Thursday Live March 5th 2015

[Cathe Friedrich]

Attention Cathe Live Subscribers: Thursday March 5th at 9:15am EST class will be "Legs W/ Weights & Stability Ball" Live. We will be working the legs in grouped sets. Three leg exercises repeated for three sets and so on. After the grouped sets we will pull out our mat and stability ball for more leg work !!!

Equipment Needed...

High Step (with three risers under each side) totaling 10 inches.... Modify higher or lower if preferred). The high step will be used for only a few exercises.

The set of 15 pound dumbbells (have a lighter set on hand in case 15's feel too heavy on a given exercise)

A barbell loaded with whatever weight you use for heavy deadlifts...
We will only be doing deadlifts with the barbell so no weight changes will be required. Dumbbells may be substituted if you don't have a barbell. Note: You will also have the option to use the barbell for Plie Squats but handweights are fine too.

A stability ball

A Paper Plate or Disc

A fitness mat

 

[desertambrosia]

Yippee, I'm in!!

 

[Justinef]

me too!

 

[firemedic]

So, how was the workout???? I think I'm going to give it a try tomorrow.

 

[complik8td]

It was just as great as all Cathe's LIVE routines. The routine consisted of three rounds of tri-sets. I loved it. I look so forward to Thursdays.

 

[MomInVT]

Are there compound moves or is it straight lower body?
Thanks!
Roz

 

[complik8td]

Straight lower body. You're welcome.

 

[MomInVT]

Thanks, Carol!
Love love love compound weight work, but this week I've just got too much upper body on the menu to do a single darn squat press on leg day!
Sounds like this one's a go, then.
Roz

 

[firemedic]

Just finished it and loved it. My heart rate was up the entire time. I'm just glad there were no Dixie cups this time!!!! I guess I'll see how my legs will be feeling tomorrow to see if I worked hard enough.

 

[MomInVT]

I did this one this morning -- tri-sets, killer, love it. And the stability ball work at the end just added insult to injury. It wasn't cardio-legs, but my heart was racing.
I went significantly heavier than Cathe and subbed barbell whenever possible (I just prefer BB for form, shoulder comfort, ease of going heavier, etc.). Due to heavy weight I had to slow some reps and insert some additional break time.
And of course, I had those unplanned breaks: 'Oh, what a silly, absent minded little girl I am! I seem to have misplaced my sliding discs for the third time this morning! Now, where can they have run off to? I'd better pause and have a little look around...'
A winner for sure. It can be as easy or as hard as you want, based on weight selection.

 

[firemedic]

I did it yesterday and am really feeling it in my butt. WOW!!! I too used BB for squats and went heavier but I could not go has heavy as Cathe on the dead lifts, I have to be careful with my back in those positions. I will be doing this one again for sure soon.

 

[Justinef]

I was intending to do this one, but didn't get round to it.....I'm doing sts meso#2...it sounds a lot like the leg work from that. I'm considering extending meso #2 to 6 weeks, so will add this workout in as a replacement. I'll definitely heavy up following your advice (and I'll hide my sliding discs ;-))

 

[MomInVT]

I was intending to do this one, but didn't get round to it.....I'm doing sts meso#2...it sounds a lot like the leg work from that. I'm considering extending meso #2 to 6 weeks, so will add this workout in as a replacement. I'll definitely heavy up following your advice (and I'll hide my sliding discs ;-))

You're right, it's very similar to Meso 2 legs.
Perhaps you can enlist the pups in hiding equipment? Surely they'd be willing and able. Just a thought...

 

[Kathy G]

I tried this one and LOVED it! The ball work is a nice addition too.

 

[rcsaros]

I am late to the party, did this one a couple days a go and loved it. I like working legs in tri sets and the ball work was a good finisher especially the inner thigh work.

 

[desertambrosia]

I wanted to do this class this week. However, my legs are so sore, that I can barely crawl across the floor. I feel like I'm doing Cathe's drag arounds, my legs are so heavy. Maybe I will give this a go, when my legs have calmed down, and I'm not adding insult to injury. Holey, moley!!

 

[Justinef]

I wanted to do this class this week. However, my legs are so sore, that I can barely crawl across the floor. I feel like I'm doing Cathe's drag arounds, my legs are so heavy. Maybe I will give this a go, when my legs have calmed down, and I'm not adding insult to injury. Holey, moley!!

Karen - now I need to know what you did to get such bad DOMS????

I loved this class - I went heavier, slower (hit pause quite a bit) and as deep as I could. 3 day DOMS Heaven

 

[desertambrosia]

Karen - now I need to know what you did to get such bad DOMS????

I loved this class - I went heavier, slower (hit pause quite a bit) and as deep as I could. 3 day DOMS Heaven

NIA SHANKS, very slow and heavy, evidently the rear lunges, took my legs out. I have squats today. Arrrrgggghhh