Rotation Suggestions

[Coakieanos]

Hello Everyone:

I enjoy perusing the rotations for ideas, but I need a rotation that helps build my endurance and shape and tone my upper body and lower body. I have just about all Cathe's tapes and dvds. My favorites are: the IMax's, 1, 2, and 3, Terminator dvd, Hardcore Extreme, HSTA, HSC, C&W, BC, Lowmax and Gymstyles. I basically want a rotation that will allow me to incorporate Imax's at least twice a week and build muscles at least four times per week. Any suggestions and ideas? Do I need to incorporate any steady state? If not, rotation away!!

Thanks in advance.

As you can see, I'm really trying to build my endurance.

Yvonne

 

[deanie]

Hey Yvonne,
Why don't you try fitness freak muscle endurance rotation. I had great results with it and really enjoyed it. I definately noticed an increase in endurance when I was finished. She has it posted on this forum.
Deanie

 

[Coakieanos]

Thanks Deanie, I may give that a try.

Yvonne

 

[marcy]

Hi Yvonne. Here are two of Fitness Freak's rotation that help with endurance. I did the Circuit Mix Rotation and it really helped a lot.

This is a circuit/endurance rotation. Still have time to lose body fat and hopefully this will do the trick:

WEEK 1
Day 1: Low Max
Day 2: The Viper
Day 3: Step Blast & ME Abs
Day 4: Circuit Max
Day 5: GS Legs
Day 6: CTX Upper Body & All Step Abs
Day 7: OFF

WEEK 2
Day 1: Hardcore Interval Circuit
Day 2: Step Fit
Day 3: Power Hour
Day 4: Imax 2
Day 5: Step, Jump & Pump
Day 6: OFF
Day 7: Muscle Max

WEEK 3
Day 1: Cardio Kicks & blast section from Kick Max
Day 2: High Step Training Advanced & abs from KP&C
Day 3: Power Max
Day 4: The Guantlet
Day 5: Pyramid Lower Body
Day 6: Pyramid Upper Body
Day 7: OFF

WEEK 4
Day 1: Bootcamp
Day 2: Step Works
Day 3: Muscle Intensity Strength
Day 4: Rhythmic Step
Day 5: Imax Xtreme
Day 6: OFF
Day 7: Muscle Endurance

Endurance Rotation Using Some Pre-Mixes Advanced
WEEK 1:
Day 1: Low Max (70 min.)
Day 2: Power Hour (55 min.)
Day 3: IMAX 3 (60 min.)
Day 4: Step, Jump & Pump Step & Weights premix (46 min.); Coremax #3 (20 min.)
Day 5: Kickmax - Low Impact Kickbox premix (58 min.)
Day 6: Legs & Glutes Extreme premix (67 min.)
Day 7: Rest

WEEK 2:
Day 1: Step Blast (55 min.); one ab workout from Ab Hits (7-10 min.)
Day 2: Muscle Endurance (65 min.)
Day 3: Step Fit (71 min.)
Day 4: IMAX Xtreme (70 min.)
Day 5: Kick, Punch & Crunch (68 min.)
Day 6: Super Sets Lower Body Blast (33 min.); Stability Ball Work from Pyramid Lower Body (approx. 15 min.); CoreMax #2 (20 min.)
Day 7: Rest

WEEK 3:
Day 1: Rhythmic Step (60 min.); one ab workout from Ab Hits (7-10 min.)
Day 2: Muscle Max (72 min.)
Day 3: IMAX 2 (55 min.)
Day 4: High Step Challenge (68 min.)
Day 5: Cardio Kicks (60 min.); Step, Jump & Pump abs (7 min.
Day 6: Pyramid Lower Body Up Only premix (40 min.); Bootcamp Lower Body Only premix (10 min.); Stretch Max #2
Day 7: Rest

WEEK 4:
Day 1: Power Max (64 min.)
Day 2: Maximum Intensity Strength (74 min.)
Day 3: Step Blast Combo 2, 3 & Challenge premix (45 min.); Coremax #1 (20 min.)
Day 4: Viper (80 min.)
Day 5: Kickmax Kickbox/Bootcamp Challenge premix (50 min.); Bootcamp core only premix (10 min.)
Day 6: Low Max 1-4 premix (45 min.); Muscle Max Lower Body only premix (23 min.)
Day 7: Rest

Marcy

 

[Coakieanos]

Thanks Marcy.

How soon did you notice a change in your endurance? How soon did you start to see results?

Thanks for sharing.

Yvonne

 

[Coakieanos]

Deanie,

How soon did you notice any results? Thanks for sharing.

 

[marcy]

Yvonne:

I did the Circuit Mix rotation in May. I didn't do a lot of cardio in June as I was doing Cathe's Butt Blaster workout. But I just did IMAX 3 today and I could definitely feel a difference. My heart rate soared and I was able to get through it with very little breaks.

Marcy

 

[Coakieanos]

Now that's the type of endurance results that I am looking for!! I will give Fitness Freak's Circuit Mix rotation a try.

Thanks Again,

Yvonne

 

[anchored]

I'd like to try doing some of these rotations, but only have a few of the workouts here and there...

I currently own:
Here is a list of the workouts I have by Cathe

Step works
Rhythmic Step
Low Impact Step and Total Body Sculpting workout
Total Body Stretch
Low Max
BC - Bootcamp
KM - Kick Max
PLB - Pyramid Lower Body
PP - Push Pull
PUB - Pyramid Upper Body
SB - Step Blast


If you can, would someone suggest what workout tapes I should add to my collection. I can't buy them all (wish I could), but want to buy at least two more before the year is out to round out what I have. With four step workouts, I feel like I need more cardio, but they keep me motivated enough that I can switch around enough. Perhaps I need more circuit training workouts (which I am not crazy about becuase BC kicks my butt). I am open to your thoughts/ideas... My goal is more definition and maybe lost 7 pounds at least...
Forever "anchored": Leisa

 

[marcy]

How about IMAX 2/Cardio & Weights? You'll get more cardio and interval training with IMAX 2 and circuit training with Cardio & Weights. Both are great workouts, have great music and are a lot of fun.