Kellyro77
Cathlete
I was pleasantly surprised with this workout. I was low-key dreading its day when it popped up on my rotation, only because I'm used to any Cathe workout with the name "Boot Camp" being really intense. (Looking at you in particular, Intensity Series.)
Yes, I did get to panting quite a bit, but I think the duration of the exercises made them pretty manageable. And unlike Intensity Series, you only go through six sets of exercises instead of eight.
Now, I may eat my words on this because I purposely stayed really light with my weight selections today. That's because I've got the new Lift, Move & Restore Elevated bonus download #3 (Chest, Tris, and Shoulders) planned for tomorrow - REALLY excited to try that one - and because it's a very heavy upper body workout, I didn't want to hit my UB muscles too hard today.
Overall the cardio segments felt fun, and the rest of the exercises (lower, compound, then upper) just kind of flew by - they were interesting and pleasantly challenging.
As with S&S PHA, I'm just not sure how frequently this will re-appear in future rotations for me since lately my M.O. has been more focused on heavy resistance training instead of endurance or circuit-type workouts. After watching a really interesting video from the Institute of Human Anatomy YouTube channel, I'm getting the message that combining cardio with strength training all in the same workout while also on a calorie deficit is more likely to have me spinning my wheels. (And yes, I've been on a calorie deficit for a few months now after months and months and months of not being mindful of portion sizes.)
I absolutely appreciate the benefits to my heart and lungs by doing cardio (was not happy with my cardio endurance taking hit early this year when I did almost only LMR for several weeks). But, I think I'd like to predominantly let my cardio workouts be only cardio - not mixed with strength.
Like I said with S&S PHA, this will be a good workout to keep in my library should I find myself needing a change. And I could see circuit-type and endurance workouts adding nice variety a couple times a month or so to help keep my body on its toes. Just not as a workout I depend on using every week.
Yes, I did get to panting quite a bit, but I think the duration of the exercises made them pretty manageable. And unlike Intensity Series, you only go through six sets of exercises instead of eight.
Now, I may eat my words on this because I purposely stayed really light with my weight selections today. That's because I've got the new Lift, Move & Restore Elevated bonus download #3 (Chest, Tris, and Shoulders) planned for tomorrow - REALLY excited to try that one - and because it's a very heavy upper body workout, I didn't want to hit my UB muscles too hard today.
Overall the cardio segments felt fun, and the rest of the exercises (lower, compound, then upper) just kind of flew by - they were interesting and pleasantly challenging.
As with S&S PHA, I'm just not sure how frequently this will re-appear in future rotations for me since lately my M.O. has been more focused on heavy resistance training instead of endurance or circuit-type workouts. After watching a really interesting video from the Institute of Human Anatomy YouTube channel, I'm getting the message that combining cardio with strength training all in the same workout while also on a calorie deficit is more likely to have me spinning my wheels. (And yes, I've been on a calorie deficit for a few months now after months and months and months of not being mindful of portion sizes.)
I absolutely appreciate the benefits to my heart and lungs by doing cardio (was not happy with my cardio endurance taking hit early this year when I did almost only LMR for several weeks). But, I think I'd like to predominantly let my cardio workouts be only cardio - not mixed with strength.
Like I said with S&S PHA, this will be a good workout to keep in my library should I find myself needing a change. And I could see circuit-type and endurance workouts adding nice variety a couple times a month or so to help keep my body on its toes. Just not as a workout I depend on using every week.
