Theory of Rotations?

[bellygoodies]

Hi Everyone,

I'm fairly new to this site and am interested in trying some of the rotations that have been listed although I'm not ready for this month's!! I own about 15 Cathe DVD's so I can participate in a many of them but I'm a little confused on the concepts. When I started getting serious about fitness a few years back, I was under the impression that the most effective way to train is to alternate cardio with upper and lower body days ( i.e. cardio, U.B., cardio, L.B. cardio...)
When I read through some of the rotations, some days train the same body parts 2 days in a row without a day of rest in between. Am I being old-fashioned? I'm looking forward to trying the rotations however I've been brainwashed into thinking that only the classic method is the "tried and true" method. For the last 3 months, I've been following the classic method by changing up LB, cardio, and UB with the various Cathe dvds I own.

Did anyone else feel this way?
Kim

 

[andtckrtoo]

I have a tough time changing a routine that works well. But, I have found that when I change the way I work a muscle group, I get better results over all. It's kind of like cardio - if you run all the time, you're body gets used to running and because ultra efficent and you don't burn as many calories, but if you add step, kick boxing, maybe some Hi lo in as well, then you're body is always working and never knows what to expect.

 

[Author]

Hi!

You might also get and read the book, READY, SET, GO! by Phil Campbell, who goes over the theory of rotations. But I agree with the previous post that says to mix things up. However, you are right in that you really shouldn't work the same muscle group 2 days in a row. One must allow time for the muscles to recover. But if I were you, I'd get and read that book. It really explains this sort of thing in easy to understand language.

Have fun.