What do you Think?

[Pollytc]

Hello. After next week (my great friend did a terrific three week rotation for me to get me started again......thanks, Candy!!)I am trying to devise a two - three week rotation, and was thinking about incorporating PLB & PUB, or CTX Upper and Leaner Legs and then an endurance type workout (ME, PH, or MIS) into the equation, or maybe even Cardio & Weights. Of course, I will intersperse cardio on the other days. Given that, do you think I would be defeating benefits either way with endurance or muscle? Remember, I'm just starting up again, so my body is basically starting at ground zero. I will admit, I've been loving ME. Each time I do it, I like it even more!

Thanks for your educational advice!!! lol

Kim

 

[AKirkland]

I look at CTX UB and LL as more endurance workouts like ME and PH than strength.

One of our resident experts advised me to work each body part twice per week - once endurance style and once strength. But that was advice for an ecto who's goal is maximum muscle gain.

What are your fitness goals?

Angela

 

[Pollytc]

Hi Angela. I am an overweight hourglass. lol. Seriously, I have an hourglass figure, and have approximately 60 lbs. to lose. So my goal is to lose weight and tone up. I would really love to have that defined look someday!!

Thanks for replying!!

Kim

 

[hippahips]

Hi Kim,

I would love to have an hourglass figure! Mine is a pear, skinny above, flabby below. Wanna trade?:7 But seriously, I would suggest that you do as much weight training as you do cardio. I think it's important to build muscle from the get go because muscle makes your body burn more energy. Cardio burns calories and, in my experience, speeds up metabolism, but this burning and consuming energy lasts only for a few hours. Muscle uses up energy even when you're at rest. I notice that when I weight train, and use the maximum weight I could handle, my stomach grumbles by the time I reach the end of the workout even though I've eaten a power bar beforehand or had a glass of milk with protein powder. When I started I didn't need to lose weight, but I did want to do something about my flabby lower body. I believe cardio helped a little, but what really did it was doing squats and lunges with weights twice a week. Good luck with your program. Hope to be reading about your success story soon.

Pinky

 

[Pollytc]

Thanks for the advice and encouragement. I really want to stick to this, and am trying to make small changes at a time so that I do not get overwelmed. I find I'm usually an all or nothing person, and will burn myself out. I have been making small changes in my diet and exercise now for a few weeks, and it is working out great, and I don't feel like giving up, and I actually look forward to doing "something new". I hope that makes sense!! lol

Kim

 

[clareMc]

Kim:

to tell you the truth, if you are just starting out again and want to get back some basic level of cardio endurance and strength, why don't you forget about any specific goals for a month and instead try Cathe's posted "May rotation" in the rotation forum (search for it)? It is designed to include a bit of everything and would be excellent ay of getting bak into exercising, targetting everything for a while to just build up some basis of fitness. Then later you could target specific goals.

CLare

 

[Pollytc]

I just checked out her May rotation.....I don't think I'm really up to a few of the workouts yet, so I'm just going to work up to that one!! lol.

Kim