of cardio. Eating clean is a big part of it, too, and I'm REALLY going to try to get my act together there as well. I just spent the last week gorging myself at Disney, so I guess I have no excuses to get myself moving...starting tomorrow I'm doing Cathe's November '05 rotation.
My 38th birthday is in July and I'm thinking of asking my DH for a few sessions with a personal trainer and a gym membership!
HTH!!!
ETA: She also suggested using a protein powder, which I've been meaning to do, and will finally get around to purchasing!
Basically our conversation centered around the fact that I feel like I spend so much time working out and don't feel that I'm seeing the results that I should. My upper body responds very well and very quickly to everything; my lower body just goes along for the ride!x(
Anyway, she called it the "dough boy" syndrome - my muscles are just covered with fat - and suggested really working them hard with cardio and high weight/low rep leg extensions/hamstring curls to get the definition. She also recommended fire walkers, but rather than doing them with both feet on the floor, do them on a set of stairs (safely, of course) and also standing at the bottom step with the band still on, do a squat and then an outer thigh lift on the way up.
I'm going to up my running to 45 minutes three days a week, with at least one or two days being an interval run, and also try to do kickboxing for at least 30 minutes for two days - so five days of cardio. Eating clean is a big part of it, too, and I'm REALLY going to try to get my act together there as well. I just spent the last week gorging myself at Disney, so I guess I have no excuses to get myself moving...starting tomorrow I'm doing Cathe's November '05 rotation.
My 38th birthday is in July and I'm thinking of asking my DH for a few sessions with a personal trainer and a gym membership!
HTH!!!
ETA: She also suggested using a protein powder, which I've been meaning to do, and will finally get around to purchasing!
Thanks so much for the reply!! I like the advice she gave you. "Dough boy" syndrome, huh? Sounds a lot like me. I do know I need more cardio - I just HATE it!!!
Firewalkers on the stairs sounds a little scary to me though. I'm not sure I'm coordinated enough for that.
I hear you on the gorging at Disney too. The last time we went I ate like a pig. Surprisingly, I didn't gain too much I guess because of all of the power walking we did to get from ride to ride. I love Disney - it's my favorite place!!!
Thanks again for the reply!!!
Nancy
Firewalkers on the stairs sounds a little scary to me though. I'm not sure I'm coordinated enough for that.
I hear you on the gorging at Disney too. The last time we went I ate like a pig. Surprisingly, I didn't gain too much I guess because of all of the power walking we did to get from ride to ride. I love Disney - it's my favorite place!!!
Thanks again for the reply!!!
Nancy
nancy324
Cathlete
Sorry, but there is no such thing as spot reducing. If you want to get your lower body leaner, you have to work at getting leaner generally, which is done mostly with diet. Exercise can be helpful in certain ways as well. Cardio can help you to reduce your appetite and increase your metabolism, and strength training will prevent muscle loss so that you lose fat instead of muscle.
Nancy, can you tell me what you like about Disney? Do you think it would be a good vacation for just me and my DH without any kids? Thanks! I'll send you a PM so as not to hijack this thread.
Nancy, can you tell me what you like about Disney? Do you think it would be a good vacation for just me and my DH without any kids? Thanks! I'll send you a PM so as not to hijack this thread.
seeking_guns
Cathlete
Thanks for sharing those suggestions. I think I have a bit of "dough boy" syndrome myself. But I thought I'd share that I was starting to see some good results from doing a mix of running, kickboxing and legs 2x a week. Now that I'm finishing up an X rotation, I'm going to go back to that. But being strict about the eating is the hardest part for me. Let us know how the Nov. '05 rotation works out!
Cathy
>
>Basically our conversation centered around the fact that I
>feel like I spend so much time working out and don't feel that
>I'm seeing the results that I should. My upper body responds
>very well and very quickly to everything; my lower body just
>goes along for the ride!x(
>
>Anyway, she called it the "dough boy" syndrome - my muscles
>are just covered with fat - and suggested really working them
>hard with cardio and high weight/low rep leg
>extensions/hamstring curls to get the definition. She also
>recommended fire walkers, but rather than doing them with both
>feet on the floor, do them on a set of stairs (safely, of
>course) and also standing at the bottom step with the band
>still on, do a squat and then an outer thigh lift on the way
>up.
>
>I'm going to up my running to 45 minutes three days a week,
>with at least one or two days being an interval run, and also
>try to do kickboxing for at least 30 minutes for two days - so
>five days of cardio. Eating clean is a big part of it, too,
>and I'm REALLY going to try to get my act together there as
>well. I just spent the last week gorging myself at Disney, so
>I guess I have no excuses to get myself moving...starting
>tomorrow I'm doing Cathe's November '05 rotation.
>
>My 38th birthday is in July and I'm thinking of asking my DH
>for a few sessions with a personal trainer and a gym
>membership!
>
>HTH!!!
>
>ETA: She also suggested using a protein powder, which I've
>been meaning to do, and will finally get around to
>purchasing!
~Cathy
Cathy
>
>Basically our conversation centered around the fact that I
>feel like I spend so much time working out and don't feel that
>I'm seeing the results that I should. My upper body responds
>very well and very quickly to everything; my lower body just
>goes along for the ride!x(
>
>Anyway, she called it the "dough boy" syndrome - my muscles
>are just covered with fat - and suggested really working them
>hard with cardio and high weight/low rep leg
>extensions/hamstring curls to get the definition. She also
>recommended fire walkers, but rather than doing them with both
>feet on the floor, do them on a set of stairs (safely, of
>course) and also standing at the bottom step with the band
>still on, do a squat and then an outer thigh lift on the way
>up.
>
>I'm going to up my running to 45 minutes three days a week,
>with at least one or two days being an interval run, and also
>try to do kickboxing for at least 30 minutes for two days - so
>five days of cardio. Eating clean is a big part of it, too,
>and I'm REALLY going to try to get my act together there as
>well. I just spent the last week gorging myself at Disney, so
>I guess I have no excuses to get myself moving...starting
>tomorrow I'm doing Cathe's November '05 rotation.
>
>My 38th birthday is in July and I'm thinking of asking my DH
>for a few sessions with a personal trainer and a gym
>membership!
>
>HTH!!!
>
>ETA: She also suggested using a protein powder, which I've
>been meaning to do, and will finally get around to
>purchasing!
~Cathy