What do you think of Slow and heavy series??
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MSJ
Cathlete
I did Slow & Heavy this summer (3 weeks S&H, followed by 2 weeks circuits--twice). I loved it. It was slow paced, but I enjoyed the longer rests between sets. I gained a lot of strength and lost five pounds the second time through (didn't lose anything the first time through). I also went from a size 8/10 to a 6/8 (depending on the brand.) I got some nice definition in my arms and my husband says my butt has muscles it never had before
--although, I confess that I did not do Slow and Heavy legs every week, I was on a legs and glutes kick. Slow and Heavy legs, particularly the lunges, was kind of hard on my knees.
Anyway, my abbreviated opinion is that I loved it and will go back to it frequently.
Hope that helps a little
Maggie:7
--although, I confess that I did not do Slow and Heavy legs every week, I was on a legs and glutes kick. Slow and Heavy legs, particularly the lunges, was kind of hard on my knees.Anyway, my abbreviated opinion is that I loved it and will go back to it frequently.
Hope that helps a little
Maggie:7
That sounds pretty motivating, i am about a 8/9 and would like to get into a loose 8 or seven}( }( . Isnt nice when the hubby gives you kudos on muscle development, I LOVE it!! Lunges can be tough stuff on knees, thats why I hate them. I think I will start saving for slow and heavy...would like to hear others comments...
C
Carol_is_fit
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I LOVE Slow & Heavy! I use it for two or three weeks, then switch to Pure Strength or the Pyramids. The slow count doesn't bother me at all, and I don't find it boring or dull. It's a nice change from faster-paced strength training like Power Hour or Muscle Endurance. I like to train with both kinds, but I need to change things up a lot. I find that gives my body the best results.
Carol
Carol
CathydsRNA
Cathlete
I too love the S&H series. I have posted several times about it. I have gained more strength with this series combined with the pyramid series than I have with anything else. I do not get bored with the slow pace...I find I can really focus on what my muscles are doing and feeling. When doing S&H, I alternate workouts by doing two counts on the downward movement and then six counts for the upward movement as Cathe does and then alternate the next time I do the workout by doing six counts on the downward movement and two counts up.
Cathy, how do you combine S&H with the Pyramids? Do you do 3 wks of S&H and then a few wks of the Pyramids? Or do you alternate weeks or combine them in one week? TIA!
Oh, and I love S&H too. Cathe gives particularly meticulous attention to form and what I learned has transferred to my other strength workouts.
Oh, and I love S&H too. Cathe gives particularly meticulous attention to form and what I learned has transferred to my other strength workouts.
Shelbygirl
Cathlete
Slow and Heavy is a great weight workout. I gained a lot of muscle using this DVD. I too thought it was going to be extremely boring (and it kind of is if you are just previewing it or watching the clip), but for some reason, when you are actually doing it, it's not boring at all. Since you are not doing a million reps of anything, it moves pretty fast, despite the slow pace of each rep. I also sometimes change it up a bit, like some of the other posters. I sometimes use a 5, 3 count, or even a 4,4 count.
One of my husband's friends asked him how I got my biceps. My husband (who is a big weight lifter) told him "Cath'e Slow and Heavy gets all the credit."
One of my husband's friends asked him how I got my biceps. My husband (who is a big weight lifter) told him "Cath'e Slow and Heavy gets all the credit."
CathydsRNA
Cathlete
Hi Soosan,
I don't have a set prescription for how I mix it up. I usually do two-three of the S&H workouts a week, for example, legs and shoulders,AND triceps and biceps/once per week. I go very heavy and will up my weight when I am ready (now about every 3 weeks, before I was able to up once a week). I throw the pyramids in (up and down) for a few body parts per week. Sometimes, I will do the complete S&H one week and do the complete pyramids the next week. For the past 4 months, I haven't gone more than two weeks without doing S&H. I also do cardio including step, intervals, circuit, hi-lo and kickbox.
I don't have a set prescription for how I mix it up. I usually do two-three of the S&H workouts a week, for example, legs and shoulders,AND triceps and biceps/once per week. I go very heavy and will up my weight when I am ready (now about every 3 weeks, before I was able to up once a week). I throw the pyramids in (up and down) for a few body parts per week. Sometimes, I will do the complete S&H one week and do the complete pyramids the next week. For the past 4 months, I haven't gone more than two weeks without doing S&H. I also do cardio including step, intervals, circuit, hi-lo and kickbox.
Lynn M.
Cathlete
I love love this series!! I gained serious strength and definition when doing this program.
I break it down into one bodypart/day and then tacked on about 30 minutes of cardio. That keeps the workout to about an hour.
If strength gains are what you are looking for this is the ticket.
Take care, Lynn
I break it down into one bodypart/day and then tacked on about 30 minutes of cardio. That keeps the workout to about an hour.
If strength gains are what you are looking for this is the ticket.
Take care, Lynn
starlight6
Cathlete
I absolutely LOVE S&H. I did it for most of last winter & gained strength & endurance, learned better form, enjoyed the slower pace, AND lost a lot of weight! (Yippee!)
I find myself going back to it over & over...sometimes adding it in to rotations, sometimes by itself.
I think you'll be glad you ordered it.
Ruth
I find myself going back to it over & over...sometimes adding it in to rotations, sometimes by itself.
I think you'll be glad you ordered it.
Ruth
mogambo
Cathlete
I love this series. I often do one body part a day, combined with a shorter cardio, and two body parts a day on a rest day for my legs. Then one day I do a total body endurance one like ME or PH so I hit all my muscles twice a week. This series really teaches form and how to focus for maximum intensity. Very effective.