Kellyro77
Cathlete
All I have to say is... "Why do you hate me, Cathe?"
(Okay, that's not all I have to say)
This workout just is not my cup of tea.
I think Cardio Slam was one of the reasons why I shied away from getting the series because I saw the style of cardio in it and knew it was HIIT and said "nope".
If ya loooooove HIIT, this one's for you. It does have a lot of different moves so you're not just faced with endless air jacks and burpees (those do show their ugly faces but not continuously.)
There were some fun moves in there that I enjoyed, like the lateral skate over/jump return, the long jumps, and the lateral hops. I could possibly stick with the premix that uses the mat section next time ...Or I could also check out her low impact modifications premix and see if I like that better, which is what I'll do the next time it shows up on my rotation.
Is this workout effective in getting the heart rate up? Absolutely. If I stick to it, I know I'll see some continued improvement in my cardio endurance. However, intense workouts like these put me back into that old danger-zone of experiencing burn-out. Meaning if I had to keep up this intensity for several days in a row (and yes, that includes the weight workouts in this set), I'd find myself skipping more and more workouts down the line.
Fortunately I'm doing this series in a rotation that mixes it with the ICE series, so I think I'll be getting a little bit of a break in intensity level. Also, I modified the rotation a little to throw in a couple extra recovery days through the four weeks.
Really wish I'd have enjoyed this more. That's okay - I've got lots of other fantastic Cathe cardio workouts to use instead (when I'm through with this rotation...)
(Okay, that's not all I have to say)
This workout just is not my cup of tea.
I think Cardio Slam was one of the reasons why I shied away from getting the series because I saw the style of cardio in it and knew it was HIIT and said "nope".If ya loooooove HIIT, this one's for you. It does have a lot of different moves so you're not just faced with endless air jacks and burpees (those do show their ugly faces but not continuously.)
There were some fun moves in there that I enjoyed, like the lateral skate over/jump return, the long jumps, and the lateral hops. I could possibly stick with the premix that uses the mat section next time ...Or I could also check out her low impact modifications premix and see if I like that better, which is what I'll do the next time it shows up on my rotation.
Is this workout effective in getting the heart rate up? Absolutely. If I stick to it, I know I'll see some continued improvement in my cardio endurance. However, intense workouts like these put me back into that old danger-zone of experiencing burn-out. Meaning if I had to keep up this intensity for several days in a row (and yes, that includes the weight workouts in this set), I'd find myself skipping more and more workouts down the line.
Fortunately I'm doing this series in a rotation that mixes it with the ICE series, so I think I'll be getting a little bit of a break in intensity level. Also, I modified the rotation a little to throw in a couple extra recovery days through the four weeks.
Really wish I'd have enjoyed this more. That's okay - I've got lots of other fantastic Cathe cardio workouts to use instead (when I'm through with this rotation...)