Total Body Sculpting with Heavier Weights

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bab_indy

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First I have to say that I'm definitely a Cathe workout fan. Especially the weights. (Upper Body Pyramid my alltime fave. More please! However I could use more rest time between those killer sets!) I also love KPC. Low Max kicks my butt every time. Due to my age and creaky knees (and weight) I don't do much of the higher impact routines so I definitely vote for MORE LOW IMPACT!

I really like this workout. It's great for my mid-week workouts (I'm a morning workout person). Total body in a short period of time. Really like doing it on the stability ball. An excellent addition and I find it can really focus my muscle work. I liked the description of the step as the lil sister of Low Max ;)

Now my question: Does anyone else do the Body Sculpting portion of the Low Impact Step DVD with heavier weights and modifications?

My current weights on this (all dumbbells) And I have 1lb wristweights on as well for that extra oomph

Squats/Lunges - 2 x 20lb
wide rows - 2 x 12lb
shoulders - 2 x 8lb
extensions - 2 x 10lb
kickbacks - 2 x 8lb
preacher curls - 2 x 10lb
hammer curls - 2 x 12lb
crunch modified to long lever reverse crunch
ball taps modified to long lever ball passes with leg extensions

Anyone else have a modification they really like? Suggestions?

Thanks in advance
 
I like Total Body Sculpt a lot! I use much heavier weights than in the video. In other workouts, I don't get anywhere near the weights that Cathe uses, but Total Body Sculpt is designed to be a beginner workout so only very light dumbells are shown in the DVD.

I really like the ball work. I like the stretches after each body part. I like getting a good total body workout in 30 minutes. I like the moderate (ie not high) reps.

This workout isn't discussed much here because it is only thought of as a beginner workout. However, I think that with heavier weights it is a good muscle building workout.
 
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one. :)

I find that doing these on a ball is more of a challenge. It really focuses. For instance, I can do 12lb on kickbacks not on the ball. But 8lb on the ball is a challenge for me. I also like the stretching after each exercise. And I do really like that 30min fully body for weekday mornings ;-)
 
The 2 set premix wasn't very well edited. There wasn't any time for equipment change or getting on or off the floor. Next time, if I do it again, I will do the orignal workout and just skip back after a few segments to do the second set to get in all the stretches and allow time to change the weights/ball. I was surprisingly sore after it the next day with heavy weights. Not one of my favorites, though. It reminds of Supersets which I don't like much either.
Beth
 
I've not done the premixes so thanks for the editorial Beth. (my player "sticks" on a lot of premixes no matter what I do with it) I've also not done Supersets, so also good to know. ;-) I agree that there are times I have to hustle to change the weights. And I've been known to rewind/pause sometimes.

However it's still my favorite quick weight workout. I've done the Firm with heavy weights as well and it's not bad. But something about doing it on the ball makes a difference. I don't usually have DOMS after this workout but I do have to work at getting all the reps done in good form. Nothing like PUB though :eek:
 
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